Mona Di orio imo
6/26/13 at 3:10pm
L'Homme Blanc Individuel said:
6/26/13 at 3:11pm
aphexacid said:
I don't feel like there is much hype behind Bond. New Haarlem has always been well liked for some reason, and seems to come up in conversation fairly frequently. But i wouldn't say they're hyped.
By Kilian is definitely not worthy of the hype.
6/26/13 at 4:24pm
elevation said:
6/26/13 at 4:36pm
Slumberhoused said:
Montale
Sabers at dawn, sir!
6/26/13 at 5:17pm
Bartacus said:
Creed, Bond, maybe Tom Ford and Frederic Malle. Considering what you are paying for the Tom Ford and Frederic Malle fragrances, I argue that there are some better choices to be had for a fraction of the cost. Mind you, there are some that have no flankers, but for some of the other fragrances they carry I do not see them as anything extraordinary or truly "some people may not like this, but that's okay" type of thing. In general I see Creed and Bond trying to cater to the masses while keeping their high prices, whereas all of the TF and FM frags are pretty expensive and the odds of you liking them from a blind buy are a bit of a toss up, to say the least. But with that in mind, I've only come across maybe 3 parfums from malle and 5 parfums from tom ford that I could not live without. Whereas with bond and creed, I feel like you can legitmately go on a trek for a similar fragrance and find a compromise.
To summarize:
Creed and Bond aren't exactly new territory on many of their fragrances, and you can easily find better/comparable fragrances, but most if not all of their fragrances are worth what you pay.
TF and FM are largely unique, but prices make it hard to justify purchasing most of their lines, IMO. They have a couple good scents but I would not recommend buying all of them. Whereas with Creed, almost any bottle is acceptable in X condition, I find Malle and in some cases TF that some the fragrances are really only good for particular settings, and even then, people may not like them. (Looking at you, Musc Ravageur and Noir de Noir). In that respect, I think Tom Ford and Malle are somewhat overrated for what you are paying and getting in the bottle, and creed for how often it is recommended but cheap flankers can be found for almost all of their frags, and Bond No. 9 because they usually have a "follow popular demand" strategy, but keep the high prices and add a small twist.
Honestly if I had to, I would be telling someone who wants Creed or Bond to find the flankers first and try those. As far as the TF and FM collections, the only thing setting them apart is their price, which is justified in a couple of their fragrances, and that their collections do not cater well into the tastes of others, given how much you may like it, others may overwhelmingly hate it.
