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Because I don't feel this fragrance is hyped up enough, it's time for another thread! :wink: Seriously though how is the longevity of this one on ya'll? It's not doing so well on me. The projection is strong for the first hour or 2 and then it takes a dive to skin scent status, which isn't very fitting for a cologne named Spicebomb.
It generally makes it through the whole work day on me. Diva-scale sillage, no, but more than a skin scent.
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Originally Posted by Redneck Perfumisto
i heard this one was about to be or has been reformulated........
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Originally Posted by heperd
It must have already been. Some people have posted that it is "fresh", "fruity", and "femme". I am glad I did not get that version.Quote:
Originally Posted by heperd
As far as longevity goes, I find I need to spray more often than with others. It would seem to last on me ~2-3 hours, max. Then it hides with very minimal projection. Not sure what others' results are.
On skin, get about 4 hours, clothing substantially longer. I think it'd be interesting to smell a flanker of spicebomb (intense), where the spices, tonka, tobacco, and Vetiver are all more prominent with greater sillage and longevity.
Are you talking about the vintage or reformulated?Quote:
Originally Posted by mesaboogie
LOL :grin:Quote:
Originally Posted by petruccijc
Sounds like batch variations. I have 1284205. It has a black collar and black pin. It smells "more expensive". PM if interested!
I only had two full wearings, but I got at least 6-7 hours out of it, if not more...
Don't know the number of hours, but this one has lasts a long time.
Today is my second full wearing of my Spicebomb samples. It has been 4.5 hours since I sprayed it this morning and it is still going. Not as strong as the first hour, though; but still very detectable. I need a couple more wearings to draw a conclusion.
Well mine has the black sprayer and black collar so I think it's the reformulated one :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoombung
With all this hype I wouldn't be surprised if they released a limited edition gold bottle down the road haha.
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Originally Posted by petruccijc
I went with 7-9 hours.....Close to the skin is 10-12 hours.....Either way the longevity is Fantastic!!!
Gary
To all the guys getting mega longevity, how many sprays and where?
Wore it again today, confirming very low longevity. :( I envy those who are getting 8 hours from this.
I easily get 10+ hrs one of the reasons I like it so much :)
Same here. It disappears after 4 hours. I don't know how anybody is getting good longevity with this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by flouris
Im getting easy 10hrs, how many spray are you guys using?Quote:
Originally Posted by mesaboogie
4-5 from my sample sprayer. 1 on the chest, 1 on each side of the neck, 1 on each wrist. What about you?
I've tried multiple combinations and they all give a min of 8hrs easy.Quote:
Originally Posted by mesaboogie
8hrs: 2 on the chest, 1 on each side of the neck 4 SPRAYS
9hrs: 1 on the chest, 1 on each side of the neck, 1 on each wrist 5 SPRAYS
10hrs: 2 on the chest, 1 on each side of the neck and 1 on each each wrist 6 SPRAYS
Walking time bomb lol no pun intended :P
10+hrs: 3 on the chest, 1 on each side of the neck, 1 on the back of the neck and 1 on each each wrist 7 SPRAYS
I mostly do the 4-5 sprays.
Wow that is impressive longevity. I wish I was getting that longevity :(
Okay I sprayed a shot of my Spicebomb sample near the bend of my arm 6.5 hours ago and I can still smell it lightly. It's very faint though. Maybe when the weather warms up I'll get more longevity.
I get some pretty crap longevity with just the EDT itself...when I use the shower gel and the shave balm also, it amps up the longevity to almost double. So, there's an option. :-DQuote:
Originally Posted by mesaboogie
I get 8 hours easy and it radiates decently. I got consistent wafts.Quote:
Originally Posted by flouris
Lucky. I still don't regret buying my bottle as it's a great fragrance and I've decanted a bit of it into my keychain atomizer but I think it's obvious Spicebomb is a success and thus worthy of a stronger concentration to address it's only drawback, at least for myself and quite a few others, its longevity.
I got a good 8 hours with Spicebomb today. I sprayed it from my actual bottle and not the sample sprayer this time so I don't know if that's what did the trick or not.
Spicebomb is weird. The topnotes are an absolute blast which put you in a huge scent cloud.
Quite cloying from 3 sprays (with the bottle, no sample sprayers). A friend of mine jokingly said that I "stink", but again he said it while laughing and he has a big mouth.
And might be a bit jaleous because he can't afford cologne.
We went clubbing and to my surprise I got some whafts. Not much though.
Around 6am we were drunk enough to go home.
I smelled my shirt and I could smell it faintly. No more projection or whafts but it was still there.
That was 8 hours after application.
My advise is to watch the trigger with this juice.
I actually don't like the cloying blast of the topnotes.
I think the huge opening might cause nose fatigue so the longevity and sillage might be quite good.
Enough projection for clubbing? I don't know, not really imo.
The problem is, when we get awesome stuff like (vintage) Dior Homme Intense in EDP concentration,
how can anything be equally satisfying?
Olivier Polge didn't deliver a finished product imo.
The opening is too much and the drydown doesn't really satisfy for me.
Those first hours make me feel like an attention whore, lol!
This should have been a more tamed EDP with awesome longevity and a right dosage of sillage.
Sillage when you are moving around like with l'Instant Extreme and DHI.
I guess the intense and cloying candy opening with the silent drydown fits the grenade marketing.
The question is, do we need to have a grenade explosion with the opening and nose fatigue or an unsatisfying drydown?
Aren't perfumers supposed to make people smell good instead of overthinking the marketing and trying to be artistic?
And why is this not called candybomb, if it's all about the topnotes?
I don't know. This is confusing stuff.
Okay I need to nuance the above review.
I have tested it more and I am surprised.
This one is actually very good when it comes to longevity and sillage.
I did 1 spray to the chest and I could get whafts for up to 10 hours!
After 10 hours, I removed my clothing to take a bath and it was still projecting strongly!!!
Dosage is key with this one, it seems to be in the "1 spray" category.
Two sprays max, for me at least.
I can honestly say, if you do 4 to 5 sprays, you are "that guy".
I still have a problem with the intense and cloying topnotes, but it is humane with 1 spray.
I'm surprised nobody has a problem with the initial cloying burst, might be something personal.
I have worn 4 sprays of Dior Homme Intense and l'Air du Desert Marocain (up to 5 sprays) around people and nobody ever said anything that it is too strong.
With Spicebomb I can hear people sniffing around and picking up on it before they enter my room. (!)
Even 1 remark came with it, like you can read above, so watch out!
This is without a doubt the reason why we have such mixed reviews about longevity and sillage.
Nose fatigue caused by the cloying topnotes.
Now to end it up.
Do I like it? No, I love it.
This is currently the Tobacco Vanille among the designers, exactly what the designer department needed.
Is it perfect? No. Not really.
Like other people have said in different topics, Spicebomb is a grower.
There are times that I crave to wear this.
I'm happy I have this in my collection.
Yesterday, 3 sprays to the chest lasted 24 hours with strong whafts.
Today, I did 1 spray to the chest at 6am, and I'm still getting whafts of it 18 hours later.
Don't let your nose trick you on this one... lol.
Need an Edp of spicebomb, why only flowerbomb is getting the love
Moderate projection for the first 6 hours, then it becomes close to the skin for the next couple of hours. Though, it comes back alive with body heat.
I have dry skin that soaks up some frags.
I have never gotten good longevity with Spicebomb. I love the scent thought. I have the original, just in case their is a re-formulated version out there that I have yet to sniff. It lasts about 3-4 hours on my skin. Wish it would last longer as I really do enjoy this juice.
Nice fragrance, but it has low sillage and low longevity on me. It lasts much longer on clothing though!
one of those when you are so tired that you get home and go to bed right away... so 24 hours late - I just got up - I still can smell spicebomb in my clothes :O
6 sprays total, 3 at each side of my neck