Black Extreme by Ted Lapidus, 2012

Yes, in the One Million's (but also 212 Sexy Man and many, many others) clan. It's a bit close to the original formula (with its initial bombastic milky/soapy stars dust characterized by a minty undertone) plus a notable violet leaves presence. An initial molecular (and for a while citric) white aromatic shampoo evolves towards a sweet and soapy boise blend of prickly spices, violets plus balsamic, orangy and soapy tonka. Virile, synthetic, powerful and brash. The violet presence, associated with tonka, hints of saffron and a touch of amber, turns finally out powdery and talky, with a drier consistence than at the beginning. Probably appeing to the younger crowds. Elegant and nice for clubbing.

I could tell just by the description that this would be a PR 1 Million clone. It arrived today, sprayed, sniffed and decided I was right! 30 mins later and this is a BEAUTY! It really projects and as much as it is in the same family as PR 1 Million (the new Le Male IMO) I thought it was a brother but turned out to be a distant cousin! VERY good value too!

Had extremely high hopes for this and I was sadly let down. I am a really big fan of the original Lapidus Pour homme and felt this would have been great to stand beside it's big brother in my collection. Well big brother kicked little brother out lol. This to me is almost like a mixture of one million and one man show gold edition. It really doesn't project well and the longevity is ok around the 4-6 hour mark a bit spotty at times. The top notes are very nice but they only last for a few minutes and from there the whole scent just falls apart. I tried to spray more to get better longevity and projection but what your left with is a really sickly sticky scent that almost cause nausea at times. I hate being so open an honest about a fragrance like this because it comes from a house that I respect and enjoy. Lapidus step up. You do not have a winner here.

This is nice. It's like T.L. pour Homme with violets. Quite potent and projection is good. There is a Silver Scent (Bogart) note in there too. Also it reminds me of One Man Show Gold by Bogart. I like this a lot, but not as much as I thought I was going to.