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Goutal: de Sud vs. d'Hadrien

post #1 of 8
11/28/06 at 2:45pm
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OK -- don't try this at home.....
At Nordstrum one day, I was able to spray one on one wrist, and the other on the other wrist. and....you guessed it, i forgot which was which.

They started out fairly similar, however one was more like eau sauvage or clinique tailoring for men, retaining a sharpness to it for a while, while the other started to soften up and got a warm orange accord happening (reminded of orange tonic by azzaro, but better).

anyone know which was which?
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post #2 of 8
11/28/06 at 2:51pm
I think the sharp one was the Hadrien. I find that it maintains a spikey cool all the way through while de Sud is much warmer
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post #3 of 8
11/28/06 at 5:01pm
Geez I was about to say that the first one was the Sud, but then you started talking about oranges and I second guessed myself.

I just got Sud and it says orange chypre to me. Like orange eau savage.

I'd probably still say the first one.

I'm almost regretting getting the Sud though, not because it is not to my liking...actually quite the opposite. Confused yet? Let me explain...

I had originally got turned on to the Sud because it smelled similar to an all-time favorite of mine, Trophee Lancome. Well....now the problem is that I actually find the two similar enough to only own one, and I'm not giving up my Trophee. In fact, the Trophee is more of a scentimental thing for me, so I wouldn't be surprised if most people liked the Sud more.
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post #4 of 8
11/28/06 at 5:21pm
I'm pretty sure the one you think smells like Eau Sauvage is Hadrien. Sud smells nothing like Eau Sauvage, and is more soapy and minty in my opinion. Hope this helps.
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post #5 of 8
11/28/06 at 6:02pm
double post! ooops
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post #6 of 8
11/28/06 at 6:03pm
Sud has a lot in common with Orange Vert by Hermes. Hadrien is lemons and ylang ylang and cyprus. Hadrien is very unique and fresh with lots of lemon goodness.

I say, just go back and test them again.
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post #7 of 8
11/28/06 at 9:38pm
In the "similar fragrances" thread, Eau Du Sud and Eau Savauge are said to be twins. I thought they shared that same chypre quality and immediately grouped them together as well. I've never smelled Hadrien though so I can't say for sure that they are more similar than the Hadrien/Savauge combo.
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post #8 of 8
11/28/06 at 10:41pm
L'Hadrian smells like grapefruit and eau Sud smells like oranges. Which one did you like better? Personally, I used to wear Eau de L'Hadrian fifteen years ago then moved on to Folavril and Eau Sud. I also like Annick Goutal's Vetiver. Since then, I've moved on to other houses. For some reason, Annick Goutal does not have the same panache as it once did. Hopefully, her daughter can revive the house.
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