....and yes, against all good sense, I ventured out into the post-workday traffic (yikes!) to try JPG's latest creation, now available in Canada.
Firstly, it should come as no surprise that its repainted housing obviously indicates that the juice is at least related to the original fragrance. And indeed, the resemblance is obvious if no less than 90% identical.
Admittedly, the start carries a fresh note - the orange blossom flower no doubt - that quicky subsides to reveal a very smokey heart that is somewhat acrid to my nose. Like the original, but heavier, more distinct. The drydown is all but imperceptibly the same as Le Mâle. It also bears a similarity to Gaultier2 in that kinda in-your-face JPG signature composition.
Anyway, I don't much care for the original any more and this one brings nothing new to the table IMHO.
In fact, for those of you who are familiar with Jacomo Rouge ($19.95 at the pharmacy), they seem to me, well, 99% similar after the first three minutes.
Pass!
Firstly, it should come as no surprise that its repainted housing obviously indicates that the juice is at least related to the original fragrance. And indeed, the resemblance is obvious if no less than 90% identical.
Admittedly, the start carries a fresh note - the orange blossom flower no doubt - that quicky subsides to reveal a very smokey heart that is somewhat acrid to my nose. Like the original, but heavier, more distinct. The drydown is all but imperceptibly the same as Le Mâle. It also bears a similarity to Gaultier2 in that kinda in-your-face JPG signature composition.
Anyway, I don't much care for the original any more and this one brings nothing new to the table IMHO.
In fact, for those of you who are familiar with Jacomo Rouge ($19.95 at the pharmacy), they seem to me, well, 99% similar after the first three minutes.
Pass!
