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post #1 of 20
2/2/08 at 11:13am
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Has anyone here on BN ever analyzed Irish Spring (the soap and body wash) to determine what the top, middle, and base notes are? It's really not all that bad a fragrance, IMO.
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post #2 of 20
2/2/08 at 11:31am
I have never thought too much about its notes but always thought that Paco Rabanne Pour Homme (the original) has an "Irish Spring" greeness to it. I suppose if someone was looking for a fragrance similar to IS then Paco Rabanne would be a good choice.
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post #3 of 20
2/2/08 at 11:34am
Good question. I recently started using the body wash and was taken back by how wonderful it smelled. I have been a fan of the bar soap in the past, but this body wash (original scent) is fantastic.
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post #4 of 20
2/2/08 at 12:13pm
ah, the memories of Irish Spring
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post #5 of 20
2/2/08 at 12:59pm
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Originally Posted by Nicolas V View Post

Good question. I recently started using the body wash and was taken back by how wonderful it smelled. I have been a fan of the bar soap in the past, but this body wash (original scent) is fantastic.

I agree about the body wash. However, I found the fragrance to be so strong and long lasting that it would interfere with my cologne at times. I've since switched to AlpineXtreme's Evergreen Forrest body wash. It's got a nice, fresh pine scent that stays close to the skin and doesn't persist too long after the shower.

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post #6 of 20
2/2/08 at 1:20pm
Paco Rabanne is very, very close. Has a tad bit more musk, but its as close as I can think of.

TNMA
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post #7 of 20
2/2/08 at 1:54pm
Gendarme Green smells fairly close to Irish Spring, as does Perry Ellis Green (which smells a lot closer, come to think of it).
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post #8 of 20
2/2/08 at 3:02pm
I have you all beat; If you want something in a fragrance that smells exactly like irish spring, find a bottle of Alfred Sung's Paradise; in the green bottle. Thank me later,
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post #9 of 20
2/2/08 at 4:13pm
Drakkar Noir is Irish Spring in a bottle.
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post #10 of 20
2/2/08 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by argogos View Post

Drakkar Noir is Irish Spring in a bottle.

Not to my nose.
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post #11 of 20
2/3/08 at 8:48pm
I don't think Irish Spring has "notes." It seems that it's a simple, linear fragrance.
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post #12 of 20
2/3/08 at 11:49pm
Creed OV smells like Irish Spring to some, Ivory soap to others, and clean cut grass to most...
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post #13 of 20
7/5/08 at 8:53pm
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Originally Posted by GMF View Post

I agree about the body wash. However, I found the fragrance to be so strong and long lasting that it would interfere with my cologne at times. I've since switched to AlpineXtreme's Evergreen Forrest body wash. It's got a nice, fresh pine scent that stays close to the skin and doesn't persist too long after the shower.



Just found this.

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/vijon04_07.html
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post #14 of 20
7/5/08 at 9:07pm
I do not think it has a pyramid. The version I tried was a linear fresh fragrance in the lines of Endymion, Guess Man, Nautica, Etc. But I may be wrong. I only use body washes when I am traveling or I have to take a shower outside home.

Other than portability I do not see any advantage compared to a nice, moisturizing a fragrant bar of soap (hairs from other people's private parts may be a drawback but I do not have that problem)
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post #15 of 20
7/5/08 at 9:09pm
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Originally Posted by GMF View Post

Not to my nose.

Me either! No where close to Drakkar Noir!

I like Irish Spring much better.
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post #16 of 20
7/5/08 at 9:29pm
I was told that gardeners use Irish Spring as a deer repellent...FWIW
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post #17 of 20
7/5/08 at 10:11pm
Manly, yes. But, I like it, too!
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post #18 of 20
7/5/08 at 10:15pm
I've only given it a casual sniff @ Marshall's (in an already open package of course), but I think the original Lacoste smells like Irish Spring.

BTW...I just finished a bottle of the Irish Spring body wash w/ aloe. I really like that stuff!
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post #19 of 20
7/5/08 at 10:21pm
Does anyone still remember how the original Irish Spring soap used to smell?
To me it smelled a lot like Yardley English Lavender.
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post #20 of 20
7/6/08 at 10:14am
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Originally Posted by heyman1 View Post

Just found this.

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/vijon04_07.html

Yeah. I've gone back to using Irish Spring anyway.
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