My pure coffee arrived today, from e-bay and ofcourse I couldn't wait to spray some on.
Maybe not a smart thing, cause I just came home from nightshift and I haven't slep till now.
Instant reaction: this put a smile on my face. Don't ask me why,maybe it's the nightshift, maybe I'm a retard, maybe it's just because I'm a confessed coffee addict, but it just did.
First of ,I liked A*Men in the past, after some years wearing I got tired of it and soon it anoyed me, especially the tar note in it. As of today, I haven't worn A*Men along time, but I do know, I always enjoyed the coffee note in Amen. For me Amen was never about chocolate , but only woods and coffee, and the horrible tar and styrax note.
Pure coffee on first spray smells just like putting your nose above a pack of fresh coffee, when you just opened it. I like it, but the question imediately rised: do I want to smell like it? It puts me in an instant comfort zone, it smells cosy and warm. But how would I react if I smelled it on the guy , standing next to me? Would I laugh? On the other hand, we also like to smell of tea, incense and vetiver roots, so why not coffee.
After a full hour wearing I was happy to discover the smell changed from a loud cup of coffee into a more , close to the skin, woody base , with a slight hint of the Arabica coffee, with the original A*Men scent. The original Amen without the sweet styrax and tar notes, but only the coffee and the woody notes.
In short: I like it, it's not as sweet as say, Dior Homme, but haters of sweet and coffee fragrances should maybe avoid it. Lovers of coffee fragrances should at least try this.
I love the smell of coffee in the morning, but only for a few minutes. Do I want to smell it for an hour? But the same counts for tea fragrances, at least for me. And I do enjoy L'Artisans Tea for Two a whole lot.
Comparisons to Mat Very Male (the black one) and CdG wood coffee comes to mind.
Is it gimmick ? oh yes, but a very good one.The packaging is like a pack of coffee beans and I like the bottle, with the golden star.
Is this taken to be seriously? I'm not sure. Is fragrance a serious buissiness or do we forget sometimes fragrances is also about feeling good, enjoying all kinds of smells and having fun.
So in short: To me it's an improvement of the original A*Men, with a big 10 for originally for packaging. The fragrance itself: a 7 out of 10 It's better then most designer releases ,this year.
Maybe not a smart thing, cause I just came home from nightshift and I haven't slep till now.
Instant reaction: this put a smile on my face. Don't ask me why,maybe it's the nightshift, maybe I'm a retard, maybe it's just because I'm a confessed coffee addict, but it just did.
First of ,I liked A*Men in the past, after some years wearing I got tired of it and soon it anoyed me, especially the tar note in it. As of today, I haven't worn A*Men along time, but I do know, I always enjoyed the coffee note in Amen. For me Amen was never about chocolate , but only woods and coffee, and the horrible tar and styrax note.
Pure coffee on first spray smells just like putting your nose above a pack of fresh coffee, when you just opened it. I like it, but the question imediately rised: do I want to smell like it? It puts me in an instant comfort zone, it smells cosy and warm. But how would I react if I smelled it on the guy , standing next to me? Would I laugh? On the other hand, we also like to smell of tea, incense and vetiver roots, so why not coffee.
After a full hour wearing I was happy to discover the smell changed from a loud cup of coffee into a more , close to the skin, woody base , with a slight hint of the Arabica coffee, with the original A*Men scent. The original Amen without the sweet styrax and tar notes, but only the coffee and the woody notes.
In short: I like it, it's not as sweet as say, Dior Homme, but haters of sweet and coffee fragrances should maybe avoid it. Lovers of coffee fragrances should at least try this.
I love the smell of coffee in the morning, but only for a few minutes. Do I want to smell it for an hour? But the same counts for tea fragrances, at least for me. And I do enjoy L'Artisans Tea for Two a whole lot.
Comparisons to Mat Very Male (the black one) and CdG wood coffee comes to mind.
Is it gimmick ? oh yes, but a very good one.The packaging is like a pack of coffee beans and I like the bottle, with the golden star.
Is this taken to be seriously? I'm not sure. Is fragrance a serious buissiness or do we forget sometimes fragrances is also about feeling good, enjoying all kinds of smells and having fun.
So in short: To me it's an improvement of the original A*Men, with a big 10 for originally for packaging. The fragrance itself: a 7 out of 10 It's better then most designer releases ,this year.
