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post #1 of 15
1/27/09 at 10:48am
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This subject hasn't been broached since 2007. If I walk into BR I always have to smell their scents to see if there is any change for me. I always thought Black Walnut was pretty nice, though I never purchased it. Today I smelled Cordovan. Maybe I never really took the time with this one before but I found it to be pretty nice and as good as most designers I have smelled lately. I actually like it more than similar styles like D&G The One. Spicy but casual enough to wear to work. Really surprised. The drydown has a nice vanilla/almond type note to it.

BTW, they now..or maybe they always did and I don't go there often, .75 ml minis of all their scents for $10. So a good way to try them.
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post #2 of 15
1/27/09 at 11:02am
I picked up a couple of their mini's when they were on sale before Christmas. I really like their scents, even though they don't seem to last long on me. Slate and Cordovan are my favorites.
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post #3 of 15
1/27/09 at 11:10am
I was able to pick up the minis for $5 each from their stores. It was 2 for $10.

Cordovan is very good. Don't expect "niche" quality or "uniqueness" or anything that would cause some to snob it off.
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post #4 of 15
1/27/09 at 11:35am
I liked Black Walnut, though I found it to be a lot like John Varvatos, and it nothing to do with walnut. Regardless, it's pretty decent. I bought a bunch of those minis a while back.
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post #5 of 15
1/27/09 at 1:52pm
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Originally Posted by ToughCool View Post

Spicy but casual enough to wear to work. Really surprised. The drydown has a nice vanilla/almond type note to it.

When I smell Cordovan, maybe my nose just skips the spicy part because I do not smell anything spicy about it. Mostly soft with vanilla/almond. Definately something I would want to wear underneath and on a casual day, maybe even more lax than casual as when I'm at home. Its definatley a good fragrance but not spicy for me. Maybe I'm thinking too narrowly about spicy as in peppers and Opium YSL.

Apart from this, I've always wanted to try Black Walnut.
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post #6 of 15
1/27/09 at 8:48pm
black walnut is good, but too sweet and boozy. Cordovan is by far the best and most developed of the three.
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post #7 of 15
1/28/09 at 6:51am
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Originally Posted by urgetopurge View Post

When I smell Cordovan, maybe my nose just skips the spicy part because I do not smell anything spicy about it. Mostly soft with vanilla/almond. Definately something I would want to wear underneath and on a casual day, maybe even more lax than casual as when I'm at home. Its definatley a good fragrance but not spicy for me. Maybe I'm thinking too narrowly about spicy as in peppers and Opium YSL.

Apart from this, I've always wanted to try Black Walnut.

I got spicy/peppery through the whole development. Maybe I'm explaining it wrong but it was a kick.
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post #8 of 15
1/28/09 at 7:19am
Black Walnut is like Burberry London's less interesting little brother.
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post #9 of 15
1/28/09 at 8:30am
Cordovan smells like something else but I cannot put my finger on it. Anyone?
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post #10 of 15
1/28/09 at 8:41am
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Cordovan smells like something else but I cannot put my finger on it. Anyone?

I'm with you. Yesterday it was a thing where I kept getting a whiff, a flashback to something else and it was on the tip of my tongue but I couldn't figure it out....I think part of it reminded me of a lighter Gucci PH. But then there was another one...when this mellowed... that it brought to mind. I have to wear it again..I might bet the $10 .75 and see what I think as a weekend type of thing.
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post #11 of 15
1/28/09 at 4:54pm
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Cordovan smells like something else but I cannot put my finger on it. Anyone?

someone mentioned it was similar to Abercrombie woods...
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post #12 of 15
1/29/09 at 10:25am
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There is a middle area to drydown that reminds me of Emporio Armani He also..in fact just like it
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post #13 of 15
9/7/09 at 5:45pm
I bought a nice gift set of Cordovan at TJ Maxx today. I got a 1.7 EDT spray and a shower gel for just $16.99. It came in a very nice gift box.
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post #14 of 15
9/7/09 at 6:03pm
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I bought a nice gift set of Cordovan at TJ Maxx today. I got a 1.7 EDT spray and a shower gel for just $16.99. It came in a very nice gift box.

I bought that recently as well, blind buy after reading reviews from here. Not bad.
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post #15 of 15
9/11/09 at 7:41am
I got that gift set too. Great office wear in my rotation when I want something different.
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