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Only The Brave by Diesel

post #1 of 57
1/28/09 at 9:22am
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I'm less interested in the notes (leather, lemon, woody cedar notes and amber) and more dazzled by the fist shaped bottle and the 'face' of the scent, model (and one time Madonna boy-toy, Tony Ward) - see below.

Supposedly you European Basenoters should see this on shelves sometime in March '09, while us in the US won't see it until May.



I wish I liked Diesel scents as much as I like their unique and clever bottles.
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post #2 of 57
1/28/09 at 12:10pm
I just find the bottle tacky - ??
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post #3 of 57
1/28/09 at 12:15pm
Let's hope it's not another Fuel For Life - I hate it and it's very popular here.
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post #4 of 57
1/28/09 at 12:21pm
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I just find the bottle tacky - ??

I hear ya. Seconded. When I saw a magazine spread for this on the weekend, this was my sentiment exactly. (Though, I imagine it will be a hit with its target market).
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post #5 of 57
1/28/09 at 12:43pm
Shades of LeMale? Though not quite as overt....
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post #6 of 57
1/28/09 at 1:00pm
Mmhm, cant they squeeze enough money out of Fuel for Life anymore?
Il try it out though, once it has hit the stores, I have to admit I quite liked FfL, however nowhere near fbw.
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post #7 of 57
1/28/09 at 1:10pm
quite possibly the coolest bottle I have ever seen.
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post #8 of 57
1/28/09 at 1:44pm
The fist bottle with Diesel "ring" looks kind of cool. It should definitley appeal to the young male market. Otherwise, I have been really unimpressed with their other frags.
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post #9 of 57
1/28/09 at 2:14pm
I'm on the "bottle is tacky" side. Really tacky!

I'll smell it, but I'm not expecting much.
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post #10 of 57
1/28/09 at 2:15pm
We Love or hate a scent before we ever sample.....When will we learn?
I'll wait to sample and then make a statement......Does sound interesting....
Gary
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post #11 of 57
1/28/09 at 2:34pm
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I'm digging the bottle. To me, it looks very 'Salvador Dali' in an obnoxious, marketing/branding kind of way.
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post #12 of 57
1/28/09 at 4:51pm
tacky, but not nearly as bad as the le male bottle.

it will probably smell better, too, despite being generic as always
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post #13 of 57
1/28/09 at 6:11pm
I think the bottle is badass. But then again I'm probably the bottle's target demographic (17y/o). Fuel for life's bottle on the other hand was a bit overdone.
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post #14 of 57
1/28/09 at 7:42pm
The notes at Now Smell This mention that Olivier Polge is working on it (well, with a team of course). Maybe a new Dior Homme?

(Okay, I'm really hoping because I like Diesel's stuff...)
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post #15 of 57
1/28/09 at 8:06pm
this is just silly


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post #16 of 57
1/28/09 at 11:47pm
It looks like some kind of ... toy.
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post #17 of 57
1/29/09 at 12:45am
really ugly bottle, but ill try it ...
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post #18 of 57
1/29/09 at 11:40am
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It looks like some kind of ... toy.

It looks more like a hand jacking off
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post #19 of 57
1/29/09 at 11:59am
It looks like someone about to punch you in the guts... or face... or nose...
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post #20 of 57
3/12/09 at 11:34am
I see it's listed on the Sephora website, but not available yet. Anybody actually see it in any stores yet?


http://www.sephora.com/browse/produc...dPaginate=true
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post #21 of 57
3/12/09 at 12:16pm
I've been looking for it since the day I knew it came.. Though, no succes.
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post #22 of 57
3/12/09 at 12:19pm
I have a feeling this will smell like Pi Neo. Interested to see how it turns out!
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post #23 of 57
3/12/09 at 12:31pm
That bottle reminds me of the movie Undercover Brother - very funny spoof - "Solid!"
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post #24 of 57
3/12/09 at 1:28pm
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this is just silly



Looks like we found Le Male's hands.

We need the rest of him. We can use Dali's nose and lips. It's like Mr. Potato Head for fragrances.
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post #25 of 57
3/12/09 at 1:43pm
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It looks more like a hand jacking off

Makes one wonder what the hand of the feminine version bottle will be doing.....
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post #26 of 57
3/12/09 at 2:10pm
I believe I have finally seen a bottle more tacky than fierce. Same intended market, both a little too embarrassing to have in your gym-bag...at least the sticker comes off the fierce bottle.

Does it smell as pretentious as it looks?
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post #27 of 57
3/12/09 at 2:14pm
Will Mr. Ward be reprising his famous bathtub performance for the advertising?

Inquiring minds want to know.
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post #28 of 57
3/12/09 at 2:26pm
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Makes one wonder what the hand of the feminine version bottle will be doing.....

...i just got word that the feminine bottle will be following this model: http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...TheShocker.jpg
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post #29 of 57
3/12/09 at 2:36pm
Wonder Twins, activate!

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Looks like we found Le Male's hands.We need the rest of him. We can use Dali's nose and lips. It's like Mr. Potato Head for fragrances.

Please tell me you can unearth a photo of this perfume-bottle person somewhere.
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post #30 of 57
3/12/09 at 6:27pm
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Please tell me you can unearth a photo of this perfume-bottle person somewhere.

I've created a monster!

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post #31 of 57
3/12/09 at 6:30pm
LOLOLOLOLOL!!! IT'S ALIVE!!

It's HORRIBLE but I love it!
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post #32 of 57
3/12/09 at 6:35pm
SirSlarty, that is freakin' AWESOME!
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post #33 of 57
3/12/09 at 6:42pm
It has a crazy kind of gravitas. I feel like we should lay offerings at its feet.
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post #34 of 57
3/12/09 at 6:51pm
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Only the brave, indeed. LOL.
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post #35 of 57
3/12/09 at 6:56pm
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I've created a monster!


Bro.....you have lost your mind....
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post #36 of 57
3/12/09 at 6:57pm
SirSlarty - I think you are on to something!
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post #37 of 57
3/12/09 at 7:00pm
I don't understand all of the talk about the bottle......I thought that the bottle itself didn't matter at basenotes.....What matters is the contents.....At least that's what I thought.
Gary
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post #38 of 57
3/12/09 at 10:46pm
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I don't understand all of the talk about the bottle......I thought that the bottle itself didn't matter at basenotes.....What matters is the contents.....At least that's what I thought.
Gary

Since mo one has smelled it yet this is a just for loughs thread
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post #39 of 57
3/12/09 at 11:06pm
OMG, I don't dig it either...looks like "Black Power" set on its side.

I might be in the minority, but I'm seriously getting tired of cedar in everything!!!

I pray so hard that sandalwood be the "wood of the moment" again.

Is sandalwood a hard and pricey raw material to synthesize? Wasn't so hard during the Escape and Dune eras of perfumery....*sigh*



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this is just silly


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post #40 of 57
3/12/09 at 11:41pm
thats the problem these days
young people are so into looks that they forget about the inside
THE JUICE MY FRIENDS, ITS ALL ABOUT THE JUICE!!
(sorry
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post #41 of 57
3/13/09 at 2:45am
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thats the problem these days
young people are so into looks that they forget about the inside
THE JUICE MY FRIENDS, ITS ALL ABOUT THE JUICE!!
(sorry

Well sometimes a flashy bottle scares me! It can mean that all the money was spent on the flashy packaging of the bottle and box and none is left for the jus - so you end up with a very generic alternative to either Aqua di Gio or Eternity for men....
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post #42 of 57
3/13/09 at 3:13am
SirSlarty, that is hilarious!

But yeah the bottle is tacky but the toyboy on the ad can stay, or go to Tom Ford advertisement club and I have faith in them doing something nice(r).
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post #43 of 57
3/13/09 at 5:42am
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Originally Posted by Hasupk@gmail.com View Post

thats the problem these days
young people are so into looks that they forget about the inside
THE JUICE MY FRIENDS, ITS ALL ABOUT THE JUICE!!
(sorry

Taken out of context, this is hilarious.
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post #44 of 57
3/13/09 at 7:46am
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Taken out of context, this is hilarious.

I agree........and I also wish I had your talent for imaging.
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post #45 of 57
3/13/09 at 8:23am
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I've created a monster!


ROFL! Be afraid... be very afraid.
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post #46 of 57
3/13/09 at 9:20am
Which fragrance is the nose and lips?
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post #47 of 57
3/13/09 at 10:21am
That's Dali, the original.
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post #48 of 57
3/13/09 at 10:37am
Another one from L'Oreal. The bottle looks cheap, vulgar. So does the guy.
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post #49 of 57
3/13/09 at 12:33pm
So instead of spritzing would it be fisting? badump-bump

- Al
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post #50 of 57
3/13/09 at 3:44pm
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So instead of spritzing would it be fisting? badump-bump

- Al

eewww!
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post #51 of 57
3/13/09 at 6:40pm
Ok, let's get our minds out of the gutter now and at least stay on the pavement
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post #52 of 57
3/14/09 at 9:12am
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post #53 of 57
3/14/09 at 2:38pm
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I've created a monster!


Make fun of a bottle? I PITY THE FOOL..........
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post #54 of 57
4/24/09 at 8:59pm
Tried this the other day and...it's watered down Allure Homme at best. Nice bottle but...avoid spraying at all costs.
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post #55 of 57
4/24/09 at 9:11pm
Sir Slarty, that was freakin hilarious! What a great imagination and talent to back it up! lol I am in the camp that finds the bottle on the cheap side although I try to look at it as something artistic as MikeP conveyed. To not be judgmental, I tested the juice and couldn't stand it. Gary has love for it so out of respect, I tested it again but to no avail. Sorry Diesel, I am not that brave, apparently.
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post #56 of 57
4/25/09 at 3:41am
Just tried it today.. a solid one, though reminds me more of a deospray than a perfume.. nothing special.
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post #57 of 57
4/25/09 at 11:06am
It all points out at the fact that Sir Slarty has become the fragrance version of Dr. Frankenstein... Wonder what his perfumes do. .-)
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