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Burberry London For Men By Burberry or Allure Homme By Chanel

post #1 of 26
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Both are masterpieces.
Both are elegant and refined.

Burberry London created by Antoine Maisondieu.
Allure Homme created by Jacques Polge.

I prefer Burberry London, is serious, soft and wonderful.
post #2 of 26
I prefer london. Feels more refined and warming.
post #3 of 26
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Originally Posted by scentaddiction View Post

I prefer london. Feels more refined and warming.

You have reason !
post #4 of 26
I have to go with London. Nothing beats rich tobacco and leather with a fine port wine. Especially when you can have all three with a few sprays from one cologne bottle!
post #5 of 26
I prefer London in Winter and Allure in Autumn...veredict...tie
post #6 of 26
Another vote for London.

Allure is quite good, but not in the same class as far as I'm concerned.
post #7 of 26
I go for London
post #8 of 26
Both are excellent, but London is more wearable.
post #9 of 26
If you go back one bottle to the original London then I'd have to say the Burberry is pretty close. If you stick me with the latest London? Allure by a long stretch.
post #10 of 26
woah allure for me by a LONG way.
post #11 of 26
London. But i wish it would last longer..
post #12 of 26
I'll go with Burberry London. I love the tobacco note and the smell ( it seems to me) of woods in it. Just seems so real. Probably my favorite scent right now and has been since the fall. It is not perfect, but no scent is perfect ( or a masterpiece) in my opinion. I get about 8-11 hours longevity with London. Sometimes even more, although after 11 hours it is mostly the base notes I get and it wears close to the skin.

It is very easy for me to wear and I feel at peace with it on. I don't wear it that often ( as I would like to), but I am trying to expand my horizons I feel that a lot of "new comers" to fragrances may think this is a "mature" scent ( older ?) or one for the holidays ( huh?). I disagree. London is good to wear anytime, any place, and if YOU like it, anyone. I also feel it is very well suited for the Canadian climate.

Chanel Allure to me is obnoxious, sickly and cloying. I think the smell is good in certain doses, but wearing Allure is surely to give ( me) a headache. I believe it is far overrated. Allure is also a scent that seems to me to only be worn in the cold months. Wearing Allure in summer should be considered a criminal act !

Too bad Chanel cannot put out another non-Allure bottle of fragrance. What a waste.

I have been trying other fragrances that smell similar to Allure Homme and that hopefully would not make me sick and want to wash it off. A good choice would be Lalique le Faune EDT. Not identical ( obviously), but somewhat similar. To me, however, Le Faune is MUCH better than Allure Homme. Although it does not have as great the longevity. I also hope to try Perry Ellis M, which is said to be somewhat similar

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post #13 of 26
Am I allowed to vote if I haven't tried Allure Homme? London is great.
post #14 of 26
London was my SOTD and while it's indeed wonderful, it has poor longetivity, and not just on my skin--see the reviews. A lot of guys have this problem with London.

I'd have to go with Allure.
post #15 of 26
London lasts for minutes on me; a real flash in the pan. Allure Homme is light years ahead in that department. I would wager that if the fairer sex was canvassed that Allure would be favored.

SO

Allure Homme for me
post #16 of 26
Of course London.
post #17 of 26
I have tried london several times, not my cup of tea at the moment, it will though
I wore Allure for year because my EX love it, in fact , I still have a bottle. I do not know what it is but women love Allure, my ex, my sister , my mother, some friends (girls), comments from co workers.
I think Allure is the fragrance that got me the most compliments.
As far as me goes I am not crazy about it and I find it difficult to figure it out, smell simple but it is not.
post #18 of 26
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Originally Posted by Ronin View Post

Am I allowed to vote if I haven't tried Allure Homme? London is great.

Yes !

And yes ! Burberry London is great.
post #19 of 26
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Originally Posted by Butthead53 View Post

London was my SOTD and while it's indeed wonderful, it has poor longetivity, and not just on my skin--see the reviews. A lot of guys have this problem with London.

I'd have to go with Allure.

Yes, Burberry London is of poor longevity in my skin.
post #20 of 26
Burberry London is more balanced and more interesting
post #21 of 26
Burberry London
post #22 of 26
Allure by a mile...London smells like enamel car paint...
post #23 of 26
Both are good frags, but London tends to by my fave thanks to an extra tobacco note
post #24 of 26
Allure
post #25 of 26
Damn! I have to pick Burberry London!
post #26 of 26
Burberry London
Use it with the body wash
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