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Gendarme V vs. Gendarme 20

post #1 of 7
4/26/10 at 10:30pm
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Which do you prefer?
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post #2 of 7
4/26/10 at 11:49pm
Gendarme V for me because I like the simplicity of the Gendarme house's complication that runs toward dried suede leather. Word is there's a lot of vetiver in V as well, but I don't experience it as vetiver in the sense I'm accustomed to from myriad other vetivers. Gendarme's products are like clean linen thick with dryer sheets, but V takes the best tangent to that non-fragrance attitude.
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post #3 of 7
4/27/10 at 1:37am
V is more pronounced and dirty, 20 is more soothing and clean.
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post #4 of 7
4/27/10 at 8:15am
I prefer 20, a good lighter summer scent with some legs. I believe 20 is an EdP strength.
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post #5 of 7
4/27/10 at 9:45am
V. The lavender just makes 20 seem more like a generic ho-hum men's scent.
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post #6 of 7
4/27/10 at 10:09am
I don't know about V, but 20 has very poor longevity, and is not very strong for an EDP.
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post #7 of 7
4/28/10 at 11:41pm
They are both great, but I like the green crisp clean scent of V. If you're in the mood for something more smooth, creamy and soothingly clean then 20 is your option because it's a tame and smooth lavender spirit.
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