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post #661 of 769
12/28/10 at 7:41am
Most boring and the biggest dissapointing scent from Chanel for me... But nice bottle.
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post #662 of 769
12/28/10 at 8:24am
More I wear Bleu, more I like it. It is not super interesting or unique or anything like that, just perfect aquatic and much more wearable for me than most of "more interesting masterpieces".
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post #663 of 769
12/28/10 at 8:40am
I re-purchased this and I am enjoying it more. With lowered expectations, it's actually pretty pleasing. Too much hype at the beginning killed it for me. Same with D&G The One.

The hype with Aventus is deserved, but more for what others think about it on me, rather than my own personal enjoyment. Kind of the reverse of Creed Tabarome on my skin. I dug it, and my little son dug it on me, but no one else did! I wish others liked Tabarome on me like they do Aventus.
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post #664 of 769
12/28/10 at 9:22am
I tested this when I received my decant of Bleu de Chanel from TPC last week. For me, it smelled like a toned down, smoother version of Chanel Egoiste Platinum; I think it's the jasmine note that makes them smell similar. Bleu also lasted 7+ hours on my skin, which is very good for a fresh fragrance.

It's not for me, but I'm gonna give Bleu a .
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post #665 of 769
12/28/10 at 9:25am
40k+ views for this putrid piece of turd? ROFL!
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post #666 of 769
12/30/10 at 9:35pm
I finally managed to understand what the hell is going on, not only in discussions on perfumery but other forms of art as well. Not only on Bleu but other recent offerings too.
We aren't after the same thing.
What the vast majority of people consider extremely classy and high quality in practical, daily clothing is pure junk, crass, and boring in haute couture. The keyword here is kitsch.
I want extremely high quality kitsch as I'm not interested enough in perfumery, I want to revel in it, to soothe my senses, as well as in music and other arts that aren't of my primary interest.
I feel contempt for you as much as you feel for me in, say, literature.

We are all foolish but I still don't like you. At least now we know we are wasting our time debating this.
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post #667 of 769
12/30/10 at 10:52pm
I've gone from praise, to disdain back to like somehow about Bleu. I get compliments when I wear it; but honestly it just feels comfortable when I wear it.

Synthetic? Hell yes. But I get a different vibe each time I wear it.
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post #668 of 769
12/30/10 at 10:58pm
Tested it on my boy tonight so I could have time away from it to check the notes as they progress. It's very middle of the road decent to me. Towards then end, however, I get that artificial melon smell that is so amazingly overdone in the designer world. I hated that smell the very first time I smelled that accord and haven't improved my attitude towards it one bit.
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post #669 of 769
12/31/10 at 5:44am
Not great and not horrible. It just seems really average!
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post #670 of 769
12/31/10 at 8:47am
What I don't understand is all the people who review this scent and say things like "It's pleasant, but just not ground breaking enough for Chanel" and then give it a thumbs down rather than a neutral.
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post #671 of 769
12/31/10 at 12:36pm
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Originally Posted by mrclmind View Post

What I don't understand is all the people who review this scent and say things like "It's pleasant, but just not ground breaking enough for Chanel" and then give it a thumbs down rather than a neutral.

They must be hurting deep inside when they wrote them reviews.
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post #672 of 769
1/1/11 at 1:31pm
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they must be hurting deep inside when they wrote them reviews.

lmao!
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post #673 of 769
1/1/11 at 10:26pm
With all thats been said, seems to me that bleu is a perfect scent for someone just starting out with quality colognes.
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post #674 of 769
1/7/11 at 11:24am
Got to smell this recently. Not bad at aaaaall!

Yes, it doesnt "break new ground", blah blahdy blah. It however delivers the "now-familiar" with lots of quality. Synthetic? Define synthetic. I dont know of any many other mainstream frags made from naturally-derived "natural" ingredients. Whatever be the case, BdC is much better than a lot of the reference frags many reviewers make their comparisons with, IMO. That is all that matters to my nose and mind. When i want "familiar", and i do sometimes, i would rather go with quality "familiar", and in the short time i have known Bleu, it is already my new "familiar" frag. The drydown trumps the opening notes, and it is with the drydown a wearer spends most time with.

Please add my name to the register of "likers". Bought a bottle out of "like". I hope "love" comes soon.
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post #675 of 769
1/7/11 at 11:52am
I love how everything has to be exciting to be good. Seriously when has a female ever came up to you and told you "Your cologne is boring, it lacks complex well blended notes, it smells synthetic"? Please I'm in the mood for a story.
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post #676 of 769
1/7/11 at 12:11pm
I like Bleu de Chanel. Granted, it does smell very mainstream (woody citrus), but it does it better than just about any other example in this genre. The fact that it is extremely well balanced is, in itself, an acheivement, and I think makes it a quality perfume. I'll agree that it's a bit dull though.

People here rave about $200 niche scents that are poorly blended all the time. I'll take a perfectly blended and balanced mainstream fragrance over some poorly constructed, unbalanced, so-called "cutting edge" niche pice of crap (Secretions Magnifique, e.g.?) any day.
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post #677 of 769
1/7/11 at 12:33pm
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I love how everything has to be exciting to be good. Seriously when has a female ever came up to you and told you "Your cologne is boring, it lacks complex well blended notes, it smells synthetic"? Please I'm in the mood for a story.

ROFL. This was good one.
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post #678 of 769
1/7/11 at 4:48pm
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Originally Posted by shamu1 View Post

I like Bleu de Chanel. Granted, it does smell very mainstream (woody citrus), but it does it better than just about any other example in this genre. The fact that it is extremely well balanced is, in itself, an acheivement, and I think makes it a quality perfume. I'll agree that it's a bit dull though.

People here rave about $200 niche scents that are poorly blended all the time. I'll take a perfectly blended and balanced mainstream fragrance over some poorly constructed, unbalanced, so-called "cutting edge" niche pice of crap (Secretions Magnifique, e.g.?) any day.

Very well said! I completely agree.
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post #679 of 769
1/7/11 at 7:42pm
Sorry, but this is another Chanel disapointment for me and will not grace the hallowed halls of my wardrobe. Just not my cup of tea.
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post #680 of 769
1/7/11 at 8:35pm
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I love how everything has to be exciting to be good. Seriously when has a female ever came up to you and told you "Your cologne is boring, it lacks complex well blended notes, it smells synthetic"? Please I'm in the mood for a story.

If you're wearing fragrances strictly for compliments, then I'm not sure you truly enjoy them. Compliments are nice, but that should never be a gauge of whether a fragrance is good or not.
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post #681 of 769
1/7/11 at 9:10pm
I'm liking it so far. Very pleasant scent.....gotten a lot of positive feedback..
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post #682 of 769
1/7/11 at 10:28pm
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I love how everything has to be exciting to be good. Seriously when has a female ever came up to you and told you "Your cologne is boring, it lacks complex well blended notes, it smells synthetic"? Please I'm in the mood for a story.

LOL

So true. My wife seems to have two categories - "Smells good!" and "Smells the same!"

I'm lucky that Bleu is one that we both like quite a bit.
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post #683 of 769
1/7/11 at 10:35pm
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If you're wearing fragrances strictly for compliments, then I'm not sure you truly enjoy them. Compliments are nice, but that should never be a gauge of whether a fragrance is good or not.

Just an example dude, fragrances help with my confidence. I wear them around campus so I don't feel so self conscious about my self. I like to smell good. I don't judge a fragrance by how "Boring or mainstream" it is. If it smells good I'll buy it, if I think I have something similar then I don't. It's that simple. Most people on Basenotes are quick to write something off if it's made by a particular house. I don't understand how something like that is happening, everyone should do their best to keep an open mind no matter if a fragrance is "mainstream" or not?
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post #684 of 769
1/7/11 at 10:53pm
It's interesting - there are days when I love a fragrance so much that I'll be wearing it no matter what other people think - but I may very well be careful about where and when and how much of it I'm going to wear, just out of respect and common courtesy. But there are also days when smelling good to others is at the top of my list, and picking something more mainstream or suited to the situation is likely to happen. I also end up picking frags depending upon how closely I'll be working with others, or if we're eating, etc. These are all valid considerations. Smelling good to myself and smelling good to others are similar but not identical goals. Bleu works both ways for me.
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post #685 of 769
1/7/11 at 11:18pm
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Just an example dude, fragrances help with my confidence. I wear them around campus so I don't feel so self conscious about my self. I like to smell good. I don't judge a fragrance by how "Boring or mainstream" it is. If it smells good I'll buy it, if I think I have something similar then I don't. It's that simple. Most people on Basenotes are quick to write something off if it's made by a particular house. I don't understand how something like that is happening, everyone should do their best to keep an open mind no matter if a fragrance is "mainstream" or not?

Oh, that's fine. You should never write off a fragrance because it comes from a certain house, or costs a certain price. I'd wear anything. If I liked more 10$ fragrances than 200$ ones, I'd be on a cloud. You just really have to trust your nose. I was just hoping that you weren't someone who actively seeks compliments, because there's no real guarantees.

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It's interesting - there are days when I love a fragrance so much that I'll be wearing it no matter what other people think - but I may very well be careful about where and when and how much of it I'm going to wear, just out of respect and common courtesy. But there are also days when smelling good to others is at the top of my list, and picking something more mainstream or suited to the situation is likely to happen. I also end up picking frags depending upon how closely I'll be working with others, or if we're eating, etc. These are all valid considerations. Smelling good to myself and smelling good to others are similar but not identical goals. Bleu works both ways for me.

Oh I'm the same way. I never wear fragrances I feel may be obtrusive or unusual when I know I'm going to be in a social environment. It's quite hard to find fragrances that have the perfect balance of wide appeal (in that they aren't too unusual or challenging), while still being unique, interesting, and well made. That's pretty much what I try and find. I sort of stay between the well made designer fragrances, and accessible niche fragrances. This year I found a couple! My first buy will definitely be CN 21, because that one is at least affordable.
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post #686 of 769
1/8/11 at 12:26am
Why doesn't Chanel make the good stuff readily available and reasonably priced? Why is Cuir de Russie $200 dollars a bottle IF you can find it? Why can't their mid-priced scents be as good as they should be. Chanel used to charge reasonable prices for their entire line which was always quality. Always the best. This was true up until about Egoiste. What happened? It's extremely annoying. Why aren't the men's line bottles as nice as the women's? Urrrrrgh!
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post #687 of 769
1/8/11 at 6:13am
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Originally Posted by shamu1 View Post

I like Bleu de Chanel. Granted, it does smell very mainstream (woody citrus), but it does it better than just about any other example in this genre. The fact that it is extremely well balanced is, in itself, an acheivement, and I think makes it a quality perfume. I'll agree that it's a bit dull though.

People here rave about $200 niche scents that are poorly blended all the time. I'll take a perfectly blended and balanced mainstream fragrance over some poorly constructed, unbalanced, so-called "cutting edge" niche pice of crap (Secretions Magnifique, e.g.?) any day.

wise words
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post #688 of 769
1/8/11 at 7:07am
The other thing I don't get is why people are bashing Bleu de Chanel here, but Allure Homme seems to get a thumbs up here. For me, Allure Homme is a disgrace becuase I think it smells cheap and like a sports fragrance vanilla hell. I don't think it does what it does (i.e., the fresh sports thing) well at all. Bleu is leagues above Allure Homme.
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post #689 of 769
1/8/11 at 8:43am
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The other thing I don't get is why people are bashing Bleu de Chanel here, but Allure Homme seems to get a thumbs up here. For me, Allure Homme is a disgrace becuase I think it smells cheap and like a sports fragrance vanilla hell. I don't think it does what it does (i.e., the fresh sports thing) well at all. Bleu is leagues above Allure Homme.

I think Bleu is a flanker of Allure Homme, that's why it has a similar bottle design. Also, I think they are in the same league when it comes to scent, versatility, and longevity, which are all pretty good.
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post #690 of 769
1/8/11 at 9:53am
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Originally Posted by colormechris View Post

Why doesn't Chanel make the good stuff readily available and reasonably priced? Why is Cuir de Russie $200 dollars a bottle IF you can find it? Why can't their mid-priced scents be as good as they should be. Chanel used to charge reasonable prices for their entire line which was always quality. Always the best. This was true up until about Egoiste. What happened? It's extremely annoying. Why aren't the men's line bottles as nice as the women's? Urrrrrgh!

I think the Allure Homme Sport and Edition Blanche bottles are pretty sexy IMO.
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post #691 of 769
2/7/11 at 6:10am
Not sure if this was already posted, but there's now a shower gel and after-shave balm(as opposed to the lotion) for Bleu! I just bought the shower gel here in Dublin and they were already out of the after-shave balm, but the SA gave me two samples of it.
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post #692 of 769
4/2/11 at 12:52pm
Okay, I'm going crazy about this scent! I hated it when I smelled it at first, but I've been living with a sample of it and I love it. I don't think it's really popular on here though. Anyway, anyone can suggest something else from this house?
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post #693 of 769
4/2/11 at 12:53pm
Chanel Pour Monsieur
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post #694 of 769
4/2/11 at 1:02pm
Platinum Egoiste and Allure Homme Sport...
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post #695 of 769
4/2/11 at 1:18pm
Antaeus, Egoiste and Egoiste Concentree
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post #696 of 769
4/2/11 at 1:27pm
If I haven't smelled Bleu de Chanel for a while and then try it, I absolutely adore it! By the end of the same day, I never want to smell it again. Odd.
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post #697 of 769
4/2/11 at 1:47pm
I found it boring to be honest. I vote Platinum Egoiste.
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post #698 of 769
4/2/11 at 2:03pm
PE.
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post #699 of 769
4/2/11 at 2:25pm
egoiste original.
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post #700 of 769
4/2/11 at 2:45pm
Yeah, I'm nuts about Bleu, too. Right now, however, I'm really digging the oldies. Antaeus and Égoïste. Antaeus is my beeswax buzz, and Égoïste is my manly rose.

But you need to cross the line and try Chanel no.5 Eau Première. It even layers most awesomely with Bleu. The combination smells amazing to ladies, but it will surely horrify the BN purists. Who cares? Be REALLY unexpected.
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post #701 of 769
4/2/11 at 3:18pm
I have Chanel Allure Homme, I love it, I'm also ordering Allure Homme Sport as well I also love that, I hated Bleu De at first but after that it's smells so good so I'm going to order it soon .
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post #702 of 769
4/2/11 at 3:21pm
Antaeus.
Egoiste.
Sycomore.
Coromandel.
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post #703 of 769
4/2/11 at 5:18pm
Please try Egoiste, Antaeus (older and more challenging to wear) and my fave mainstream Chanel, Allure homme.

I don't care much for Bleu de chanel...it has too many of the sporty citrus-ginger components in it.

Do a test: spray Bleu and Dior Homme Sport side by side on skin and the generic citrus-spice combo will glaringly stare back from Bleu at you.
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post #704 of 769
4/2/11 at 5:32pm
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Chanel Pour Monsieur

I have to agree. PM is far superior than Bleu or Egoiste. Have not worn Antaeus.
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post #705 of 769
4/2/11 at 5:57pm
Chanel Pour Monsieur all the way for me. Antaeus is great too...

I have tried Bleu a couple of times and hated it. To me it just doesn't smell like it's come from Chanel.
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post #706 of 769
4/2/11 at 6:14pm
Another vote for platinum egoiste.

Looking at your thread, I think I have to sample Bleu de Chanel again. I didn't like it when I briefly sampled it a year ago when it first came out. I found it boring, but it might just worth trying this out again judging from fellow BNers replies.
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post #707 of 769
4/2/11 at 7:01pm
I liked Bleu from the first time I skelled it, but it grows on me even more every time I wear it. It's one of those that smells hetter tye longer it's on the skin. The heart is a little better than the top, and the base is just awesome.

Along the same lines from Chanel - Allure Edition Blanche and Platinum Egoiste.
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post #708 of 769
4/2/11 at 7:17pm
I don´t like Bleu find it very generic. I love Allure Homme and Pour monsieur. Egoiste, Antaeus and the other Allures, all are quality fragrances in my opinion
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post #709 of 769
4/3/11 at 6:24am
Pour monsieur edt: absolutely masculine fresh chypre
Antaeus: sexy fresh-leather scent
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post #710 of 769
4/3/11 at 6:49am
I like Bleu, but I don't love it- a small decant will suffice for me. If you love Bleu, I would recommend sampling Allure Homme and Platinum Egoiste I guess, though I didn't like either enough to warrant a bottle.

My favorites from Chanel would have to be:

Egoiste
Egoiste Concentree
Sycomore
Antaeus (vintage preferably)

Great house in my opinion.
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post #711 of 769
4/3/11 at 7:28am
I have quite few from the house of Chanel, I find Chanel Allure Sport and Bleu de Chanel to be the best. I also receive the most complements from those two.

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Okay, I'm going crazy about this scent! I hated it when I smelled it at first, but I've been living with a sample of it and I love it. I don't think it's really popular on here though. Anyway, anyone can suggest something else from this house?
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post #712 of 769
4/3/11 at 9:56am
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Pour monsieur edt: absolutely masculine fresh chypre
Antaeus: sexy fresh-leather scent

Totally agree....but I would add that vintage Chanel for Men is FAR superior to what Chanel passes off today as Pour Monsieur...If you can find a bottle...buy it! Well worth the price of admission.
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post #713 of 769
4/5/11 at 1:49am
My fav's: Egoiste / Coromandel / Sycomore.
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post #714 of 769
4/5/11 at 3:47am
I find Bleu and Allure Homme Sport to be rather boring, but I do like Allure Homme.
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post #715 of 769
4/5/11 at 4:48am
Egoiste, PE, and Allure Homme... Haven't tried Sycamore but looking to get a sample.
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post #716 of 769
7/19/11 at 12:39pm
This is working great for me today. Superb office scent. Three sprays are getting the job done. My wife really liked it on me this morning and it's holding up very well some seven or so hours later. This could be a great "go-to" scent for work.
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post #717 of 769
7/19/11 at 4:21pm
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i like Blue de Chanel, not bad at all actually and i'm getting a bottle soon despite all the hate i've read.
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post #718 of 769
1/21/12 at 4:33pm
Best cologne on the planet right now (designer that is)
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post #719 of 769
1/21/12 at 4:33pm
Love this scent, everyone should try it.
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post #720 of 769
1/22/12 at 12:20pm
what makes it best cologne on the planet? what makes it unique? I can name 3-4 colognes easily that smell just like Bleu and their price tag is several times lower. Bleu is a safe, innofensive but somewhat pleasant scent, a pure example how far the synthetics can go nowdays. But it sells well, actually same trick is played in Gucci Guilty for Men.
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