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7/5/10 at 5:34pm

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Are there similarities?

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The aldehydes in both, but this is like saying that two cars have a steering wheel in common: Lagerfeld has been reformulated and it is not what it used to be (nowadays, shortlived and meager in sillage), while Gold is one of the most complex scents I haver ever tried in my life, screaming strong, etc etc. Mario's Justiniani mentions in his review that this is nicheosity to the max, he is right.

So, they are incomparable.

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7/6/10 at 2:28am

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Look for the vintage or new Royal Copenhagen Cologne for a close comparison with Amouage Gold (Men).

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7/6/10 at 8:35am

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Like Lagerfeld, Royal Copenhagen is also alleged to have been poorly reformulated.

Although I have not smelled Amouage Gold, supposing it is a powdery oriental ,and supposing the old Royal Copenhagen were still available, let us just say somebody would have lowered his prices for that expensive brew. $265 for a 1.7 oz botle is an outrage. That is 11x the cost of JHL; 13x the cost of Bijan; I hope it is (although I know it is not) worth it.

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7/6/10 at 11:19am