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Body Kouros Vs Bvlgari Black

Poll Results: Which one do you prefer?

 
  • 53% (48)
    Body Kouros
  • 46% (41)
    Bvlgari Black
89 Total Votes  
post #1 of 41
7/28/10 at 11:19am
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Which do you prefer and why? They're both urban, sexy and sweet with a vanilla tinge
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post #2 of 41
7/28/10 at 11:24am
I think Bvlgari Black is more interesting, but Body Kouros is much more wearable.

Black will get you confused glances, Kouros will get you touched.
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post #3 of 41
7/28/10 at 11:25am
Wow. This one is a tie for me. Can't pick one over the other. Kind of both live in the same place for me.

I guess Black is a bit more of a classic; BK a bit more modern.
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post #4 of 41
7/28/10 at 11:29am
Bvlgari Black.

If you define chic as something that doesn't incommode others but within that can be as weird as it wants....that's Black. That's probably why Bono wears it. Beyond that, it's just a hell of a fragrance who's quality is best understood by smelling it on others

It's a decent fragrance for sure, but he blunt cotton candy radiance of Body Kouros become
tiresome fairly rapidly, and there's definitely nothing mysterious (nor particularly urban) about it.
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post #5 of 41
7/28/10 at 11:40am
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Originally Posted by Master-Classter View Post

I think Bvlgari Black is more interesting, but Body Kouros is much more wearable.

Black will get you confused glances, Kouros will get you touched.

1+ Whatever this man said

My vote goes for Black
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post #6 of 41
7/28/10 at 11:57am
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Originally Posted by Master-Classter View Post

I think Bvlgari Black is more interesting, but Body Kouros is much more wearable.

Black will get you confused glances, Kouros will get you touched.

+2. Black is better.
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post #7 of 41
7/28/10 at 12:04pm
Voted for Bvgari Black.
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post #8 of 41
7/28/10 at 12:07pm
I voted for body kouros although black is good too. Its really a toss up.
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post #9 of 41
7/28/10 at 2:05pm
I don't get Black. Some rubber and a tiny bit of vanilla.
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post #10 of 41
7/28/10 at 2:27pm
Bvlgari Black is nice, but it's one of those "unstable" fragrances that smell significantly different on me every time I put them on. Body Kouros is not as an interesting of a scent, but it's still sexy, strong and lasts very well compared to Bvlgari black. I would say Body Kouros wins in every category, except originality I guess. That is not to say Body Kouros is generic, or Bvlgari black smells better than it in anyway, it's just something hard to compare to many other fragrances, it doesn't even smell the same everytime I put it on as I said.
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post #11 of 41
7/28/10 at 2:56pm
I personally refer BK because the black tea accord in Black kinda gets on my nerves. Plus, Black is a "close to the skin" scent and I don't like my scent to be anything near subtle.
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post #12 of 41
7/28/10 at 3:33pm
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I don't get Black. Some rubber and a tiny bit of vanilla.

JonB,

Keep a nose out for the birch tar, something vivid plush green, the smile of a big solid amber, and the bitter-dust of fresh rubber.
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post #13 of 41
7/28/10 at 4:02pm
I had bought Black but it smelled too feminine. Gave it to a girlfriend. Vote goes to BK.
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post #14 of 41
7/28/10 at 4:12pm
Body Kouros!
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post #15 of 41
7/28/10 at 5:02pm
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Originally Posted by pluran View Post

Bvlgari Black because it smells better, more mysterious, more intelligent (it's "buzzing with brains"). And even though its design is unique in that it isn't supposed to have top notes and basenotes, Black's overall structure is on par with some of the best fragrances ever made.

If you define chic as something that doesn't incommode others but within that can be as weird as it wants....that's Black.

I like BK, but its blunt cotton candy radiance becomes tiresome, and there's definitely nothing mysterious about it. It can be a nice comfort type fragrance, and while I think of BK as modern, I don't really perceive it as being all that urban, or polished.

I even find BK too sweetly non-descript / non-compelling on my girlfriend, but it makes a particularly great room spray.

Either way, BK is a quality fragrance. One of the best of its kind. I prefer it to Guerlain's Bois d'Armenie (also by Menardo) which is similar and uses some of the finest materials available.

this exactly. I'm a bit biased though because I can't stand unchecked sweetness.
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post #16 of 41
7/31/10 at 12:19pm
I prefer Bvlgari Black for most of the reasons that have already been stated.
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post #17 of 41
7/31/10 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by blas View Post

Body Kouros!

+1. By a mile.
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post #18 of 41
7/31/10 at 2:21pm
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Originally Posted by JON RODGERS View Post

+1. By a mile.

Exactly.
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post #19 of 41
7/31/10 at 9:32pm
Body Kouros
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post #20 of 41
7/31/10 at 10:15pm
Bulgari Black without a doubt.
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post #21 of 41
7/31/10 at 10:32pm
Wow! This really IS split down the middle....my vote for Body Kouros just made it 20 to 20!

Incidently, if this poll had been about regular Kouros vs. dog poo, I would have voted for dog poo.
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post #22 of 41
7/31/10 at 10:54pm
Black, no contest: mysterious, urban, polished and still playfully sexy.

Body Kouros does not work on my skin at all. I can handle the gourmand sweetness, but somehow I end up smelling a bit of baby products. I actually have an aversion to this one. For this type of scent, I much prefer Lolita Lempicka au masculin.
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post #23 of 41
9/18/10 at 2:32pm
Oh yeah just tied it back up with a vote for Body Kouros. I have owned both and definitely prefer BK to Black.
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post #24 of 41
9/18/10 at 2:41pm
Body Kouros is the winner for me.
I didn't like Black in such a way that I didn't even want to test this on my skin. Smelling it on paper was enough.
But I see Bulgari Black is a popular one on the forum, so this will get a skin test.

I also have to add that I find Body Kouros sexy, but in a dirty way.
It's the smell of a pimp or a "player".
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post #25 of 41
9/18/10 at 4:22pm
Bvlgari Black for me.....Gary
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post #26 of 41
9/18/10 at 4:56pm
I enjoy both of them, Here are my opinions:


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post #27 of 41
5/2/12 at 12:14pm
Body Kouros for me! It was my signature scent many years ago and I really like(d) it. Like it still. Very enjoyable soft, warm, sexy smell and nice memories...
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post #28 of 41
5/2/12 at 12:18pm
I voted for BK as I find BB hard to detect after a few hours.
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post #29 of 41
5/2/12 at 12:37pm
Black!
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post #30 of 41
5/2/12 at 12:41pm
Body
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post #31 of 41
5/2/12 at 1:06pm
Bulgari - Black
Black by Bulgari
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post #32 of 41
5/2/12 at 1:18pm
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The rubber note that Bvlgari Black has, never sat well with me, however, time I tried Bvlgari Black was quite long ago when I was less experienced, or to be more correct - inexperienced whatsoever, thus mayhaps this time my opinion might change as it has changed about Fahrenheit.
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post #33 of 41
5/2/12 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by Dennard View Post

I prefer Bvlgari Black for most of the reasons that have already been stated.

Ditto
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post #34 of 41
5/2/12 at 1:31pm
Out of these two, I prefer Bvlgari Black for the more complex, mature and classy edge
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post #35 of 41
5/2/12 at 2:59pm
I have no use for Bulgari Black's rubber note. Body Kouros in a walk.
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post #36 of 41
5/2/12 at 5:09pm
Battle of the Annick Menardos, I pick BK as it was my signature scent for a few years, received nothing but positive feedbacks from this one through the years.
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post #37 of 41
5/2/12 at 5:46pm
Body Kouros cause it's more sexy and pleasant to me.
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post #38 of 41
5/2/12 at 6:23pm
Body Kouros for me. The leather note in Bvlgari Black's drydown is annoying to me.
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post #39 of 41
5/3/12 at 4:00am
Bvlgari Black by faRRRRRRRRRRRR
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post #40 of 41
5/3/12 at 8:36am
I voted for Body Kouros... Classic!
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post #41 of 41
5/3/12 at 9:30am
Black is more challenging, no doubt. My vote goes for it.
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