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Millesime, love and luck, unforgivable

post #1 of 12
10/8/10 at 7:59pm
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So I sampled Ed Hardy's Love and Luck and it smelled to me just like Unforgivable by Sean Jean. Of course everyone says that Unforgivable smell like Millesime Imperial, but I have never smelled a Creed in my life unfortunately. These two that I have smelled last 2-3 hours and stick close to the skin after the first 30 minutes are up. I also have heard that Millesime had the same problem. This leads me to the question; is there any scent that smell damn close to these, but actually projects and actually lasts 7 hours or better? I know that it's an aquatic type scent, but there are some aquatic that do project and last. I'm looking for something similar to these three. Thanks to anyone that responds
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post #2 of 12
10/8/10 at 8:09pm
MI doesn't smell like Unforgivable. I don't get the connection at all. If you want a long lasting fresh watermelon aquatic, try Acqua di Gio.
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post #3 of 12
10/8/10 at 8:15pm
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Like I said I've never smelled MI, but many people have compared Unforgivable to MI. Based on the many, many people that have written that and said that, I would think that there are similarities. I've smelled Acqua di Gio and worn it many times and also have worn Unforgivable many times and I would never say that they smell similar. They are both aquatics, but not similar
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post #4 of 12
10/8/10 at 8:19pm
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Originally Posted by adonis View Post

MI doesn't smell like Unforgivable. I don't get the connection at all. If you want a long lasting fresh watermelon aquatic, try Acqua di Gio.

I have MI and never smelled Unforgivable. But when I have worn MI I have had two girls ask if I was wearing Unforgivable. So to the 'untrained' nose they must at the very least generally smell alike.
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post #5 of 12
10/8/10 at 8:22pm
There's a melon vibe to both Unforgivable and MI; dry-down are world's apart though. But I can see how people would say that.

Love & Luck, I get a pear vibe from it, not melon. Still part of the fruit world though.
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post #6 of 12
10/9/10 at 1:09am
I had bought and enjoyed Unforgivable and was real curious about MI. Some here said if I owned one I didn't need the other , that they smelled the same, but Creed got the best of me and I blind bought MI.
I DO understand why people say the fragrances smell the same, there's something common but MI is one I'll be keeping in my collection as long as I can afford to replace empties. I haven't worn Unforgivable since and it's downgraded literally to a fabric freshner. It smells good, no question but when you compare it to MI, the game is over. One hell of a blind buy, against recommendations too! It's so damn classy.

That being said, Love & Luck... haven't tried it. I should, I just need to get past my prejudice against the whole Ed Hardy douchebag thing.
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post #7 of 12
10/9/10 at 12:08pm
Comparing love and luck to Millesime Imperial is laughable. MI also doesn't have a resemblance to Unforgivable, but it does to Unforgivable Multi Platinum.
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post #8 of 12
10/9/10 at 12:38pm
i persoanlly dont care for any of the three. especially millesime imperial. IMO its one of the most overrated fragrances
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post #9 of 12
10/9/10 at 1:10pm
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Originally Posted by xdsjx View Post


That being said, Love & Luck... haven't tried it. I should, I just need to get past my prejudice against the whole Ed Hardy douchebag thing.

Yeah, that will be next to impossible for ME to do. But I am all for sampling any fragrance. I saw Love & Luck at a discounters recently, but it was still $49.99.
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post #10 of 12
10/9/10 at 1:19pm
Unfortunately for aquatic lovers, one of the downsides of most of those scents is short longevity. They are meant to be light and fresh. Some people think Bond No. 9 Wall Street is similar to MI and has more longevity. Read the reviews.

I can get about 5 hours out of MI. Haven't tried the other scents referenced, but there is a strong contention that Unforgivable was designed to be an MI ripoff.
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post #11 of 12
12/31/10 at 11:26pm
I got the same vibe here. I made a similar topic, and people disagreed. ALTHOUGH, I think MI and Love and Luck are more similar than Unforgivable and MI/Love and Luck.

Oh well. Whatever, who cares. Me I guess :P

FWIW, a youtube reviewer also shares my opinion and the OP's opinion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODpX2FkJo0
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post #12 of 12
5/13/12 at 6:54pm
Longevity is an issue for all three of them, especially Love and Luck.

Unforgivable is similar to MI, but with darker undercurrents while MI had a lightness about it. It's not a faithful clone, but it isn't a bad cologne either. It's hard to recommend if you have high standards, but you may like it.

Love and Luck is the best immitation of MI. It's a great scent and I can easily wear it as an MI substitute without feeling short changed. If you really like MI, but can't afford it, just go and by Love and Luck.
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