Here is another extended review. This time because I believe this house does NOT get enough love. My first encounter with Moschino was the delicious unisex jus Friends. It is a sweet lemon lime summer casual sunshine frag. It is quite similar to Banana Republic Classic and some others. It is beautiful, it is italian and it is very friendly, pun intended. Which all made me curious about the rest of the Moschino line. I found Uomo, to which Friends is a flanker. I traded for it with fellow basenoter, Surfacing (thanx dude!).
Uomo. Took a while. Sweet, but not cloying. Familiar, but slippery. What does it smell like? I could not place it for a few days. It reminded me of a more natural and well balanced FCUK Him. Then it hit me: its lavender! This is lavender done right. I compared it side by side with Le Male, a 'dirty' lavender. This is clean, nice, attractive, and it does throw that question mark, cause passer-bys to ask 'what is that'? I wear it for those days when I want to reach out and touch someone but ninja style.
Friends. There is more to Friends than citrus. The first blast will lead you to an orange grove and leave you there unless you decide you want more. Some have compared it to Secretions Magnifique (holy grail alert), to which I will say 'yes, but'. A Ferrari as a daily driver is ridiculous. An Alfa Romeo on the other hand, very do-able. Friends is the Alfa here. Unless you have a nose for notes, you will not notice the sperm/blood connection Jenson mentions in his review, and GBlue's review is exact: friends is a salty metallic citrus. Genius if you ask me. And beautiful too.
I mentioned it is unisex, but only for those women who venture into the eau de cologne offerings. It is very similar to DKNY Perfume in the long angular cylindrical bottle, except it does not overdose you on the metallic.
Are the two brothers Uomo and Friends related beyond the bottles? Strangely, yes: they are virtually the same frag in concept, except Friends is for summer, Uomo is for tuxes. Both are incredibly bang on Italian jus worth checking out. I love Friends so much I wear it year round.
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Uomo. Took a while. Sweet, but not cloying. Familiar, but slippery. What does it smell like? I could not place it for a few days. It reminded me of a more natural and well balanced FCUK Him. Then it hit me: its lavender! This is lavender done right. I compared it side by side with Le Male, a 'dirty' lavender. This is clean, nice, attractive, and it does throw that question mark, cause passer-bys to ask 'what is that'? I wear it for those days when I want to reach out and touch someone but ninja style.
Friends. There is more to Friends than citrus. The first blast will lead you to an orange grove and leave you there unless you decide you want more. Some have compared it to Secretions Magnifique (holy grail alert), to which I will say 'yes, but'. A Ferrari as a daily driver is ridiculous. An Alfa Romeo on the other hand, very do-able. Friends is the Alfa here. Unless you have a nose for notes, you will not notice the sperm/blood connection Jenson mentions in his review, and GBlue's review is exact: friends is a salty metallic citrus. Genius if you ask me. And beautiful too.
I mentioned it is unisex, but only for those women who venture into the eau de cologne offerings. It is very similar to DKNY Perfume in the long angular cylindrical bottle, except it does not overdose you on the metallic.
Are the two brothers Uomo and Friends related beyond the bottles? Strangely, yes: they are virtually the same frag in concept, except Friends is for summer, Uomo is for tuxes. Both are incredibly bang on Italian jus worth checking out. I love Friends so much I wear it year round.
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