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Which is more of a powerhouse: LAPIDUS POUR HOMME or BALENCIAGA POUR HOMME?

Poll Results: Which is more of a powerhouse?

 
  • 40% (6)
    Lapidus Pour Homme
  • 40% (6)
    Balenciaga Pour Homme
  • 20% (3)
    Both are equal in powerhouse status
15 Total Votes  
post #1 of 14
1/8/11 at 12:03pm
Thread Starter 
Both of these frags are so similar, both are brutal powerhouses, but which one wins the prize as the bigger powerhouse?

Me, I think they're equal.
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post #2 of 14
1/8/11 at 12:14pm
Lapidus pour Homme is slightly stronger, IMO, and longer lasting. The strong patchouli, musk and moss in the base strengthen its case a lot. Balenciaga pour Homme is brutal on application and the orange and lime top notes make it much brighter. "Volume" wise, BpH mellows down earlier than LpH.
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post #3 of 14
1/8/11 at 1:18pm
I voted equal. I would love to see a tester bottle of one of these on a mall department store counter in stark contrast to the current flavors of the month.

What would the reactions be on unsuspecting samplers? Would they dig it.......or run for their lives?
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post #4 of 14
1/8/11 at 1:30pm
I have to say that Lapidus has an edge on Balenciaga
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post #5 of 14
1/8/11 at 4:16pm
Lapidus by 30-40% !!
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post #6 of 14
1/8/11 at 5:28pm
To my nose I would have to say equal.

- regards
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post #7 of 14
1/8/11 at 8:36pm
Equal.
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post #8 of 14
1/8/11 at 9:30pm
I haven't tried Balenciaga, but if it is anywhere NEAR Lapidus I need to crawl through broken glass to get to it. Lapidus is a blowtorch; I still have post traumatic stress from my first wearing. Lest that sounds like a complaint, it's not. I dig Lapidus in a big way and haven't tried anything like it, so far.
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post #9 of 14
1/8/11 at 9:46pm
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Originally Posted by Swanky View Post

I haven't tried Balenciaga, but if it is anywhere NEAR Lapidus I need to crawl through broken glass to get to it. Lapidus is a blowtorch

Neither have I.

Swanky, for what you just said I gather that you have not tried neither Quorum, nor One Man Show, nor Sung Homme yet, because either of those would leave Lapidus eating dust.
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post #10 of 14
1/9/11 at 8:21am
To me BPH hands down. Its dirtied honey edge (or whatever it is) out trumps the weighty pineapple of LPH. I like em both just the same and to think that BPH used to be available and could be had as easy as LPH now... well that just makes me sick.
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post #11 of 14
1/9/11 at 10:00am
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Originally Posted by DuNezDeBuzier View Post

To me BPH hands down. Its dirtied honey edge (or whatever it is) out trumps the weighty pineapple of LPH. I like em both just the same and to think that BPH used to be available and could be had as easy as LPH now... well that just makes me sick.

Balenciaga pour Homme gets my vote as well.
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post #12 of 14
1/9/11 at 12:29pm
Wearing BpH as i type. Confirms that LpH is stronger, especially 3+ hours into wearing.
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post #13 of 14
1/9/11 at 1:47pm
Equal. I think they smell the same too.
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post #14 of 14
1/9/11 at 10:21pm
I've never smelled Balenciaga but Lapidus Pour Homme has got to be one of the best budget buys and is strong as hell.
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