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Bored and feel like blind buying something cheap.. (Arpege vs Silver Scent)

post #1 of 16
2/6/11 at 3:29am
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I've narrowed down my choices to Arpege Pour Homme by Lanvin and Silver Scent by Bogart.

I enjoy sweet scents a lot and I've heard Arpege been compared to Givenchy Pi which I like (but not yet own) but the one thing I'm worried about is its the moderate sillage and poor longevity people commented about.

Silver Scent on the other hand has monstrous sillage and longevity (taken from reviews). But I recently bought Bogart PH and although I enjoy the scent, I don't like that old-vibe I get from it. There's an underlying smell in the scent that just reminds me of the 80's powerhouses. Can anyone tell me if Silver Scent also contains this distinctive smell??
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post #2 of 16
2/6/11 at 3:53am
I haven't tried Silver Scent, but I have Arpege and although my skin eats fragrance, I don't have problems with longevity with a decent application.

It's also garnered me some unsolicited compliments, so if that's important to you give it a whirl. It's ridiculously cheap at the moment.
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post #3 of 16
2/6/11 at 5:02am
I would go with Arpege pour Homme. I personally have no problems with its sillage or longevity.
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post #4 of 16
2/6/11 at 5:16am
Arpege easy
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post #5 of 16
2/6/11 at 5:46am
Arpege pH is awesome. Projection for me kinda sucks, but it does do better on clothing when it holds the top notes longer. Gonna look for it next time I go to Marshall's, or TJM.
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post #6 of 16
2/6/11 at 6:40am
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Thanks guys, went with the Arpege Homme. £9.99 for a 50ml delivered!
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post #7 of 16
2/6/11 at 6:45am
Oh no, too late!

I felt bored one day and bought Arpege after reading good reviews. It went back on E-bay pretty quickly, I have to say. Didn't do much for me, also disliked the cheap feeling bottle/top.

So, even though I don't know Silver Scent, I would have to pick it out of these too.
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post #8 of 16
2/6/11 at 6:48am
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Originally Posted by Rüssel View Post

Oh no, too late!

I felt bored one day and bought Arpege after reading good reviews. It went back on E-bay pretty quickly, I have to say. Didn't do much for me, also disliked the cheap feeling bottle/top.

So, even though I don't know Silver Scent, I would have to pick it out of these too.

Hahahaha I laughed when I read the first line of your post.
Oh well, too late now. How come you didn't like it? (apart from the cheap bottle)
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post #9 of 16
2/6/11 at 6:52am
Why is Arpege so cheap?.............is it maybe being discontinued ?....does anyone know for sure ? Thanks.
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post #10 of 16
2/6/11 at 6:59am
Just didn't agree with me. It's not horrid though. I do like quite a few sweet fragrances but this straight away wasn't for me.

Received plenty of good reviews though, so it might just be me.

A cheapo that I quite liked (so far, I've only smelled it once yet) was Celine Fever PH.
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post #11 of 16
2/6/11 at 7:00am
Arpege of the two but personally, I hit others at the dept store.
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post #12 of 16
2/6/11 at 7:17am
Silver Scent is great. Ultra modern. Green Grape at the opening, drying down to a velvety citrus that i find quite unique.
Brutal lasting and sillage.
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post #13 of 16
2/6/11 at 8:56am
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Just didn't agree with me. It's not horrid though. I do like quite a few sweet fragrances but this straight away wasn't for me.

Received plenty of good reviews though, so it might just be me.

A cheapo that I quite liked (so far, I've only smelled it once yet) was Celine Fever PH.

I don't mean to disrespect your tastes. But Fever is by far one of the worst fragrances I've ever smelled. It doesn't even smell like a fragrance. I used to own a bottle, I got a 1 oz for like 8 bucks somewhere. It smelled like paper, paper, and cardboard. I'd much rather smell like an orange creamsicle (Arpege pH) than a stack of paper.
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post #14 of 16
2/6/11 at 9:07am
Both are fine, but I would go with Arpege.
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post #15 of 16
2/6/11 at 9:20am
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I don't mean to disrespect your tastes. But Fever is by far one of the worst fragrances I've ever smelled. It doesn't even smell like a fragrance. I used to own a bottle, I got a 1 oz for like 8 bucks somewhere. It smelled like paper, paper, and cardboard. I'd much rather smell like an orange creamsicle (Arpege pH) than a stack of paper.

Oh well, I quite enjoy it Liked it best out of somewhat similar incensey fragrances like Azzaro Visit, Zirh Ikon and Dirty English I was trying at the time.
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post #16 of 16
2/6/11 at 10:06am
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Turns out I should have waited a bit longer before my purchase because I just won a 50ml Lancome Hypnose off eBay for £15...
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