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Hermès Ambre Narguile vs M-R and N-H.

post #1 of 18
3/20/11 at 6:12am
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I went to the Hermès store yesterday, and the nice S-A gave me a big sample of Ambre Narguile. Aaahh!! It smell soo good, I almost want to eat my arm! I almost imidiately put this in the same stall as Malle Musc Ravageur and Bond New Haarlem. I think all these 3 are equal. It`s impossible for me to pick a "winner" out of the 3.
- What are your thoughts? Do you have a clear favourite among them?
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post #2 of 18
3/20/11 at 6:19am
It's very easy for me to choose:

1st - Musc Ravaguer
2nd - New Haarlem

No ranking - Ambre Narguile
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post #3 of 18
3/20/11 at 6:33am
Musc Ravageur.

I find Ambre Narguile way too richly gourmand for my tastes and let's just say Bond No.9 isn't exactly in my good books.
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post #4 of 18
3/20/11 at 6:50am
1) Ambre Narguile
2) \t\t\t\t\t\tMusc Ravaguer
3) New Haarlem
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post #5 of 18
3/20/11 at 6:57am
1) Ambre Narguile
2) Musc Ravaguer
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post #6 of 18
3/20/11 at 7:04am
1) Musc Ravageur
2) Ambre Narguile (while I enjoy it more than Musc Ravageur, MR is my go to sent when I don't know what to wear, if the context is right at least)


512) New Haarlem
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post #7 of 18
3/20/11 at 7:25am
IMHO all 3 are FBW , go on , treat yourself
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post #8 of 18
3/20/11 at 10:37am
Three of them are really good, if you are into gourmands you are gonna enjoy New Haarlem and/or Ambre Narguile. Price point I think New Haarlem is a better deal.
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post #9 of 18
3/20/11 at 10:45am
My favorite of the three is New Haarlem. Next is MR (but I prefer its clove-less clone, Meharees). I didn't like Ambre Narguile the first time I wore it. I had my gf wear it last week, and I thought it was just OK. I guess it's just too tart for me.
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post #10 of 18
3/20/11 at 11:49am
They're not very comparable. One is muscy and cinnamon/clove'ish whie thn other is amber and gourmand.
I own both since both are good in thier respective domains and FBW.
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post #11 of 18
3/20/11 at 12:58pm
In terms of composition and artistry;

1. Musc Ravageur
2. Ambre Narguille
3. New Haarlem

But my favourite;

1. New Haarlem
2. Musc Ravageur
3. Ambre Narguille

hmmmm......
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post #12 of 18
3/20/11 at 6:46pm
MR was not for me. Crap is too light. Never tried NH. AN though: DYNOMITE!!! About to apply some over what's left of the Bogart Arabian Nights that I applied a few hours ago. Wonder what that'll smell like...
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post #13 of 18
3/20/11 at 10:41pm
All three of those are brilliant. Tough decision - you should at least have a decant of every one of them.
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post #14 of 18
3/21/11 at 1:45am
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Originally Posted by leor_77 View Post

All three of those are brilliant. Tough decision - you should at least have a decant of every one of them.

well, I own M-R and N-H, and I brooder if I shall buy Ambre Narguile.
-Nowdays, it`s not often I get that "wow" feeling and it click when testing fragrances, but it certainly did with that one!
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post #15 of 18
3/21/11 at 6:01am
1. New Haarlem
2. Ambre Narguile

no ranking for Musc Rav. The clove opening is annoying, late dry down is alright. Don't like smelling old manish
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post #16 of 18
3/21/11 at 4:40pm
1. Ambre Narg
2. New Haarlem
3. Musc Rav
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post #17 of 18
3/24/11 at 12:19pm
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After testing Ambre Narguile for a while now, I think I can detect some similarities with Boucheron Jaipur homme. Can it be the Benzoin?
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post #18 of 18
3/24/11 at 2:58pm
Ambre Narg reminds me of Michael Kors for Men for some reason.
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