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post #1 of 10
6/28/11 at 7:18am
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the fragance robert piguet : (for man or woman )
which are more persistent?
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post #2 of 10
6/28/11 at 7:20am
Fracas is surely the most tenacious.
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post #3 of 10
6/28/11 at 7:37am
Yes, FRACAS, but also BANDIT
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post #4 of 10
6/28/11 at 7:46am
Right now there are only two "officially" designated masculines in their range: Cravache and Fracas for Men (not to be confused with their original, glorious tuberose-themed Fracas). I would avoid Fracas for Men like the plague - it smell like vintage Vitalis hair tonic. Cravache is competently made, citrus topped, woody drydown, semi-fougere. Things get really interesting with the women's offerings, Bandit is an amazing, classic, bitter leather chypre; Baghari, a wonderfully ORANGE dominated, aldehydic chypre; Douglas Hannant updates the original Fracas by adding a pear note.
I was told that Robert Piquet will be adding a new masculine under the Douglas Hannant name.
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post #5 of 10
6/28/11 at 9:50am
About the fake FRACAS FOR MEN, here below the letter sent to the French site " AU PARFUM"

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Quelqu’un a t-il des infos sur Fracas For Men Cologne.
Cela me semble suspect car même le site Robert Piguet ne le mentionne pas.
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Quelqu’un a t-il eu l’occasion de le tester ?


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réponse de xxerus, le 10 avril 2011 Ã* 14:26

Fracas

Du coup, j’ai écrit directement Ã* Piguet ; voici la réponse de son directeur, Joe Garces :


"Thank you very much for this information and the website submitted, they will receive a letter from our trademark attorney because they are not allowed to use our trademark because we do not sell to any internet site except Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom and Sephora.
The previous owner of the Robert Piguet trademark 13 years ago created this cheap fragrance Fracas for Men. We have been trying to track the origin of this present distribution of this fragrance because this is appearing on websites. This is not a genuine Piguet fragrance and as the official owner of the Robert Piguet trademark we have nothing to do with this imposter.
Thank you again so that you know all of the present Robert Piguet fragrances are made in France and you can see the official products on our website www.robertpiguetparfums.com
Joe Garces
President / CEO - ROBERT PIGUET PARFUMS"

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post #6 of 10
6/28/11 at 10:07am
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Originally Posted by ROBERTO View Post

"Thank you very much for this information and the website submitted, they will receive a letter from our trademark attorney because they are not allowed to use our trademark because we do not sell to any internet site except Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom and Sephora.
The previous owner of the Robert Piguet trademark 13 years ago created this cheap fragrance Fracas for Men. We have been trying to track the origin of this present distribution of this fragrance because this is appearing on websites. This is not a genuine Piguet fragrance and as the official owner of the Robert Piguet trademark we have nothing to do with this imposter.
Thank you again so that you know all of the present Robert Piguet fragrances are made in France and you can see the official products on our website www.robertpiguetparfums.com
Joe Garces
President / CEO - ROBERT PIGUET PARFUMS"

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Thanks for sharing this Roberto. Fracas for Men is a disgrace.
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post #7 of 10
6/28/11 at 10:12am
As Roberto said, Bandit is perfectly suited to a man (indeed, more to a man than to a woman, I'd say) and is very tenacious. But Futur is fine too (I haven't tested longevity on this). I also own Visa, which I like though it is a little sweet. Longevity is good, though perhaps not Bandit-like.

cacio
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post #8 of 10
6/28/11 at 10:20am
Odd that this should come up when Futur is my SOTD!

Bandit and Fracas, surely, are Piguet's leaders in both sillage and tenacity. Baghari is lower-keyed but it lasts a good while. Visa lasts very well, but I don't like it very much.

With Futur, I find that the intoxicating top notes are very fleeting. With repeated wearing of Futur, I found that there is a honey note that seems to encapsulated in the orange blossom of the top. A good contrast with the green/metallic vibe of Futur's overall structure. Tenacity with Futur is decent, but I love to top up because I want to be "intoxicated" all over again!
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post #9 of 10
6/28/11 at 10:24am
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But Futur is fine too (I haven't tested longevity on this).

cacio

Futur, just right after Bandit is one of my favourite "smells" from this line but unfortunately it has some serious longevity issues. Kinda disappointing for that aspect. Bandit is surely the standout but IMO longevity has been "shorted down" with the latest reformulations (that's why I suggested Fracas)
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post #10 of 10
6/28/11 at 10:39am
Fracas
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