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9/25/11 at 6:46am

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I am sampling Parfumerie Generale's Querelle, and I am very much reminded of Creed Bois du Portugal's drydown.
Do you guys see the resemblance too?

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9/25/11 at 7:03am

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Absolutely not. They are miles apart, IMO.

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9/25/11 at 8:00am

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Both great, but have little to nothing in common to my nose. Even though I suspect almost nobody will agree with you, you shouldn't feel bad for posting. All of this is a learning process. If I posted my views on a wine forum right now, they'd eat me alive, but I am interested in learning! :-)

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9/25/11 at 8:23am

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Also, it's amazing how subjective our perception really is. Associations can be triggered by every little detail and are powerful enough to twist and turn everything around. I made the bizzarest connections already just to be completely puzzled by them the next day. It's part of the fun though, if you ask me.

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Well, now that it is drying down, it has moved apart from what I thought was very similar to BdP. But during the first hour or so, I found the cinnamony woodiness very similar to BdP. I know I have an untrained nose, but that is my impression.
Someone said on another post that Querelle would be a sure bet for Creed lovers, and I am pretty certain that they didn't mean the fresher Creeds (SMW, GIT, MI) by that, so I believe that I am not the only one smelling a resemblance. But then again, it may just be a matter of personal perception.

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Absolutely not. They are miles apart, IMO.

+1. -Querelle is more like a refined "niche version" of Paco Rabanne pour homme.

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9/25/11 at 8:28am

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+1. -Querelle is more like a refined "niche version" of Paco Rabanne pour homme.

Funny, because PRPH was one of the two or three perfumes I used to use before getting into fragrances big time. I may have a little remainder somewhere at my parents'...

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9/25/11 at 8:55am