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Poll Results: Pure Shot Poll.

 
  • 14% (15)
    Love it
  • 18% (19)
    Like it
  • 20% (21)
    Still deciding or neutral
  • 47% (50)
    Money would have been better spent on another fragrance
105 Total Votes  
post #121 of 689
Im sure it won't be anywhere close to typical "sport" frags. It's Thierry Mugler. This house is more creative than most niche in my opinion.
post #122 of 689
Every time I read this thread, this song enters my head...

post #123 of 689
The one thing that's consistent is they can't make A*men into a summer fragrance. Summer Flash, Sunessence, and Icemen all bombed. It's either going to be a flanker that smells nothing like A*men or another ill advised attempted to cash in on the name. Buying this blind is going to be a major leap of faith.
post #124 of 689
man ive been reading many places and this thing is getting hyped fast and its not even out yet, we dont even know 100% the note yet.
post #125 of 689
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Originally Posted by Mandolinist View Post

I'm imagining small lead pellets

Same here LOL.
post #126 of 689
My heart is already sinking at the thought of the 300,000 threads this is gunna create
post #127 of 689
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Originally Posted by Pour_Monsieur View Post

My heart is already sinking at the thought of the 300,000 threads this is gunna create

Lol. We'll have to swim hard!
post #128 of 689
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Originally Posted by jeightseven View Post

Peppermint? Yesssssss.

Exactly.

I really have been looking for more mint scents.

Kenzo Pour Homme Edition Boisee was actually fairly nice, almost enough to buy. I hope this is even better. Just hoping it's not a IceMen flanker, in the same way TTOF was more a B*Men flanker than an A*Men flanker.

If this has a ton of mint, no plasticy notes like IceMen or the original A*Men, and a ton of coffee....I'll be stoked.

And co-sign on track #1 off Ill Communication coming to mind every time I read the name.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY7IXLPVLKU
post #129 of 689
If I use as a template of what I remember of ToF from Mugler I can actually envision(?) what this Pure Shot flanker will smell like.
post #130 of 689
Well, I heard the followingfrom a source at Thierry Mugler: the next one Pure Shot should be available as Online Premiere this month on the Thierry Mugler website in the US. They said they would send an email to let people know.
Amen Taste of Fragrance is also available on the same website it seems.
Now very exciting news: I also heard that Pure Malt and Pure Havane are being re-released on the same website sometimes this year... Not sure when.
Not sure about Pure Leather... Will ask next time I talk to my source!
post #131 of 689
Have these TM flankers always come out this rapidly? Taste of fragrance isn't that old, and it sounds like 2 or 3 new flankers are hitting this year, meaning 4 spinoffs will hit shelves in about a year. I don't recall previously flankers coming out this frequently.
post #132 of 689
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Originally Posted by Mymy View Post

Well, I heard the followingfrom a source at Thierry Mugler: the next one Pure Shot should be available as Online Premiere this month on the Thierry Mugler website in the US. They said they would send an email to let people know.
Amen Taste of Fragrance is also available on the same website it seems.
Now very exciting news: I also heard that Pure Malt and Pure Havane are being re-released on the same website sometimes this year... Not sure when.
Not sure about Pure Leather... Will ask next time I talk to my source!


Let the Chaos begin all over again. All you resellers better start unloading your extra bottles now.
post #133 of 689
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Originally Posted by Mymy View Post

Well, I heard the followingfrom a source at Thierry Mugler: the next one Pure Shot should be available as Online Premiere this month on the Thierry Mugler website in the US. They said they would send an email to let people know.
Amen Taste of Fragrance is also available on the same website it seems.
Now very exciting news: I also heard that Pure Malt and Pure Havane are being re-released on the same website sometimes this year... Not sure when.
Not sure about Pure Leather... Will ask next time I talk to my source!

How likely is this?
post #134 of 689
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Originally Posted by Mymy View Post

Well, I heard the followingfrom a source at Thierry Mugler: the next one Pure Shot should be available as Online Premiere this month on the Thierry Mugler website in the US. They said they would send an email to let people know.
Amen Taste of Fragrance is also available on the same website it seems.
Now very exciting news: I also heard that Pure Malt and Pure Havane are being re-released on the same website sometimes this year... Not sure when.
Not sure about Pure Leather... Will ask next time I talk to my source!

how credible is the source???
post #135 of 689
ill believe it when i see it
post #136 of 689
yeah i'll take it with a grain of salt
post #137 of 689
sounds meh...
post #138 of 689
Oh c*ap!
He're go start saving again for the nxt Mugler. I passed on the last Taste one! But this one looking fresh, cool! Lets see!
And Gold edition?! Very interested to see (smell) how's different from the original one.
post #139 of 689
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Originally Posted by jamwires View Post

Im sure it won't be anywhere close to typical "sport" frags. It's Thierry Mugler. This house is more creative than most niche in my opinion.

The company is known to repackage very well and make money off of it. I feel this is going to be a rehash of Ice Men or Summer Essenes
post #140 of 689
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Originally Posted by scentimus View Post

I feel this is going to be a rehash of Ice Men or Summer Essenes

I hope not. Ice*Men had a weird BenGay vibe to my nose, and Sunessence was mediocre at best. I hope Pure Shot is a competent, successful release. I have higher hopes for the upcoming yet-to-be-named gourmand, however.
post #141 of 689
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Originally Posted by Ivan D' Great View Post

Oh c*ap!
He're go start saving again for the nxt Mugler. I passed on the last Taste one! But this one looking fresh, cool! Lets see!
And Gold edition?! Very interested to see (smell) how's different from the original one.

I passed as well on Taste, but it's growing on me. It's an experience to wear, but I swear it makes my eyes water sometimes. It's literally pepper spray. If it had A*Men longevity I might get it.
post #142 of 689
If they re-release Pure Havane...I will buy more of it.
post #143 of 689
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Originally Posted by Shaheen View Post

I hope not. Ice*Men had a weird BenGay vibe to my nose, and Sunessence was mediocre at best. I hope Pure Shot is a competent, successful release. I have higher hopes for the upcoming yet-to-be-named gourmand, however.

I actually enjoy Ice*Men, but I'd only wear it in the summer time. I really like the iced coffee vibe.
post #144 of 689
So Ive heard March, and Ive heard April/May on another site. We got Taste of Fragrance early in Canada, so I hope the same will happen with Pure Shot.
post #145 of 689
Fresh from twitter!!

Oscar Pistorius (@OscarPistorius)
2/6/12 8:59 AM
What do you guys think? The new A*Men-Pure Shot. Launching it tomo in London. @MuglerCircle @Thierry_Mugler lockerz.com/s/181280411
post #146 of 689
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post #148 of 689
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Originally Posted by Carlos10704 View Post

Fresh from twitter!!

Oscar Pistorius (@OscarPistorius)
2/6/12 8:59 AM
What do you guys think? The new A*Men-Pure Shot. Launching it tomo in London. @MuglerCircle @Thierry_Mugler lockerz.com/s/181280411

In that case we need reviews ASAP!!
post #149 of 689
Fook me, that was fast.
post #150 of 689
Holy crap they launched it already in London. That was very fast. Lets see how long it's going to take to launch around here.
post #151 of 689
I guess this tweet answers the question about the Gold edition out later in the year...

RT @MuglerCircle: @ronovak Yes, the Gold Edition will be the same juice, but in a different Limited Edition bottle celebrating @OscarPistorius
post #152 of 689
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Originally Posted by Bobcat2112 View Post

I guess this tweet answers the question about the Gold edition out later in the year...

RT @MuglerCircle: @ronovak Yes, the Gold Edition will be the same juice, but in a different Limited Edition bottle

Boo!!

I'm still looking forward to the vanilla bourbon A*Men, whatever it will be called.
post #153 of 689
Anyone know where its going to be stocked in London? So far I've liked every TM fragrance other than the Taste ... so this could be a blind buy tomorrow.
post #154 of 689
Based on the number of comments on this thread, Pure Shot will be sold out as fast as tickets for the show if the dead Beatles resurrected and join to the other ones to do a last concert!
post #155 of 689
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Originally Posted by moore View Post

Based on the number of comments on this thread, Pure Shot will be sold out as fast as tickets for the show if the dead Beatles resurrected and join to the other ones to do a last concert!

If it makes it into department stores such as Macy's, then there should be plenty to go around. Pure Coffee, Pure Malt, and Pure Havane sat on the store shelf at my local Macy's for months before they finally sold out. I actually remember Pure Coffee sitting there for maybe 6 months and the SA told me that they hadn't sold a single bottle. Mugler fragrances just aren't popular around here.
post #156 of 689
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Originally Posted by Shaheen View Post

If it makes it into department stores such as Macy's, then there should be plenty to go around. Pure Coffee, Pure Malt, and Pure Havane sat on the store shelf at my local Macy's for months before they finally sold out. I actually remember Pure Coffee sitting there for maybe 6 months and the SA told me that they hadn't sold a single bottle. Mugler fragrances just aren't popular around here.

I'm in the same position here in Michigan. I went to Nordstroms about 1 month ago to purchase TOF, they didn't have any. Not because they sold out, but they didn't sell a single one of them (even through the holidays) so they finally sent all that they had back. In the same visit, the sales lady gave me a full Pure Malt tester, I was the first to ever ask about it so she didn't mind parting with it.
post #157 of 689
Yeah, TM flankers only seem to get insanely popular once they are no longer available. Pure Havane sat on shelves for months, and was sold on their website for even longer.

And correct me if wrong, but we will see two new flankers this year, apparently? If the gold edition is just new packaging, then it's just pure shot and leather I guess. For some reason I was thinking more were coming out; guess this is good news for my wallet!
post #158 of 689
whatever happened to that rumor that the "taste" series would be releasing a new one every few months.
post #159 of 689
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Originally Posted by Tappio View Post

Yeah, TM flankers only seem to get insanely popular once they are no longer available. Pure Havane sat on shelves for months, and was sold on their website for even longer.

Yeah, it did. And that is odd, as I think a large portion of BN has now found that to be their favorite of the Pure series, myself included.

I actually remember buying 5 Pure Coffees on ebay 2 years ago for $45.95 each, free shipping. Then a few months later buying 4 Pure Malts for $48.99 each free shipping. neither was very popular initially. I sold all of them almost immediately after Pure Havane was released for like $85-$90 per bottle, including some to Diane from the Perfumed court. Little did i know their demand would be so insane, as i think both of them were still too much like the original A*Men for me to like. Pure Havane was the first large scale departure from the plasticky, overtly chemmy nature of the OG A*men. TTOF was another large scale departure, almost more of a B*Men flanker.

I, for one, hope Pure Shot is another larger departure away from the OG A*Men, i just hope it's nothing like Sunessence or Icemen. I hope it's a touch more like this scent I made for my girl to emulate her starbucks cinnamon/nutmeg-laden Peppermint Mocha she likes. A sport scent is what the bottle looks like, but I secretly hope it's a spicy-peppermint masculine gourmand, a tad less sweet than any previous Pure series. Very exited for this one, as I loooooove mint. both Spearmint and peppermint.
post #160 of 689
I think the ingredients kind of guarantee that it's not going to be an IceMen clone...
post #161 of 689
Will probably be similar to that crappy Ice Men.
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post #163 of 689
Hey Daze, I'm in a "white-envy" now. And I'll commit another deadly sin if it doesn't arrive here: anger!
post #164 of 689
Daze, are these your pics?? If so, how is it?
post #165 of 689
Pics are from Oscar, he posted the link on his twitter.
post #166 of 689
I really hope Mugler doesn't continue their price increasing trend with this flanker.
post #167 of 689
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Originally Posted by psylence2k View Post

I really hope Mugler doesn't continue their price increasing trend with this flanker.

they better not........... not $100 retail please......
post #168 of 689
Who cares if it's $100? I paid $100 retail for my Taste of Fragrance, and that juice smells WAY more niche than most of my collection. I love that shit.
post #169 of 689
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Originally Posted by jamwires View Post

Who cares if it's $100? I paid $100 retail for my Taste of Fragrance, and that juice smells WAY more niche than most of my collection. I love that shit.

+1!!
post #170 of 689
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Originally Posted by jamwires View Post

Who cares if it's $100? I paid $100 retail for my Taste of Fragrance, and that juice smells WAY more niche than most of my collection. I love that shit.

My thought exactly! $100 is a good price for these Limited Edition high quality fragrances. I'm not made of money by any means, but at this price point this frags are worth it to me.
post #171 of 689
All you fellow Canadians keep an eye out for this stuff at The Bay. Hopefully it hits the shelves soon
post #172 of 689
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Originally Posted by jamwires View Post

Who cares if it's $100? I paid $100 retail for my Taste of Fragrance, and that juice smells WAY more niche than most of my collection. I love that shit.

I honestly think this is the reason why Mugler has been raising their prices of these limited edition flankers, they know to the general public there's little interest and they saw pure coffee, malt, and havane sell poorly on a overall scale. So why not mark-up the price so the small group of die-hards who will stop at nothing to get it will end up picking up the slack and making us a profit. Now they can make the same money off of 50 as they would normally do 100.

At the end of the day though I dont see how you could not care. I would love for my $120 to buy me two bottles instead of one ( at Pure Malt Prices), or just use that extra 60 to buy another fragrance. I mean I love mugler fragrances too but we gotta calm down and think sometimes lol.
post #173 of 689
I think the Pure line only worth about $70ish/bottle. That's why I do not buy The Taste of Fragrance.
Let's put it this way, if the price of a bottle in the Pure line is about $100, then with the same price range you can have access to fragrances from Serge Lutens, Diptyque, Parfumerie Générale, etc.
Niche or not, the quality of fragrances from those houses are clearly better then the Pure line, construction wise, artistry wise and ingredient quality wise.
And when it comes to the amount of juice (100ml vs 50ml), to be honest, I cannot imagine I will ever use up 100ml of anything
I think this insane price raise is caused by the over-hype of Pure Malt
Keep a sound mind people, at the end of the day it's your hard earn money!
post #174 of 689
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Originally Posted by jasonx View Post

I think the Pure line only worth about $70ish/bottle. That's why I do not buy The Taste of Fragrance.
Let's put it this way, if the price of a bottle in the Pure line is about $100, then with the same price range you can have access to fragrances from Serge Lutens, Diptyque, Parfumerie Générale, etc.
Niche or not, the quality of fragrances from those houses are clearly better then the Pure line, construction wise, artistry wise and ingredient quality wise.
And when it comes to the amount of juice (100ml vs 50ml), to be honest, I cannot imagine I will ever use up 100ml of anything
I think this insane price raise is caused by the over-hype of Pure Malt
Keep a sought might people, at the end of the day it's your hard earn money!

The statement of yours I've bolded is definitely not a given. It is not inherently true. For example, some SL scents are loaded up with huge amounts of iso e super, Bois de Violette, for one. It's simply that misguided "niche is better" mentality that keeps notions like the above afloat, not any empirical truth.
post #175 of 689
I see what youre saying - but if a frag is good, I'll buy it. So $80 or $100 makes little difference to me.
post #176 of 689
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Originally Posted by SculptureOfSoul View Post

The statement of yours I've bolded is definitely not a given. It is not inherently true. For example, some SL scents are loaded up with huge amounts of iso e super, Bois de Violette, for one. It's simply that misguided "niche is better" mentality that keeps notions like the above afloat, not any empirical truth.

Personally, I do not think Niche is better than Designer, that's why I stated "Niche or not". What stated here is the quality of the scent itself. My point is that things in the Pure line, while decent, not worth the price tag above $80 which IMO caused by the crazy hunt of Pure Malt.
post #177 of 689
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Originally Posted by Dawg15 View Post

Daze, are these your pics?? If so, how is it?

No, they're from Oscar Pistorius' Twitter, that's why I posted the link to his page as a source...
post #178 of 689
I think TM fragrances are in niche quality,i am ready to for all TM's.It must be good scent,need to new fragrance from Thierry Mugler.I can't find easly Pure Malt or Pure Havane,but new fragrance seems to be more different thats....lool
post #179 of 689
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Originally Posted by jamwires View Post

Who cares if it's $100? I paid $100 retail for my Taste of Fragrance, and that juice smells WAY more niche than most of my collection. I love that shit.

Any of you guys willing to sell me a sample of Taste of Frag? I've been looking to try it and haven't seen samples anywhere so far. Also, once someone tries Pure Shot please post how it is, thanks...
post #180 of 689
So apparently it has been presented today, but won't be available until May? Grrrrrr!
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