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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 #661 of 689
4/27/12 at 9:06am
I tried it today at one of my local Sephora stores (only 3 bottles available at 85$/piece). As an original A*Men non fan, I can say that it's like a cologne version of Ice*Men + Mugler Cologne, so it gets from me a 2/5 score, mostly because of very poor longevity (2-3 hrs. max, tested several times from a generous sample the SA offered to me). I usually don't have longevity issues with other fresh fragrances (Versace Eau Fraiche, D&G Light Blue and Lanvin L'Homme perform quite good on my skin), so even if I tried to keep an open-mind with this release, I'm just not prepared to spend 85$ for a 2 hrs. joy of freshness. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad frag for summer/sports but it's just too weak to fully perform on me.
On the other hand, I have and love Sunessence Orage d'Ete version which is much more satisfactory on projection/longevity scale and, imo, a very good fragrance for spring/summer evenings.
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post #662 of 689
4/27/12 at 1:25pm
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Originally Posted by dreamer81 View Post

I tried Pure Shot today. Top notes are one of worst that I ever smelled (and smell really really drugstore cheap) but after like half hour it is easy to wear decent summer scent. It reminds me of something that I smelled before but I dont know what. It is indeed worst of Pure line, but not as bad as I expected after reading this topic. I like it (its maybe 3 out of 5 stars for me) but probably wont buy it (btw its being sold for 46 euros online here).

Edit:

Ok this smells like when Avon - Full Speed (R.P.M in some states) meets some parts of Timbuktu


Nice. I'm glad I'm not crazy because if you look a few replies above I said there is a part of it that reminds me exactly of Timbuktu. I know just what you're talking about!
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post #663 of 689
4/27/12 at 1:35pm
I have never smelled an A*Men flanker.
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post #664 of 689
4/27/12 at 1:41pm
Pure Shot just appeared in my location at a reasonable price of 65$, but I don't really care for it. Didn't smell it and don't want to. But the price is really affordable here
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post #665 of 689
4/27/12 at 1:42pm
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Originally Posted by Brian Chambers View Post

I have never smelled an A*Men flanker.

Would you stand on your head and drink Pure Shot for a decant of Windsor 09? (I'm not holding bro, don't look at me!)
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post #666 of 689
4/27/12 at 1:43pm
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Originally Posted by Brian Chambers View Post

I have never smelled an A*Men flanker.

In this case my friend, you are missing absolutely NOTHING!
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post #667 of 689
6/10/12 at 4:53pm
I'm half changing my mind about this...I hated it when I got it but now that it's actually hot out here it's not *that* bad...I get this mild sweetness from it that I didn't get before when it was colder.
It's still not worth $80 or the A*MEN name though
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post #668 of 689
6/11/12 at 12:09am
I have to spray this one on clothes in order for it to last
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post #669 of 689
6/23/12 at 6:38pm
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Originally Posted by grauzone View Post

Bad news: Pure Shot is boring
Good news: there will be no problem of availability this time

I'm curious about this, and hoping it's true. I never had the A*Men flankers on my radar, not really liking Angel Men itself. But I tried Pure Shot and really like it. Now I'm wondering, how urgently should I be getting a bottle? There are several other bottles I'm eyeballing at Nordstrom but if PS will be hard to find later, I'm moving it up on the list.

Will Pure Shot be hard to find in a few months? (sorry if this has been discussed, I haven't taken the time to read 10+ pages yet)
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post #670 of 689
6/23/12 at 7:36pm
This is the worst Mugler fragrance out there....
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post #671 of 689
6/24/12 at 3:17am
I voted "Like It".

After being thoroughly disappointed with the Thierry Mugler house, I wasn't expecting to like Pure Shot. But I ended up really liking it.
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post #672 of 689
6/24/12 at 3:40am
I went into a store yesterday and a sales assistant tried to spray this stuff on me. And I said "I do not like Mugler", and she said "why not"? I replied " I have not forgiven the house for the travesty that is Angel Men".lol
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post #673 of 689
6/24/12 at 8:47am
I am seriously considering getting a back up bottle of the Shot so I have it hand for convience when my bottle runs out considering I dont think stock surplus will be an issue with this Limited Edition. I feel Pure Shot is a great frag. I love it and use it daily because of its functionality. It's so easy to wear
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post #674 of 689
6/25/12 at 4:09am
I just find it an ok fragrance, inoffensive. Don't like the milky aspect of it, but I probably wouldn't be as bothered by that if the bottle wasn't white, lol!
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post #675 of 689
8/11/12 at 5:41am
Finally tried Pure Shot today. Massively disappointed. I actually think Ice Men is far superior.
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post #676 of 689
2/14/13 at 6:15am
Ok, this now has to be the worst named fragrance and advertising campaign ever now that Oscar Pistorius, the face of the fragrance, has been charged with murder for shooting his girlfriend. I know Pure Shot is no longer in production, but Mugler needs to be sure and remove references to him in any leftover or future ads about this fragrance.
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post #677 of 689
2/14/13 at 6:22am
LOL @ Pure Shot -- sounds like Mr. Pistorius got a "pure shot" to his girlfriend from his gun!
What a disaster.
It seems there have been previous incidents of violence between the two as well, according to local news radio.
Either way, I can say that I have the Mugler Murder Fragrance -- brand new in box never used What a piece of Mugler history lol.
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post #678 of 689
2/14/13 at 6:32am
yep...its sad news and on Valentines day!!!
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post #679 of 689
2/14/13 at 6:38am
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Originally Posted by BrianH1016 View Post

Ok, this now has to be the worst named fragrance and advertising campaign ever now that Oscar Pistorius, the face of the fragrance, has been charged with murder for shooting his girlfriend. I know Pure Shot is no longer in production, but Mugler needs to be sure and remove references to him in any leftover or future ads about this fragrance.

The Nike ad is just as bad...

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post #680 of 689
2/14/13 at 7:05am
omg nice find kron!

Wonder if there going to dump him!
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post #681 of 689
2/14/13 at 7:51am
Nbw
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post #682 of 689
2/14/13 at 7:53am
What a fiasco. Fragrance was a flop anyway, but this is just the icing on the cake.
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post #683 of 689
2/14/13 at 9:42am
You couldn't have made it up if you'd tried...
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post #684 of 689
2/14/13 at 1:22pm
This is so sad! Ironic of course too. How terrible.
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post #685 of 689
2/14/13 at 1:30pm
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Originally Posted by MonkeyBars View Post

This is so sad! Ironic of course too. How terrible.

I agree that it is sad.
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post #686 of 689
2/14/13 at 2:27pm
Oh my, it's the curse of Pure Shot!
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post #687 of 689
2/15/13 at 8:47am


There are a lot of jokes over the internet, and whilst I laugh its very sad for the family of the woman...
Lets hope he and Lance Armstrong become friends in the jail.
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post #688 of 689
2/19/13 at 11:16am
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Originally Posted by d4N13L View Post

There are a lot of jokes over the internet, and whilst I laugh its very sad for the family of the woman...
Lets hope he and Lance Armstrong become friends in the jail.

Was about to say, with Clarins removing any mention of that ad campaign from their sites, it might mean that this limited edition could truly be limited (unlike Malt and Havane which have seen the light of day again recently). If you like this, it may be a good idea to stock up now...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013...thierry-mugler
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post #689 of 689
2/19/13 at 7:54pm
Yeah, I noticed that a few days ago when I curiously check to see if Pure Shot was still being mentioned on the Mugler USA website. They were pretty quick to remove it. I really wouldn't be surprised if the value of Pure Shot skyrockets on ebay, no matter how mediocre the fragrance is.

If it wasn't for the fact that I was able to get it 50% off retail during Black Friday, I would never have purchased it.
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