I've tried this many times, I never understood why it stands out or sells so much. That bitter orange is repulsive and disgusting. This smells almost as bad as Guerlains Vetiver.
I don't like to factor in cost when reviewing a fragrance but for the ridiculously cheap price, this stuff is great! Smells similar to Armani Code but better. Might buy another bottle
TVlampboy declared Or des Indes as the elegant richer sister of Bal a Versailles,( but not the older) This is repeated by other enthusiasts on on other blogs. It is spot on. Bal is Zsa Zsa and Or...
Let me first say that Eau de Kananga is a brilliant but not mind-blowing scent. Eau de Kananga, at least the Rigaud version, is not a feminine fragrance and in reality a unisex if not exclusively...
SMN Garofano is a realistic and beautifully orchestrated carnation perfume. It is strong, spicy, and heady with floral overtones. Garofano is spicy, but not as spicy as Caron's Coup de Fouet. It...
If a tornado came through and wiped out my stash.... hmm, maybe I'd commence re-stocking with Bel Ami, K10, Kouros, Azzaro pH, and Yatagan. But there are probably 30 or so others that could make that list just as well.
If I had to do it all over again and start with nothing but dust on my cologne shelf and a lingering smell of Preferred Stock on my hoodie, I'd go with:
1. Aventus
2. Amber Absolute
3. Pure Malt
4. Dior Homme Intense
5. Pure Distance M
That's really tough.. I guess I would try and get as many different ones as possible in order to make certain I could cover as many situations and times of the year that I possibly could. : P
Memoir Man
Bvlgari Man
Washington Square
M/Mink
Givenchy Play (just because it's so versatile and I really do like the grapefruit->pepper->vanillic vetiver progression)
If I were to purchase ones that I previously owned:
1. Green Irish Tweed
2. Tobacco Vanille
3. L'ais du Desert Marocain
4. Noir de Noir
5. Aventus
If I were to start afresh and look to assemble a new wardrobe based on fragrances i've yet to own a full bottle:
1. Tonka Imperiale
2. Sycomore
3. Incense Oud
4. Portrait of a Lady
5. Xerjoff Uden or PureDistance M purely for the sake of being cavalier and throwing a blind buy in.