An all right citrus-vetiver freshness, counterbalanced by pepper, wood and later in the drydown some incense notes. A standard theme played out often and nothing special.
The original vintage version:
Amongst the classic chypres this is a more floral one, with touches of citrus, rose and jasmine in the top notes. Woody and leather becomes more obvious in the...
Goldy, is a perfume that when used draws a lot of attention, making it an eye-catching and head-turning fragrance. It evokes a soothing feeling, and brings a level of comfort to the person...
Broderie, is a perfume that is highly sophisticated, kind of Classy, and famously known as "the Jewels" of the body. It is very rare and you can hardly see another perfume that has similar smell....
My initiation with perfumes in High School was Aqua Velva (wasn't everybody's then) but became bored pretty soon, I moved up to English Leather (still in HS) but after just one bottle I couldn't...
In my case it's more like having a good first impression then spending more time with them and growing tired of them. Examples would be Lolita Lempicka, 24 Gold, Fuel for Life pH, He Wood, Black Soul...
Used to like L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme by Issey Miyake. Finished one bottle, bought another one. About half-way, I got tired/sick of it, stopped using it, and sent it to my cousin who wanted to have any type of fragrance. Good riddance.
I think I'm there with Polo Black. A few months ago, it was the only frag I owned. It made me feel sexy...bigger...stronger. Now...it just smells like water Obviously, I'm stretching it there, but my other frags destroy it.
I smelled Platinum Egoiste for the first time about three weeks ago and was blown away. I thought I'd found what I had been looking for. Was all set to buy it the following weekend. Sprayed it again the following weekend and let it dry on my wrist. Total turn around. It seemed suddenly harsh and overpowering. Complete 180 degree change of heart.
I used to love Joop Homme. Sadly now I find it to be a synthetic bomb. Boo Hoo! I still have a soft spot in my heart for the red juice.
Me too! I think I was responsible for their staying in business from 1995-2000. But the smell still evokes some of the best memories in my mind. I would never not have a little bit around. Thinking back on it, I used an embarrassing amount of the pink juice myself! haha good times.