Basenotes › Basenotes Forums › Fragrance Discussion › Male Fragrance Discussion › Angel men x pure malt | lidge x dhi
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Angel men x pure malt | lidge x dhi

post #1 of 22
12/27/12 at 11:04pm
Thread Starter 
Hello.
I saw a reviewer's video saying pure malt is very different from angel men. But I also found some people in the forum saying pure malt is 80% angel men. I already have angel men and I really curious about pure malt, and I will have to blind buy this seeing it is hard to find in local stores. So my question is: Does it smell like angel men ? I'm really starting out and I cant afford to have 2 very
simillar fragrances right now.

Same question about DHI and LIDGE. I already have DHI, does it smells like LIdGE?
If they smell different I'm probably going to blind buy both seeing that are 2 fragrances very hard to find.

Again, I'm not asking who wins, I'm asking how different theu smell, because if they smell very like each other it is not worth for me to buy them seeing that I'm not a collector (unfortunately my student budget doesnt allow me )
Sorry if these questions may br annyoinf to you guys but we are talking about hard to find fragrances, if it was one million x le male I would just go to the local store and smell
both
Reply
Reply

Features on Basenotes

Petals Falling From The Sky - A Report From The Cote d'Azur's Bataille De Fleurs
Greatest Hits: Annick Menardo
Basenotes Reader Awards 2013 - Finalists Announced.
post #2 of 22
12/28/12 at 12:48am
I hate Angel but love Pure Malt, I love DHI and don't like LIDGE At all.. So as you can see IMO their different.
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 22
12/28/12 at 12:53am
Quote:
Originally Posted by victorcotrim View Post

Hello.
I saw a reviewer's video saying pure malt is very different from angel men. But I also found some people in the forum saying pure malt is 80% angel men. I already have angel men and I really curious about pure malt, and I will have to blind buy this seeing it is hard to find in local stores. So my question is: Does it smell like angel men

I don't think they are that similar. PM has a similar heart and base to A*Men, but weaker, with the boozy top notes tacked on to the front. I didn't like it much and sold the bottle I had. I think the original is much better. Many people love PM, though, of course.

Quote:
Originally Posted by victorcotrim View Post

Hello.
Same question about DHI and LIDGE. I already have DHI, does it smells like LIdGE?
If they smell different I'm probably going to blind buy both seeing that are 2 fragrances very hard to find.

No - they are totally different. DHI is a sweet gourmand iris, and L'Instant Extreme is mostly dry cocoa and patchouli to me. Both are very nice and very different takes on the gourmand genre.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 22
12/28/12 at 12:53am
All four smell completely different. The only thing they have in commom is that they are not aquatics!
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 22
12/28/12 at 1:16am
Check out this video: http://youtu.be/J6MeZvgWcNA
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 22
12/28/12 at 1:17am
Would never, ever wear original A*Men, but Pure Malt is quite lovely. I don't think DHI smells anything like LIDGE.
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 22
12/28/12 at 2:12am
They're all different. Pure Malt has sweet, quite unisex and delicious fruit/berry (and whiskey, I guess..I don't drink the stuff) top notes, and is much smoother compared to A*Men's notorious, somewhat rough and dark opening. It dries down to a lighter vanilla and caramel with a hint of the berry smell remaining and is not as rich and sticky as the original A*Men.
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 22
12/28/12 at 4:04am
DHI & LIdGpH are not even close. The Muglers are similar to each other.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 22
12/28/12 at 4:35am
Angel Men doesn't smell like Pure Malt to me.
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 22
12/28/12 at 6:44am
Thread Starter 
Thank you guys!! You REALLY helped me ) I'm going to buy LIDGE and PM
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 22
12/28/12 at 7:03am
pure malt has some similarities to angel men, but pure malt is much different.

it has the chocolate, vanilla notes and patchouli, but pure malt doesn't have the tar note. instead it has a boozy beer note, which i like.
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 22
12/28/12 at 1:51pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lovescully View Post

All four smell completely different. The only thing they have in commom is that they are not aquatics!

Agreed.
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 22
12/28/12 at 2:00pm
Pure Malt and Angel Men do smell alike, but instead of the tar note it's replaced with a whiskey note. Pure Malt is also the smoother of the two fragrances and the blending is much better. There's also other more subtle differences, but overall Pure Malt is much better in my opinion.

DHI and LIDGE are nothing alike to me. DHI is the more feminine of the two and has the iris covered cocoa smell with a touch of sweetness. LIDGE is more complex to my nose and strictly a formal fragrance.
Reply
Reply
post #14 of 22
12/28/12 at 9:41pm
LIDGE and PM FTW!!!
Reply
Reply
post #15 of 22
12/29/12 at 6:07am
Quote:
Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Angel Men doesn't smell like Pure Malt to me.

I agree hedonic!!!
Reply
Reply
post #16 of 22
12/29/12 at 4:27pm
DHI and LIDGE are nothing alike. Both worth owning.
Reply
Reply
post #17 of 22
12/29/12 at 4:55pm
That's the video that inspired me to pick up DHI. You tell it like it is brother. Keep up the good work bro.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ScentsforRob View Post

Check out this video: http://youtu.be/J6MeZvgWcNA
Reply
Reply
post #18 of 22
12/29/12 at 5:32pm
Dior Homme Intense and L.I.D.G.E. are not similar to my noise in any respect. I enjoy them both, DHI is favored. As far as angel man and its flankers, I prefer A*Men over all of the flankers. All of the flankers definitely have a strong A*Men scent in them.
Reply
Reply
post #19 of 22
12/29/12 at 5:48pm
As others have pointed out, All 4 are very different. PM shares some core "DNA" with A*Men (along with many of the other A*Men flankers), but it smells quite different. DHI and LIDGE are completely different. All are nice fragrances, but A*Men is probably the least "wearable" as the tar note is a bit overbearing to some.
Reply
Reply
post #20 of 22
12/29/12 at 7:23pm
I don't think they smell too similar. I think Pure Malt and LIDGE are the stars. All are very good though.
Reply
Reply
post #21 of 22
12/29/12 at 7:40pm
All four are very different IMO. With Angel Men you have to like the tar note and patchouli in order to appreciate it. For DHI you will have to enjoy iris because with the reformulation it seems as if the iris hangs around for the life of the fragrance. LIDGE, you are going to have to like patchouli in order to enjoy this one and Pure Malt has a boozy accord which I really enjoy. IMO DHI>Pure Malt>LIDGE>Angel Men.
Reply
Reply
post #22 of 22
12/29/12 at 7:53pm
I also favor Pure Malt over the original A*Men which I am not a fan of.

DHI and LIDGE are both different and would have advised sampling first as while DHI is fairly safe blind buy, LIDGE may not be for everyone with its dryness
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion

Features on Basenotes

Petals Falling From The Sky - A Report From The Cote d'Azur's Bataille De Fleurs
Greatest Hits: Annick Menardo
Basenotes Reader Awards 2013 - Finalists Announced.
Basenotes › Basenotes Forums › Fragrance Discussion › Male Fragrance Discussion › Angel men x pure malt | lidge x dhi