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New fragrance from Davidoff: The Game

post #1 of 42
12/28/12 at 8:47am
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Launching soon: The Game from Davidoff. A woody aromatic signed by nose Bernard Ellena of Symrise.



Notes: Juniper berry, Gin Fizz accord, iris, precious woods, ebony.


The poker chips-inspired bottle is a nice touch.



The press release even includes a little poem:

Never underestimate the stakes.
Always play fair.
Master the rules and leave nothing to chance.
Because life is a game and the winner takes it all.



Sources: Now Smell This and trbusiness.com
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post #2 of 42
12/28/12 at 9:00am
Well the bottle looks cool, maybe a bit cheesy like something you would buy in a Vegas gift shop. I like it though and the gin/juniper notes sound nice. I am a martini fan, so I could see spraying this on and hitting the casinos in the middle of the night!
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post #3 of 42
12/28/12 at 9:12am
Time to play the game...
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post #4 of 42
12/28/12 at 9:40am
Davidoff seem to be focusing on their bottles (Champion was a dun-bell) rather than the juice, but if it works for them then great.

The game's bottle is a nice idea, although a touch cheesy, but if the juice is good who cares right?
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post #5 of 42
12/28/12 at 12:41pm
Coming soon to a TJ Maxx near you: The Game
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post #6 of 42
12/28/12 at 12:50pm
The notes sound good to me : Juniper berry, Gin Fizz accord, iris, precious woods, ebony
The bottle looks great as well. Like the idea.
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post #7 of 42
12/28/12 at 1:28pm
Hope this game doesn't fold!
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post #8 of 42
12/28/12 at 1:32pm
I'm all in.
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post #9 of 42
12/28/12 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by mesaboogie View Post

Coming soon to a TJ Maxx near you: The Game

ouch.

Jumping the gun a bit?
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post #10 of 42
12/28/12 at 2:54pm
Thanks for the info. Will be looking out for it.
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post #11 of 42
12/28/12 at 6:06pm
The notes seems promising and the bottle looks cool.

I hope Davidoff is going to nail it again like what they did wonderfully on Zino.
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post #12 of 42
12/29/12 at 11:32am
Like the notes and love the bottle.
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post #13 of 42
12/29/12 at 12:01pm
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I find the bottle childish.
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post #14 of 42
12/29/12 at 1:44pm
They should get Triple H for the commercial.
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post #15 of 42
12/29/12 at 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Cosgrove View Post

They should get Triple H for the commercial.

Finally!!
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post #16 of 42
12/29/12 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Cosgrove View Post

They should get Triple H for the commercial.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of him when I saw the title.
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post #17 of 42
12/30/12 at 10:05am
I'm really like... lol when look at the bottle. I'll buy the game for the bottle alone! and gin notes, I love the smells of Gin but hate to drink it anyway
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post #18 of 42
12/30/12 at 12:30pm
I didn't think of some wrestler (I had to look him up). I thought of the Queen track "Play The Game". If there is a TV ad campaign, whats the chances that track gets used?
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post #19 of 42
12/30/12 at 1:47pm
How is Bernard related to Jean-Claude?
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post #20 of 42
1/15/13 at 8:27pm
i hope the gin opening lasts longer than juniper sling
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post #21 of 42
1/15/13 at 9:57pm
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How is Bernard related to Jean-Claude?

A brother.
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post #22 of 42
1/25/13 at 6:35am
This is now in branches of Boots in the UK.

Juniper Berries, then a undercurrent of powderyness joins in that quickly becomes soapyness before being joined by what I've always associated with dihydromyrcenol. After about an hour the soapyness, or should I say the smell of laundry products becomes pretty much all that is perceivable. This last note is going to be one of those musks they put in Lenor/Downy, but at least its not one of the more nasty smelling ones.

No woods to speak of.
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post #23 of 42
1/25/13 at 6:44am
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This is now in branches of Boots in the UK.

Juniper Berries, then a undercurrent of powderyness joins in that quickly becomes soapyness before being joined by what I've always associated with dihydromyrcenol. After about an hour the soapyness, or should I say the smell of laundry products becomes pretty much all that is perceivable. This last note is going to be one of those musks they put in Lenor/Downy, but at least its not one of the more nasty smelling ones.

No woods to speak of.


Hmm, sounds like everything I hate! I'll still give it a try.
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post #24 of 42
1/25/13 at 7:23am
Available at John Lewis, Debenhams, TPS, TFS and comes with a free Weekender bag.

This should be at discounters very soon.
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post #25 of 42
1/29/13 at 6:44am
Smelled it today in Boots. Another 1 Million clone. This is getting beyond a joke now.
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post #26 of 42
1/29/13 at 10:42am
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Available at John Lewis, Debenhams, TPS, TFS and comes with a free Weekender bag.

This should be at discounters very soon.

Coming to a local TK Maxx this Christmas...
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post #27 of 42
1/29/13 at 10:49am
Wonder when this will make it across the Atlantic.
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post #28 of 42
1/30/13 at 2:52pm
This seems to be available in fragrancedirect.co.uk. I'm tempted to buy blind.... 40 ml bottle only 24,99 GBP.
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post #29 of 42
1/30/13 at 4:00pm
I tried it last week. It smells like something you'd hang in the rim of a toilet bowl.
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post #30 of 42
1/30/13 at 4:04pm
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I tried it last week. It smells like something you'd hang in the rim of a toilet bowl.

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post #31 of 42
2/1/13 at 2:30pm
If you're anywhere near Boots' fragrance section any time soon, this will be damn near inescapable. I reluctantly let one of the SAs show me what it was like, and it smells like an Glade interpretation of 1 Million.
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post #32 of 42
2/1/13 at 2:31pm
damn. i was hoping it would be a cool water flanker.

said no one ever...
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post #33 of 42
2/1/13 at 2:34pm
Also, nobody ever said that TV fragrance ads were great pieces of art, but this one looks like a promotion for some Poker show airing in the middle of the night.

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post #34 of 42
2/1/13 at 2:40pm
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Also, nobody ever said that TV fragrance ads were great pieces of art, but this one looks like a promotion for some Poker show airing in the middle of the night.


Truly terrible.
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post #35 of 42
2/1/13 at 2:43pm
Looks like game over.
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post #36 of 42
2/1/13 at 3:45pm
^^ The ad is probably on the same "cheesy" level as 1 Million.
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post #37 of 42
2/1/13 at 3:49pm
I have seen many bottles that look worse IMO.
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post #38 of 42
2/1/13 at 9:13pm
The bottle in real life is much worse than it looks in photos. It feels and looks really cheap. Can't get over how similar it smelled to 1 million. Giving this one a total miss.
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post #39 of 42
2/2/13 at 3:54am
It's just meh but very Davidoffish.
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post #40 of 42
2/2/13 at 7:17am
I guess it's better as it gets very bad first impressions from people, won't buy it blind.
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post #41 of 42
2/2/13 at 7:22am
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Truly terrible.

LOL, marketed to ages 18-25
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post #42 of 42
4/14/13 at 12:50pm
The worst fragrance I've tried this year. It's been obviously top loaded to impress you straight of the bat. Turned into a synthetic generic mess after 30 minutes. That familiar cheap dry down that comes with many Hugo Boss scents.
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