I got two blind buys on the same day. Annick Goutal Mon Parfum Cherie par Camille reinforces the blind buy. If I were to mistake my lucky randomness for logic I would never have to smell another...
Fourreau Noir makes me consider the possibilities of copying and repetition. Part of a series, variation on a theme? Uninventive, deliberate, derivative? ...
At first sniff I get cumin quite strong and maybe some nutmeg trying to cover up . . . no other way to say it, an awful stench of burning onions with some other odd camphor. Sounds strange and...
I had a long perfectly civil acquaintanceship with Duc de Vervins long before I elected to purchase a bottle. I tried it several times at Bergdorf's and passed on it thinking it is too strong;...
Cool, but sunny Tirrenco opens up with dry, bitter orange peel and a very stark ouzo (or, if you prefer, vodka infused with fennel bulb). There's an undercurrent of salty detritus, washed up on a...
I don't care for it much, to me is smells like a standard fresh masculine sporty with no special quality - with nothing of the Amouage richness, and certainly nowhere near the others you own. (Some reports call for a more substantial scent, but I suspect they refer to a previous incarnation, certainly not the current).
(My favorite Amouage for men is Gold man, huge and dirty floral, but it's quite controversial).
Sampled Ciel on a beach vacation last summer, and it worked magnificently. I am sorely tempted. . . though in my everyday life I am far from a beach. I found it well-composed and enchanting. Amouage's usual high quality, though not in their typically over-the-top, "Hey, look at me" manner. Strongly considering this investment. . .
I don't care for it much, to me is smells like a standard fresh masculine sporty with no special quality - with nothing of the Amouage richness, and certainly nowhere near the others you own. (Some reports call for a more substantial scent, but I suspect they refer to a previous incarnation, certainly not the current).
I agree with cacio. It's not bad, but not really anything special either.