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Are we in the age of "POWDERY"?

post #1 of 14
3/1/13 at 4:01pm
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I ask because the big excitement over Tom Ford's Noir when to me it just smells like baby powder.

I like some Avon powder-like scents but they have been around for a while.

Am I just imagining things or are there more and more "powder" scents out there?
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post #2 of 14
3/1/13 at 4:10pm
There are their fair share for sure.
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post #3 of 14
3/1/13 at 4:25pm
More than enough out there.
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post #4 of 14
3/1/13 at 4:27pm
Excitement over TF Noir? I was under the impression that it was a huge flop.
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post #5 of 14
3/1/13 at 4:47pm
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Originally Posted by JiveHippo View Post

Excitement over TF Noir? I was under the impression that it was a huge flop.

agree, TF Noir is a huge flop to my nose

Tom Ford could do a lot better than that
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post #6 of 14
3/1/13 at 5:10pm
Overly powdery fragrances are catching up to overly soapy fragrances. *sigh*
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post #7 of 14
3/1/13 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by JiveHippo View Post

Excitement over TF Noir? I was under the impression that it was a huge flop.

I've had it shoved under my nose on at least a couple of occasions and told by an SA how good it smells. I politely smell it and just say "no thanks, not for me". Based on the push at retail I can see how some people are Jedi mind tricked into purchasing, thus making it successful from a business standpoint.
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post #8 of 14
3/1/13 at 8:14pm
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thank you for your input.............
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post #9 of 14
3/2/13 at 3:14am
This trend seems to have been quite pronounced in the past and, like most trends, is returning.

In my opinion, returning with greater force, since recent releases in a powdery style have been more numerous and also more popular lately.
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post #10 of 14
3/2/13 at 3:22am
Exactly, since M7 Oud Absolu with its annoying powdery construction I don't question this fact.
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post #11 of 14
3/2/13 at 3:40am
We're not in the era of powdery. Just in the era of poor vernaculars.
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post #12 of 14
3/2/13 at 7:33am
Right now I feel mens scents are all over the place. The aquatic era is starting to loose its grip. Oud is trying to take center but can't get a firm grasp on the wold market.
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post #13 of 14
3/2/13 at 8:55am
There are several popular powdery scents, but I wouldn't call it an "age." I'd say this is far more of an "aquatic" or "blue" or "herbal fresh" age than a powdery age, and there could be arguments against each of those classifications as well.

Noir leaves me unmoved right now, but I always try things at least twice with a few months interspaced.
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post #14 of 14
3/2/13 at 8:56am
Not in age of powdery, but rather the age of Synthetic.
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