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post #1 of 77
12/16/09 at 12:04am
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I enjoy wearing Sung Homme - not all the time, but it does have a place on my powerhouse fragrances shelf. There is an obvious synthetic note in Sung Homme which gives it a dichotomous nature. This is the only fragrance I enjoy that smells (somewhat) synthetic from start to finish. It smells (soapy) clean while at the same time I detect a sort of seedy side to it. This is apparently from that mysterious synthetic note. I notice this vibe only after a few hours of development, during the drydown. It's not terribly pronounced, but it's there. It really does remind me of a seedy, cigarette smoke-filled dive (very similar to what rodent describes in his review), and I like it that contradiction (clean/sort-of-seedy, but not really dirty). ! Regardless of it's split-personality, Sung Homme is a powerful fragrant force, and certainly worthy on inclusion, and discussion!
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post #2 of 77
12/16/09 at 12:08am
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I posted a thread last week on the male frag board (as a prelude to this thread) regarding anyone's perception of what that slightly "stale cigarette-filled ashtray note" is, and perfaddict gave the only post in which he stated that he gets a "high-pitched close to metallic musk" which he thinks is the synthetic note. Perhaps. Does anyone else notice this and have any ideas as to the synthetic note?
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post #3 of 77
12/16/09 at 11:51am
That synthetic note you talk about has always been what has prevented me from enjoying Sung. To me, for some reason it reminds me of plastic. But I also think your description of an ashtray full of stale butts is very apt too. Perhaps the smell of old yellowed cigarette butt filters?? It's definitely a weird note, no question. Also the purple color throws me off; I'm always thinking, "Man, I've got purple chemicals soaked into my skin!!" But seriously, I've tried this again and it's starting to grow on me. It is most certainly unique and, without any doubt, is a bonafide powerhouse if there ever was one. As Luca Turin would probably say, wearing Sung will make the air around you shimmer.
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post #4 of 77
12/16/09 at 4:22pm
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That really is perfect, Shamu.....a used cigarette butt filter! Subtly so, but I think you've got it! That really narrows it down, and that is exactly what the synthetic note morphs into (in my subjective olfactory opinion). I have to think that the note was added intentionally, as I believe most are. I quit smoking 21 years ago, so I'll peel open a used cigarette butt from one of my buddies' spent smokes at our next get-together and take a good sniff. Now, is that synthetic (used cigarette filter) note Megacarcinogenesite toxithene or is it Chlorthiamazoline hexocyonate # 97??? Is it the same additive that gives this juice it's purple glow? :bounce:
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post #5 of 77
12/20/09 at 5:15pm
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The more I wear this, the more I like it, in spite of the synthetic note every semi-trained nose (we are all semi-trained noses!) seems to notice. I just applied 5 sprites and my mother-in-law did remark that it was very strong, but that's probably why I like it so much. Great purple juice, which has moved into my regular work rotation (I had better start using it, since I have two 100 ml bottles - one 1/4 used). I've been using 7 spritzes to work lately (one to the chest, two to the neck, two to the forearms under a long sleeved shirt, and two to the back of the hand). Overkill? Probably. What do you think?
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post #6 of 77
12/21/09 at 12:36am
hmmm ... in my opinion 7 hits of Sung is a little to much bit not overkill .
Next time you wear it , ask a few friends what they think of it .
I'd be astounded if they said they didn't notice it .
I generally apply no more than 5 hits of our beloved powerhouses , but never on my chest .
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post #7 of 77
12/21/09 at 4:28pm
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Dimitrios.....I must have been brain dead when I wrote about the seven spritzes. I have been spraying on Sung Homme out of an atomizer that I filled, not out of the original bottle. After I wrote that, I took a shot from the original bottle and it really spays heavy. My little atomizer lets out with a very weak spray by comparison. This being said, 7 shots from my atomizer is more like 4 shots from the original bottle. Sorry for not being more specific before I made that post. It was indeed somewhat misleading of me.
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post #8 of 77
12/21/09 at 6:58pm
Yeah, holy cow man, I was thinking, "This guy must totally reek!" Seven sprays from Sung's atomizer is a sure way of getting fired from your job. Or arrested.

Wear Sung Homme on a regular basis, and I think you'd suffer from perpetual olfactory fatigue.
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post #9 of 77
12/21/09 at 9:03pm
LOL, glad you cleared that up SM. I was ready to open the window to see if I could smell you, and I'm in the Bronx. I will try this one soon, I'm sure I will like it
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post #10 of 77
12/21/09 at 10:49pm
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I think that superhero from New Jersey wears 7 shots of Sung Homme....?......What's his name? Oh, yeah, the TOXIC AVENGER!
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post #11 of 77
12/22/09 at 8:33am
Yeah, I heard he likes to layer it with Bijan Men.
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post #12 of 77
12/22/09 at 6:53pm
pheww , im glad to hear that SillageM ...
You all have a great & safe X'mas .....
cheers
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post #13 of 77
12/23/09 at 7:12pm
Synthetic note? I smell paper as in packages containing audio & video equipment. Odd, but I like it.
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post #14 of 77
1/3/10 at 11:00am
Just tried this one on New Years eve, It's not bad at all. I was at a party in a club to ring in the new year and went to the Men's room. They had about 10-12 different frags on the counter (lets see if I can recall them, Aqcua di Gio, Cool Water, Bulgari Black, Paco Rabanne XS, Azzaro Chrome Legend, Lapidus Pour Homme, Drakkar Noir. don't remember the others but have to admit some of these are good scents) and lo and behold right ther staring at me, Sung Homme. Had to try it. Man, this thing attacked my neck, it is strong. SM, you described this one pretty good, some of my friends were asking me if I just smoked a cigar LOL. 4 sprays and it lasted all night, if I would've put another 4 they would have shut down the club. Got two compliments from Lady Friends, My girlfriend noticed immediately I never wore this one before. She put her face on my neck and asked "what is that" so I told her. She said it's interesting, which for her means its good
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post #15 of 77
1/4/10 at 8:47pm
Any club that has a bottle of Lapidus Pour Homme and Sung Homme sitting next to the sink in the mens' room has got to be a pretty cool place. In fact, that amazes me because neither of those are in any way trendy and in fact are probably considered outdated by a lot of folks today.

So your girlfried liked Sung? Sounds like she's a powerhouse junkie! You don't just casually enjoy a scent like Sung Homme. That's a serious powerhouse
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post #16 of 77
1/5/10 at 6:36pm
Man I was shocked they had these classics, but I think it's because the Patron's at this joint are not all, but usually 35-55 years old (whenever I hang out with my Girlfreind, She's usually the Young Gal in the place. She's 27) incidently the ladies told me in the ladies room they had Chanel No 5, Angel, Sunflowers, Red Door and the usual new trendy frags. We have to admit these are all Classics
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post #17 of 77
1/5/10 at 6:37pm
BTW Shamu, Love the Avatar. LOL we need a scorecard to keep up with you're players
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post #18 of 77
1/6/10 at 1:01am
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Sounds like a pretty cool nightclub, Sea. Was this just for New Year's eve, or do they always have the rest rooms stocked with good frags?
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post #19 of 77
1/6/10 at 5:44pm
I've been there about 5 times in around 4-5 years and they've only had frags the last 2 or 3 times I've been there. This joint is My friend Glen's fave. Him and his wife invited us there for New Years, we were party of 6. Great time
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post #20 of 77
1/21/10 at 3:13am
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Well, Shamu.....I responded to one of your posts in the Men's Fragrance Forum, but I thought it was relevant enough to drag over to the powerhouse forum:

That synthetic note bothers me a little also; but Shamu.......do you really think that the average person can detect that there is a "synthetic note" in your fragrance (Sung Homme)? I have been wearing Sung Homme quite a bit lately, and I have decided that although that "stale cigarette butt" synthetic note (which I happen to enjoy - as it is the "character-note" of this frag) is very evident to me, the average person (who is basically fragrance/note-ignorant) doesn't have a clue. What do you think, Basenoters???

Do you really think that anyone else (who might smell 2 fragrances per year on someone else in passing) would say to themselves: "My God, man.....this guy is wearing a frag with a heavily synthetic note?" I say they're all "Soylent Green!"
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post #21 of 77
1/21/10 at 9:03pm
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I just bought a 7 ounce bar of authentic Sung Homme soap-on-a-rope today!!! I will be interested to see if it has a synthetic odor to it. It smells really strong. I'll put it into service sometime in February and report back! I'm liking Sung Homme more every time I wear it. It will never reach my top 20 list, but it's still an interesting one!
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post #22 of 77
1/22/10 at 9:15pm
Soap on a rope - talk about "old-school" tradition! Sounds good.

I wore Sung again today, and every time I wear this I always think that this scent must have a very limited audience because it's so strong and just so unusual. I first smelled Sung about 15 years ago, when I first got into colognes, and I have yet to smell anything that even remotely resembles it. The only thing I see it having in common with other 80s powerhouses is its huge sillage and face-melting power. This is a one of a kind scent, and one I don't see too many people wanting to wear, just because it's so extreme and weird. I like it.
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post #23 of 77
1/23/10 at 8:09pm
Sillage, the average person is ignorant about frags. They just like a frag, or not like a frag. BTW, impressed with the Soap on a rope. I remember as a kid always getting an English Leather "soap on a rope" from Someone. Actually liked it.
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post #24 of 77
2/15/10 at 8:30pm
Sung Homme just keeps growing on me more every time I wear it. Just a few months ago I didn't like it, then I got a bottle in a trade with SillageMonger, gave it 3 stars rating, now I've moved it up the ladder to four stars. What's more, my wife loves it - she tells me it's a very sexy scent. Excellent frag!
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post #25 of 77
2/18/10 at 12:28am
Now i have to spray SH on my hand after work for my usual evening sniff!
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post #26 of 77
2/19/10 at 3:44am
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perfaddict, my Friend....you need at least 6 shots of Sung Homme or Lapidus pour Homme for your next business meeting. I wish I could be there wearing the same frag as you to help you out-gun the competition (not to mention that I've always wanted to spend some time in Nigeria)!!!

I remember when I lived in London in the late 1980s, the Nigerians I knew were heavy frag spritzers, and they always smelled GOOD! Remember that I am biased since I am a powerfragmonger!
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post #27 of 77
2/20/10 at 3:06pm
Sung Homme is unique in that it is like a contradiction - it can be clean smelling at times and then very tobacco leathery the next. To me it's cousin is Drakkar Noir -
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post #28 of 77
3/12/10 at 6:53am
A BN reviewer mentions an erotic aspect of SH.
Many seem to smell plastic plants and/or stale fags in it and yet it's been summed up as a great (clean) fragrance.
What is really 'cool' about it, in your opinion?

Respectfully,
Pawel
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post #29 of 77
3/13/10 at 6:26am
The cool thing about Sung Homme is that it's just so damn weird. It's both soft and sweet, and strong and bold. It does have a hint of a stale cigarette-like note in the mix, and it makes it smell kind of raunchy and trashy at the same time. Plus the space-age purple color of the juice is just plain whacked. To me, it smells like it mixes the sexiness of the best women's fragrances with the balls-out nastiness of guys' scents like Quorum and Bijan Men or Kouros. It is, without any doubt, a real bonafide powerhouse, and a multifaceted one at that.
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post #30 of 77
3/13/10 at 7:30am
Thanks, Shamu.
Cannot wait to share an opinion.
Respectfully,
Pawel
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post #31 of 77
3/23/10 at 8:17am
I bought a tester unit Sung Homme (new in plain box). Today i had wear SH before going to my office. 3 shoot like normaly at my chest, neck & both wrists (good sillage & longevity). Opening a blast of power gun remind me a lot of Quarom which burning my nose really powerfull. Aromatic style which develope a fresh synthetic, spicy pine, soapy & leathery/tobacco notes (also remind me on Polo Green but different character). When my body start sweating SH has evolved characters all culminated with the smell of power to center. It's true SH is great powerhouse that has a class of it's own line with huge powerhouse like VCA, Quorum, Kouros & Oscar de la Renta pour Lui. Great and beautiful purple liquid that is secret weapon come out from nozzle. Sung more wearable than Quorum for office wear...
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post #32 of 77
3/23/10 at 10:58am
Yeah, I'll agree that Sung is better than Quorum for office wear, mainly because I find it a bit softer than Quorum. However you still have to go easy on the trigger with it. It rises to the level of chemical warfare if you overdo Sung Homme, and I do mean chemical.

I really like this juice, but still, for the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell is in Sung Homme, other than oakmoss. I've seen the note pyramid, but I'll be damned if I can detect any of those notes in this. Maybe it's just so well blended that I can't distinguish the individual notes. Sung Homme is one of the most bizarre fragrances I have ever worn.
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post #33 of 77
3/25/10 at 11:48am
I'm wearing Sung Homme today. I'm going to add it to my own personal category of what I've labelled as "Smooth Powerhouses", along with Giorgio, Moods and KL Homme. This stuff is smooth!What I love about this juice is how it creates this soft but heavy and rich cloud of scent around you. It doesn't attack you - it envelops you. This is a very unique powerhouse indeed.
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post #34 of 77
3/25/10 at 12:04pm
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I was just thinking of how well-blended Sung Homme is when I saw that Shamu had posted about how smooth it is. Apart from the synthetic note that we discussed at the beginning of this thread, I can't pick out one other single note or accord. All I can say is that I really like the stuff. Sung Homme is interesting. I enjoy wearing it, it has great longevity, it really is smooth and well-blended, and I have no idea what's in it either!
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post #35 of 77
3/25/10 at 1:29pm
'It doesn't attack you - it envelops you' - now that's exactly what I'm looking for in the world of scents.

I have not received it yet, but I just cannot wait!

Regards,
Pawel
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post #36 of 77
3/25/10 at 7:00pm
I cannot imagine you not liking Sung Homme, RR. You obviously love Giorgio, which has a lot in common with Sung in terms of the way it creates this big smooth cloud of smell around you. Also I smell similarities to Bijan. Why? Because Bijan smells to me like the ultimate cigarette smoker's frag! Something about both Bijan and Sung exude a kind of note that reminds me of the smell of a burnt cigarette (I credit Sillage for first pointing that out months ago in his Sung posts), and being a former smoker, I can say that both frags do go well with the smell of cigarette smoke (Quorum is another one that does).
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post #37 of 77
3/26/10 at 4:32am
Thank you, Shamu. It's uncanny how responsive you have been to people's diverse tastes. Kudos!
Now, if SH is a concoction of the two frags you mention, it's clearly my sort of scent. Yippee!
I'm a heavy smoker, by the way.

Respectfully, with regards,
P
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post #38 of 77
3/26/10 at 9:37am
I got the Sung Homme today. The scent IMO is fantastic, very 'me' if I may. I love every single thing about it - and the impeccable Art Deco-inspired bottle. One thing I'm not sure about is the sillage but that's perhaps due to the fact, I've been under a lot of mental pressure. A smashing creation all the same. Unique.

Purple regards,
P
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post #39 of 77
3/26/10 at 10:01am
The sillage is very strong. However, it's a warm, deep smell that projects, so you may not always be able to detect it on yourself, but I can assure you that people several feet away can.

I find the sillage to be similar to Giorgio's and Azzaro Pour Homme's - a big, warm haze.
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post #40 of 77
3/26/10 at 10:47am
This is just to say THANK YOU to Shamu, as well as other Powerhouse enthusiasts for having recommended this gorgeous, gorgeous fragrance. I love it, and the wonderful BN friend who sent it to me as a present.

Just by the way, some of you may disagree - but it reminds me of Azzaro Homme, the incredibly elegant scent that's somehow too formal for me.

Respectfully,
P
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post #41 of 77
3/26/10 at 10:48am
PS What is the longevity based on your experience, please?
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post #42 of 77
3/26/10 at 10:50am
I forgot to mention, I love the treatment of oakmoss in Sung Homme. Just perfect.
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post #43 of 77
3/28/10 at 6:04am
To me, Sung Homme is timeless. I have no 1980s associations whatsoever. The note concoction, the colour of the juice, and also the package design make it a thoroughly inspired cologne creation. Five stars if I may.
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post #44 of 77
3/28/10 at 10:00am
Glad to hear you really like Sung. I've gotten to love this over time. To me, it does scream out "1980s", but I don't find it outdated. It's a very comfortable powerhouse to wear.

RR, did you find the sillage and longevity any better the second or third time you tried it?
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post #45 of 77
3/28/10 at 12:42pm
Not really, to be honest. :-( Which does not change the fact, I love it to bits.
My next purchase, as soon as cash allows, will be Paul Sebastian - for the myrrh (!!!) AND the alleged superlongevity/projection.

Kind regards,
P
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post #46 of 77
3/29/10 at 4:39am
Sung working great during hot weater..it can last 14 hours on my skin...3 shoots on 8am until 10pm still strong...I love super mossy of oakmoss & leather in Sung...i get great sillage & longetivy after 4x try...

worth
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post #47 of 77
3/29/10 at 3:54pm
I'm glad to hear this works well in the hot weather ruffin. I didn't get my bottle until a few months ago in the late fall, so I haven't been able to give this a spin in the summer. I could imagine this being even more of a powerhouse in hot weather.
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post #48 of 77
3/29/10 at 6:21pm
That true shamu1...I live in nice, humid & warm country some time difficult to match frag in powerhouse but Sung great for daily using without over dosage.
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post #49 of 77
4/30/10 at 8:28pm
Has anyone tried or know where to get a sample of vintage Sung Homme? Was it ever offered in splash form?
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post #50 of 77
4/30/10 at 9:39pm
Why get an old bottle? Elizabeth Arden bought the license for Sung Homme, and as far as I know they haven't screwed with the formula. The current juice still smells the same as I remember smelling it like16 years ago.
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post #51 of 77
5/2/10 at 1:32am
I agree with Shamu about the consistency of old and new Sung Hommes.
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post #52 of 77
9/26/10 at 1:11am
Most of powerhouse rebirth by EA - Queen of powerhouse with same formula and kick.
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post #53 of 77
9/10/11 at 1:49pm
I bought a 1.7oz bottle of Sung Homme at Marshalls for $9 along with a 3.4oz of Azzaro for $15 which I already had a 1.7 but for $15 I couldn't pass it up. I couldn't wait to smell it so I sprayed some in the car(not on myself), and the first thing I thought was WTF! It changed in mid air so fast, and was so unlike anything else. It kind of reminded me of Passion for Men by Liz Taylor, but still totaly different. I really like Sung Homme, and it is one of only two fragrances to make me go WTF(the other was Salvador Dali).
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post #54 of 77
9/10/11 at 6:26pm
I remember smelling Sung Homme for the first time in the early 90s, and thinking WTF?!? too. It's this big moss bomb with a weird synthetic smell of old used cigarette filters. It's unique, that's for sure, and definitely not for everyone. I think it's a great scent, and a real powerhouse no doubt.
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post #55 of 77
6/2/12 at 11:45pm
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Well.....yesterday, Sung Homme received the most compliments in one single day of any fragrance that I own - 4! I have always been a bit reluctant to wear it at work, since I know that it really projects, but I was quite happy with it yesterday and I will now be wearing it regularly at work. I had a 14 hour duty day, applied it (6 shots; one to the chest, one to each forearm [under a long sleeved dress shirt], one shot to each side of the neck, and one misting from above) in the morning and two reapplication spritzes after my 2 hour rest break mid-flight (MUC-ORD), and received compliments from 4 of my lovely female flight attendant coworkers on how beautifully masculine it was. Personally, I love Sung Homme, but was quite surprised at the positive responses. I know that powerhouse juice like Sung Homme can't go unnoticed, but I really didn't expect it to be such a hit. The colleagues that made the compliments are between 44 and 60.
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post #56 of 77
6/3/12 at 6:03am
It sounds like you found the perfect amount of juice to wear at work - you got compliments rather than gagging. Sung is one where if you apply it just right, it's ultra-smooth.

This is a great power frag I should wear more often than I do. i still have a lot of juice left in my 100 ml. bottle, but I just saw a gift set at Marshalls yesterday for $19.99 that has the EDT and aftershave. I'm thinking of snagging it for the aftershave.
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post #57 of 77
6/3/12 at 12:18pm
Same here, I get compliments every time I wear Sung Homme,
I get compliments with Ungaro III, Silver Mountain Water, Richard James, Yatagan, etc. what with Sung????
Well, it never fails.
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post #58 of 77
6/3/12 at 2:45pm
Shamu1 saud: "...I just saw a gift set at Marshalls yesterday for $19.99 that has the EDT and aftershave. I'm thinking of snagging it for the aftershave."


Snagged it today. Saw it at Marshall's & TJ Maxx. I have a bottle of the EDT that I have used now & then and really like it. As others have stated, it will get one noticed!!
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post #59 of 77
7/13/12 at 5:10pm
I've long had an adversarial relationship with Sung but lately we've been singing karaoke together (get it!). It now seems a bit less soapy and mossy and more aromatic. I think I might have finally come around to this one. The near-100 degree temps (fahrenheit) in California these days may have assisted - it's working well in the heat.
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post #60 of 77
7/19/12 at 3:35pm
Is this "cigarette butt" note anything like an ashtray smell?
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