Hi Primerose,
In my opinion VC Tsar and Safari are absolutly different, nothing in common. Apologies for my honesty.
But you know, its only my feelings.
Are these scents too similar?
I find they're almost identical and it's hard to tell which one is more floral and has the more leather.
Any discussion on this?
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Hi Primerose,
In my opinion VC Tsar and Safari are absolutly different, nothing in common. Apologies for my honesty.
But you know, its only my feelings.
Safari as well as many others released around the same years share a bergamot / green top note found in Eternity for Men. Tsar stands a tad apart from the bunch, though.
"The sunset is deeper and longer. The scent of the jasmine is stronger." Miracles. Pet Shop Boys
"Thick dome of jasmine
(Under the dense canopy where the white jasmine),
Blends with the rose,
(That blends with the rose),"
"The Flower Duet," Lakme by Leo Delibes, 1881
Both are quite different. VC&A Tsar is much better IMO.
not similar imo. Tsar is better
I smell no similarities at all.
TSAR - Green woody aromatic fougere
Safari - Leather fougere
Both are damn good fragrances, though. I prefer Tsar.
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You might check this out in order to test my supposition: look for scents released during the late 1980's and early 1990's...
Safari for meni, 1992
VC&A's Tsar, 1989
CK's Eternity, 1989
PR's XS, 1993
Smell the top notes: according to their pyramids, Safari, Tsar and XS share bergamot in their top notes, in the case of Eternity, it is mandarin (if memory does not fail me). If you want to overindulge in this same note, check O pour Homme (1997), it is precisely the same top note I notice in these four taken to the extreme.
I assume it must be the usual mechanism: a big corporation specialized in essences releases their last aromachemical and then implements sales efforts among the big corporations manufacturing scents for licensed brands. Presto, there you got the rendition of blends revolving around common notes.
Take calone, dehydromircenol and iso e super, as well as esences replicating fruits, ginger, chocolate and caramel, there you got the reason why releases smell so similar.
Anyway, of these four, Safari is the best one, IMHO, for the mid and base notes depart from their common denominator.
VC&A's Tsar has been one of my favorites since early '90's. I haven't found any resemblance to Safari though...
I have finally come to the decision that I like both Safari and Tsar, but Tsar is a *little* more floral in the drydown.![]()
"The sunset is deeper and longer. The scent of the jasmine is stronger." Miracles. Pet Shop Boys
"Thick dome of jasmine
(Under the dense canopy where the white jasmine),
Blends with the rose,
(That blends with the rose),"
"The Flower Duet," Lakme by Leo Delibes, 1881
Hi Primrose,
Are you talking about the original Tsar or Eau de Tsar which, I think was late 90's? Eau de Tsar might have a similar feel with the Bergamot at the top and the oakmoss at the bottom and it's lighter that the original Tsar.
Otherwise it might be the dry down that's similar? They are not alike to my nose but those elements might be toying with you?
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"The sunset is deeper and longer. The scent of the jasmine is stronger." Miracles. Pet Shop Boys
"Thick dome of jasmine
(Under the dense canopy where the white jasmine),
Blends with the rose,
(That blends with the rose),"
"The Flower Duet," Lakme by Leo Delibes, 1881
Thank you all for the input and the history!
"The sunset is deeper and longer. The scent of the jasmine is stronger." Miracles. Pet Shop Boys
"Thick dome of jasmine
(Under the dense canopy where the white jasmine),
Blends with the rose,
(That blends with the rose),"
"The Flower Duet," Lakme by Leo Delibes, 1881