I have tried and I would buy it, at least more likely than the regular AMen.
Thread: Pure Shot: Worthy of a Purchase? |
Thank you all for your responses. I guess I'll just pass on this one seeing as how it sounds like the opposite of what I want in my collection and I told myself I wouldn't buy another designer frag this quarter after my purchase of Opium Pour Homme...
Current Rotation:
Tom Ford Black Orchid
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather
Tom Ford Noir de Noir
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
MFK Baccarat Rouge 540
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin
Creed Bois du Portugal
Xerjoff More than Words
Xerjoff Richwood
By Kilian Incense Oud
Clive Christian X
Clive Christian No 1
MFK Absolue Pour le Soir
Guerlain Spiriteuse Double Vanille
Guerlain Tonka Imperiale
"Waste time wondering which "cologne" pulls better, and your genes will spread only by accident. A perfume should be right for the man, not for the job"
Luca Turin
I have tried and I would buy it, at least more likely than the regular AMen.
I like it but it's gone from my skin in 2-3 hours. $60 is not a bad price, but you should probably get Roadster by Cartier. While Pure Shot opening is icy cold, it dies down within minutes, Roadster is spearmint fresh for 5-6 hours.
IMO it is a huge waist, BORING like a hell! I was actually expecting from this one some sort of Geranium pour Monsieur...what a disappointment!
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Looking for swap:Spicebomb Extreme, Pure Tonka A*men, Lolita Lempicka Minuit, Bleeker Street
Current Rotation:
Tom Ford Black Orchid
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather
Tom Ford Noir de Noir
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
MFK Baccarat Rouge 540
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin
Creed Bois du Portugal
Xerjoff More than Words
Xerjoff Richwood
By Kilian Incense Oud
Clive Christian X
Clive Christian No 1
MFK Absolue Pour le Soir
Guerlain Spiriteuse Double Vanille
Guerlain Tonka Imperiale
"Waste time wondering which "cologne" pulls better, and your genes will spread only by accident. A perfume should be right for the man, not for the job"
Luca Turin
Pure Shot is very good IMO. I'm keeping mine, but not my backup.
Update:
So I failed to heed all of your warnings and purchased Pure Shot. I will not say that I am impressed but I am happy with my purchase. Of course I get the terrible longevity and silliage from it but while it is there it actually does go through 3 distinct phases. While Pure Shot is definitely not groundbreaking, I believe it as well as Allure Homme Sport eau extreme are a nice change to summer fragrance options rather than the standard citrusy, watery, mainstream options available now.
Current Rotation:
Tom Ford Black Orchid
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather
Tom Ford Noir de Noir
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
MFK Baccarat Rouge 540
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin
Creed Bois du Portugal
Xerjoff More than Words
Xerjoff Richwood
By Kilian Incense Oud
Clive Christian X
Clive Christian No 1
MFK Absolue Pour le Soir
Guerlain Spiriteuse Double Vanille
Guerlain Tonka Imperiale
"Waste time wondering which "cologne" pulls better, and your genes will spread only by accident. A perfume should be right for the man, not for the job"
Luca Turin
I didn't like it at all.
For $60 bucks IMO why not. Better then paying $95 like I did lol
So... this can now be found on Amazon for $30 shipped... worth the gamble?
No, not worth in my opinion. The thing is you do ask, therefore you like it and ask to quell thy conscience as you'll most likely buy it
Whereas it's not worth to SOME of us here, to someone it might worth a 100 bucks and I can respect that.
P.S. I really, really liked it when I sprayed it and it was cold outside, regardless it is a fresh, sharp fragrance.
I think it is quite decent, it certainly doesn't deserve the hate it gets on here. Just don't expect anything similar to the others in the A*Men line.
Only if you can get it for a low price. A good decent gym scent IMO.
Last edited by sjg3839; 8th November 2013 at 06:19 PM.
it's not even close to being as bad as some people describe it. It's worth 30$ for sure. On my skin longevity is decent for this type of fragrance (~5 hours) and projection is about moderate. At first i was under impression that projection is below average but i got compliments about the fragrance a few times at ~2 hours after application.
I wouldn't buy this stuff again, even though I got it for under $30. This stuff is good upon application but dissipates extremely fast. I usually get about 2 hours or less and it's vanished.
My worst blind buy of all time..
I paid $115..
sold it for $75
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Didn't enjoy this one. Never a good sign if one doesn't even want to finish a sample. I'd rather use Ice Men than this.
I like it as a post workout cologne. Fruit-chouli stuff is my bag I guess. Its not for everyone. There is a period in its evolution that reminds me of Aventus. 5 hours on me...strangely, one of my more complimented frags.
Signature Rotation: A* Men, Pure Havane, Dunhill Pursuit, Varvatos Artisian, Guerlain Vetiver