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I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
What do you think?
Re: If I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
IMO No.
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Re: If I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
not redundant.
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Re: If I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
No. They smell nothing alike.
cK2 by Calvin Klein
Re: If I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
In my view, no.. not at all. I have both and find them very different fragrances. I never thought of them as having any real similarities. I would say definitely try or buy both.
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Damn I hate poorly worded polls.
I don't think it's redundant at all as they are quite different, but they DO have some similarities in the very late drydown because of the musk. So which option in your poll would I choose?
Pulp by Byredo
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
It wouldn't be redundant at all to own both. Having said that, I dislike both of them very much.
Current Winter Favorites:
1. House of Matriarch - Blackbird
2. Brückner - Aoud 1
3. Creed - Royal Oud
4. Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 - Generation Man
5. Armani Privé - Oud Royal
6. by Kilian - Straight to Heaven
7. Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 - Mortal Skin
8. Ormonde Jayne - Black Gold
9. Creed - Royal English Leather
10. by Kilian - Cruel Intentions
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
While they don't smell similar, they do serve a similar purpose. They are fresh, fruity, and great for casual wear in the warmer months. I am glad to own both.
Canoé by Dana
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
If they have similarities in the very late drydown then that would make it "somewhat redundant" to me.Originally Posted by tensor9
Last edited by Flatbush Ave; 5th January 2016 at 03:59 AM.
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
So 95% of the time the two fragrances smell completely different from one another, and during the waning hours of the fragrance (late LATE drydown) a common base note comes through, so they're redundant?
Whatever floats your boat, but that makes about zero sense.
Pulp by Byredo
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Definitely not.
KL Homme by Lagerfeld
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Nope
Carven L'Eau Intense by Carven
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Oh ok, I see your point.
But to me, SMW and MI smells similar like 50% of the time. Like during a day of wearing it. I get that sweet musk smell from both of them.
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Don't they both share the same "Millisime" base?
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
No similarity between the two, except for a bit in the dry down.
But the dry downs of Original Vetiver, Green Irish Tweed and Millesime Imperial are much closer to one another, and Silver Mountain Water not that similar to any of these three. There's a hint of similarity, but that's about it.
For Silver Mountain Water the ambergris is hand-collected from whales in the Arctic Ocean in order to evoke the icy mountains of the North Pole. For the others it's from Pacific Ocean whales.
Bois d'Ascèse by Naomi Goodsir
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
The two bases are extremely similar. The rest of the two respective compositions are quite different, with MI being far superior smelling on the whole, IMO.
Current Top Favorites:
1) Portrait of a Lady original formula (EdP Frédéric Malle)
2) Giorgio for Men vintage/V.I.P. for Men (Giorgio Beverly Hills)
3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
4) Anat Fritz Original Formula and Classical (Anat Fritz) - tie
4) Lalfeorosa (O'driù) - tie
6) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
9) Javanese Patchouli (Zegna) - tie
9) Monsieur de Givenchy vintage (Givenchy) - tie
9) Coeur de Vetiver Sacré (L'Artisan) - tie
9) Polo vintage (Ralph Lauren) - tie
9) Patou pour Homme Privé (Jean Patou) - tie
9) Oud Shamash (The Different Company) - tie
Giorgio for Men by Giorgio Beverly Hills
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
IMO Creed differences are predominantly in the heart notes. For example I identify Aventus with smokey pineapple, Royal Mayfair with eucalyptus, Green Irish Tweed with green, fruit fougre, etc.. The base notes a house or designer employs are somewhat a type of signature. People often talk about a "Guerlainade" base identifiable in many Guerlain creations, or the incense notes common in Amouage might be another example, but to my nose the fragrances are each distinctive.
In the case for SMW, I identify it by the tea notes, and MI by the melon and calone. I don't think they are redundant, but can't fault anyone who does, especially if you consider the cost of each.
My advice is sample both and let your nose decide. It's more fun that way as well, IMO.
Pour Un Homme by Caron
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
They are very different to me. I prefer SMW.
“You must have a perfume. A perfume is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?” Oscar Wilde
Bois d'Argent by Christian Dior
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
nope!
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
I personally don't find them all that similar especially for the first hour or two. The metallic opening of SMW is very different to me.
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
IMO....starting from the similar vibes and getting separated with every moment and after a while, they are different.
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Going along with what everyone else has said so far, they're nothing alike to me
I love MI but hate SMW with a passion
Pineapple Vintage Intense by Parfums Vintage
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Having both would be ok
These two certainly polarise -- personally I find SMW the more interesting, but I really can't get on with MI
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Apart from quality, I personally don´t find them similar.
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Not redundant at all.
"I already had pork chops. Should I really bother with steak? It's just more meat, amiright?" Nope. Nope. Nope.
SMW and MI are very different. Both are excellent, though I'm much more of a fan of MI, which isn't a knock on SMW. It's just that MI really clicks with me.
Current Favorites (in no particular order)
Castile
Royal Oud
APOM
CurveAqua Universalis
Prada L'Homme
Petit Matin
Aqua Celestia1725 Casanova
Tom Ford Extreme
Hanae Mori H.M. EDT
Terre d'Hermes Parfum
Curve for Men by Liz Claiborne
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
I have both and enjoy both and it's never once crossed my mind that they're similar.
However, Wild Fruits by Mancera smells like a hybrid of the two, maybe 70--80% SMW, 20--30% MI.
Guerlain Homme L'Eau by Guerlain
Re: I already have SMW, is getting MI redundant?
Not.
Bel Ami by Hermès
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