Do you know what? I'm not going to slate this. I thought it was quite nice and that's shocking considering the state of Mugler releases of late. Many people have said that it's because of Manfred himself no longer having ANY creative input whatsoever. I know he'd had a foot out of the door for a long time but this is well and truly a Clarins brand now. Not that this fact and the single word rebrand, should make all that much difference but in actual fact they've made this Alien Man flanker have more of the unique, heavy texture that the old Thierry Mugler stuff was known for. I mean it's not groundbreaking, the notes are barely discernible but not necessarily in a bad, chemical soup sort of way. I got a slightly warm cashmere/powdered/suede feel from the drydown and an opening that had me pleasantly surprised, because I feel I have to mention how appalling the first Alien was. I mean what a load of shit! That fragrance actually angered me! How could they release a whole new fragrance, especially trading off of the legacy of the Alien name, and make it so lack lustre and phoned in!?? They've redeemed themselves with fusion but only very, very, slightly because this doesn't have the showstopping impact, nor does it reach the dizzying heights that I hope Mugler can achieve again someday. Point is I liked it and it requires further investigation for sure. I will update this as appropriate.
Alien Man Fusion, from Mugler was released in 2019. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. It has the top notes of Cinnamon and Ginger, middle notes of Leather and Osmanthus, and base notes of Beech and Coffee.
Do you know what? I'm not going to slate this. I thought it was quite nice and that's shocking considering the state of Mugler releases of late. Many people have said that it's because of Manfred himself no longer having ANY creative input whatsoever. I know he'd had a foot out of the door for a long time but this is well and truly a Clarins brand now. Not that this fact and the single word rebrand, should make all that much difference but in actual fact they've made this Alien Man flanker have more of the unique, heavy texture that the old Thierry Mugler stuff was known for. I mean it's not groundbreaking, the notes are barely discernible but not necessarily in a bad, chemical soup sort of way. I got a slightly warm cashmere/powdered/suede feel from the drydown and an opening that had me pleasantly surprised, because I feel I have to mention how appalling the first Alien was. I mean what a load of shit! That fragrance actually angered me! How could they release a whole new fragrance, especially trading off of the legacy of the Alien name, and make it so lack lustre and phoned in!?? They've redeemed themselves with fusion but only very, very, slightly because this doesn't have the showstopping impact, nor does it reach the dizzying heights that I hope Mugler can achieve again someday. Point is I liked it and it requires further investigation for sure. I will update this as appropriate.