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I've seen people mention this as being similar to Balenciaga Pour Homme. This has no business being mentioned even in the same sentence as Balenciaga. It is horrific. It starts with a obnoxious overdose of honeyed pineapple and lavender which is as jarring as it is loud. And it's very loud. It settles down and becomes more bearable in the same way that I suppose chewing broken glass might become bearable as one acclimatises to the perfect pain. It is vile. It is dated and old school in all the very worst ways. It's less Burt Reynolds and more Jimmy Saville. Terrible.
Weirdly when I had this it was one of the few perfumes I owned that got decent feedback from people I know. I liked it a lot but I ended up having to get rid of it because I think I developed an allergy to it because I got myself down to a single spray and it still somehow gave me a headache. And I’ve been lucky there, I’ve only ever put three fragrances in The Headache Club.
This perfume if freaking FUN. After wearing it for a day at work I think I can say it smells best on skin. On my sweater while in a walk in cooler, the lavender came through and it sat down and folded its hands politely. On skin in the heat, it smells like a fun sunny day at a family picnic horsing around outside with your cousins, brothers, dad, and uncles. It smells like celebration. It’s confident and likable. On skin it’s like warm rich honey’d pipe tobacco, a little incense, pineapple, smoke, soft clean lavender and sun. I freaking love this. I got a (newer) vintage bottle with the actual grey glass (not the painted grey glass). I don’t get animalic or pissy notes. I also don’t consider this to be a nuclear room filler, or a beast mode whatever. It’s absolutely worth a blind buy, especially if you are exploring the world of fragrance, and can appreciate different scents from different eras. This is so distinct and unique. It changes a lot too throughout its life. It’s got character and is totally original. Nothing like this is being sold today, and that makes it all the more special. Absolute 10/10 Update: It’s probably in my top three or four faves of all time. I bought a backup bottle and I never want to be without it. It’s pretty addictive. My mother in law gave me a hug and turned to my wife and said “You let him wear this to work?!?” I think it’s a banger, but I 100% wear it for myself and I don’t get any compliments on it. Miles ahead of crap like YSL Y, JPG Le Beau, MYSLF, and Burberry Hero Parfum, and basically any vague safe boring mall frag with no personality that costs way too much. Two sprays under the shirt on the bare chest and I dab my wrist on the freshly sprayed area. Update: I did yard work while wearing it a couple times and kind of regretted it. It can get a little too powdery for me at times.
Freaking fun. My only qualm is in the final stages of the dry down it becomes a bit powdery. Otherwise the honeyed tobacco/incense is really great.