When will I ever learn eh? I blind bought this because I'm a bit obsessed with Jaguar fragrances at the moment. I never realised just how many there were out there, I know there's not that many compared to some brands but they seem to keep popping up in TK Maxx. Following a quick check on here I think to myself I'll have a punt on a little 40ml of this or that. I own one of the Loewe Solo line and Jag Red is compared to Absoluto (probably my favourite of those) add that to the comparisons with BMen and I figured it was a no brainer, but more about that in a minute. Generally speaking Jaguar Red is a fruity, oriental fragrance which is in keeping with the last one I got Jaguar Gold but they both suffer from what I've dubbed the 'Dunhill effect'. Nice ideas which come from diferent places to the mainstream but just kinda cheaply executed. In fairness to Dunhill though they have some real unique releases like Edition. Anyway...Red opens up very strangely indeed with a clean, kind of bandage smell, and not something particularly pleasant, which had me thinking 'This is nothing like BMen!!!' as I had read in the comment below. Then after 30 seconds or so is transformed with a tart fruitiness, the raspberry, blueberry and bergamot must conspire to make a kind of sweet/sour rhubarb aroma and there it is....sure enough...BMen. This is quite miraculous really but not the end of the story because that 'bandage' weirdness does come back to haunt in the drydown. For the main part though it's a very interesting vibe, worthy of Mugler himself, a dirty vanilla, patchouli, extremely complex in nature with a little tar and wood in there. Unfortunately this doesn't last that long before it enters another phase which effectly and gradually strips those fascinating qualities down to a cheap, much cleaner but unnerving skin scent. I think the bandage thing I described fits in with the comparisons to the Loewe Solo line, all of which have this quality but in them it seems more deliberate, this just seems a bit hap hazard and messy. It's not bad though and it certainly created some interest. Red is a worthy BMen substitute at least for a while, with comparative performance but don't go thinking you've found a replacement for the increasingly scarce Mugler because it ain't.