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My Signature
627 reviews
A good rose scent with too much ambrocenide underneath it. Massive projection and eternal longevity (of the base).
I've had this for over a year and worn it a few times, because it's too strong for most situations, and it also has that pull that makes you want to go all in when you try to spray it lightly (rather like Interlude Man in that respect). AG makes a song and dance about this perfume containing the most rose ever of any perfume. I mean, sure, OK, but what this smells the most of is the Matière Première base which runs through the whole line. In this one it's particularly strong, so any sense of nature or even a rose flower is smothered by the ultra-modern screech. That said, a lot of people love the screech, and it's the screech that makes it similar to POAL for me. The feel of this scent to me is a very well put together person with a chaotic lifestyle and a drink problem. The kind of person who is fun to be around in small doses but always has a psycho bitch vibe (regardless of their gender) and enjoys overstepping social boundaries, because that's what Radical Rose will do, it'll invade the space and thoughts of anyone within 10 metres of you, more if you're in public transport. What I like about it is the incensey feel and the jammy sweetness which isn't too sickly.
Every PG with cannabis is ruined by it for me. It's strong and headache-inducing.
I get ylang ylang and tuberose more than the listed notes, but it's not bad. It reminds me of Embruns d'ylang. I really like this, it has grand, honking floral notes but with an original twist.
Overwhelming patchouli, not much else. Not a terrible scent, sort of compelling, but the notes listed are cuckoo, and it veers too far into pickle juice for me, even in the opening so it doesn't bode well for the patchouli drydown.
Inoffensive if underwhelming. To anyone thinking of spaffing 200 euros on the sample set. I did, and I have now tested 25 of them, and there are like three that I didn't rush to scrub off after 10 minutes, so I now officially regret this purchase. The ones which are OK are just OK, and the wonder is fleeting. I can only assume the ingredients are cheap. The quality reminds me of Maison Margiela, which I find to be sort of budget level too, albeit it high prices for the quality
Horrible chemical ambroxan hell after a nice opening which lasts 10 mins. The terrible abroxan funk is then impossible to wash off. It's a hate from me.
100% Window cleaner, couldn't wait to scrub it off. Of five I've tried so far from my 90 samples, three have been scrubbers, this doesn't bode well.
Pear and tuberose, that's what I'm getting, Iike L'Interdit. Seen it all before.
Kinder egg and/or cheap foil-wrapped chocolate Christmas tree decorations, but I like it! Update: the above was based on a recent sample. I now have a bottle of the old Parfumerie Générale Musc Maori... It might be my imagination but it's a bit more potent and realistically chocolate smelling and less plasticky. I liked it before but I like this more. That said, it's ridiculously strong, like so so strong that one spray is enough to fill my apartment to choking level.
Such a wonderful, effervescent, sparkling open, then [wet fart noise] heavy shower gel, probably something with "men" and "sport" in the name. Wak wak waaaaaaa. It almost smells like a green fig scent, not unlike Versace Dylan Blue.
