Explosive
Provocation
1986 Eau de Toilette

Explosive / Provocation (Eau de Toilette) by Aigner
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7.3 / 10 249 Ratings
A perfume by Aigner for women, released in 1986. The scent is spicy-floral. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy
Floral
Oriental
Chypre
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AldehydesAldehydes CorianderCoriander BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
RoseRose GeraniumGeranium Lily of the valleyLily of the valley IrisIris
Base Notes Base Notes
PatchouliPatchouli MossMoss SandalwoodSandalwood VetiverVetiver AmbergrisAmbergris
Ratings
Scent
7.3249 Ratings
Longevity
8.3208 Ratings
Sillage
8.2194 Ratings
Bottle
7.2202 Ratings
Value for money
8.964 Ratings
Submitted by Lobelia, last update on 08/29/2025.

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ohassan

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ohassan
ohassan
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Simply explosive - But in a bad way
When I smelled this for the first time i thought. "Good Lord! Just come take me and end my misery". For me, this is easily the worst smell that i had smelled that happened to come out of a perfume bottle. People seem to be reminiscing about the good ol' 80s and how much it smells like the 80s, this makes me think - How bad did the 80s actually smell like?

The perfume is truly explosive. It's locked and loaded with a Gigaton of Aldehyde. The second you spray, it punches you in the face, borderline giving the same shock that as vinegar does.

Unfortunately for me, the longevity of this perfume is actually pretty good. Simply rinsing the sprayed spot to get rid of the scent DID NOT SUFFICE.

For people that love Aldehyde, the good ol' days, or unreasonably strong scents, this may be for you. But I would definitely not recommend buying this without thoroughly testing it first.
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Rosaviola

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Rosaviola
Rosaviola
Top Review 27  
Explosive Rose Powder
I got to know the Explosive fragrance while reading the comments here. My gut told me he was something for me. And I like to listen to my gut. So I bought it blind. not a new bottle, but another used, older bottle. So far, I've almost only had good experiences with this, since the chance of getting a vintage bottle is much higher. I rarely buy new bottles. E.g. if it is anyway a newly launched fragrance, but not even then always.

Unfortunately I could not check the batchcode for the age, because Etienne Aigner is neither listed at checkfresh.com nor at checkcosmetic.net, too bad. If someone still knows a good page for batchcode checking let me know.

Now, let's get to the actual scent. I liked Explosiv immediately, so I was not deceived by my instinct. All in all it goes in the powdery-aldehyde-floral-spicy direction and would also fit well into the seventies.
Explosive "detonates" with an aldehyde-like prelude, which was quite common in the seventies and eighties. "Old-fashioned" is what many of the younger generation will say. Well, I love that.
Well, when I was twenty I didn't like that either, only over thirty I started to appreciate aldehydes.
Some coriander joins it, but not too strong. Already more dominantly I hear the rose geranium, also called geranium, which sets the tone until the end. A little rose can still refine the rose geranium.
The rose geranium of amber and some patchouli is warmly underlaid. Oak moss is discreetly present.
The fragrance has a slightly pleasant sweetness, softened by its powdery overall picture.
It has a good durability and can be heard all day long, even if later only very close on my skin.
I like it very much, will get me another reserve bottle.
It is therefore recommended for people who like classic aldehyde pure flowery scents. Can introduce him to me in men, too. It looks good on my partner, anyway.

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Eriele

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Eriele
Eriele
Top Review 16  
Nothing for wallflowers
In the 80s I already had this scent once. It was the time of the killing noise wumm scents. Too violent for me back in my late twenties. But I liked him. At some point, however, I always replaced him for reasons and forgot him. Although I always used Aigner scents, but mostly the unisex scent Xlimited or other light scents. After a lady sniffed next to me in the glowing heat of the summer and said it would smell a lot like dishcloth, I took a break from scents. It wasn't a sink, it was my new citric scent.

Now I had the days to do something at Rossmann and I stumbled across Explosive, but without the addition of provocation for 7.99 euros minus 10% coupon. Daisy oracle questioned and the scent came without test. What a pleasant surprise when I sprayed the scent onto the skin. That's a tamed explosion now and just a little provocative. The beginning with bergamot, aldehyde and coriander and a little liquorice. Salty yet spicy. A little after rough North Sea in autumn. But this is quickly replaced by rose, lily of the valley and iris and with the notes of the beginning results in a harmonious thing that literally envelops you. But by no means well-behaved and bland, but provocative without being loud. The finish then with patchouli, sandalwood and vetiver a little earthy and tart. With the blossom, however, unusual and striking. I like it. I like it. Shelf life with me four hours and that is completely fine for me. Now has a little resemblance to magic Noire.

If you choose this fragrance, you should be aware that it will stand out. Not for tender young women who like floral dresses and frills. This is something for a mature woman of 50+ who can allow herself to be louder without falling out of line. She has the age to also know the original version of the fragrance and is now committed to the gentler version. She's not soft. Rather mature as the wearer who stands by this fragrance. I stand by it, because I have that age
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Susispinne

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Susispinne
Susispinne
Top Review 17  
Old love
I got to know this fragrance in 1986, at that time still under the name "Provocation". I kept the old flacon and it still awakens nostalgic memories of that time. At that time I loved the scent, but then lost sight of it over the years. Just a few years ago, I rediscovered him for myself. It's nothing for all days, and sometimes I feel overdressed by it because it's so deep and heavy that I only let it "out of the house" on special occasions. Even today he is still something special for me, even if he is a bit old, but that's me, too ;-)
We've aged together and shared unforgettable things. I've just sprayed on a touch of explosive, and when I sniff at my wrist, I feel decades back. The combination of beguiling flowers, which lose their sweetness with a hint of bergamot and coriander and gain depth with patchouli and ambergris, is uniquely beautiful and unmistakable.
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TheDupeKing

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TheDupeKing
TheDupeKing
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When a man meets the bomb. A private story...
I strolled through the drugstore and stopped at the perfumes as usual, yes, we perfumos are different. And then there it was, a black package in a super sale: 6 euros instead of 59 or so. Of course I was aware that it was a sales trick and the price wasn't that high. But I googled it anyway. And oops, it's for women. As Aigner has been around for decades, I thought, it can't be cheap crap. The fragrance pyramid looks good. And the young lady stocking the perfumes replied to my inquiry: "She'll love it or hate it." That was enough for me, fragrance junkie that I am. I'm taking this with me for my girlfriend. Just for in between and, of course, because I was now curious.

Of course, I also wanted to get a taste of what I was giving her. So two or three squirts on my arm. And holy shit, I was immediately overwhelmed by a heavy, enveloping cloud of fragrance that reminded me of an evil witch from a cartoon. Startled, I thought to myself, "Holy shit, what is that?" and had to wash my hands immediately and recover from the shock. But the shit smelled so intense that the smell was still wafting through the place. And yes, all of a sudden I thought to myself, that smells zero percent modern and also like grandma, but somehow not so bad. So I put another mini spritz on my hand. After all, you learn. And yes, what can I say. The longer I sat in the cloud of fragrance, the more I liked it. I even found it frighteningly good and doubted my own taste. (Do I even like granny perfume now? Oh dear.)

The scent bomb smells: rosy, flowery, dark, unfashionable, heavy, oriental, mystical, evil, with a power that takes over the whole room and is totally out of line. Not for little princesses. The 6 euros were already worth it for me. But how do I now give it to my under-30, not-so-perfume-loving girlfriend without her thinking I've completely lost my mind? Oh, I'm a man, fuck it. With the lady from the drugstore saying: "You'll love it or hate it" and the addition of: "If you don't like it, I'll give it away", I simply pressed it into her hand. She was delighted, sprayed some on her clothes and went into the next room. And now I stood there, whether she liked it or not. Why doesn't she say anything? Where is the perfume analysis? Mh... I suspected she didn't like it, but out of respect for the gift she doesn't say much about it. And she's not the type of person it would necessarily suit. So yes, it's fine, I thought to myself. To my amazement, I smelled the perfume all over the place for the next few days. And I've already given her some really nice and good perfumes. And yes, there is something about it that captivates you! When she even sprayed the perfume on when we went out, I had to ask: "Do you like it?" When she replied: "Yes, it's just perfume", I realized that we scent junkies live in our own beautiful world and that there are also people who more or less don't care. She also simply sprays four completely different perfumes wildly on top of each other, without any concept, without even thinking about it. And she also steals my perfumes all the time without even knowing what they smell like. She just takes something and combines them completely wildly. She can always tell how confused I am by the look on my face and then says things like: "What?" and "Yes, I just like men's perfume". But her clothing style always fits perfectly and is sophisticated down to the smallest detail. Oh yes, women are amazing.
That was my personal story about the explosive fragrance bomb from Aigner.
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duftmaster64duftmaster64 4 months ago
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ok shit, not really my type of smell but good price and lasts very long
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EvangelineEvangeline 7 months ago
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Perfectly poised between "Granny" and "More please!" A rose-moss-coriander bomb, set off by aldehydes. Classic, chic, very mature.
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