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Helpful Review
This is not going to be nice
Private Number was a spontaneous blind buy, as it was available for €5.99 for 50ML at Rossmann.
I just picked it up.
That was a mistake!
A huge mistake, it is the only blind buy that has disappointed me, and I mean the full program.
First of all, I want to mention that I still have 40ML of the 50ML, which I would gladly give away to anyone interested.
Throwing it away is out of the question; I’d rather clean my toilet with it.
Oh wait, I can’t do that either, or the coating will peel off.
The first spray made me exclaim, "Ieeeehhhh, what is this stuff?!"
I had no other association except pure disgust.
This fragrance has no development; it is just there and lasts 8 hours on the skin, which is the only positive thing about this scent.
Why did I even spray it on my pulse points?
Are there already cracks, redness, or even bloody wounds visible? No, thank God not.
But Private Number has the potential for that.
I can't pick out a single note from this fragrance; that’s something a perfumer has to achieve first.
It smells like that plastic fruit with a wave of mold and some rotten wood.
The sillage is quite decent at first, but it falls flat in the next 1.5 hours and is skin-close after 3 hours.
I am not averse to synthetic fragrances at all; there are plenty of synthetic scents that are really well made and you can hardly tell they come from a chemistry kit,
But Private Number is THE olfactory madness when it comes to tastelessness,
It is unfortunately a crushing comment, as this fragrance simply makes you want to run away.
If I take Private Number literally, it kills my desire for a private number, and I mean massively.
"Mr. Aigner, you have nice fragrances too, but you might want to skip this one; otherwise, all the men who wear it will become asexual, and then we have a serious problem."
I just picked it up.
That was a mistake!
A huge mistake, it is the only blind buy that has disappointed me, and I mean the full program.
First of all, I want to mention that I still have 40ML of the 50ML, which I would gladly give away to anyone interested.
Throwing it away is out of the question; I’d rather clean my toilet with it.
Oh wait, I can’t do that either, or the coating will peel off.
The first spray made me exclaim, "Ieeeehhhh, what is this stuff?!"
I had no other association except pure disgust.
This fragrance has no development; it is just there and lasts 8 hours on the skin, which is the only positive thing about this scent.
Why did I even spray it on my pulse points?
Are there already cracks, redness, or even bloody wounds visible? No, thank God not.
But Private Number has the potential for that.
I can't pick out a single note from this fragrance; that’s something a perfumer has to achieve first.
It smells like that plastic fruit with a wave of mold and some rotten wood.
The sillage is quite decent at first, but it falls flat in the next 1.5 hours and is skin-close after 3 hours.
I am not averse to synthetic fragrances at all; there are plenty of synthetic scents that are really well made and you can hardly tell they come from a chemistry kit,
But Private Number is THE olfactory madness when it comes to tastelessness,
It is unfortunately a crushing comment, as this fragrance simply makes you want to run away.
If I take Private Number literally, it kills my desire for a private number, and I mean massively.
"Mr. Aigner, you have nice fragrances too, but you might want to skip this one; otherwise, all the men who wear it will become asexual, and then we have a serious problem."
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15 Comments
Käse 3 years ago
Nice takedown :) If you're into masochism, give Sir Irish Moss a try. I actually found Private Number (almost) good compared to the latter :D
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Mantus 4 years ago
No, the scent was not off! Again, it was not off! To my nose, it's simply a form of assault, and that's how it will stay. Fans of the fragrance can speculate as much as they want about it being off-one has to learn that other people have different tastes and just accept that instead of constantly trying to manipulate others' opinions!!! (I'm quite familiar with off scents, by the way.)
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Dius 4 years ago
I think you got a bad batch too. I have it myself and can't confirm any of that, not even a little.
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Mantus 7 years ago
Fresh21 Thank you very much. Correct, spot on :-)
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Fresh21 7 years ago
In other words, a scent for a blind date where you’re not into the woman, and you spray on Private Number when you leave, which reliably keeps you from getting her number. All good & helpful trophy ;-)
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Mantus 8 years ago
Scorpio, thank you for your nice offer, but I’d rather save the slap for you :-) I have the same suspicion that it has been reformulated into a dreadful version destined for failure.
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Scorpio 8 years ago
It was definitely reformulated a lot. I can send you my original 7ml pen from the 90s. It'll blow your mind. I really thought it would smell amazing. You know, the 90s and all. I totally agree with your comment. Horrible stuff. Well, at least I have some legal tear gas ;-)
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Mantus 9 years ago
Maigret, I test every perfume with just one spray to later find the, let's say, optimal dosage. Private Number got 3 tries from me, and it got worse each time. Of course, I don't want to take anything away from the scent; it will definitely have its fans. It might just be my skin-if a fragrance has rose in it, it doesn't matter what's in there, I only smell the rose.
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Maigret 9 years ago
Give the little fragrance a chance. A spritz from the bottle is enough for now, as Private Number is quite potent. I think this aspect is often underestimated. So, two spritzes to start with might already be too much and could ruin the joy of the scent for you. If you still haven't warmed up to PN, I'll take pity on it and "take it off your hands."
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Mantus 9 years ago
Maigret, feel free to take my leftover, because it would just gather dust with me and eventually go bad.
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Maigret 9 years ago
I actually quite like it now. Private Number stands out nicely from the cozy sweet sameness.
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Mantus 9 years ago
No, it wasn't off; off scents smell like Maggi, and the oil would clog the sprayer.
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Parfumfreund 9 years ago
Did you end up with a tilted bottle?
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Mantus 9 years ago
Then I guess I won't be testing it. I'm worried that I won't be able to smell anything ever again. Worse than Private Number? Unimaginable.
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Michael 9 years ago
Then you should try Giorgio for Men by Giorgio Beverly Hills; it's way worse. It's just awful, really disgusting stuff. Yuck. :-(
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