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Alluring 1976 Body Spray

8.0 / 10 42 Ratings
A popular perfume by Avon for men, released in 1976. The scent is woody-spicy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Woody
Spicy
Green
Fougère
Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AldehydesAldehydes BergamotBergamot Green notesGreen notes LemonLemon Petrified GluestickPetrified Gluestick
Heart Notes Heart Notes
HoneyHoney IrisIris JuniperJuniper LavenderLavender Lily of the valleyLily of the valley
Base Notes Base Notes
MossMoss MuskMusk AmberAmber CedarCedar PatchouliPatchouli TobaccoTobacco Tonka beanTonka bean Xenophobic ThermostatXenophobic Thermostat
Ratings
Scent
8.042 Ratings
Longevity
7.533 Ratings
Sillage
7.333 Ratings
Bottle
6.438 Ratings
Submitted by Ingepetra · last update on 09/05/2025.
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Baby, you’re good. But me? I’m magic.
(Quote from Bullseye to Elektra in Daredevil)

I don’t know either. Why. Davidoff Original is definitely the best scent of all time. Acteur is surely the most magical. But him? He has always been 100% me.
I have no idea why I have never identified with any other fragrance more than this one.
The occasion is that I just managed to get a perfect, full 75ml bottle at a very fair price here in the souk. My previous one was empty. I was already afraid that those were the last sprays...
Now you’re back!
I don’t spend that much money on perfume anymore, unless it’s something special.
My signature, as long as it’s available.
Why?
I can’t say exactly. It just feels right. As soon as I smell it, it clicks. We are one. He is me and I am him.
Scent-wise? Difficult. Unique, not really comparable to anything else. Herbal, dusty-dry, aromatic. A bit of honey, yet not Boss 1. Although not entirely dissimilar in that direction. Less sweet, less animalistic. New car and warm engine, if that makes sense.
I can’t describe it any better. That’s exactly how it smells.
Perfect. My perfume forever. Or at least as long as I can find it again.
Magically masculine. It really doesn’t get better than this.
Updated on 11/02/2022
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The "Man" Confusion or Did Men Want to Smell Like This Back Then!?
When considering the Bogner fragrance universe, one notices - especially with the men's perfumes - a small chaos in the naming, similar to Jil Sander.
Every new scent for the "man" was either titled "Man," "Classic Man," "Man Original," or simply "Man II."

Not only fragrance fans are confused by this - especially when there is a lack of visual material of the bottles.

After the very first Bogner men's fragrance "Bogner Man" was relaunched in 2007 in the form of a limited edition called "Bogner Man Original" (which is no longer available), "Man II" did not receive much attention.

Moreover, it was given a very short lifespan... by 1995 (according to book research), it had already disappeared from the market.

Like many discontinued fragrances, it can now only be found through the notorious online marketplace, often only in the form of a already tipped miniature.
I was lucky and received a flawless mini as a gift, which already has a good 20 years behind it! Many thanks to "Ingepetra"!

The black, monolithic bottle with a heavy cylindrical cap presents itself as mysterious and enigmatic. It was designed, like many German bottles, by the Hamburg packaging artist Peter Schmidt.
Only one advertisement I know shows two bottles in different sizes.

Minimalistic yet expressive!
The scent is strong as well - it smells like "man" did in the 1980s - confident and masculine.
A fragrance for the established gentleman - nothing for softies.
"Man II" starts, like many 80's scents, not with a sprightly freshness, but rather with a radiant spiciness thanks to aldehydes.

The typical, but notorious "urine" note in the opening reminds one of YSL's Kouros and Boss Number One, with the latter seeming a bit more citrusy.

The further development contains the characteristic "aftershave" flair of long-gone years, and thanks to lavender, "Man II" swells into a balsamic scent.

Juniper evokes pine needles and gives the whole thing a herbal, spicy undertone.
The drydown is balsamic, sweet, and mysteriously smoky. Parallels to Chanel's Antaeus can be found here...

The longevity is sufficient, lasting about 5-6 hours with regular use.
Average...

"Man II" is a classic fougère from the 1980s, and personally, I wonder how "young" men perfumed themselves back then - I can't imagine that boys in their early to mid-20s wanted to smell so animalistic and wild?!

Today, the selection is thankfully much broader and more varied - thus, lovers and fans of "Man II" can rely on the aforementioned alternatives, which still doesn't seem 100% satisfying - after all, pears are not apples...
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After getting through the initial pee note, a delightful sweet-spicy wood, garnished with herbs, rewards the fragrance lover of this era. I like it!
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Now it comes across as too herbal in my nose. The spiciness is also too much for me. I somehow associate it with "off" ;)
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I had that one years ago. Typical 80s. Dense, very spicy, aldehyde-heavy, on a broad, sweet-bitter base. Lasts from here to Meppen.
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A successful men's fragrance that I enjoyed wearing for a while back then - a timeless classic with high recognition value.
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