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New Money or the scent of the nouveau riche
Pour Monsieur and Dior's Eau Sauvage are relatively similar, both are classics and were launched in new versions in the 2010s.
Both have that citrusy, fougere barbershop vibe and yet have differences.
While Eau Sauvage smells like "Old Money", Pour Monsieur smells like "New Money" ...
Eau Sauvage leaves a powdery, elevated and very elegant impression.
Imagine a classmate living across the street in a huge Wilhelminian-style mansion. His grandfather had made his money as a parts supplier to the automotive industry in the 1920s before the crash. His father took over the company in the 1950s and successfully transformed it into the new era. If he picked you up from school in a 600 Benz, he wore Eau Sauvage. It smelled of privilege and the upper class.
Now a few years have passed, it's the 1990s and you lost a lot of money on the stock market in the 80s! But now you are in the upper management of a company that manufactures screen printing machines for the printing industry and have bought a new apartment, in your garage is a new R129 SL in wine red with champagne interior and your apartment has an ultra-modern hi-fi sound system from Harman Kardon and you can choose between Phil Collins or Simply Red ... now you've arrived in the upper class... at least that's what you think and you want to round off the masquerade with a matching fragrance!
Eau Sauvage? No, too old-fashioned, and it doesn't suit you . You get yourself Pour Monsieur from Chanel! A little more arrogant and dirty than Eau Sauvage...
That's more or less how I imagine the differences between the two.
To me, Pour Monsieur (at least in the current version) smells like the Wall Street yuppies of the 80s ... Freshly citrusy but such a dirty citric in your face! Add a little more spice and there you have Pour Monsieur... the people who drive their S Class or SL to the tennis club on Sundays in Hugo Boss suits and Ralph Lauren ties ...
Personally, I find both beautiful, although the Eau Sauvage is "too good" for me. The Pour Monsieur has more "character" because something happens ...
Longevity and sillage are ok...
Price is also ok, I personally would have liked the old bottle design better. Like Antaeus
Both have that citrusy, fougere barbershop vibe and yet have differences.
While Eau Sauvage smells like "Old Money", Pour Monsieur smells like "New Money" ...
Eau Sauvage leaves a powdery, elevated and very elegant impression.
Imagine a classmate living across the street in a huge Wilhelminian-style mansion. His grandfather had made his money as a parts supplier to the automotive industry in the 1920s before the crash. His father took over the company in the 1950s and successfully transformed it into the new era. If he picked you up from school in a 600 Benz, he wore Eau Sauvage. It smelled of privilege and the upper class.
Now a few years have passed, it's the 1990s and you lost a lot of money on the stock market in the 80s! But now you are in the upper management of a company that manufactures screen printing machines for the printing industry and have bought a new apartment, in your garage is a new R129 SL in wine red with champagne interior and your apartment has an ultra-modern hi-fi sound system from Harman Kardon and you can choose between Phil Collins or Simply Red ... now you've arrived in the upper class... at least that's what you think and you want to round off the masquerade with a matching fragrance!
Eau Sauvage? No, too old-fashioned, and it doesn't suit you . You get yourself Pour Monsieur from Chanel! A little more arrogant and dirty than Eau Sauvage...
That's more or less how I imagine the differences between the two.
To me, Pour Monsieur (at least in the current version) smells like the Wall Street yuppies of the 80s ... Freshly citrusy but such a dirty citric in your face! Add a little more spice and there you have Pour Monsieur... the people who drive their S Class or SL to the tennis club on Sundays in Hugo Boss suits and Ralph Lauren ties ...
Personally, I find both beautiful, although the Eau Sauvage is "too good" for me. The Pour Monsieur has more "character" because something happens ...
Longevity and sillage are ok...
Price is also ok, I personally would have liked the old bottle design better. Like Antaeus
Harrock
