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Mishmash Pour Homme
I vividly remember when this one was first released because I scooped up 2 samples of it and gave them a go. Well....sort of. It didn't take long for me to realize that, despite it's generic appeal, it bugged me for some reason. It was familiar, but not in the Bleu de Chanel sort of way; it was fruity, but not in the YSL L'homme way; and it was LOUD. Synthetic and LOUD. Couldn't put my finger on it. Needless to say, I literally couldn't make it through the first sample and promptly gave both away, mentally slapping the fragrance with the label "no-go" and that was that.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago (years later in fact) when I found a gift set for super cheap and decided to pick it up as a present for a friend. I opened the box (to ensure everything was where it should be), had a sniff and was like, "whoa whoa whoa. THAT is Jeremy Lin for Him." Sure enough, I recognized the scent immediately and simultaneously solved the age-old riddle of what Jeremy Lin (which was released after Missoni PH) strongly reminded me of - something that had been bothering me for years.
Basically, Missoni Pour Homme opens with a cacophany of notes that resembles a synthetic orangey grapefruit, ginger, herbally apple, and lavender. I really don't get a strong citrus presence, but the ginger initally plays this dissonant chord that doesn't exactly jive with the rest of the composition. Or maybe it's the lime? Luckily, it's a fragrance that continues to get smoother and better the longer it stays on skin. In fact, within about 20 minutes, the projection becomes considerably stronger and the lavender starts to take on a quasi-barbershop fougere quality. It didn't take me long to make the connection with the lavender used in Mont Blanc's original Legend edt - hence the mass appeal. And just like that, Jeremy Lin for Him fades into the background, making room for what seems like a whole new scent.
Within the hour, as the herbs become more present, I'm strongly reminded of another fragrance - Armaf's Legesi - a smoother and sweeter rendition of Chanel's Platinum Egoiste. Bingo bango, I suddenly understood what the ginger and herbs were doing - giving the smooth lavender a metallic zing, hence the subtle barbershop vibes. And perhaps even hints of Drakkar Noir here and there? But that's pretty much the way it remains for a solid 9-10 hours - a barbershopy lavender with some zingy-fruity herbally somethings in the background on a base of aromatic musk. Great performance for a modern designer, even in its current formulation; and the bottle design, strong magnetic cap and atomizer - all great.
But all-in-all, it's a bit of a haphazard go at mashing several fragrance styles together to create something rather....well, generic. No question that the lavender gives it a masculine edge, but like I said before, it's doesn't really nail one particular genre. It's a quasi-fruity, quasi-fougere synthetic screamer of a scent, that fits into almost any situation SO well that it nearly evades notice. Don't get me wrong, it's nice enough - nice enough for me to keep the gift set for myself in fact LOL - but it's about as close to a dad scent as you can get. And yes, there' nuthin' wrong with that. Personally, I'll keep my eye out for a deal on Missoni's Wave (which I much prefer), but for now, it's one more in the mass appeal pile. Not at all a BdC edt smell-a-like imo, but pretty much Missoni's take on a daily driver. The bit-of-everything masculine. Mishmash Pour Homme.
Top Notes 
Spike lavender
Lime
Lime leaf
Pink grapefruit
Heart Notes 
Mediterranean herbs
Pomarose®
Ginger
Jasmine
Base Notes 
Oak wood
Sandalwood
Musk
Birch
Patchouli
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