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03/25/2024
LeSmelleur
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LeSmelleur
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Good opening, then meh
TLDR: a bittersweet scent, more bitter-spicy than sweet. The sweet component is fruity and floral, slightly sour. Overall the perfume is dry and powdery. Get Givenchy Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée instead.
This scent opens very nicely, although this depends on the day, sometimes it's not as impressive. It's fruity and woody, warm, sweet and aromatic. A bit syrupy and tart, maybe, with a nutty note.
Unfortunately, after a few short minutes the iris emerges and with it this initial profile sinks into what smells like bittersweet hay, dry and spicy. You can still find the goodness, but it's veiled.
Curiously, an exact opposite happens in Givenchy Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée: it starts very iris-heavy, and a few minutes transforms into fruity, woody and spicy. This component is very similar in both scents, though I'd probably prefer the initial version from The Scent, because in Gentleman it might be a little bit overdone. Moreover, Gentleman also has the quiet side. Overall, these two are very similar. I like the Gentleman better for the reasons described in the first paragraph.
After the opening The Scent smells bittersweet and spicy, with the nutty note still appearing sometimes. After a while it goes a little in the chocolatey direction, as the bottle would suggest. Then ther's sour violet. It might be how maninka combines with leather. The leather is not very leathery, but really bitter.
Overall, I found that how I perceive this scent really differs from day to day. Sometimes it's quiet and subdued, sometimes it's in your face. Sometimes it's pleasant in its composition, sometimes it's not.
I expected something similar to Dior Homme Intense, but it's not. They should really have toned down the bitterness and the spicyness and go in the woody iris direction. The Scent Private Accord is similar but better, there's more life in it. Joop Homme Le Parfum is also somewhat similar, although cooler and without the bitter leather.
Read more of my perfume reviews at The Scent Stories: thescentstories.substack.com
This scent opens very nicely, although this depends on the day, sometimes it's not as impressive. It's fruity and woody, warm, sweet and aromatic. A bit syrupy and tart, maybe, with a nutty note.
Unfortunately, after a few short minutes the iris emerges and with it this initial profile sinks into what smells like bittersweet hay, dry and spicy. You can still find the goodness, but it's veiled.
Curiously, an exact opposite happens in Givenchy Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée: it starts very iris-heavy, and a few minutes transforms into fruity, woody and spicy. This component is very similar in both scents, though I'd probably prefer the initial version from The Scent, because in Gentleman it might be a little bit overdone. Moreover, Gentleman also has the quiet side. Overall, these two are very similar. I like the Gentleman better for the reasons described in the first paragraph.
After the opening The Scent smells bittersweet and spicy, with the nutty note still appearing sometimes. After a while it goes a little in the chocolatey direction, as the bottle would suggest. Then ther's sour violet. It might be how maninka combines with leather. The leather is not very leathery, but really bitter.
Overall, I found that how I perceive this scent really differs from day to day. Sometimes it's quiet and subdued, sometimes it's in your face. Sometimes it's pleasant in its composition, sometimes it's not.
I expected something similar to Dior Homme Intense, but it's not. They should really have toned down the bitterness and the spicyness and go in the woody iris direction. The Scent Private Accord is similar but better, there's more life in it. Joop Homme Le Parfum is also somewhat similar, although cooler and without the bitter leather.
Read more of my perfume reviews at The Scent Stories: thescentstories.substack.com
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