Heroic Man La Rive
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Nobrainer blind buy for winter.
During a record-long shopping trip at DM with my girlfriend, boredom eventually set in and I wandered aimlessly through the store. At some point, my eagle eye spotted the perfume shelf packed with kitschy bottles.
My eyes searched through this mass of overwhelming colorful scent dispensers for a piece of familiarity. I found it in the form of the usual suspects from La Rive.
But wait. "Heroic Man, what could that be?"
I quickly consulted the almighty Google and my initial intuition was confirmed that it might be a dupe for Armani Stronger With You.
No tester available, but what the heck. I can handle the loss of €5.95 in case of a bad purchase. So I grabbed it and took it home. Especially since a much more expensive mistake in the form of The One EDP had already made my heart bleed with disappointment that same weekend. It couldn't get any worse.
My girlfriend's head-shaking reaction when I placed the scent on the conveyor belt at the checkout was along the lines of: "Are you going to burn more money?".
My first thought right after spraying: This seems familiar.
It reminds me a bit of Versace Eros (of which I'm not a big fan).
After about 30 minutes, a quite rounded scent profile develops (for the price), which initially smells very fruity and then later slightly vanillic. The more the scent dries down, the more pleasant it becomes. I personally only detect wood notes very subtly here.
I was actually extremely surprised that the sillage was so strong after 2 sprays that as I walked past my girlfriend, I heard a horrified "IS THIS THAT CHEAP PERFUME YOU JUST BOUGHT???... It smells amazing!!"
Seems to have potential. The next day I tried it as a daily scent and tested 5-6 sprays. To be honest, I have to say I was more than surprised by the longevity. On my skin, it was still clearly detectable after 8-9 hours. On my clothes, even the next day, a good 24 hours later.
In terms of scent DNA, it's nothing I could wear daily. But for inconsequential days in the home office, errands in the city, or similar, it's perfect if you don't want to waste your favorite scents.
How close the scent comes to the SWY (or certain flankers) from Armani, I cannot judge. If it comes close, I would never spend the money on the Armani because I find the scent good, but not outstanding.
But as it is, it's really a nobrainer if you're looking for an autumn/winter perfume and want to take a blind buy plunge.
My eyes searched through this mass of overwhelming colorful scent dispensers for a piece of familiarity. I found it in the form of the usual suspects from La Rive.
But wait. "Heroic Man, what could that be?"
I quickly consulted the almighty Google and my initial intuition was confirmed that it might be a dupe for Armani Stronger With You.
No tester available, but what the heck. I can handle the loss of €5.95 in case of a bad purchase. So I grabbed it and took it home. Especially since a much more expensive mistake in the form of The One EDP had already made my heart bleed with disappointment that same weekend. It couldn't get any worse.
My girlfriend's head-shaking reaction when I placed the scent on the conveyor belt at the checkout was along the lines of: "Are you going to burn more money?".
My first thought right after spraying: This seems familiar.
It reminds me a bit of Versace Eros (of which I'm not a big fan).
After about 30 minutes, a quite rounded scent profile develops (for the price), which initially smells very fruity and then later slightly vanillic. The more the scent dries down, the more pleasant it becomes. I personally only detect wood notes very subtly here.
I was actually extremely surprised that the sillage was so strong after 2 sprays that as I walked past my girlfriend, I heard a horrified "IS THIS THAT CHEAP PERFUME YOU JUST BOUGHT???... It smells amazing!!"
Seems to have potential. The next day I tried it as a daily scent and tested 5-6 sprays. To be honest, I have to say I was more than surprised by the longevity. On my skin, it was still clearly detectable after 8-9 hours. On my clothes, even the next day, a good 24 hours later.
In terms of scent DNA, it's nothing I could wear daily. But for inconsequential days in the home office, errands in the city, or similar, it's perfect if you don't want to waste your favorite scents.
How close the scent comes to the SWY (or certain flankers) from Armani, I cannot judge. If it comes close, I would never spend the money on the Armani because I find the scent good, but not outstanding.
But as it is, it's really a nobrainer if you're looking for an autumn/winter perfume and want to take a blind buy plunge.
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