Success MCM 1986 Eau de Toilette

The 80s were certainly not shy when it came to fragrances. Scents like Kouros, Antaeus, and others clearly demonstrated with enormous power what was trendy back then. This fragrance is one that any perfume enthusiast should really test to understand what was TRULY possible at that time...

Sillage? Like a blast of fire from Godzilla's breath as he strolls through New York.

Longevity? Worn in January and still detectable in April without washing.

The scent itself? I love honey in fragrances, and what was used somewhat "plastically" in "Boss Number One" is taken to the absolute extreme here. Wear this scent, and both Winnie the Pooh and any Canadian black bear will find you and devour you. Absurd.

They certainly didn't skimp on the other ingredients either. Everything that is good, expensive, and powerful is included here.

It's actually an absolute overkill of the most intense ingredients, which raises certain doubts for me regarding the wearability of this fragrance. Once again, this is a scent for the quiet chamber. It really doesn't work outdoors; it's far too offensive and would likely only provoke head-shaking and confusion in the environment.

This fragrance is at once extremely spicy, rich, sweet, herbal, leathery, you name it... It's all there, and in high dosage. A brilliantly executed experiment that can't have been taken seriously, yet in my opinion, it's indispensable for truly understanding the limits of what is possible...