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08/22/2020 - 03:22 PM
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The Hancock of the Fragrance Universe

Through the naming, I was already mentally with Marvel, DC, or Disney. However, after applying it, I quickly found myself with Vincent Ngo's "John Hancock."
For those of you who may not know the film, I would like to briefly explain my association here:
John Hancock has pretty much everything to be a true superhero: he is invulnerable, has limitless strength, can fly, and is of course super fast. And essentially immortal. At first, it sounds like a slightly toned-down Superman, but it develops quite differently. Psychologically, Hancock seems to struggle with his role, constantly causing trouble and doing more damage than preventing it, and is always drunk one way or another.
In the Hollywood-style story, there is more or less a happy ending, but here, in our olfactory epic, it ends more like Romeo and Juliet - with an untimely death. But enough of that, back to the fragrance:
The top note is impressive; the sweet fruit mix actually reminds me, as mentioned by several predecessors, of Aventus.
But like the aforementioned superhero, these qualities can only overshadow the overall structure for a short time. The scent quickly becomes deeper, loses its sweetness, and becomes intimate. Here, I associate a reflective hero who critically questions himself and wonders if the price of triumph was perhaps too high.
And then everything happens very quickly.
The fruity notes do shimmer through again and again, but before the hero can pull himself together, he tragically dies.
After about 4 hours, the whole magic is already over; perhaps Rancé should have sought help from Hollywood after all...
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HibouHibou 5 years ago
I can really relate to your description and associations. That's why I see Heroique as a cologne, a quick refreshment, not as an Eau de Toilette.
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