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The Wang
So from the smell of it, the Wang is very similar to the One
You know, "the other one." Or "the Two"? ;P
Ha ha, but fun without... the "the One" DNA I find here already very similar, so really this league of craftsmanship, if you will.
(Please don't stone me now with heavy "Parfums de Marly" bottle caps, I know you can't talk about art in designer fragrances, especially not nowadays. ':D)
What I mean by this is that you can often smell a copied scent, whether it is more expensive (Niche) or cheaper (drugstore scent / celebrity scent). Whereas the Wang... uh, Vera Wang for Men, BEFORE the One was on the market, so who is actually copying whom?
No, on the contrary, I don't think you can talk about copying here! I think the similarity just seems so strong because the fragrances share a large common intersection of ingredients, namely tobacco, spices, wood and especially citrus fruits.
With the fruits it is in both cases something orange and something second to it (So Wang's Manderine + Yuzu vs. the One's Orange Blossom + Grapefruit).
Wang remains clearly more fruity / sparkling over the course, while the One stays rather smooth and creamy.
Someone mentioned that Wang also has Boss Orange impacts, and I agree with that, you could also imagine that.
I would almost describe it like this: Wang for Men is a heavily amplified version of "the One eau de Parfum", so,- that again on steroids, I imagine exactly the same "The One Intense EdP", "The One Parfum eau Extrem", or something like that would be the title if it came from D&G. ;P
And that is really what you get, in a coherent way even! When I look at the performance in the ratings, I am a bit surprised, because for me Wang for Men is much stronger than the One, especially in the Opening.
It was also from 5 fragrances I tested today the one I smell all the time and can't quite get off my fingers just by attacking the bottle!!
So durability I estimate now only roughly, but the silage at the start seems really strong to me.
I can imagine that many people are a little put off by this somewhat overdriven way, but in the surrounding area the scent seems to be really pleasant. (So don't sniff too close to the skin when testing it...) It appears as a pleasant, fresh, woody, spicy, sweet, slightly creamy scent, pleasantly masculine, but not over all measures so that perhaps one or the other lady will like it too.
I like the fact that compared to Ferragamo's "Uomo Casual Life", for example, it's a little more distinctive, not so "over-nice" that it just screams office fragrance. I often feel that manderine / orange in fragrances is too defensive, which is not the case here,- it definitely makes you look sexy ;)
You know, "the other one." Or "the Two"? ;P
Ha ha, but fun without... the "the One" DNA I find here already very similar, so really this league of craftsmanship, if you will.
(Please don't stone me now with heavy "Parfums de Marly" bottle caps, I know you can't talk about art in designer fragrances, especially not nowadays. ':D)
What I mean by this is that you can often smell a copied scent, whether it is more expensive (Niche) or cheaper (drugstore scent / celebrity scent). Whereas the Wang... uh, Vera Wang for Men, BEFORE the One was on the market, so who is actually copying whom?
No, on the contrary, I don't think you can talk about copying here! I think the similarity just seems so strong because the fragrances share a large common intersection of ingredients, namely tobacco, spices, wood and especially citrus fruits.
With the fruits it is in both cases something orange and something second to it (So Wang's Manderine + Yuzu vs. the One's Orange Blossom + Grapefruit).
Wang remains clearly more fruity / sparkling over the course, while the One stays rather smooth and creamy.
Someone mentioned that Wang also has Boss Orange impacts, and I agree with that, you could also imagine that.
I would almost describe it like this: Wang for Men is a heavily amplified version of "the One eau de Parfum", so,- that again on steroids, I imagine exactly the same "The One Intense EdP", "The One Parfum eau Extrem", or something like that would be the title if it came from D&G. ;P
And that is really what you get, in a coherent way even! When I look at the performance in the ratings, I am a bit surprised, because for me Wang for Men is much stronger than the One, especially in the Opening.
It was also from 5 fragrances I tested today the one I smell all the time and can't quite get off my fingers just by attacking the bottle!!
So durability I estimate now only roughly, but the silage at the start seems really strong to me.
I can imagine that many people are a little put off by this somewhat overdriven way, but in the surrounding area the scent seems to be really pleasant. (So don't sniff too close to the skin when testing it...) It appears as a pleasant, fresh, woody, spicy, sweet, slightly creamy scent, pleasantly masculine, but not over all measures so that perhaps one or the other lady will like it too.
I like the fact that compared to Ferragamo's "Uomo Casual Life", for example, it's a little more distinctive, not so "over-nice" that it just screams office fragrance. I often feel that manderine / orange in fragrances is too defensive, which is not the case here,- it definitely makes you look sexy ;)
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