A*Men
Angel Men
1996

A*Men / Angel Men by Mugler
Bottle Design:
Thierry Mugler
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7.2 / 10 1145 Ratings
A perfume by Mugler for men, released in 1996. The scent is sweet-gourmand. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Oriental
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
LavenderLavender BergamotBergamot CorianderCoriander PeppermintPeppermint
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CaramelCaramel PatchouliPatchouli CedarwoodCedarwood HoneyHoney Lily of the valleyLily of the valley JasmineJasmine
Base Notes Base Notes
CoffeeCoffee Tonka beanTonka bean AmberAmber BenzoinBenzoin MuskMusk VanillaVanilla SandalwoodSandalwood StyraxStyrax

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.21145 Ratings
Longevity
8.8926 Ratings
Sillage
8.6900 Ratings
Bottle
6.9907 Ratings
Value for money
7.8366 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 07/29/2025.

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29 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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7.5
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7
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Missk

1357 Reviews
Missk
Missk
Top Review 7  
Masculine dark chocolate
A*Men is the male equivalent of Angel, to put it bluntly. It has all that chocolatey goodness with a touch more richness to give it that masculine touch.

If Angel is milk chocolate, A*Men is dark, bitter chocolate. I dare say that I prefer A*Men over the very controversial and very popular Angel.

Despite the fact that this fragrance has been emulated many times, for example, Very Irresistible for Men by Givenchy, this is a truly unforgettable scent.

A*Men is somewhat linear. Throughout most of its wear it smells like a perfect blend of golden syrup, dark chocolate, coffee, musty patchouli, lavender and rich amber.

Only in the drydown does it change ever so slightly into a musky, chocolate powder type scent.

A*Men intrigued me with its darkness and rich chocolatey notes which you don't expect to smell on a man. All men seem to wear these days are those predictable fresh and citrusy scents. It was nice to smell A*Men for a change.

If you're looking for a stronger, more classic version of A*Men, I do recommend the classic Tsar by Van Cleef & Arpels. It has that strong chocolate note without the sweetness.

Talking about strength, A*Men lasts for a very long time. The sillage is also phenomenal, very strong, so beware. I wouldn't be game enough to wear this in Summer, but for Winter, despite its popularity, it is a wonderfully unique and sensual choice. I urge the ladies not to dismiss wearing this fragrance either. Do not let the name fool you into thinking it is just for men.
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9
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9
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8.5
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Dmbfaninmass

33 Reviews
Dmbfaninmass
Dmbfaninmass
Very helpful Review 7  
Will Always Be Special
If there’s any fragrance I wish I had bought backup bottles of… or should I say, more backup bottles of… this would be it.

I’ll never forget the first time I smelled this. Winter of 2001, I was Christmas shopping with a friend. I had in mind purchasing myself a new fragrance. I was several years into loving fragrances and had a rotation a dozen or two deep at the time, but we were going to the mall that was a further drive from home. The same one, an hour and a half drive from home, I had to drive to for l’eau d’Issey. Our local mall had a Macy’s, Sears, and a JC Penny as flagship anchor stores. Sears and JC didn’t have much worth mentioning for fragrances, and our Macy’s had a better selection, but in the late 90s through the closing of that Macy’s, the selection was always somewhat limited compared to some malls a tad further away that were closer to the city. Some years later, in the times of the boom of all the A*Men flankers, at long last, our Macy’s did carry the A*Men line.

A few weeks back, I made an online purchase, one bottle of which is Soul Batik by Moresque. A few wearings all conjured up some long lost memories, thanks to the glaring similarity to A*Men.

Back on that fateful winter day in 2001, I knew odds were quite high I would find something that might just blow my hair back and my socks off my feet. I wasn’t prepared for what was to come, though. I saw this really cool silver or black rubber encased bottle with a star. Some designer I’d never heard of, Thierry Mugler, and a name for a men’s fragrance I’d not heard of, nor imagined seeing, Angel Men… I thought, “well I’m quite angelic…” and gave it a try. WOW! There was nothing I’d ever smelled before quite like this. I grabbed 3 bottles, and my friend, smelling the tail I was leaving, grabbed one for himself. For many years to follow, l’eau d’Issey was my warm weather signature, and this was my cool to cold weather signature. About 3 years ago, when I really dove head first into the fragrance rabbit hole, I still had about 20 ml in the 3rd bottle of my 2001 Angel Men. I was saving that last 20 ml for dear life over the prior 5 or so years. Alas, I went to spray it on one fall day during 2020 and noticed a lot of floating sediment. For many years I always had about 5 fragrances in my center console in my car. This bottle had seen many days over 100 F in the summer heat and many cold days down to below 0 F. If I knew back then I had I know now, perhaps I never would have left fragrances in the car and that fragrance would be as good as ever like some I never took with me just out of not enjoying them nearly as much. Anyhow, I sprayed… and the fragrance was gone. I don’t recall what scent came out, if any, but it sure wasn’t Angel Men / A*Men. My first dive into the rabbit hole was purchasing frags I’d had in the past, then some I’d wanted over the years but didn’t have the money or time for anything other than a quick drive to the local TJ Maxx for whatever was cheap. I figured with Angel having fallen from fragrance grace, it was time. I ordered a new bottle of A*Men and immediately realized what people were talking about with it having been watered down.

With having been reminded of A*Men due to the recent purchase of Soul Batik, tonight I took out 2 versions of Angel / A*Men. First I sprayed my 2020 bottle of A*Men liberally - 3 sprays to the top of each forearm, and 2 each to the underside to of each forearm. Then I remembered a couple years back I chatted with someone on a forum about the old formulation of Angel and he read me the batchcode on his vintage bottle that matched the code on my old bottle I kept with the last 20 ml of chunky juice. He sent me a 10 ml decant and it’s sat for the past 2 years without being sprayed.

I must admit, after spraying the top of each hand with the vintage Angel formulation, I am utterly flummoxed. On one hand, I love how utterly potent and aggressive the old formulations are. I sprayed the A*Men and then Angel formulation about a half hour later. In the first 10 or so minutes after spraying the Angel iteration, I began thinking “maybe they’re not as different as I am thinking…” then another 20 minutes went by and the Angel on the back of the hands grew teeth… no, fangs! There it is was! That burned sugar / cotton candy / rubber / asphalt / mind blowing mix of this that and the other… it just shone through and was POWERFUL! That was the one that got all the attention, if people weren’t inclined to notice, it whacked em across the back of the head, then punched them in the nose and screamed “you WILL notice me!”

It’s really fun to wear that 20+ year old batch and just recognize how much of a monstrous beauty that was. How is the newer batch though? I just admit, being 20+ years older, I adore it. Is it as loud? No, not close. Is it as demanding of attention just in the sheer audacious mix of notes and how it can present as a number of quite different things - rubber / asphalt / burning sugar, etc… no, not close. You know what, though, while I sure as heck am enjoying the olfactive trip down memory lane from this decant I have of the old juice, as a 40-something, I prefer the newer iteration. I don’t go clubbing anymore, when I wear fragrance it’s for me, rather than to get noticed - I mean, if someone notices and they enjoy my fragrance, great, but it’s not my aim. I wear things to please my nose, not make a statement. This newer juice is like a more grown version. It’s settled down, more calm, in control, and knows what it wants. Comparing the old Angel with the newer batch of A*Men, to me, is literally like comparing a party and club going 20 year old to their settled down homebody 40 something year old self. It’s exquisite, has more of the lavender shining through, as well as more of the honeyed sweetness. The Soul Batik, in my opinion, is quite like the newer iterations of A*Men, it’s the sweet side without the more daring aspects of the old Angel Men batches of this fragrance. A classic that I’ll love until my dying days, and then hopefully one of my nephews will enjoy what’s left in of the bottle cause there’s not a chance I’ll finish it in my lifetime!
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10
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4
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Sherapop

1239 Reviews
Sherapop
Sherapop
Very helpful Review 5  
Rubber Chocolates
I only just noticed that Thierry Mugler A*MEN or ANGEL FOR MEN was first produced way back in 1996. That fact alone causes me to pause before launching into a negative review. This must have been one of the first men's fragrances to serve up sweets while holding on to manliness, here in the form of the scent of a new car interior. Thankfully the axle grease of Dior FAHRENHEIT is nowhere to be sniffed. Rather than the mechanic, the gent in question here is the car dealer, as smooth as Ricky Roma and ready to take his prospective customer out for a test drive in a slick model, one of the virtues of which, he insists, is that "Chics dig it."

Does it work? Well, that all depends on your views on rubber chocolates. To me, it's close to a scrubber, but I dislike rubber notes in perfume and could not bring myself to acquire even a small bottle of the famous Bvlgari BLACK, though I have liked most of the Bvlgari perfumes (well, up until the OMNIA series, the beginning of that house's rapid descent). I tested Bvlgari BLACK, and it was headache material for me.

In the case of A*MEN, the same sort of weird sweet vanilla and rubber scent is simply too contradictory for me to be able to stomach. Maybe because I hate artificial food in general and eschew "foodstuffs" filled with science fiction-inspired ingredients. So naturally when I smell rubber and vanilla or coffee, which is more dominant than vanilla in A*MEN, my natural inclination is to experience a slight gag reflex.

I purchased a small, 30ml tester bottle of A*MEN to satisfy my curiosity about this scent--it wasn't much more than the price of a sample--and have tried to wear it several times, but for me it has turned out to be no more and no less than a prelude to a bath. To those who don't mind--or perhaps even crave--the smell of rubber mingling in with their gourmand chocolates and coffee, this may work well. I continue to find the scent similar to that of a Starbucks venti spilled as a driver accelerates to a red light before slamming on the brakes.

In a phrase: not a panty dropper.
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MasterLi

375 Reviews
MasterLi
MasterLi
Very helpful Review 4  
Love or Hate...
Such a unique smell. Chocolate & Patchouli coupled with Coffee & Caramel. I think the main thing here is that the sweetness of the gourmand aspects are counterbalanced by the patchouli note. Without this note (and the tar as well), then this fragrance would be nauseatingly sweet. I think this is a very clever concept on the part of the perfumer.

When I first tried this, I was taken aback by the harshness of the first spray. It seems like the tar, lavender and patchouli dominate all within the first 30-40 mins. It's only until later that the coffee, chocolate and caramel blend into the composition beautifully, leaving a wonderful chocolate skin scent by the very end.

Angel Men/A*Men is a fragrance which takes you on a journey. It's not always apparent from the start where you will end up, but it's worth the wait. I would say if you are trying this for the first time, then please give it time to develop on skin. I think you must like chocolate or gourmand fragrances to warm up to this one. I am impressed and I think it's good value for money. Maybe don't over spray but nevertheless the coffee & chocolate caramel drydown at the end is irresistible and well worth the patchouli and lavender phase in my opinion. Great overall fragrance and one which was a trendsetter in perfumery. Definitely worth a try.
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10
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Miaw2

339 Reviews
Miaw2
Miaw2
Very helpful Review 5  
Sweeeeeeeet!
Well this is a very well known gourmand scent.

I can smell caramel and vanilla mostly.

Smells great indeed, but sometimes gets cloying. So it's better to avoid it in hot days.

If you like sweet fragrances, this is a must have. If you dont, please stay away. Despite its extremely sweet, it's very masculine in my opinion.

This is the forerunner of many masculine sweet scents that were recently released like 1 Million, Black XS and many others.

Lasting power, sillage and projection are great/huge/hazardous.

Updated January 2014
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HajuvanaHajuvana 7 years ago
I hated it in the 90s - I thought it was preposterous. Now, it's sunny & 25°C in Helsinki, I'm rocking 7 sprays & it's working like a drug.
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 5 years ago
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9
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6.5
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I usually love strong scents, powerhouses, and I love some flankers of A*Men but there is something here that i really dislike, a sweet tar.
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HaelosHaelos 3 years ago
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9.5
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This is my fragrance I normally wear in the evenings before bed. It is wonderfully comforting and is still there when I wake up.
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KraemdonKraemdon 2 years ago
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8
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8.5
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Timeless despite it's reformulations. Coffee, caramel, patch and honey is what I get the most. In my opinion a must in any collection .
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GabrielCEGabrielCE 6 years ago
8
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8
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8.5
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Solid scent, reasonable price and excellent performance are everything this perfume has in addition to the sweetened smell of burnt wood ;)
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ElysiumElysium 7 years ago
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9
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8.5
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2018 version is a bit different from 1996 one. The newer has a core alike Twinings Chamomile Lemon & Honey, the original was more powdery.
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MaksyMaksy 12 months ago
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10
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A whirlwind of spiced fruity notes in the opening, greets sumptuous roasted coffee and tar notes. Love wearing this anytime of year.
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InbnkInbnk 4 years ago
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This is timeless perfume. Released in 90s but now is still in trend. Nice gourmand with great longevity. No re-formulate effect like others.
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ParadoxPJParadoxPJ 11 months ago
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8
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One of the best aromatic spicy coffee blend that I have whiffed. Surreal, alluring, and comforting on a cold evening.
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VictorREVictorRE 3 years ago
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I wore today after a very long time. It's a strong skin scent after 10 hours. Groundbreaking frag that should be rated higher than its 7.3.
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