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My meeting with Mr. Hanuman
Today I had the pleasure of meeting the famous monkey from Boadicea The Victorious.
As soon as I put the first spray in the back of my hand I immediately felt transported to the smell that reminds me of Bal d'Afrique, it was unmistakable, due to its freshness, its aromatic fruity side and its lightness, with a slight floral sweetness.
Then I compared the two and the differences started to emerge right at the opening of Bal, with more alcohol, sweeter and more fruity… while Hanuman opens right away in all its splendor of richer, creamier ingredients, and, obviously, with higher quality , greater complexity and more intense smell in general.
I love Bal. It is one of my favorite perfumes since the first day I met it. I recognize that it’s composition is not that sophisticated, it is a perfume with incredible lightness, a vetiver that does not look like vetiver, a summer perfume that is used all year round, but I think it has a lot of quality and was created in 2009, being this Hanuman from 2016, so I can't help thinking that there may have been an inspiration here for Boadicea.
Hanuman is more "herbal" and more aromatic, less sweet, but more deep in terms of olfactory range. In fact, I love them both, being a little different in the sweetness and the orientation that each one follows (fruity / sweet versus herbal / aromatic). These differences are clearly visible side by side, but the experience of using each one has a high percentage of similarities and ends up staying at the same level of smell.
The price difference is what spoils everything. Hanuman is incredibly expensive, even though it contains ingredients of a higher caliber, it is difficult to justify paying such a high price for a perfume that has another one similar, up to 6 times cheaper. Still, looking only at the smell, Hanuman is stunning … a 10/10.
As soon as I put the first spray in the back of my hand I immediately felt transported to the smell that reminds me of Bal d'Afrique, it was unmistakable, due to its freshness, its aromatic fruity side and its lightness, with a slight floral sweetness.
Then I compared the two and the differences started to emerge right at the opening of Bal, with more alcohol, sweeter and more fruity… while Hanuman opens right away in all its splendor of richer, creamier ingredients, and, obviously, with higher quality , greater complexity and more intense smell in general.
I love Bal. It is one of my favorite perfumes since the first day I met it. I recognize that it’s composition is not that sophisticated, it is a perfume with incredible lightness, a vetiver that does not look like vetiver, a summer perfume that is used all year round, but I think it has a lot of quality and was created in 2009, being this Hanuman from 2016, so I can't help thinking that there may have been an inspiration here for Boadicea.
Hanuman is more "herbal" and more aromatic, less sweet, but more deep in terms of olfactory range. In fact, I love them both, being a little different in the sweetness and the orientation that each one follows (fruity / sweet versus herbal / aromatic). These differences are clearly visible side by side, but the experience of using each one has a high percentage of similarities and ends up staying at the same level of smell.
The price difference is what spoils everything. Hanuman is incredibly expensive, even though it contains ingredients of a higher caliber, it is difficult to justify paying such a high price for a perfume that has another one similar, up to 6 times cheaper. Still, looking only at the smell, Hanuman is stunning … a 10/10.
MiB - Me in a Bottle
No other fragrance I can remember can be an extent of myself so perfectly as this one.
This little guy has the power of a horse and the softness of a silk clothing when dries down to a skin scent after a minimum of 8h of great performance.
There's this magic of the tobacco nuances touched by a slight floral note in a boozy, woody, leather jacket style.
This fits my body and fills my soul… what an amazing scent, so manly, so daring, so unique, gentle and dry but warm in the heart.
If I had to have a signature scent I guess it was MiB, even knowing that he could struggle with me during some warmer days but… a smile in my face and a warm heart just makes me happy.
Spicebomb is a close friend… I don't see the two as much similar… although they share a lot, but Spicebomb is much more sweet. MiB is above that. Well done Bvlgari.
This little guy has the power of a horse and the softness of a silk clothing when dries down to a skin scent after a minimum of 8h of great performance.
There's this magic of the tobacco nuances touched by a slight floral note in a boozy, woody, leather jacket style.
This fits my body and fills my soul… what an amazing scent, so manly, so daring, so unique, gentle and dry but warm in the heart.
If I had to have a signature scent I guess it was MiB, even knowing that he could struggle with me during some warmer days but… a smile in my face and a warm heart just makes me happy.
Spicebomb is a close friend… I don't see the two as much similar… although they share a lot, but Spicebomb is much more sweet. MiB is above that. Well done Bvlgari.
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