Ascentus
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Ascentus 5 years ago
Refined Gentleman
I'm getting hints of balsam in the way white truffles remind the untrained nose of garlic. This is, mind you, 5 hours after that first (and only spray) on my forearm as a test. I can only imagine what will happen once this stuff spends a day on one of my pulse points.
I guess it's worth noting I am a fair-yet-olive-skinned Italian American with healthy moisturized skin. And the juice I am referring to has a Batch #207705 with a 05/2016 Production Date and 05/2021 Expiration Date. Needless to say, the sprayer is silver and releases a very sharp citrusy bite before settling into the smokey fruit sexiness 10 minutes later.
One of my colleagues came into my office during that 10 minute period, stopped and said. Damn. It smells good in here. He's a 23 year-old Jamaican kid if that helps with perspective at all. First compliment in first 10 minutes of use. It's not that it's the greatest smell, but it definitely makes a statement. Whether good or bad, it will definitely get you noticed (I'm referring specially to the batch mentioned previously), especially within the first couple hours.
I have not smelled anything like this before except maybe in my imagination when envisioning an elegant gentleman taking care of his business for the day, or the children, or grandchildren out to the park whilst reading the newspaper.
This smells much more than the price point suggests. I have nothing to compare it to with my nose, so I will say on it's own, this was a good (perhaps lucky--considering the production date) blind-buy.
I guess it's worth noting I am a fair-yet-olive-skinned Italian American with healthy moisturized skin. And the juice I am referring to has a Batch #207705 with a 05/2016 Production Date and 05/2021 Expiration Date. Needless to say, the sprayer is silver and releases a very sharp citrusy bite before settling into the smokey fruit sexiness 10 minutes later.
One of my colleagues came into my office during that 10 minute period, stopped and said. Damn. It smells good in here. He's a 23 year-old Jamaican kid if that helps with perspective at all. First compliment in first 10 minutes of use. It's not that it's the greatest smell, but it definitely makes a statement. Whether good or bad, it will definitely get you noticed (I'm referring specially to the batch mentioned previously), especially within the first couple hours.
I have not smelled anything like this before except maybe in my imagination when envisioning an elegant gentleman taking care of his business for the day, or the children, or grandchildren out to the park whilst reading the newspaper.
This smells much more than the price point suggests. I have nothing to compare it to with my nose, so I will say on it's own, this was a good (perhaps lucky--considering the production date) blind-buy.
a winter night in
if your date is coming over on a cold winter night, spray this on.
spray it in your room.
spray it on your bed sheets.
this is exactly what it says it is. chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
vanilla cookies baking from the kitchen. utter cozy sweetness.
and this is all in the dry down -- after the smokey blast of burning cedar.
if Burberry London for Men is the festive going out scent for Christmas parties,
then Maison Margiela Replica - By the Fireplace is the stay-at-home scent for watching The Santa Clause
PS - as long as there's snow on the ground, this scent will do wonders.
spray it in your room.
spray it on your bed sheets.
this is exactly what it says it is. chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
vanilla cookies baking from the kitchen. utter cozy sweetness.
and this is all in the dry down -- after the smokey blast of burning cedar.
if Burberry London for Men is the festive going out scent for Christmas parties,
then Maison Margiela Replica - By the Fireplace is the stay-at-home scent for watching The Santa Clause
PS - as long as there's snow on the ground, this scent will do wonders.
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