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How can you tell that there are just too many fragrances flooding the market?
1. With a simple look at the Parfumo database
2. With a quick look at your bank account
3. At the fact that such a fragrance as Privé by Ormonde Jayne hardly gets any attention
Surely Ormonde Jayne has its steady customer base that reorders but doesn't talk big about it. As it stands, the clientele also doesn't place any increased value on photographing perfume bottles or creating lines of text about scent impressions.
The common Parfumo in the wild, on the other hand, seeks, whether he wants it or not, the new, the better, the (yes I have to say it) HOLY GLORY OF PERFUME LIGHT.
Even new batches have hopes and a lot of energy put into them. Yes, even a perfume cellar to store, mature the existing batches is rented.
Dear Parfumo community, I tell you, "We will find him, celebrate him and adore him. Even if he is the last thing we smell".
For the statisticians among you:
Privé has been on the market since 2018
Ratings: 27
Statements: 7
Perfume photos: Until recently, 0 (in words, "zero")
Comments: 1
Really people? No, seriously now. Other fragrances manage that in a day! I mention here explicitly no names. Not that again my mailbox overflows with new comments for you know who.
If I had to describe the opening, it would probably be neroli, pepper and the slightly floral side. None of it really dominantly represented, thankfully. I can't stand neroli in the medium term, don't want to smell like pepper steak and have hay fever as well as a general aversion to too much white flower.
In principle, however, it makes no sense to list individual components, because the fragrance on me in the overall impression rather synthetic, but at the same time incredibly well-groomed and comforting. Timbersilk and Ambroxan have here certainly their tentacles in the game. Hach, synthetic? Who would have thought it? The Gesa was it.
Basmati rice I like to eat, it smells and tastes good. Here it just makes the scent picture more tangible/descriptive to me, as a non-chemist. This is already such a steamy-fresh-comfortable representative of its fragrance genre ;-)
The scent progression remains very consistent in its actual character, even if it initially seems brighter with a floral tendency and louder. However, that goes to some fragrances of OJ so. As the saying goes, "back poops the cow".
The stable scent image may come across as a bit monotonous for some. However, I like it very much, because it is an absolute unisex everyday fragrance, which should be faithful to me and not change its olfactory appearance every 30 minutes. Incidentally, anyone who has already smelled Timbersilk in its pure form, please let me know. This stuff must have been released by Maggi. Once cooked with it, one needs a retraining to be able to do without it.
The fact that a scent is hard to describe speaks for the scent, not necessarily against it. I hope at least to have drawn your attention somewhat to him. This one you just have to have smelled yourself and not read yourself.
This arrived and no longer want to test is baloney, however, especially after a long Parfumo abstinence with certain fragrances is simply satisfied and very suitably scented.
1. With a simple look at the Parfumo database
2. With a quick look at your bank account
3. At the fact that such a fragrance as Privé by Ormonde Jayne hardly gets any attention
Surely Ormonde Jayne has its steady customer base that reorders but doesn't talk big about it. As it stands, the clientele also doesn't place any increased value on photographing perfume bottles or creating lines of text about scent impressions.
The common Parfumo in the wild, on the other hand, seeks, whether he wants it or not, the new, the better, the (yes I have to say it) HOLY GLORY OF PERFUME LIGHT.
Even new batches have hopes and a lot of energy put into them. Yes, even a perfume cellar to store, mature the existing batches is rented.
Dear Parfumo community, I tell you, "We will find him, celebrate him and adore him. Even if he is the last thing we smell".
For the statisticians among you:
Privé has been on the market since 2018
Ratings: 27
Statements: 7
Perfume photos: Until recently, 0 (in words, "zero")
Comments: 1
Really people? No, seriously now. Other fragrances manage that in a day! I mention here explicitly no names. Not that again my mailbox overflows with new comments for you know who.
If I had to describe the opening, it would probably be neroli, pepper and the slightly floral side. None of it really dominantly represented, thankfully. I can't stand neroli in the medium term, don't want to smell like pepper steak and have hay fever as well as a general aversion to too much white flower.
In principle, however, it makes no sense to list individual components, because the fragrance on me in the overall impression rather synthetic, but at the same time incredibly well-groomed and comforting. Timbersilk and Ambroxan have here certainly their tentacles in the game. Hach, synthetic? Who would have thought it? The Gesa was it.
Basmati rice I like to eat, it smells and tastes good. Here it just makes the scent picture more tangible/descriptive to me, as a non-chemist. This is already such a steamy-fresh-comfortable representative of its fragrance genre ;-)
The scent progression remains very consistent in its actual character, even if it initially seems brighter with a floral tendency and louder. However, that goes to some fragrances of OJ so. As the saying goes, "back poops the cow".
The stable scent image may come across as a bit monotonous for some. However, I like it very much, because it is an absolute unisex everyday fragrance, which should be faithful to me and not change its olfactory appearance every 30 minutes. Incidentally, anyone who has already smelled Timbersilk in its pure form, please let me know. This stuff must have been released by Maggi. Once cooked with it, one needs a retraining to be able to do without it.
The fact that a scent is hard to describe speaks for the scent, not necessarily against it. I hope at least to have drawn your attention somewhat to him. This one you just have to have smelled yourself and not read yourself.
This arrived and no longer want to test is baloney, however, especially after a long Parfumo abstinence with certain fragrances is simply satisfied and very suitably scented.
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Game of Thrones
"Queen Victoria, who was also Empress of India, declared Creed to be the official purveyor of the noble perfumes to the high nobility. Under the patronage of Empress Eugénie, the House of Creed settled in Paris in 1854."
"Royal Mayfair - inspired by the life of King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor."
"Bois du Portugal was Napoleon I's favorite scent"
"For the wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, the fragrance "Fleurissimo" by Creed was created for Gracia Patricia."
"The customer list reads like a Who's Who: e.g. Prince Charles, Robert Redford and Clint Eastwood are fans of the fragrance "Green Irish Tweed"."
"A bottle of "Erolfa" was in every first class cabin of the Titanic, and a few of them are said to still be on the seabed today."
A small note to the latter quote: "Ask one diver to ask another: Well, also because of the Titanic here? Does the other diver say: No! Because of the old Erolfa bottles!
When I look at the description of the fragrance and the advertising texts of the Cologne, Creed completely dispenses with emperors, kings, musicians, etc. Not even Marcus Prince of Anhalt is mentioned.
Applied to the back of my hand, a fresh, citric prelude welcomes me. Scent of lemon. I can actually understand the connection to Chanel mainstream box office hits, as the mandarin reminds me subliminally of my experience with AHS. Fresh and fruity, the pleasure starts off, to be underlined by very light vetiver in the medium term. The fresh top note is stretched out of the standard pot by the usual aroma helpers and supplemented with wood.
These "support substances" make you feel that you forget the fading of the top note and still retain a fresh impression. What remains is a dull-woody, synthetic-masculine freshness, which you have never been allowed to experience before, and which you balance so finely...*Örrgs*
Short, personal thought game:
Oliver to Erwin: Erwin, my boy. What do you mean? We'll create something really funky! Erwin to Oliver: Oh yes, Baba.
3 years later the fragrances are clear: lemon - tangerine - wood
Another sprayer went into the crook of my arm (on my sweater). Since you are supposed to sneeze into the crook of your arm, not only for current reasons, I thought it was a win-win situation
The interesting thing here is that in the beginning a completely different scent impression is created. In the prelude I suddenly could perceive and almost taste authentic, tangy tangerine peel. Not sooo bad! The impression lasts for quite a while until here too, probably the ginger contributes to the fact that my great tangerine skin is drifting in the direction of canned mandarin. The freshness impression remains on fabric for a long time, but gets sweeter with time. A sweetness that I did not notice on my skin. In the base the two test versions resemble each other again, whereby the dull-woody impression is somewhat restrained.
With Aventus Cologne, Creed has thrown a lot overboard that might have been useful for the continuation of the journey (life jackets, whistles, etc.). Creed fragrances have always had a unique DNA for me. Whether you like it or not, it's not sure, but there was one distinguishing feature. Aventus Cologne is the first fragrance where this DNA was lost somewhere between Ambroxan and Linalool. When exactly was Creed sold to BlackRock Long Term Private Capital?
Not only sophistication, but also the previous advertising quote was deliberately avoided by Aventus Cologne:
"At a time when the fragrance industry is dominated by fashion brands and celebrity brands, it is a pleasure to discover that there is still a family business for which the highest quality standards are the benchmark and which still lives these values today."
"Royal Mayfair - inspired by the life of King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor."
"Bois du Portugal was Napoleon I's favorite scent"
"For the wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, the fragrance "Fleurissimo" by Creed was created for Gracia Patricia."
"The customer list reads like a Who's Who: e.g. Prince Charles, Robert Redford and Clint Eastwood are fans of the fragrance "Green Irish Tweed"."
"A bottle of "Erolfa" was in every first class cabin of the Titanic, and a few of them are said to still be on the seabed today."
A small note to the latter quote: "Ask one diver to ask another: Well, also because of the Titanic here? Does the other diver say: No! Because of the old Erolfa bottles!
When I look at the description of the fragrance and the advertising texts of the Cologne, Creed completely dispenses with emperors, kings, musicians, etc. Not even Marcus Prince of Anhalt is mentioned.
Applied to the back of my hand, a fresh, citric prelude welcomes me. Scent of lemon. I can actually understand the connection to Chanel mainstream box office hits, as the mandarin reminds me subliminally of my experience with AHS. Fresh and fruity, the pleasure starts off, to be underlined by very light vetiver in the medium term. The fresh top note is stretched out of the standard pot by the usual aroma helpers and supplemented with wood.
These "support substances" make you feel that you forget the fading of the top note and still retain a fresh impression. What remains is a dull-woody, synthetic-masculine freshness, which you have never been allowed to experience before, and which you balance so finely...*Örrgs*
Short, personal thought game:
Oliver to Erwin: Erwin, my boy. What do you mean? We'll create something really funky! Erwin to Oliver: Oh yes, Baba.
3 years later the fragrances are clear: lemon - tangerine - wood
Another sprayer went into the crook of my arm (on my sweater). Since you are supposed to sneeze into the crook of your arm, not only for current reasons, I thought it was a win-win situation
The interesting thing here is that in the beginning a completely different scent impression is created. In the prelude I suddenly could perceive and almost taste authentic, tangy tangerine peel. Not sooo bad! The impression lasts for quite a while until here too, probably the ginger contributes to the fact that my great tangerine skin is drifting in the direction of canned mandarin. The freshness impression remains on fabric for a long time, but gets sweeter with time. A sweetness that I did not notice on my skin. In the base the two test versions resemble each other again, whereby the dull-woody impression is somewhat restrained.
With Aventus Cologne, Creed has thrown a lot overboard that might have been useful for the continuation of the journey (life jackets, whistles, etc.). Creed fragrances have always had a unique DNA for me. Whether you like it or not, it's not sure, but there was one distinguishing feature. Aventus Cologne is the first fragrance where this DNA was lost somewhere between Ambroxan and Linalool. When exactly was Creed sold to BlackRock Long Term Private Capital?
Not only sophistication, but also the previous advertising quote was deliberately avoided by Aventus Cologne:
"At a time when the fragrance industry is dominated by fashion brands and celebrity brands, it is a pleasure to discover that there is still a family business for which the highest quality standards are the benchmark and which still lives these values today."
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Yesterday
You can't imagine how I was looking forward to the test. The scent images I had already formed in my head. Like a little kid at Christmas. There he was...the HACIVAT!!!
The packaging is nicely done. Nothing wobbles. The atomizer cap could be used without hesitation, also as doorstop for fire doors. Once dropped, you have to flex the heavy thing out of your laminate
Our test candidate today starts with a very present and strikingly sweet pineapple. Reminds me directly... ...of sweet, slightly too bold pineapple.
Why on earth pineapple?! I don't get it. What Yesterday by the Beatles in cover songs is pineapple for men's fragrance. If I sing Yesterday louder, it doesn't mean the song gets better
Grapefruit and wood seem to accompany the quite ripe fruit. Both impressions in combination get for me, also in other fragrances, a synthetic touch. I just can't do anything with this combination. Hacivat is also so loud that even after a spray on the back of my hand, after a short time, I get a headache that has been washed. In the fresh air it still works, but indoor for me in the long term unacceptable.
Hacivat does not really have a mossy or green character for me. In essence, the impression remains linear over several hours. The own nose can close at the volume, but the smell comes back in regular contractions. This pineapple impression only works for me in the beginning. In the medium term the woody side comes to the fore, paired with a very decent load of aroma chemicals that want to keep this "fruity" fresh impression and remind me of Bond No.9.
I was not able to detect a large odour transition during my tests and different weather conditions. This somewhat abstract-artificial wood impression certainly lasts for weeks on clothes and outlasts even the strongest wash cycle. I had imagined a scent that is balanced, elusive and fascinating. I got a scent that starts strikingly and bores me a little bit towards the end.
Nevertheless, it remains to be said that my environment has responded positively to the scent. Feedback from my fellow men in the average: Serious but loud scent...smells OK.
I don't think Hacivat is bad, but that's all I feel
If you are looking for a complex fragrance, you are wrong with Hacivat. Even an Aventus 2.0 I can't see anything in Hacivat. Hacivat reminds me of the hype around Orion, although the two are not really comparable. If you're looking for a loud, serious scent that scents whole station halls and lasts longer than the Duracell rabbit, you should look for Hacivat. Unfortunately, I have to stop writing now, as I had another spray to freshen up my headache. The bottle was allowed to pass on to someone who certainly appreciates it more than I do.
The packaging is nicely done. Nothing wobbles. The atomizer cap could be used without hesitation, also as doorstop for fire doors. Once dropped, you have to flex the heavy thing out of your laminate
Our test candidate today starts with a very present and strikingly sweet pineapple. Reminds me directly... ...of sweet, slightly too bold pineapple.
Why on earth pineapple?! I don't get it. What Yesterday by the Beatles in cover songs is pineapple for men's fragrance. If I sing Yesterday louder, it doesn't mean the song gets better
Grapefruit and wood seem to accompany the quite ripe fruit. Both impressions in combination get for me, also in other fragrances, a synthetic touch. I just can't do anything with this combination. Hacivat is also so loud that even after a spray on the back of my hand, after a short time, I get a headache that has been washed. In the fresh air it still works, but indoor for me in the long term unacceptable.
Hacivat does not really have a mossy or green character for me. In essence, the impression remains linear over several hours. The own nose can close at the volume, but the smell comes back in regular contractions. This pineapple impression only works for me in the beginning. In the medium term the woody side comes to the fore, paired with a very decent load of aroma chemicals that want to keep this "fruity" fresh impression and remind me of Bond No.9.
I was not able to detect a large odour transition during my tests and different weather conditions. This somewhat abstract-artificial wood impression certainly lasts for weeks on clothes and outlasts even the strongest wash cycle. I had imagined a scent that is balanced, elusive and fascinating. I got a scent that starts strikingly and bores me a little bit towards the end.
Nevertheless, it remains to be said that my environment has responded positively to the scent. Feedback from my fellow men in the average: Serious but loud scent...smells OK.
I don't think Hacivat is bad, but that's all I feel
If you are looking for a complex fragrance, you are wrong with Hacivat. Even an Aventus 2.0 I can't see anything in Hacivat. Hacivat reminds me of the hype around Orion, although the two are not really comparable. If you're looking for a loud, serious scent that scents whole station halls and lasts longer than the Duracell rabbit, you should look for Hacivat. Unfortunately, I have to stop writing now, as I had another spray to freshen up my headache. The bottle was allowed to pass on to someone who certainly appreciates it more than I do.
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If you want to pee with the big dogs..
...should also be able to lift the leg. Regarding the pricing of the Le Gemme series, I have to admit, a certain fragrance image as well as prejudices in my head:
- Flacons with precious stones on the lid
- High quality ingredients
- Much helps a lot - often rather opulent fragrances for certain occasions
- Poor availability
- Partly more (money)bill than his
Point 1 would be already fulfilled in the Le Gemme series. Quote: "Malakeos - The shining gemstone is a symbol of splendour and abundance Whereby malachite shines neither passively nor actively and strictly speaking is not a gemstone. Schnitzel Wiener Art is also not prepared with veal, which explains the price difference. Point 5 is therefore also fulfilled as far as the bottle is concerned. Last but not least, of course, you have to search for sources of supply and may end up in a Bulgari boutique. Of course with prior appointment (point 4).
So after you have paid a considerable bag of gold coins for a sample, the account is reduced and the anticipation increases. The spray finger moves shakily and reverently towards the spray head. No, stop! First sniff the said spraying unit (because the original sample is used).
The first impression captivates by a short Ähh, closely followed by a long ooooh and at the same time mistrust in the stomach area. So very different from what I thought.
I spray, still full of anticipation, the scent on my wrist, wait, wait and nose on it.
What my nostrils achieved at the same time were the following 2 impressions. 1. Like, tilted? 2. You know him!
I could have sworn off vervain/moss in the prelude. I only know this station wagon from Irish Tweed and also here I thought at first that the scent was tilted. A green-bitter note blows towards me, which irritates me personally, but does not completely deter me. In the case of Green Irish Tweed, olfactory transitions are then visible. In the case of malakeos I do not perceive transitions but musk. Admittedly the combination is interesting. I like musk. However, I can only wear a few musky scents over a longer period of time, as they seem too monotonous in the long run. With Malakeos the green prelude burns up a little bit, but it stays in the background until the base. Musk appears very present after about 30 minutes, but due to various very present fragrance molecule pillars, it appears spicy and yet slightly penetrating. This impression also makes it impossible for me to identify lavender in the fragrance. And also with Malakeos it was already that with the fragrance for me. Even though this malachite proves to be persistent, the radiance is, fortunately, very moderate and that is a good thing.
My initial, positive impression had thus changed relatively quickly into the opposite. I would also like to make an honest, personal comparison with regard to the fragrance character. Even though I don't want to offend anyone here. Otto-Kern Signature Men makes no secret of its synthetics, comes without gemstone and the 50ml cost less than 15€. In my eyes, the two are quite similar in character. In the medium term, however, the packaging material used for the 21 Otto Kern bottles will certainly cost more than a small Malakeos.
So if you have the necessary change on the high kannte and like the scent, please take it without a guilty conscience and enjoy having something special in the collection! I treat you to it from the bottom of my perfumed heart. I for my part have lost money through the test but under the bite, gained insight
- Flacons with precious stones on the lid
- High quality ingredients
- Much helps a lot - often rather opulent fragrances for certain occasions
- Poor availability
- Partly more (money)bill than his
Point 1 would be already fulfilled in the Le Gemme series. Quote: "Malakeos - The shining gemstone is a symbol of splendour and abundance Whereby malachite shines neither passively nor actively and strictly speaking is not a gemstone. Schnitzel Wiener Art is also not prepared with veal, which explains the price difference. Point 5 is therefore also fulfilled as far as the bottle is concerned. Last but not least, of course, you have to search for sources of supply and may end up in a Bulgari boutique. Of course with prior appointment (point 4).
So after you have paid a considerable bag of gold coins for a sample, the account is reduced and the anticipation increases. The spray finger moves shakily and reverently towards the spray head. No, stop! First sniff the said spraying unit (because the original sample is used).
The first impression captivates by a short Ähh, closely followed by a long ooooh and at the same time mistrust in the stomach area. So very different from what I thought.
I spray, still full of anticipation, the scent on my wrist, wait, wait and nose on it.
What my nostrils achieved at the same time were the following 2 impressions. 1. Like, tilted? 2. You know him!
I could have sworn off vervain/moss in the prelude. I only know this station wagon from Irish Tweed and also here I thought at first that the scent was tilted. A green-bitter note blows towards me, which irritates me personally, but does not completely deter me. In the case of Green Irish Tweed, olfactory transitions are then visible. In the case of malakeos I do not perceive transitions but musk. Admittedly the combination is interesting. I like musk. However, I can only wear a few musky scents over a longer period of time, as they seem too monotonous in the long run. With Malakeos the green prelude burns up a little bit, but it stays in the background until the base. Musk appears very present after about 30 minutes, but due to various very present fragrance molecule pillars, it appears spicy and yet slightly penetrating. This impression also makes it impossible for me to identify lavender in the fragrance. And also with Malakeos it was already that with the fragrance for me. Even though this malachite proves to be persistent, the radiance is, fortunately, very moderate and that is a good thing.
My initial, positive impression had thus changed relatively quickly into the opposite. I would also like to make an honest, personal comparison with regard to the fragrance character. Even though I don't want to offend anyone here. Otto-Kern Signature Men makes no secret of its synthetics, comes without gemstone and the 50ml cost less than 15€. In my eyes, the two are quite similar in character. In the medium term, however, the packaging material used for the 21 Otto Kern bottles will certainly cost more than a small Malakeos.
So if you have the necessary change on the high kannte and like the scent, please take it without a guilty conscience and enjoy having something special in the collection! I treat you to it from the bottom of my perfumed heart. I for my part have lost money through the test but under the bite, gained insight
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Where are all the carrots gone?!
It is done. Now even the last carrot has lost track of the different Dior versions. DH/DH 2020, DHI 2007/2011, DHP, DHS 2008/2012/2017, DHC 2007/2013.
I was never a big fan of the original Dior Homme. No idea why. I guess I just think carrots are for eating. And only prepared with great refinement. I've never felt the need to smell carrot. I wouldn't know who or what to smell of carrots at all, except a fat Lepus with halitosis
The 2020 version is already starting out woody-fresh. In the course of time the fragrance becomes a bit more woody and gets a slight tart and spicy twist, which I like. If necessary, vetiver down to the base also plays a subordinate role here. The fragrance remains largely restrained, linear and musk lets the whole thing fade away moderately soapy. The result is a consistently pleasant office fragrance that accompanies me very closely throughout the day.
Yes, that is anything but spectacular, but I don't have the nerve to distract myself and my surroundings with spectacular scents in everyday life. I'm not a magician or a clown. I work in an office. I would like to get through the day well scented without getting a headache. Unfortunately, some fragrances do this all too quickly. And yes, because of his restraint he will not be impressed on the memory of your fellow men. And no creature on this globe will tear off its hatchlings because you wear perfume (even if it contains carrot). Although... no, I don't think so. Well, I'm undecided on that point. Since Bauer is looking for a wife etc. I think a lot of things are possible.
Banal, boring, uncreative, unloving, unnecessary, unworthy, characterless, meaningless, etc....The whole perfume glossary is pelting down on the fashion house here, but the bottom line is that love for former bestsellers doesn't help companies. If the numbers are not correct, you must react. In this respect, fewer people will probably mourn the old version than expected. Changes that are carried out so transparently for the client even deserve my respect. Am I going to buy the scent after? Probably not, since the next version will surely already be on the market. Will that make me grieve? I don't think so. I still like Dior Homme 2020.
I was never a big fan of the original Dior Homme. No idea why. I guess I just think carrots are for eating. And only prepared with great refinement. I've never felt the need to smell carrot. I wouldn't know who or what to smell of carrots at all, except a fat Lepus with halitosis
The 2020 version is already starting out woody-fresh. In the course of time the fragrance becomes a bit more woody and gets a slight tart and spicy twist, which I like. If necessary, vetiver down to the base also plays a subordinate role here. The fragrance remains largely restrained, linear and musk lets the whole thing fade away moderately soapy. The result is a consistently pleasant office fragrance that accompanies me very closely throughout the day.
Yes, that is anything but spectacular, but I don't have the nerve to distract myself and my surroundings with spectacular scents in everyday life. I'm not a magician or a clown. I work in an office. I would like to get through the day well scented without getting a headache. Unfortunately, some fragrances do this all too quickly. And yes, because of his restraint he will not be impressed on the memory of your fellow men. And no creature on this globe will tear off its hatchlings because you wear perfume (even if it contains carrot). Although... no, I don't think so. Well, I'm undecided on that point. Since Bauer is looking for a wife etc. I think a lot of things are possible.
Banal, boring, uncreative, unloving, unnecessary, unworthy, characterless, meaningless, etc....The whole perfume glossary is pelting down on the fashion house here, but the bottom line is that love for former bestsellers doesn't help companies. If the numbers are not correct, you must react. In this respect, fewer people will probably mourn the old version than expected. Changes that are carried out so transparently for the client even deserve my respect. Am I going to buy the scent after? Probably not, since the next version will surely already be on the market. Will that make me grieve? I don't think so. I still like Dior Homme 2020.
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