Oh no! I missed one last time
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Originally Posted by LAW2
Wow I remember this thread from way back. So glad it has popped back up. At the time I didn't have a scent but now the only thing that seems to work for me and my wife is (please don't laugh) Abercrobie's Fierce. Now I'm in my late 30's and feel a little juvenile wearing it but it smells good.
MSD: would you be so kind as to explain the base of this scent and maybe recommend something more mature. I would appreciate it greatly.
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It's a really fresh woody citrus and kicked up with what I'm 99% sure is menthol. It comes together to smell fresh and powdery. I've gotten over the fact that it's from Abercrombie and admitted it smells good, if a bit synthetic.
To put it simply, Hugo by Hugo Boss is the adult version of this. If your wife likes Fierce, she'll like Hugo. It's a bit more woody rather than aquatic and citrusy, but the two are inseparably linked in my mind as a junior/senior pair.
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Originally Posted by contentious
PS Do you have a blog or something where we can read more of your reviews?
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No, I just make shit up as I go along. When someone first got me into fragrances, I was gung-ho about it and it became a bit of a hobby. I'm still glad to give advice, but I'm not nearly as with the times as I was a few years ago, and while I still have a discerning nose, I'm just
a cologne snob these days, not [/i]the[/i] cologne snob.
Combining formal and trendy stuff with military surplus? I like the cut of your jib. That mental image keeps bringing me back to L'Anarchiste by Caron, because it's what I imagine myself wearing with that kind of outfit, especially if you like woody and spicy. It's not going to project too much, so it won't offend anyone, but someone passing by you should notice a faint pleasant spice. It's unique, and it's unlikely anyone you know has ever heard of it. I would put on some unscented moisturizer a few minutes before spraying it on because once it dries, it stays very close to you. It stays, though, and when I worked in a garage I loved that the clove and spice bases would come back full-force when I washed my hands with hot water.