Scent/Fragrance of the Day - 2012
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Oud Cuir D'Arabie- nasty puke/limburger cheese start drying down to leather. Ugh!
Truefitt & Hill Spanish Leather
Chanel Egoiste
Creed Green Irish Tweed (1985)
Accords: Powdery, Woody, Floral, Citrus, Amber, Herbal
Top: French Verbena, Florentine Iris
Middle: Violet Leaves
Base: Mysore Sandalwood, Ambergris
Creed Green Valley (1999)
Accords: Fresh Spicy, Green, Musky, Earthy, Woody, Citrus
Top: Mandarine, Bergamot
Middle: Ginger, Black Currant
Base: Ambergris, Musk
Comparing Accords
citrus: mandarine v.s. french verbena
green/herbal: bergamot v.s. violet leaves
spicy/woody: ginger v.s. mysore sandalwood
foral: black currant v.s. florentine iris
It's amazing how these two frags can smell so much alike when they share no ingredients aside from Creed's signature ambergris. If I hadn't worn GIT for a while and mistakenly applied GV, I think I would have a hard time knowing it for the first 6 hours or so. After 6-8 hours though, GV turns powdery from the added musk and after 8-10 hours fades away. GIT is pretty much linear on my skin, but maybe a little greener in the opening. The French Verbena in GIT is amazing, providing a bright lemony top note lasting 12 hours and this frag does not turn powdery on my skin like GV. I also get a bit of spiciness coming through from the sandalwood in GIT, but not the actual sandalwood itself. GIT is the clear winner for me.
GIT Comparison Week
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Creed Green Valley - Monday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Caswell-Massey Greenbriar - Tueday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Truefitt & Hill Freshman - Wednesday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Davidoff Cool Water - Thursday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Coty Aspen - Friday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Bond No.9 Chez Bond - Saturday
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Eau de Vetyver
by Givenchy
vintage
Absolutely one of the best classic vetivers ever made. Where Guerlain tempered theirs with tobacco, Givenchy tempers theirs with a nutty almond note that actually gives it a touch of "sandalwood" and a fairly odd but enjoyable feel. I'm wearing a vintage version that is absolutely phenomenal once it gets going (the top notes are a bit damaged but once the earthy rooty vetiver and almond get rolling it's fantastic). I haven't tried the current formulation so no opinion on their differences but I highly recommend any vetiver fans to check out the vintage version of this one. It is perhaps the most quintessential vetiver ever made.
Not sure what I have had is vintage or the re-release--they are said not to be very different. But this is a good one. Not my favorite vetiver, but a top notch, classic scent. Has its own sport along the spectrum of versions of vetiver.
Today, Molianard Vetyver (vintage)--very raw, very good vetiver. I do not think I have had the current version and I am not sure how vintage, vintage is in this case.
When I first tried this one I described the opening as someone puking in a new car. But that doesn't last long - love this one
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Banned.
I've never had to ban someone from this forum before, sorry hotreds... Oud Cuir d'Arabie wins on this one
That must be coming from your skin, the scent is fine on me and it is my wife favorite scent on me and she is very critical.
Montale Black Aoud
Domenico Caraceni.
Creed Green Irish Tweed (1985)
Accords: Powdery, Woody, Floral, Citrus, Amber, Herbal
Top: French Verbena, Florentine Iris
Middle: Violet Leaves
Base: Mysore Sandalwood, Ambergris
Creed Green Valley (1999)
Accords: Fresh Spicy, Green, Musky, Earthy, Woody, Citrus
Top: Mandarine, Bergamot
Middle: Ginger, Black Currant
Base: Ambergris, Musk
GIT Comparison Week
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Creed Green Valley - Monday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Caswell-Massey Greenbriar - Tueday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Truefitt & Hill Freshman - Wednesday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Davidoff Cool Water - Thursday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Coty Aspen - Friday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Bond No.9 Chez Bond - Saturday
Aren't you going to elaborate on your comparisons, provide us with how you feel they compare/contrast, and include your preferences??
Banned.
I've never had to ban someone from this forum before, sorry hotreds... Oud Cuir d'Arabie wins on this one
One of the best. Leathers. Ever.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
Incense Pure- kinda mellow turpentine scent. Not to my liking.
Incense Pure- kinda mellow turpentine scent. Not to my liking.
Sunday: L'air du Desert Marocain
Monday: Terre d'Hermes
Monday: Terre d'Hermes
Creed Green Irish Tweed (1985)
Accords: Powdery, Woody, Floral, Citrus, Amber, Herbal
Top: French Verbena, Florentine Iris
Middle: Violet Leaves
Base: Mysore Sandalwood, Ambergris
Caswell-Massey Greenbriar (2012)
Accords: Herbal, Citrus, Fresh Spicy, Woody, Powdery, Earthy
Top: Artemisia, Grapefruit, Bergamot, Lemon
Middle: Lavender, Thyme, Sage
Base: Sandalwood, Vetiver, Amber
Greenbriar opens with a sweet minty note which soon gives way to an earthy herbal mixture of lavender, sage and thyme. I get a sence of groundcover, but maybe more of an unkept lawn overgrown with weeds as opposed to a well-groomed golf coarse as shown on the label. After 6 hours the herbs give way to a sweet woody accord with the sandalwood and amber coming forward and lasting for a couple more hours. Greenbriar is an EDC so it is pretty hard to over-apply this one, but it lasts a surprisingly long time on my skin. With GIT I get more of a sense of wildflower groundcover with that prominent sweet lemony verbena top note which last for 12 hours. I am not particularly a fan of thyme or amber so naturally GIT wins another round of comparisons, but I found Greenbriar to be well balanced and inoffensive.
GIT Comparison Week
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Creed Green Valley - Monday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Caswell-Massey Greenbriar - Tueday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Truefitt & Hill Freshman - Wednesday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Davidoff Cool Water - Thursday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Coty Aspen - Friday
Creed Green Irish Tweed v.s. Bond No.9 Chez Bond - Saturday
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Vetiver
Hi !!
Classe by Perfumeria Gal, S.A. - Spain
Saludos.
Classe by Perfumeria Gal, S.A. - Spain
Saludos.
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