I just received a sample of most Pinaud scents...Clubman, Clubman Vanilla, Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum, Musk, Citrus Musk, Lime Sec, Special Reserve, Lilac Vegetal.
I'm not versed in the terminology of fragrances so bear with me This is just a quick review of all these in one place in case anyone has any questions before they buy (as I did).
Clubman: old barbershop smell, powdery and (?) floral. I like it.
Vanilla: light, fresh smell (someone help me here with the description). I like this one. I have this one on order (full bottle).
Musk: to me this is a more refined (subtle) version perhaps of Special Reserve.
Virgin Island Bay Rum: this one is sweet and smell like Clove...think the old Clove gum. It smells nice enough but is too sweet and I will probably not buy it. It would smell nice around a light candle at Christmas time.
Special Reserve: smell like English Leather. Not sure about this one but I have a full bottle on order. I think you have to wear it rather than just smell it before making a judgement.
Now for the urinal cake scents
Lime Sec: This is like a lemon drop candy or a urinal cake with no urine on it.
Citrus Musk: This smells like Lime Sec with a little musk and it's a better smell. It's still not quite my scent I don't think but if you're thinking about buying Lime Sec get this instead.
Lilac Vegetal: This one is like a urinal cake with urine on it.
It's hard to fairly compare all these at one sitting as you can only put so much of this on at one time. I did it just by putting a drop in the palm of my hand, smearing it a bit and then putting it up to my nose.
I will try these out one day at a time by actually wearing them as aftershave and I'll either edit this post or add another post with any new thoughts over time.
This is very subjective of course but I thought a gut reaction review by a novice might be useful to someone.
The one's I'll be most interested in for myself are Classic Clubman (which I already have been using) and now Classic Clubman Vanilla and Classic Musk and I'm hoping I'll find a use for Special Reserve as I've got a bottle of that coming as well.
If I was starting over and just ordering from what I've learned up to this point I'd forget the Special Reserve and just use Classic Musk instead.
I'm still not sure how I would describe Classic Vanilla. Suggestions from others here would be helpful and interesting to me.
I'm not versed in the terminology of fragrances so bear with me This is just a quick review of all these in one place in case anyone has any questions before they buy (as I did).
Clubman: old barbershop smell, powdery and (?) floral. I like it.
Vanilla: light, fresh smell (someone help me here with the description). I like this one. I have this one on order (full bottle).
Musk: to me this is a more refined (subtle) version perhaps of Special Reserve.
Virgin Island Bay Rum: this one is sweet and smell like Clove...think the old Clove gum. It smells nice enough but is too sweet and I will probably not buy it. It would smell nice around a light candle at Christmas time.
Special Reserve: smell like English Leather. Not sure about this one but I have a full bottle on order. I think you have to wear it rather than just smell it before making a judgement.
Now for the urinal cake scents
Lime Sec: This is like a lemon drop candy or a urinal cake with no urine on it.
Citrus Musk: This smells like Lime Sec with a little musk and it's a better smell. It's still not quite my scent I don't think but if you're thinking about buying Lime Sec get this instead.
Lilac Vegetal: This one is like a urinal cake with urine on it.
It's hard to fairly compare all these at one sitting as you can only put so much of this on at one time. I did it just by putting a drop in the palm of my hand, smearing it a bit and then putting it up to my nose.
I will try these out one day at a time by actually wearing them as aftershave and I'll either edit this post or add another post with any new thoughts over time.
This is very subjective of course but I thought a gut reaction review by a novice might be useful to someone.
The one's I'll be most interested in for myself are Classic Clubman (which I already have been using) and now Classic Clubman Vanilla and Classic Musk and I'm hoping I'll find a use for Special Reserve as I've got a bottle of that coming as well.
If I was starting over and just ordering from what I've learned up to this point I'd forget the Special Reserve and just use Classic Musk instead.
I'm still not sure how I would describe Classic Vanilla. Suggestions from others here would be helpful and interesting to me.
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