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Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 16th November 2009, 12:51 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 368
Posted By ortho123
Re: Rive Gauche...

The fact that someone 17 years old can wear it and "pull it off" doesn't really answer your question since you yourself state that "age doesn't matter." And BTW, this proves nothing, IMO about a...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 15th November 2009, 08:21 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 690
Posted By ortho123
Re: Best italian fragrance for men

Sounds absurd maybe...but for me the differences appear when even looking at an Ungaro necktie...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 15th November 2009, 07:09 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 690
Posted By ortho123
Re: Best italian fragrance for men

Your comment made not too long related to "perfume buffonery" or something like that (not connected to Ungaro) I still value for its precision...when describing a fair number of Italian scent...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 13th November 2009, 02:34 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 937
Posted By ortho123
Re: Negative Reviews-Should I write more?

Brielle87, in the New Age/T-Ball universe everything is AOK...

Related to this: more than 25 years ago in American education: "How can we fix this?" morphed into theories about the unfairness of...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 13th November 2009, 02:20 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 937
Posted By ortho123
Re: Negative Reviews-Should I write more?

Yes, when something smells exactly like baby powder DON'T say that.

Say instead that "It smells like the talc of neonates."
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 12th November 2009, 11:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 518
Posted By ortho123
Re: Aramis but more subdued

You may realize that with careful application Aramis itself is IT.

In a moment I'll be putting on one shot...just for the sake of doing it. A winner.
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 12th November 2009, 09:29 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 518
Posted By ortho123
Re: Aramis but more subdued

The more I think about it Devin might be your best first step. While you can think of it as more subdued, it's also persistent.
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 12th November 2009, 04:25 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 805
Posted By ortho123
Re: Fifty cent fragrance

Still looking for these celeb inspired scents but haven't found them:

Bootleg Nocturne (Amouage)
Vote Rigger Vanilla (Coty)
Dead or Alive (YSL)
Inquistion Summer Musk Fresh (CK)


Some of...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 12th November 2009, 03:05 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 937
Posted By ortho123
Re: Negative Reviews-Should I write more?

There's a fine line between "appreciating a scent" and "appreciating one's ability to appreciate it."

Negative or positive I can't stand plodding reviews...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 12th November 2009, 02:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 223
Posted By ortho123
Re: Happy for Men - Alternative

Not joking here: Axe Fever.

Try it before you bash it.
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 11th November 2009, 04:08 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 518
Posted By ortho123
Re: Aramis but more subdued

I would agree with that as well as a 1 shot cologne mist application. But to be fair to the OP, the options of other scents mentioned are good ones.
Forum: Missing Fragrances List 11th November 2009, 03:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 102
Posted By ortho123
Re: Brut variants

I wish they could get this Brut line here in the States.
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 4th November 2009, 04:47 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 393
Posted By ortho123
Re: I tried Brut

Had to join in and will be putting on some Brut in a just awhile. Hands down my favorite everyday scent.

The "negative image" stuff I really don't care about anymore since the "positive image"...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 20th October 2009, 04:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 201
Posted By ortho123
Re: Blenheim or Pino Silvestre?

This is not to bash Pino Silvestre, but here's where I must use that famous phrase "on my skin" it emerges after the citrus takes leave, for the most part as an incense scent. Why do I say this? ...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 19th October 2009, 04:38 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,489
Posted By ortho123
Re: Returned Creed Himalaya Today

Last time I looked a cologne counter is not a laboratory or testing center or a customer service in an electronics place to see if the TV you are returning out of the box has not been broken.

If...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 19th October 2009, 02:33 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 372
Posted By ortho123
Re: For my fathers birthday suggestions

I'm a big believer in giving someone a gift that they would like. No need to "educate" someone on their birthday or whatever occasion.

Do they have Agua Brava there? Similar to Pino Silvestre. ...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 19th October 2009, 10:57 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,041
Posted By ortho123
Re: Paco Rabanne XS vs. Creed Himalaya

Paco XS is the "real deal" in every sense of that phrase...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 18th October 2009, 11:24 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 420
Posted By ortho123
Re: Anyone Tried Black XS...

Sometimes a scent doesn't work for someone else.

Frankly when a scent is somewhat polarizing even love or hate it...that makes it more interesting to me.

Hey, I read reviews. But Luca Turin's...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 18th October 2009, 11:21 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 420
Posted By ortho123
Re: Anyone Tried Black XS...

While I may agree with quite a few of Luca Turin's reviews, but some of them like Beyond Paradise...I saw a lecture which featured Beyond Paradise with top notes separated etc...apparently he gave...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 18th October 2009, 02:11 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 420
Posted By ortho123
Re: Anyone Tried Black XS...

If it was a blind buy and where you got it from might be relevant. And yes, it could also be that there is nothing wrong with the bottle but that you simply don't like thr scent...even after another...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 18th October 2009, 01:43 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 420
Posted By ortho123
Re: Anyone Tried Black XS...

Hey, it's up to you to decide.

Others might recommend something else...

And as for reviews, I recommend those which correspond with my own reversal on this scent.

As for simply avoiding any...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 18th October 2009, 01:10 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 420
Posted By ortho123
Re: Anyone Tried Black XS...

Comparisons are made to the first Paco Rabanne XS not the Black,
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 18th October 2009, 01:09 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 420
Posted By ortho123
Re: Anyone Tried Black XS...

Black XS is my most recent 180. I would disparage it, but now I really like it.

Like some more classically constructed even old school scents, this one starts off in a way that can understandably...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 17th October 2009, 08:35 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,593
Posted By ortho123
Re: you are embarrassed that you like.......

And let me also add Axe Dark Temptation.

Unburdened, I can move on with my life.
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 17th October 2009, 05:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 431
Posted By ortho123
Re: Your Most Recent 180

Ditto.

For me, maybe the slippery slope began with stuff like Axe Kilo and Axe Fever, lol...

I can honestly say that I appreciate scents like Black XS (great review, Ken Russell) and Diesel...
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