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A lovely perfume with a good potency for Summer, in fact, one of the nicest Summer parfums out there. We specialise in designer perfumes, niche fragrances, luxury brands, cosmetics, and sunglasses along with a full range of gift sets. I have found though, as this dries-down, it starts to resemble Versace Dylan Blue and the like much more. For this Black Edition of the brand’s iconic For Men, the master perfumer Dorothée Piot plays on the striking contrast of luminous notes enhancing a sophisticated background of polished, dark woods. Presentation is great, the bottle is good to hold and the cap and overall feel is sturdy; although the sprayer is tiny compared to the body so its a little weird to look at.
Our huge collection covers over 10,000 products and over 500 of the biggest names, designer labels and luxury brands. If I did blind guess, I would put this fragrance as unisex, or even feminine leaning for opening notes.This is clean, powdery, decent amount of florals and sweetness, but at the same time does not loose the masculine tone.
The top is sweet tangerine with a hint of greens, which brings it quite close to the new Acqua di Gio Profondo in my opinion, though due to the earlier release date you would probably have to say that Profondo is a close "copy" of the Bentley, but this sweet blast is disappearing quite quickly. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. I get the tangerine, pink pepper and a hint of papyrus and on the rare occasions that I notice all three it smells pretty good but the other notes never seem to make much of an appearance. Things change after fragrance opens when its goes with smell of WOOD-DECAY FUNGUS, but not like freshly cut wood like in Bentley Absolute. To me it mostly smells like walking through a meadow on a bright, breezy early summer's morning, before the dew has fully lifted, perhaps when there's been rain and the earth is moist, just far enough downwind of that candy factory in town for it to be impossible to tell whether that obvious violet smell is an artificial one from there.Anyway, although I suppose a woman could pull this off--I don't like to be sexist about that anyway--I do think it's conventionally masculine, though not in a brash way.
This is, quite literally, the 1996 formulation of "Paco Rabanne - XS" that came in the clear glass bottle with flip-top. Upon initial spray, the zesty, sweet burst of lemon, violet mixed with passion fruit and rhubarb come through. I don't find the violet any more feminine than lavender but do find it more masculine than rose notes. Longevity and sillage are pretty respectable, but go easy on the sprays, this can be headache inducing if you spray too much. Top notes are Violet, Tangerine, Pink Pepper and Nutmeg; middle notes are Papyrus, Earthy Notes, Patchouli, Sweet Notes and Jasmine; base notes are Atlas Cedar, Moss, Tobacco, Incense and Tonka Bean.The bottom stage becomes quite warm, resinous, sweet, a little creamy, and keeping some of the previous dryness together with a new peacefull woody and earthy accord. The Bentley fragrances are full of freshness and Oriental spices, enhancing their dynamism and unprecedented elegance. Starts out with a fresh blast of Tangerine and ginger off the top and moves into s fresh spicy violet. Smells great and I would recommend it to you if you want to add a relatively cheap, versatile fragrance to your collection.
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