Your reviews are always very interesting! 👌On the subject of Absolue pour le Soir I so regret selling the bottle I had purchased over 10 years ago. I really loved it. Loved the feeling of a more ancient style of perfumery with more audacious musks. Yes, skanky, but so rich, dense and suave. The amber in the dry down was sumptuous! As much as I loved it, I always felt my personality and my wardrobe (!) didn't quite match the style of this perfume. Years later, the older me, I think, could pull it off! I am very curious about the 2024 relaunch. Will it be the same? - I found in Cartier Oud & Ambre a good compromise!
Same. I drained mine and regret not repurchasing. This is totally my style now. I am using Amouage Gold Men as a 'sort of' replacement but its not the same.
You nailed it with ancient and rich smelling! It really does smell from another time period like an ancient Egyptian elixir of seduction! Funny you mention the Cartier, I seem to remember thinking it had something of Grand Soir about it but more complex and interesting, but my experience of it is limited so far.
Great back story, ditching it after the date, with someone with no sense of smell. lol. Thx for sharing the old vid. I’ve been on an animalic bender for a bit. I’m hoping it’s still skanky!
I used to feel this way, but oddly enough I grew to love these type of scents as I grew older. I only have a decant of APLS now, but will use other animalic powdery scents as substitutes although nothing can be a perfect replacement for APLS.
You definitely already know this, but STICK TO YOUR GUNS. It's so easy to get sucked into this 'discontinuation hype/frenzy', but the reality is that a lot of these uber expensive discontinued fragrances just aren't that good, or at least aren't as universally magical or appealing as people (typically owners of the fragrance or those clouded by nostalgia) make them seem. Adherents to brands like MFK, Tom Ford, etc. - are all notorious for this behavior. Like, maybe some of these just suck and aren't worth $800 for a partial 50ml bottle?
Totally! I tend not to be drawn in too much by hype, I can have a contrarian streak where if everyone is praising it I tend to feel even more skeptical. What gets me sometimes is the feeling of "this is a once in a lifetime chance to get this perfume/get this perfume at this price" which can be tough to resist, but I try to stay level headed! 😂
Your reviews are always very interesting! 👌On the subject of Absolue pour le Soir I so regret selling the bottle I had purchased over 10 years ago. I really loved it. Loved the feeling of a more ancient style of perfumery with more audacious musks. Yes, skanky, but so rich, dense and suave. The amber in the dry down was sumptuous! As much as I loved it, I always felt my personality and my wardrobe (!) didn't quite match the style of this perfume. Years later, the older me, I think, could pull it off! I am very curious about the 2024 relaunch. Will it be the same? - I found in Cartier Oud & Ambre a good compromise!
Same. I drained mine and regret not repurchasing. This is totally my style now. I am using Amouage Gold Men as a 'sort of' replacement but its not the same.
You nailed it with ancient and rich smelling! It really does smell from another time period like an ancient Egyptian elixir of seduction! Funny you mention the Cartier, I seem to remember thinking it had something of Grand Soir about it but more complex and interesting, but my experience of it is limited so far.
Great back story, ditching it after the date, with someone with no sense of smell. lol. Thx for sharing the old vid. I’ve been on an animalic bender for a bit. I’m hoping it’s still skanky!
Yea, I hope the new one retains its character even if the skank of the OG wasn't for me.
I used to feel this way, but oddly enough I grew to love these type of scents as I grew older. I only have a decant of APLS now, but will use other animalic powdery scents as substitutes although nothing can be a perfect replacement for APLS.
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i think grand soir is an essential reference for the amber genre. MFK sort of stopped being creative in recent times sadly
You definitely already know this, but STICK TO YOUR GUNS. It's so easy to get sucked into this 'discontinuation hype/frenzy', but the reality is that a lot of these uber expensive discontinued fragrances just aren't that good, or at least aren't as universally magical or appealing as people (typically owners of the fragrance or those clouded by nostalgia) make them seem. Adherents to brands like MFK, Tom Ford, etc. - are all notorious for this behavior. Like, maybe some of these just suck and aren't worth $800 for a partial 50ml bottle?
Pour Le Soir is an INCREDIBLE fragrance. But, it doesn’t matter, because they are re-releasing it.
Totally! I tend not to be drawn in too much by hype, I can have a contrarian streak where if everyone is praising it I tend to feel even more skeptical. What gets me sometimes is the feeling of "this is a once in a lifetime chance to get this perfume/get this perfume at this price" which can be tough to resist, but I try to stay level headed! 😂