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What would be a good Eau de Toilette to replace Armani Mania?
I've been using Armani Mania for the last eight years and I actually like it a lot - but it does remind me too much of a relationship that basically covered the same time frame and it's one of the little steps of moving on.
Is there anything that's sort of like it and yet not?
I've been using Armani Mania for the last eight years and I actually like it a lot - but it does remind me too much of a relationship that basically covered the same time frame and it's one of the little steps of moving on.
Is there anything that's sort of like it and yet not?
Response by poster: Oh, "elegant, fresh and instantly recognizable" is pretty close to how I'd like everything about me to be - so I'll make sure to give that one a try! Thanks.
posted by dominik at 1:19 PM on August 4, 2010
posted by dominik at 1:19 PM on August 4, 2010
What do you particularly like about Armani Mania? What do you want out of a fragrance in general? Which scent notes do you particularly like? Are there any scents/notes/fragrances you particularly dislike? How important are bottle design and price?
posted by ladypants at 2:51 PM on August 4, 2010
posted by ladypants at 2:51 PM on August 4, 2010
To echo what ladypants says above, basenotes.com lists Armani Mania with tangerine as a top note, followed by cedar/vetiver, with amber/musk at the base. Turin and Sanchez list it as a 'metallic cedar'. If you can figure out which you'd like to downplay or go more towards, you can search for other fragrances with particular notes. (Of Turin's recommendations for masculines, 'New York' by Parfums de Nicolai best fits the scent profile, but I don't have experience with either in particular. )
posted by cobaltnine at 3:05 PM on August 4, 2010
posted by cobaltnine at 3:05 PM on August 4, 2010
Response by poster: I have to admit, I'm very ignorant when it comes to it - basically I liked about Armani Mania that it smelled rather manly, in a sophisticated way. Bottle design is secondary to unimportant and price is halfway important.
Thanks for the link to basenotes.com - I wasn't aware that page existed and it will greatly help my search. I'll put "New York" on my list of scents to try.
posted by dominik at 2:31 AM on August 5, 2010
Thanks for the link to basenotes.com - I wasn't aware that page existed and it will greatly help my search. I'll put "New York" on my list of scents to try.
posted by dominik at 2:31 AM on August 5, 2010
Best answer: Boss In Motion is exactly what you're looking for. It has that same freshness and yet underlyinging manliness that you (and I!) like.
I must admit that I used to like Acqua di Giò too, it has that same freshness as Armani Mania and Hugo Boss In Motion, but lacks in comparison (and solely according to my nose) a bit of the underlying 'sophistication', those manly notes. However, used sparingly, I find it a very attractive scent. Unfortunately, hundreds of men just dousing themselves in Acqua di Giò have now desensitized me completely to its allure.
posted by lioness at 4:46 AM on August 5, 2010
I must admit that I used to like Acqua di Giò too, it has that same freshness as Armani Mania and Hugo Boss In Motion, but lacks in comparison (and solely according to my nose) a bit of the underlying 'sophistication', those manly notes. However, used sparingly, I find it a very attractive scent. Unfortunately, hundreds of men just dousing themselves in Acqua di Giò have now desensitized me completely to its allure.
posted by lioness at 4:46 AM on August 5, 2010
Response by poster: And one more for the list, thanks. And given that you're so vocal about the scent's awesomeness, I'll put it high in the priority list.
posted by dominik at 5:14 AM on August 5, 2010
posted by dominik at 5:14 AM on August 5, 2010
I wouldn't bear too strongly on what Turin and Sanchez recommend, thoguh - they love one perfume I like, are indifferent toward a couple of others, and loathe one of my favourites. So you may find that you don't like one just because you like the other.
Have you tried D+G Blue (Deep Blue?) Very very fresh.
posted by mippy at 9:53 AM on August 5, 2010
Have you tried D+G Blue (Deep Blue?) Very very fresh.
posted by mippy at 9:53 AM on August 5, 2010
There is a chain of stores called Sephora in many malls. They have a decent selection of designer fragrances, have tester bottles available to smell and will make samples of anything if you ask. Some classics that you should sample are Terre d'Hermes, Chanel Pour Monsieur and Guerlain Vetiver. If those are too classic, try Gucci Pour Homme (1 & 2) or Tom Ford For Men. All at Sephora.
posted by conrad53 at 6:33 AM on August 6, 2010
posted by conrad53 at 6:33 AM on August 6, 2010
OP is in Germany. Remember not all US chains are worldwide (much as I'd like Sephora over here).
Can you access Penhaligon's fragrances where you are? Not 'designer' fragrances but niche, which personally I prefer as they tend to be more interesting.
posted by mippy at 8:16 AM on August 6, 2010
Can you access Penhaligon's fragrances where you are? Not 'designer' fragrances but niche, which personally I prefer as they tend to be more interesting.
posted by mippy at 8:16 AM on August 6, 2010
From Wikipedia: Sephora is a chain of cosmetics stores founded in France in 1993 and acquired by Paris-based conglomerate LVMH in 1997. The Sephora chain includes more than 750 stores in 21 countries.
posted by conrad53 at 2:55 PM on August 6, 2010
posted by conrad53 at 2:55 PM on August 6, 2010
Response by poster: Thanks mippy and conrad53.
Yeah, there's no Sephora here, the closest one would be somewhere in the Netherlands. As nice as it is to drive there, it would be overkill.
And there seems to be a store that sells Penhaligon's here in Düsseldorf, so I'll give that one a try, too.
posted by dominik at 11:34 PM on August 6, 2010
Yeah, there's no Sephora here, the closest one would be somewhere in the Netherlands. As nice as it is to drive there, it would be overkill.
And there seems to be a store that sells Penhaligon's here in Düsseldorf, so I'll give that one a try, too.
posted by dominik at 11:34 PM on August 6, 2010
dominik, out of curiosity and for posterity: might I ask what scent you decided on?
posted by lioness at 4:36 AM on August 21, 2010
posted by lioness at 4:36 AM on August 21, 2010
Response by poster: Ah, yes, I should have - actually I've gone a completely different way and ended up with "John Varvatos," which I had never heard of before, actually.
It is not what I planned to go with at all and I think it's something I'll need to put away for the colder months, but it works fine now in what remains of the summer.
posted by dominik at 8:54 AM on August 24, 2010
It is not what I planned to go with at all and I think it's something I'll need to put away for the colder months, but it works fine now in what remains of the summer.
posted by dominik at 8:54 AM on August 24, 2010
I've never heard of John Varvatos either, but will certainly give it a sniff sometime. Thanks for the update!
posted by lioness at 9:38 AM on August 29, 2010
posted by lioness at 9:38 AM on August 29, 2010
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posted by halogen at 1:02 PM on August 4, 2010