Brut Special Reserve

Epic Journey Into the Bottled Yonder, 004 ------------------------------------------------------- Purchased May 2017 Part 1 Brut is the obvious choice for all ages. I tested out the talc of this, was my dad's, and immediately fell in love. I already had worn Boss for a while and became glued to Axe/Lynx. Brut transformed all possibilities, to keep it short. Without that, I'd probably be that stinky deodorant guy smelling the same everyday in all situations. That's not nice. But nowadays even Brut has a slight stank to it, when it gets sweaty. Everybody knows it. It's the first affordable fresh/clean scent. Not so clean anymore, but you have to understand the period it was invented in. Today it ends up becoming a little muggy feeling after lingering much of the day as it gets warmer, but I'll always wear it when something simple and dumb reach calls. Reminds me of my old days for sure and that's a big reason why I keep a bottle in my stable at all times. Super wearable, fuck-you-it's-cheap fragrance. There's more poetic ways of discussing Brut but I don't have all day here either. The bottle I have is by Idelle Labs, Ltd. (with the medallion in a clear glass painted green that chips away over time). It's my favourite only because they don't let us have the early 2000s/original version from much earlier. My second most used Brut is the rectangular art deco looking one with a curvy waste by Parfums Prestige/Unilever. There's also a new one in the Special Reserve bottle, but better quality manufacturing/design also made by Parfums Prestige. That one currently smells like Avon Wild Country. If you can't find that, just get Wild Country if you're mad for Brut. BUT there also is a new Faberge bottle in the Special Reserve design from India on Ebay right now. It's about $50, quite pricey but I'll have it sooner than later. Hopefully it combines the Special Reserve and the newer Parfums Prestige (in the same bottle) with staying power of the new bottle. This is all confusing but if you're a Brut fan and need clarification, send me a PM.

I can understand the frustration with reformulation, repackaging, and potential cheapening of beloved classics, but I don't think it helps the fragrance world to speculate. I'm no Brut expert, but I do have a wallet-crippling fragrance addiction, and I landed here while looking around for potential candidates for my next purchase. I was a bit shocked to see SPNKr's comment below mentioning alleged cancer risks with the new formulation of this (SPNKr's other comments across Fragrantica have been immensely useful and fun for the record). I did some research and now feel cosmically compelled to mention that the new, bricky bottle made in Mexico does not contain any ingredients classified as carcinogens in the USA or EU. I went through each ingredient listed, of which there are only three after the standard alcohol, fragrance, and water. The only ingredient likely to have been mistaken as a carcinogen is BHT, an antioxidant chemical found in a lot of packaged foods and cosmetics. In long term studies, they apparently blast-fed it to rodents and concluded that, in rodents, ingesting extremely high levels of BHT over a prolonged period of time led to liver issues and, in some cases, liver tumors. That said, there are no studies linking BHT to cancer risks in humans, and I think we can all agree not to drink our fragrances. I should mention that BHT is in a bajillion fragrances, like Terre d'Hermes EdT, Loewe Essencia, Drakkar Noir, Dior Fahrenheit, and even the Parfums Prestige Brut EdT. My only other guess is that the original person making the allegation somehow mistook this new bottle for the deodorant spray that was recalled some years back for containing benzene: a carcinogen. Now, with my conscience clear, I am back to searching for the next bottle to set my wallet alight, which might even be this one!

WARNING: Apparently the above, new, rectangular shitty looking product called Brut - For Men of Character [Long-Lasting Scent] is not what it's supposed to be. It's apparently different. Allegedly contains an ingredient that causes cancer. Changed my mind immediately. If people talk about this enough they'll change all this bullshit. Don't make me go without Brut, or I'll seek out a clone and no corporation likes their customers ditching for alternatives. Also that above bottle is made in Mexico, that alone changes everything. It's like my passion for India's Denver Hamilton Honour deodorant. The fragrance spray doesn't smell as good as it, it also performs poorly. It's as if Denver deodorant is actually the fragrance and the perfume is the deodorant instead. These countries, when the parent brand lands ho and starts manufacturing using the local labour force, do not end up ever making products of the same quality and calibre of the original manufacturing plants, its employees and original established product in market/country of origin. So I'm gonna skip on the above ugly bottle and go for the new/recent Indian market Faberge Brut Classic in the Special Reserve bottle we all know and love. Seems like it could be as promising as the Parfums Prestige Brut in that same Special Reserve bottle (I've talked about this, that PP version smells like Avon Wild Country and PP Brut in the Victorian/art deco curved bottle with black ribbed cap (which I must say is quite champagney and not as green as Special Reserve). I finally am able to get this Faberge Brut Classic, so I'll be back. Been talking about this moment for about 9 months.

I'm time traveling through perfume memories tonight. It's funny reading that the old Brut was a typical 'aromatic fougere'. I just remember it as musk. When I was a young girl I think, wistfully now that I have learned that animal musk comes from the death of a little deer, that many beautiful perfumes had some animal or at least nitro musk in them. They say that the plasterwork of ancient villas still smells of deer musk because they mixed it into the mortar. Whatever, the smell of Brut back in the sixties and seventies was enough to send me into orbit. I do have some real deer musk, a tiny smear inside a vial that is so incredible and haunting in its beauty that one can believe that empires rose and fell because of it. The Brut of the last couple of decades just isn't it. The old Brut had a way of mixing with the scent of a hormonal young male that was earth shifting. It had a sort of sweetness. The old cheap Dana perfume Ambush was a close cousin and is just as unforgettable. Well, that's it for my memories of Brut. You'd think someone would bottle it again.

This is the true brut out of all the bruts that’s has remained supreme maintain most of that original Brut DNA. Absolutely stunning and doesn’t compare to the other brut bottles that I have. It really does have decent longevity and projection for the first 1-2 hours then it quickly dies off. Like you can’t smell it at all after. But if you dose yourself with like 20-25 sprays of this, it will be decent in longevity but only for the first hour or two. Regardless this is a masterpiece, I’m so glad my grandfather and father both really loved spraying this fragrance when I was a child and I’m so happy to carry on that tradition. Because it is a tradition, this scent is just priceless to me. Never stop making this brut and I don’t doubt they stop considering they’ve been making this DNA for the last 80 years or something. If you want the original brut dna with most longevity your best bet is this!

Old school hairy chest bloke man roars from the caverns of time, thundering his manly cry of fresh citrus lavender and lockeroom camaraderie to blurred gendered soft man of today. The soul-blood of modern metro men is hit with a proud memory of what he used to be, what he should be and what he can be again. The return of masculinity is upon us, balance restored, western civilisation rebuilds with pride, not nostalgia, but towards a future with purpose and masculine determination to reclaim all that has been taken, shelved, but never truly forgotten and certainly never lost. Brut heralds the return of man as manly man. Did you miss us? It's okay, we're back, though we never really did go away.

Imagine with me! Eternity, bright citrus fruits, green forests in spring, sunlight filtering through the leaves, and there are men in front of us wearing black youth suits and their hair shiny black, putting their hands in their pockets and burning something resembling a mixture of incense and evening. The scent won't attract women to you, and they won't fight over you; because the one who loves this scent will feel like a giant who doesn't care about anything that comes out of the mouths or minds of humans. He is simply Caesar, but without the throne or scepter. By the way, it doesn't smell like an old man; because your mind is unable to analyze what your nose smells.

Some people will call it dated and mentally associate it with an "old man smell" since they've likely smelled it on their dads, uncles or grandpas when growing up, but there's no denying that it really is a nice, fresh, masculine scent that is extremely pleasing to the senses. No matter how old it is, that doesn't change the fact the scent is really damn good. In fact, it gives off a really cool retro/bohemian/hipster/noir vibe which works quite well with today's contemporary styles. Old is new again, and if thats your mantra, I'd definitely give this one a shot.

Well, of course it's not mine! Papa, this smell is for Papa! My Papa loves this perfume very much. I grew up smelling the fragrance on my Papa. Other people my age don't like this that much, saying that this reminds them of old businessmen with cigars. I beg to differ. This scent brings back memories of my late dad.. But I've never associated this scent with cigar wielding old men. For me, it reminds me of polished men with a taste for the finer things in life - no matter what the age.

تخيل معي ! الخلود الحمضيات المشرقة والغابات الخضراء في الربيع ، واشعة الشمس تتخلل اوراق الشجر، وهنالك رجال امامنا يلبسون بدل شبابية سوداء وشعرهم اسود لامع ، يضعون ايديهم في جيوبهم ويحرقون شىء شبية بخليط البخور والمساء الرائحة لن تجلب لك النساء ولن يتقاتلون عليك ؛ لأن الذي يحب هذا العطر سيشعر بانه مارد لا يكترث لاي شيء يخرج من افواه او عقول البشر ، هو ببساطة قيصر ولكن من غير عرش ولا صولجان ، بالمناسبة لا تشبة رائحة الرجل العجوز ؛ بسبب ان عقلك يعجز عن تحليل ما يشمة انفك.

Purely nostalgic fragrance. I don't think any other fragrance to be more masculine frgnanace than brut. I own edt of brut by Unilever. very manly smelling. I don't know how others feel about this fragrance and I don't really care. on wearing this I feel much energetic. If you are a guy with confidence and live with your own style, it is for you.This is unique fragrance in my opinion.

well i used this when it first came out ...yes i am that old lol i still love it however it isn't as strong as it used to be but as a nice spritzer its unbeatable for the price plus i love the traditional Brut bottle which looks nice in my collection.i also have Brut prestige both will always be in my perfume wardrobe.....cant say fairer than that

Please read my Brut review for more information (I wrote it before Special Reserve was on the database)....however I will say here that this scent,as far as I am concerned, smells MUCH MORE like the vintage Brut I wore in Junior High. I love this scent, to me it smells like a clean, well-groomed, sexy but unpretentious man.

From All of the fragrances in my cabinet that i had or have...Nothing is Loved by my wife more than Brut "original" not the flankers...Viva la Brut. Thank you Faberge & UNILEVER for the Amazing, Nostalgic most elegant Fougere scent. that is luckily not discontinued

What is the official website for special reserve version. As I nowhere see it on the Unilever website. Only EDT version was given on that website. Who is the legit manufacturer of BRUT special reserve.

"Vintage" , just one word can describe this fragrance . Reminds me to my dad , decades ago . Very popular in the 90's as an after-shave smell . Recommend for gentlemen at 40 and above

My dad's perfume. I used to spray this to death when I was a little kid and loved it. The scent is very old school but also linked to good old memories. Nostalgic!!!!

Better and more beautiful than all the old versions of Brut. Buy only this one.

Timeless,perfect, masculine, you can't stop !!!!!

The opening of this is nostalgic. I don't remember exactly where or when, but I remember this scent. I get a minty fresh opening that's extremely pleasant, but since anise is listed, I bet that's a big part of what appeals to me. It has one of the most memorable and pleasing set of top notes of any men's fragrance, up there with Drakkar Noir, Eternity for Men, Santos de Cartier, Curve, and Dylan Blue. As it dries down, the fresh fougere seems to take on some oriental aspects, as it becomes a little heavy, and in my opinion, more appropriate for cold weather. It projects like a powerhouse. There's a strong powdery element, which is probably from the vanilla note that's listed in the base. It's really potent in the drydown and draws attention. It's almost a gourmand. I find the drydown to be very strong, very potent, and the vanilla in the base give it a powdery oriental/gourmand vibe, which are a hybrid of two genres that I'm not a fan of. That said, I like having it in my collection, and I think it's constructed beautifully. I find this powedery barbershop fougere more interesting than niche offerings in the same genre such as Tom Ford's Beau du Jour. ALTERNATIVES: While I have a soft spot in my heart for this fragrance, the dry down is too nuclear and too powdery for my tastes. Rive Gauche Pour Homme is a far more sedate take on this scent, but also less distinctive, imo. There's also the splash-on EDC and aftershave in the plastic bottle. It's a bit more muted, but something smells off in the dry down that makes it a bit unpleasant. Finally, there's the Brut anti-perspirant deodorant stick, dry version. I highly recommend this as being a good substitute for the actual EDT. It manages to be less powdery and sweet, and the distinctive top notes manage to linger throughout the duration of the scent. And it lasts for over 24 hours, where Old Spice can barely hang in there for 6. CONCLUSION: This is a classic of masculine perfumery, and I would go as far as to say it rivals niche brand releases of the same barbershop-fougere genre. I can think of better barbershops out there, but this is still one of the originals that still smells extremely pleasant. 7/10