Le Batteur

I come back to this bottle because it perplexes me. It definitely smells like A&F Fierce. But it's not 100% exact. Small nuanced differences. For one, before I even looked at the notes listed on fragrantica I noticed the faint smell of plum which reminded me of Paco Rabbane One Million Lucky. In the same way that Percival from PDM is an upgraded version of A&F Fierce, I'd say this might be too. However, I have never owned a bottle of Fierce. I have only smelled it waft out of an A&F store in the mall. The longevity is pretty good, picking it up after 12hrs of wear. And the projection is decent without being too much. I wouldn't reccomend this (or Percival from PDM) because it really is so similar to A&F Fierce. But it is a good fragrance.

A&F Fierce but for way more money. A bit of a scam, the way they try to up-sell it in the store. I was a fragrance newbie when I bought this. It's wearable, and I so wear it. But it's a scam.

If you want a one-sentence review: this stuff is terrible on all levels. Claude Marsal is owned by Perfumes 4 U, so check them out if you want more info. The price is $265 and I would say that's $220 dollars too much. The presentation is as cheap as they come. The bottle is very generic, the cap is also cheap, and the atomizer is weak. Came with no samples. The performance is mediocre but that's good because the scent is awful. Not a scrubber but close enough. I was allured by the pink pepper, powdery notes, and vanilla. I detect none of those. In fact, I detect nothing but an almost radioactive note, so maybe this stuff has gone rancid. All the money was spent on marketing, I'm sure. They have no business charging this much for such a poor quality fragrance. I don't even know if I can give this bottle away in good conscience. 0/10