Halloween Man Shot

STRANGE NAME, GOOD FRAGRANCE! A BOOZIER "LA NUIT" ALTERNATIVE This fragrance brand belongs to the "Perfumes y Diseño Group" family of brands. Other brand examples are Jesus Del Pozo, Desigual, Tous and Roberto Verino. Sometimes this perfume is sold under the Jesus Del Pozo brand. It's a nice fragrance. Its scent DNA is positioned somewhere between Valentino Uomo, Dior Homme, CH Men Privé and YSL La Nuit de l'Homme. That certainly is a very nice spot to live in 🙂! Lemon daiquiri, dark spices, vanilla, leather, iris, cardamom, and amber wood, are very well blended notes that are easy to detect. However, for me, a special "something" is missing for this perfume to stand out. I am a regular fan of Valentino and Dior Homme and I often use Dior Homme Intense, so I sense this fragrance at a significant distance from those known iris fragrances. Probably I would like this fragrance to lean more to the YSL or CH direction, or even to an independent direction with a boozier and darker twist. From the four fragrances previously mentioned, I just cannot decide if this Halloween scent is closer to any of them. Reviewers generally claim it to be closer to YSL's "La Nuit De L'Homme". I do not consider that Perfumes y Diseño ever tried to position Halloween Shot as a clone. Other "Halloween Man" perfumes (flankers?) don't have any cloning pretension. This fragrance has a certain individuality but trails a DNA path that is dominated by some heavyweight designers. Halloween Shot may stand on tricky market ground. Perfumes y Diseño has another brand called "The Nights Collection" that proposes very nice niche quality fragrances, Let's see the math judgement for Halloween Shot: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ - Scent opening: 8.5 (my judgment; a boozy cardamom opening does not happen every day) - Scent dry down: 8.5 (nice and sweet with a pleasant woody base) - Longevity: 8.0 (a bit above average for the existing notes - less than 8 hours) - Sillage: 7.5 (3~4 feet at its peak with 3 sprays; projects less than 2,5 hours) - Uniqueness: 8.0 (pretty unique, considering the distance sustained with the 4 mentioned fragrances but not far - enough from them) - Wearability: 8.0 (all year round, day or night, except summer or any warm or hot temperatures) - Versatility: 9.0 (yes to clubbing, socializing, events, restaurants, bars, dates, romancing, sex, office, picnics, weddings, movies, birthday gifts.... no to seaside and Gym) Quality: 8.5 (my judgement) Presentation: 9.0 (gorgeous and effective bottle) Price: 8.5 (100 ml tester for 20 Euros + VAT + shipping) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Average: 8.22/10.0 - between 7 and 8 =above average; - between 8 and 9 = recommended; - bigger than 9 = don't miss it; My Opinion: Excellent value for money! I may buy it again when my flask finishes. I like its twist on "La Nuit De L'Homme". All in all, it is a very agreeable and elegant sweet and spicy designer scent that you can buy on a budget. If Halloween launches a darker flanker, I will be the first in the queue to buy it. Music: "I will be right here waiting for you" - by Richard Marx

I didn't get much of the cocktail element but otherwise it's a really smooth blend, so while you might think that's there's this or that note, none come across with strength. It's very pleasant, and I don't get anything I usually dislike (strong lavender, noticeable chemicals such as dihydromyrcenol, calone, iso e super, cashmeran, etc.), but it doesn't seem especially strong, at least in terms of projection. I think I prefer Magnet for Men by Eclectic Collections, which is similar but stronger, and the notes are more obvious (it's got powdery rose rather than powdery iris, and is sweeter, but not supers-sweet). At current prices I doubt you'll be disappointed if this is what you're seeking (that is, a Dior Homme type scent that doesn't have the strong lavender and is smoother/weaker/less "feminine"). My 125 ml bottle was less than $20 new, total price. UPDATE: After a couple hours the leather started to really come through and it distinguishes this scent more. It seems to get stronger over time, actually, but that just might be some of the muddle of notes at first dissipating, allowing others to "shine through." Apparently some think this smells like PdM's Layton, but I haven't tried that one. And to those who are disappointed that it doesn't smell "as good" as this or that "big name" designer scent, I think you should just stick to exactly what you want and stop trying to find a scent for a third the price that is the same. What I like about this one is that the notes are correct and the quality is at least as good as many "top designers." The problem with so many of those is that you get a "chemical" quality that just persists for hours, whereas with this scent, I don't get that kind of harshness. I may not get the depth or complexity here that I could with a vintage scent, but if I want this combination of notes I know I can reach for this one and I won't be disappointed (whereas with vintage there's often something I don't like in the composition, such as obvious lavender). Do you want harsh white musk? Look elsewhere. Do you want some sort of obvious and fake wood note? Look elsewhere. Do you want some ridiculous fruit note that seems to belong in the produce section of your supermarket? Look elsewhere. Do you want to smell like you've been on a week-long bender? Look elsewhere. Do you want so much iso e super that you smell like a natural gas plant? Look elsewhere.

This fragrance brand belongs to the Perfumes y Diseño Group family of brands.Other brands examples are Desigual, Tous and Roberto Verino. It's a nice fragrance that in terms of scent stays somewhere between Valentino Uomo, Dior Homme, CH Men Privé and YSL La Nuit de l'Homme. That should be a very nice spot to stay :-) Lemon daiquiri, dark spices, vanilla, leather, iris, cardamom, and amberwood, are the very well blended notes that I detect. However for me is missing that special "something" to love it. As I am not a particular fan of Valentino and Dior Homme, so probably I would like this fragrance to lean more to the YSL or CH directon or even to an independent own direction (more bozier and darker). I do not consider that Perfumes y Diseño tried to position Halloween Shot as a clone. This fragrance has its own individuality but trails a path that is dominated by big designers, so Halloween Shot may be in a tricky ground. Perfumes y Diseño has another brand called "The Nights Collection" that really propose very nice niche quality fragrances, but not featured in Fragrantica. Let's see the maths for Halloween Shot Men Scent: 8.0 (my judgement) Longevity: 7.5 (a bit above average for the existing notes - less than 8 hours) Sillage: 7.0 (3~4 feet at its peak with 3 sprays; projects for less than 2,5 hours) Uniqueness: 8.0 (preetty unique, considering the distance sustained with the 4 mentioned fragrances but not far enough from them) Wearability: 8.0 (all year round, day or night, except summer ar any warm/hot temperatures) Versatility: 9.0 (yes to clubbing, socializing, events, restaurants, bars, dates, romancing, sex, office, picnics, weaddings, movies, birthday gift.... no to beach and work out) Quality: 8.5 (my judgement) Presentation: 9.5 (gorgeous and effective bottle) Price: 8.0 (100 ml tester for 23 Euros + VAT + shipping) Average: 8.17/10 I may buy it again but just for a lower price. If Halloween lounches a flanker called HALLOWEEN MEN SHOT IN BLACK, I wiil be the first in the wueue to by it.

Agreed! - The price to quality ratio for this scent is off the charts!!! As for this smelling like Dior Homme and Valentino Uomo, yes, kind of, but it smells equally like La Nuit de l'Homme for a part of its life. To me, this smells most similar to Armani Eau De Nuit, which is a VERY good thing, especially considering the $20 price tag! It's like Dior Homme or Valentino Uomo made a baby with YSL La Nuit De L'Homme and then drizzled it with a bit of honey. Performance for me this weekend hasn't been as good as most of the other scents mentioned, but it does squeak out the performance of the reformulated La Nuit, so that's a plus. Projection is light to moderate, but consistent. People will get a nice small whiff when passing by closely, but this will not overpower other scents. Basically, it's the perfect projection for a first date, and in that situation, I think this is absolutely a scent I'd choose! The only negative, I will say, is that this is a bit olfactory fatiguing in nature. But honestly, sometimes, (like on date nights) that's exactly what you want - a scent that will be a little bit forgotten, rather than the center of attention, when you're around it for long periods of time. I asked lots of opinions on this one while I was out this weekend, and every single person liked it. I even had to give away my travel atomizer because a friend of mine liked the scent so much. The original Halloween Man made me nauseous, but this flanker is COMPLETELY different. There's nothing annoyingly synthetic about this one. It's utterly crowd pleasing, performs decently, and it's really well priced. Two thumbs WAY up for this one! However - if you love the scent but want better projection and longevity, spend $20 extra and get Armani Eau De Nuit instead. You'll thank me.

Halloween Man Shot: A Hidden Gem SOTD: 12/14/18 It was SOTD as of 12/14/18, to my nose is a good aromatic and powdery scent, other reviews compare it to La Nuit, in which I don't have to compare, is a very surprising sweet/sexy scent my nose detect the iris, vanilla, cardamom and leather. This scent surprised me for it's value it's a hidden gem/steal. It will be in my rotation this winter 2018/2019. Highly recommended Scent: 8/10 Value: 9/10: Great Value/A True bargain Presentation/Design: 7/10 Longevity-Performance: 8.5/10: On my skin around between 8-12+ hrs (last I checked the scent was still there on my skin going on 15+ hrs) *varies on skin chemistry* Overall: 8.25/10 My SOTD (Scent of the Day): Halloween Shot Man EDT: As of 03/09/19 My 2nd wearing of this fragrance, and how I love the scent due to my nose still detects that vanilla and iris with lemon daiquiri, cardamom and pepper which is unique to my nose. Other people compare this fragrance to La Nuit, Valentino Uomo Intense. I don't own YSL La Nuit but I do own Valentino Uomo Intense and I do get both share the vanilla and iris but Halloween Shot Man is not even close to VUI. To me is similar on the opening to F by Ferragamo Black due to the pepper. Overall is still the same is 8.25 out of 10 and the longevity/performance is 8 out of 10, 9-11 sprays: Lasted on my skin as a skin scent around 8-10+ hrs. Still a hidden gem and a superb scent don't sleep on this fragrance is a worthy must get and a good addition to any collection.