Adventure Quasar

Don’t let the notes fool you, It's a spicer, fruiter version of Dior's Dune PH. I like Quasar Adventure, but considering that it's basiclly a clone scent, it loses a few marks with me in terms of originality taking into account the majesty of the original. Still great though, which is why I own both Dune and Adventure. Yes, there's a hint of classic Quasar DNA here, but the off the wall layers are gone, making Adventure feel like it was constructed more as a broader audience compromise of Dior coat tail riding than anything else. Ironically it comes off slightly less appealing than both Dune and it's predecessor for me, personally, but somehow I'm still in love with this, and on some days I truly feel this offering is it's own animal although the similarities are impossible to dismiss. But let's be honest, Quasar is a tough act to follow, which is probably why JDP borrowed inspirations of desert heat from Dune knowing that it would pair perfectly with his already masterful creation of humid, ozonic, green jungle foliage in a Kryptonian Superman II bottle. Being that little brother Adventure is disappearing rapidly due to discontinuation, I almost bought the 4.2 oz, but now I think I'm more satisfied settling for the 2.5 oz instead. What you're going to mostly get here is a more muted edt comprised of fig, gin and sage, with that mossy Quasar DNA still lurking in the background. The composition as a whole is extremely spicy. So much so, the scent almost feels hot on the skin. Gone is the banana leaf, but the green, tropical rainforest vibe is still there intermingling with boozy fruit/fig overtones. A more adult composition compared to the original, but with less projection and sillage by my experience. The only folks that I would really recommend Quasar Adventure to are the avid collectors. The ones who like to get their hands on the dying artifacts. I'm somewhat in that catagory, but with hindsight being 20/20, this one really needs to be sampled before taking the financial plunge. I think I'll hold on to this one more so as an occasional olfactory novalty ride. Adventure is a good scent that has something to say, it's just that it suffered from living in the shadow of it's extrovert big brother. *Update* finding more love with this one as time passes. I think I can now say that I almost put QA on the same level as the original, as Adventure is revealing more of it's character over time. QA seems slighty more warm, focusing on aspects of green and fig, whereas older brother is more about wet tropical soil and fruit. I definitely see the correlation, but each are obviously different enough to co-exist in your collection, as they pair up well together.

I've been a fan of Quasar for a long time, the original one. It's sad that they discontinued both, the original and this one. Anyway, I managed to get somehow two bottles of the original Quasar while in Barcelona and keeping them like gold :). I also got a tester bottle of this from fragrancex and I must say that you can feel the original's DNA in this one but I feel that Adventure goes on a more sweeter path. The opening is refreshing and sour and as it develops it gets a bit more sweeter. This is a really great scent as well, it reminds me of a tropical forest in the morning after a serious rain. Perfect for the summer, along with the original one. I'm really glad that I have two bottles of the original and one bottle of Adventure. I wish JDP could bring back to life something similar to these...

Not an ordinary mass-crowd pleaser... Little bit of,,, Green leaves, herbal & mossy notes, pine soap, classic (little bit retro) shaving cream, cologne & after-shave aromatic notes. Woody concoction nicely & lightly mixed with bitterness of citrus peel and exotic smell of Gin. Unusual & unique kind of green exotic freshness. Has similarities with original version of "Quasar". Medium longevity with noticeable silage. More suitable for spring & summer days mood. Despite that lingering not bad during rainy / colder weather. Imho

This truly outstanding flanker is at least as good as the original Quasar, but seems to be recently discontinued and getting more and more difficult to find :-( @K1: A "quasar" btw is thought to be the highly energetic core of an unimaginably distant and ancient galaxy. Quasars are usually the farthest, most ancient, and most luminous objects that can be seen in the universe ;-)

A variation of the original Jesus Del Pozo’s “Quasar”. It’s an aromatic fresh fougere fragrance. “Adventure”opens quite a bit exotic, but rather subtle and happily enjoyable green that citrus, with a prolongation of a dewy-nearly-aquatic aura around it, and a blend rich asian fruits. The complexity comes on the heart of the scent where a fantastic green fig note with a effervescent yet dry gin tonic accord emerges (synthetic Bombay gin accord), bringing, actually, a closest olfactory idea of an aquatic pressence. Geranium leaves and the glorious earthy notes comes along, with hints of wet soil. I, also, can detect a soft seaweed note that remains from the start to the end in the entire composition, guessing that it comes from the blending of jacaranda and the sage. A shy lavender appears in the background and a soft woody echo comes in action. The dry down comes to end in a great mixture of precious fresh cut woods raising even more the unique exotic green aura that embraces the pyramid, and gratefully the original fig notes share path in here and become more noticeable. The whole perfume is as simple and genuine despite its own complexity. Quasar Adventure is a very fine fragrance that deserves more attention that it gets. longevity is fab and the projection is monster as its previous old brother.