Galactic Men Intense

To my shame, I didn't get into fragrance before L'Areola took the Angel Men flankers to the guillotine like the Jacobin BOOBS they are. That being the case, I have yet to be exposed to Pure Havane or Pure Malt. I do, however, know the Angel Men DNA and I do fuh-lipping LOVE this and Elixir. I've also seen a lot of confusing, contradicting, and inconsistent information about Intense and Elixir here and almost everywhere else. A matter I'm certain isn't helped by the fact that only one of the two is represented in the database here. No idea what's going on with that. Regardless, I'm reviewing them both here, as I have them both. Intense, the brown bottle, is PH. While having never smelled the Mugler original, I can nevertheless say so confidently. The tabacco note is readily apparent, deep, cozy, and rich. The honey and cocoa are also there, along with that distinctively Muglerian patchouli, which is not only the main character but also seems to be it's own DNA. I've never smelled a patchouli like Mugler patchouli, save these two dupes. It's fantastic. I love it. I had my non-fraghead roommate try it and he lost his mind, addicted to smelling where he sprayed. It's a ten out of ten for me. Elixir, the black bottle, is PM without a doubt. Not only is the boozy, peaty whiskey there, but the malt is cranked to an Ovaltine level. It's surprisingly pleasing and not at all cloying. It compliments the coffee more and the patchouli, almost bringing more of the asphalt element out of this than I detect in Angel Men itself. It is complex, rounded, manly, and literally EVERYTHING a men's gourmand should be. If gourmands behaved like this, I'd have more than a couple. I'm not a dupe guy, but a triumph is a triumph and letting people entertain their desire to continue enjoying something they were denied is exactly what a dupe's telos SHOULD be. Not profiting off of similarities to something of higher quality and price, but serving a niche of consumers who long for something lost, making discontinued fragrances into something of a once and future king, returning from Avalon in the hour of need. The presentation is great in both cases. I had to talk myself out of keeping the boxes. The bottle design and caps are great. Cap fitment is beautifully snug. I can see myself buying backup bottles of these. Absolutely fantastic stuff. If you don't have them, blind but them. They're cheap.

#1249 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Let me start off by saying I like this scent very much. I was hoping for an EDP version of Reyane Tradition "Insurrection II Wild", and here it is, but it is not a dupe of "Pure Havane" anymore than Insurrection II Wild or Lattafa "Qa'ed Intense." The "Galactic Men Elixir" version is slightly sweeter than this, but the tobacco note is weaker as is the overall performance. The other cheap tobacco and honey scents out there that I call my "Pure Havane Consolation Prizes", also include Alexandria Fragrances "1981X", Armaf "Club de Nuit Lionheart", Dua "Honey Havane" and "The Fortune", "Al Haramain Amber Oud Tobacco Edition", Serge Lutens "Chergui", But alas, there remains no true dupe of Pure Havane. I mostly wear the Amber Oud Tobacco. Still, this is a great fragrance in it's own right and quite a find for under $20! It's car pool, elevator and small office safe, versatile for any use. A disappointment in one sense, but a blind buy I'm very happy with.

Nose Note #631 Very hard to describe for me. It has honey, amber, something slightly citrusy. It's more than mildly sweet, but not very sweet like Ultramale and the like. The tobacco is not realistic at all, but it's a common perfumery tobacco like you find it in DG The One. It's very nice and interesting and nothing like I've previously had, but I'm not mad about it. It's very strong, so that's a bonus. But it's just not what I love the most. 8/10, unique sweet masculine honey scent

I absolutely adore this fragrance, I've had it for 6 weeks now and its just gotten better and better. Its Autumn in South Africa now and this is an absolute banger in the evenings and its barely had time to sit around. Two of my colleagues have also bought their own bottles now after smelling it on me. As always, I suggest sampling before buying, for me, this is a 8/10 and a great Honey Tobacco gourmand.

Ordered both the Intense and Elixir version of this scent. They are both great honeyed tobacco scents, but I much prefer the Elixir version. Has more strength and longevity compared to the Intense version. The Elixir has a faint smoke, but nothing that overpowers the tobacco in the slightest, but gives that extra oomph. Just get the Elixir.