Pheromone for Men

I was watching HSN one day when Marilyn Miglin told the fascinating story of traveling with her Egyptologist husband and having a perfume recipe translated from an ancient papyrus, and how the perfume industry would not reproduce it for her. Well eventually she prevailed and the result is this exotic stuff-red wine is the base, and 7 sacred oils, and it's just wonderful. Totally unique.

I really wanted to like this;but...., I can't really make out the scent. Seems strong and complicated to me.

Stay away from the recent forulation. It is very powdery and cloying. My nose can't stop sneezing! This got nothing related to the classic masterpiece!

This is what happens when you package Aqua Net hair spray as a cologne. Just keep it handy in case the Raid doesn’t do the trick.

Not nearly as much is spoken about the original Pheromone nor Pheromone for Men. Perhaps their association with HSN (Home Shopping Network) has denied them of their credibility and quality. I will say that any scoffing is undeserved, as both rival some of the more lux designer creations of the 80s. Marilyn Miglin is quite a personality: an entrepreneur who released her own cosmetics line in the 60s and has been a host on HSN for decades. Her husband was Lee Miglin, a business tycoon and philanthropist who was tragically murdered in 1997 by Andrew Cunanan (who also took the life of Gianni Versace). It would be worth your while to watch some of footage of her, including those ripped straight from HSN of her peddling Pheromone EDP with its "delicate blend of 179 quality ingredients, including flower essences, roots, wild grasses, exotic barks, seeds, rare wine resins and essential oils from France, Italy, Belgium, Madagascar, Portugal and Egypt." Rare wine resins...hmm. I'd love to believe it, but I can say I do believe that both of these were fantastically executed by perfumer(s) no matter what has been used. I have older bottles of both, and for those who are concerned with 'performance', neither would disappoint: both last for hours and hours, with marvelous sillage and projection. But enough of that. It's really the fragrances themselves that shocked and intrigued me with their quality. The original Pheromone, the EDP version, as unisex as they come, is an amalgamation of soapy aldehydes, herbs and white florals, with the centerpiece being a big, bold oakmoss: the good stuff, complete with atranol, long before restrictions, when a perfumer could scoop some into a formula and throw caution to the wind, and thank goodness for that. It's glorious. Pheromone for Men is similar, but not too alike to its parent, as labdanum, honey, olibanum resin, and a realistic tonkin musk base really carry its composition cuts through the ether like a knife. This is not a namby-pamby scent. I'll pander to the knuckleheads and say this is "beast mode" to the highest degree. There's just the right dash of dirty skank (costus must be used here, or one of its synthetic derivatives) that is tamed by the softer woods and incense facets. At first I smirked at the name: Pheromone. However, I think they were onto something with the name. These two are extremely seductive, but grown-up and finessed. Furthermore, older bottles won't empty out your wallet.