No 3 Seduccion Magnetica Magnetic Seduction

I was a big fan of Dior Homme Cologne 2007. I prefer it to both the 2005 and 2011 EDTs, and rank it on a pair with Dior Homme Intense. Four years ago, I tried to replace an empty bottle (no! I didn't have a backup) but the fragrance had been discontinued and was nowhere to be purchased. I end up buying the citrusy version from 2013 but I don't like it and do not use it. But in September of 2018... I bought and use Aguas Masculinas - N°3 Seducción Magnética by Victorio & Lucchino almost since one year ago and like it very much. A couple of Parfumo pals, Elysium and Darkbeat, have it and praise it a lot as well. Someone close to me bought it recently and became an addict of it. Today I spent quite sometime discussing this fragrance with three Parfumo coleagues. All of us had similar thoughts about the Victorio & Lucchino EDC. I claimed from the start that Aguas Masculinas - N°3 was very similar to the unfortunately discontinued Dior gem, the Homme Cologne from 2007 (no! no! no!... forget the lemony version from 2013). Are they really similar? Can this unexpensive gem make me forget the almost market vanished Dior Homme Cologne from 2007? Opening and Heart - both open with very nice citrus, some cardamom and very heavy lipsticky iris. Bottom and drydown - both develop reasonably heavy vetiver and patchouli notes with cocoa and resinous accords. Top, heart and bottom, have very similar blending with similar notes. Seducción Magnética does not seem to be behind Dior's 2007 EDC in what concerns quality and performance as well. Let's look at some objective rating. How does Seducción Magnética (V) and Homme Cologne 2007 (D) compare with each other through scoring: ................(V).................(D)....... Scent opening: 8.0.................8.0 Scent Dry Down: 9.0.................9.0 Longevity (h): 6.0.................6.0 (V: 6h with 3 sprays; D: 6h with 3 sprays) Sillage (ft): 6.0.................6.5 (V: 4~5 ft sillage /1h projection; D: 5 ft /1.5h) Versatility: 9.0.................9.0 (both above average for fresh EDC fragrances) Usability: 9.0.................9.0 (Literally everywhere except cold outdoors) Compliments: 8.0.................8.0 (Both scents attract compliments) Uniqueness: 7.5.................8.5 (V may be considered a clone of D and both of Dior Homme 2005) Quality: 9.0.................9. (quite high in both cases) Presentation.: 7.0.................9.0 (a matter of opinion) Price: 10.0.................6.0 (V: €10 /150ml; D: €100 /100ml) ................(V).................(D)....... Average:.........8.05/10.0...........8,05/10.0 between 7 and 8 => above average; between 8 and 9 => recommended; equal or bigger than 9 => don't miss it; Opinion on this match: Both fragrances are very similar, both are very good and provide a similar satisfaction. We are in presence of EDCs, so naturaly the performance is not so high as in similar EDTs . Both are fresh and highly versatile perfumes. Value for money is quite low for the Dior fragrance and quite high for the Victorio & Lucchino EDC. The final choice only depends on your purse, and if you are lucky enough to find a sample of Dior's 2007 fragrance on sale anywhere. The Dior bottle is very nice and does make a difference. Recommended? I recommend both fragrances but pose that question to your wallet first as the Dior fragrance costs at least 10X more. Blind buy worthy? Yes for the Victorio & Lucchino EDC as it costs €10.0. Final conclusion: You love Dior EDC 2007 but are not able to purchase it due to sheer unavailability... Well, Aguas Masculinas - N°3 Seducción Magnética by Victorio & Lucchino does totally the job, it's inexpensive and easy to find. Music: Marilyn Monroe - "Happy Birthday Mr President"

The box and bottle are the huge, almost to big. This smells like a Valentino uomo intense sort of smell, with some of the opening of dior homme cologne 2007. I feel like its a great deal at $25 for a big 5.0oz bottle. The cap is the cheapest the sprayer isn't that bad but it's attached like a Michael jordan cologne so it's incredibly cheap looking. the glass of the bottle looks like a knockoff bottle does. the stuff inside is real good though. worth it.

Use this as a body splash. Only then is longevity worth mentioning.

I ordered this fragrance online(Puig house); when I wore it the first time I thought it was a bit too sweet for my taste, later wearing it more often, I discovered that it is a quite woody-dry kind of fragrance with a hint of sweetness but not too hard, the bottle is simple and go down to the point, a simple fragrance to indulge yourself on those hot summer days, it has good longevity and the projection ain't too bad, I actually like it, and for the price of £10 pounds you cannot complain; the whole picture is that the fragrance is very good taking into an account that the price is very cheap but the cologne does not smell cheap or offensive, for the contrary, it is great to the nose and leaves a good sillage and on my skin, it lasts more than 6 hours, that for a fragrance at this price is a real bargain. I don't think I will buy again from this collection as I didn't get anything that was catching my attention; Victorio & Lucchino brand has good quality fragrances for the price and they are easy to wear and no difficult to enjoy but as I grow older my taste starts to change as well and I go for those icons that still exist and they reaffirm my personality and characters like ARAMIS, QUORUM, and YATAGAN that I keep all-time in my wardrobe; AGUA BRAVA and BRUMMEL I will still buy them whenever I decide to change from my normal daily morning routine of QUORUM and/or ARAMIS then I will indulge myself with AGUA BRAVA or BRUMMEL; leaving YATAGAN for some super very exclusive occasions as this fragrance is more expensive than the rest I mentioned.

A lighter version of Dior pour homme edt, picked this up when I went to Spain at a pharmacy/Supermarket. Kind of a blind buy, its nice and woodsy and sweet but staying power doesn't last too long. Gotta be heavy handed with this to get noticed. Very great value I got it for.