Comments on: To Dupe Or Not To Dupe? Part 2 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/ A perfume blog about all things perfume - reviews, shopping, recommendations. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Solander http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18773 Solander Thu, 31 May 2007 06:43:20 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18773 Ina - Thank you! Dry, bitter herbs, it seems we have similar skin chemistry then. I think my skin makes it even more bitter than it is in the bottle, or sour, or flat? From the bottle it's more like that nice pine forest. But perhaps it's just because I don't sit smelling the bottle for hours, perhaps I just tire of it when I wear it. Or it wears me, and wears me out. March - Ooooh, I wish I got more leather... Or, I guess the "wet dog" IS the leather, so perhaps I ought to be happy it's so subdued... But something other than shrubs would be nice, some dirt or horse or sweaty man or whatever... Ina - Thank you! Dry, bitter herbs, it seems we have similar skin chemistry then. I think my skin makes it even more bitter than it is in the bottle, or sour, or flat? From the bottle it’s more like that nice pine forest. But perhaps it’s just because I don’t sit smelling the bottle for hours, perhaps I just tire of it when I wear it. Or it wears me, and wears me out.

March - Ooooh, I wish I got more leather… Or, I guess the “wet dog” IS the leather, so perhaps I ought to be happy it’s so subdued… But something other than shrubs would be nice, some dirt or horse or sweaty man or whatever…

]]> By: March http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18560 March Wed, 30 May 2007 19:28:11 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18560 Solander and Ina -- yech, I don't get the wet dog note at all, and agree it would be a deal-killer. My Yatagan's all about manly sweatiness and leather. :-) Solander and Ina — yech, I don’t get the wet dog note at all, and agree it would be a deal-killer. My Yatagan’s all about manly sweatiness and leather. :-)

]]> By: Ina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18550 Ina Wed, 30 May 2007 19:03:13 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18550 You crack me up with your descriptions! I can't help but agree on Yatagan, though. It's rough and harsh but not dirty enough for a Turkish warrior. On my skin it's all dry, bitter herbs. Meh. Love your smell-alikes posts! Keep them coming! ;) You crack me up with your descriptions! I can’t help but agree on Yatagan, though. It’s rough and harsh but not dirty enough for a Turkish warrior. On my skin it’s all dry, bitter herbs. Meh.
Love your smell-alikes posts! Keep them coming! ;)

]]> By: Solander http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18467 Solander Wed, 30 May 2007 16:24:29 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18467 Flora - as a nonbeliever in sex segregated scents I think someone robust enough could pull it off. Or someone with a skin chemistry that softens it just a little, takes that aggressive edge off it. It's probably good for wearing outdoors, not in small spaces... Patty - I hear you. :) Chaya - Of course he can have a moustache, what would a seventies lumberjack be without a huge moustache? But what about a tall, muscular butch in a glue-on moustache and flannel shirt? March - Is there an opposition between "sexy" and "man in dress"...? ;) Personally, I don't think Yatagan has much to do with sex though. More like machismo and a healthy active life in the wilderness, which I personally don't find very sexy. But perhaps your nose reads the "wet dog accord" as something more pleasantly animalic? Elle - I adore Yatagan too, or I used to, I don't know. Perhaps I just didn't have the energy to appreciate it properly when I wrote the post... Or perhaps I just like it much better from the bottle than on my skin. Marina - Well, what do I know, I wasn't even born in the 70ies... All I have is hearsay on the fragrance fashions of yesteryear.... Tom - You're a dahling. I think I would normally go with the original as well, perhaps my nose was just tired when I made the comparison so I preferred the softer scent. Yatagan is cooler anyway - the bottle, the brand, the vintage, the name... Flora - as a nonbeliever in sex segregated scents I think someone robust enough could pull it off. Or someone with a skin chemistry that softens it just a little, takes that aggressive edge off it. It’s probably good for wearing outdoors, not in small spaces…

Patty - I hear you. :)

Chaya - Of course he can have a moustache, what would a seventies lumberjack be without a huge moustache? But what about a tall, muscular butch in a glue-on moustache and flannel shirt?

March - Is there an opposition between “sexy” and “man in dress”…? ;) Personally, I don’t think Yatagan has much to do with sex though. More like machismo and a healthy active life in the wilderness, which I personally don’t find very sexy. But perhaps your nose reads the “wet dog accord” as something more pleasantly animalic?

Elle - I adore Yatagan too, or I used to, I don’t know. Perhaps I just didn’t have the energy to appreciate it properly when I wrote the post… Or perhaps I just like it much better from the bottle than on my skin.

Marina - Well, what do I know, I wasn’t even born in the 70ies… All I have is hearsay on the fragrance fashions of yesteryear….

Tom - You’re a dahling. I think I would normally go with the original as well, perhaps my nose was just tired when I made the comparison so I preferred the softer scent. Yatagan is cooler anyway - the bottle, the brand, the vintage, the name…

]]> By: tmp00 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18448 tmp00 Wed, 30 May 2007 15:22:54 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18448 As the second person (I think) to point out the similarities the I have to go with the original. :-) (fluffs feathered hair and straightens gold chain) As the second person (I think) to point out the similarities the I have to go with the original. :-)

(fluffs feathered hair and straightens gold chain)

]]> By: Marina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18384 Marina Wed, 30 May 2007 12:20:08 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18384 Flora, By the means of flattery and emotional blackmail, I made Mr Colombina wear and like Yatagan. :-) Smells good on him, but *I swear* it smells even better on me. Flora,
By the means of flattery and emotional blackmail, I made Mr Colombina wear and like Yatagan. :-) Smells good on him, but *I swear* it smells even better on me.

]]> By: Marina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18382 Marina Wed, 30 May 2007 12:16:25 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18382 Love how you described Yatagan, although I don't agree about the 70s thing. An Ottoman and a Gentleman :-) Love how you described Yatagan, although I don’t agree about the 70s thing. An Ottoman and a Gentleman :-)

]]> By: Elle http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18377 Elle Wed, 30 May 2007 11:43:33 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18377 Loved your description of Yatagan! :-) But, I have to confess I adore it and layered w/ Messe de Minuit (Marina's brilliant idea), it's pure heaven to my nose. I liked Eloge, but never quite got to the point I felt compelled to purchase it. Loved your description of Yatagan! :-) But, I have to confess I adore it and layered w/ Messe de Minuit (Marina’s brilliant idea), it’s pure heaven to my nose. I liked Eloge, but never quite got to the point I felt compelled to purchase it.

]]> By: March http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18367 March Wed, 30 May 2007 11:21:02 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18367 Marina wrote once about Yatagan being the smell of hot, hungry, cruel bodies, which I can still quote without looking it up! Yatagan makes me weak at the knees; one of the sexiest fragrances I own. Next to that, Elogie might as well be wearing a dress... although I'll grant you it's a smooth operator. Marina wrote once about Yatagan being the smell of hot, hungry, cruel bodies, which I can still quote without looking it up! Yatagan makes me weak at the knees; one of the sexiest fragrances I own. Next to that, Elogie might as well be wearing a dress… although I’ll grant you it’s a smooth operator.

]]> By: chayaruchama http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18363 chayaruchama Wed, 30 May 2007 11:11:30 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/05/30/to-dupe-or-not-to-dupe-part-2/#comment-18363 You wicked girls ! How I love you. Nancy boys, indeed- I do love them, nonetheless. Merit in both camps. Still, a man with a yatagan.. MWAH ! [Can he have a moustache, too ? A big, sweeping one, like Dr. Crippen, or Vlad Dracul ? Please say YES !] You wicked girls !
How I love you.

Nancy boys, indeed- I do love them, nonetheless.
Merit in both camps.
Still, a man with a yatagan..
MWAH !
[Can he have a moustache, too ? A big, sweeping one, like Dr. Crippen, or Vlad Dracul ?
Please say YES !]

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