Givenchy Pi – A tricky revised equation 7/10
Pi= 3.14 or about the same number of compliments I used to receive per hour from the old formulation of Givenchy Pi.
The equation was vanilla + almond + tonka + benzoin = compliment beast.
Pictured here is a 30 ml bottle of the new formulation I purchased a few years ago. I receive a fraction of the compliments I used to receive. Approximately 50% or 1.57 compliments per hour.
Therefore, old formulation > new formulation.
Mugler A*Men Kryptomint – After Dinner Delicacy 9/10
A wise frog once sung “It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green”. Perhaps Mugler’s Kryptomint may share Kermit’s sentiments. While Pure Malt, Pure Havane and the Original receive the plaudits, Kryptomint was met with a collective groan. However, as a fully-fledged card-carrying member of the Mugler fan club, I love it. The mint lasts through dry down on my skin. The patchouli and tonka don’t seem to be as pronounced in this A*Men variant, allowing for year-round wear, and as with all Mugler’s it lasts and lasts. So, chin up Kryptomint, Kermit and I got your back.
Dior Farenheit – Late 80’s Classic 10/10
Dior Fahrenheit was released in 1988. The music charts were dominated by Madonna, George Michael and Guns N Roses. A transitional time, and in a way, Dior’s Fahrenheit seems like the perfect precursor to the early 90’s Grunge scene. Petroleum like violet leaf mixed with intense woods, biker leather jacket and a hint of freshly cut grass. A heady mix that waved goodbye to the excess of the 80’s and heralded in a new era in music, fashion and fragrance. That, the fragrance is still around and selling well, albeit in a somewhat different guise, says a lot. Undoubtedly, a classic from the Dior back catalogue, a footnote in time, and looking back on it as my 9-year-old self, as ubiquitous to that era as Axl Rose, big hair and the Material Girl.
