Good evening gents. After some banter on my threads about Guerlain and Chanel and the decants I purchased in those scents, I agreed with some members to make a few threads detailing the experiences. Though I have been around wet shaving for nigh a decade now I have never really been a fragrance fan. At least as far as perfume type scents go. So here are some of my initial thoughts about Egoiste copied from one of the earlier posts. Like the rest of these I will update them every two weeks or so til I run through the samples. Egoiste should have been No.2 but I forgot I tried it and made Hammam Bouquet No.2 instead. Sorry for the confusion.
(Copied from earlier thread)
Last night whilst handling the decants I managed to squeeze/leak a bit of Chanel Eqoiste onto my finger. I was trying to barely pump the sample's atomiser enough to just make a drop appear but of course sprayed a bit too much. I was immediately hit by the "I've smelled this before" hammer. What was it? Think blast you, you've smelled this before. You know you have the fragrance in your shave den somewhere. After a good while of this I put it out of my mind and went about the evening's affairs and trundled off to bed. This morning after the shave I immediately went back to the Egoiste. I gave myself a shot on each pulse point of the neck area and was again reminded I have smelled something almost identical. Then the light went on. Trumper Sandalwood! The opening blast of fresh(orange/citrus?) along with a sandalwood heart is superb. Egoiste dries down a bit differently and a bit drier than Trumper's scent and shows a bit of cedar through the day but the top notes are eerie in their similarities.
I have described Trumper Sandalwood as a great bridge scent. By bridge I mean something that is modern for younger chap while at the same time completely void of the unholy generic water/fresh stuff that most scents the last twenty years have become. I have not priced Egoiste but Trumper Sandalwood runs about $60-65 for a 50ml atomiser. If Egoiste comes in a 3.4oz bottle for under $100 then you can do the math. Personally I would look to Chanel's smaller 2.7oz. versions for less pain in the cheque book. And I find Trumper's 50ml bottle will last me a long time since I do not use full on perfume/colognes every day. While you shouldn't make any long term judgements about a scent based on a single use I can say this is a rather nice scent. Safe for work, good for church, or even casual evening wear. It is a great distraction from the mindless wafts from most of the department store scents.
I can only reiterate what I have said before. Trumper Sandalwood and Egoiste are excellent fragrances. Certainly not daring or completely unusual but most assuredly different than the actor/designer stuff most men wear these days. Bright, a bit heady and with good staying power I have received nothing but complements with these two. Egoiste is so far the best male fragrance I have smelled from Chanel.
Cheers, Todd
(Copied from earlier thread)
Last night whilst handling the decants I managed to squeeze/leak a bit of Chanel Eqoiste onto my finger. I was trying to barely pump the sample's atomiser enough to just make a drop appear but of course sprayed a bit too much. I was immediately hit by the "I've smelled this before" hammer. What was it? Think blast you, you've smelled this before. You know you have the fragrance in your shave den somewhere. After a good while of this I put it out of my mind and went about the evening's affairs and trundled off to bed. This morning after the shave I immediately went back to the Egoiste. I gave myself a shot on each pulse point of the neck area and was again reminded I have smelled something almost identical. Then the light went on. Trumper Sandalwood! The opening blast of fresh(orange/citrus?) along with a sandalwood heart is superb. Egoiste dries down a bit differently and a bit drier than Trumper's scent and shows a bit of cedar through the day but the top notes are eerie in their similarities.
I have described Trumper Sandalwood as a great bridge scent. By bridge I mean something that is modern for younger chap while at the same time completely void of the unholy generic water/fresh stuff that most scents the last twenty years have become. I have not priced Egoiste but Trumper Sandalwood runs about $60-65 for a 50ml atomiser. If Egoiste comes in a 3.4oz bottle for under $100 then you can do the math. Personally I would look to Chanel's smaller 2.7oz. versions for less pain in the cheque book. And I find Trumper's 50ml bottle will last me a long time since I do not use full on perfume/colognes every day. While you shouldn't make any long term judgements about a scent based on a single use I can say this is a rather nice scent. Safe for work, good for church, or even casual evening wear. It is a great distraction from the mindless wafts from most of the department store scents.
I can only reiterate what I have said before. Trumper Sandalwood and Egoiste are excellent fragrances. Certainly not daring or completely unusual but most assuredly different than the actor/designer stuff most men wear these days. Bright, a bit heady and with good staying power I have received nothing but complements with these two. Egoiste is so far the best male fragrance I have smelled from Chanel.
Cheers, Todd
