Bel Ami (for men)

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My review is of the vintage formulation.

Men, I feel compelled to do this top-notch fragrance justice.
You know those perfect, *sweet*, old cars from your childhoods (or from before your birth, perhaps...ahem), which are so marvelous and gratifying, occasionally to see sailing down the street, perfectly-restored, like excess on parade? I am thinking of white convertible Cadillac Sevilles with white leather interiors, the Kennedy-vintage Lincolns with suicide doors.. OR the *even bigger* Lincolns from the seventies with the *two-toned* leather interior! They all had twelve cylinder engines, these marvels, and steering so sensitive, you could just tap the wheel and go spinning! They were sin qua non, they don't, and won't "make 'em like that" anymore, nor ever again.

Those old cars are what I think of when I sniff Bel Ami. For me, it's like a mini tour into the past, a peek back at the most decadent/ masculine aspects of its era (the eighties). SO luxurious, and sweet, and brazen. You certainly wont find this kind of quality at your department stores today!
Both titillating and guilt-provoking.

In fact, just like those old majestic vehicles I mentioned, Bel Ami is *curiosity* -- a treat even. But not necessarily something I would be 'caught dead in'; it's just too excessive! (It's ridiculous, really.)

Better left to the wistful, formerly-mustached man, nostalgic enough, and cheeky enough to still take it out for the occasional spin, or to the aged gentleman who still garage-parks his and putters in it only to church on Sundays...

I am pretty sure Bel Ami is responsible for its own considerable hole in the ozone.

Highly recommended for the scent tourist and memorabilia collector.

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I think this is a perfect fragrance for men.I had it one and it nearly runs out.
I have to buy new one.I can guarantee you the strangers will falling into you both men and women.Speaking from experiences I'm glad that I had a chance knowing this perfume.I'll just take a shower,get dressed and life goes on.