Great bottle!
Created by : Unknown perfumer
Date : 2011
Genre : Spicy wood
Concentration : eau de toilette
This flanker is part of an A*Men series following Pure Malt and Pure Havane. Actually, I know very little about the whole line (except for Angel and Angel edt, which I love) let alone two flankers, but a friend, Mario, brought me a sample of The Taste of Fragrance and insisted that I write a review. When I asked him why he wouldn’t write the review himself, he wanted to know what a person not familiar with the A*Men line thought. So… here I go… with my blank, uneducated mind.
This is not the kind of perfume I would wear but it is the kind that I WILL wear. I was totally blown away. A*Men The Taste of Fragrance is a warm, ambery woody scent laced with ginger and candied anise. It’s an incredible combination. The hot ginger and cool anise work together perfectly. Other reviewers speak non-stop about the chili paste but I didn’t smell the chili at all, although I sure could feel it. There is a “hotness” note in there which bumps up the “wow” factor. I found this fragrance to be long-lasting and very sexy!
So… when I decided to wear it to this year’s Art Tattoo Montreal 2013 show, it made me feel confident AND totally rebellious, even though I don’t have any tattoos and after visiting the show for the past 10 years, it’s unlikely that I will… well, maybe just a little butterfly or a religious theme or marine or Old School or… wait for it… the SHALIMAR bottle!!! Yesss! What a great idea. And then again, maybe not.
Enjoy the week!
Art Tattoo Montréal 2013 (click to enlarge)
Tara
/ September 9, 2013I sniffed this when it was launched at Nordstrom’s… I couldn’t really smell the chili either. Fred wears one of these flankers but I can’t recall if it is the Pure Havane or Pure Malt… I am thinking it is Pure Malt. I like to wear the original A*Men myself during the cooler months… which would be very soon here in Montreal.
Normand Cardella
/ September 9, 2013You know… I think a lot of reviewers depend too heavily on the ingredients list instead of their own noses. I haven’t tried A*Men and this The Taste of Fragrance will certainly have me stopping by the Thierry Mugler counter more often!
Thanks for the comment!
Mario
/ September 12, 2013Dear Normand, I am glad that you share my enthusiasm about this wonderful fragrance. I now have the complete line of A*Men, including the impossible to find Pure Coffee!
ATOF is the most sensual fragrance that they have created. The first time that I have smelled it, I was immediately addicted! I do get a lot of the chili paste though, maybe the reaction varies from one person to another.
Normand Cardella
/ September 12, 2013Thanks for lending me the sample! There seems to be a whole new world to explore!
Normand
Jordan River
/ September 12, 2013The SHALIMAR bottle if you had to. Lol. These days you can have tattoos removed if you tire of them. A*Men Pure Chili – Is that one of the rubberized bottles or matte black? I have the original A*Men in a steel bottle which needs polishing to make it gleam. A very demanding bottle including the juice.
Normand Cardella
/ September 12, 2013Hi Jordan!
I was given a small sample so I’m not sure about the bottle. Yes… if I had to choose a perfume-themed tattoo, definitely the Shalimar bottle!
Normand
Natalie
/ September 13, 2013I actually can smell the chili in this, and I like it! I wouldn’t wear it, but I do really enjoy smelling it.
Normand Cardella
/ September 13, 2013You can? Maybe I don’t know what chili smells like… 😉
Thanks for the comment!
Normand
Sarah
/ May 1, 2014Funny you should mention the Shalimar bottle tattoo. I’m actually getting exactly that on the 24th of this month!
Normand Cardella
/ May 1, 2014No kidding! Send a photo and I’ll post it!
Normand
Sarah Speier
/ June 12, 2014Here it is!!
Normand Cardella
/ June 12, 2014Woah!!! Beauty! Congrats and thanks for sending Sarah!
Normand