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akuna – :
Alright, this is just nuts. I haven’t picked my bottle of Red Shirt up in quite some time, but the scent of it is just so unique I could recognize it anywhere. And I’m not gonna lie to you – I actually like it.
Unique, or so I thought. On a recent trip to Paris, I chanced upon a whiff of something I could swear was Star Trek Red Shirt — but in just about the last place you’d ever expect that sort of thing… the Creed Boutique…
While I was in the store, I must have tested darn near everything they had out — so I can’t be sure which one it was that reminded me so much of this one, but based on notes listed and knowing which ones I did test and liked, I suspect it may be Millesime Imperial. So similar, yet elevated in a way one should expect of something costing several times as much. So I ordered a bottle online and am eagerly awaiting it. If the two turn out to be as similar as my first impression, this Red Shirt may turn out to be a legitimate steal.
I will follow up once I’m able to test the two side by side.
EDIT: Well, it kinda sorta smells like Millesime Imperial – but not so much on skin. It’s one of those things where if you smell the caps they share some similarities – which has to come down to that very clingy mixed fruit essence – but again, on skin the two are very different from each other.
In any case, I stand by my “like” for this one. Just never EVER wear it on “away missions!” 😉
piskamen – :
Much like the previous reviewer, I purchased this with a wink and a nerdy grin, along with generally low expectations. And similarly, I did decide I like Red Shirt – at least somewhat. But do I see myself wearing it? I’m not too sure just yet. This is not a case of love at first sniff…
My first impression on trying Red Shirt for the first time was that I’d just sprayed myself with a concentrated shot of Dr. Pepper – fruity, spicy, slightly nutty and cloyingly sweet. Though nice enough in a beverage, I found the scent to be frankly off-putting in a fragrance.
And then upon dry down the composition changed a bit… to what I can only describe as the scent of a bunch of bruised and mashed summer fruits gathered up in an old leather jacket, doused with vanilla creme anglaise and topped with a sprig of lavender.
In time, the fruit salad vibe gives way somewhat to something resembling a generic fruity shower gel/dryer sheet accord, but in a way that oddly marks an improvement in the scent development. It’s weird, but at the same time, oddly familiar and actually not bad. As a $12 blind buy, that’s not much to lose on what is at very least a really cool bottle. As a scent, it may not be for everyone. The closest and really only comparable I could come up with is Amici after shave by RazoRock, which like this one, I like but don’t love.
Performance-wise… I’d say it’s about average in terms of sillage, somewhat above average in longevity. But hey, does anyone really care about that in a $12 Star Trek label? Nah, didn’t think so! 😉
iov102.2 – :
Bought it for a bit of fun. turns out better than I anticipated. it was cheap and it was nice. I certainly would buy it again although I did feel a bit uncomfortable wearing a red shirt on a night out (star trek fans will get what I am taking about)