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alexone 3 – :
12 years ago I purchased a 25oz bottle of cologne. It still smells the same as the day I bought it. I wear this on occasions, as it reminds me of when I was a 10 year old and had a small bottle. In those days, most people knew and recognized the smell of brut. When I used to wear it, loads of people used to say “you are wearing brut” and loads of people used to wear it. In my Town of Self Oak, in Birmingham UK. Brut was the fashion fragrance that you had to wear. Anything else and you was classed as the outcast. These days, people want to wear what others are not wearing or can’t get their hands on. I myself have headed in that direction too.
I still love Brut and will always have a bottle. The one I have will last me forever.
STANDOKS – :
I love Brut. It reminds of when I was a kid growing up. It was one of my very first colognes.
xakep1194 – :
Oh my, Brut! Well, in the 1960s there was Aqua Velva, Mennen, Old Spice, then English Leather, Brut and (horrors!) Jade East. I loathed that one. I remember only the drugstore brands. This was before men’s fragrances became so aggressive – during the disco era, I think. Anyway, aftershaves were for dads and grandpas, teens and young adults wore the last three. I don’t recall ever, ever swooning over a boy’s fragrance, only over the freshly yummy whiff of Tide detergent on the starched white shirt of a boy I danced with in 9th grade. (This was eons before the scent of Tide itself became aggressive.)
These days, I live in a sort of “too redneck to smell good” zone of the American West (pray for me), but I did smell something divine on an X-ray tech at the hospital. I didn’t think it would be professional to ask what it was. He was way too young, anyway.
SoydayNak – :
My uncles signature. He gifted me a partial when i was a child. My first frag. I spilled it shortly thereafter. The scent will never leave my olfactory memory. It reminds me of a classic barbershop with a sport kick. Maybe an irish spring or zest soap vibe mixed in. I get the feeling Brut may have been the daring, handsome new kid on the block amongst the old spice and pinaud when it was released in ‘68. Amazing to me it still smells the same, like going back and re-living a few minutes of the day my uncle gave it to me. The bottle is plastic but the green, unmistakable. An honored member of the collection.
Dirextor – :
This was what my boyfriend/fiance/husband used to wear. When he was away at college, he would spray his letters to me with it, and I would spray my letters to him with Chantilly. (It made the ink run!) Let’s just say that to this day, the smell of Brut has, um, a certain affect on me…..
vovasit1 – :
I love this scent, it reminds me so much of when i was growing up. Everyone wore it.
Achenrt6 – :
I will always love this because it reminds me of my daddy!
maabuft – :
Barbershop + intensity = Brut.
A classic, it is timeless and should at least be smelled by any enthusiast.
Gizatullina – :
This is the one that started my olfactory journey into scents, way back in my young teen years. I made the mistake of mentioning it was my favorite scent and ended up with many bottles of this every Christmas. I’ve seen every iteration of the bottle.
The girls at school dug it more than the British Sterling, which seemed to me as made for old men. And this scent doesn’t come close to the Pinaud Clubman one; there is no similarity. Look at the Main Notes section. What other scent gives you that much complexity for so little price?
So the next time you see an inexpensive bottle of this, buy one for your nephew, your son, or even yourself and feel those memories again. This scent goes so far back, young people will have no idea what it is.
misha2484 – :
I have never been without a bottle of Brut cologne since I was a young teen and never will. It’s one of the very few fragrances that I wear just for me because of all the great memories and it still gets tons of compliments. If you don’t have a bottle get one.
Sonya-28 – :
It’s a cheapo cologne but I think it’s a nice grandpa fresh smell. Great to just slap on your skin after showering with its inoffensive, simple, green and energetic smell.
Эфириал – :
My grandfather wore Brut every day. It meshed with a mans chemistry to smell clean and masculine. Wonderful wonderful scent. One of the greats of all time.
dominator64 – :
This review is for the after shave currently available in drugstores. It is no longer made by Faberge. For me this is the perfect aftershave. Smells almost identical to Pinaud Clubman. Gives a nice post-shave olfactory boost that lasts 20-30 minutes, which suits me just fine so I can spray my fragrance of the day before heading out.
Domoinisp – :
Manly, Minty, Flowery..Had this as my first fragrance in 1988. 4th grade. Lots of memories..
smersh – :
The original Brut 33 came in an opaque Ming Green bottle (made of rubber) and had its label printed on the front, rather than the pretty medallion of the regular stuff. I always think of the movie Home Alone whenever it comes to this fragrance. Kevin slaps this on his face and screams, cementing Brut 33’s iconic fate as a pop culture sensation, even beyond the grave (that movie is almost 30 years old).
How did it smell? Much like regular Brut, with a distinct “skanky” musk at first (the ghost of musk ambrette), followed by a rapid cloud of fresh, minty lavender and lemon. It lasted two minutes, and afterwards it was like you never put anything on at all. Brut 33 literally disappears. Fun for a moment, and then gone. The current Brut Splash-On is the same sort of deal, although I get about five minutes out of that stuff, but this could just be because it’s newer and fresher. It’s interesting to note that menthol, present in regular Brut cologne, is absent in the Splash-On formula, and thus the depth of lavender and mint is lacking. Personally I can only recommend looking into B33 if you’re a Faberge collector. Otherwise, just stick to Brut.
omon73rus – :
Reading the reviews for regular Brut I suspect people are confused and maybe thinking this Brut splash-on plastic bottle formerly known as Brut 33 is the original Brut.. but no no no. This splash-on version (Brut 33) is Brut in its stripped down attributes, a remaining core of the original Brut.. it’s just kind of a refreshing post-shower or invigorating eau de cologne version of Brut.. is it any good ? yes it is.. it is minty, mossy dry concoction just meant to wake you up after some rude day.. I don’t think there’s some serious top, middle or basenotes here.. just the barebone essence of Brut for 15 to 20 minutes in best cases.. has some utility in your cabinet..
made75 – :
I had aftershave version in plastic bottle, it was a fresh monster which lasted all day, edt version was probably even better. too bad those gems were discontinued, I don’t understand why?
German_V – :
Brut 33 by Faberge: The Classic! No man can go wrong with this one. It simply smells great. It’s pleasant to the senses. Yes, it’s been pushed into the cheap markets and convenience stores of the world along with other greats like Obsession, Old Spice, Stetson, British Sterling etc… But it doesn’t mean it lost it’s class and elegance. On the contrary, Brut remains classy and just as stunning today as it did when it first was launched in 1968.
The note formulations in this are that of genius. I never tire of this classic Men’s fragrance. The way Anise and Basil play with the other more common notes is pure olfactory bliss. It’s one of those fragrances that is worthy of the title, ‘Timeless’. It brings back so many wonderful memories of my childhood. It is this fragrance that got me started in my fascination of perfumes at the age of eight. It reminds me of early mornings 6am, in the late 1960’s and early 70’s when my Uncle would get ready for work. He’d come to breakfast, all gentleman like, in his three piece suit and tie, wingtip oxford shoes and horn rimmed eye glasses and the whole house smelled of Brut 33. I said, “You smell good Uncle”. He then told me what the fragrance was, and thus began my lifelong journey into Fragrance Mania. Then there was Auntie and her perfumes, need I say more?
Brut 33 has extreme longevity, and enormous sillage, and eternal satisfaction.
High praise to my very long time friend, Brut 33 by Faberge. Thank you for all the years, memories and inspiration.