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rechitativ – :
I wasted $20 on this. It did nothing for me. it does nothing. it didn’t make my fragrance last any longer, it didn’t extend the life of the top middle or base notes. i wouldn’t recommend this to anyone.
chernishov – :
well fellow Frag-heads, I purchased a bottle off of reviews to see how it works, compared to using Molecule 01-04 and will have to get back and let you know the results.
I would like to know what your expereince has been if you have used this before and how it works on long lasting juices and if the composition changes.
It would be great to hear from you!
Keep things SMELLY!
Shokk – :
Read the review by Fahylando. He’s spot on. I also believe it’s a glue. He’s says pretty much everything you need to know. I would just like to add that it kinda feels like glue. To when your spray it on. Way different then a frags it’s sticky till it dries and has a sheen to it also when on the skin. Also not mentioned it has a very chemical odour while drying and takes a bit to
Go away. I would not apply a frags right after I’d let it dry for at least 5 to 10 minutes. I’ll be honest I rarely use this tho.
Никиток – :
I’m going to give my review on this the best way I can from my experience with it so far.
First of all, it doesn’t come with any kind of usage manual so there’s no true set way you’re supposed to use it (other than applying it before your fragrance (hence the word, primer)). So all the reviews you read on how to use it are truly just suggestions.
Does it work?
Yes! From all the research I’ve done, I’ve gathered that this primer acts like some type of shield that blocks your skin chemistry (natural body odor) from mixing with your fragrance so that it smells true to the bottle. Now from all of my experience that I’ve had with it personally, I’ve concluded that it acts like a micro-particle glue that sits on top of the skin (shielding your skin chemistry from expelling itself) and allows fragrance to stick to it (the primer) instead of mixing in your skin to increase longevity.
Now the reason I say “glue” is because when it dries, if you were to wet your finger and rub it where you sprayed the primer, you’d definitely feel that were rubbing something off of your skin.
Anywho, so I spray it on my skin, and because I think of it like a glue, I treat it like a glue (in sense I don’t leave it on my skin for five minutes first to dry and then spray on my fragrance). I leave it on for about 45 seconds to 1 minute before I apply my fragrance.
I spray my fragrance on, I notice it takes just a little bit longer for it to dry, than it normally would. When it does dry, I can smell the top notes real strong (not a bad thing, I actually love it), and for a longer than they normally last too, and so on for the base notes (I never seem to notice the middle notes at all with or without the primer).
How much longer do fragrances last?
Well that just depends on what fragrance you have on to begin with. But here’s my example from experience:
Everyone knows John Varvatos’s ‘Artisan’ has crappy longevity. Lol, it turns into a skin-scent within the hour, becomes faint within after an hour and a half, and is basically nonexistent after two & a half hours! But When I apply the primer first before this fragrance, I can still smell the aroma (without smelling my skin up-close) past an hour, then turns into a skin scent sometime after two hours, becomes faint in the third, and naturally becomes nonexistent after four hours. I’m no mathematician but I think that’s something between a 30%-40% increase in longevity. So Yes, it works as advertised!
But wait!… That’s not all it’s advertised to do! Oh yes baby there’s more! Remember when I wrote that my research suggested that it eliminates your skin chemistry? Well that’s true as well. I tried this with Creed: Aventus (don’t ask me what batch!) on one wrist with the primer, and the other without the primer. For the record, both my wrists smelled fabulous (for hours!) but I have to say I did notice the wrist that had the primer on first really did smell like as if I was sniffing the bottle while the other wrist without the primer was taking a form of its own (in terms of smell).
Long story short, it works. Is it worth the money, it’s $20, yeah it’s worth a try, especially if own a fragrance that you wish you didn’t have to reapply so much.
gas331977 – :
After testing this with a variety of fragrances over the past few weeks I’m a believer. I would guess Canvas & Concrete improves longevity by about 25-30% with the top notes also being prolonged. As others have mentioned, apply this a couple minutes before spraying fragrance and allow to dry. Unlike Molecule 01 or any of the other ISO-e super blends out there, I don’t find this changes the smell of your fragrance at all. Great stuff and for $20 it’s a no brainer.
djmazan – :
Ok I tried it on a number of fragrances and let me tell you: this is the real deal, and does in fact increase longevity and projection of fragrances. And it works way better than any lotion or moisturizer. The key is to wait fully until it dries on your skin and then apply the fragrance (should take a few minutes).
Tested on:
– Encre Noire EDT: Sillage increased a bit, longevity is very nice but the Iso-e-Super makes this a strange fragrance as I get wafts of it in and out maybe even hours later (this could have to do with olfactory fatigue for me with Iso-e-Super); overall pretty pleased with the result
– Nautica Voyage EDT – With the fragrance primer, sillage went from great to incredible and longevity is also increased by a few hours; fragrance primer really worked well for this one
– Mugler Cologne EDT – Sillage definitely increased with fragrance primer in comparison to without it. In fact without it, it’s very faint. Longevity is also greatly increased. Without Fragrance Primer, Mugler Cologne becomes a skin scent within an hour on my skin, while projection and longevity are both greatly increased with the fragrance primer – in fact I still get wafts from it after 12 hours. Fragrance Primer changed Mugler Cologne from a soft fragrance into a beastmode one. Using Concrete & Canvas Fragrance Primer makes this fragrance not quit. It becomes literally beastmode and I can smell the neroli goodness for over 12 hours. And I mean it projects to my nose, without me having to sniff my arm. I’m quite astonished and very pleased. I wonder what it will do to 4711 Eau de Cologne.
– Sung Homme EDT: Primer really increases sillage and projection while making it smell better too. As for longevity it improves slightly.
– Mancera Lemon Line EDP: made it become an absolutely beastmode fragrance, with loud projection for 5 hours and then moderate projection for 12 hours in total. In fact I could catch wafts of it after 24 hours!
5/5
oldman2010 – :
You can also “amp up” a scent by layering, if you choose the right combination (it’s a matter of “experimenting”). And sometimes two weak scents smell excellent and at least reasonably strong with layering.
mysha_1 – :
So what is this? Ambroxan/Cetalox? Iso E Super? Sounds like it could be either.
dondanil501 – :
Make the new batch of La Nuit project for 6 hours, I can still smell it an arm’s length after the 6th hour
Also for 20 dollars it cant go wrong, I will only use it when I go out on fragrances I want to last and project stronger
sabara58 – :
I recently acquired this. I have used it a handful of times. I really like it!! My skin is very dry and perfumes tend to fizzle out rather quickly. I have noticed definitely longer lasting, 10 hours and better siliage. $20.00 well spent imo. Its a large bottle and I would recommend.
dynamomsk – :
This is my initial review and I’ll update it at a later time.
Recently, I became aware of the fact that there’s such a thing as a fragrance primer. Admittedly, curiosity got the best of me and I had to try it out.
A fragrance primer is supposed to do two things: 1) Extend the longevity of a fragrance and 2) Make everyone’s skin “equal” by creating a shield that eliminates your body chemistry from interfering with the fragrance itself.
Have you ever smelt a friend or family member wearing a fragrance and thought “Wow, that’s really nice” but when you bought it, it smelled completely different on you? Well, welcome to body chemistry.
The same fragrance sprayed on two people will produce differences and while those differences may be subtle or more pronounced, there will be differences. Those differences are caused by a variety of factors, such as diet, weight and climate, among others.
Now, grab the fragrance primer and spray it on both people. Supposedly, that fragrance should smell identical on both people, because the primer has eliminated body chemistry from interfering with the scent itself.
My experience with the primer has been limited thus far, as I haven’t had it long and haven’t had much of a chance to try it out.
With the initial spray, the scent is akin to industrial glue but it fades away incredibly fast – as in seconds. Admittedly, it feels slightly sticky when it goes on but that mostly fades away as it dries and it dries quickly after application, within a minute or two. From there, your arm may feel ever so slightly tacky. To eliminate this, just rub arm over arm and when you do your arms will feel very smooth.
Now, onto how it works. There are two fragrances in particular that don’t last as long as I’d like. One is Chanel Egoiste Concentree and the other is the current version of Oscar de la Renta’s Pour Lui.
My first test was with ECC (Egoiste Concentree). ECC is a fragrance with with scent that I LOVE but I’d like it to last longer. I get about 5 good hours from it but then it retracts to more of a skin scent. Initially, I thought maybe I’d become anosmic to it but upon further thought, after 5 hours, it seems unlikely.
So, I sprayed the primer on, gave it a couple of minutes to dry and then sprayed the ECC on, as I normally do. As far as a difference in scent without the primer, I didn’t notice one. Throughout the day, I kept smelling my arm and as usual, it faded more around the five hour mark and dropped to more of skin scent and it normally does, however, even though the stronger projection was gone, it did seem to add at least a small amount of longevity but nothing in the range of making the fragrance last 10-12 hours or more.
Next up, Pour Lui. The current version of Pour Lui is very nice but it dies very quickly on me. So, I used the fragrance primer in the same way that I did with ECC and then sprayed on Pour Lui, as I normally would. Maybe I can’t make a snap to judgement on that one but offhand, I can’t say that I notice any difference.
Another future trial for me will involve after shaves. There are some very nice smelling after shaves but they’re notoriously short lasting. Hopefully, the primer works for them.
Since those are the only two times I’ve used it thus far, I can’t say definitely works as claimed, one way or another. It MIGHT work and of course, even that may be a body chemistry thing. What if the primer itself reacts differently on your skin than on another person?
One application that I’m going to try that I haven’t seen mentioned is to spray it under my arms, before I apply deodorant. Will the primer mask or mostly seal the underarm odor in? I guess I’ll find out.
Anyway, if anyone has any questions, feel free to send me a message.