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Shurik32 – :
I don’t get the phallus comments looks like a powderhorn to me. Anyway on to the the smell. Very spicy peppery almost like an electric heater heating up it’s element. I get some fruityness but not much. Had a bottle for awhile it’s just hard to wear it kinda grates on me after a while. Bit disappointing was hoping for a gunsmoke smell.
dengrim – :
I just did a dab sampling with this one, and I do get the supposed gun powder note, but it’s not unpleasant. What really surprises me is how much of a candy-like quality it has, which TMK, no reviewer has perceived so far! That’s not unpleasant either, but it’s a rather weird scent, not like any other that I can remember. I’ll be interested to see how I perceive it when I give it a regular wearing, and I’ll update my review at that point. This does not seem to have a typical oriental base, so keep that in mind.
pinch – :
I bought this for the bottle, kept it for the fragrance. Of course even if it smelled awful, I would have kept the bottle, but it’s so much better that what this uncomfortable bottle holds is quite good.
It strikes me how it succeeds to elude mundanity. It’s on the verge of being a typical woody men’s fragrance, but it plays it down with a juicy undertone and a totally cool gun powder reminiscence. At some points it reminds me of a freshly ironed shirt, still steaming.
And yet the sense of the typical is always there, sidelined, but never outdone.
Overall it’s a cosy fragrance that feels and smells good on my skin and i am happy to own it.
***(**)
skippi152rus – :
Loved the idea. Not the execution. For me, it smelled too much like generic dimestore aftershave and made me queasy. Scrubbed it off really quickly. Gave it to my son to see if it works better for him.
Joinguinc – :
I admit that I never gave this fragrance a chance because of that bottle, I thought it was a bad joke. And then one day I received a sample from a swap and this stuff was really no joke. I was surprised how good this stuff was! It was like a spicy and green version of Le Male, just extremely spicy and sexy, quite unique as well to boot. On top of all that It’s an extremely potent fragrance, 2 to 3 sprays and it will project like a missile. Just amazing in all aspects, Smalto is probably having the last laugh right now, cuz seriously people this stuff is no joke.
irena_dumka – :
anyway it’s a nice scent and smeells good on me!
wadw – :
I purchased this fragrance on a whim last Spring along with Smalto Fullchoke for Women for a gal pal. Yep, it was kind of a joke, for obviously reasons, but what’s not a joke is this fragrance. It’s an excellent woody-spicy scent (mostly fresh spicy) that I wore several times during the Spring and again during in the Fall; perfect fragrance for both seasons.
Smalto Fullchoke opens with a shotgun blast of sweet-pepper and spices, transitions to nice masculine aromatic-fougere and floral tones, and then dries to a pleasant vetiver scent. I find the vetiver to be slightly earthly, lightly dark and very smooth. Could it be the booze or vanilla giving it this smooth creaminess? Perhaps, but certainly weren’t prominent to my senses
Performance for this fragrance was decent; it lasted between 6-8 hours on my skin and project average to slightly above. Overall, a very nice surprise for a reasonable price. Definitely worth a try if you’re into woody-spicy frags.
nji282elipseskism – :
The misinterpretation.
The bottle is in the shape of a “powder-horn” or “powder-flask”, hence the relationship to gunpowder and fullchoke.
xorton – :
Oh, I’m pretty sure the bottle designer had an erotic and phallic picture in his mind while creating this.
So,you may say it looks like a shutgun, ok that’s true, but I think you know that shutgun in some cultures and contexts is a metaphor and euphemism of that male sexual organ.
mikeshko – :
I’m totally agree with MegaMav’s review.
I know many people are just having fun with the bottle, but I want to write about the juice inside…
In fact, the bottle has some kind of riffle design with a lot of sharp edges, so these comparisons with a sex toy are not very accurate, but of course everyone is free to have fun and jokes :)))
It’s shown as a Woody Spicy scent and I think it’s a great example of this olfactive group.
On my skin the woody and spicy notes are dominating and they create real masculine vibe. I see some floral notes in the pyramid, but I can’t really detect much roses or jasmine.
All vetiver lovers will appreciate Fullchoke, because the vetiver in it is very prominent note and that is the reason I can find some similarities with Encre Noire for men by Lalique.
To me, Fullchoke is richer and more complex than Encre Noire, but I find them quite similar…
The big difference is Encre Noire is darker, more earthy and mysterious, and Fullchoke is dryer, spicy, masculine with beautiful woody drydown.
On my skin longevity is remarkable – more than 10 hours. Projection is very good in first 5 hours and then it sits closer to skin.
Although Fullchoke is not taken seriously, I think it’s a very interesting and well done vetiver based fragrance. If you can find it at a good price, pull the trigger.
syav4eg – :
C’mon, folks. This bottle couldn’t BE more phallic. And the name? Why not just call it Full Choke the Chicken? Saying the bottle is based on “the shoulder stock for a rifle” is like saying Georgia O’Keeffe just painted pretty flowers. Wake up.
emebyJab – :
How about a real review?
This one is quite unique.
The first few minutes are quite sweet, with sparkling generic fruit notes.
If you pressed me to say which fruit I would say its an almost ripe honeydew melon.
Once it settles in I smell something like the flint that is in the background of Terre d’Hermes, less wet however.
“Keep your powder dry.”
After 30 minutes, the flint/gunpowder becomes pretty prominent, and mixes with the almost ripe melon note and a bit of teak wood presented like Trussardi Inside.
It has an aura of a smoldering firearm with a freshly struck flint. For those that havent had the experience of shooting a firearm, closest I could say it comes to is a freshly shorted out electronic device. Ozonic.
After 2.5 hours, the grainy, rough flint note has smoothed out into a glossy, wood & metallic musk.
Its the rifle, the stock after its been cleaned up.
Its quite an abstract concept thats surprisingly wearable.
This stuff is good. One spray does project an arms length.
4 hours in, still going. Drove to the supermarket with the 1 spray, the car was a little warm inside, and it reignited the gunpowder note.
It projects quite a bit with only a little bit of heat, so I could see this being a beast in the summer or a nice mellow scent in the cool months.
There is a light vanilla note peeking thru after 5-6 hours.
The metallic note is fading a bit and its warming up more.
Definitely worth the $26 for 100ml.
I think I’ll put it on my cheapies list once Bvlgari Black gets pricey with is discontinuation.
I think those that enjoy Bvlgari Black will enjoy the urban, industrial feel to this one.
Its slightly sweet from the teak wood and musk, unlike Bvlgari Black’s car air freshener vanilla note.
It still has the same feel but much more masculine. The metallic note is cold, and unique.
Its a pretty interesting fragrance thats received juvenile attention for the bottle design, but the juice inside is worth considering.
acidMJK – :
Never mind the bottle (or the smell itself for that matter), what a daft name for a fragrance! Perhaps it sounds better in an Italian or French accent…or perhaps not….
RIBAK – :
I cannot tolerate such a bottle! Now leave me alone while I spray on some Rochas Man.
klaidas1978 – :
NYProspect:
I guess it all depends where he holds it.
seryeregiah82 – :
Wes:
By saying you’d seen worse bottles, I expected the Faberge Macho bottle to have a big, low set of swingers, too.
I’d add Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur to the list of obvious reference bottles, although Fullchoke wins for most blatant name. I’d have gone with Deep Throat or maybe even Gag Reflex myself.
Cdfyblpt – :
I actually want to smell this. I love the smell of freshly burned gun powder, so if this perfumer has pulled it off (yeah, I know.), then I would actually like to have this one around. So, laugh all you want to.
Update – I can’t help noticing that this is no one’s signature. I still can’t find it.
nickalex – :
This has to be the most puerile and least helpful page on the whole of fragrantica. I made the mistake of expecting to be able to refer to this page for some information and opinion about this fragrance.
THIS IS MEANT TO BE FOR REVIEWS – not pointless, pathetic, pre-pubescent, playground-level “humour”.
BAKAN24059 – :
O_O … HAHAHAHAHA.
Love it! I wonder if it ever sold a single bottle (in the open at least). The gunpowder and fruits combination in the opening must be great
psix_spb – :
I feel for the poor bastard that has to stand around and hold a tester of this while trying to spray people with it.Hmmm although…….
dolka103 – :
Latex would be a better bottle choice for obvious reasons of comfort handling 😉
av118073 – :
That bottle is far from suggestive ..
it’s down right OBVIOUS!!!!
has anybody smelled this ????
Denis16 – :
A multi-purpose perfume, uh?
1001 utilities! LOL
Рита – :
batteries not included?
anbeliy – :
If the presentation of this product got any more suggestive they would have to restrict it to over 18 adults. Sorry, I just had to say it and thumb me down if you like.