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agr613Negeltzex – :
VERY Macassar like. Just try them
Tandarrosse – :
I bought this because I found a cheap miniature on eBay and someone said this is a dirty scent and I’m into dirtiness.
When I put Portos on my skin I was surprised, because it smells very much like (the new version of) Bandit by Robert Piguet. I love Bandit, so that isn’t a bad thing, but I was excepting something a bit different.
EDIT: After testing this a second time I still think it resembles new Bandit, but it’s perhaps more animalistic (but still not dirty enough for me) and the leather note is less dominant than in Bandit. I’m happy I bought this.
masterofflamaster – :
I am an old man and I start using Portos since I was 21 years old. I will not changed. Expensive, but worth every drop.
schook05 – :
Portos for my taste falls within a small group of vintage cult fragrances that everyone should enjoy at least once in life.
The composition in pure eighties style, is complex and powerful, where a beautiful, leather key agreement breaks from start to finish to accompany herbs, feels this agreement smoky, patchouli, myrrh that makes a lot of balsamic and heavy but especially the smell of castoreum gives the fragrance a vibrant, wild, unique and super masculine effect.
Portos is one of those fragrances designed for an alpha male, of those typical man of 80, with chest hair, semi open shirt and tight jeans, confident, dominant, irreverent and have a devastating sex appeal.
And since the dyes Animalicos fragrances are becoming fashionable again, this might be a good retro candidate that could be used without problem to be trendy.
Not recommended for inexperienced youngsters who love soft fragrances and light eau de toilette.
Rating: 7.5
stecymmeshaps – :
Lana Lool said it all. True castoreum , strongly animal with bold character. Love, love this 70/ 80 gem. !! Don’t let it go of you love bold and spicy leather.!!! 10/10
ingu6 – :
I’ m a fan of vintage Balenciagas ( except Talisman , though ) and Portos is another beautiful masculine that drives me a little crazy as the more it develops on skin the more it gets way too masculine to be worn by a lady in public . The spicy opening soon goes bitter and the heart is raw . My favourite part of Portos is the drydown , when its leather gets warm and silky : fabulous animalic fragrance ! It is not a green fragrance at all buy I think of it as Hulk’s perfume coming back to normal , once the cistus labdanum wakes up to tame down the animalic leather side . Another perfume of the past that makes you think ” they do not create good stuff like this anymore ” .
Ghjlfy – :
This smells like the classic Aramis to me but without the sweetness and more darker. It also has a vague Kouros presence. Very animalic and distinctly from the 80’s. It lasts fairly long for an EDC (few hours at least) and a dated one at that.
Metqn718intitytek – :
Portos is on frag at last; great job lords of fragrantica. I agree with the previous reviewer.
Alex95 – :
All you Kouros and Antaeus fans, gather round. Why this has not been reviewed and why there is no big talk about Balenciaga’s Portos is beyond me. This is in the same genre as Kouros, Jules, and even Derby with its animalic chypre structure. I would say this is more animalic than Jules, but different from Kouros, as castoreum has a slightly darker, even subtler smell than the beloved civet. To some, this will be a real stinker, but to others, this will be recognized as a true king of its genre. As of now, it is out of production and rare, but the remaining bottles are still semi affordable. If any of the above tweaks your fancy, I would suggest procuring some before more make the same discovery. A true find!