Description
“The 90’s… Life is easy-breazy, ripe for the taking, full of French kisses and chewing gum. Life is carefree with a close-knit clan in Doc Martens and old leather. Life is rebellious, pulsing to the sound of power ballads, love tapes, Glam rock and first drinking sprees. Androgynous silhouettes glow clean and sensual. Fresh MINT mashed in vapors of ANIS and CUMIN, brisk GRAPEFRUIT provoked by sharp attacks from POPLAR BUDS, strict CEDAR . Melted into grunge leather…Metal romance in a flash, nostalgia of a sentimental age in a whiplash” — press release of the brand.
”A fresh, spicy and leathery fragrance inspired by the 90’s High School years when we were dancing on Heavy Metal power ballads. I remember the first French kiss with notes of Gin and Tequila, The chewing gum stolen proudly from the mouth of a lover, like a trophy, An era with Grunge style as a symbol of rebellion: destroyed denim jeans, checked shirts, leather jacket, Doc Martens and bleached hair”, says Dr. Mike, creator of the brand. Power Ballad was launched in 2016. Power Ballad was created by Anne-Sophie Behaghel and Amelie Bourgeois.
tessei330 – :
pleasant citrussy and very light take on vetiver. I’d say it’s very unisex. the name is slightly misleading, was expecting something more punchy. nice anyhow, inoffensive day scent for a working guy. does not seem to have much sillage or longevity, it’s just a pleasant inoffensive vetiver. Given the lack of uniqueness and lack of performance, I’d say it’s not a great value for the price.
alinux – :
More ballad than power, it’s a nice scent, although a soft one. To me, it’s a typical soft pencil shaving fragrance with some vetiver – kinda like the smell of clean new paper. I get no citrus notes whatsoever, even though I was hoping for some grapefruit (one of my favorite notes). A slight floral quality shows up after dry down. At least it has a decent longevity – even after several hours (8-10), it is still perceptible as a skin scent and on my shirt.
xMars – :
The most dominant thing about this fragrance to me, is the unwavering, relentless aroma of graphite and pencil shavings. It’s not a bad smell, but I don’t really care to wear it.
There are some minute hints of other things that are too faint to detect, but that add a little sweetness and smooth it out a little, but the graphite scent is just too hard to get out of my head.
Performance isn’t great on my skin, but not terrible. Maybe 2-3 hours before it’s pretty much gone. Too spendy to keep reapplying.
Performance 5/10
Scent 6/10
Value 4/10 ($120 for 100mL in the USA)
Overall 5/10
Not my jam.
ilyuha7771 – :
not a crowd pleaser, if u dont like vetiver you will not like this at all. would never blind buy it. give it a 6 out of 10
pegass01 – :
This is a pretty interesting fragrance. The opening is like a mojito with vetiver vibe to it. The vetiver and citrus are almost competing on which note is more dominate. As it dries down, the labdanum really starts to shine with a rich ambery vibe with the citruses. The vetiver is still there, but takes a backseat to the labdanum. The coriander faintly comes in about this time as well. I don’t really detect the other notes. It reminds me a lot of Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme.