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Bijan for Men

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Here we have a 1981 Spicy Oriental nutmeg fest from Bijan. A word of caution to those who are ,on occasion, heavy handed with applying their scents. You do not want to overspray Bijan for Men. This is strong. You may hurt innocent people. Think of the environment while we're at it. You may make eternal enemies. Have I mentioned how strong this can be?

Caution aside, I like Bijan for Men since it smells pretty damn good when applied in small amounts and that there's still fragrances like this around that had testosterone. Too much of a good thing can be lethal in inexperienced hands, so sample this with that in mind.

This is a patchouli fueled bombdropper with spice out the wazoo. Bijan thought " How can we make this even more of a powerhouse? VIOLA !!!! We shall add some honey and rose to the mids to darken and anamilize!" Apparently, this still wasn't enough for the evil Dr.Bijanasaurus, so they conspired to include amber, benzoin, cedar, leather,musk, patchouli. tonka and vetiver in the basenotes JUST IN CASE aquatic lovers decided to try this on mall shelves.

Terrific holiday heavy hitter for those who have a zeal for strong juice.
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  1. shamu1September 8, 2010 at 8:33 PM

    My favorite Aromi review. "How do we make this more of a powerhouse"?? LOL!!! You nailed this one, man. Bijan Men is some deadly juice, scary strong.

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