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I went into a local discount designer perfume shop today to see if they had Cuiron PH. They didn't have it but while I was there (I rarely get to go perfume shopping), I decided to see if they had some discontinued rare gems.
They had Versus Uomo, which I might pick up later and I asked about Patou PH. I was shocked to hear that they carried it. There has been some recent talk about it and some people say it's the best scent ever created. I was a little iffy to buy cuz I heard its along the lines of BdP, New York, etc.....All nice scents if I was a little older, but I wanted to try it anyways because of the talk.
So when the guy finally showed it to me, it was a 90ml A/S spray of Patou PH. I thought this stuff was an EDT but the guy said it just came like this. I passed and told him I might come later for it, since I didn't know a whole lot about which oil concentrations it comes in.
I came home today and did some research, the EDT comes in a splash, or at least the ones I've found on Ebay and Azsmells Sale Thread. So does this come in an EDT spray at all?
Also, I read a few pervious threads on Patuo PH, and a few people asked about how the different variations smelt, but there wasn't a lot of responses.
So...should I grab the A/S spray and how does it compare to the EDT splash.
Any help would be nice, Thanks!

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Originally Posted by nsamadi I went into a local discount designer perfume shop today to see if they had Cuiron PH. They didn't have it but while I was there (I rarely get to go perfume shopping), I decided to see if they had some discontinued rare gems.
They had Versus Uomo, which I might pick up later and I asked about Patou PH. I was shocked to hear that they carried it. There has been some recent talk about it and some people say it's the best scent ever created. I was a little iffy to buy cuz I heard its along the lines of BdP, New York, etc.....All nice scents if I was a little older, but I wanted to try it anyways because of the talk.
So when the guy finally showed it to me, it was a 90ml A/S spray of Patou PH. I thought this stuff was an EDT but the guy said it just came like this. I passed and told him I might come later for it, since I didn't know a whole lot about which oil concentrations it comes in.
I came home today and did some research, the EDT comes in a splash, or at least the ones I've found on Ebay and Azsmells Sale Thread. So does this come in an EDT spray at all?
Also, I read a few pervious threads on Patuo PH, and a few people asked about how the different variations smelt, but there wasn't a lot of responses.
So...should I grab the A/S spray and how does it compare to the EDT splash.
Any help would be nice, Thanks!
The after shave spray is not quite the same as the highly sought after EDT. It goes for about $60 on ebay and that price is about right IMO. The EDT is worth two or three times that.

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Originally Posted by Eluard The after shave spray is not quite the same as the highly sought after EDT. It goes for about $60 on ebay and that price is about right IMO. The EDT is worth two or three times that. Oh okay....damn....I thought at least the A/S spray might give me some idea to how the EDT smells, but it's okay. I'll see what I can do about trying to obtain the EDT, but thanks for the info.

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PPH EDT came in a splash only.
Don't know how the AS is, but I would still buy it! If it's a little weaker, just put more on!
And yes, PPH is the finest men's scent ever created.
IMO, of couse.

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Originally Posted by Rebelwithoutaclue PPH EDT came in a splash only.
Don't know how the AS is, but I would still buy it! If it's a little weaker, just put more on!
And yes, PPH is the finest men's scent ever created.
IMO, of couse. I wouldn't say that the AS spray is weak — it's actually pretty strong. But it just doesn't have the delicacy and the subtlety of the EDT. The EDT is a thing of rare beauty. The AS spray is just a pretty good AS. (Worth having IMO, but it's not a replacement for the EDT.)

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Best scent ever created ? LOL !

I had a sample from the a/s splash - it was good, but didnt move me enough to splurge for the outrageous $150 that many Ebayers ask for the EDT.

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Originally Posted by zztopp Best scent ever created ? LOL !

I had a sample from the a/s splash - it was good, but didnt move me enough to splurge for the outrageous $150 that many Ebayers ask for the EDT. Difference of opinion's what makes the perfume world go round!
There's no right or wrong here; just preferences.
One man's stinker is a another's garbage.
However. Even as a kid growing up in a small, poor town in the South in the 50s, I had heard of Patou being the best perfume in the world. Of course it was marketing hype, but I remember reading it from more than one source than the manufacturer.
Patou has always had a bent for marketing. It got a lot of press when it described Joy as the world's most expensive perfume...yet sometimes hype is true. I remember meeting a master perfumer at the Perfume House in Portland...one of the 13 certified "noses" in the world...and when I asked him what was considered the greatest women's perfume of all time, he replied, something to the effect, that "it's all there" and referred me to some type of list from master French perfumers..."Joy, of course."
When I asked about PPH, he shook his head and looked down at the floor and acted as if he just got the news that his best friend had died..."it is gone, sadly" he said.
Personally I don't find the thought of PPH being the wold's best men's perfume laughable. It's a LOT of guy's holy grail scent, and there's a REASON it's so expensive. Not because it's rare/discontined, but because it smells so damned good. It's the absolute epitomy of class, power, masculinity and refinement, though I suspect its allure would be completely lost on a generation raised on the unspeakable "Zenga" scents and its clone.
As proof, can you find another frag with FIFTEEN THUMBS up scent and not a single negative? Apparently I'm not alone.
Read the reviews here if you think my opinion is laughable. If you've only smelled the AS, you're in no position to laugh!
What would be your choice? Or is the question itself absurd?

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Originally Posted by Rebelwithoutaclue What would be your choice? Or is the question itself absurd? There are just too many great scents to crown just one as "the best". As you said your self, Patou is known for crowning his scents as the "most expensive" or "the best there is!". True, I have only tried the splash, but unless the EDT is drastically superior, I dont think it will change my opinion much. Part of me also thinks that the allure of this scent is the fact that it has been discontinued (Davidoff Relax, anyone?). But if it works for you, thats great !

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Okay, thanks again for the new info, I'll see what I can do about the EDT. The A/S Spray was 70 bucks CDN at this place, so I guess paying a little more for the EDT should be better. But it only comes in a splash? HOLY SMOKES , I'd hate to splash on such a rare perfume, but I guess I'll have to decant into an atomizer.
"It's the absolute epitomy of class, power, masculinity and refinement."
WOW, nice...doesn't sound like me but I'll try it anyways. BTW, Nemo has 20 positive thumbs up with no negs...another discontinued fragrance that I thought was nice.

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Originally Posted by Rebelwithoutaclue Difference of opinion's what makes the perfume world go round!
There's no right or wrong here; just preferences.
One man's stinker is a another's garbage.
However. Even as a kid growing up in a small, poor town in the South in the 50s, I had heard of Patou being the best perfume in the world. Of course it was marketing hype, but I remember reading it from more than one source than the manufacturer.
Patou has always had a bent for marketing. It got a lot of press when it described Joy as the world's most expensive perfume...yet sometimes hype is true. I remember meeting a master perfumer at the Perfume House in Portland...one of the 13 certified "noses" in the world...and when I asked him what was considered the greatest women's perfume of all time, he replied, something to the effect, that "it's all there" and referred me to some type of list from master French perfumers..."Joy, of course."
When I asked about PPH, he shook his head and looked down at the floor and acted as if he just got the news that his best friend had died..."it is gone, sadly" he said.
Personally I don't find the thought of PPH being the wold's best men's perfume laughable. It's a LOT of guy's holy grail scent, and there's a REASON it's so expensive. Not because it's rare/discontined, but because it smells so damned good. It's the absolute epitomy of class, power, masculinity and refinement, though I suspect its allure would be completely lost on a generation raised on the unspeakable "Zenga" scents and its clone.
As proof, can you find another frag with FIFTEEN THUMBS up scent and not a single negative? Apparently I'm not alone.
Read the reviews here if you think my opinion is laughable. If you've only smelled the AS, you're in no position to laugh!
What would be your choice? Or is the question itself absurd?
I agree with you Rebel. You said `IMO' when you commented that it was the best ever, and that should put an to it. IMO also, Patou pour Homme is the best male fragrance I have ever sampled — I expect it is the best ever. It is just sublime (IMO).
(When one offers an opinion it is usually redundant to say IMO because that is obviously what it is. But it doesn't hurt to add it in if it will help forestall responses like ZZ's. In this case that didn't work. IMO.)