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Chandler Burr compares Osmanthe Yunnan (Hermès) to Sunset Heat for Men (Escada) and Chrome (Azzaro) in the New York Times "T Style Magazine" (March 11, 2007). Four stars for Hermès, one for Escada, and zero for Azzaro. "To smell Azzaro’s Chrome is to feel metal running through your veins instead of warm blood."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/st...=1&oref=slogin
I don't care for Azzaro either (although I don't get the frozen beach and metal blood metaphors). I haven't tried Osmanthe Yunnan and Sunset Heat.

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Thanks for the heads up, I always enjoy reading them.

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I own 5 of the 6 Hermessences. However, the one that I do not (because I just DON'T LIKE IT) is Osmanthe Yunnan.
Funny story behind this: I went to a botanical garden in Atlanta & there was an Osmanthe tree there (atleast 10 feet high) and it was in full bloom. The entire area surrounding the tree smelled just lovely (like peaches and nectarines, is what I remember). I was so struck with the fragrance I wrote down the name of the plant on a piece of paper, so I could research it when I got back to Miami. Found out that Osmanthe does NOT do well in the Miami heat & humidity.
A few days later, I read online that Hermes was debuting the newest Hermessence and it was going to be an 'Osmanthe' scent. I literally RACED to the Hermes boutique here in Bal Harbour to try it when it was released.
I hated it.
Inversely, the last Hermessence to debut, Paprika Brasil, got trashed by most perfume critics and I LUV it (must be the saffron and pimento notes).

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Originally Posted by Marcello Chandler Burr compares Osmanthe Yunnan (Hermès) to Sunset Heat for Men (Escada) and Chrome (Azzaro) in the New York Times "T Style Magazine" (March 11, 2007). Four stars for Hermès, one for Escada, and zero for Azzaro. "To smell Azzaro’s Chrome is to feel metal running through your veins instead of warm blood."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/st...=1&oref=slogin
I don't care for Azzaro either (although I don't get the frozen beach and metal blood metaphors). I haven't tried Osmanthe Yunnan and Sunset Heat. I find Chandler Burr's use of elusive metaphors more confusing than illuminating. Like most "fashion" writing, Burr's image laden prose works best at face value.

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Thank you for the link! I sometimes agree and sometines don't but it's always nice to read everyone else's opinions.

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Just came back from the department store, where I tried Sunset Heat for Men. If I were to rate it against Chrome, I'd give one star to the latter and none to the former. Overall, I find that the fruityness of Sunset Heat makes it more suitable for women. I haven't tested it on the skin, but the paper blotter smells rather cloying. I tried the feminine version as well, which is quite similar.

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thanks for posting this Marcello. Great avatar btw.

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Originally Posted by fredricktoo thanks for posting this Marcello. Great avatar btw. you're welcome! The avatar is a detail of a huge floor mosaic in Belém (a parish of Lisbon, Portugal) at the Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries). I took the picture last summer. Here's an image of that specific scene from wikipedia (click to enlarge)

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Hahahaha, I thought there was an error since Chrome had no stars, but I guess Burr really detests that fragrance (as I'm sure many people here do including me). His words sure have a kick to them. I like that.

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Originally Posted by Redcomet Hahahaha, I thought there was an error since Chrome had no stars, but I guess Burr really detests that fragrance (as I'm sure many people here do including me). actually, the editors forgot to add Burr's rating system:
(0) Do not inhale
(*) Inoffensive
(**) Eminently sniffable
(***) Breathtaking
(****) Total nose job
(*****) Transcendent