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I love this scent but for me it stays close to the skin .. Never tried it in a club due to this ..
I want EVERYONE to know what iv got on when im out!!!
Very classy scent nethertheless!!!!!

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Platinum Egoiste is not my thing. Egoiste is.
- Rich

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Actually I am bit confused regarding the hype of Egoiste on these boards.
I would give it an average rating at best, but still it's not anything I would want to smell like.
Platinum Egoiste gets a 5 star rating from me, enough said.

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Wow, I can't believe my very first post was revived!!! To this day I still own Platinum Egoiste but save it for the cooler months. I find that if I wear it during hot weather, it dries down to smokey wood. In the cold weather it remains crisp and fresh on my skin. It's a really good scent that doesn't get the credit it deserves IMO. I'd definitely recommend it to someone looking for a formal scent.
Cheers everyone


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A few years back, I tested Platinum on a paper strip and was impressed. The scent, especially the drydown was fresh, crisp and classy. Very well blended. Next time I tried it on my skin, and found out that my chemistry turns Platinum Egoiste into a sharp and sour unpleasant sillage monster. I also got negative feedback from people that usually don't say a word about my fragrances.
Actually this was the first time I realized how much skin chemistry can change a scent compared to a paper strip. After this experience, I have always checked every candidate on my skin before purchasing anything. Lesson learned. Anyway, with the right chemistry, I think Egoiste Platinum can be a classy and versatile fresh scent.

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IIRC I think of it as somewhere between Paco Rabannes XS, CK Eternity, Picasso Minotaure or Biagiotti Roma. These four are quite okay, don't know if I'll ever get them though, but in comparison to them, PE somehow got pushed out of my scent memory. May need to revisit, just now I saw how many (and how many good) reviews this gets.

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Originally Posted by sbbbjm chanels never let me down. they always have had incredible sillage and lasting power compared to the other EDT's i've owned.
PE is no exception. the only qualm i have with it is when you put it up to your nose or are very close to it,you can smell that chanel dry, metallic, synthetic trait to it. otherwise, sitting close to someone or having someone walk by and smelling it that way is divine.
when i first smelled it, it reminded me of the early 90's, but it grew on me and now it just has this 'classicness' to it that makes it seem appealing. it's exactly how clean mean should smell. i think it's a modern classic. I agree that Chanel fargrances have a tradition of, "dry, metallic, synthetic". It must come from the revolutionary use of Aldehydes in No. 5.
You can blow smoke into a green fragrance, but you'll end up with the smell of air pollution.

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A Fantastic Scent.....A MasterPiece for sure....Gary

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This was my review:
" Refined? Naw. Battery Acid? Close enough. Do women like it? I think Paris Hilton would, if you know what I mean, and I think you do.
THE ultimate clubbing scent. Pick up raunchy females clear at the other end of the bar, with just one spritz. Two and you have GOT to wear pierced earrings and sport a dumbass haircut.
Chanel has come up with a masterpiece again, only this one is a bold interpretation of every LOUD, and overbearing male citrus/wood scent made in the last decade. But what the hell, it's the best of the bunch. Good 'ole Chanel. "
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But if you think I gave it a thumbs down, you're wrong.
Neutral.
Why?
Top five reasons, listed backwards:
5. On some skin types the chemistry works and it's not battery acid. In fact, I think this is one of the most sensitive frags to skin chemistry.
4. You might be tired of wholesome, kind, lovely, and heartbreakingly beautiful women who adore you-- and feel like getting horizontal with the stiletto heeled push-up bra set. Go for it!
3. I'm not upset that Chanel had the gall to call this ' Platinum Egoiste' (Though perhaps ' Porno Egoiste' would have been more accurate)
However many of the thumb-down-haters were offended because the name implies:
a) This is Platinum, so the original barely deserved a gold label.
b) This has some relation to Egoiste, when in fact they smell NOTHING alike.
Lighten up, it was a maketing hype for $$--So, they sold their souls to the devil and ruined the rep of one of the best houses of all time? Hey, at least unlike Aramis, they weren't dumb enough to discontinue Havana, so there!
2. It's not as bad as Bandit.
For me a train wreck of notes from beginning to end, to others the Holy Leather Laced Grail, considered far more elegant than P.E.
Well, last I checked it was everyone's constitutional right to wear Acqua Velva, A*men, Le Male, Old Spice, Joop, or one of Serge's overpriced honey fruitcake incense creations. Ambre Sultan? Well, as Groucho once said, one man's meat is another man's Persian.
And, most of all . . .
1. I THINK P.E. IS A HOOT!
Truly belonging to the category of crazy scents; Some great, others awful but above all, as nutty as all get out.
A few examples?
Nostalgia; The motor oil.
Peau d'Espagne; Tabasco spilled on leather.
Quasar; The marine banana wrapped in newsprint.
Pink Sugar, A fragrance marketed as 'Unisex '. Er . . .no comment.
Xeryus Rouge: Or 'Little House of Horrors' Beware the cactus flesh!
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Platinum Egoiste! The battery acid monster sillage babelicious magnet.
Cheers,
Mario

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Originally Posted by teflondog I seem to find myself always going back to none other than Platinum Egoiste. It's a perfect match for my skin and I've received the most compliments from it than any other scent. I also find it very versatile as I use it for casual dinners as well as for night clubs. It's my #1 for longevity as well as sillage. Am I the only one who truly appreciates this? I really like PE, Dog.
If I may alliterate, sweet smells, long lasting, very versatile with a compilation of compliments.