Question:
Originally Posted by scentemental

I always thought it smelled a lot like Fahrenheit and had more of a Fahrenheit vibe going on--without the violet--particularly in the top and middle notes, less so as it dries down.

A notes comparison might be useful here:

Fahrenheit (notes from Dior.com):

Top: Hawthorn, Honeysuckle
Middle: Sandalwood
Base: Cedar, Patchouli

Kiton Men (from osMoz.com):

Top note : Bergamot, Lemon, Mace, Pineapple
Middle note :Violet, Lily of the valley
Base note : Tonka, Cedar, Moss, Musk

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Originally Posted by zztopp A notes comparison might be useful here:

Fahrenheit (notes from Dior.com):

Top: Hawthorn, Honeysuckle
Middle: Sandalwood
Base: Cedar, Patchouli

Kiton Men (from osMoz.com):

Top note : Bergamot, Lemon, Mace, Pineapple
Middle note :Violet, Lily of the valley
Base note : Tonka, Cedar, Moss, Musk
Sorry, I confused myself with my parenthetical clause. What I mean to say is "with" (not without) the violet in the top and middle and less so than in Fahrenheit as it dries down.
Thanks for the notes zz. I don't know which website you visited, but I have a more complete list of notes from the Dior website which makes the comparison clearer:
Fahrenheit (from www.dior.com)
Top: Bergamot, Hawthorn, Honeysuckle
Middle: Nutmeg, Sandalwood, Violet
Base: Cedar, Tonka Bean, Patchouli
Kiton Men (from www.osmoz.com):

Top note: Bergamot, Lemon, Mace, Pineapple
Middle note: Violet, Lily of the valley
Base note: Tonka, Cedar, Moss, Musk
scentemental


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Thanks guys for the notes comparision. There are indeed similarities. Interesting.
Without starting a new thread or hijacking this one hopefully...Is Kiton Napoli the oriental brother of Kiton. Read the reviews here but want to make sure Napoli isn't sweet in a cloying way. The comparisons to Laguna, and Chanel Allure make me wonder if it is synthetic sweet.

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I am of two minds about Kiton....On the one hand I like it..........It's subtle, and charming and masculine. On the other..........its a little annonymous, as in it seems made to suit a lot of people, including me. It is also goes a little sharp as it develops, which is a bit of a surprise. To borrow a tailoring analogy, it doesn't feel very "bespoke"; it's more like high end off the rack. I know that that sounds terrible, but with Kiton or Brioni, you pay top-top-top dollar for high end off the rack.
I finally come down on liking it. Might try the new Black tomorrow.
For this "type" of thing (subtle masculine fragrances) I think I prefer Hugh Parsons Blue, or Chevalier D'Orsay. Both subtle but more distinctively bespoke. But that's not to say Kiton is bad, or anything, it's a good scent, and it does seem to have better longevity that the other two.
Joe

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Originally Posted by zztopp A notes comparison might be useful here:

Fahrenheit (notes from Dior.com):

Top: Hawthorn, Honeysuckle
Middle: Sandalwood
Base: Cedar, Patchouli

Kiton Men (from osMoz.com):

Top note : Bergamot, Lemon, Mace, Pineapple
Middle note :Violet, Lily of the valley
Base note : Tonka, Cedar, Moss, Musk Kiton Men (what appears to an official scent pyramid as quoted on http://www.fragrancedirectory.info). I've left out the geography&PR adjectives
citrus, green notes, lavender clary sage rosewood.
Melon, linden blossom, Turkish rose, cedarwood.
Iris, coriander leaf, amber, tonka.
Which one of these is correct?

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Originally Posted by the_good_life citrus, green notes, lavender clary sage rosewood.
Melon, linden blossom, Turkish rose, cedarwood.
Iris, coriander leaf, amber, tonka. This sounds like Napoli to me. I've not tried it, but judging by other member's comments.

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Originally Posted by the_good_life Kiton Men (what appears to an official scent pyramid as quoted on http://www.fragrancedirectory.info). I've left out the geography&PR adjectives
citrus, green notes, lavender clary sage rosewood.
Melon, linden blossom, Turkish rose, cedarwood.
Iris, coriander leaf, amber, tonka.
Which one of these is correct? It depends. What kind of site is the one you link to above? The link is a dead one.
I trust my nose on the similarities between the two. Notes are always an approximation and some sites are to be trusted more than others.
Osmoz.com is to be trusted most of the time. They have industry contacts and get most of their information from the manufacturer as evidenced by the fact that they are one of the first sites to put up detailed information on new releases, but, again, I trust my nose.
Kiton clearly shares with Fahrenheit a predominantly mossy character, which GIT does not. Both clearly have a predominant violet note. The fact that violet is missing from the above pyramid for Kiton Men makes me inclined, along with what I smell, not to trust that pyramid.
I do not detect Melon, linden blossom, or Turkish rose in Kiton. Lavender's a pretty distinctive note. I don't really get any lavender from it. Iris is not a base note. It doesn't have that kind of chemical structure or endurance to make it base note, and if there is, indeed, iris in it, which I highly doubt, it would feature prominently in the top and middle notes not in the base notes. I definitely don't smell iris.
scentemental


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I've asked several times about the similarities between Kiton and GIT and more recently 99 Regent Street has been entered into the loop. It was my impession oak moss was the common note in all three, but I doubt that is right.

I think it is more than coincidental that I am not the only person to smell something similar in all three. I'd really like to know what it is...I highly doubt it is iris, but I could be wrong.

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http://snipurl.com/1duoc
It's from Michael Edward's Fragrance Directory for the Fragrance Foundation which would seem reliable, but of course they may have accidentally swapped texts.

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Originally Posted by CuyahogaJoe I've asked several times about the similarities between Kiton and GIT and more recently 99 Regent Street has been entered into the loop. It was my impession oak moss was the common note in all three, but I doubt that is right.

I think it is more than coincidental that I am not the only person to smell something similar in all three. I'd really like to know what it is...I highly doubt it is iris, but I could be wrong. I am guessing its violet.

I just did a GIT, Creed Green Valley and Dior Fahrenheit comparison (to some Green Valley reminds them of Fahrenheit atlhough I dont get the comparison much).

GIT features an earthy violet heart, which is also in Green Valley (albeit for a short time).

Comparing Fahrenheit to Green Valley: Fahrenheit moves from honey suckle --> violet although the violet heart is less dominant here (probably due to nutmeg and other notes).

Green valley starts off with mint and blackcurrant before the same violet note thats in GIT makes an appearance: Mint --> blackcurrant + violet.

I tried Kiton Men a while ago from a sample so I cant comment on it.