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It reminds me of cold sour coffee. I won't be sad if it goes!

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I think it's a shame because it's one of the only rhubarb scents out there, must go buy a bottle I think.

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I e-mailed Clarins/Thierry Mugler yesterday, asking this question: "I heard from several sources that B*Men is being phased out. Is this true?". Well, I got a reply from the always helpful Melisa Alexander today. The response?
"Unfortunately, yes." (Read: B*Men is officially being discontinued.)
Oh, well. At least they're coming out with a new men's scent in 2007, which will give us something to look forward to.

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Just checked the directory, I wasn't really aware that they only had two male fragrances. And one of those two has to go after only two years to make room for a new release? What's that gonna be?!
They should have kicked A*Men. It's been a while since I tried that, but I don't like the idea of wearing chocolate. I don't get that company, they try the artsy thing with that Le Parfum Coffret and at the same time cancel the worthwhile fifty percent of their male lineup.

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I have to go smell this one again soon!

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Originally Posted by fakepurseninja Just checked the directory, I wasn't really aware that they only had two male fragrances. And one of those two has to go after only two years to make room for a new release? What's that gonna be?!
They should have kicked A*Men. It's been a while since I tried that, but I don't like the idea of wearing chocolate. I don't get that company, they try the artsy thing with that Le Parfum Coffret and at the same time cancel the worthwhile fifty percent of their male lineup. No offense but I think it would be completely unreasonable for them to quit selling A*Men, it is by far the better seller. B*Men is still available for the time being but is going to be gone soon.

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Originally Posted by LeMâle it would be completely unreasonable for them to quit selling A*Men, it is by far the better seller. I agree. If you are gonna have only two male scents in the market, AMen and TM Cologne are good choices; they definatley cover a wide stretch of terrain. BMen just doesn't fit, and is considered (in commercial "units-sold" terms) to be a dire flop.

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Don't know why but B*Men turns my stomach. Not a bad fragrance - in fact Chandler Burr says it's one of the best out there - but it brings tears to my eyes.
No great loss to me!

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Originally Posted by Joel_Cairo I agree. If you are gonna have only two male scents in the market, AMen and TM Cologne are good choices; they definatley cover a wide stretch of terrain. BMen just doesn't fit, and is considered (in commercial "units-sold" terms) to be a dire flop. My point was: Why only two? If you don't like heavy chocolate gourmands you are stuck with a unisex laundry fresh fragrance. I utterly don't get it, and I think these two are quite polar(izing?) scents (not polar like in arctic) that don't really cover that much fragrance terrain. How about some diversity? They might as well reduce the production volume of B*Men.
Besides, it feels strange, all this talk about commercial success. Commercial success shouldn't be embraced as the no. 1 criterion, at least not here on basenotes.

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B*Men is as close to a niche scent as a mainstream house can get, I think. It's totally unique, and more complex and interesting than CdG Rhubarb, which I also like. I mourn....