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VLAD: Dark, mysterious and perfectly sinister. Vlad conjures visions of the madman himself. A rich blend of allspice, cedar, leather, tobacco and bay rum, among others. This is perhaps the darkest brew among my men’s colognes.
I know this is a men's cologne. However, as a rule of thumb, I strongly believe in wearing what you enjoy, not what society tells you you're supposed to enjoy. I'm sure I've mentioned that before, but it's important to me. Anyway, Vlad is freaking amazing! Upon initial application(wet on the skin), I smelled a strong leathery note. Mmm, leather. I'm a big fan of leather in perfumes, so I suppose I'm not shocked at how much I liked this one. The leather is mixed with a sweetness that I'm fairly certain is the tobacco. I actually think tobacco in a perfume is a fabulous idea! The tobacco and leather smell absolutely magical together, like I'd imagine Aragorn from Lord of the Rings would smell. I loved it so much that I ran to my boyfriend, who was in the hamster room cleaning their tanks, and I made him smell my wrist. I got a delighted utterance out of him, so I'd say he approves. The dry down reveals the allspice note. I'm not quite sure I can detect the bay rum, though I'm not heartbroken over that fact.
Black Baccara is quickly becoming a favorite perfumery for me. I love the theme and I adore both the perfumes I've tried so far. I might have to place another order soon!
DISCLAIMER- I received Vlad from Black Baccara as a free sample with my purchase. I am not affiliated with or compensated by any of the companies mentioned. All opinions are always my own and honest!
I love to do some gender bending myself :) Vlad sounds amazing. I love tobacco in perfumes and leather too. Great combo!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome, Su! I really think it is a great combo. :) I just think it smells, well, sophisticated and sexy!
DeleteI have to check black baccara out! This sounds perfect for my boyfriend. He really likes to wear perfume oils too, especially the ones that I buy for him:)
ReplyDeleteI think you should, Amanda! They have a lot of different sample packs that are already made and sample packs where you can choose what you want.
DeleteMy boyfriend wears perfume oil too. I think I've mentioned this before, but his favorite is Library by Solstice Scents. We both love that one and seriously own 3 bottles, haha.
I think I´d love this one! It is on my list to sample when I get around to ordering that full size Boneyard!
ReplyDeleteYay! Black Baccara is seriously kind of addicting. Boneyard is definitely worthy of a full size! But you know that of course :)
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of this one - adding it to my 'samples to try' list! I'm really coming around to more masculine scents lately, and I agree with you that leather and tobacco go together beautifully!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely worth a sample, Dee! I like buying masculine scents not only because they're usually nice, but also because I can share them with my boyfriend! It's a win/win situation!
DeleteLet me know if you like it, if you do get a sample sometime :)
I agree, wear what you like! I suppose that people tend to group scents as "masculine" and "feminine" but who's to say what those really mean anyway?
ReplyDeleteExactly, it's all a matter of opinion anyway. Wearing what you like is always important because life is so short. If someone at work bitchfaces at me for smelling like leather, a Cemetary, or a haunted library, then so be it! At least I'll enjoy the scent, haha ;D
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