Antidote

18 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• gbriel

  November 18, 2012

  

  Brutal fragrance, maybe a bit dry or lacking the sweet touch I look for, but very attractive. It smells like a lot of smoke; definitely a gem I owned for a good while and I’ll buy again.

• gbriel

  December 5, 2012

  

  Great perfume, maybe a bit dry or not sweet enough for my taste, but very appealing. It has a lot of smoke; definitely a gem I owned for a long time and will repurchase.

• gbriel

  January 27, 2013

  

  Once the citrus notes fade, the base becomes pure addiction: a very pronounced amber. I don’t get why they kill well-made, complex fragrances and let bad ones like One Million run wild; honestly, it’s all marketing unless it smells a thousand times better, even if it’s barely noticeable.

• priethcallas

  June 22, 2013

  

  Victor & Rolf are innovative and bold in fashion, but for their first men’s fragrance, they were conservative. Don’t get me wrong: it’s beautiful and elegant, but not as disruptive as one might expect. Maybe because it was their first, they went with the safe bet. Upon application, it reminded me of two old perfumes I tried years ago; the nose has good memory. Antidote shares 8 notes with Old Spice and 9 with Tabac de M&W, achieving 12 notes in common between the two, and this one has 25 notes total, which is a lot. The structure shows that conservatism: a citrus opening with a touch of cardamom, a heart intensely floral supported by cinnamon and nutmeg, and a very common but accumulated base: 12 notes versus the usual 5 or 6. The opening is short, but the heart is floral, with lavender that feels strong alongside the cinnamon. The base stands out with amber, incense, leather, wood, and sandalwood; in fact, it has the entire base of Tabac minus the tobacco and four of Old Spice’s notes. It’s more complex than the other two. It’s for all seasons, formal wear, excellent 12-hour longevity, and a heavy trail if overapplied. I bought a miniature by chance, and in my country, I believe it’s no longer available. I can’t believe it’s discontinued since it’s from 2006 and V&R only has two men’s scents, this one and SpiceBomb from 2012. I think it’s a partial discontinuation in Latin America where the brand isn’t very well known. If you have the chance, I recommend it. It didn’t make me fall in love, but it’s special and worth it.

• priethcallas

  June 28, 2013

  

  Viktor & Rolf are quite innovative and bold in fashion. However, for their first men’s fragrance, I think they were somewhat conservative. Don’t get me wrong; this fragrance is beautiful and elegant, but not as innovative or disruptive as one would expect from V&R (perhaps because being the first, they wanted to bet on the winner without taking more risks). When I applied it, it brought back memories of two others I tried many years ago, maybe too many, but the olfactory memory is good, and indeed this Antidote shares 8 notes with Old Spice (spiced oriental) and 9 with Tabac (aromatic fougere) from M&W, and between the two they manage to have 12 notes in common with Antidote, which, by the way, must be one of the modern perfumes with the most notes I’ve seen: 25. The structure shows they were conservative: citrus opening with a spice contribution (cardamom), intensely floral middle notes supported by cinnamon and nutmeg, and a base very common to other perfumes, only that Antidote accumulated 12 base notes against the usual 5 or 6. I find the opening short, but the middle notes are intensely floral, especially the lavender which suddenly feels strong with the cinnamon. Then the base stands out with amber, incense, leather, wood, and sandalwood. In fact, Antidote contains the entire base of M&W’s Tabac minus the tobacco note, and has four of the base notes of Old Spice. In any case, Antidote is more complex than the two mentioned. A fragrance for all seasons, formal use, excellent longevity of over 12 hours, heavy trail if overapplied. I bought a miniature by chance, and in my country I don’t think they’ll bring it anymore. I struggle to think it was truly discontinued, since it’s from 2006 and V&R doesn’t have an extensive men’s catalog that has been in production for so long. One understands why YSL would discontinue dozens, but V&R only has two for men, this one and Spicebomb from 2012. I think it’s a partial discontinuation in our Latin American countries where the brand isn’t very well known. If you have the opportunity, I recommend it. I didn’t fall in love with it, but it’s special and worth it.

• juancar677

  June 22, 2015

  

  I bought this fragrance at the time of its launch. I don’t know if it’s discontinued in Spain today, but in my case I had to return it shortly after using it. For me, it was a perfume that felt good and bad at times. It felt good at the initial opening and at the beginning of the net floral middle notes; from the middle of the middles to the base, it became heavy, boring, and cloying to the extreme. I’d say very little subtle and too concentrated. Classic on one hand, but tending towards an excessive combination of notes. For its style, I’d recommend other much more effective and pleasant fragrances.

• arp

  September 15, 2015

  

  If the classification for trail or projection (high, medium, low) were also split into high, medium, low, I’d say that in my case it had low-low or low-medium projection. What about its scent or notes? Its very low and shy projection didn’t let me know it well; it was like a blind date where the woman only peeked around the corner and didn’t come closer. The little I managed to perceive was a sensation of slightly spiced Neroli Portofino; at first that sensation gave me, then I perceived it as Guerlain Heritage, just slightly more ambered and much shyer or imperceptible. Honestly, I don’t have much to say since its poor, almost non-existent trail didn’t let me study it. As for longevity, it was medium: the fragrance behaved like small flashes I managed to perceive for about 8 hours, flashes that appeared 5 or 6 times during that time, reminding me of Guerlain Heritage and to a lesser extent Neroli Portofino. By the way, if you thought Bleu de Chanel was the worst in projection and longevity, you haven’t seen everything yet: this beats it by a lot. It projects much less, and although it lasted longer, one could argue it lasted less because I could almost never smell it on myself. Was it discontinued? I don’t know, but it would be good if it was, since besides lacking innovative aroma, its projection is almost =0, something like a commercial scam.

• arp

  September 22, 2015

  

  If fragrances had projection levels like altitude, this would be on the lowest floor. Its scent was so timid I couldn’t get to know it well; it was like a blind date where she just peeked around the corner and turned back. The little I caught was a sensation like Neroli Portofino with a spicy touch, then it reminded me of Guerlain Heritage, but more ambered and almost imperceptible. In short, its poor trail didn’t let me study it. It lasted about 8 hours, but they were like small flashes that appeared and disappeared about 5 or 6 times, always reminding me of Heritage and a bit of Neroli. By the way, if you thought Bleu de Chanel was the worst in projection and longevity, get ready: this beats it by a lot. It projects almost nothing, and although it lasted longer, I could almost never smell it on my skin. Was it discontinued? I don’t know, but it would be a relief, as it has no innovative aroma and its projection is almost zero; it’s a commercial scam.

• RobiDRosa

  December 19, 2016

  

  Antidote, if I’m not mistaken, was Viktor & Rolf’s debut in men’s perfumery. I remember there was a lot of advertising in select magazines, but in department stores it wasn’t offered or much effort was made to promote it, at least in my country. To my taste, it had the bad luck of not knowing whether to be ahead of or behind its time: a non-conventional scent, a striking bottle from a not-so-well-known brand, and somewhat Victorian and mysterious advertising. The opening was striking, amber, organic mossy, and sweet, but with earthy sensations and lots of incense that dominated if overapplied. In short, a complex fragrance at times and linear at others; it wasn’t actually bad, but perhaps a bit complicated for such a trend-following, changing market. Question: Is it already discontinued?

• MarcusRS

  April 21, 2019

  

  V&R Antidote is one of those perfumes that, because it’s hard to find, becomes an obsession. It arrived in my collection labeled ‘miracle,’ but it didn’t seem extraordinary to me. It’s not bad; it’s just that arriving late and in the current context, V&R’s proposal feels uncreative and has a bipolar personality that’s hard to read. Here, the climate makes it different from North America. It opens with bright lavender, dry green spices, and cardamom, with floral and cinnamon touches over an amber and leather base. It feels neat, clean, and modern, with soapy and sweet moments reminiscent of One Million. It’s extremely dry and shines in dry climates: 8 hours with high projection for the first two hours, then drops to leave a dry, transparent amber. Is it worth the obsession? Definitely not, but as Priet says, it’s special and worth it if you get lucky and don’t pay $300 for a 125ml bottle. A must? No. Worth knowing? Definitely. P.S.: It has nothing to do with Envy.

• MarcusRS

  April 21, 2019

  

  V&R Antidote is one of those perfumes that, because they’re hard to get, become an obsession. Under that sign, it arrived in my collection as a 125ml bottle with the tag ‘this perfume is a miracle,’ so I appreciate the gesture. I can’t be ungrateful to the cosmos, but Antidote didn’t seem extraordinary to me. It’s not a bad perfume or a bad scent, but arriving late to my collection and in today’s creative context, V&R’s proposal feels lacking in creativity. With its bipolar personality, it’s hard to pin down its shape. This is my take from my home country, where its behavior is very different from North America, where the less humid climate allows for a better experience. Antidote opens with radiant lavender, modern spiced green sweetness, dry or talcum-like, with twisted vibrations of cardamom and floral and cinnamon notes, all over a foundation of amber and leather. It feels neat, clean, and modern; at times it gives soapy mirages and very sweet spirits, very much in line with the One Million trend. It’s extremely dry, and in dry climates you get the best: 8 hours with high projection for the first two hours, then it drops to 6 hours until you’re left with a dry, transparent amber. Is it worth obsessing over? Definitely not, but as Priet says, it’s special and worth knowing. All this, provided it falls into your hands by cosmic design and not by paying more than $300 for a 125ml bottle. A must? No. Worth knowing? Definitely. P.S.: It has no resemblance to Envy.

• Espartaco

  June 4, 2019

  

  A refined re-evolution of Le Male, filtered through spicy, dry, and powdery notes. It didn’t bring anything new; it smelled of something tested in a thousand places back in 2003: that vanilla/peppermint/lavender/cinnamon mix of Le Male, that cyber and tacky update of the classic fougere that we ended up hating and copied to the extreme, like Rochas Man or 212 Sexy. This fact helps so you don’t pay extra for Antidote; it doesn’t have the power to enter the list of most sought-after discontinued scents, the last unicorn or black swan. Nevertheless, Antidote smelled very good. It differentiated itself from Le Male and clones with a drier nature than a crow’s cough. The dry-down was exquisite, a dusty humidity, like moldy green vanilla and spicy, with echoes of Jaipur pour homme and more delicate formulas. It’s a hard perfume to classify: it smells like something seen in a thousand places, and yet, you’d want to bathe in it. It made me think of a great old asylum with freshly wallpapered walls, stark white and blinding, with flashes of cold green vegetation from the outside, daydreams, half-sleep, and fever deliriums that alter perception. It was cheerful and sexy, but it modified itself to reveal something mystical and very cool dreamlike, with that spicy, moldy floral that I loved. Plus, it has a serene, cold light, almost white celadon green and contemplative, that takes you to visualize that false summer of crystal-clear, insensible light in Nordic countries. I wouldn’t pay a cent more, but if I find it in a pharmacy dead of laughter, I’ll take it without thinking. P.S.: For my taste, the only redeeming part of Viktor & Rolf’s catalog.

• Espartaco

  June 11, 2019

  

  A refined reimagining of Le Male filtered through spicy, dry, and powdery notes. It didn’t bring anything new; it smelled like something felt everywhere in 2003: the typical vanilla, mint, lavender, and cinnamon blend of Le Male, that cyber and tacky update of the classic fougere that we ended up hating and that got copied into a thousand formulas like Rochas Man and 212 Sexy. This fact helps so people don’t pay big money for Antidote; it doesn’t have enough punch to make it to the most sought-after lists or be the next unicorn. That said, it smelled very good. It stood out from Le Male and clones by being drier, like a crow’s cough. The dry-down was gorgeous: dusty humidity, green vanilla, and moldy with a spicy kick, recalling Jaipur pour homme and more delicate formulas. It’s hard to classify: it smells like something seen a thousand times and yet you’d want to bathe in it. It made me think of a grand old asylum with freshly painted white walls, flashes of cold green vegetation from outside, feverish daydreams and delusions altering perception. It was cheerful and sexy, but transformed to reveal something mystical and dreamlike, with floral, spicy, and moldy notes that I loved. It had a serene, cold light, a nearly white celadon green, that took you to visualize a false summer of crystal-clear light in Nordic countries. I wouldn’t pay a single cent more, but if I find it at a perfume store for a laugh, I’ll take it without thinking twice. P.S.: For my taste, the only redeeming part of Viktor & Rolf’s catalog.

• juancar677

  June 12, 2019

  

  One of the three perfumes I had to return at the big department store in Spain, along with a Dunhill and a Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin Eau de Parfum Intense. Just to forget about it.

• beto_ruiz

  June 13, 2019

  

  Viktor & Rolf Antidote starts with a very aromatic opening, lavender and other floral notes giving it a slightly powdery and creamy presence. A few minutes later, tonka bean sweetens it, but moderately. After 10 minutes, its spicy nature is noticeable: a bit of incense, tobacco, cinnamon, and nutmeg, all contained. At this stage, it’s not floral, not spicy, not woody, but a little bit of everything. After about 30 minutes, the spices dominate the development, raising the cinnamon and vanilla aroma. In the opening, it brings me memories of Jazz by Yves Saint Laurent, but when it becomes more oriental, it smells like something between Gucci Envy for Men, Dolce & Gabbana The One, and other 90s orientals. Antidote smells good, a bit retro for the year it was released. Now it’s discontinued, and I don’t know why; the aroma is good, although maybe it didn’t have the expected sales. Despite smelling good, it’s not worth the exorbitant prices asked for some pieces online. If you can get it at a good price and like fragrances that share some characteristics with mine, go for it. Finally, I got to know it thanks to a sample provided by my friend @arp.

• beto_ruiz

  June 20, 2019

  

  Viktor & Rolf’s Antidote starts with an aromatic opening of lavender and flowers, slightly powdery and creamy. A few minutes in, the tonka bean sweetens it moderately. After 10 minutes, the spicy notes kick in: incense, tobacco, cinnamon, and nutmeg, all contained. At this point, it smells like a bit of everything. After 30 minutes, the spices take over, with cinnamon and vanilla rising. At first, it reminds me of Yves Saint Laurent’s Jazz, but when it turns oriental, it has something between Gucci’s Envy for Men, Dolce & Gabbana’s The One, and other 90s orientals. It smells good, a bit retro for its time. Now it’s discontinued, and I don’t know why; the scent is good, maybe it just didn’t sell as expected. Despite smelling great, it’s not worth the crazy prices people ask for online. If you catch it cheap and like fragrances with these characteristics, buy it. I met it thanks to a sample from @arp.

• trecko

  November 26, 2020

  

  As others have said, it became an obsession for me due to the marketing and English reviews calling it strange. Finally, I managed to get a 50ml or 75ml bottle; it didn’t cost a fortune, but the disappointment was total. It’s not fair to say it smells bad because it does deliver on its notes, but it’s not what I expected. The best part is the green opening, but it quickly turns into a powdery, talcum-heavy lavender that dominates the whole day, and I find it too feminine. Plus, the performance is nothing special compared to Spicebomb.

• AdrianT

  August 16, 2023

  

  Well, finding a bottle of this unicorn in Mexico is basically a lottery. I knew it from a gifted sample that smelled of smoky, sweet lavender, and I loved it. Later, I picked up a 125ml after shave on eBay, and the scent was identical, so I was happy (though it doesn’t last as long since it’s an after shave). The weird part was that after getting another 75ml bottle, the scent wasn’t the same as the first one or the sample. I don’t know if there are batch variations, but the liquid in the second bottle was greener than the after shave and the sample. I’ve heard there are two formulas; does anyone know if that’s true?