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    This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 vs. Sunshine Man

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    Sunshine Man rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 vs. Sunshine Man
    This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4Sunshine Man
    ConcentrationEau de Parfum
    Launched20182015
    GenderUnisexMale
    PerfumerLuca MaffeiPierre Negrin, Fabrice Pellegrin
    Best seasonFallSummer

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4

    Amber
    Aromatic
    Warm Spicy
    Sweet
    Lavender
    Herbal
    Woody
    Yellow Floral

    Sunshine Man

    Sweet
    Aromatic
    Vanilla
    Woody
    Herbal
    Fresh Spicy
    Lavender
    Warm Spicy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    ImmortelleLavenderOrange brandy
    Heart
    Ylang-YlangBenzoinTonka Bean
    BergamotJuniper BerryClary Sage
    Base
    OpoponaxLabdanumPatchouli
    VanillaTonka BeanCedarwood

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4 vs. Sunshine Man
    This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4Sunshine Man
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours10+ hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

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    Real talk

    This one divides people on the sweetness. Some catch a cola-note from the benzoin and tonka interplay, warm, almost gourmand. Others get the herb first, the bitter edge that artemisia brings.This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.4
    A warm-weather gem that smells expensive without trying too hard. The immortelle and vanilla combo is unexpected and works beautifully, though the performance leans moderate rather than beast mode.Sunshine Man