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    Slow Explosions vs. The Red

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    Slow Explosions wears longer on skin, while The Red projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Slow Explosions vs. The Red
    Slow ExplosionsThe Red
    ConcentrationEau de Parfum
    Launched20162016
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerJosh MeyerJosh Meyer
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Slow Explosions

    Leather
    Warm Spicy
    Rose
    Fruity
    Amber
    Animalic
    Fresh
    Metallic

    The Red

    Warm Spicy
    Amber
    Metallic
    Leather
    Tobacco

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Apple
    Fire
    Heart
    RoseSaffron
    Saffron
    Base
    LeatherBenzoinCashmeran
    AmberTobaccoLeather

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Slow Explosions vs. The Red
    Slow ExplosionsThe Red
    Score3.5/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours2-4 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Starts sweet, ends with conviction. The apple-rose opening is an invitation; the leather-saffron drydown is the conversation that follows. Eight to ten hours of warmth that builds rather than fades.Slow Explosions
    The Red earns every red cent it asks for. Where other orientals announce themselves, this one waits, saffron's bright entrance, then a settle into amber and warmth that builds trust.The Red