

It is a very smooth and creamy, fresh shaving foam kind of smell that I really love. It doesn't go all spicy and dark or earthy on the dry down and despite it's freshness it does have a slight creamy sweetness in the background although it is not a sweet scent at all. To my nose, RG is very smooth, not harsh and very much has a shaving foam vibe, which I like. I saw a YT video by Sebastian but all his 'alternatives were IMO way off the mark based on his supporting comments like 'this is similar but 'boozy' or 'it has a ramped up liquorice note' or something along those lines, clearly illustrating that it is thereby not the SAME as RG at all. So, is there anything out there that smells the SAME (note: not slightly similar or a similar 'vibe' but the SAME). Just my luck, I struggle for ages to be wowed by anything only to finally be wowed and find I can't get it without selling a kidney. so it looks like I need something that smells the same, if such a thing exists? However, it's discontinued (in both tin can and the 'La Collection' square bottle versions) I refuse to bend down and take it, by paying what is being asked for it on eBay or amazon etc. OK, so I've sampled YSL Rive Gauche (Tin can version) and love it, in fact I want some.
