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Stink Fast! - Porsche Design cologne
One thing some luxury-goods makers are missing out on are male-centric fragrances. Yankee Candle should come out with an entire "Garage Line" of scents like "Winter Ether," "Hydrocarbon Bliss," or the more subtle "Mustang Interior," and "Exhaust." There's a veritable treasure trove of olfactory delight just waiting to be mined by a master nose. Porsche Design isn't waiting for someone else to cash in on this brilliant plan, and the company is releasing its own line of products called "The Essence." Porsche Design is a separate unit from our friends who screw together conveyances, and the firm focuses on industrial design when not fiddling with esters and bergamot. The scents are described as having a combination of cold metallic and warm organic tones, and will be available in aftershave, hair gel, body wash, and deodorant. Now, you can get all dolled up in your Porsche odorificness, slip on a Porsche polo shirt, and go drive that Boxster to the golf course while wearing Porsche sunglasses. Once there, of course, you'll use Callaway clubs. Thanks for the tip, Tony!
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Michael 1:43PM (5/31/2008)
Wow.
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M 1:45PM (5/31/2008)
Well, considering their car designs haven't changed since the first 911 was penned decades ago, I wonder if this cologne smells just as stale?
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Ken Stamper 2:20PM (5/31/2008)
Now that's just silly. In what way are the 1964 911 and the current 911 similar in any way other than being rear engined?
porschedevotee 8:37PM (5/31/2008)
You may have missed this part: "Porsche Design is a separate unit from our friends who screw together conveyances." In case you didn't get it with the first reading, Porsche Design is separate from the car company. Please don't judge one company by another with a similar name.
Roger 1:16AM (6/01/2008)
:)
http://www.adelgigs.com/graphics/pfiles/p911%20rears.jpg
M 2:30PM (5/31/2008)
Ha ha ha... Oh, you're serious! Sorry. But hey man, really now GET serious. Look at the '64 911 and the current car. Are you telling me they don't look alike? Take a look at the 1953 Corvette and the 2008 and tell me they LOOK alike(!). Do you seriously not see a sameness of design in Porsche's 911 model over these many years?
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Sandok 4:37PM (5/31/2008)
So what? Take a look at the original M3 and the latest, don't they LOOK similar? The answer, yes. Does it make it a worse car? Hell no.
Porsche 911s look similar maybe, but does that mean they are horrible cars, design wise? Definately not. It just looks so clean and simple, unlike everything else which is chromed, showy and ugly for no reason.
RoadrunnerSTi 2:45PM (5/31/2008)
Why fix what's not broken.
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wormyguy 5:30PM (5/31/2008)
On the other hand . . .
Why innovate when its "good enough already?"
MFfan310 4:40PM (5/31/2008)
I was actually reading about this, and this should be out in October... it will be made and distributed by Groupe Clarins, the same company that makes Azzaro and Thierry Mugler fragrances. So, in the US, it should be as easy to find as your local Macy's or Sephora.
Still, this isn't the first car-branded fragrance. There's also a Ferrari line of fragrances, a Jaguar fragrance, a Corvette fragrance, and a HUMMER fragrance for men. As for the last one, being the cologne fan I am, I wouldn't want to smell like a HUMMER in the age of $4/gallon gas...
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Michael 8:53AM (6/01/2008)
Oh snap!
Steve 6:05PM (5/31/2008)
IIRC there was already a post about this a while back.
But if it smells good, then I'll buy it... who cares what company made it. It's cologne, so the smell matters... not the bottle, not the name, but the smell.
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Sherief 5:01AM (6/01/2008)
This reminds me of the hilarious Top Gear news segment about Porsche Design pipes.
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