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Mail arrived today from yourshaving in Spain.

Since I bought a Aventus dupe perfume, I knew I needed this also in soap and aftershave form. I hesited a while whether I should go for Stirling Executive Man or rather Opuntia, but the fact that the Stirling soap was out of stock everywhere simplified the choice.

And since @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social was saying good things about Koke, I also added it (free shipping might also have played a role...). I got a freebie Treet Platinum pack of blades.

Koke smells - interesting. Opuntia seems to be less of a pineapple bomb than the perfume I have, and the aftershave seemed more complex at a first smell.

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Nice haul!
I think Executive Man is still out of production for the time being. Something about the dupe supplier no longer being available.
Good stuff. I don't recall if either of these have been nominated for BVWSC in the past :-)
Is there a list of nominations/winners somewhere?
- No, but this is something I could do
Koké! ♥️
- Yes, I guess I will try this one first 🤔
  
  I'm using Koké tomorrow
I think that the best dupes are those that are in-family with the fragrance they resemble, but aren't positioned as dupes. Wrt Aventus, I have Executive Man (Stirling), and Venture (Captain's Choice). I much prefer Opuntia and Succès (Ethos Grooming Essentials) and I don't consider them to be dupes. I think the fragrance from these vendors, was built to complement Aventus if it is used as a final fragrance, but also be unique enough to stand alone.

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