Reviews of 1872 for Men (2001)
by Clive Christian

I little peppery (very airy) a little orangey and a touch green. I don't understand the cost rationale behind this one. Nice blend and all but it's not something you'd save up to buy.

Just as I was beginning to think Clive Christian's colognes were amazing in every sense, along comes this one. This is very dissapointing. Every maker of fine designer cologne is allowed to be off the mark every once and a while. However, when you charge $300 - $500 per bottle, you aren't allowed that luxury. In my opinion, Clive Christian 1872 is off the mark. This is a feminine scent marketed as a man's cologne. It is not very distinguishable and doesn't last long. There are green notes blended with floral notes and this smells sort of grassy.

This was supposed to be a cologne that commemorates the year in which the Queen gave the crown stamp to the perfumery. Perhaps Clive Christian should have made this for the Queen herself because the scent would be way too feminine for any male royalty. This has notes of mandarin and talcum powder/baby powder with an overall green/grassy scent.

This is an extremely underwhelming scent and I could recommend better scents of this type that cost $50 - $100, which is an amazing thing because of the price tag on this scent. If I had the money to spend exorbitant amounts on cologne, I'd be more likely to spend it on a scent like Number 1 or X from Clive Christian, which at least distinguish themselves from almost any other cologne I've tried. 1872 is more generic, not long lasting and feminine. Perhaps this is why this is priced in the 'bargain basement' of only $300 compared to $1,000+ for the other Clive scents. I'd avoid this one unless you like floral colognes that fly under the radar.

The 'green' one from this line. There's really not much sillage or longevity, and it fails to offer anything unique for the hefty price tag. Honestly, the money would be much better spent on a bunch of high-quality (but reasonably priced) niche scents.

[Original submission date: 14 April 2008]

My first impression was that I received the 1872 for women. One spray and I was enveloped in a cloud of floral essence. I'm glad I only sprayed once because I was on my way to my mechanics shop...smelling like I had just hugged my mother was the only excuse I could think of before I walked in and went directly to the hand cleaner and scrubbed it off.

Now knowing what to expect, I tried it again later that day, I still get very heavy floral (rose and lily) and a slight sage-like note, but the mandarin is completely absent as is the pepper. The longevity was pretty good for a single spray and the dry-down did finally reveal some pepper notes, but the floral never always the lead in the performance.

I would highly recommend this as a feminine fragrance and I'll bet my daughter will love it. If you prefer a more masculine perfume, CC X is a much better initiation to Clive Christian. I'd give 1872 two thumbs up if I could because of it's character, composition and sophistication, but it's just not something I could wear.

I don't like this one at all. It is somewhat warm, but what others call "richness" I call "butteriness." For some, the notes blend together to give relaxation, but the mixture on me smells cloying, thick, and yet strangely short lived. All in all, not something I'd spend even 1/5 of what it costs. If you want warm and rich, buy 3 bottles of Patchouli Patch instead.

One of the mysteries of the fragrance business is how a perfumer can take the same elements others use and achieve startling results that differentiate his product from those of others. There is nothing here that others haven't used or are not now using to make mens' fragrances that seem a lot alike, and yet 1872 distinguishes itself by clearly communicating a sense of luxury and calm that is almost hard to imagine from these humble elements. Bottom line: this is an incredibly sophisticated, masculinely beautiful and subtle fragrance that exudes style and well-being.

Clive Christian is an interior designer who makes incredibly expensive high quality kitchens, among other things, and this fragrance epitomizes his view of the world as it should be. He must be an incredible perfectionist. I am not sure I would want to know him.

Goes on very feminine -- at least on my skin. Smells at first like a hybrid of Estee Lauder's Aliage and Private Collection, believe it or not. (At least on me, that is.) You can definitely smell the petitgrain for the first 20 minutes at least -- very sweet.

Dries down to a beautiful, deep muskiness -- hard to describe. (Smells little like it did going on.) Sadly, almost no longevity on me. Wouldn't care so much were it not almost $300.00 USD for a 1.7 oz. bottle.

Much as I like it, it WON'T be on my Christmas list -- that same money would buy me three bottles of Havana Reserva, or three (tester) bottles of Bois de Portugal.

Thumbs up, but only from a purely critical point of view.

Absolutely wonderful scent; rich and gentlemanly. But it only last two hours on me :( Curse my skin.

I've worn this rich scent 4 times now; and every time; I genuinely enjoy it more and more.

It would be my signature scent if not so expensive.
Fortunately; it doesn't take much.

Consistantly Warm, rich, spicy, but not floral. Masculine; but tender. A perfect balanced blend that gives one a uniqueness among Men that commands respect as a result of.

I see people comparing similarity of expensive fragrances to cheaper brands, but I think it hard to compare this Masterpiece to anything out ther; expensive or not.

This is a scent a woman would continue to smell the pillowcase long after you left.

Thumbs way up on this one! !

I agree. Elegant, a pleasant experience all day for me and those around me. Soft, sometimes sweet, but always a gentleman. I don't get so much pepper, but the mandarine with leather like notes in the first hour are special. A signature scent for me. Worth the bucks? It makes me feel good to wear it, and has a way of relaxing me. That's enough for me. My wife loves it.