212 Men (1999)
by Carolina Herrera

A very annoyingly sharp metallic citrus that is quite artificial. This is very much in the generic vein of so many other mainstream citruses over the years. The only positive thing I can say about 212 Men is it has an incredible sprayer. I just wish the juice it was spraying was any good... alas it is not. One to avoid, says I.

26th January, 2012.

In the same vein of the new different version of Trussardi Uomo (which is more complex, ambery, spicier, less green and synthetic) and a remembrance of many other scents out there as Paco Rabane XS, Chanel Bleu (but grassier and less marine)Trussardi Action, Jill Sander Man, and Lanvin L'Homme etc, this  citrusy-green juice with traces of ozone  is a woody, slightly mineral and ambery smell with an initial metallic temperament, monolitic melancholy citrusy-floral kind of tart smell fading with time, an urine undertone and a peppery vibe. The key elements are citrus, prickly spices, ozonic musk, gardenia and woods. The starting concerns with time tend to disappear and finally the fragrance improves with its incensey-musky consistence, a disappeared metal-urine feel, a more changeable fruity-floral appeal, the woody-ambery masculine and sensual mildness. Let's go on.

15th October, 2011. (Last Edited: 17th October, 2011.)

What a great fresh fragrance - starts with fresh green herbs/grass, then transcends to something spicy musk, and then finally settles down to its woody base not loosing its initial charm of notes.

All in all a very safe fragrance, you cannot go wrong with this beauty; sillage is very good, longevity is awesome and projection is excellent! I would suggest this as a buy for all age groups, according to me it's a sophisticated fragrance, displays class!

3rd October, 2011.

Nice and clean, but smells a bit cheap.

17th September, 2011.

Unless you've been living in some remote tee-house in the Amazon, you've smelled this before, perhaps not intentionally but like Issey, Fierce and Cool Water (amongst others) its everywhere. While I enjoy and appreciate all of those aforementioned fragrances, its definitely another case of being a victim of its own popularity. Its a very well done synthetic green that in all honestly gets the balance just right for a teen/college friendly fragrance. You will get compliments and you will smell good, you'll just also smell like a lot of other people. If that doesn't bother you then go for the slightly better constructed AGD as it ticks all the same boxes but seems a bit more classy. I have heard some good things about some of the countless 212 flankers such as 'pop' though I haven't tried them (avoid 212 sexy)

Longevity is surprisingly good on my skin for this type of fragrance.

You can wear this any time and any place and any climate.

If you're fortunate enough to be around 18 and you can find this at a reasonable price, I cant really fault it.

24th August, 2011.

An awesome all year around fragrance where we have the dominance of green notes giving a recently cut grass aroma mixed with some sort of metallic vibe into it. Great for who is just getting into fragrances.

21st August, 2011.