Anucci Man (1989)
by Anucci

Anucci Man is marketed for men, but I do believe women may enjoy this as well. It's green and flowery, perhaps due to bergamot and jasmine. The lavender makes it smell very soapy. And I'm not sure what gives it a bit of a Bowling Green "grass clippings" smell -- perhaps the bergamot? It projects very well -- good sillage. And longevity? Well, I spritzed one time on my arm yesterday, and I still smell it on me nearly 24 hours later, although the sillage is much much less, practically nil, by 24 hours. No problem with longevity there, at least for me.

The drydown is mostly a musky amber, maybe a trace of jasmine and lavender still. It's almost like a very beautiful-smelling laundry detergent smell, similar to Jennifer Aniston (jasmine/musk/amber) but without the yucky lily smell that I dislike, and a HECK of a lot longer lasting. (Jennifer Aniston lasts a maximum 4.5 hours on my skin.)

If Jennifer Aniston is laundry detergent for Winston Smith, then Harrison Bergeron's laundry detergent of choice should have been Anucci Man.

4th December, 2011.

This is one of those fragrances that should not be smelled too close to the skin – its sillage is much improved away from the source. Smelled close, the opening is confused and muddled to my nose, and I mostly smell lavender in a not-too-wonderful accord. But caught as whiffs rising a bit distantly from the source, the accord is very attractive. I find Anucci Man difficult to deconstruct, but the lavender is apparent, the patchouli is probable and the florals provide body to the accord without smelling at all flowery. I’m pretty sure that the reason I am unimpressed with the opening is the prominent oakmoss and lavender… a combination that I never care for up close and personal, but I can sometimes enjoy it from a distance. The oak moss makes Anucci a bit dated, and its dominance to my nose also tends to make it linear for me. But in regard to its quality, I must say that I find it surreal that I have the old fashioned combination of lavender and oakmoss on my skin and I am not attempting to rigorously wash it off… Actually I’m enjoying it as long as I don’t put my nose too close to the source.

I never get the citrus or distinct floral notes in the opening or heart of Anucci – I get a lavender / oakmoss supported by background mixed florals and a strange note – possibly the chamomile... possibly caraway. This opening / heart accords last for a few hours and then moves to soft, floral / musk drydown that still carries more than a trace of oakmoss… and the total effect is quite enjoyable. I don’t get much powder… just an excellent musky floral.

Anucci is an interesting, enjoyable, competently put-together fragrance that presents several notes I tend to dislike, but it somehow manages to carry them off beautifully. I’m impressed.

21st April, 2010.

If you like Insensé, Fleur du Mâle or L'Eau d'Issey, then you really owe it to yourself to at least TRY Anucci for Men. This reasonably priced little gem (funky, somewhat gimmicky bottle, btw) definitely falls into the white floral category, albeit with very distinctive green notes and musky underpinnings.

Goes on brash at first, but dries down to a lovely and long lasting finish.

1st October, 2008.

I almost like this very much. It is very pleasant in general, but something seems out of place. I think it might be the chamomile in the top notes. Whatever it is makes this smell a little bit (to my nose) like someone's been rolling around in lawn clippings. It never quite disappears, but it does linger less prominently after a while. The rest of the composition is quite beautiful, and has great longevity and decent sillage, too. On the whole, this is a sweet, floral scent of some distinction. When you wear this, you definitely won't smell like just one of the crowd.

12nd July, 2008.

Mmm!To my nose very similar to Safari,and that's a good thing,but now we're playing golf instead of polo (just look at that bottle)!
It manages to be simultaneously dignified but sensual,refined but racy,everything a masculine fragrance should be ,but definitely not for the under-30s...

5th July, 2008.

Well this certainly has an "old man" smell to it due to whatever musk there is though not bad to be sure. Very green to me. The heart notes actually pop in this one. THe citrus up top really brings out the crisp but powdery undertones in this. Quite sophisticated and apropos for the imagery of a golfer on the box.

5th June, 2008.