Aramis (1965)
by Aramis

It smells interesting in a way, but eventually this is a horrendous nightmare in a bottle. I used it for a while in the past just to get more into the history of perfume making, but nowdays I couldn`t stand this even on others, not to mention myself.

Gag worthy animalic leather with huge doze of musty, almost rotten oak moss.
Not suprised at all that this was originally created for women (it really was), it has that "old granny" smell too like no other.

By far the most bothering thing to me in original Aramis is that it smells actually strikingly similar to old people, mainly women but also men, who wear clothes from centurys behind and don`t assumably shower that often either. And of course they don`t use Aramis, they just smell that way. I meet these people many times at the local bus, for instance, and so many times the smell of them has brought Aramis to mind.

Aramis smells to me non vital and vintage in a bad way. It`s almost capable to make me sick even thinking about it.

the first "aftershave" bought me by my mother when i was 16 and i still think its up with the best. a true classic, long live good old ARAMIS!!

ARAMIS CLASSIC - my №2 after KOUROS. I adore that kind of old-school masculine smells - strong, distinctive & virile. Like KOUROS, ARAMIS is difficult for mixing with female aroma, as a unshaven cheek of the man with a gentle neck of the girl. I'll quote a review of one female user, saying her opinion about my №1 fragrance: "This is the scent of true man. And this is just to put it in a definition kind of way. I love this cologne on men. This is extremely sexy and it says MAN to me". That sounds very good - IT SAYS: MAN TO ME. That's what I'm talking about... ARAMIS - The Scent Of True Man!

The artemesia, bergamot and aldehydes open this fragrance gloriously. Then come the subtle greens and gardenia, with a very slight undercurrent of cumin. The heart is a deep patchouli lightened by a luscious jasmin with a bit of orris, sandalwood and vetiver. The Leather and oakmoss base cover the castoreum, ambergris and musk trio that give a tremendous animalic warmth.

This is an amazing classic. The legend states that this was originally formulated to be a woman's fragrance. If that's true, I'm sure the formula was tweaked a bit for the masculine fragrance market. The basenotes pyramid lists some notes that I don't smell, but there you have it.

This is one of those scents that on the right man is delicious. It's the right balance of elegance and allure without being overpowering or cloying. A wonderful fragrance for men to wear and women to enjoy while it's worn.

This as many have already have said isn't for the younger crowd. I fall into this demographic, but I have an affinity for classic fragrances and their complexities and strength. I wore this one today to work, and I felt a little more mature wearing it. This isn't a bad thing and I think that it projects my inner gentleman a little bit better than other fragrances. This is a strong one. The opening is somewhat astringent with the strong bergamot note. This lingers as the middle notes come out and this is wear I detect the spicyness. I do get a hint of cumin, along with cloves and sage. This stage is beautiful. As the dry down continues, the base comes out to play with spicy, woody goodness. I have indeed smelled this fragrance in the past and had no idea what it was. This is in my work collection along with Azzaro PH, Paco Rabanne, Polo, and Creed BdP.
Thumbs up to a classic.