Aramis 900 (1973)
by Aramis

the top 3 aramis for men are this, the 900 and tuscany. tuscany kis more a quiontessential scent that easily pleases and yet has depth.the 900 seem the "extreme" version: its patchoulli and vetiver give it the ever present smell of herbs. i enjoy this as with tuscany. im glad thee isnt much of a mainstream following, allowing the labekl to retain loyals by keeping standards up and profits on the moderate. obver ambition could result in theblack XS disaster.

Heavy patchouli domnites this making it very heady (or hemp shop). Smells like about everything else that came out in the time period of the late 70's early eighties with leather chypres and so on. Not to say perfumery has gone further than copying each other! This is a more herbal than others but does feel "old" but it's not too bad.

One of the best Aramis fragrances after Tuscany.Find the others too "old".V similar to aromatics for women.Find some women overly apply the stuff and it can be heady.
For me 900 is great value cos it lasts all day and I have dry skin on which some of the other fragrances disappear quickly.
Getting hard to find in the U.K. but I can usually find some in Europe at excellent prices.
For me this is a classic that will always be one of my favorites.A v definate thumbs up,maybe even 2 if there were 2 thumbs!!

terrible imo. medicine does not smell sexy. very harsh and aramis's worst to date

If Aramis 900 were really original Aramis with an added subtle hint of rose to cut the rougher notes, then I would have absolutely loved this. I am enthsiastic about Lorenzo Villoresi Sandalo for this very reason-- a austere dry sandalwood with a beautiful subtle supporting rose basenote. But Aramis 900 is not this way. To make a musical analogy: I love florals that are the fragrance equivalents of violas not violins. The violin is the lead in the string quartet, and they set the pace and play the melody. The violin is the up front player. The viola plays a quieter supporting tone that makes the music more rich and profound. A string quartet without a viola would be too strident. You don't really notice the viola, but without it the music just wouldn't be right. In the same way, I really like florals that play the viola part-- the support, the complex feature that does not have to be up front. Here in Aramis 900, IMHO the florals are too forward, too much the violin, not the viola. As a result, this is a unisex fragrance tending dangerously toward a matronly sensibility, and not by any means unabashedly masculine. Caveat emptor!

*Edit: I don't know what happened. Maybe rating it before too hastily but this has become a staple. Nice, heady, masculine scent.

I just tried Aramis 900 for the first time today. Now I love masculine heady scents as much as the next guy but it smells like someone mixed manure in my sample before I got it. Maybe I could grow to like it but I don't know if I want to start liking something that smells like poop. Plenty of people love it. Must be my chemistry.

*Edit: I don't know what happened. Maybe rating it before to hastily but this has become a staple. Nice, heady, masculine scent.