By Man (1998)
by Dolce & Gabbana

GREAT FRAGRANCE!!! a little too femenine at times but a fragrance that will bring compliments from the ladies,,once it hits the dry down it starts smelling more masculine like leather an woody a very unique smell BUT still will have to go with armani code in wish it smells in some way símilar but it gets compliments in higher ways...

7th January, 2012.

When I want warm, comforting, sexy assuredness I reach for D&G BY. The sad thing is I never smelled this until 2002 because I was so put off by the chintzy bottle design. I had a friend rave about this and I destinctly remember laughing him off close-mindedly as he flashed me his bottle proclaiming it was "the stuff". I had never smelled it on him. Much later, at first smell I was hooked. I can only imagine that the gauche packaging helped attribute to its discontinuation. It looked like a bargin bin crap offering by appearance but oh how I was wrong. Can't judge a book by its cover - It was a hard lesson to learn. Now I am paying top dollar to amass backups for 1.7oz sizes to avoid getting scammed by fakes. I deserve it I guess.

La Nuite de L'Homme by YSL is somewhat similiar to BY but weaker and sweeter than this powerful masterpiece. I can only pray for D&G to rerelease it.

4th May, 2011.

Sampling Dolce & Gabbana’s By Man inspires existential musings. How can the same house that once made By Man now pimp the execrable Anthology Series? Where is the justice in a world where swill like Light Blue headlines D&G’s masculine offerings while By Man languishes in apparent extinction?

With its perky and naturalistic sweet-tart citrus, herb, and pepper opening, its oddly languorous spicy amber oriental torso, and its warmly animalic, yet civilized leather, labdanum, and wood footing, By Man is as nuanced, multifaceted, and surprising as D&G’s latest offerings are simplistic, vapid, and predictable.

Bergamot, neroli, basil, pepper, and nutmeg flash across By Man’s surface, while sweet, powdery amber, lavender, artemisia, and an elusive animalic note (the Ambrox?) glide beneath. As the scent develops it reveals a trace of smoky leather and quite a bit of labdanum. The effect is both kaleidoscopic and chameleonic as the olfactory colors shift and swirl.

In its juxtaposition of sweet citrus and resins with lavender and leather, By Man shows stylistic affinities to both Guerlain’s Habit Rouge and Nicolaï’s New York. To my nose By Man is sharper and more aromatic than either of these older scents. It is also less overtly animalic and vanillic than Habit Rouge, and less sweet and powdery than New York.

In my estimation By Man’s weakest moment comes at the very tail end of its drydown, where an isolated woody note feels very thin and bare once its accompanying leather, musk, and labdanum have dissipated. The slightly disappointing fadeout notwithstanding, By Man is a top drawer scent of great elegance and distinction.

12nd April, 2011. (Last Edited: 24th April, 2011.)

This is my "Holy Grail" as well as my signature. I love everything about this fragrance EXCEPT the fact that it is so expensive since being discontinued and the majority of the ones on the online market are fakes so beware. This is one of the few scents I close my eyes to while taking a slow sniff and exhale a whispered "ahhhhhhh". Beastly longevity and silage I give this unique scent a 10/10.

1st April, 2011.

Another fine creation "by" d&g.A true keeper in every way for me!

22nd February, 2010.

This is sexy, naughty and wicked. great stuff. only for evening.

20th February, 2010.