Curve for Men (1996)
by Liz Claiborne

This was my gem through my middle school and high school years! Still have nothing but love for it and love a spray here and there to trigger those memories and reminisce. This was in my top three during that time with Joop! and Cool Water.

I find this one extremely inoffensive and wearable for a younger age and it will garner compliments. Plus at about $20 for a 4.2oz bottle, how can you go wrong?

21st January, 2012.

Love it, love it, love it. I wore Curve throughout high school and college and for some reason stopped and moved onto to other scents. Longevity and sillage are just fantastic on me; I can smell the scent on my clothes the next day. To me, it smells similiar to A&F Fierce, where Fierce has a cleaner, woodier smell, if that makes sense. But both scents are of the same family. I think one could easily wear Curve these days and be unique because it's not as popular as it once was.

31st December, 2011.

I actually kinda like this. After smelling some other more expensive fragrances, this was actually better than some. It does smell kind of soapy but it's really smooth and "round" if you can describe a smell that way. HOwever, it IS very cheap, and you do get what you pay for. do not expect an amazing fragrance that you will fall in love with. That's not to say people don't, but don't expect it if you are blind buying.

22nd October, 2011.

Curve, I'm really surprised that this was released back in 96, as it smells very modern. But Of all my fragrances, even my more expensive ones, this for some reason is the most complimented, from both women and men.

So this is quite loved by the ladies. I have this one lady friend likes it so much she borrows my jacket or scarf just to sniff on it all day. It's really affordable which is a great thing about it because it it has good longetivity, monster projection if you apply carelessly and leaves a killer scent trail; you'll leave the room and people in it will still smell you for a couple minutes, which is rare from cheapies. So I get the most compliments from this, and since it's so cheap, I sometimes just spray it to spice up the air in my room and it lingers for quite a while about 12 hours. I do have to say it is quite sinthetic, which might be a dealbreaker for some and the quality of the bottle, sprayer all of it is quite low; the sprayer is sketchy, it releases varying amounts of juice and the Curve logo on the bottle is like a sticker just slapped on there, but that really doesn't matter much to me anyways. It's not very versatile because I see it as a summer and warmer spring fragrance but you can wear it every day of the warmer seasons with no problem. I think that all should give this a try first, and it might surprise you; wort the money.

Projection A
Longetivity B
Overall Smell B (safe, clean, nothing special)

9th September, 2011.

Not bad, a nice cheap fragrance that has moderate longevity. I get a lot of citrus in the opening but then takes on a woodsy feel. It's inoffensive and cheap, however there are much better fragrances.

9th September, 2011.

Curve for men is a good choice for any teenage novice who is looking for something cheap and somewhat pleasing to untrained noses. It will garner you occasional compliments from varying women who like slightly sweet, floral, and woodsy scents.

As for me, I think I'd rather spray myself with lysol and call it a day. The best part of the fragrance in my opinion is the dry down. I can't stand the top of this because I feel as if I just dabbled myself in a synthetic mess... Then it dawns on me that I just did. Overall this fragrance is generic and boring.

There is a lot of love for this cologne mainly because of it's cost and there are women who do like this one. However, in my opinion this cologne is at the bottom of the rung, and associates itself with the likes of Eternity and Cool Water... fragrances that I think are marginally better than Curve.

Longevity: 6/10 Doesn't last long on my skin. 4-6 hours.
Projection: 7/10 People should be able to smell this...
Compliments: 7/10 Women do like this one. Due to it's popularity? I think so...
Smell: 3/10 This does nothing for me. Look elsewhere for a quality fragrance.

Overall: 5.8

23rd July, 2011.