Reviews of D&G Masculine (1999)
by Dolce & Gabbana

I nearly bought some of this today because it was on special offer. I'm now glad I didn't because it's just too bland and uninspired, which is odd considering there are so many ingredients in the mix. Maybe that's the problem. Anyway, it smells too sharp and bitter for me and there are too many leaves involved here.

Top notes: lemon
Mid notes: lemon
Base notes: lemon
I've said it all.

Reminds me of 212 Men without the huge green leaf squelching feelings. I wish I didn't look at the note pyramid while smelling this. I don't get any of it at all and the whole thing is just simply overbearing. My first thought (before reading the note pyramid) was it's a soapy spicy scent that just rolls of my nose like a eloquent phrase roll off the tongue. As the fragrance cooled down I found that it got less smooth as the notes played with each other. There's just too much going on. Way too much green stuff going on here like woods and leaves and herbs. Not great to confuse the senses but enough to keep interest.

D & G Masculine is a fresh, clean fragrance. It opens with a very pleasing citrus / green accord—clean, fresh, and lasts quite long for a citrus. The switch to the middle notes is quick, once it starts, and creates a clean, nicely balanced, rather composite herbal accord that doesn’t project very much. The middle herbal nature continues the freshness of the beginning citrus with even a little ozonics stuck in there. I find these heart notes to be quite engaging, but I would like them to have a little more strength; however, this is likely the way the target market—younger wearers—would like it. The base also emphasizes the light and refreshing characteristic with lighter woods, vetiver, and tonka. Though it is not a fragrance for me, I rather like this pleasant fragrance. It is aimed at the younger market and this one of the better ones of that usually mediocre genre.

this is a fresh and light citrus scent for young man.definitely not to compare with eaus sauvage ,sagamore or pour monsieur.nice,simple and ordinary.

they make a good natural spray deo of this frag, otherwise its useless.

does what it says on the tin. it is very 'masculine' but is a bit of a young smell. probably not one for anyone over 21.

drydown is very good, too much citrus in it

This is 90% of a great scent. I enjoy the other two D&G's but this one is missing a note that holds it all together. The peppermint note is a bit too much as it comes off as fresh almost to a fault. Not a bad scent, but it's lacking something to hold the whole thing together.