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    Envy for Men (1998)
    by Gucci

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    This sleek, masculine, oriental, woody scent became an instant classic when it was launched in 1998. The green liquid is contained in a square glass bottle with a large black plastic lid. The bottle is embossed with the words Gucci Envy for Men in silver text.

    Fragrance notes

    Opoponax, Incense, Patchouli, Amber, Musk, Cedarwood, Cardamom, Anise, Ginger, Nutmeg, Pimento.

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    10 reviews

    I like this cologne cuz it has a warm and spicy smell to it. I heard a lot of girls like it but I'm not a great fan of it. I recommend it to testosterone men who can pull it off cuz i think this cologne is not for just any guy.
    19 January 2010


    124 reviews

    Sweet and inviting. Modern and conservative, but yet somehow casual. Envy for men is a scent with a style. Sillage is quite ok, longevity is moderate - wouldn't mind if it lasted longer. It can be worn during warmer weather but in the evening when temperatures are just a bit down.
    18 January 2010


    790 reviews

    Envy for Men is a class oriental scent. It opens with slightly dull citrus that is accompanied by sharp spices(anise) and a gingery-floral-herbal accord that is very similar to the one in Hugo Dark Blue, but in the case of Envy For Men, is less synthetic-smelling and less sweet. Fragrant wood infused with incenses, acts as the backbone of the scent, and gives it that powdery and smokey texture as it dries down.
    12 January 2010


    56 reviews

    i used to love envy back in college but women never felt the same about it except my mom. they always said i'm too young for the scent & it's strong scent is over powering & too musky-ambery. they said it gave them a headache. that's why i never used it anymore after finishing the bottle. so it's not a scent for teens & guys at their 20's.

    envy is for the more elder crowd.
    10 January 2010


    1895 reviews

    Except for being colored green, Envy for Men has nothing in common with the original Envy. Instead, it is famous among fragrance aficionados for being the scent that brought ginger to designer fragrances for men. This it did with far greater élan than the later, overly powdery and insufferably sweet Bvlgari Blv pour Homme. Envy for Men’s ginger is overlaid upon a solid, if conventional sweet woody oriental structure, and both the bergamot and ginger opening and the spicy-sweet heart are stimulating and pleasant to wear. I would prefer that the ginger note, which is after all this scent’s signature, remained more prominent after the first half hour of wear, but Envy for Men is congenial enough without it.

    For its finale, Envy for Men employs an accord that must come in gallon jugs labeled “Masculine Drydown,” though it’s less crude and cloying than it could be, thanks to a judiciously applied soapy note. The potent woody amber component ensures that Envy for Men carries great distances and endures tenaciously for many hours: it is not by any means a subtle scent. On the whole I think Envy for Men is nice work, and clearly preferable to the Bvlgari, or even Serge Lutens’s Five O’Clock au Gingembre. I would have liked it better, though, if it were outfitted with a less crass and banal drydown.

    13 December 2009


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    In the past few years, I have worn numerous fragrances, but the one I always return to is Envy. It is just so well blended and smooth. It doesn't get better than this
    08 December 2009

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