Feeling Man (1989)
by Jil Sander

Sweet fruits and tobacco. Quite nice and I wish my sample had a little more to go on.

I used to own this, and I would buy it again if only I could find it. The fragrance was great! The bottle design never really fit the fragrance and was bit on the cheap side.

One of my all time favorites. Cotton Candy and Tobacco. Very masculine.

Every few months, the forum will have a "Bring it back!" thread about discontinued fragrances. After Patou PH, Feeling Man is usually right up there in terms of requests. Given that kind of publicity and the generally favorable comments, more than once I've had my finger poised on an auction to buy bottles ranging anywhere from $75-150. Luckily, I refrained and spent my money elsewhere.

Receiving a decant of it from a fellow Bnoter, I can see why members enjoy it. It's a nice scent overall. BUT, it is by no means a brilliant scent, nor is it one to search the earth or pay a high price for. It feels very much like a late 1980's designer scent; in the same universe as Antaeus, Baie de Genievre, or even Quorum (for a lower priced alternative). Actually, given the choice between Feeling Man and Antaeus, I'd take Antaeus. FM is interesting, yes (and considerably better than the bland JS offerings still in production), but it does feel a little dated and hardly worth the high cost a discontinued bottle will cost. Spending close to $100 for a bottle, given all the other options out there, would seem like a waste. While we like to lament some discontinued fragrances and chide the "suits" who make those decisions, sometimes these things happen for a reason. The search for the long lost Holy Grail continues...

It's that lavender / bergamot / herb beginning that I didn’t really care for in several of the fragrances I’ve encountered. It’s not that this accord is terrible—it isn’t—it’s just that, for some reason, this combination of smells “plastic” and artificial to me. I think I would like it if the lavender was a little sharper and not so creamy, and I’ve never been a big fan of tarragon, either. The heart notes are very well done—green and light floral and sweet, fruity raspberry; it doesn’t project much, and it is just such a pleasant, balanced aroma. At this point and beyond, the fragrance is a casual, relaxing, comfort fragrance. The base is restrained, earthy, warm, and suave. I, also, find a smooth, moist tobacco note in the base, adding a little laid-back sultriness to the over all feel. Feeling Man doesn’t throw an awful lot of sillage and it has good longevity on my skin; it performs as excellently and naturally as I have come to expect of Jil Sander’s fragrances. Even with the somewhat disagreeable opening, I think this is definitely a thumbs’ up EDT.

Bought a bottle around 2001. I scratched and sniffed the scent on some magazine and I knew I had to get it. Didnt like the top notes though and was teased by friends of it's too strong perfume-y scent. But as it wore off, it became a little less warmer like 4pm sunshine.