Hollywood for Men (1998)
by Fred Hayman

One of the strangest members of my collection, Hollywood is unique. The bottle is cheap and kitschy, yes. The fragrance, on the other hand, defies easy description. Floral and spicy but with an odd buttery note that makes the whole thing so damned peculiar. Decent longevity and super price. It's highly unlikely the guy across from you on the train is wearing this. I like the scent and I give it bonus points for treading its own path.

11th September, 2010.

Given as a gift I enjoy it from time to time. Others tend to like it on me actually more than I do so I wear it for them more than me. I agree it is more for evening wear than for office wear.

4th July, 2008.

Cheap and blue. Not very exciting but it's a nice mix of synthetic florals and herbs. Though a little watery, it's quite competent in being a good fragrance. One of the few fragrances I'd give a thumbs up with a low rating.

31st May, 2008.

Maybe one of the tackiest bottles ever released. When this stuff was launched it was hard not to look at it sitting there competing with the Polos and Armanis and not laugh. However, I had brought a chick with me to the counter to test stuff with me and she wasn't put off by the stupid marketing. She sniffed it and liked it. We took a sample with us and later she kept saying how good it was.

She said it smelled even just a little bit like popcorn-- which suddenly made sense with the cinematic theme in marketing. Very clever inside joke. Though it smells a bit "90's", it's also a very striking and attractive scent. Almost has a hint of a pine note against a whole bunch of stuff that I can't even describe. I never could bring myself to buy a bottle yet I could never forget it.

Imagine my delight when years later I found a new bottle of this at Marshalls for like $15! It doesn't get mentioned often, but it's actually quite unlike anything else I've ever smelled.

21st December, 2007. (Last Edited: 11th April, 2008.)

This scent blends floral and spicy elements. There's a lavendar feel, and a well-blended orange note that I enjoy.

It's a complex fragrance that's good for dating and evening wear.

19th August, 2006.