Reviews of Knize Ten (1924)
by Knize

After all the hype about the rarity and excellence of Knize Ten, the heralded old Austrian gem of yore, I decided to try it. I was disappointed. It smells like tar, leather, and more tar. Also, the florals are astringent and overbearing for modern usage.

I sampled this yesterday with no preconceptions since I have already read the many reviews. I don't love leather frags nor do I hate them. On me , some are very good and some are not.

Knize Ten falls into the "NOT" camp. I didn't even wait for the base to really kick in since I washed it off after 30 minutes. I get an intense rubber aura. The cheap, synthetic rubber smell like an overused fake leather jacket that's been dipped in petroleum.

The listed accords in this case mean nothing to me since dissecting this particular scent is a waste of my time. I can't stand it. I'm glad I sampled it so I never have to wonder what the infamous Knize Ten smells like. Next time I bring my car in for an oil change, the garage will give me all the Knize Ten I can handle.

I sampled Knize Ten for the first time about a month ago. Being a fan of classic fragrances, I looked forward to trying it and I really expected to love Knize Ten. Besides, there seems to be a view amongst some critics and enthusiasts that "If you're a true perfume aficionado, you gotta love Knize Ten". Well, I don't. I hate it. I have to believe all the hoopla is really over the fact that it's such an old scent and that it was out of stock for such a long time, because this is one overrated fragrance. Knize Ten is a perfect lesson that just because something has been around for a long time doesn't necessarily mean it's a classic. Knize Ten smells old and way outdated, plain and simple. It smells like an old, musty can of shoe polish dropped in a cardboard box full of talcum powder and moth balls. I don't smell any leather or smokiness - I smell death. It makes me think of being at a wake, standing next to the open casket and smelling everyone's shoe polish. Perhaps I'll develop a liking for it later in life, but for now Knize Ten is uptight and fussy, and just plain awful.

Oh, how I wish this worked with my chemistry. I'm the sort of leather-lover that goes into a leather goods store just to walk around and inhale the beautiful scent of leather. But all I get from this is asphalt and hot rubber. Unchanging. Unrelenting. What ingredient could be reacting with me like this? Do I have to avoid ALL scents that list "leather" in the notes? Is there more than one ingredient used to produce a leather scent in different perfumes? Could it be that my decant is suspect? Would appreciate any input.

Very sharp, fresh Synthetic Leather, not real leather, smell. Yeah it's pleather! Like the fake leather in cheap cars. No class, no sophistication, not pleasant. Pass.

Knize Ten is disturbing and disgusting and I can't place why. I've tried it so many ways: light spray, tiny dabs, full force, chest, arms, cloth, paper... all ends up smelling like a rose dipped in leather tanning fluids. I gave it a fair shake and found it wretched.

I can't figure out what there is to like about this. It comes on like a rosey plastice. And after time allowed for drydown, well, it still smells like a rosey plastic.
Really mediocre.

I agree that this fragrance is extremely potent and long-lasting. It easily lasts 10 hours on me. I am not generally a huge fan of leather scents and those that I do like tend to be ladies leather, which is sweeter and less overbearing.

I thought I liked Knize 10 until I smelled it on another man on a train, who sat down next to me. The smell was repulsive, as he had obviously over-applied it, and since then my association has become a negative one.

I think the deciding factor for me is that on my skin the harsh, raw leather is constant - I smell it from the the moment I spray it on until I wash; I suppose some might say that is the point, or desirable effect of a leather scent, but it is too much for me. I prefer a hint of leather in a drydown, rather than a relentless blast of testosterone-fueled bovine.

Smells like a nasty old chamois that's been sitting in the garage for a few years, and has been used to wipe up EVERYTHING including WD-40 and motor oil. Horrible to me, but others seem to swear by it. I think it has that "Kouros" quality... some love it, and some love to hate it. I'm SO glad I sampled this one before buying blind!

Absolutely hideous...smells of turpentine!! This is the type of scent that gives people that wear cologne a bad name. An extremely offensive odor IMO.

Unlike all the the reviews above...I couldn't stand this scent. It's got a very strong leather scent that overpowers all the rest of the ingredients. Save your money. P U