Reviews of Moods Uomo (1989)
by Krizia

Moods opens like many a number of 1980s oriental masculines, with standard issue lavender and bergamot, plus a touch of spice. The spice endures as the top notes settle, and the heart coalesces into a smooth woody rose and sweet, anise-tinted oriental accord. The touchstone fragrance of this type is the regrettably deceased Patou pour Homme, which centered on a hugely complex and brilliantly blended heart of amber, rose, carnation, and spices. Moods pales by comparison, (as almost anything else might,) but it’s robust and pleasant without indulging in the bombast that makes so many of its contemporaries hard to wear in public.

Moods dries down to an amiable sweet vanillic/resinous accord that’s refreshingly natural in a genre marred by aggressively synthetic woody drydowns. I appreciate the way Moods avoids the gourmand clichés that have overtaken more recent woody oriental fragrances for men, and if the likes of A*Men and Le Mâle are just too much for you, this scent ought to appeal. That said, Moods is not an exciting scent, and it certainly breaks no new ground. I’d be more tempted to mourn its demise were its place not so easily taken by scents like Armani’s Code, Givenchy Pi, or the immensely superior Jaipur Homme EdP.

Just wore this for the first time today. This reminds me a lot of Ice*Men. The patchouli in the drydown is prominent but delicate and slightly sweet, much like the patchouli in Ice Men, and I think this is why I'm enjoying Moods so much. It contains my favorite fragrance accord of all - rose and patchouli.

I'm surprised more reviewers haven't recognized Moods for what it really is: a rose chypre for men. The rose is prominent from the beginning (along with a great tobacco note), all the way into the drydown where it joins up with the patchouli. This is an accord I could smell all day, every day, and luckily it's right in the open in the drydown, which lasts a good 6 hours or so on my skin.

Moods is often referred to as an 80s powerhouse, but I think simply calling it that and nothing else overlooks its elegance. In terms of longevity, sillage and concentration, Moods gives it powerhouse status, but it doesn't have the killer intensity of bombs like Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui or Kouros. It's a really beautiful scent. I find Moods Uomo very satisfying.

Re-review of Moods Uomo from a year ago. Funny how the passage of time and exposure to numerous scents can change your perception of a fragrance.

This time around, the tobacco is out front and prominent. Bergamot, tobacco and woods with a touch of anise. It has this almost "fuzzy" aspect to it that I didn't care for the first time around, but smells pretty good to me now.

Not a bad designer frag here. This has been done better and done worse. No neutral this time.

one of my all time favorite. opens with a very refined at the same time gritty accord of powdery herbs and spices with a underlying breath of dusty patchouli and dried tobacco leaves...by mids the dried tobacco leaves gets more prominent with hints rose and a nice dose of vanilla. this makes the scent even more enjoyable with it's remarkable contrast of sorts. on one side it's powdery, herbal, gritty with dried tobacco leaves and on the other sweet notes of rose and vanilla give it a very charming appeal making it pretty easy to approach. by base notes a clear accord of sandalwood adds to the depth and beauty of this scent. top notch scent imho and quite easily one of my all time favorites. in a nutshell, this is a tobacco based scent with heart of patchouli, rose over a rich and luxurious base of Vanilla and Sandalwood.

I agree with Jon Remy, this is very close to Cigar. The tobacco in Cigar is much more prevalent but it's here in Moods. It's more sweet in Moods as well. Mods is very potent compared to modern day fragrances. I find this bearable.

I have found a fragrance that is VERY similar to Moods, just in case they decide to discontinue Moods. It is Cigar by Remy Latour. These two fragrances are VERY similar, in my opinion. Just FYI

Great Fragrance,it's sweet-spicy-woody,very different and long lasting.

I would locate this among that family of powerful spicy scents which includes Boss Spirit (use only a drop!), Lauder for Men, Omar Sharif, Marbert Gentleman, Lord Molyneux, the noble Quorum, of course, and, in some ways best of all, the lovely bonfire-incense smell of Leonard Pour Homme. Many of these can seem overpowering and crude on initial application but come into their own as they develop slowly on the skin. In certain moods I like them all. Quorum and Leonard Pour Homme ( both more refined and subtle than the rest) I love all the time.

My first impression was the slim, yet exquisite box. All white with the nYc logo on it with Chez above it and Bond below. Inside, the bottle was tucked away in and wrapped up nicely in silver paper, with the Bond no. 9 sticker on top. The bottle itself is pretty cool. Imagine a star shape, without the piece missing in the middle (between the legs.) It's stands kind of tall, is relatively thin (1 inch), with the same sticker in the middle but Bond No. 9 New York painted in the lower left hand of the bottle. The top is kind of funky, like an oval flat thing that reveals a small, stout spray which works great. The fragrance itself is great. I like it more than Himalaya, and with it being an eau de parfum, will last a lot longer. Overall, very impressed with this creation from the scent itself, to the packaging, and bottle. They even threw in several other samples which I'll have to try.