Silver Mountain Water (1995)
by Creed

love it - lasts between 5-8 hrs on me which is just fine - very unusual scent

28th January, 2012.

I have to sat that this is one of my favourite fragrances. So much so that I thought I'd buy a second bottle just to check if the first one one was faulty or a one off. It appears not.

Whilst the smell is great the longevity is appalling. I normally apply four full squirts (two on skin, two on clothing) but never seem to get more than an hour or two out of the scent. The initial silage is great but it just vanishes far too soon.

I think this will be my last attempt at SMW. I'll either go to one of the manufacturers who make a similar fragrance or go back to Himalaya which seems to lasts much better.

17th January, 2012.

This is a hard fragrance to dislike, in the relative sense. That is to say, it isn't "bad" in the "Oh my God, it smells like an animal threw up on me" kind of way. In fact, this is one of the most pleasant and mellow fragrances I've ever tried. It smells great. No complaints here. Very inoffensive, day timey and safe for most any occasion. I have a hard time pegging down the opening. The first thing I get out of it is this citrus burst but as soon as I take note of it, it seems to disappear. After that I get something floral and berry like. I've never really gotten the metallic note, but that's just me.

This is supposedly a unisex fragrance but I just don't see it working on most men. Maybe an extremely feminine man could pull it off but this would strongly clash with most men's personalities, in my opinion.

Where does this go wrong? The longevity, my lord, the longevity! I get 45 minutes out of this thing in an air conditioned office. The projection is also quite lacking and after the first 10-15 minutes, it is purely a skin scent. Add to that the fact that this is going to disappear on most people even quicker in the weather it is intended for and you've to a scent that is only good a few months of the year, under very specific conditions and fades very quickly even then.

A huge disappointment.

14th January, 2012.

Absolutely in love with this fragrance.

Just little dabs of this on the hot spots and I still smell this the next day. Recommend spraying sparingly, a little bit goes a long way.

Overall response from others when I wear this is a great one. It's not overpowering; just a very smooth and delicious scent.

Not sharp like Himalaya, this is my clear favorite of the two, if you are in the market for either of those from Creed. This is in my group of heavily used frags.

25th December, 2011.

After sampling on two occasions, I am ambivalent about this fragrance. STRONGLY QUESTION "SHARED/UNISEX" qualifier. This has top notes of berries and wine, mellows to an herbal note with remnants of fruitiness. Lasted on skin approximately 4-5 hours. It's unique, but very expensive for such short wear/longevity. Again, I doubt men would wear this and doubt young adults would find it appealing.

14th November, 2011.

I'm reviewing this right after Himalaya, to keep with the alpine-themed Creeds. Above all, I've always noted how unique this stuff is, different from anything else I've tried except maybe Herrera for Men, which shares the dark berries and spices. SMW is also very cold, but in a good way, unlike Himalaya. It begins with an exhilarating, boozy, sharp fruitiness, almost like a berry analog to the melon in Millesime Imperial, combined with semi-sweet wine. After a few minutes, I start to detect dark rose (or something similar) underneath, and tinges of very sharp spices creeping in, giving a little bit of christmas-wreath vibe, but not as much as in Herrera because there's less persistent fruit. I'm not much of a skier, but for me SMW strongly evokes a snow-covered conifer-dotted mountain range, in spite of how it's really only using a tinge of fir or juniper, and isn't a conifer scent overall. There's some mint and eucalyptus in here as well, which normally I wouldn't like, but it's played with a very subtle hand. What also amazes me here is that there's a consistent undercurrent of something rich and "perfumey" that smells very expensive, but it's not too heady or feminine and it cuts the sheer coldness of the scent just enough. I love the sour berries and frosty herbs of the base, but I wish they were a little stronger. Black, white, burgundy and silver, for me SMW is a brilliant achievement as a crisp, sharp, icy fragrance.

5th November, 2011.