Swiss Army (1996)
by Swiss Army

I really like top notes - very fresh, clean and attractive. Once the top notes fade within a half hour or so, nothing else kicks it. I cannot detect anything 2 hours after use. If I pressed my nose pretty hard against my wrist I pick up a floral/woody combination, but at that point its so slight that projection is in the negative. I think it deserves the thumbs down based on the atrocious longevity alone.

30th April, 2011.

I get like a minty/eucalyptus/green/herbal opening that's rather unique. Along with it, comes some sort of slightly unpleasant yet very intriguing accord.. plastic.. maybe some sort of burning toxic material. After the chemical odor dies down. The green notes and herbs come out, the mint doesn't disappear but it hides behind everything. I also get a grape note taking over the top. Before ya know it, the scent is completely gone. I don't pick up on many of the notes in this.

To my nose, Swiss Army is one fragrance house combined into this fragrance. That house is Ralph Lauren. With Swiss Army I get some Polo Sport, Purple Label, and Safari. A rather unique composition, but nothing to write home about.

19th October, 2010.

It's not original or anything spectacular, but it gets me compliments almost every time that I wear it.

18th July, 2010.

I give Swiss Army a lukewarm thumbs up. I do so because there is no originality at all in this. It's basically another Cool Water clone that tries to set itself apart from other Cool Water clones by having mossy green notes blended into the mix. It's a combination that actually works well, even though it doesn't make it particularly unique. The green notes actually bring Swiss Army a little closer to a traditional fougere smell, and I like that, even though at its heart this is still a Cool Water-styled modern fougere. It's the kind of cologne that I wouldn't go out of my way to buy, but if I saw it at Marshalls for like ten bucks, I'd buy it and wear it once in a while.

Overall, Swiss Army is a pleasant and safe fragrance, and is comfortable to wear. It smells good and will smell familiar to everyone around you. Because of that, it's the type of scent that will likely inspire people to tell you that you smell nice. And what's wrong with that?

2nd June, 2010.

This is my favorite scent, hands down. It's soft, clean, fresh, and comforting. I've tried many fragrances in various price ranges, and I always come back to Swiss Army. I would buy it at any price.

6th May, 2010.

A very nice perfume for boys in their young teens. The low price is masculine, without seeming too adult-ish. The odor is very woodsy, without coffee or alcohol note.
The smell reminds me of being younger and playing outdoors. The chestnut, cedar and flowers are the scents that really shine in my nose.

14th February, 2010.