Reviews of Zino Davidoff (1986)
by Davidoff

blind purchase but not dissapointed or gracious either with zino being created 22 years ago i guess it's aimed at the older crowd but it lacks sillage as all davidoff's do. none last for over 2 hours and you figured the guy would have fixed this by now. anyway the legendary obsession wa created in 86 also so i am neutral about zino. p.s. i bought the 4.2 oz one. lucky me.

The sharp, crisp scents of lavender and sage are quite shocking. I wish that lasted forever instead of getting the sandalwood and amber base accord.

comparing all the fragrances launched by this cigarettes and cigars company i would agree to zztopps review-still the best offering.nothing special but ok-not a work from a grat parfumeur but ok.If you look for a really well composed scent you have to go for works by roudnitska,polge,cellier or beaux-they were really great -and if you really wanna smell a good perfume:go for caron,chanel,estee lauder,carven,piguet,balmain,guerlain etc.but leave your fingers away from the cool water cigars company-what a shame......

nobody mentions fennel or licorice. that's mainly what I'm getting and. . . not liking a whole heck of a lot. it sounds much better in these reviews than my experience has proven to me... alas

I agree with some of the comments about how difficult this fragrance is to "embrace," or how you shouldn't use it when first meeting someone. There's no doubt that this is a very complex scent. In fact, this is the one fragrance I had the most difficult time understanding. The geranium comes across very "oily" to me. Also, at first, I had a hard time smelling anything beyond the combination of rose and amber. It was absolutely cloying and "dirty"...made me feel like a prostitute in ancient Babylon (fitting the description of the house in sensual terms). Over a period of weeks, I was able to go beyond that. With just the right amount applied (and yes, a surprisingly high dose), I got to the combination of lasting vanilla, amber, and woods in the basenotes. This is when I felt I understood it. I can see how this is a well-respected and much loved fragrance but most people can't appreciate it.