Newport (new) (2001)
by Caswell-Massey

I'm with andrewthecologneguy on this one... perhaps it's because I'm not familiar with the original Newport, but I like the current version on its own. On first application I immediately drew the association with new fragrance, Ed Hardy for men. They both share a blended citrus/lavender/musk accord that is fairly linear. I don't have too much development on my skin, it just is what it is. Over 20-30 minutes the fragrance gets a little sweeter and little more musky, but for the most part the scent remains as it is on application.

A nice casual fragrance, worth a try if you come across it.

Fragrance Notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Lemon, Green Notes, Lavandin, Geranium, Muguet, Rose, Amber, Cedarwood, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Musk
(from the CM website)

Thumbs UP!

Holy cow! You've got to be kidding me with all the negative reviews! This smells good, as long as you don't compare it to the old version. I like this especially because it smells like a more wearable version of Allure Homme. Allure takes on a funky synthetic pheromonic twang after about 2 hours on my skin and on others as well. Newport stays true to the cinnamon-vanilla plus ocean blue freshness you get in the opening, even a bit better than Allure's opening. I will always wear this stuff, it is good recommend it.

This stuff is triggering a scent memory I cannot bring into focus. Murphy's Oil Soap? Non-oily fingernail polish remover? Something from the hardware store? It's going to bug me. At any rate, it seems like whatever the product is, it has a warning label.

I agree. C-M should have left well enough alone. The new Newport is overpowering and altogether ordinary. I miss the old formulation.

They should have left well enough alone. The old Newport was really nice, albeit a bit pine-y for my tastes. This stuff smells like Erolfa might had it been thrown together in a trailer park in Akron.

Might as well be renamed "Milwaukee" or "Detroit", because this is missing the saltwater sophistication of scents like Erolfa, Acqua di Gió, and Inis. Heck, even Vintage Yachting Company blows this stuff away! Got a "commemorative" numbered splash bottle (shortly after which C-M lowered the price by more than half on this allegedly "exclusive, limited time offer"). It did come in a nice looking presentation case. But the juice itself smells sweetwater-ish and suspiciously close to some sort of watered-down apple juice to this nose. A mediocre effort at best.