Himalaya (2002)
by Creed

A metallic citrus and oakmoss pepper that lasts for hours. Good for anytime but especially on cooler days. A feel-good fragrance.

Hmm... I've worn Himalaya a couple of times now and I'm still not sure if I like it enough to buy a bottle. I certainly don't hate it though. The initial blast of citrus is refreshing and cool but somehow it just seems slightly unbalanced. There is a note that on my skin gives the warm lightly musky drydown a certain crispness. This is definitely a warm weather fragrance to be worn during the day.

Nice one.

I'm not particulary impressed by the house of Creed. I regard them as yet another brand who do often produce stronger fragrances and/or with more expensive ambergris in the drydown, in case of the fresher scents. But not as a supernatural house with only success stories. They have their hits and misses.

Himalaya is one of these hits. What it lacks is a personality. It's fresh fougère and very wearable, and the signature Creed-ambergris in the drydown is very pleasant. But it simply doesn't convey any emotion.

Oh, and the people who are smelling snow and mountain tops must have read the packaging and have a slight cognitive dissonance with the cologne's name. No one would have even mentioned these things if the name of this fragrance was 'Creed XS'.

As far as I am concerned, Himalaya is the all-round scent by Creed, and not Green Irish Tweed.

I agree that this fragrance really grows on you. I realized after maybe fourth day of wearing Himalaya that I found what I have been looking for. I dont have a problem with longetivity. Clean and fresh aura of Himalaya stays on me all day.
I see why people think Himalaya is similar to Paco XS. I recently went back to test XS and realized that it had very similar topnotes to Himalaya but it left a slight chemical feeling in my nose. I used XS for a year when it first came out. I thought it was a great fragrance. But I was 15 :)
With Himalaya the feeling is very different. It is just so natural from top to bottom and very mature.

it´s stars fresh and cold and becomes warm and smooth...one of the best drydowns I ever smelled! I bought a new bottle today...a must have for a Creed fanatic.

Ohh I like this one!!!

This is my favourite scent when going to work or when meeting a client. The drydown is one of the best I have ever seen. For hot weather I prefer MI, but that said this fragrance is absolutely awesome!

8.5/10