Gucci pour Homme (2003)
by Gucci

Though not mentioned in the notes pyramid, here we got the best big oakmoss note ever. With the iris and leather note it becomes very warm and comforting. Gucci pour Homme has a lot common with Dior Homme; iris, vetiver, leather, oakmoss. But Gucci pour Homme is much darker and woodsy, boldly woody that I cannot even get the pepper and ginger. Dior Homme is more sunny due to the lavender.
I love both. Longelivity is great for Gucci (though Dior Homme has a few points more on that). Wear it today after bath and tomorrow morning you will surely remember what you have been wearing yesterday.
Silage is also strong but no need to be afraid of going too much. People are usually more tolerant to natural notes. Of course people have their own emotional background about scents but you can hardly hear someone saying "there is a heavy wood smell in the air, disgusting; I hate sandalwood (or oak or cedar....)". That is something good about woods.

I feel like a cedar chest....a big, fat assed cedar chest. I get nothing but cedar from start to finish .......and the it lasts and lasts and lasts.

Since to my nose, it's linear with nothing but prominent wood, I give it a neutral rating. Almost single note, but that's my opinion.

Hmmm, used to love this one but by 90ml had to (Gucci) rush to the end of the bottle. A year later I have another 100ml in my possession and kind of appreciate it but dont know if I can wear it any longer. A case of amber overexposure. Its original, churchy and dry......very dry....and then some more.

The smoke of sweet incense smoldering in a cedar cabin. I read about how this was meant in part to be a throwback to 70s scents, and I can see how they've done this. Fortunately they left out the harsh, nose-burning herbals that some of the old powerhouses used to have. But the main issue here is the pencil shavings. Yes, there's quite a bit of cedar, which interestingly enough has the dry woodiness but not so much of the acrid fresh sawdust smell that I find in other brands, though that may just be because they've covered it up with a fair amount of sweetness. The second issue is that a byproduct of this cedar onslaught is a little sweaty note. As in the sweat of the unwashed old man who's wearing one of the 70s scents to which this brand alludes. Sometimes it's enough to make me aware of smelling sweaty, but often not...the sweet intrigue of this juice overcomes my reticence over the hint of sweat. Don't drop the massive bottle, though, or it'll either smash a hole to China in your floor, or color it orange forever.

This review is under revision...

The best in the Gucci line till date. Very nice and long lasting cologne. The bottle also looks very nice.