Fujiyama Homme (1996)
by Succès de Paris

Comes on very strongly with a harsh lemon and citrus bite that quickly adapts to the skin and holds a rather pleasant citrus aquatic for the first few minutes that seems to flicker in and out. Develops into a refreshing and spicy scent in the middle notes that also reveals its synthetic core, not for the faint of heart but considering its price and nature, not at all as bad as some would imply here. Has very low projection until about 15 minutes in, when it suddenly awakens for a very under-appreciated and beautifully refreshing vetiver dry-down that projects better than other aquatics 4 times the price. The dry-down lasts until about the 90 minute mark, when it begins to dramatically fade, and by the two hour mark is distinctly faint and on life support. Don´t expect anything more than two hours, this is one of many cheaper, more synthetic, inorganic colognes , but despite that maintains a bit of quality as a nice, cheap aquatic alternative for the budget minded consumer.
Refreshing and inoffensive, if not a bit watered-down, but for the price and understanding its limitations, this is a solid purchase for those who enjoy aquatic fragrances. One of the better dry-downs among the aquatic family tree, and not as linear as many of its competitors. Has a bit of personality, not so fast writing this one off.

22nd April, 2011.

FH starts off smelling obnoxiously lemony, which is odd considering the plain lack of 'lemon' in the pyramid. It's not really that AdG cleaning product sort of citrus, nor is it tangy or sour or natural. It's like lemon drops. If the mint was more pronounced and the ingredients were real this could have been much better, and might even last longer. As it stands, FH is light, sweet, short-lived, and appealing to young girls. After the borderline annoying opening it's really just 'nice.' As it dries it seems to thicken a bit, which is nice but doesn't really matter as it has little to no sillage in that stage. All in all not terrible for ten bucks, but it'll take me ages to finish the bottle.

21st May, 2010.

A lot of people mention Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey...right on...but there is another famous jus in there: Curve!
Try a shot of Curve and one shot of LEdI and you've got Fujiyama Homme. I suppose the Curve smell is what some reviewers are calling a cheap scent. I don't blame them, Curve is hard to love, and the demographic that patronizes Curve is hard to want to emmulate.

Either way, this is as close to Curve as I will ever get. I think this make great toilet spray. But I must confess I have worn it more than a few times with positive respnse from women, though again, those women fit a specific demographic...

14th May, 2010.

Smells like a bit sweeter but cheap smelling L'Eau D'Issey PH. Lasting power and smell is not as good as Issey but still better longevity than other colognes priced at 20 bucks. Overall, this smells of (very) low quality ingredients. Save a 20 dollar bill.

2nd September, 2008.

A nice fuzzy citrus opening with a bit of pepper in the middle. Dries down into a smooth spicy light vetiver-esque note. Might smell "cheap" to some due to its watery-ness.

26th July, 2008.

I did like the smell and i like how it fixates on me; its a good option if you are low on budget but want to smell nice.

20th February, 2007. (Last Edited: 2nd December, 2010.)