Jacomo de Jacomo Rouge (2002)
by Jacomo

Great Fragrance!

It's not as similar to Le Male like many would think it would be imo, i'd say Le Male has a lot more citrus by comparisons and this after smelling them back to back. Will this attract the same amount of attention as Le Male? Definately.

The top notes fade fast, i'd seriously have to search for what's described here because it just doesn't come across during the opening. You can detect the minty note though and it's actually really great how it works with the overall scent, you would've really never thought it could work but it does!

Sandalwood? Not so much, you really have to search for it imo. It's in there but not enough to be called woodsy.

The basenotes? Entirely accurate and comes on impatiently, you definately know what this fragrance will smell like even just after a minute and what you get here is really nice! It's almost gourmand yet the fresh minty note doesn't let it become one and this is why it's a YEAR ROUND fragrance!, the vanilla is dominant, the frangrance is very sweet - heck this could be a unisex fragrance! But somehow most guys here including myself don't mind the super soft and sweet smell here even though it's not what we usually go for.

A great fragrance that embarasses many costing easily 4x the price, projection is actually strong for the first few hours and is still sometimes decent up to 5hrs. Longevity is variable for me, it can last 3hrs or 6hrs. You'll want to experiment with where and when you spray it I suppose. Be generous with it.

30th June, 2011.

A less synthetic Le Male with a gourmond twist (the praline, which is well done) and a sublime, smooth drydown. JDJ Rouge trades Le Male's weird sweetened lavender for a more anisic accord. Rouge also swaps Le Male's room-clearing potency for a more muted approach. It's as if Le Male and Lolita Lempicka PH had a slightly fey child who plays the pianoforte and suffers from consumption.

With this and Cuba Gold one need never buy the real thing again. Very nice, very cheap. The bottle has a flip-top on a weak spring: good idea, mediocre execution. At $20 for 100ml this is kind of a no-brainer if you need a sleazy nightlife scent.

5th April, 2011.

Wasn't expecting much for a 3.4 oz bottle for under $25.00. Boy was I wrong! This stuff is awesome! It's a lighter version of leMale with a spicy twist. Doesn't smell cheap in the least bit and if this stuff was over $60.00 a bottle I would buy it without hesitation over LeMale. Sillage and projection are perfect and it's well blended. Shocking is a good word to describe this one. A+!

8th February, 2011. (Last Edited: 12nd March, 2011.)

Le Male, Cuba Gold, 360 White, Bogart PH, etc. Throw in any others with a vanilla-and-light-syrup vibe and you're there. This is very smooth and obviously well-blended, perhaps as well as if not better than many of the aforementioned, but unless you go in for gourmands this probably won't be for you. It's inexpensive but doesn't smell cheap, and I'll give it a thumbs up solely on its technical merits, with the opinion that it will probably appeal most to a younger (under-30) crowd.

30th November, 2010.

It had a hard act to follow in the classic original Jacomo de Jacomo, but nonetheless JdeJR is borderline great and ties with B*Men as my favourite red fragrance of all. The surprisingly low price that this scent sells at belies its star quality and complexity - a suave gourmand blend with incense & sandalwood, that's guaranteed to get you noticed and garner compliments. My only disappointment is with its longevity as it seems to totally disappear from my skin within 3-4 hours, even after a dousing.

23rd April, 2010. (Last Edited: 13rd February, 2011.)

Yes! Thank you basenoters for steering me towards this blind buy. Can be had for super cheap, and I like this way better than Le Male. Jacomo Rouge comes on in a sheer uplifting sexy way, almost reminds me distantly of A*Men, but then it drys down to something super cool, subtly delicious, and groovin.

23rd March, 2010.