Puma Man (2002)
by Puma

I think there is some confusion over which fragrance is being referred to by reviewers. The one I have is listed at Fragrantica.com as Puma Man (2002). The notes given are:

"Top notes are lime, juniper and bergamot; middle notes are spices, coriander, lavender, freesia and pimento; base notes are leather, musk and oakmoss."

This seems accurate. There is quite a bit of fruity "freshness" at first, perhaps because they are a sportswear company and this is what is expected of those who are likely to consider buying it. However, there is something "darker" that one can detect soon after the top notes being to fade. Once the top notes are gone, you've got something that is between Safari for Men and Ungaro III. There is clearly sharp lavender and leather, along with some spice and floral notes. Despite oakmoss being listed, this is not a chypre, due to a lack of labdanum, presumably. The longevity and projection/"sillage" is very good, at least. Overall, this has enough complexity and is sufficiently "natural" smelling, though it may be a bit derivative. Compared to Everlast Original 1910, which is another fruity leather "masculine" fragrance, Puma Man has stronger and sharper lavender and is more floral, to provide another way of thinking about it.

6th August, 2011.

GOSH what a surprise! A sweet, fresh, young-oriented scent! Well I've never imagined I would see such a thing. Simple, smells a bit like freshly-picked carrots from the garden with some laundry detergent tossed in.

15th December, 2010.

My wife asked me to get this after catching a whiff one day.
Personally, I think it's a bit musky and more suited to
the locker room and teenagers, but I occasionally wear
this one around the house or when I go out, but not
to work.

14th February, 2010.

Light and crisp. I can see people snubbing this one off. Just like any other fruity sports brand name related scent but it's a little fizzy with a nice musky undertone. I actually like this one.

17th June, 2008.

I just got a large bottle of this for only $5 on sale! Its a very pleasant light smelling fragrance. Almost like a spring version of Lacoste Pour Homme, I don't think it has the jamacian rum in it.

4th January, 2007.

For Evening, Sweet, Oriental, Dynamik.
Cheap.

Kopfnote
japanische Sugi-Nadel und Birkenblätter mit geeisten Zitrusnoten wie Bergamotte, Grapefruit und Zitrone

Herznote
Muskatnuss, Thymian und Minze

Fond
weißem Moschus, Zedernholz und Eichenmoos

28th December, 2006.