Apparition Homme (2005)
by Ungaro

Apparition Homme's lavender and citrus opening is both sweet and soapy, though also a bit chemical and crude in its execution. The instantly recognizable cucumber-melon flavor of calone comes forward after a few minutes, but it is not conspicuous enough to impart an aquatic character to the composition. Instead what evolves is a pleasant, if ordinary, tangy-sweet fruity fougère accord in the Green Irish Tweed/Cool Water mold. It's neither better nor worse than any of its countless peers, so whether you buy it over another is just a matter of how much you prefer its bottle.

From Ungaro II to this...

This is a review for the INTENSE version, also by Polge and released in 2007. It's a little more "oriental" than the original, playing up a little more vanilla/amber instead of the fresher, crisper notes.

Nevertheless, this doesn't make it any less generic and ho-hum than the other reviews of the original. It's not a BAD fragrance, by any means, it's just not something that sticks out on one's shelf or to one's nose.

It feels something like it wants to be Gucci PH II, but isn't as sexy, deep, or fun. Instead, it feels like PH II's shy cousin, hiding out in the corners at the dance.

Definitely not one to scour the earth in search of, but a safe, decent one if you find a bottle at discount.

Compared to Ungaro's previous trilogy, this is a pale, really pale launch. After those marvellous creations, this casual, light and refreshing scent will shock a lot of people. It's simple in its composition: basically green tea and pepper. The combination of these two notes produces something like ginger, just a bit less spicy and somewhat reminded me of CK Euphoria, just better. I can notice the anise really far in the opening and for a few minutes but couldn't smell any sweetness as I thought I could find due to the liquorice. I see it as a nice sunday fragrance, the same feeling I share with Cool water.
After all, It's more of the same, very uninspiring.

This is a darker take on a rhubarb top note. Not heart notes and a very thin anise/licorice accord at the base. Too biting be romantic, too dark to be casual and too cloying to be good for office wear. I don't know where I'd wear this. I like the scent but it's confusing.

I dislike scents where anise and/or licorice are dominant, as in this Ungaro offering.

Rouse me when this bad dream's gone.

To THINK that a house that could give us such greats as Ungaros I, II & III AND such a marvelous frag as Diva could produce this watery, fruity drivel.

Don't waste your money on this apparition -- it'll probably scare you as much as it did me.