Clean Men (2003)
by Clean

I was very disappointed in this fragrance. I wanted a I-just-came-out-of-the-shower-smell but instead all I got was cleaner-citrus - the smell u get after cleaning! Lemonpledge? It's not worth the money. :-(

11th October, 2011.

a bit tart(ruby red grapefruit and that's it . no sillage or longevity. up their with gendarme!!

26th May, 2010.

Smells cheap. Looks cheap. Price is anything but cheap. This is nothing but a marketing stunt or a practical joke; I half expected the Just for Laughs crew to appear when I was trying this on. I guess such a bad first impression was enough for me to disqualify CLEAN MEN from a fuller review. Next!

4th October, 2009.

I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by Clean Men (Clean). Usually such white-noise laundromat fragrances conform to the inane 'typical citrus-detergent accord-typical white musk' pyramid made so famous by Gendarme but Clean goes a step further and fleshes out the pyramid with interesting results.

Clean opens with tart grapfruit and a low key medicinal lavender note before blossoming into a heart of lime, raspberry and clove. Each of these heart notes has a very distinctive scent, but the way they are smoothly blended in Clean gives rise to a (very inviting) accord which reminds me of south asian supari mouth fresheners (made of fennel seeds, betels, and other aromatics). The lime keeps it fresh, the raspberry imparts just enough sweetness and the clove keeps things light and 'fresh'. The more i smell it the more i find the balance and interplay of these three notes to be excellent. The perfumer could have stopped here and finished things off with a banal woods note or cheap musk, but the drydown actually builds on the heart notes high. A cool, woody incense note and a light patchouli note ala L'Artisans Patchouli Patch end the Clean experience on a positive note.

Clean Men is more than a laundromat air freshener smell, and I find it more interesting than Father Gendarme or the trendy Prada Infusion Men. Heck Clean even smells like as if it sports better materials than those two uber famous poster boys. No, Clean Men isn't very innovative or awe inspiring in its notes clarity, but it is arguably the best of its genre. Gym rats everywhere should be made to wear Clean Men every day.

Rating: 7.75/10.0

27th September, 2009. (Last Edited: 28th September, 2009.)

I just adore this stuff! I think its because it reminds me of some Play Doh type stuff I had as a kid! Really clean and inoffensive. Maybe not for everyone but difficult to offend with this I would say! Certainly it is overpriced but can be found cheaper online!

4th August, 2009.

I was expecting more with CLEAN MEN by Dlish. But finally I'm very disappointed. There's nothing extraordinary with it. First spray, citrus, grapefruit, lime start very strong, aggressive to my nose. It smells very artificial, sort of bubble gum and soap mixed together and i don't like it !
It reminds me some detergent odors you can find in some "discount stores" ( probably the use of the Patchouli smells ).
Drydown is not bad but this is not enough for me! If you want to feel "CLEAN", take a shower rather with an "almond" soap for example ! Sure you'll get a better result for less money than that "overpriced" soapy fragrance !

12nd June, 2009.