Reviews of Clean Men (2003)
by Clean

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!

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

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!

Created for those who believe that sweating equates to being filthy, forgetting that it’s simply a natural bodily function. And what's the point in smelling like you've just got out of the shower when, chances are, you probably already had a shower BEFORE applying this onto your body?!

Perfume releases like Clean Men concern me greatly. It’s nothing more than another exercise in brainwashing the public into feeling further ashamed of their natural bodily odors (or anything that doesn’t smell Alpine fresh). Since when have humans needed to be ‘sanitised’ like a kitchen work surface?! What’s even more concerning is how a large proportion of the general public seem to have fallen for all this marketing (or political?) bullshit, preferring to smell like generic washing powder (i.e. horribly synthetic) rather than anything else with even the slightest sense of distinction or character.

If you own a bottle of Clean Men, teach it some irony: flush it down the drain and into the sewers.

[Original submission date: 22 July 2008]

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 !

Berry and grapefruit are fine for the clean concept. Even clove (not my favorite note) can contribute a feeling of cleanliness. But when all of them are combined with lavender and olibanum and patchouli, the accord loses its claim to clean. This scent is okay but I don’t find it very original or exciting. It’s way too expensive for what it delivers and on top of all that, the longevity of Clean Men is pathetic.

It's detergent + bubblegum. Not apawling, strangely attractive, maybe because it is so artificial.

Hey who likes to wash themselves with a Glade plug-in cartridge?

Lemons and baby wipes...some say old lady...all true. But the genius of this frag is that it stays very strong and sharp for a long time. Is it clean? to me no, more like a household cleaner, something specifically designed for a baby's room. Reminds me of Bulgari BLV and a little of BLV Notte.

When I first got it, before I had experienced many, I thought it was really fantastic. It now hits me as way too abrasive and over the top... perhaps a bit too sharp. It's definitely a unique smell that I sometimes like to spray around at home, but it's not something I could wear anymore and probably won't again.

I want to like this - I really do - the citrus is too sharp and misplaced. If it weren't for the 'clean man' theme I couldn't imagine being able to pass this off as masculine at all. It's more of a unisex citrus blast.

At first it smelled like an old lady but it kinda grew on me. i dunno what changed but i got hooked on it. Clean Men is like an acquired taste. I dunno what changed but i'm kinda addicted to it and so are my girlfriends.

If this is an accurate smell of a clean man, there is clearly no hope for mankind.
Smells like a lemondrenched old lady.
Should be renamed to Clean-Lady,instead!

It does smell ilke you just got out of the shower. It's the raspberry note that sells it. It's too expensive even though it accomplishes it purpose, but, unpleasant it is not.

I did not like this fragrance at first, because it didn't seem unique or memorable enough to justify it's high price. However, after giving this fragrance another try, I'm now quite impress with it's freshness. It's still too expensive and the longevity is poor unless you apply at least 4-5 sprays on your skin.

It's still the perfect morning scent!

Gendarme gone wrong, in my opinion. It's sharp to a fault, which is normal in topnotes, but in this case the obnoxious and unchecked citrus notes continue their assault on your nose for hours. If you mean to smell like a clean man, just get Gendarme.

This is my second favourite fresh scent next to Kenzo l'eau par. Since this is me the EDP-freak talking I naturally think it should be an extreme or a Intense version of this. Especially this time of the year. It is way better than Issey Miyake, Tommy and the likes of them.
benb

I think the ruby red grapefruit mixed with lime, patchouly, and musk makes for a truely out-of-the-shower fresh experience and is quiute comforting for bedtime use.

It doesn't really smell clean to me, and has at it's heart an odd aldehydic note (could it be the olibanum?) that reminds me of the dreadful Estee Lauder White Linen. It bothered me so much that it became hard to enjoy. Not really a bad scent, but certainly not a great one. Some of the accent notes like raspberry and grapefruit were interesting and tangy, but this is definitely not my idea of clean...

Wow! I am a believer. Clean Men is incredible. This fragrance is expensive, yes. In my opinion, it is definitely worth it. If you are looking for a fresh scent with a lot of intensity and staying power, you have got to try this. I can see what has been said about it being somewhat one-dimensional. I will not disagree. What I will say is that I love how this fragrance smells. I also feel that it has an incredibly powerful positive energy about it. I bought it soon after it was released. I was favorably stunned what I smelled it on a co-worker. He told me where to get some, and there I went! Highly recommended. My girlfriend really loves it too. She's as crazy about it as I am.

Perhaps the most linear scent I have ever sampled. Fresh? -Yes, boring to death - likewise...
Stay away! And the price is just ridiculous. 100$ for this???? Take a shower and buy some Creed online instead. MMM

It's a very fun fragrance; its a nice blend of sparkling berries and fruit. It's very uplifting and while it does not smell like a man who has just left the shower, it does have a very clean feel to it.
It's the kind of fragrance you must smell to understand. It's packed with grapefruit and berries. I've even heard it described as wearing "Carbonation" or "7-UP". It does smell very similar to a fruity carbonated soda.
Its a great warm weather scent, but its very easy to get tired of; Clean Men does not evolve much on the skin, and I can only wear it once in a great while. It's a good fragrance to have in a wardrobe, but I really don't know if its worth its steep price tag.

Clean Men is a unique fragrance. It opens with a sparkling burst of grapefruit and raspberry, after which a delightful lime note appears and remains to mingle with the clean musk drydown. It's sweet but not in a floral or cloying vanilla way. For me, a definite feel-good scent.