360 Degrees Red for Men (2003)
by Perry Ellis

This was my signature scent a few years ago. I guess on paper it can be a bit similar to Acqua Di Gio. However, on my skin it tends to change. I do like the opening smell of ADG a bit better but the advantages of this one as mentioned are the longetivity and projection. For the price it is one great buy!

15th January, 2012.

Definitely one of my favourite summer fragrances. So refreshing and uplifting and it's got a bit of a kick to it with the spicy notes. Don't really see that much of a comparison with ADG but the citrus blast is a bit similar I guess but in my opinion this fragrance is a lot better than ADG. Losts a very long time on my skin too. Projects a hell of a lot better than ADG for me aswell.

18th December, 2011.

So I just bought this cologne and I am glad that I did. From the get go I will admit that this cologne is not a game changer. But when I take into account that I spent 11 dollars on a 100ml bottle of a unique and decent cologne....im feeling pretty good about it.

My first impression of this cologne was very good. The top notes are beautiful and unique! I like that a lot. What stood out the most to me is the citrusy and bergamot"ness" that first hits you. Since I enjoy both lighter and darker colognes this stuck out as a very nice blend. Very bright but with an undertone of "musk". One thing I didnt enjoy was how fast the top notes faded. This could simply be that the top notes are very bright and you get used to the scent very fast. I have not had any trustworthy 3rd party to tell me there impression, so until then I am unsure. But once the top notes fade you get a very nice lingering scent. What sticks out to my nose in the middle and base notes is a combination of lavender and woodsy scent (possibly from the sandlewood, oakmoss, or clean musk as far as my untrained nose can tell). I do agree with peoples reviews on this. It DOES have a ADG type smell to it. But I dont find it so similar. Its very easy to detect the more musky and citrusy scents in the cologne from start to finish. If you are a fan of both dark and light colognes, but lean towards the later, then you might enjoy this as much as i do. This cologne gets my thumbs up for having a classic and enjoyable smell that is unique at the same time. And since you can find it at a very decent price, it is absolutely worth it. The area this cologne is laking is in silage i believe. If the middle tones were more powerful and unique I think this cologne would be worth a lot more.

23rd November, 2011.

One of the great values in men's colognes, Perry Ellis Red is a reasonably priced alternative to Acqua di Gio with many of the same ingredients simply arranged in a different manner and with a slipping of cinammon and coriander to give it more spice and make it less clear to lawyers this is a direct copy of big selling AdG. Given the plethora of citric aquatics on the market asking for big payoffs despite limited projection, this is a wonderful godsend. There is a spicy undertone here, just like the earlier reviewers have indicated, but it isn't anything that powerful, the base is very linear and very aquatic all the way through.
Perry Ellis 360 Red has excellent longevity for the price, 7-8 hours is not uncommon, though it does tend to wear close to the skin towards the middle point. Still, the dry-down is pleasant and combines sandalwood and moss with vetiver in a very well-blended fashion but generally sticks to its core of citrus and cinammon.
This can be had for reasonable prices, usually around $25 for a 3.4, and it's worth every penny given how solid the longevity is for an aquatic. Don't agree that this is highly synthetic and cloying, this is probably the least so of any of the 360 line, implying a certain natural blending though it certainly has a synthetic element, the solid blending somehow manages to overcome its cheaper ingredients.
PE360 Red suffers more from a lack of creativity packaging wise than anything else, and for that it certainly suffers with elitists, but for the money, this is a fabulous purchase that belongs in any aquatic rotation. Can even serve as a signature scent for anyone looking to avoid the ubiquitous presence of Acqua di Gio.

15th March, 2011. (Last Edited: 25th January, 2012.)

I don't enjoy writing negative reviews, but it just happens that I've recently sampled a lot of bad fragrances, so many of my recent reviews have been negative for that reason. 360 Red For Men is perhaps the worst of the bunch, running neck-in-neck with Nautica Voyage.

Red is yet another pummelling, ultra-synthetic mess that ultimately ends up smelling like laundry detergent in the drydown. There is a shrill, soapy chemical note in the opening that lasts into the heart which I believe is Calone, and it attacks my sinuses like a migraine. The drydown is yet another shampoo-like odor, much like the drydowns in Chrome and Nautica Voyage, and it is vile.

This fragrance is so bad, it literally made me angry smelling it. I don't like being angry.

MY RATING: 1/10

9th December, 2010.

Very pleasant, very fresh, very linear. I was tempted to describe Red as being "boring" but its too well composed to be described as so. While most aquatics go sour on my skin, Red has been very pleasant. Its not expensive either.

For the money, this is a thumbs up.

2nd April, 2010.