M7 Fresh (2004)
by Yves Saint Laurent

I can't detect much of the original M7 in this flanker. It does smell a little weird to me, especially with it being a fruity-oriental? Being a fan of the original, this just does not work well for me. It doesn't stink, but it doesn't impress either. Quite unique I must say.

Wow. These reviews are spot on. Lime/Citrus/'Fruit-Loop' opening (but in a totally good way) drying down to a mellower more subdued M7 agarwood. Off to purchase it in Europe!

Cloying sweet medicine. I'm not sure about a lot of the claims here - oud? None. Ginger? Maybe a smidgen. Raisins? Beaucoup. It's a cloying raisin bouquet with a foundation of bitter sickness; essentially, the smell of bad morning breath, or the taste left in your mouth when you're sick and haven't brushed your teeth in two days, with a little menthol. Anybody remember Vicks Vapo-rub? Another way to characterize this is bad morning breath after eating a bowl of fruit loops. It's a strikingly synthetic smell that even borders on offensive, either in terms of its cloying sweetness, or in terms of its bitter, somewhat noxious undertones. M7 is alright, maybe not one of my favorites, but this one is not alright. I'm afraid this one is a 'pass'.

I wish that it were true that this were just a light version of M7. It's not. There is really some of the deep deep wood seriousness of M7 that is definitely subsumed by the sweetness (rather than dominating it as in the original). That being said, I really like it and I actually own Fresh but not M7.

This fragrance is like discovering that some teen idol or young footballer actually has a deeper voice, hairier chest and views on Bartok, even though he's still drinking creaming soda and wearing H&M. For those of us who are neither Burt Reynolds nor in boy bands, this creates a quite fascinating effect. A bit of grapefruite here, some sugary sweetness there. But is that sugar or ginger? Or mahogony? And did I really smell grapefruit or some smoky vetiver. Clever.

This smell sooo bad. Why is evry strong old men perfume top rated?.
Not for a dude under 40. UUURRK

Very sophisticated and edgy mix of fresh citrus/grapefruit and exotic wood. Light and eminently wearable. Just awesome and totally unique.