Perry Ellis m (2004)
by Perry Ellis

Strength: Very Strong

Lasting: 4-5hrs

Anise! Anise! Anise! I found this cologne to be too much for me.. I guess I'd have used it when I was younger an going to the club as its quite strong to me. If it weren't for the in your face licorice/anise it wouldn't be too bad as it has a sweet cinnamon(not a sickly cinnamon)/bergamont scent through out.

Sweet woody and a little fruity. Reminds me of Allure minus the pepper notes. This is a little richer and adds anise to the top. Very nice.

I bought this blind andI am almost wondering if I got a bad bottle. It smells very familiar, like some sort of candy I have eaten before, maybe some sort of red licorice (not black, I can't smell the anise)... don't really get any cinnamon either... really wondering if I got a messed up bottle. The dry down is light and smells alright (lol), I don't know about this one though. DEFINITELY would not have bought this if I had smelled it first, and I could not recommend it.

One of my faves. It is somewhat exotic, lasts very well. Cinnamon done very well. It shares the same theme but it is strong and bold yet sweet. Dries down to a nice talc that women crave.

Sweet but quickly fading.
Having read the great comments by some of the prominent reviewers here, I went out and bought the gift-set, including the aftershave and deodorant stick. Initially this fragrance is all it is advertised: sweet and unique with the anise coming through early and then quickly followed by the cinnamon. This early mixture is not groundbreaking, but it is well done and can be very enjoyable in a cool day... for about 20 minutes, because after that there is virtually nothing. I don't sense the supporting notes, and I certainly do not get the white musk (which usually lasts ages on me) or the vetiver (another typical basenote that my skin amplifies). In fact for the remainder of about an hour, I sense a weak vanilla-cinnamon swirl, which is pleasant but has not sillage and fades into nothingness after 90 minutes, thus completing its disappearing act. Oh yeah, and the deodorant, even when unused, smells like sweat mixed with cinnamon, so I never even put it on. Presently, I only own the aftershave, I gave the rest to a cousin of mine, he seems to like it, but then again he always over-applies.

Everything that foetidus said -- LITERALLY. It's not that I'm too lazy to write a review here -- it's just that he said everything I would have, save perhaps praising the incredibly low price for such a good frag.