Reviews of Frank No. 2 (2005)
by Frank Los Angeles

This is a mild fragrance and mellow fragrance that reminds me somewhat of Avers 2 in its subtle richness. The 80s powerhouse fragrances were known for their strong personalities. Their style was to be rich and strong, and they were not shy about making their presence known. Well, those greats have been displaced by the often sweeter and more subtle stuff of the 21st Century. Anvers 2 and Frank 2 are a combination of the richer, warner, green and brown elements of that earlier time, morphed into that subtle, and some might say, inoffensive style of today. These two No. 2s are the best of fragrances typifying today's sensibility. They are the best, in my opinion, because they are not too sweet; not really unisex; not washed out and not lacking in personality. Powerhouses they are not. But they are not weaklings either. Frank No. 2 is to the Silicon Valley type what the earlier generation fragrances were to the Wall Street types. To each his own. Good stuff.