I am King (2008)
by Sean John

I smell peach and some other fruity synthetics. Wafer-thin construct with perhaps nano particles of vetiver to give it some Wall Street cred, at least for marketing purposes. After the successful Unforgivable, Sean Jean must have felt like a king and decided it's no longer necessary to rip off another Creed. And given the largely ignorant masses of young customers out there, he's probably right.

Wow, what a waste! Like Vibert said, I am King of what? This is utter rubbish in a bottle. Such a shame. I was expecting sometihng worthwhile like Unforgiveable was, even though it is a blatant copy. I would have been happy at yet another blatant copy of anoother Creed. HIGHLY UNRECOMMENDED.

You are not king.
You are not special.
You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake.
You are the same decaying organic matter as everything else
... and with this you will certainly smell like billions of other guys, only more synthetic.

I Am King.

You sure about that?

The opening salvo is a repellant isopropyl alcohol and bathroom cleaner accord that’s trying to be lime and failing miserably. Truly some of the most detestable top notes I’ve encountered in a while. The aquatic cucumber and calone that follow are merely dull and banal, so I guess they represent a step up. The scent pyramid talks dessert, but there’s nothing remotely appetizing about the chlorinated pool at I Am King’s heart.

The only distinguishing characteristic I can detect is a pungent (and unlisted) herbal note suggestive of cilantro, and I have to work hard to find even that. It dries down to the predictable common denominator of all “fresh” aquatic scents since about 1992, and doesn’t disappear quickly enough for my liking. Sean John’s first fragrance was “Unforgivable,” but this one is irredeemable. Pimping this kind of detritus on cosmetics shelves may mark a new low in contempt for the consumer.

I love this scent. I'm a sucker for the grapefruity smell. I sniff the bottle daily, even when not wearing it. Only negative is the staying power.

Do I think it smells good? 5/5
Compliments from the ladies? 4/5
Overall 4/5

to me when i first smelled this fragrance i did get a fresh type of scent to it...then i got an overpowering scent of coriander herbs which put me off with chemical cleaning substance at the same time...i think this scent goes well with the fake pop artist piddly diddly combs...it should be called [I AM A CLOWN]