Driven Black (2007)
by Derek Jeter

Good simple woody fragrance in the style of Agua Brava, only darker and less complex. It's the coniferous wood note in this (Virigina Cedar?) and citrus top notes that remind me a lot of Agua Brava, but this is much longer lasting than Agua Brava, probably due to use of synthetic fixatives. Very subtle sweet notes in the base are probably what makes this a "woody oriental", but there is very little sweetness to this.

Driven Black is a good masculine fragrance that is appropriate for all occasions, and is a good "go to" scent. It's nothing spectacular or unique, but is a good solid fragrance that costs little money.

A word to the wise: only sample this on skin, not on paper. This scent smells flat, dull and synthetic on paper, yet comes to life on skin.

MY RATING: 7.5/10

26th April, 2011.

A smooth vetiver scent. Driven Black smells surprisingly good -- in the bottle and on the skin -- for an Avon product. But "for an Avon product" is a big qualifier. It lasts well for an Avon product too, but Avon scents are notoriously short-lived.

12nd January, 2011.

Yes, a smooth velvety suede kinda musk scent. A little citrus sprinkled on top. Not bad for the price, unique, but very synthetic smelling, so beware! Lasts long and projects well, though.

1st January, 2011.

i only tried the sample of this but I must say that its really nice !!! A lot of people may get turned off of this because you can buy it from AVON but hey whatever,lol... it smells good and thats all that matters... Thank goodness my mom sells Avon cuz now I can always get it at an awesome price... And ya its not on the same level as the L'eau D'isseys or anything like that but whenever I cant think of what I wanna wear I can always turn to this

17th October, 2010. (Last Edited: 21st October, 2010.)

This actually smells really nice! A co-worker of mine wears this and at first I thought he was wearing Love & Luck by Ed Hardy but I was wrong! One day I finally brokedown and asked what cologne he was wearing and at first he was hesitant to tell me (probably because it's from AVON) but he admitted to it being Driven Black by Derek Jeter. It's a great powdery scent but almost has this aquatic vibe to it. It's smells very fresh and clean and I'll even go as far as saying this is what "cold" smells like, as odd as that is. It's hard to explain it because I don't agree with the note pyramid but either way, I recommend this to any guy in highschool to even an older gentlemen, it's just that great! Longevity and Sillage is monsterous with this so be careful with the trigger!!! It may be cheap, but it's a great scent nonetheless and believe you me, LADIES GO CRAZY FOR IT!!!

28th June, 2010.

The poor man's Eau D'Orange Verte. An abundance of orange in the top and middle notes sparks an instant connection to the Hermes' masterpiece, though this is not nearly as refined and well done. And the minty green note in EDOV is replaced by heavy powder in this one. Nor does this last as long as the concentre version of EDOV. Still, I like this, and I will find casual days to wear it.

14th May, 2010.