Cereus Pour Homme No. 14 (2008)
by Cereus

This is the sweetest fragrance from the Cereus line. As others have said it's a woody - herbal fragrance with the cognac giving it a nice but not totally unique smell. The amber is what gives it the sweetness which I like amber, but it just seems to be a little out of place in this fragrance. I would have preferred a strong vetiver note instead of the amber. Not a bad fragrance, but it's $125 price take makes it a no go for me.

7th September, 2011.

This has great potential with its herbal notes and wood. It fails for me due to an over-emphasis on violet leaves and very sweet amber. Those things dominate, in fact obliterate, the better elements. I had to scrub this off to remove the cloying, sweet, vanilla notes. Sorry gents, this didn't work on my skin (or to my taste) at all.

15th March, 2010.

This opens with a citrus-woody-(lavender maybe) aromatic blend. The cognac reveals itself almost immediately and instantly reminds me of Escada Pour Homme. There is a subtle milky-smooth texture that seems to be an attribute of the amber-musk accord. I also detect what seems like basil leaf in the later stages. The composition remains a rather sweet one throughout the wear and dries down into a smooth woody-green base.

19th February, 2010. (Last Edited: 30th March, 2010.)

The secret with this one is to wait for the top notes to clear up a bit; at that point, it clearly shifts into an herbal-woody mode and the notes start to rebalance into a pleasant accord. In this middle stage, the amber and cognac notes persist for a while, and then the clary sage, tarragon, and rosemary team up with the musk and guaiac wood. I wouldn't say the rosemary dominates, but it plays a role in keeping the accord clean and bright. To get to this point takes only twenty minutes to a half-hour, though. When one finally reaches the kernel, it's been worth the wait, in my view, especially if you like a nice, clean, green and woody masculine witha modern twist.

22nd November, 2009.