Fragrance Reviews by czesc

out of the bottle, very much like tonic water, on the skin more green notes... overall very dated, too dated even to be considered retro. I really don't think I could pull this off around people anywhere near my age (23) and I'm the type of guy to wear alot of (what can be considered) weird stuff... definatley not a blind buy!!

very old fashioned type, this will instantly bring you back to 1930 whether you were alive during that time or not :) one of my favs that ive tested from ayala so far

didnt like this one, although theres no bitter orange listed in the notes, id say it was the predominant note in the frag. then alot of spice. didn't pick up on the honey at all. definatley willing to try her other offerings tho! :)

was dissapointed by this one a bit, heavy on the vanilla and sweetness, predictable spices... not that there is anything wrong with it, just nothing particularily astounding here... still willing to try the EDP tho

starts nicely, a bit of green, baby power, civet, I could tolerate it and almost like it if it stayed like this, but then it just turns to civet and decay shortly after, and im talking like 5-10 minutes... I even tried it on 2 other people and the same thing happened. I'd watch out.. especially if your a guy trying to wear this!

after a few years owning this fragrance and really mulling it over I have decided to give it a thumbs up. It is a bit like a lemon detergent at first spray, but the lemon smell is very natural, comparable to crown's "imperial" and the natural earthy tones on the drydown definatley save it, in fact more than save it, they make it a great fragrance.

apparently women like this one, I have gotten compliments while wearing it, but I dont particularily like it... its very "odd". try it. also apparently theres a swiss army out there that rips this off but i don't know what its called

this really does smell liek a sweeter version of allure in a powdery base, its a hard pick between which one I would rather wear (lalique vs. chanel) each have their own character despite being almost identical. its a tough pick... but this is around 20$ on ebay so you might want to look into it :)

too much of the extrait and you end up smelling like creed's russian leather, its far too potent and takes on a completely different harsh character if over-applied HOWEVER I learned the next day with just a dab its a wonderfully sexy balanced sweet leather thats never too cloying or too sweet. I really don't understand all the "feels like im doing something wrong when I put this on" and "its oh so naughty" type rah-rah about it. People just jump on the hype-wagon I guess.

solid, well put together and unique leather fragrance, buy it / try it for that reason.

my girlfriend wears this, shes young (19, im 22) this is the only other chanel I've experienced other than the ones my mom wears (Coco, No.5, no.19 and Bois des Iles) and those four are far far superior. But its okay because she could be wearing worse :P

ultra heavy jasmine which is modified by rose iris and orchid, slight aldehyde note, spontaneous, very rich and natural upon application but unfortunatley this dries down too fecal :( thats the only drawback! This review was written for the 25ml EDT spray, I plan on trying both the EDP and the Pure Parfum in the future

very undecided at first spritz, but calms down nicely after about an hour. from then on its absolutley intoxicating. One thing I must mention is that I smell alot more jasmine than rose, contrary to most of the other reviews

very dated, the bay leaf makes it almost smell like deli style dill pickles... gets better on the drydown. Definatley a classic but some classics better remain in memory than on the skin ;)

I dont understand the many comparisons between this and Dior's Eau Noire, they smell absolutley nothing alike. This smells something like dry pastries and herbs and some sweet spices as well but I dont like the mixture of it at all. smells like someone's spice cupboard at home. just all mixed up

pure black tea, and not my cup of tea let me tell you!

I believe that somehow the whole perfume movement has evolved since the time where this perfume was considered groundbreaking, its seems very primitive, nothing special at all. I only tried the EDT but it left me very unimpressed (especially due to all the love it gets). kinda makes me scared to try the rest of the line for fear of similar disappointments!

vanilla and baby powder to start with just hints of synthetic fruityness, I really takes a long time to calm down into something warm and wearable, try it out yourself - you'll see what I mean. I do like it on the tail end of the drydown though

smells just like diluted agarwood oil... whats all the excitement about?

a fun frag for teenagers, way too much orangy candy vanilla for my tastes nowadays but I use to like it (back when I had no taste :).

probably the only CK thats truly outstanding, its a shame its been discontinued. so spicy so yummy! I use to spray the fur lining of my winter coat with this back in high school so the girlies would all put their noses in it at the bus stop :)

something unsettling about this one, sour and salty at the same time and cloying. I don't understand the mass appeal

too pungent and in your face, a big recommendation is a little known jewel named M by Mimmina (its not even in our directory yet), its basicly what the dreamer should have been

feels like I just got out of the rain with this one. Its very pleasant watery notes but not marine at all (ie: not a saltwater smell). Very fresh but without being overly fruity. Definate not a cloying/sweet frag. I had quite a large sampler of this would typically wear it on overcast summer days.

probably one of the first frags I ever tried, I never owned a bottle but I had alot of samples. I really liked it back then and looking back now I think its pretty much one of the best "candy"ish mega fruity mens scents out there. I have really grown to dislike this category of scents however, and I still consider this worthy of its own existance so that tells you alot!

ck one's partner in crime, I use the soap in the shower its nice and clean, its not something I would wear as a fragrance tho

if you put all your pretentions aside (check my wardrobe) this is really not a bad scent. I find it similar in concept to gendarme but a bit sweeter. Its a truly unique scent and I have to give it a thumbs up

very musky rose, try rose muskimee by MPG, its the same concept but better on the drydown in my opinion.

much better put together than epices noir in my opinion, very sweet and musky with a bit of amber and perhaps some woods? however it doesnt really have any je ne sais quoi to it to make it bottleworthy. this will end up another sampled and filed perfume in my history books.

its nice but its a little too light for my tastes, really doesnt announce your presence, and it stays very close to the skin on the drydown. I always thought I smelled a bit of cedar on the drydown which is not one of my favourite woods. overall I give this a thumbs up from an objective perspective.

very dated, not something a young guy such as myself could wear (im 22). Its very very lemony to start and dries down into a pleasant but cold leather. I could see this really working on an older guy but its not something a young fly gangsta such as myself could work

very similar to dior's exclusive line Cologne Blanche - anyone agree?

I think this one is similar to chanel's no.5 but more spicy and complex. A bit more on the dry side as well, I much prefer this one to no.5

I understand the direction this fragrance is trying to take but I find it just doesn't get there. It is a bit too harsh and in your face, the edges seem jagged and its just barely holding itself together as one unified smell. The notes are however well matched (spices, fruits, woods). I believe with more refinement this could be a fine scent.

pure sweet rose, if you love rose this ones for you!

strong blackberry and fruity notes over a fresh clean musky base, however it is not fruity/fresh in the contemporary sense of the word ie: candied, smells very organic.

too much violet, really simple, just not enough substance here, this is what I find with alot of the artisan line. I really dont understand why everyone loves this stuff

wow, another amazing rose scent by creed. maybe im partial to all these because I love the smell of rose so much but this one is definatley a winner.

this smells to me as something an older man would wear in an effort to be hip. I'm not saying that in a condescending way, im just saying if theres a "hip" of oldmanfrags, this is it. I wore it over christmas because it kinda smells christmassy with all the berries and spices :)

smells exactly like bulgarian roses (the living flower), I really love it, I bought it for my mom since im a bit too male to wear it :)

I believe this to be over-rated. I dont remember the notes of it exactly, but its on sale for 49.99 at my local grocery store. I sprayed the tester and it didnt really stand out to me any more than the usual dept store frags. im neutral on this one

they make a good natural spray deo of this frag, otherwise its useless.

generic, green citrus, nothing special here (I find this to be very typical of these new "high end" perfume start ups) - go for l'eau d'hadrien by goutal.

excellent scent for a dry winter's day. goes well with long wool coats, brown leathers etc. I wear it to run weekend errands.

mid ninties in a bottle. super fruity!

berries, tea, clean notes, it all fits together very magically. it really does smell like water from a silver mountain :) great lasting power as well. I find this one to be a creed a younger wearer would really appreciate (18-25). I like alot of the creeds personally but this is the only one my friends will also agree on (im 22)

this was 20$ at shoppers drug mart but I missed the sale and the lady wouldn't sell me the tester :( excellent stuff tho, very sexy. nothing groundbreaking, just a familiar concept redone very very well.

lalique has a curious habit of putting out copyfrags and then changing them a bit and slapping an etched animal on the bottle. La Faune = Allure, Equus = Passage d'Enfer. Fortunatley whoever their perfumer is really does know how to change a frag without ruining it. I'd say I like this one better than the l'Artisan.

this was 9.99$ on sale probably the best frag buy per dollar I've ever made. Was great as a teenager, probably wouldn't wear it too much now. I still have the same bottle sitting in my frag cab. anyone 16-18 surfing this site should definatley check this one out :)

this was my first cologne ever, I believe I bought it in the summer of 2001, it was new at the time. I had a mont blanc pen so I decided to buy the cologne as well ( I didn't know much about frags at the time ). turns out it wasn't the worst choice I could have made ie: cool water, tommy (i was 18 or 19) I really liked it back then but now that I look back its definatley nothing special. A bit too synthetic smelling for me. sweet ambry vanilla minty. My bottles almost done and its definatley not on the re-buy list.

very clean and "white", I would describe it as white suede. interesting smell, some people will compliment it other people have a worried look on their face when they smell me. those are usually not usefull people anyways so thumbs up!

drycleaning, clean, a powerfull iron, chemical clean, im trying to list off words that I can describe this with, its really very different, I wouldn't agree with most of the people who describe it as "soapy" its really not that at all. closer to detergent maybe. I have a certain denim 3/4 jacket that I wear this with and I only when I'm wearing that coat. dont ask me why :) probably not something you'd want to wear everyday definatley something to invest in for occaisional wear

uncomplicated and fruity, bit of a hairspray vibe but still mega sexy and ultra magnetic. totally a sunny vacation perfume

stop kidding yourselves, this stuff is crap. its made for people who want to be "different" only for the sake of being "different" ie: insecure, and put on 53 and do a little dance and say oooh look at me im so "different". soon enough you guys are gonna start eating plastic :)

this has been my mom's fragrance since ive been really young. super sophisticated with an 80's power-vibe but timeless enough that it still smells great today

super black and super strong - amazing with black leather, black mercedes, black sunglasses, u get the picture

very heavy jasmine but not overpowering, very simple, definatley to be worn at night. perfect for a night out on a garden terrace somewhere hot :)

excellent! sweet and candy-like but at the same time not cloyingly so, its very fresh and aqueous, also has a bit of a "cool" feeling to it. totally wearable by a man, i've gotten many compliments on it

I bought it purely on the good reviews, smells like nutmeg and orange to me in a base of typical crappy mens cologne (think CK). do not buy this blindly unless you have bad taste ;)

like a colder, woodier version of christian dior's eau noire

mmm edible spicy so dark and sexy im not gonna waste your time with trying to guess the notes, you can read everyone else's blurbs for that. just gonna tell you its definatley the best out of the three in its series and it jumped into my top 10 immediatley after smelling it :)

excellent fragrance, fresh but also very elegant, its definatley not "light", its a heavy-fresh if that makes any sense. so far my favourite MPG although I haven't tried very many of them

hazlenuts... I really dont get it. I bought this one blindly off the rave reviews and never wore it even once. I'd rather wear it than cool water by davidoff thats for sure, but it totally didnt make it into rotation for me

very citrusy, fades a little too quickly and there are some unpleasant notes that show up after awhile, however with all that said I still give it a thumbs up because I like it nonetheless :)

I really did not like this when I bought it in the summer I "thought who could ever stand this", totally reminded me of rubber tires and it sat in my cabinet for many months. fastforward to late september: bored with all my other frags I put this one on and WOW amazing. this is THE fall/winter scent. so fresh and glowing in the colder/drier weather - now one of my favourites :)

no staying power, smells like hairspray or cheap bodyspray, definatley a "green" lollipop note in here somehwere... The scent from my collection which comes closest to this one is Diptyque Oyedo which is FAR better so I am going to sell off my Jardin Du Nil

I believe this one smells too much like the "typical mens cologne" if you are looking for something different or special, look elsewhere. Too citrusy, typical woodsy drydown, not something you would expect from chanel

complex, elegant, it takes a while to get use to it but after 3-4 weeks you should love it. very original as well, at least among commoners - this will get you noticed

its a star in the hood, its gangsta!

PERFECTION!! the only way to describe it.

Excellent scent. Very refined, very elegant. Makes me think of James Bond etc. This is a personal favourite. I pick up on the marine notes, but for anyone reading these reviews who is thinking of trying it - dont get turned off - it doesnt' actually smell like the sea, and you definatley dont have to be on the water to wear it. This ones perfect for the boardroom - makes you feel powerful.

this honestly smells like mennen aftershave... EXACTLY, I have no idea what you guys are talking about

the lemon note really does smell like a real lemon, im not sure if this is something good though ? as soon as you put it on it has a confused, but, definatley regal scent.. then I find it eases into a softer, powdery drydown. overall its not bad

personally I think its amazing... do I smell cola?