Fragrance Reviews by Kranque

I swear I reviewed this before... Quite simply, this is Acqua Di Gio done right. Same basic plane of olfactory experience, but picks up where ADG leaves off. Teases you in with the same light breezy top notes, but actually delivers on the promise. Same profile but more to ponder. Lemony, light, fruity (like ADG) and then deliver some spicy, complex undertones to ponder without getting demanding too much attention for a summer evening.
Buy this instead of Acqua Di Gio.

I acquired this before ever smelling A*Men, based on the strength of the reviews for that scent. It’s an immediately distinguishable scent, evoking an auto garage with overtones of scorched sugar or burned caramel. An initial recoil from the scent draws one quickly back for another exposure, then a third and so on. While a bit offputting at first, it’s a unique, strong and intrigueing scent. It has slowly and steadily worked its way to the top shelf of my olfactory repertoire.

After testing A*Men, the signature similarity is obvious, but where B*Men is couched in masculine scents of burning sugar, rubber, auto grease and cold steel, A*Men is given a powdery sugar-coating that is much less attuned to what makes this scent interesting.

Maybe a bit inaccessible for casual appreciation, but well worth the effort. 4/5.