Fragrance Reviews by centerpin

After a good start the Creed Original Vetiver collapses within an hour into an unspectacular composition of vetiver and lime, all in all a soapy impression without the extra little kick. It is not bad but just pretty boring, just nothing I would buy.

This is a review for the actal relaunch:
Im a fan of the Givenchy Gentleman-the best scent I have ever smelled so far.
The Givenchy Vetiver is also a very sophisticated, elegant and masculine scent. It has everything what is missing in the Guerlain vetiver. It starts with a citrus note and then the vetiver comes through and just stays perfectly on the skin. It gives a lightly saopy, clean impression-never too much but still intense and longlasting. very well put together.

Lacoste is great and for me a true reminder of the 80´s. It is simple,fresh,unique and sporty.I love it.

My wife loves this edt on me and I also have to say that I got a lot of compliments on it.
I personally think that Mark Birley is a good edt but after a while it just got boring. It is not good enough to be on my top list. As other reviewers already mentioned- it is not long lasting, when you spray to much it gets annoying and smells primitive, if you use a little then it just fades away after an hour. The after shave also doesn´t tingle on the skin, which is for me as a lover of classic after shave lotions absolutely essential- I also don´t like mild pepperoni.
The good thing about Mark Birley is that it is hard to get and just not a lot of people wear it. It is a noble, nice all around year scent(especially good for day time), no doubt but it can`t compete with Eau Savage or the classic Armani edt.

Sorry, but this smells like hamster cage!

This scent reminds me immeadetaly of the commercial where some too tanned athlets jump from the accapulco cliff and you see the jump first in slow motion but the dive into the water is shown in regular speed again.
I have bought the after shave and the first impression is an accord of freshness: mint, lemon, basil and vetiver in a good an (on purpose) slightly unbalanced combination-just a good start- the only disadvantage: after an hour the whole sensation is over. But what more to expect from a cologne for a very reasonable price?

To review a perfume which has been already discontinued is like speaking at a funeral.
But Ebene de Balmain deserves it. Ebene is a very unconventional scent-once you have smelled it you will never forget it. I was 14 years old and it was my 2nd eau de toilette(after Tabac) which I owned. I loved it even then, but it was way to strong for a little boy. It smells like very, very expensive, luxurious soap. Waves of patchouly and geranium mixed with the freshnes of mint leaves plus an additional leather note enter your nose-everything very strong and dominat, not an easy scent- pleasant,but also easy to overdose.
It is a all around year scent, perhaps easier to digest in winter. Ebene is in the same category like the Givenchy Gentleman, just a great, exceptional, complex composition-nothing for the masses.

It should be called "Eau Savage too extreme". I can´t say that it smells horrible, if you use it wisely it is an ok perfume, but nothing compared to the original Eau Savage.
The original Eau Savage is for me the best male all year round scent of all times-just the No1.
Eau Savage Extreme smells intensly fresh, is simple structured and has no story to tell. Just like an oversized plastic lemon- actually Eau Savage Extreme could be perhaps a good summer room spray.

This is definately a courageous composition for a modern perfume. I personally think, although it smells not very "pleasant" but it is still a very harmonious composition. It has such an interesting, strong appearance that most people at have a clear opinion about it: either you like it or you hate it, there is not much room in between. Yes it smells a little bit like pencil sharpener but it also reminds me like of desert, plenty of oil, money and luxury-it has a very oriental start. After a while it gets softer and a little too much vanilla is taming down the rough beginning and some of the first attraction(or disgust) is lost.
It is a strong, warm and unconventional, long lasting winter scent.

I am still trying to like it, but the longer I use it the less I am fascinated with that smell. The opening is amazing, the first five minutes I think: thats it!...but the vetiver scent turns pretty fast into a soapy, slightly greasy smell -still mixed with the fresh vetiver main note, but by far not as pleasant as the start off. It is too sharp and,in my opinion lacks a harmonius composition.
It is a perfume which impresses when you walk by it, but the longer you have to do with it the more it starts to annoy me( and my family). I had high expectations due to the high ranking of the Guerlain Vetiver-and I admit it is still better than most of the perfumes out there, but I didn´t fall in love with that one.

My wife doesn´t allow me to wear Eau Savage because she says I smell like a used cars salesman-so I was looking for an alternative. After testing about 20 different summer fragrances I finally remebered the classic armani fragrance. I am a fan of after shaves and the armani EDT and After shave are perfect as a summer scent: fresh, clean, not sweet but still very pleasant-light and also longlasting. It is a classic citrus scent with decent but complexe layers of spicy notes underneath which makes armani an top 10 scent for me. It doesn´t have the "dirtiness" of Eau Savage but at least my wife agrees with it. It is also an absolute positive 80´s reminder....

It took me about 4 weeks(!) to like Gentleman. I knew from beginning on that I have found something very,very special. The patchouli topnote is brutal at first and I got extreme headache at first(also due to an accidental first overdose´). After 1 hour the patchouli became more mellow and the vetivier and leathery notes slowly became more dominant in a perfect, perfect, very perfect mixture.
A very masculine, complexe scent which gets better and better and better. I prefer to use the after shave which is a little better for everyday wear and the patchouli start is not so intense.
Now after using it for 3 months I am in love with that scent, I get a lot of good feedback and it is now my favourite winter after shave.This smell separates the boys from the men- do not try it when you are under 35! And do not give up after the first try-you will get rewarded-Gentleman is a brilliant and unconventional scent!!!