Fragrance Reviews

Fragrance Reviews by DULLAH

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Green Irish Tweed by Creed

The other reviewers who compare this to Davidoff Cool Water are right.
A richer, more floral version of Cool Water.
Still, very very similar.
I like them both.
29 May 2008

Cool Water by Davidoff

Forever a modern Classic.
IDC if it was a copy.

If anything, I'd like the OG Cool Water with a heavier dose of leafy mint.
29 May 2008

Black Orchid by Tom Ford

I've eaten something like this before.
And it's not dark chocalte, Vanilla, or truffles...?...hmm...

This maybe could work on the right girl.
It's edible, sweet, but not soft enough, the base is too dark, thick, and cloying.

A fresher, softer version is in order.
13 December 2007

Chrome by Azzaro

I agree with most of the positive reviews.

Yes, Chrome is very synthetic (like other Azzaro)
But it is so soft and pleasant, not what is assumed of Synthetics.

Yes, it is also very plain, but this is not necessarily bad.

Fresh laundry clean smell, good (and inoffensive) sillage, lasts and lasts, and is also very linear (another thing I view as positive).

There are better "Generic fresh" type of colognes (dunhill fresh), but this came out 10 years ago.

I think if less wore this it would get more play here.
13 December 2007

Vétiver by Creed

Very soft, very classy, almost feminine Vetiver scent.

Also very soapy.

I may be alone, but as far as being a man's cologne, I prefer Creed's Original Vetiver by a vary large margin.

I think this Vetiver would be better with Iris, Rose, Marigold, and some very soft florals, flipped into a feminine scent.

Still, it is very classy and well done.
13 December 2007

Sélection Verte by Creed

Much better than I had expected.
This is my 3rd favorite Creed.

The top is extra-ordinarily good, but the base is little more than the Creed house note to my nose.
Still, the notes are all so good it's hard to not like alot.

Both thumbs up.
13 December 2007

Santal Impérial by Creed

A very well done, very simple fragrance.
To me, it smells like a unisex version of AOS-Sandalwood, both with the clean bright top, and a Sandalwood base that's not the dark rich type of Sandalwood. More a light and creamy Sandalwood.

Worlds better than Creed's other "Santal"
12 December 2007

Orange Spice by Creed

Imagine eating am extremely spicy sweet snack, then peeling on orange, while walking through the bird cage at the zoo.

Then you exit the bird cage and catch a handfull of Gorilla Gung-Gung on your pants leg.

I assume Nieman Marcus wouldn't keep a spoiled tester on the floor?
12 December 2007

Acier Aluminium by Creed

Wow!, what a strange and complex cologne!
Much more complex than some of the other reviews give it credit for!

10% Joop.

20% GRANDMA's HOUSE YEA !!

20% Hospital Toilet.

20% Cheap 1950's Aftershave.

20% Armor All Dashboard Shine.

2.5% Mercury.

5% Astronaut Toilet.

2.5% Actual Aluminum.

=100% Bad

Eww.
12 December 2007

Un Jardin en Méditerranée by Hermès

Another one of the better "fresh" girl's perfumes.

It's not mega-nasty flowery(which is always a turn off for me), just nice and soft and clean.

Both this and Un Jardin Sur Le Nil are two of my favorites.
Thumbs up.
05 December 2007

Un Jardin sur le Nil by Hermès

Delicious, without smelling like candy.
No obnoxiously loud flowers either, just very delicate & clean florals.

Grapefruit is a little sour before the drydown, but other than that, very good.
I like this alot, a whole lot.

Both thumbs way way up.
05 December 2007

Millésime Impérial by Creed

If Creed could make this scent linear, I would buy it.

It is perfect citrus/rose when the bergamot and lemon are strong.
Then once the top notes fade, the rose is naked and too feminine.

I think though it's not possible (due to volatile nature) for a Citrus dominant fragrance to be linear?
28 November 2007

Silver Mountain Water by Creed

Beautiful bottle and name, but this is very very unimpressive.

Maybe suitable as a female sport scent?
28 November 2007

Original Santal by Creed

They should not have named this Original Santal.

I very much know distinctively high quality Sandalwwod, and this is none of it.

This is a classier Joop, and that is still very bad.
28 November 2007

Tabaróme Millésime by Creed

I think this would be very good for those who want a fresh version of something like Terre D'Hermes or Rocabar.

For me though, It doesn't justify near the price.
Well done though, like nearly all the Creed Colognes.
28 November 2007

Virgin Island Water by Creed

Like Erolfa, I expected more from this.
The bottle and name are beautiful, but the scent is dominated by Lime Initially, and the drydown is not enough Coconut or Hibiscus I think.

It's a very good unisex cologne, but for the price consumer deserves a stronger, richer version of the same scent.
28 November 2007

Bois du Portugal by Creed

This is great cologne.
Combine all the good timeless smells from all the old colognes (Polo Green, Aramis, Santos, Canoe, Armani pour Homme, Old Spice, etc.), and leave out all the dated bad smells...

= Bois Du Portugal

Probably will end up as the only "Traditional" cologne I ever buy.

This may be my 2nd favorite cologne.
Both thumbs way way up.
28 November 2007

Vetiver by Guerlain

(New Version)
Wow, very impressed.
The hot spice and sweet spice, and green roots blend so well together it smells like a single scent.
Like the better cousin to cloves.
And just enough citrus and sweetness, not too much.
My favorite of all the Vetiver colognes by a wide Margin.
28 November 2007

Erolfa by Creed

Drop an Island in the middle of Utah's Salt Lake.
Plant a Lemon Orchard on that Island.
Plant white flowers around the orchard.
I was expecting alot more.
I still prefer the dark saltwater bay overun by greens & seaweed of Bvlgari Aqva

Erolfa still very pleasant and well done. I give it neutral for price>scent
28 November 2007

Original Vetiver by Creed

Very unlike other men's Vetiver colognes.
Well done, sweet, citrusy, and soapy, but not feminine.
Thumbs up.
28 November 2007

Terre d'Hermès by Hermès

Y'all were right.
Lime, lemon Pledge, and cigarettes.
Not for me.
20 November 2007

Gendarme Sky by Gendarme

I've been in the sky.
No chlorine or Dishsoap there.
20 November 2007

Purple Water by Asprey

"Grape" quarter water. ha.
Good scent for a female, cause it's not too flowery or powdery, just sweet.
20 November 2007

Narciso Rodriguez for Him by Narciso Rodriguez

It's alright.
Not too sweet, but a little too much flowers.
Also I smell fresh cut Green Bell & Poblano Peppers.
It's cool. Different.
20 November 2007

Équipage by Hermès

Smells exactly like what's used to soften cow's udders

Bag Balm/Udder Balm.

No good.
20 November 2007

Aqua de Bulgari pour Homme by Bulgari

Well done aquatic.
Not crystal clear tropical blue water.
A dark saltwater bay with lots of greens & seaweed.
15 November 2007

L'Eau par Kenzo pour Homme by Kenzo

Gourmet Pool Chlorine.
15 November 2007

Very Irrésistible for Men by Givenchy

Mocha-Chocalate covered lime-blossoms ?
It's for men ?
Ok.
15 November 2007

DKNY Be Delicious Men by Donna Karan

Tangerine Coffee?
Ok that's cool.
14 November 2007

Pi by Givenchy

This would smell great on a female.
Almond-extract type smell, very soft, very pleasant.
14 November 2007

Tuscany / Etruscan by Aramis

A much lighter softer version of Armani pour homme or Bowling Green.

I like it.
14 November 2007

Baldessarini Del Mar by Baldessarini

The base is very good, but the florals ruin it.
Cross Canali & Very Valentino, then make it bad.
Nice looking bottle, name, etc.
14 November 2007

Incanto pour Homme Essential by Salvatore Ferragamo

rodent's review is not overstating it.
F- for the windex note.
Absolutely horrible.
14 November 2007

Polo Double Black by Ralph Lauren

Ralph lauren's colognes almost always seem to appeal to me, but some of his newer stuff put me off.

Double Black didn't.
I like it alot.
Very well done.
Almost every aspect of it I like, besides maybe one sharp green note it shares with alot of other colognes.
That one note sticks out past the coffee & earthy flavors. It shouldn't.
I'm new to knowing cologne, but I guess it's the Juniper is just slightly too strong.
Almost everything else is very very good. I'll probably buy this.
Thumbs up.
01 November 2007

Polo Sport by Ralph Lauren

My all-time favorite cologne. Still.
It does everything right for me.
Super fresh and clean without a trace of cleaning products :)
Pleasantly and Mildly spicy and tart.
Just barely enough sweetness to the mild citrus/fruit.
A hint of woods and fresh greens.
Effervescent/minty without coming off sharp/offensive.
And most important, realistically and genuinely AQUATIC without being cold or sterile. No trace of chlorine, fake olfactory freeze FX, or powdery "aquatic florals".
Just a very clean, refreshing, genuine, organic sea essence.

Still my absolute favorite cologne no question. Both thumbs way up. Now they need to make a dark oriental I like as much as this :)
01 November 2007

Polo by Ralph Lauren

Even though I don't like it, this is the best of all the Evergreen colognes.
There is a sense of refinement and pleasant undertone that makes the over-powering Juniper and Pine tolerable.

I wouldn't wear it, but it's still the best Evergreen cologne I've smelled.
01 November 2007

Polo Black by Ralph Lauren

Normally, Ralph Lauren colognes agree with me more than any other brand.

Not here.
The Mango is good, but alot of the rest is too sharp and bright to be called black.
To me, this smells more like POLO CHROME, or POLO ALUMINUM.

There are multiple notes that disagree with me alot.
Thumbs down.
01 November 2007

Dunhill Pursuit by Alfred Dunhill

Very well done.
An old man's HUGO.
A little heavier low end, and a little less of the powdery floral would have improved it IMHO.
Still a very well done cologne.
01 November 2007

Polo Blue by Ralph Lauren

Nothing is wrong with this cologne.
Nothing out of place, or too strong.
It's simple, clean, and fresh.
Matches the bottle and color. No more.
Dunhill Fresh I think still has an edge on Polo Blue, as top of the "Plain Blue" Colognes.
On the good side of neutral for simplicity.
01 November 2007

Dunhill Fresh by Alfred Dunhill

Very plain, clean aquatic fresh.
Doesn't come off generic though.
This is by a wide margin my favorite fresh aquatic yet.
Nothing smells cheap or out of place.
Very plain, very good.
01 November 2007

Armani Eau Pour Homme by Giorgio Armani

Bowling Green ?
It's bowling Green without the air filter box.
Fresh and classy.
Thumbs up.
01 November 2007

John Varvatos by John Varvatos

Another good looking bottle.
Good scent to match.
Sweet funk grunge.
Like it alot.

A+ for Varvatos.
Thumbs way way up.
01 November 2007

Z by Ermenegildo Zegna

The original bottle (not the black ducati bottle) is IMO one of the best looking bottles ever.

However, Initially or on drydown, I can't get past the Windex notes (original & vinegar)

Sterile, hospital grade, stand-offish fresh. Thumbs way down. Beautiful bottle though.
01 November 2007

Calvin Klein Man by Calvin Klein

Very good, clean, and strong initially.
Once dry, Smells like sweet green relish (yup, hot dog relish) for the next 4 hours.
Clean, but much too sweetness.
24 October 2007
 
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