Fragrance Reviews by eric

In 79 Jil Sander released her first Womans perfume and in '81 her first mens, Man Pure. Scent 79 is a rework by Marc Buxton of the original Man pure.To be honest, from what I can remember, I wouldn't know now , what the difference is between this and the original Man pure, cause at this moment I don't own the original anymore. But I will try to get it soon.
Fans of Mark Buxton will maybe recognise where he has ad his modernism touch compared to the original.
Anyway, in short , I love this. To me it's a less harsh Chanel Anteus and longer lasting. A woody, leather chypre with green flower elements.
It has topnotes of Angelika root then incense.In the middle floral notes of jasmine , violet wood and orris concrete. The base has leather, sandelwood and vetiver.
An 80s powerhouse fougere, chypre,scent translated into modern times. Lovers of Anteus, Tom Ford Extreme, DK Fuel have to try this, when they get the chance. It's an edp and it's released in a 125ml bottle.

I've been wearing this a lot since it's release in 2004. Although slightly anoyed at first by it's resemblence to TMC I tried to ignore OV ,but I stil couldn't let this go. I kept on using it and bit by bit I've grown to love it big time. Also the difference's to TMC are more obvious to me than they were then. I prefer this one.It's a superb, green,clean smelling vetiver. Not earthy, but fresh leaves. It's springtime in a bottle. Wonderfull!

Unlike anything I have smelled before. Like said before it's all there. The spices, the smokyness,not unlike CdG's Avignon, which creates the dry "dessertair"like feel.
The sweet , ambery tones , combined with the citrus. It all blends very well and leaves an incredible wonderfull smokey, ambery layer on your skin. It's definately more suitable for men, to me.

First reaction was, Oh my god!! Wanted to grab the fire extuinguisher and put the fire out!! I was shocked and intruiged at the same time.This is one weird scent!! Made me think of Annick Goutals Eau du Fier for a moment .
Do I like it, do I hate it? Wow!. It's leather alright, or is the birchtar? or a combination? wow. Really special. Quickly after the intense (or should I say, scary? ) , it becomes heaven. Oh yes. I love it. That wonderfull mix of the dry leathery notes combined with a very classic base. The rough cowboy changes into a distinguished gentleman. That base of tonka, vetiver and sandalwood. Wonderfull.!!
The mix of dry leather and the woody base linger on the skin for a long time. This perfume is getting adictive , especially with colder, x-mass day coming!

Another scent , that got really bad reviews here , before it was even launched. Must be something wrong with me, cause man, I like it. I love the shaving cream smell in this one.
What's with all this semi intelectual talk about this "not being balanced" and all.
I agree, it's not "inventive" like "l'eau de animalfur" with popcorn , nor does it smell like chocolate, vanilla icecream,with whalevomit, but who cares.
It's a very minimalistic, fougere type fragrance.
I really gonna get me a bottle of this for sure.

Reading all the raving reviews on BN I was expecting a super fragrance, so I blindordered this. I was really underwhelmed. It smelled not bad , but not great either.And way too synthetic and loud. I really don't get the edp classification also, cause this one lasts a regular 3 hrs on me. If this was a new Hugo Boss release , I'm sure this was less popular over here.I'm one of the few that rather wears Allure Sport instead. IMO just another overhyped,overrated fragrance here on Basenotes.

As an admirer of sweet orientals and Francis Kurkdjian I like both versions but the pure blend is more rich and warm.The cinnamon and the benzoin make it more intense and sweet. Love it !

My favorite hot weather scent. Green and lemony. In fact ,easy to wear, all year round.

Love it! Very original ,fruity,spicy topnotes. I only wish they lasted a bit longer. Dries down into an average , "Black codish" scent.Ultra masculine bottle .Still remains one of my favorites. Lookin out for his next one.

I love this stuff. A bit spicy,but smooth, gourmandlike scent of cinnamon , but still masculine and not too sweet. Well balanced, I only wish it was a bit stronger though. Not bad.

This scent got bashed a bit lately and I feel I have to stick up for this, cause Ikinda like this new Creed.I can see why some compare it Joop Homme , as it shares the same oriental basenotes compared with the fruity topnotes, but that's where the comparison ends.It's not a plain copy like Original Vetiver was of TM Cologne.It's much more natural smelling from top to base than Joop Homme, to me.The start is a bit loud with the orange topnotes, but they soon fade into a wonderfull blend of sweet vanilla and tonka. It's a modern oriental without that dated Creed note that's in lot's of older Creeds. This scent is powerfull, but I can think of way more louder, powerfull scents. Big thumbs up from me.

I could wear this any day, without getting bored.This fragrance really puts me in a good mood. Like the others stated, i's really a well balanced, yet simple composition of freshness with some light earthy under tones lingering in the background and settling on your skin. Picture Orange Vert with a bit of Declarations drydown. Less smokey, but it's there. It's refined, it's pure, and like Hermes stated, it's really a fragrance of earth and sky.

A very bright and positive scent,made by Olivier Polge, that blends sparkling citrus notes with tangerine, and orange.Will be one of my summer favorites. I like it!

If you have longevity problems,get the edp version if you can. The edt is a bit more "airy" , and the fresh notes are more dominant, with the a hint of the sweet,cocoa bean notes lingering in the background. The edp is more "full" . I get less fresh notes and more , sweet vanilla , chocolate notes, it's smooth and it lasts forever! I like both, for different occasions. Love it!

Love this fragrance! together with New York,this one is fighting for becoming my nr1 favorite! Lemon and leather, a wonferfully ,masterly crafted combination. A good scent if you like leather in scents, but not too much.

A must have in your wardrobe.Classic and timeless. It has been relaunched in 2005,luckily the juice remains the same.

The lime peel and brazilian orange mixed with blackcurrants and oakmoss make this fragrance a delicious coctail.It fits me like a second skin I just love it.

This stuff is FANTASTIC! Instead of heavy gourmand fragrances(which I also like at times)this is the other side of the spectrum with a very light,zen like fragrance.Vetiver and anice.
Sometimes simple is good.

For al the basenote members who complain about the d'Orange Vert staying power: buy this one!.
The citrus,lemon,orange stays and does not go away. A really comfortable,feel good fragrance.

Sparkling,fruity freshenes at first, and then a smooth vanilla,very light,drydown that lasts a long time. Good for warm sunny days but works also on cold winter days. Very nice!

Man! I think I have found my holy grail(until now).I agree with all the other thumbs up,and have nothing more to ad,except I love this fragrance.

this one has one problem, when i spray this one, I keep on sniffing my wrists all day! I like the soft,sweet,woody papyrus smell of this fragrance.Perfect!

it's amazing how accurate the earlier comment on this fragrance are,they are a so true!.To me it starts out like guerlain version,but this is only a few minutes.Then it slowly developes in a wonderfull way into a soft and green fragrance. The drydown is pure and earthy,but I also detect a sea smell(?) I love it!

woody,aromatic,spicy...nice!
it has more of a bite than Cavalli man.

My latest discovery (maybe a little late) and I like it!!. I think of sweet vannilla when I smell this.It also helps that my wife likes it too.

Almost the same as the original Allure,
also made of the same four facets,only
more orange and citrus and the spicy facets are toned down.Allure sport or original? now I don't know what to choose, I like them both!

i love this fragrance!
fresh topnotes and a sensual,spicy drydown. My new signature fragrance.

I really don't understand the negative comments on this one. If you don't pay attention to the name( relax! french connection is just a clothing wear name!).The fragrance is a very relaxing
fresh and woody fragrance.

this is for women ! the top note
is very flowery! are you sure this is unisex?