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Azzaro pour Homme by Azzaro

I can speak of impressions only. It is an absolute punch-in-the-face of rugged manliness. Not having read any of its ingredients I could easily believe that the scent was captured off of a rugged lumberjack having just killed a wolverine for a winter dinner.

I smell no spice, only animal. Ive thought about wearing this out to the bars with my college buds but as you can imagine, it is an intense debate ; ) However, for science sake, maybe ill give it a shot.

03 October 2008

Blue Jeans by Versace

This scent is masculinity in the modern era. As a young man of 22 I consistently am disappointed with scents labeled as masculine containing a gluttonous amount of either spice or musk. Now, is masculinity therefore defined by a scent that does not attract women, and, simply, smells old? Can a truly masculine scent live within the context of our modern era?

Blue Jeans is one of the few that I have found to fill that void. I relate a story with the hopes that its content does not deter the oh-so-eager to vaunt the price or status of their chosen cologne. If it does, your loss. That being said, I shall continue.

I work as a waiter at the Olive Garden and often find myself serving young couples on a date. The continuum of fragrances is astonishingly small and, as most have observed, is dominated by soapy, fresh scents (wimpy). The one gem that I have smelled in my time working there has been the cologne (which I later discovered is indeed Blue Jeans) worn by not a customer but one of the bussers. I am willing to concede that it is the imagine of this man that gives this scent its clear image of masculinity. I will try, as objectively as I can, as a heterosexual male, describe this man. He is Latin-American in heritage and probably in his late 40's and contains a thick accent. His worn expression is of rugged passion and a calmness exhibited only by the heroic. Having work-worn hands, a thick stature and a sweaty brow he captures the exotic and romantic aspect of masculinity, less the -Marlboro Man- lameness.

This scent is smooth, attractive and rich. Enjoy my friends.
26 September 2008

Black by Kenneth Cole

This scent is unique in that it is fruity but never piercing in the way that Armani di Gio is. It is confidently unassuming and requires a debatable amount of reapplication. At the same time, it never fades into nothingness and a man who wants a woman to come close to smell his scent, will be justly rewarded.

Its smoothness and beauty is what attracts me to it. KC Black could never be classified as dark or spicy which its name lends it, but has a smooth, leathery smell after the cool down combined with tenderly sweet top notes (in other words, wont make you smell like a caramel sunday) . It is truly a youthfully masculine scent without having to resort to heavy spice/musk.

I honestly believe that reviews of this are overly harsh because of its non "discontinuedness" or "High designer" label such as versace or Armani.

This is my first review, and I admit that my inexperience does not allow me to recognize the many notes i'm sure this scent contains, I do have a deep understanding of aesthetics and am confident in my opinion. I am impressed by very few scents, but I keep coming back to this one.

Simple but not one dimensional, absolutely masculine, citrus.

05 September 2008
 
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