Fragrance Reviews by SirSlarty

Love this. Starts off with a sharp and endearing bergamot and herbs. A heart of green vetiver and a light patchouli. The base remains the same sharp and crisp like texture from the top to the bottom into a vanilla moss. Excellent classic chypre.

Incredible fragrance. Cedarwoods, spices and bittersweet tonka bean. I love it. It's a lot like Gucci Envy but not as powdery. Ted is warm and rich but calm.

A woodsy spicy scent that goes nowhere. Starts of cold and brisk citrus, goes into its spicy woodsy-ness and then fades into obscurity. The plethora of notes reads like V&R Antidote's. While that is sweet and powdery spicy, Jaguar Prestige is the stripped down version.

Nothing unique about it. in fact, some of the accords remind me of Puma Create Man and other squeaky, window cleaner type scents.I remember seeing this go for $100 when it was first released. What silliness is that?

I'm the unfortunate owner of a bottle.

Coach for Men starts off with a harsh bang of dry, dry citrus. It's heart is a familiar, solid tea accord. The base id a dry cedarwoods and a faint oakmoss. I don't get the patchouli. When I first tried it, at an actual Coach store mind you, I was immediately reminded of the classy dry lemony woods of Homme de Gres, one of my favorite fragrances. I kindly asked for a sample and the clerk cordially provided myself two of them. I kept the tester card and sniffed it occasionally as I drove home. I got OK longevity from it and the same goes with a skin wear. Overall, nice but NOT worth the $75 price tag they put on it (geez, it's not like it's a Dior fragrance!).

Initial reaction: wow, I really, really like it.
Proper wearing reaction: it's nice
Price Reaction: not buying, would in a smaller bottle

SImple. Clear. Green. Understand it MEANT to be light and fresh and it does its job well. Green top and mossy base but not extremely mossy. Just plain ol' clean green. Fond of it but not in love.

Typical white fresh floral with light and transparent woods. The freesia is squeaky and bright but that's all that's interesting about it. I'd pass.

Very sharp and bitter citrus opening with a large dose of rose and neroli. The neroli doesn't smooth out the rose so that's why it gets very sharp. Dries down into a green floral. Overall, very sharp! Did I say that already?

This transcends between too sweet, too woodsy or too soapy. I happen to like all three of those aspects. Not one of them dominates the whole time. It starts off very sweet. Then gets woody, like a rich cedarwood and the drydown develops this oakmossy soapy clean feeling with the woods still being there. It's strong overall but dries into a nice aural fragrance. Didn't seem to last too long for me but I think it's because of olfactory fatigue since there's a lot of scent to go around. Great gourmand woodsy scent.

Herbal amber. Clove and cinnamon really comes out at first and gets to be ginger cedarwoods towards the end. The amber is just the stuff that binds all this together. Gourmandish and almost like a cinnamon and praline confectionery with cloves added.

Gingery citrus. It's very nice. Along the lines of the ever popular Acqua di Gio and ck One tytpe of fresh herbal fragrances. Very generic in that respect but it ain't bad.

Lovely cologne. Burst of bergamot, and a drydown of florals and a light woodsy accord. Nothing special but smells pretty good!

John Varvatos minus actual leather plus some florals. I'd say this is a floriental and much like Buxton's other creation for Karl Lagerfeld, Kapsule Light. Very creamy and I was apprehensive trying this because me and leather don't get along. I love the cedarwood drydown with a touch or orris. Good stuff!

I like the smell of rhubarb. When I see it in the grocer I would pick some up to smell. CdG's Rhubarb opens with it but turns into a woodsy vanilla and leafy version of it later on. I like the drydown but being called "rhubarb" is deceiving. Too bad it's fleeting. BUT the drydown is good and typical for CdG. It's kinda neat to that CdG decided to put this in the sherbert series.

If you like rhubarb, check out Ciel Mon Jardin by Le Prince Jardinier. That's a darn good garden variety rhubarb.

Fresh, sophisticated, cedarwoods that subtle and not too intrusive. Stays close to the skin but sticks around for a while. Very nice and good for the office.

Well, I get the tea part but everything else is kinda... bad? It's very plasticky, like the smell of Saran wrap being stretched right out of the box. But man that tea note is nice. I just cannot get over the true synteticness and sterile facade of the whole thing.

ck One Summer 2006 was good. Then 2007 came out and was awesome. Citrusy florals and so refreshing. Then 2008 came out (melon a hoy)... and 2009... they are ALL quite similar and are pretty much a marketing gimmick to get your money... but they are excellent refreshing fragrances for the summer.

Take the sprayer off these and splash yourself with any of the ck One Summers. It won't be too strong I promise. I cannot see this fragrance being used other than in hot weather.

A lime complete with the tartness. Gets woodsy as it dries down (which is quick but I don't mind that). I felt very lethargic and decided to see if the "energy" part of the name would kick start me and it did. It's like a 5-hour energy drink but smells better (and last 5 minutes but it was awesome). I don't want a thumbs up to be deceiving so it's a neutral.

An amberry fougere. Powdery yet "clean" but not dusty powder. Very much like a babershop-esque shaving cream or shaving soap. And the amber in this isn't sweet and must be the contributing accord for the powdery effect. Along with lavender, it's a solid "dad's shaving soap" cologne. Towards the drydown it gets a little spicy. Comparisons to Brut, Neutrogena's Rainbath and also Dana's Canoe are all in order. Touch seems to be stronger and last a little longer.

I like the scent but not enough to get a bottle (very cheap) just because it's not quite my style.

A dry woody chypre with a rose note. A bit more bearable than other designer rose chypres (GFF Uomo for one in fact it's quite similar). What makes this a intriguing rose chypre is the non-animalic musk note at the bottom. Polished musk I'd say with a touch of sweet but with all the dirty greenness of the oakmoss and woods it clashes a little with the rest of the fragrance. But how interesting would things be if all was balanced equally all the time? Still, some of the notes are a little brash but still smells unique and good.

Since it's discontinued and little hard to find, get a mini to try it out if you are a fan of rose and oakmoss.

A harsh rose chypre that settles into a decent floral vetiver and sandalwood drydown. The rose is especially strong throughout and reminds me of the current Z Zegna Extreme.

Sweet fresh musk. There is a hard, plasticy accord towards the end that is a lot like the drydowns of most Creeds. Smells like ambergris but really bad synthetic version of it. Poor longevity and not very good sillage.

Going with the crowd. Dry, harsh, earthy vetiver. So raw and solid that you'd wonder where you put the herbicide. Love the fact that such a strong scent stays close to you because sometimes you just want it all for yourself. Now, after it dries down it calms a little bit but since vetiver is psychologically a calming scent for some, I think it calms down quite a lot since there is so much of it. So good and you need to like vetiver to love this. Now in my top five vetivers!

I'd say, a very linear, very straightforward, very good bright floral with small aldehydic facets and a fat yet quiet fruity note right in the middle. Very nice since some white florals get too screechy and harsh. Not too loud and subtlety sometimes can make something more alluring. Really enjoy the musk.

Civet, to some, it's not fun but here it's so nice that it's pleasing. The combination of moss and the civet almost gives this a powdery soap feel. The clean gentleman's fragrance of yesteryear. Lasts long and the top (aromtic spicy) to the bottom drydown (mossy civet) is very addicting. Very complex scent but the basics I described is my take on it. I don't get much of the florals. It's the overall effect that really makes this wonderful.

The opening says "i'm gonna be a spicy fougere!" but the drydown leaves you and says "haha just kidding I was a fresh oriental!" Strangely unique structure. Moderate sillage and comes in bursts. The vanilla in the drydown reminds of Raw Vanilla from Coty. Not bad. If you see a good deal, pick it up. There are samples still floating around out there, too.

Good lord I can't believe a bitter grapefruit note could last so long. And be that intense. Bolstered by woodsy-like accords (patchouli, incense) it really delivers a punch. Also the berry and juniper leaves a fruity freshness going. Very strange and interesting to work your nose around it. Not too enamored by it to warrant a bottle, though.

Sweet flowery woodsy scent with touches of dark spices. Violets too but they are not too harsh in this like Fahrenheit. More like the violet/vetiver accord from Curve for Men. But the overall powderiness of the woods in Floriental subdues all the other notes in the scent. More or less a sweeter version of Kapsule Woody. Longevity problems 2-4 hours it seems.

So thick yet light it confused the hell out of me. Later on I found this to be a pleasnt blended mix of fruits, florals and green notes. I think the whole concept behind the fragrance from the name to the images it conveyed to me when smelled is well executed. The apple note in particular is open and delightful and is softened by a very light peach/pear like accord; probably the peach flower in the base (a floral base?). I find this refreshing, elegant and high quality. Byredo's fragrances are EdP's so I expected something lush and I got it. Bravo! Looking forward to seeking out more from this line.

I guess I'm not getting it like everyone else. I smell a plain eau de cologne / chypre family scent with a sandalwood drydown. No leather. No big and boldness. Just ordinary and "lemony" woods. I rather liked Nobile but the original pour Homme isn't quite my bag. I'll reach for Homme de Gres when I need a dry lemony woods fragrance.

The website description of this fragrance is very accurate. It's a warming woody fragrance with oamoss and ambergris. Nice opening, very strong yet enjoyable especially for a relaxing evening at home. However, somewhere in the middle a very animalic tar note pops out and becomes somewhat unpleasant for me. This accord thankfully doesn't stay around for long and gives way to the fantastically sweet woody ambergris drydown.

I'd call this a fragrance for a specific mood. Wouldn't wear this daily for sure.

I found an old bottle of this stuff in my friend's father's medicine cabinet. I asked the father if I could use it and was told, "sure take it, I can't wear cologne anymore. I don't even know how long that's been in there." So I took him on the offer. There was maybe only 5 or so mls left. It was still in the box and is definitely vintage stuff; most likely early 1980's era.

Chaz is (was?) a good cologne. Citrusy on top which lingers throught the fragrance's life and a warm but subtle oakmoss and patchouli base blossoms throughout the day. I'm really enjoying this. The juice itself is thick and a dark amber yellow. This doesn't always denote quality but more substance it seems and in this case it's just the way it is.

Do be sure to look for the Revlon stuff and not Jean Phillipe's Chaz.

Solid woodsy tea and lemon scent. Very nice pick me up in the morning. It's almost like drinking a fresh cup in the morning. But just like that breakfast tea, it doesn't last long and I for one don't like having to get "refills" of tea in fragrances.

Very piney on top. Feels a tad harsh for while, too. A little smoother than Pino Silvestre and the like but not as piney. The whole time it feels open and inviting and subtle yet sticks around for a while. Does feel "chemical" at times, especially at the end. Very odd woodsy drydown there. If you like green scents that are a bit powwdery, you might enjoy this.

This feels like M7 Fresh Light. I really get the agarwood/soapy musk. Clove is a dominant note as well but not as big as stuff in the Diptyque scents. A nice scent if you enjoy these aspects.

When ever I try anything from the 80's (or anything for that matter), I attempt to forget where and when I am. Most times I succeed but here I cannot help but be transported back to the 80's. Just like big hair and quirky techno bands, it's the 80's. I love the aromatic spicy opening or Portos and reminds me of Bijan for Men's opening and even the middle bits. But where Bijan's big spiciness dries into a sandalwood, Portos gives you the tired and true mossy leather drydown. Quite typically 80's but not as bold and brash as the others. I wish I had tried this one first before delving into other fragrances for men of this era. I might have liked those more after trying Portos.

Very disappointing bright citrus and floral fragrance. Nice opening and just simply dies on your skin. ABsolutely no drydown whatsoever. Not evening a lingering musk or any basenotes.

From what I know, this is one of the fragrances they pump through this Vegas hotel. It's a light, minty oakmossy scent with a dabbling of patchouli. It's very refreshing, really but to wear it is not something I'd do. Fantastic scent to spray around your room to liven things up a bit. Think of it as an aquatic oakmossy 80's powerhouse with the windows open.

Opium watered down to put it mildly. I'm sure it was well intended for YSL to market this for the Asian market or to bank on the idea of the Oriental in Europe's minds. The king spicy Opium is kicked down a few hundred notches and cleaned up a bit. Ambery sandalwood and ginger. Pleasant scent but the sandalwood isn't all that great and feels a little dull. Like the sharp top notes of anise and grapefruit, though.

Nicolai's perfumes tend to make me yawn. Meh, it's okay or something. But inevitably I need a fragrance to make me feel better about myself.

Vetyver has the same, dull "block" in other Nicolai fragrance I've tried. It's THERE and doesn't want to go away and let me smell the rest of the fragrance. The vetiver in this concotion smells good, earthy and poignant but with a lot of that blockage. Terrible longevity for a semi-decent scent.

I've been to several L'Occitane stores and have talked with the fine ladies (and men) that work there. I was on a vetiver kick once and took notice of Vetyver. I asked the employees what they thought and they wish they didn't sell it. I kinda see their point but people seem to like it.

What I do not like about this is it's strange medicinal headiness of vetiver. Down towards the bottom it's old man in a wig powdery and earthy accords. For me, it is definintely not my style. I can not see myself wearing this daily. Same with Encre Noire but that's something I enjoy smelling.

So much cedar it burns. Very dry and bitter and very linear. I love cedar but this is too much of a good thing. A little vetiver in the bottom moistens it up a bit but makes the rest smell very dank. No sir I don't like this.

I like this however there's something in it (possibly the musk) that puts off people around me (i.e. they sneeze a lot). I do not like that in a fragrance. Avantre Garde is a fresh musky scent that feels casual. The freshness is too much, though and feel unbalanced with the musk leaving an odd peppery note that lingers around. It also feels very robust and thick. I wouldn't spend a lot of money on a bottle.

A dull sandalwood spice that gives me a block of fragrance that I have to plod through in order to get anything I like out of it. Too bitter and stuffy for my tastes.

I was wondering what the bittensweet fruity note was when I sprayed this on. Plum? Interesting. Good woody scent but it ain't no Gucci pour Homme. Still, there's a lot of cedar and mineralic/earthy qualities in it like Terre d'Hermes. Decent longevity. I like it.

Good. Piney. It grows on you! Fantastic patchouli and mossy drydown and it's a touch on the sweet side. Very spicy middle but it's a little fleeting there. Gives you a good aura of green.

A soapy shampoo. Bitter and green. Just clean clean clean before fresh was the new style of fragrance.

Best BASIC neroli based cologne water I've ever tried. Bright and crisp with geranium note that is easy to detect (so if you don't like geranium don't spray this on). If you are looking of a deep neroli or something with more complex, try out Penhaligon's Castile or C&S's Neroli. This would be good for a "spritz n' wake up" type of dealie but for the price, nah. Go with something else. But I really do like this scent.

I don't too much of the cloves from the former L'eau but I find this to be an outstanding citrusy cologne water with floral herbs. A huge thumbs up from me. That is, if it lasted longer. The opening is big and bold and screams and is really good at it but gets hoarse after a few sentences. The scent is refreshing and good. I'm torn on this.

Good rosy, aromatic (brisk and crisp) herbal fougere opening but is very light and bearable. Reminds me of Casran by Chopard but not as "chemical". I'm not a fan of rose scents but this is nice. Good work cologne.

Spicy woody green but highly synthetic. Well yes they all are but this one comes off as a very sour leathery fougere. Good longevity and a good work cologne as it's not overpowering. i've tried it a few times and I simply did not like how it wears on me.

Nice 'n' clean mossy frag with a squeaky clean musk. Not much else to expect from something so aptly named. Low sillage but good longevity. Decent standard work cologne.

For some reason, the opneing is like opening a new tin of Hershey's cocoa powder mix. Must be an overdose of the florals used in this. Then it dries down into a light musky tea scent. If you think you'd like a chocolate floral musk, you might like this. I do not.

Dry, earthy booze. Way to hot in the spice department and smells like a Greek bazaar. I get a lot, and I mean a lot of the lovie scent from this. Olives and liquor. That's not something I enjoy smelling or wearing.

A lightly spicy and sweet aquatic with a drydown of musk and sandalwood. 4 hours of longevity. I find this very similar to Diesel's Plus Plus Masculine or Only The Brave.

Lalique pour Homme is a subtle yet classy style of scent. Reminds me of the following frags in different ways: Caron's The Third Man, Habit Rouge, Chanel Allure, and even Mitsouko (current edt version). There are chypre elements and the mossy drydown is quite prevalent on my shirt but not on the skin. On the skin it's more vanilla and lavender like Third Man. Sometimes a little bitter and peppery like Allure but not so much amber. Also, there's a powdery or dusty citrus quality like that of Habit Rouge but not so strong. Again, Lalique is subtle and good for a perfect gentleman's office cologne. I enjoy it as such.

A great scent for the gentleman. Slightly powdery but smokey. Fantastic drydown of very masculine bases: tobacco, woods, leather. With the notes listed above, the elemi comes across reminiscent of Oscar for Men (2000), very strong yet lightly minty woods. Great all around cologne.

Basic citrus "eau de" something or other but the floral heart really plays a huge role in this. Really wonderful drydown. Floral and refreshing with a soft yet deep green base.

This is without a doubt very green but not piney green. Leaf greens. With musk. Very nice, different and full of the smell of bitter ivy. You gotta love ivy in order to really like this. Beautifully done but I'm not a fan.

Love the opening of amazing lemon and soapy lavender. It just feels great and wonderful to wear. The rest kinda peters out but lingers for quite sometime. I like the seamless transition from citrus top, green middle to the soapy mossy drydown. This is something to put on in the morning to wake up. Very energetic and I like it.

Augh. I put this on thinking it would be a regular l'eau something or other. Freaking clove bomb. It's like I went to the Willy Wonka Factory, ate some clove candy and turned into a clove.

Burst of bitter citrus in the beginning like grapefruit, then a little peppery musk. Then nothing.

With all due respect, Clear is a floral grapefruit that's as interesting as a Glade scented airfreshener. Use this fragrance as such. Doesn't agree with my body.

I find it difficult to talk about this scent. It's nice at first but turns really sour on me. A little floral and musk but I get nothing else.

This is the clean and soapy of the line. Basic lavender and moss scent. Terrible longevity but still smells great.

At first I had no idea what to make of this. A minty piney scent? A powdery musky woods? Both? This, oddly, is Polo Crest + Cartier Declaraion plus a light Lutens base. The deep musky woods is what gets me loving it BUT the dusty, earthy sweetness puts me off a bit. I guess I'm not a fan of honey. So from the top down I got cool spices (mint and herbs), woods and then earthy, pine and honey and... maybe some leather. Very unique and strange. I don't absolutely love it but I highly recommend everyone to try it out. As of this writing, a bottle of Le Seducteur is $230 for 100ml and is backordered already.

A lovely mossy patchouli scent. Smokey and woody but very light and enjoyable. Opening is appropriately green with herbs and a touch of leaves. I could hardly get any of the middle at all. The drydown, like I said, is mossy and the patchouli is woody. Comfortable and casual.

A patchouli and spices based scent. The cocoa (powdery chocolate) really puts me off in this one and is not really chocolate. More like thick syrupy honey. So thick you'd wonder what kind of flowers the bees are pollinating. This is more like B*Men rather than A*Men. Absolutely a must sample first because he opening is really, really chokingly bad but the drydown is ok. Not a fan of this one.

A delightful little aromatic spicy fougere much in the same vein as the 80's powerhouses. This is much more subdued and wonderful for those who like the lighter scents. I do like those spicy fourgere but some are just to harsh but are still quit amazingly good. In Blue gives those who need a softer side of the 80's. The current formulation is what was tested,

Man this is light. I was worried that my nose was broken but now relieved to read that everyone else has the same experience. I get little out of this but it's a nice light scent that stays close to you. It's very bland with little identifiable scent. Very avant guard like CdG and the like. I used to think that the abstract perfumes were amazing but from the top to the bottom S-ex doesn't get any from me.

Truly faked incense. It's good. I don't get the incense connection as the other reviews seem to talk about. And I have nothing more to add.

Light peppers and woods. I'm not a fan of this because it lacks depth, longevity and everything else that makes me like a fragrance.

Interesting aromatic, lightly fruity, herbal rose fragrance and dries down into a very light mossy woods. I find this similar to Z Zegna or Casran by Chopard. Light and refreshing but doesn't seem to last long on my skin.

Amber and leather dominate this and they are quite potent. The opening is bitter and a touch peppery, light herbal pepper like finely crushed tarragon or another leafy spice that's peppery. And, hey, rose! Argh I don't like rose... but the rose is calm here and sometimes mingles with the peppery accord. Very nice. Just too much strength for me. But... just let this drydown for you and see how it goes. Seems like everyone gets something a little different.

I'm torn. I like this yet I will never ever find a use for owning a bottle but I'd recommend it for others. Namely those that like the strong stuff from years past but needs something that is more... modern? I like the quality. I like the texture. It's on the animalic side yet feels "fresher" (maybe "not as loud"?) than something other leather and amber scents that just turn on me. On a guy? It's masculine. On a gal? It's feminine. On the weird person in the corner muttering to himself? It's unisex.

I will give one very positive, very subjective comment: it's darned sexy and it depends on who wears it.

Ambroxan and the orris notes made for an even more minimalistic version of the newer DKNY Men. Just add calone to this and you get DKNY Men. I rather like this but it feels less of a scent and more of an exploration of a single note. Decent sillage, actually and leaves a small cloud around you if you will. Most modern perfumes are aromachemical but Escentric just takes the small stuff and charges 2x as much.

What I didn't quite like about L'Instant I like about this flanker. Bitter grapefruit was added to the top for a brisk, fresh opening. The rest is the same as L'Instant but lighter. I believe this was released as a summer flanker. I wore it on a hot muggy day and still got a little choked up on the leathery greenness of the sandalwood drydown. Brighter, cleaner, fresher: it's what it's all about these days but I like it. Only reason I see to to seek this out is to want a lighter L'Instant so take my thumbs up with that in mind.

Aside from a crisp, bergamot opening, there's nothing else I get out of this that I like. The drydown reminds me of a stale bottle of Stetson. Versailles is a floriental with a bitter drydown that smells old. Yes I'm using a subjective term so let me define it. Old as in stale and expired. It just sits there on the skin and doesn't develop into anything other than a bitter resinous accord with too many base notes.

Hate to compare it to something I can only remember but it smells like the backstage of my university's auditorium where the practice rooms were. Needless to say, I never wanted to practice there ever.

A brief yet very pleasant green leather and okamoss scent with dabs of subtle herbs in between. Longevity was rather lacking. Smooth yet spicy and good to wear in the early fall or late spring when it's slight warm but not too cool out. The opening is sharp bergamot but that quickly settles. I find this to be somewhat generic in the spicy aromatic fougere genre.

Slightly minty and peppery woods and a brisk vetiver-esque accord in the drydown makes it feel clean and fresh.

When first applied, Very Irresistible is very minty and piney to me. As it dries down I feel as if the scent wants to be three different baked goods at once: nut bread, praline or some kind of chocolate. So now we have a mint chocolate pastry with nuts and it's being washed down with a cup of coffee. Soudns like my mornings! Try the Fresh version, they cleaned up the oddities in this concoction.

Bellodgia is still in production now. I happen to have a bottle of the formula that was in production in the late 60's or early 70's. It is marked Eau de Cologne Bellodgia.

Bellodgia starts off very musty and confusing so I recommend putting it on a couple of minutes before walking out the door. When this settles, it becomes THE epitome of what a carnation would smell like if it was a spice. Cinnamon, cloves and herbal spices mix with the soft rose-like accord of carnation and settles into a floral mossy and animalic musk.

Does not agree with me at all! The burning sensation gets to me and the very very fizzy citrus note is too much. Then it turns into a fizzy milky berry and praline like accord. The feeling of sour apples cannot leave my skin for this. From NM's website, this is the scent of passion... I'd be turned off my someone wearing this.

Too much flowers! Well, too much of a good thing can sometimes be detrimental. I feel that the clear crispness of the body of the fragrance is thickened too much by all the floral components as well at the musk at the base. It indeed does smell like a garden after a light rain but only when the flowers are in bloom. I don't know who'd want to smell like wet flowers. Good for a room freshener.

You know when you first walk into a small store and you get the smell of something? That something is the indication that a store has candles for sale amongst their other goods. It just hits you and you know from that scented soy or wax smell that there are candles somewhere in the store. That's what Coral smells like, a candle store. The plethora of all the candles' scents merging into one aromatic cloud and it's confusing. Simplified, a fruity sandalwood and musk.

Feminine in my opinion. Fruity and airy and very fleeting. I feel that this is a snore because it's very typical of other stuff that's out there already and I'm looking for unique niche stuff when I comes to... unique niche lines.

Pure Black is sweet and thick like tree bark. Has an herbal coffee/psuedo tobacco quality to it. It's more like chewing tobacco. Kinda thick and resinous... like tree bark. I'm also reminded a bit of Joop! Go Electric Heat (of all things) with Go's "dense" feel of green cedarwoods. Also comparable to Jil Sander Man (the purple rectangular bottle) with the tobacco and woods accords. While not "pure" black, it's still as thick as a black fragrance could be without getting into Serge Lutens territory.

Red Shirt is kinda strange at first. Starts of crisp and clean but gets a very fruity leather and musk in the end. Seems to go from bad to worse in a way! I rather like the whole concept here. It's not a very complex scent but the stages it goes through before it dies gives it character. NOw this stuff isn't truly amazing or wonderful and it has very low-key quality ingredients but for a clever marketing gimmick, it's very humorous. I'll gladly wear this with my "Ensign Expendable" red shirt on!

Review for the "cologne spray": Clean, slightly soapy scent. If Nivea's unscented aftershave had any smell, I bet they would use this. For a clean scent, I'd rather have Mulger Cologne.

Review for the EdP: Definitely much better! Not just because it's stronger but the formula seems to feel much better on the skin. Instead of a fresh out of the shower scent, you get an invigorating CLEAN AS HELL smell. Fresh lemons, soap accords and... leather? OK not really. But the EdP makes me like an alternative to most other aquatics that throw in sweet stuff or woody stuff into their fragrances. This stuff I gladly have next to my Mugler Cologne.

This is a refined vanilla with heavy woods that teeters on the herbal patchouli and incense-side. It even has an aquatic edge to it that I find unique. A romantic entourage of everything you need.

A pleasantly sweet tobacco that's very musky. I get all basenotes as the top notes are quite fleeting and it's the basenotes I bought this for. Inoffensive and good for a first date type situation. I feel that this is very sensual as it stays close to skin and is very quiet.

Aquatic fruits and florals. I get mostly peaches and berries. Really interesting and not half-bad. Good thing this is light because on Vulcan the atmosphere is brutal! Smell good and prosper.

I think this stuff is strange. It's a conglomorate of other popular colognes. Like Gucci II pH, Fahrenheit, even some traces of Le Male. Really weird I was very briefly and vaguely reminded of these. Odd spices on top and could be "violet leaf" instead of what's listed here. Weird leather drydown, almost fruity and brash. Like Kiton Black which is smoother. I't s OK, I don't hate it but I'm quite confused by the fragrance's execution on my skin.

Opens up brisk and cooling and settles into a lightly spicy vanilla. Yes, to me it's like Le Male at the end. The lavender is not so harsh and the sweetness is bottomed out by a good dose of woods and a very pleasant hint of patchouli. I kept getting flashes of a combination of A*Men + Le Male but in very, very quieted tones. Specifically, the tones that I like A*Men and Le Male for, herbal woods and sweetness respectfully. This is a very nice, refined (meaning light for its olfactory family) woodsy oriental.

Very fresh take on orientals and holds true to its moniker. Definitely a bluer scent than Eryo. Toss in just the right amount of calone in an oriental and you get this interesting stuff. Does not seem to last long enough on me to warrant a purchase but it's fairly nice for the price nonetheless. Very casual.

A fresh take on the oriental family of perfumes. Sweet but with resins that are not too thick and loud like Obsession or Opium. Spicy yet clear, must be the mint but it's done very well. Mint is a major turnoff for me but here it seems to calm everything down into a nice sweet and spicy fragrance. Great price for the oz.

Thick and rich spices and very oily. Kinda reminds me of a Christmas store as it's a little piney with cinnamon. This smells a lot like a Avon product I tried recently so I wonder about the cost.

I little peppery (very airy) a little orangey and a touch green. I don't understand the cost rationale behind this one. Nice blend and all but it's not something you'd save up to buy.

This is an obnoxious musk. Fresh, clean and open but I don't seem to like this. I like a sweet musk. This is definitely closer to "real" musk.

Musk? Yes. Oddly foresty and pineconey. Other than that, rather ok. Decent musk.

Wow. A mix of several good designer colognes. Most notably Fahrenheit and Marc Jacobs. Figgy, leathery, spicy, woodsy. The patchouli in this really makes this different than other Avon related releases. It's almot like B*Men, toned down but the other accords really make it different than B*Men. Very nice and smooth and recommended fot cool weather wear or the club.

Warm and spicy. The spices in this are more on the gourmand side. I detect cloves for one. Sweet cloves and ginger and a little bit of woods. Maybe some cinnamon. Woodsy and ambery base. I'd have to say this is fairly interesting for an Avon fragrance.

Oh interesting. This is almost, and I really mean almost was Chrome amped up when I first smelled it. I wish it were. It ends up being a watery fresh sporty woods that's clean with a touch of lavender. After all that, it's not very pleasant with cleaning product like accords. Might work good on clothing, though.

Starts off powdery fresh and clean. A litte spicy (peppery, not herbal) and sweet. A tobacco leaf and amber note much like in Antonio Banderas for Men is in the base. Not bad but could be a little harsh to some.

A failed attempt at a Cool Water clone. Triumph starts off with that classic watery fougere but has way too unbalance lavender notes to make it a good clone or even a good fougere. It's also a lot cleaner and woodier but after all that, it's still a bad execution of a decent fragrance.

Run of the mill "fresh" for sure. Reminds me of a slightly spicier ck One. In fact, this could be called ck One Fresh and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the Stetson or Calvin Klein brands.

While being one that loves light, aquatic scents... this one leaves me scratching my head. Clean and watery indeed it is but for me it's so watered down that the only thing I can think of to use this for is bed sheet refreshener. I have Febreeze for that which also softens the fabric.

Minimalist herbs. It's cool but warms up after a while. Lightly salted and mint. The drydown is good. It's a very clean, herbal feel to it. That's the part I like. Very hesitant thumbs up as the opening really distracts me from the rest of the fragrance.

Allure's younger, less endearing brother. A fruity in the opening and violet amber accord that leaves me feel wanting. Not entirely terrible. There's a tobacco note towards the end that makes it worth a wait.

Peppery musk, you won't get over the fact how awesome you'll smell!

This is very soft and sweet. It's like the smell of a new suede jacket still sitting on a rack in a very expensive department store. Soft sweet and a little bit spicy woods in the drydown.

Fruity opening. The drydown is rather nice but rather ordinary for fragrances these days. The drydown is a typical spicy, ambery woods but a little "fresher". I like fragrances that have this ambery woods but like others, I think enough is enough. To perfume houses/industry giants: stop trying to copy yourselves. Especially when the woodsy drydown is just that and nothing else to make it interesting. I can't say I totally hate or think it's the worst thing ever, though.

Mind numbingly dull. Pale woods with a remixed Curve base. The violet leaf and vetiver base of Curve is what made the original good. Violet and herbs with not very good floral-like sandalwood doesn't make Soul very nice.

For what it is, a cheap/drugstore scent, it smells nice. It's a little spicy, woods on a lightly powdery and smooth texture. I figure it's cologne strength as it has little power but it's nice for what it's worth.

Very active and fruity in the opening. Almost like Kiton Black or Guess Suede. Then it goes into the "leathery" part... just like Kiton Black. But unless like the other fragrances, this is very weak, zero sillage. The leather is a little bit sweaty but it's so vague... so transparent it makes me wonder what the big deal is. From begining to end it goes from high hopes to big disappointment. I've worn it a number of times to make sure I wasn't hallucinating that indeed this dissipates all too quickly to be enjoyed.

Meh. It's an anise opening for sure but I don't get much of anything afterwards. L'O's stuff is hit or miss and this is a miss for it. Especially since is disappears from detection in minutes.

This is very spicy. But not extremely spicy. It's gentle but there's a lot of it. But it is also not strong. Spices, woods and a bit of a sticky ambery drydown. I find it unique but lacking a good punch.

Deep, dark and robust patchouli, vanilla and woods. The opening is a tad green and floral but the drydown is long and pronounced with the aforementioned notes. Very strong.

Creamy and sweet. Very rich tonka and vanilla base. Dolce Riso is a wonderful if yet fleeting scent.

This is a pleasant scent. Powdery yet sweet and subtle herbs and mosses. Very green and warming. Great woody drydown.

Opens up nice and citrusy but heads down the usual lane of cleanness like Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme with a touch of leather. Don't need to repeat this.

It's classy but familiar. Soapy clean like D&G pour Homme and a touch of leather. Versatile and you can wear it anytime.

Woody and sweet. Heavy amber/sweet musk and doses of sandalwood and various subdued woods (for example: fir, bamboo or cashmere woods). At first I thought this smelled like very sweet tobacco, but it's a sweet woody amber scent. I like it.

Sharp, biting citrus and herbs. Lots of herbs. So much in fact that I get a little sneezy from it. At its heart it is a leather and oakmoss scent. An ok scent to me since its definitely not my style.

After the initial "sweaty" herbal and citrus top, dries down into a melony sandalwood and cedar woods base.

I really like how deep, dark and woody this seemingly linear vanilla is. All the other notes take a backseat on my skin and I get such a rich, dark woody vanilla that all the other notes that are listed here are irrelevant. I like it because it's the kind of vanilla I like: woody, second to vanilla combined with incense.

This odd little number opens with a... odd accord. It's chemically harsh and difficult (for me) to gather what's going on. After it settles in a few minutes, it became a very pleasant and light woodsy patchouli at the heart. Dries down in an hour or so into a aura of light cedarwood. Very nice right there. Absolutely horrid longevity. I mean, it's not just because I can't smell it anymore due to olfactory fatigue or I'm being way too judgmental, it's because after 3 hours, poof, nothing. Even on clothing. This gets points for being a solid, yet light woodsy patchouli. Kinda like Gucci pour Homme light with an herbal patchouli added.

This seems to be the placeholder for the new fragrance for men that comes in a half anf half bottle where the top half is seuded and the bottom half is sort of a rustic metal.

To me this is a culmination of every modern men's fragrance ever made since Cool Water in 1998. Cool Water plus Acqua di Gio. Somewhat an aromatic fougere in structure and also an acqatic floral. I has the same features and smells like the Acqua di Gio clones most notably like Halston Unbound (powdery version) and Perry Ellis 360 Red (spicier version). But True Religion is also Cool Water but more of the green herbal fern that makes a fougere a fougere.

So after all that... it's relatively boring. Redeeming aspect is the opening of a decent melon and the bottle. The drydown feels a little watery peppery. The "true" thing here is that Acqua di Gio and Cool Water, even if they are the first, smell and feel much better to wear.

Fantastic citrus opening but it all goes downhill from there. The woody florals at the heart reminds me of Paco Rabanne pour Homme and feels like the cologne should shift into an oakmossy base. Instead it shifts into a plethora of other commonly used basenotes instead of a good, solid oakmoss. Here we have a dominant patchouli going at it with the florals and a breezy sandalwood. This gives a strange allusion of an oakmoss base and really confuses the wearer if they are used to more traditional perfumes like myself. A hefty price tag for something that needs getting used to... I think I'll pass, especially after trying it 4 or 5 times in different ways. The last downside is that it does not last long at all.

To me, this a lot like ck One but with a more green, fruity bottom accord. It's fresh and clear, however, doesn't seem to last long on my skin. Good for a daily use cologne.

This is a spicy, powdery, oakmossy treat. It is so harsh and abrasive at first that one wonders if you need to wash it off. During the day, it's oakmoss extraordinaire and two sprays really feels like too much. As it dries down, it softens up. After a long day, you get spices for the drydown. A very subtle spicy version of B*Men's drydown minus patchouli. It's one that needs to grow on you.

Smooth rounded amber. Loads of vanilla but not overly sweet. Okay, yes it's very sweet but not to the point of death by vanilla. Wanes and dries down into a faint glimmer and sticks with you. Soft and gentle like a breeze full of vanilla scent in the fall.

All the melancholy, ambiance and starkness of a church and a hospital in a fragrance.

Headshop herbal patchouli bomb! Then dries down into a woody patchouli, nice and smooth. But the opening is very harsh but I like it. Reminded me of a lighter B*Men or Animale Temptation. Though I wouldn't wear it everyday.

As far as aquatics go, I really like them. Oceans is not for me at all. I get the most boring aquatic yet and it just pushes the dislike for this fragrance family even farther than ever. Soapy and mildly fresh, reminds me of a very weak Geir Ness with out the sweetness. Erg.

Whoa. A rather complex fragrance out of nowhere. Herbal, medicinal and tobacco-like patchouli (not quite headshop patchouli but it's not natural smelling patchouli and feels more like a cheap cigar) is what the fragrance gets down to. In the opening you get green and herbs. Lots of them in fact that it drowns out the patchouli base that's rather dominant in the later stages. And then you get patchouli and the end! If you like cigars and patchouli this would be a surprising fragrance for you!

Minty incense? That's what I get. Smokey and cool. Fresh and woody. Not bad.

Amazing stuff. Boozy and bitter. Green bitterness. And it changes a lot. Sometimes it's sweet, or herbal or boozy. And sometimes a patchouli note. Interesting.

I feel that this is oriental in nature. A little bit green with woody amber and herbs. Feels like a fuller Obsession for Men with a touch of Pino Silvestre (without pine notes) but not as heavy. Very pleasing and suitable for cool weather.

Thick tar like patchouli. Herbal and far from the headshop patchouli however still makes you think of that style of patchouli. Long lasting. Too rich for my blood in both price and scent.

Whoa someone put a woody incense in a bottle of Mugler Cologne.

I smell a deep, dark twisted tea and tar. Very unusual and smells medicinal. I'm not discounting the scent because of that but I know I don't like the heavy tea in this. I can't be too eloquent on this.

No way can I give such a lovely scent any bad criticism. An airy, green lily with a little bit of pepper. Very nice!

Also I get is a rosy berry and very perfumey scent. Nothing very amazing or outstanding. In fact, it's a generic feminine fruity floral.

Thick ambery. Heavy rose. Unquestionably oriental. Possibly for those who are fans of aouds. Not me. Too much for my tastes.

Refreshing vetiver and is a conglomerate of everything masculine. It's still slightly grassy and has a fruity citrus vibe to it. Also a little creamy. Then it gets mineralic and boring but it was nice when the top lasted.

I wore this on a dreary day, hoping the Energy moniker would give me a pick me up. Guess not. There is no vibrantcy or energy whatsoever. Just a dull sandalwood note.

I will quote John Cleese from Monty Python to describe this scent: "Our experts describe you as an appallingly dull fellow, unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative, spineless, easily dominated, no sense of humour, tedious company and irrepressibly drab and awful."

I love these L'eau d* something others. They're all the same with very subtle differences. This one is quite natural smelling of citrus and woods. Spicy and light, great summer wear for a pickmeup. Very classy and modern.

Decent fresh aquatic. Nothing special other than the fact that it's the aquatic that aquatic haters love to love.

Babor is a skin care company so, like fragrances from L'Occitaine, Bath and Body Works, Yves Rocher, Zirh, and The Body Shop, I didn't expect too much "wow" from Babor for Men. Babor starts off with a minty citrus but it's not a chemical blast, more like a puff. Leaves a lightly spiced woody base. Pleasant scent and feels like a lighter Lacoste Booster (minus Booster's anise). I wouldn't mind receiving Babor products as a gift but I would go out and buy the fragrance. Unless you really like mint and citrus and have to complete a collection.

While there is a huge dose of the aquatic chemical calone (the so called wave accord), this is a very mature aquatic. The calone is very prominent but the other notes floating around make for a nicer smelling aquatic than most. Very floral at the heart and if the base was more vanilla or patchouli I'd swear this was a fresh floral instead, maybe something like Nautica Voyage. There's no denying the fact that calone aquatics are nothing new, Ferre AA is a different take on the matter... that is if you like aquatics in the first place. Overall, one of those scents to refresh yourself with which I reach for every now and then.

I don't remember the original all hat much aside from the fact I liked the bittersweet tonka bean. This seems to have a similar top but the base is cedarwoods and a woody grass. The cardamom sticks around for a while giving Nuit a darker overtone but towards the drydown everything lightens up with cedarwoods dominating. No bad. A little too subtle for that "night Out" kinda thing. F pour Homme Black, which is somewhat similar, does a "night out style flanker to the original" thing much better taking the original and making it the same but darker and giving it a passionate zing. La Nuit does not totally fail since it's not a bad scent (since I like cedar) but it falls a little short coming in fifth place in a ten racer race.

Well, from what I got I liked it. A fresh, sweet amber and cedarwood. It felt so generic. I tested this out quite a few times. Nothing as groundbreaking as the uber-tacky bottle. I have a bottle of Chopard Homme and it's fresher but has that same cedarwood and musk/amber base that's in like everything that's new. So in all, I like it but it's the same ol' same ol' fresh n' sweet junk that's already out there.

A fresh oriental. Wait, what? This feels heavy yet light. So light I can barely smell the darn stuff after a while. Like an hour tops. Has accords ofincense, but a fresher woodsy incense and spices and herbs, except fresher and spicier herbs and spice. Also a tonka bean like base probably listed as patchouli and vetiver. But so darned light. I even wore this in 80 degree weather and it just didn't turn on at all. Perhaps good when you need something subtle and light but I gotta have something that holds my interest for even a minute.

The perfume of the sweet flag grass leaf written about in Walt Witman's Leaves of Grass collections. It is a green floral milky fragrance that would be great if you were surrounded by nature out in the middle of nowhere with just the grass and reeds buzzing in the wind. It's a nice smell.

A floral chypre... for men? Yeah yeah florals are for women; marketing I say! But that doesn't make a floral chypre directed towards men any less surprising. I really like this opening. It smells more like aldehydes rather than straight tuberose and spices. The drydown is a very formal smelling oakmoss. I'd feel very out of place if I wore this to anything else other than a suit and tie event. Great stuff but is probably an acquired taste.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

This stuff is DRY SPICES.

Ever move into a pre-owned home? Upon moving day you open up all the drawer and cupboards in the kitchen and without a doubt, you know which drawer was the spice drawer. It's too bad I don't have a pleasant memory of cooking spices. I do cook but spices in a fragrance like this should be left for cooking. Ugh.

Or if you've ever been in someone's home that smells exactly like what they cook everyday...

Ginger seems dominant here. Reminded me of Gucci Envy for Men but without the formal suit and tie powdery accord.

Spices/herbs and foody and felt like I spilt my mother's chicken soup on myself. Other than the top notes, nothing else is interesting about this. Typical woody amber found in most designer scents. Don't like it.

Fresh? Check. Uhhhh, I suppose that's that. Alegria is close to the word "allegro" which means fast and that's the gist of the fragrance. I own Angel Schlesser and agree with the comparison. Schlesser lasts a heck of a lot longer. Plus it's a little like the infamous aquatic Acqua di Gio but without the cologny feel.

Aquatic fresh spices. I usually give fresh stuff a fighting chance but some part of this feels weak. But humble. It's good but I wouldn't get myself a bottle.

Well, it's Puma, what do you expect, Comme des Garcons' avant-garde approach with the craftsmanship of Guerlain and the richness of a Serge Lutens'? Adidas, Lacoste... give these guys a break. They're sports colognes. After a sweaty tennis match I sure as heck want to spray myself with a heavy oriental like Shalimar! Yes indeedy! *sarcasm!*

Perfectly simple smell. A huge "duh" to say it's highly synthetic. It opens with a crisp greenish citrus and has the base of a very small clean woody patchouli and musk. An herbs and spices accord in the middle which is really enjoyable, mixes with the woody drydown and, wait for it.... flows right into the rest of the drydown. Not bad.

Eh, nice citrus. Good for a refreshing burst but that's it. Great in the heat of course.

Sweet and spicy sandalwood. Very simple. I don't get any fruits in this. Oddly doesn't last long for a Joop! fragrance. This like like Angel Men's B*Men is to the original Joop! Homme.

I'd say it's a fresh fruity floriental. Nice and unique but doesn't hold my interest. If I wanted to describe this scent with imagery using the name, a tropical sea breeze just before a rain shower.

A squeaky clean musk that feels aquatic but with more depth. Not "fresh" and lasts a long while, too. Spices and peppery notes are subdued and wedged inside the musk and airy accords making for a wonderful blended perfume.

I suppose I'm not a fan of this. I had wanted to try all of Aigner's scents, Black was my first choice in first to sample. Very sweet opening. Reminded me of the smoothness of Armand Basi Homme (black and white rectangular bottle). But for some reason I cannot smell if anymore after a while. And it doesn't even creep up on you and it's not due to overapplying. I like the sweet soft leather in this but I will stick with others for longevity and potency. Good if you need something more subtle for a few hours, otherwise, I'm not too eager to go and get myself a bottle no matter how much of a fan of Aigner I am.

Neat. It's an airy aquatic and smells very generic. However, it's one endearing quality is taht it feels open. Probably how it got the name "high". Other than that, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between this and other aquatics.

Yup, Allure Homme was the first thing I though of along with the other reviewers. Allure lasts longer and has a more ppery note. If you did not like Allure this might be a better alternative. I find this lacking in fullness and overall feeling. A woodsy, amber and spicy drydown is Faune... but Allure has a great tonka bean accord that makes Allure better in my book.

Extremely powerful leather with a fizzy powderiness. Like a very strong soap made from tanning liquids. There's a line from a song that I forget the name of that goes "aging black leather" and Cuir Casaque reminds me of that line. If you like the strong and powdery type of leather, here it is!

Rich warm woodsy oriental. Excellent cedarwoods much like Gucci pour Homme. Long lasting yet subtle. Elegant and casual masculine scent.

No power, yes, but it makes up for being a wonderful smell. An aromatic fougere with musk. Subtle and perfect of the office.

Fresh clean herbs and green notes. Been looking for it to sample since all the rave reviews made it compelling. Well, I rather like Cerruti's modern offerings. 1881 is somewhat in the same realm as this original men's scent. Subtle florals in the heart. Inoffensive but for some reason, I can't see the appeal for this discontinued fragrance.

Yeah, try before you buy. Oud fans would like this. Leather fans would like this. Rose? Yeah, Montale NEVER has a fragrance without a rose. Too dry. Too bitter. Too bleak. Not an enjoyable fragrance. Not because I'm more of a fan of "fresher" scents that make you feel good this is just something to not wear. To me, the overall effect is "rusty old car".

Clean, wet sandalwood that feels a little sweet and peppery. A little flowery. A nice fragrance but doesn't hold my interest for very long.

Fresher and more youthful than Cinch Classic, 96 feels much more crisp and cooler but retains the standby musk note. Woodsy citrus accords dominate with the musks. Very interesting and a nice change of pace fragrance.

Here's a blurb from the Cinch website: "The Cinch brand launched in 1996 as a premium quality jean and shirt brand for the western male consumer." From what I can figure, they are based in Colorado.

Cinch's fragrances are produced and distributed by the Illinois based company Romane.

The above is probably why I felt like I was putting on something extremely familiar when I tested Classic. I recently tested out a number of Romane's colognes and they all have a similar musk accord. I was racking my brain about it until I looked at the back of the box and "Distributed by Romane" yelled at me.

Cinch Classic is nothing BUT that Romane musk accord. The website claims to have woods but it's nothing but that musk accord! It's very harsh at first but it dries down into an "aura" of the fragrance and lingers about. Very similar to Dakota by Romane. I reluctantly like this since it's dirty fun and the imagery of being a yeehaw ride'em cowboy for a day is interesting.

I went out of my way to try this and I say it was sorta of worth it. Curiosity got the best of me. The bottle was very expensive and is most likely due to the fact that the Cinch brand is on it. If it was directly from Romane, I bet a bottle would only be $20.

This stuff makes me feel great! Good smell. Exotic fruits but doesn't smell like a fruit stand. Drydown is a mix of tonka bean, musk and cedarwood accords. Fantastic!

The most interesting amber I've ever smelled! I really like ck Obsession and after smelling Ambre Fetiche, Obsession is like water. So powdery, so spicy, so... ambery! Brazen at first and you can smell the unique "salty" accords that I get from almost all of Goutal's frags. This stuff lasted for over 12 hours. It's still on my shirt the next day. Really rich and good stuff. Wear it liberally in the heat of summer! (just kidding)

I was all ready to come here and simply say "British Old Spice" for this greatstuff... only to find out that it was originally made by Shulton. I have some of the aftershave which is a liquid not a gel/balm. I prefer balms but this liquid seems to be a lotion of sorts and does not dry this skin. It smells wonderful: lemony Old Spice, a light oriental. And very "manly" as the girls say.

Fruity and chemical in the way that Hugo Boss does all their stuff. Calvein Klein's Escape meets Hugo. Ugh.

Le Male clone complete with the annoying lavender.

What an odd fruity tea... it's sweet and fruity. It's dark and fruity. It's fruity. Dang. It's also quite strange. Has a slight edge to it that turns me off slightly. Otherwise a finely made scent.

Rose and musk. And then just musk. And a little patchouli. There's not much to this scent and it's not as interesting as the others from this house. It's a very rich and good musky note, I will give it that much.

Ah, this must be the "overly spicy it's a little annoying" scent from this house. Ginger and cinnamon combined with a light pepper and nutmeg make for a "Christmas pinecones" accord. The overall effect is peppermint potpourri. It's not heavy so it makes for a good and wearable perfume however it's not my style.

None of these notes listed stand out but that doesn't make Regina less interesting. Excellent "blend" since you can pick out the notes you want. Rose mixes with iris. Or you can make the iris mix with the ylang-ylang. Honey? Yeah, goes with everything and it's not overdone. Only one listed here that's a little enigmatic is the rice note. What does rice smell like? I've often wondered if a rice accord in a fragrance is an interpretation of cooked rice, rice paper, rice wine (aka sake) or the huge rice fields in Asia. None the less, this is another great offering from this house. In my opinion, will work great for women but would suit gentlemen well who wear rose scents with ease.

An elegant sweet ambery vanilla. Has touches of a ylang-ylang or neroli like accord (sometimes it smells overripe banna and sometimes it's orange blossoms). Very much like current designer scent offerings in the "sweet floral candy" realm of things along the lines of Nina and Viva la Juicy (not as woodsy). Perla does it a little better by using somewhat more "natural" feeling ingredients. Bright and cheerful and very decent.

Hmmm I swear I reviewed this one before. I remember liking it but now I do not as much. Oddly "dirty" herbalness and citrus. It feels like a fragrance from long ago but it's only from 1991. Weird that it was discontinued. Probably bad sales. There are plenty of samples floating around eBay and various online fragrance stores if you are into trying out discontinued stuff. I've seen full bottles go for up to a hundred dollars.

If you like patchouli you do need to try it. Smooth amber patchouli. Very strong but not overpowering. It's almost a straight up patchouli but is a little sweet. Crazy stuff. There are attempts of spices, vanilla and other typical Parfumerie Generale accords to soften the patchouli but they are just background noise and the patchouli remains.

If you've ever been in a greenhouse in spring where the flowers, herbs, plants and various grasses are in full bloom, then you've smelled the essence of Guerrilla 1. Heartfully floral but it's the aroma of flowers and their leaves indicating they are ready for pollenization. I worry a bee might try to pollenate me if I wore this!

Reviewing the reissue. Classic EdC style with a more floral heart and a great and pleasant mix of herbs and citrus. Inoffensive but formal. Very nice.

I had a brief and pleasant exchange with the perfumer and she said that this is more animalic than Fireside. It's a little stronger, much more musky and smells more of burning wood in a campfire. Except this time, you are outside in the dessert with the scent of coyotes and wildlife around you. The perfumer knows what she is doing but you gotta like her style. Well conceived scent and probably suited for those who love the animalic family of fragrances. If I had to choose a time to wear this, it would be for intimate situations in late fall. Smells perfect for that time of year.

Musky butter? Well, Le Labo is famous for producing perfumes that only slightly resemble the names they give them. It's a mix of powderiness, sweetness, pepper, musk... very strange and in the league of oriental perfumes suited for the ladies. Decent.

Fresh and light lemony vetiver. In fact, I don't think there is much vetiver in this but it's still has that "green" quality that a vetiver scent has especially towards the drydown. But this is where something else overtakes the vetiver. The name might be deceiving for those looking for a hard-edged vetiver scent but this is a nice, rounded lemon and green scent. My guess is that Armani wanted this "Prive" because the mainstream market probably couldn't handle something a little different on the deptartment store shelves. Too bad for the public.

These notes don't lie. Bitter citrus (grapefruit) and a hint of berries. Light woods in the base and an overall floral effect permeates. Wholly and unmistakably Italian in flavor and style. Great refreshing scent.

Immitative... it's Cool Water... which is like Eternity... but it's not as green so it's like Cool Water... but it's not as good...

Instead of a top to bottom scent, this feels like a complete mix of everything all at once. Florals and a musk are very prevalent here and makes Steel Spur a little animalic. Herbs, citruses, woods... I think everything's in here except incense or smokey notes. Good thing this isn't strong because I think my head would be spinning! It does have a slight drydown and a vetiver/musk sits on the skin. By the way, this all happens in 2-3 hours. Smells OK.

Acqua di Gio -> Mugler Cologne. That's what the evolution reminds me of. Opening is a fresh, sweet citrus. A little more lively than good ol' AdG. The drydown, which I'm enjoying even as I type this, is a slightly steam clean style vetiver and sandalwood like Mugler Cologne. Actually, it's more like Paul Smith Story minus a bitter accord. Also, a little goes a long way with this. I overapplied this and sneezed all day, but just a few sprays and no sneezing!

At first, I thought this was some kind of weird Dior Homme knockoff with a lot of freshness thrown in. It is most definitely not. It's different but underdone and needs more to hold my attention. Carbon is a fresh MINERAL smell. Mineral in the way that the Comme des Garcons perfumes are like... only a hell of a lot more fresh. Damn this freshness! For the kids maybe? Maybe a few pumice stones decided to take a bath?

I don't get anything in the opening at all. It feels all very weak. Though in the drydown the scent is more prevalent. The drydown switches between a really odd squeaky clean soapy sandalwood and a vetiver. I like quieter scents but this one whispers and mumbles its intentions.

Very fresh. Very, very fresh. Clean sweet woods. It's a great scent for a different take on other stuff "for the kids" however there is absolutely NO lasting power on this. I've tried numerous times to get this to even give off a little sillage or even hold in the fabric of my shirt.... no luck. BUT it is indeed a very nice refreshing sweet woody scent.... there's just nothing to it.

Other Romane fragrances held my interest long enough to fully review them. Dakota does not. What I did get out of it was a fresh and green cologne. Nothing more. It was very crisp in the top and I was looking forward to the rest of the drydown. There was, however, none to talk about. Boring. Look at other fragrances from this company if you're looking for something a little more than just a "smell".

Musky, musky, musky! But in a light way. A strange way of queitly saying yee-haw. The official site says "laurel, lavender, bergamot, and sage combine with the bottom notes of oakmoss, frankincense, and musk". I smell mostly the oakmoss and musk and a touch of the lavender or something green and herbal. The oakmoss note here has the same quality and feel as Wilderness. It's cheap too but it cologne strength. Lingers around and is a good comfort scent if you like a light musk.

A spicy oriental fragrance with vanilla and patchouli in the base. The clove in this really kicks.

Is Opium pour Homme too strong for you? Try LP no. 9.

Is LP no. 9 too costly for you? Seek out a bottle of Everlast Original 1910. It's about ten bucks.

There's a skunky feeling to this that I just can't shake off. I do not like it however I recognize the fact that it's a lighter version of the original (in which I'm still figuring out why it's high on people's favorites lists).

Sweet, powdery woods. Amazingly classy. Amazingly good. Amazingly nice in all the ways possible. It's strong but not cloying.

Spicy oriental floral however seems very weak for something in this genre. It's a little like Midnight Poison's rose on a sandalwood base.

A smokey pine woods. Cheap and effective. Strong as heck!

I dare say this is Chanel no. 5 FOR MEN (minus the baby powder accord). Sparkly bergamot, spicy floral heart and a wonderful citrusy patchouli. This is reminscent of other "stinkers" however this feels more together then the others I remember smelling. I really like this stuff for being so sparkly.

Sweet parchment paper. Being in a library is more than just the smell, it's the feeling of overwhelming information and finding a private corner to read in. The scent here doesn't envelope you as the atmosphere in a library would. This should be a much larger scent then it currently is.

It's a green herbal spiciness to it and a bit of citrus. The mix of spices and the base cedar gives me the illusion of violet leaf like in Fahrenheit but spicier.

Whoa. Now woodsy fragrances I like but this just not sit well with me. Nice woods but the iris heart smells like flour.

Peppery florals and a spicy, musky patchouli. I think someone mixed Allure Homme with B*Men! Actually quite decent and is a sexy "skin scent", staying close to you. Cheap and nice.

This is one of those "I've smelled this before" type of scents. It's a combination of Hugo's lavender, Allure's tonka bean and Lacoste pour Homme's sweet rum notes. Woods, musks and a light bergamot. This stuff is very light and great for a simple office scent. Good thing I got a sample. I have no idea how much this stuff actually costs!

In my prison cell I bide my time,
Always thinking,
Always busy cooking up an angle,
Working on the tiny blueprint of the angle,
Sketching out the burning autumn leaves.

No one understands.
No one knows my plan.
Why the dancing, shouting?
Why the shrieks of pain?
The lovely music...
Why the smell of burning autumn leaves?

Daddy Yankee starts off very fruity and "generic fresh". The generic freshness, most likely a heavy dose of calone, perpetuates amicably throughout the life of the fragrance. The drydown is an unexpected cedar woods and suede. So, Daddy Yankee starts of fresh and vibrant and evolves into a droning yet pleasant fragrance. Overall, very light. Pleasant when you just want a scent on you. As far as celebrity fragrances go, this one doesn't take home any awards but caught my attention as being better than expected.

Amber woody. Very generic but not totally a "scrubber" but not totally "good". Nice and light slightly sweet woody fragrance.

Strong. Dominant note is rose and it's a very herbal rose. The original Z Zegna is a citrusy herbal scent and this is the same, turned up and rose added. The vetiver and patchouli notes are also stronger but the herbal rose is all but nothing in this. Also, oddly, Dior's Midnight Poison's rose and patchouli dominant scent is very, very similar. This is very strong!

Odd that I find a "sporty" floral scent for men from Pino. Bitter citrus on top (almost piney like the original Pino), floral heart, and transparent woods underneath. I was looking from something "new" and unknown in a discount shop and seeing and passing up other well known designer stuff, I saw this for $20 and asked to try. I immediately purchased as I like sharp aquatic scents. Pino Blue was different enough to purchase.

Yet another citrus-marine scent from a clothing designer along the lines of Nautica, Ralph Lauren, Lacoste and other sporty designers. Bitter grapefruit amd cucumber notes that make the opening fizzy. A clean note at the heart, which smells like dryer sheets, softens the sharp top notes and smoothly transitions into a lavender and incense. Kinda bizarre, actually. Warning, the sprayer isn't well made and pops off rather easily. I recommend to keep the cap off. I read that a women's version was to come about but the company Gemini cut off all connections to IZOD (and Van Heusen) and immediately ceased all sales which is why, even at the higher-end department stores, you saw this on discount (which is how I bought it). A major commercial flop due to bad business but I actually like this fragrance.

I'm a huge fan of the Cool Water series. and I feel like this is a rip off. Coty's Avatar with the Cool Water drydown to stick in your fridge. For the most part I like the Cool Water variants but this gimmick is just plain silly.

Quite ordinary but that doesn't make it bad. Creamy spices, reminds me of 212 Men plus a little of Ferrari Black. Oakmoss, spices, musk. Fresh, slightly aquatic and clean. Fleeting. I'd rather wear the women's! I've used this off and on since I first started ordering from FragranceNet.com. I've been using it as a room freshener. Going through some other samples I found a mini of the new Love and Luck from Ed Hardy. It smells very, very similar to Exceptional but much stronger and has more of a presence. It was the oddest thing.

Very odd that this reminds me highly of Kouros Sport Cologne. Musky, oakmossy and "sporty" with strength. Interesting in the curious way. There are a lot of samples floating around for a couple of cents but no bottles.

A disturbingly pale chypre. The opening is that of a typical men's perfume from the 80's but very, very, very weak and watered down. No thnaks.

The smell of a pleasant hotel room on the seaside. Fruity, and breezey. Not a perfume to wear but a nice room spray. It took me back to the time when I visited Hawai'i as a teenager. A great memory.

Amazing. A bit smokey. Smokey and sweet. Smokey and sweet cedarwood. I could compare this to Ungaro Apparition Homme Intense but Jil Sander Man is in a league of its own. Great!

A Cool Water flanker plus a leather note. Aigner pour Homme begins very sharp and cool with bitter citrus and mint. Dries down through herbs into an aromatic leathery fougere. I'm also reminded of Stardust by Llewellyn but there's no powderiness to this. Crisp, cool, and very mild leather with a touch of woods. Pleasant.

Very small citrus and steam clean vetiver style scent like Mugler Cologne or Essenza di Zegna. Heck of a lot weaker than those so get them instead.

Zara makes a really good AND cheap (cost-wise) vetiver scent that eliminates the tobacco accord in Guierlain's Vetiver that a couple of people find so "old man" smelling and makes a youthful, more vibrant vetiver. There's more citrus in the top and it's not as complex but a darn well-made vetiver scent for that "go to" feeling when you have no idea what you need to wear to the day. Fantastic.

Apparition Intense is a vetiver and licorice heavy fragrance with a black tea note. Intense is different from the regular Apparition in that it's not as synthetic and ugly smelling with the licorice wood note. In fact, the licorice is played down in Intense while other notes are given the spotlight. Good, because the licorice was really bad.

Longevity? Yeah it's got that. I'm still enjoying it after four solid hours. Good, solid vetiver and woody drydown. Worth the $20 or so at the discounters.

This seems repugnant in the way that Cartier's Declaration is a little bit like body odor. Declaration didn't come across like that but West Broadway makes me reevaluate Declaration now. This mix of fruits and musks don't give me a good impression of a good perfume. A fruity musky wood that just doesn't sit well for me.

Leathery moss! This is the end-all of "end-alls" of the masculine leather chypre family. It isn't as strong as other predecessors in the family abut it is the most stable. It's there, stays there and never waivers to far from its initial scent of lavender, oakmoss and leather and I find the bergamot really bitter here.. Smokey and herbal at times, the sillage is average. The mace note listed gave me some watery eyes but do not let that discourage you from enjoying a solid men's fragrance. I had the pleasure of sampling quite a few discontinued fragrances from the 80's and 90's and by far this is my favorite.

Absoultely beautiful. The EdP is a deeply woody vanilla with touches of animalic qualities. Best oriental style perfume made. The EdT is not very good and is nowhere near the amazingness of the EdP.

Very linear like the pyramid indicates. Much like Drakkar Noir, this is pure oakmoss but it's not green or woody, just pure oakmoss. Not too strong and is quite pleasant. Good stuff.

Citrusy, woody. Green and slightly powdery. Very strong especially in the heat but not too strong. Good lavender and floral heart. Refined and sophisticated.

Yup, typical rose and oud. Rather weak considering the other offerings. I still don't like any of Montale's ouds yet.

Very wain sandalwood and roses. Weak yet ethereal. This is one oud I could enjoy but I don't think there's any oud in it at all. OK overall.

Spicy, herbal, lots of bergamot on top. After a while it smells like a smoky carrot soup. This is the epitome of generic 80's scents.

Obsession for Men stripped down it the amber and it's quite good. Perfect for layering on other fragrances that need a bit of sweet, spicy and woodiness. Also wonderful to fall asleep to.

I spent as much time as I could with this trying to figure out if I like it or not. I do not. It's too creamy and sweet for me. It's oddly like Le Male's sweet vanilla and lavender accords minus the essential vanilla that holds Le Male together. Plus there's a lot more floral stuff going on in this which also reminds me of Fleur du Male's creamy florals. The black currant berry-esque note really sticks out and ruins the fragrance for me for an otherwise nice blend of woods and musks.

Thick and rich dark, animalic, sticky leather, tar, patchouli and incense notes. This stuff is so butch it makes Robin William's chest hair look like Patrick Stewart's head. The list of ingredients would suggest that this would be overpowering but it's rather average in that aspect but average is a good thing when considering something so dark. Mazzolari Lui too much for you but need something equally as masculine? Try this supposed 300 year old formula.

Very nice. It's neat that the original perfumer was tapped to make a modern take on his old formula. Part of me thinks that this is the new formula and will phase out the Polo Classic. Very clever by Polo if that's the case because it smells very similar but definitely like a reformulation. As for Polo Crest clone... Modern Reserve seems more green and oakmossy than anything. Fresh aromatic leather and pine is what this is. After sampliong a few times I have decided that Modern Reserve is an awesome scent.

Fuzzy wormwood. Reminds me of M7 Fresh minus the "Fruit Loops" accord (though that's really a stretch to even compare.) After a while, absinthe gets to smell musty like a wet basement after hard rain. good quality. Not so good wearability for me.

Very powdery and musky. Has an old world feel to it like what I'd imagine to be the scent of powdered wigs of elder statesmen.

Freshly milled pressure treated lumber... you know, those grey-ish looking wooden poles? They are doused in chemicals to make them more durable in the weather and against insects. The sawdust that is kicked back by cutting these releases a harsh, almost toxic cedar odor. I prefer woody scents even stuff like Hinoki and LesNez's Let Me Play the Lion but Bois d'Ences does not a pleasurable association. It is not a forest. It is not a beautiful log of wood. It is not the distant aroma of a lumber mill's sawdust. It is the smell of the machine in Fern Gully destroying the rainforest.

Oddly starts off harshly wooody-herbaceous like another fragrance of the same moniker from Romane. Dries down into an sweet mix of patchouli and musk... and then musk.... in two hours. It was okay.

Very similar to Sculpture Homme by Nikos. Very fresh vanilla. Nice knock-off style fragrance for really cheap but doesn't smell cheap. Oddly nice for the price.

Chocolate powder mix! Like Hershey's or Ovaltine or soemthing that you put in milk to get chocolate milk. Smells like the powder. This stuff is teneacious and there are times that it seems like it wants to go elsewhere like into a dark floral territory or to a fruity woods but simply remains a chocolated vanilla bar. If it were richer and creamier I would find this delicious but wearing your dessert I'd go for something lighter liek Rochas Man, A*Men or Third Man.

Fresh and woody with a bit of an orange to it however it goes "full speed" into noting quickly. Avon is hit or miss. This is a miss.

Very interesting light scent. I think this was made for travelers and it's very, very apt for its intended use. Sweet and fruity on top and it dries down into a light and pleasantly light woody vanilla. Its lightness is to be expected from Japanese based house Kenzo. I really like it but I have Del Mar and its flankers to do the same job for me. Thumbs up nonetheless!

Citrusy and salty but a touch spicy with basil. Very refreshing verbena or peppermint note brings it all together. Fantastic to wear in spring. Very enjoyable.

Woody and bittersweet. Citrusy floral in the opening. Quite a remarkable combination of accords from both Chanel no. 5 style aldehydes and classic chypre structures. The herbal textures with cedar really are pronounced on me and the airy sandalwood base is long and enduring. Part of me thinks that this is a spicier and woodier original L'Interdit. Very nice and I'd give it a thumbs up if the sandalwood wasn't do dull.

Over ripe citruses on the top. The opening is just OK. However, it immediately takes on a disgustingly transparent woods and herbal texture close to an air freshener that's been in the car for years.

I am immediately reminded of two Gucci fragrances: pour Homme and Envy for Men. Very soft, woody drydown with touches of soft spices. Top note of bergamot is very nice and makes for a wonderful opening. Incensey a little bit which attributes to the woodiness. I really like it however I feel that there's a severe longevity problem but that doesn't hinder me into saying it has a lovely smell.

Fruity and creamy. But... the subtle peppery spice inside the cream makes this really nice. I've gotten "smells good!" comments on this and that's really saying something because I hardly ever get these sorts of comments. Burberry Brit is a good comparison but Napoli is less powdery and peppery and creamier. Good stuff for me!

Orangey, spicy, woody. I don't get the citrus blast (I've read it in a number of other reviews) but more of a smoother orange blossom/neroli type top opening. The middle is quite like Gucci Envy's ginger but not powdery and the drydown is a nice smooth spicy woods. JV wanted to make a lighter fragrance for warmer weather but it seems to fall short in that aspect as it still feels too heavy for such after the orange blossom dries off. Still a nice orangey gingerwoods.

This would be nice in a Glade air freshener.

Calvin Kelin Man with added melon. Too green and feels very cold and "small" to wear.

Playful mix of everything floral but it doesn't get too much. Bright and vibrant, Chloe makes for a youthful scent. Dominant florals are a fresh ylang-ylang, a dullish jasmine and standard rose. That all sounds boring but the mix is well made.

Takes a little getting used to, but it makes for a great, luxurious perfume. A sophisticated fruity oriental with musky and woody tones. Brilliant to wear back in the 80's, still brilliant to wear now.

I liek the word "griity" here. It really described the scent. I think it's due to the geranium leaves plus some leather. I like the woody notes here. Makes it feel dry and gritty as well. But overall, I'm not for this scent. Unique, yes but I can't shake the feeling that it's familiar. I likened it to ck One when I first tried it but I knew that was wrong. Then I thought it was similar to Banana Republic Classic but that was brinier. The concept is the same: make a truly unisex scent with just enough edge to it to make people think it leans a tad feminine or masculine. Well it worked and it feels like it leans to the feminine side. Like a bad girl scent. Unisex frags usually share a few things in common like citrus and wood notes. I've worn this several times and cannot comes to llove it. It just feels all wrong on me.

Not only does this have a "soapy" top, but it's a plasticky soapy top note. Fades into a wet woods and non-abrasive florals coupled with a crisp fruity note I can't identify. Maybe that's it, this is a fruity iris and tea scent? The tea note feels vibrant instead of dulled like the Bulgari tea house note. Rather ho-hum in some aspects but would be good for a young gal in an office, I suppose. I can't tell if the model on the sample card is a girl or a really-good-at-hiding-their-gender drag queen.

I can pick out the rose and musk most of all, possibly because I am most familiar with them. 1881 is very fresh and clean but with a "lightly scented laundry detergent" feel to it. Not that that notion is bad, mind you. Everyone loves to have fresh, clean sheets right out of the dryer. Instead of your skin, wear it on your clothes and1881 Femme will bolster your clean laundry into a vibrant freshness for the whole day.

A well put together floral woody fragrance. More woods than florals. The lighter white florals mix with the heavier florals to make for a soft, elegant floral accord. Even though there's no woods listed in the pyramid, it come across as a sweet floral woody fragrance. Lasts long, too. Would work for an office setting if it wasn't so strong. Guys, if you liked Dior Homme, you might like this.

I was excited for this release and was hoping it was "better" than Dunhill London (which was OK but probably the most horrible longevity of anything I've ever tried). When Black was released, being in the US, it took me a lot of searching to get a sample. Eventually I got a few official vials from a kind Basenoter who went to Harrods. Black was an exclusive there. A week after I got these samples I saw Black in a discount shop... already!

So I was geared for a disappointment. How did Dunhill's newest stuff "fall off the truck" so quickly?

I quite like it. It's yet another fresh masculine so be prepared for that. It's good in its own merits where this green nettle accord is very aquatic, green and herbal with a small white floral heart note. Black, the word, suggests dark and mysterious, or even something dirty. Dunhill Black is neither. It's rather quite upfront about what it is and being fresh it's clean and polished.

Better than Dunhill London. Not surprising that Dunhill coughed Black out so quickly after London's release.

Very casual and youthful. It's a reluctant thumbs up. It's quite nice but nothing groundbreaking.

Goddamn. I liked this when I tested it at the fragrance counter. I took a sample home and now it just rotten. Smells like a shoe a day after you polished it.... that lingering shoe polish odor (like Kiwi brand) in combination with the faux leather of the shoe. Synthetic, cheap and smack of harsh herbs and florals.

Soapy, and somewhat barbershop creamy vetiver. However, I can not get past the mothballs accord that puffs up once in a while. Grandama's backyard closet is not what I want to smell like. Good vetiver accord otherwise. I'd compare it to Escada pour Homme with more vetiver.

Doesn't last long and feels watered down. What I got was a boisterous opening of sweet woods and fruity notes but just dies after 2 hours. Still trying to figure out what 47 means in relation to the movie it's named after. I didn't get a bad sample either since I got it direct from the company.

Lots of stuff going on here but overall it's a light citrus with a herbaceious and floral feeling to it and a tiny bit musky. It comes off as powdery but very, very, very light powder... more like a smooth wood. It's all very light and while it's a beautiful yet complex fragrance, longevity is a huge issue. Spray a little more than usual with this one. I really want to give it a thumbs up but lasting power took a turn for me.

On me, it's not cloying. It's not overly sweet. It's really nice. It's got a cedarwood drydown that's enjoyable. It's a long lasting fragrance. It is a tad flowery with a patchouli base but the sweet, ambered woods really are more pronounced on me. Paco's answer to Le Male or Rochas Man?

Watery peppery scent, smells like a nondescript washed "perfume" like any number of women's scents from the dollar store.. Weak and uninspired. Sharp, sour, metallic, green... all notes that don't say "love me". Dries down into a talcum powder like rub but without the powdery texture, this amber base feels really dull.

Disturbing amber on an ugly bed of ylang ylang (which is the more dominant note). The top note of bergamot is harsh and rather off-putting and unremarkably dreary. The over-ripe banana scent of ylang ylang turns into a mush of dirty amber. It reminds me of the nursery rhyme "Ring A Round The Rosies" where it's about covering up the stench of death with flowers. Now that's a harsh assessment but I simply do not like this fragrance. It's very unpleasant smelling to me because (insert 4 paragraphs of self-righteous reasoning).

Eh, nothing much to it. A single note floral as simple as a little black dress with frills. Maybe, just maybe has some oriental notes in it but they are so wan that they are undetectable. Not a bad scent overall.

Cheap ol' synthetic musk that smells really nice. Woody basenotes.

Noir, the new Lacroix scent for men under Avon, was a bit of a surprise by how nice it was. Rouge, surprised me as well. Noir was a woody spicy and Rouge is a floral spicy. Very, VERY harsh at first. I was thinking I didn't liek it but the "perfumey" element died off after a while and left this wonderful spicy floral scent with a touch of berry. It is nice and all but it didn't last on the card.

Fresh, green and spicy white florals.I haven't tried the original so I do not know if this is "extreme" or not. Simply a beautiful array of pink peppers and white florals.

Slightly sweet summer scent with a citrus and melon top and florals. Very similar to a lot of men's summer scents with the name blue. Heck, I wouldn't mind wearing this!

Green fruity woods. Starts off with a distinctive berry and citrusy accord. The middle is very watery with florals. The drydown is interesting that it feels mostly masculine with vetiver and cedarwood. An interesing take on an aquatic fruity floral.

Smells somewhat "dirty" to me. Like dust on a flower. Seeing the notes, that makes sense to me; sandalwood sawdust. It's not a dominant note but it mingles with the ylang ylang a lot. I love ylang ylang and it's well played here. Goes along well with a grassy note but overall it's the sweet ylang yalng that makes the scent. A well crafted and more artisan scent.

Deep and spicy with a lovely resinous amber accord. It's smooth and warming with notes of nutmeg and saffron and a tone of pepper cedar. A touch of florals in the middle (carnation and rose) give the scent a familiarity that makes it likable by many though the spiciness could put off a few. Sweetened a tad with vanilla and amber, makes the scent even more likable. Patchouli and a deep woody note makes the overall scent much more darker. Makes for a sexy fragrance. For cool weather only.

Spiced almond woods. Interestingly gourmand but really not that special to me. Slightly resinous and has the same wet textures as foudn in the other perfumes Annick Menardo has done namely Lolita Lempicka and Body Kouros. Just a tad too nutty to really like a lot but would be great for a lady that like the warm scents for the cool wheater days.

Delightful light rounded fruits with a white floral heart and a sweet vanilla and ylang ylang base. Also a little peppery with the ever present pink pepper accord I see in other perfumes nowadays. Well rounded fruits, florals and a touch of vanilla. Probably good for an office scent.

Interesting little rose, vanilla and musk scent. A little bit of each world: florals, fruits, oriental, sweet and some pepper on top. Not overbearing but incredibly light. Not bad but there's probably better vnaillic rose scents out there.

A white floral. A very light white floral that sort of resembles gardenia but not quite; more along the lines of a mix of some kind of fruit (mango? peach?) and some musk and woods. Despite its lightness, it feels dark and sensuous. Pleasant floral-esque scent with going into "scented candle" territory.

A beautiful oriental fragrance that's not too heavy. Neroli, spices and vanilla... just a wonderful scent of sweet florals and amber. I really enjoy the feminine aspects of this scent.

I smell s similar vetiver vibe like those from Mugler Cologne, Original Vetiver and Paul Smith Story. It's much closer to Paul Smith Story where it's dirtier, a little dry and kidna smokey. Other than it being a little more concentrated, Paul Smith Story is way cheaper but lacks the dry woodiness of Sycomore. So for the price, you're buying a simple woody vetiver scent.

Fresh, HEAVY white florals and lemon accords which combined can give off a terrible aroma of the janitor's closet. This would work rather nicely if it was in EdT conc but as an EdP, it's too much.

Oh man... this is just D & G Light Blue but with no character or personality whatsoever.

Violet and leather really, really get to those who can't stand them. Here, it gets to me a little. But I can see the appeal. A nicely made leather scent that's sweet. And there's a rose note too. Rose and leather seem to be coupled like woods and amber or vanilla and lavender. The more I smell Cuir Amethyste, the more feminine it smells. It gets fruitier with age but stays with its main accords of violet and leather.

Italian spices with a woody bitter tonka bean drydown. Very floral at times but studded with light Italian spices. Very nice. Very hard to find.

Definintely lighter than the original Essenza di Zegna. But of course there's more than a few versions. I have the 2006 and 2008 versions and they are essentially the same. A "steam clean" style of scent like Mugler Cologne or Paul Smith Story. It's more lemony and fizzier than Mugler Cologne. A good scent for the hot temperatures.

Honestly not bad, not bad at all. While I didn't quite like the original Go (thumbs down but wasn't wretched), Electric Heat makes Go a little more tolerable. From the press release the notes are: lavender, limette, mint, violet, saffron and cedar. It's very sweet and fruity in the opening, middle fades into a sweet wood which I attribute as Joop!'s house note and the drydown is a simple cedarwood. Cedarwood (or whatever aromachemical they use) accords really seem to love my skin. They come out really well and turns a sweet wood into a spicy and sweet wood. The sweetness is exemplified due to the already sweet and fruity top. And I like it this way.

Sweet but light but also woody, Go Electric Heat is what I'd call "trashy fun". It's not linear as described above because it goes through distinctive phases: fruity -> sweet stuff -> spicy woods. Graphics on the bottle are silly.

What an odd mix yet feels like a classic fragrance. "Modern" but has an old school feel to it. I say modern because it's not near strong and ballsy enough to be an 80's powerhouse or a truly smooth and complex tobacco scent. The pyramid is minimal and the scent matches the pyramid. Tea (a citrusy one at that) -> light n' sweet aromatic tobacco that's a tad green -> a typical bitter tonka bean and a very light woody base. Just might be a good stepping stone frag from the fresh aquatics into the stronger scents for a newbie or a younger person. It's a neat play on the original Curve as instead of violet, it's tobacco. Overall, the tobacco really stands out. I was very apprehensive to try my sample I've had around for almost a year but turns out this scent is OK.

Reminds me of KC Reaction on a woodier base. Lasts just as long as Reaction, too (which is really short anyways).

This green/teal colored juice is a crisp vetiver and other green notes and very peppery throughout. Aquatic in a way but has an odd woody drydown. Very, very peppery so if you like pepper you'd like this.

Bright and metallic with a tea note shining above everything. Very sparkling. I think this is Creed's take on the modern unisex scent. Much like the way ck One is constructed using a bright citrus, SMW uses tea and the Creed house note of metallic ambergris (toned down a lot) to make the bright metallic tea accord. Dull and inky at times but brightens up every once in a while. I would file this one under "youthful classic".

At the risk of sounding like an advertisement... this is an aromatic woody and marine-ish fragrance. Fruity mint on top and a woody finish. Not half-bad though if you're not up on marine frags you most likely won't enjoy Quicksilver. It's along the same lines as Bulgari Aqua Marine and even sorta has that tea note. Not outstanding but nice especially from a surf company. Tip: don't wear it during wet weather, you'll feel waterlogged.

Delightful. Instead of a warming spice like the original, this feels cooler somewhat. Very fruity on top. Dries down into the same Adventure drydown of sandalwood and other woods. Too bad they didn't "fix" the longevity problem. But I loved it at first sniff!

A minty like tea note mixed with a decent sandalwood accord. I expected that with a dominant tea note for this to be a little more lively. It's a little too dull to be electric and "in motion". A rather pleasant fruity orange note in the middle is the only thing going for this. Overall pretty ho hum.

Fresh and clean and reminds me a bit of Mugler Cologne and Paul Smith Story's vetiver based clean scents. Much greener however with a slight fizziness to it. Feels less casual than the playful Mugler Cologne. nice.

An odd one. Figgy, lots of clove and the drydown is a clean, soapy vetiver and cedarwood. This would be a nice change of pace to wear once in a while.

A slightly soapier and powdery Cool Water. Aromatic fougere at first and oddly dries down into an oakmoss. Not bad but fairly generic.

Ah ha! Drakkar Noir. I was wondering what this reminded me of. I detected a huge spicy (lavender) oakmoss and sandalwood and couldn't quite put my finger on it. That's what this is, a spicier alternative to Drakkar Noir and it's not too potent. In regards to the original 360, Blue seems to make the original spicier and tone it up a bit but is not too all together and "with it". Average about everything and I happen to like Drakkar Noir.

Not fair! Now I need to add to my "Three Blues"! These include Sander for Men, Gucci pour Homme II and Hugo Boss Dark Blue. Acqua di Acqua shares similarities between those three. A lightly peppery myrrh and a little sweet. THe drydown seems to last a long time on me. Nothing outstanding but it's very, very nice.

Call me crazy but is this what you get when you mix Cool Water (or Montale's Marine Fourgeres) and Terre d'Hermes (or Montale's Red Vetyver) with a raw vetiver ingredient? It's aromatic like Cool Water's fougere but has that bitter orange peel feel like Terre d' Hermes. Dies after a while and doesn't feel like it evolved at all. Didn't leave me out to hang dry nor did it make me giddy to wear it again. Meh,

Sad this lives for so short of a time. It's a wonderful citrus opening with qualities like Guerlain's Vetiver but it's missing key components making it NOT a vetiver scent (even though there is vetiver). Maybe I'm rambling but when I first sprayed this I thought it was Guerlain. No wait it's Vetiver Glacee! No wait... M; Men? What the heck? It's a lovely light-hearted scent and stereotypical of most Japanese designer scents. It simply doesn't last long enough to be enjoyed thoroughly. What a great opening act. Too bad the headlining bad was terrible.

I remember reading a review in LT's book for a completely different scent (Versace Man Eau Fraiche) and is perfect for this one:

"Light Blue, but with the light off."

Which I'm sure he meant the men's Light Blue. Soleil de Capri is the women's version but with the light off. I can't say much else about it. True it has a bright citrus opening of florals but the light goes out quick and was are left with the dull dusk of fruit. Doesn't do anything else for me.

This has a lot of rough edges on it. It's wet and woody a lot like Nasomotto's Duro but mixed with the same house's Absinth. In fact, I thought I got the wrong sample out. Skarb also has biting edges like Mark Birley (must be the carrot seed accord? ha). Whoa, this scent is all over the place: deep woods, high pitched fruits and myrtle and an odd blabbering "freshness" amongst the dirt. Schizophrenic to say the least. There's also some woody incense (not the smoky kind) in there. If incense and woods is not your thing, stay away or at least try a little. Sadly, this disjointed Stravinsky-like ballet of aromas seems to disappear quickly. Methinks it's just too much to handle for me.

Skarb means "treasure" in Polish and a little bit of research tells me that Humiecki & Graef is based in Poland and Skarb is supposed to represent "the Slavic soul".

First, my main complaint is that did not last at all on me. It was rather brash in the opening with citrus and herbs but I paid no attention to it. I did not like the opening at all but I wanted to wait for a really great drydown like with other Ferre frags. This one did not sit very well. No drydown on me. not very exciting and unforgettable.

Paradigm is a wonderful mix of Italian like woods and spices. Appropriately enough is that on the sample packet I received of this, there's a rather dapper Italian man on it. one of the few scents from Avon that I've found surprising considering the fragrance company. Cheap with a thumbs up.

Old style albeit weak leather and tonka bean chypre. Don't know when this was released from Avon but I feel as if it's not one to pursue to find a bottle of since there are better and many more leather chypres out there.

Very, very bitter grapefruit and green on a Cool Water-like (fougere) base (at least on me). Aromatic, simple, pleasing and uplifting. Good stuff.

This feels like a stripped down version of the original 360. Woody florals but much lighter than 360. Has a very "cologny" feel to it. Lasted about 4 hours so it's ok, I guess. Nothing special.

Being a non-fan of the original 212, I find White to be a very decent change. Milky tobacco and spicy vetiver. However, the lavender/floral-like heart doesn't sit well for me. But the overall scent is quite nice.

Rich, deep and resinous. A great blend of tuberose, ambery notes and a musk. Love the smoky woods in this. Overall, a vanilla-ed rose. Nice scent.

A gourmand cedar, like eating a praline cedar cakelog topped with almonds except you got it all over yourself. Aside from fans of this house, who'd want to wear this? The drydown is too spicy and still foody. I just feel uncomfortable wearing it.

Leather and woods. Very thick in composition (and price! good lord!). Very strong and long lasting. Feels like a retro modern scent, like those leather chypres from days of yore but made with aromachemicals and different accords namely some oud. So, we have oud, leather and woods and together, while nice smelling, won't be appealing to all. Try before you buy (as with all fragrances). I love a good woods based scent but I'm not too keen on this one due to price and a tad too much oud.

Opens up like L'Anarchiste minus the "ashtray" accord that a few mention. Very fruity and has tonka bean in the drydown. When I read the name and designer I thought that it would be a discontinued 80's type of scent from an unheardof (by me) designer. Seeing that it's a more recent release I feel that it's a retro style scent. The tonka bean and a wood accord is a huge player in this overall gentleman's cologne.

Light herbal spices on a floral heart with a whimsical drydown of light iris and fig accords. Very Italian, very unisex. When I first tried it, I thought it was an Italian-spiced perfume meets the American made ck One. Very night and casual. Very, very "spring. Love it!

Watery soapy floral accords that feels very, very synthetic. A very badly made sandalwood aromachemical was used in the drydown and I don't like it one bit. Good thing I sampled it first instead of going off the reviews and buying it blind.

Wow. This stuff is BITTER in the opening. I'm wondering if that accord has anything to do with the creator's attitude towards his critics? I kinda liked Unforgivable and its Black flanker... but this just is too harsh. It's also very, very familiar. Instead of wearing something that has a very BITTER grapefruit-esque accord, go with something more upbeat like Cinique's Happy for Men. This is a very judgmental review and not very analytical... I just really don't like this stuff.

Orangey and peachy top with a bitter grapefruit accord mixed in. If I didn't know better, I'd swear it was beginning to become a wonderful fruity aquatic like Versace pour Homme. It then turns to a herbal heart keeping the fruity qualities like Z Zegna. This is neat and unique but these accords don't last long and goes into a bland drydown of vetiver and musk rather quickly. Nice for a "refresher" pick-me-up type scent but not something I would wear daily.

To avoid any confusion, I am reviewing the fragrance that is housed in the bottle that is pictured: translucent light blue glass with plastic chrome trims.

THis stuff opens up with a very airy sweet orange-musky note. The sandalwood at the base reminded me of a very, very, very, VERY weak Joop! Homme. After smelling and knowing Joop!, Jaguar is a kitten in comparison. Simple and light: good for office wear. Very "clean" but not in the "fresh" way. The accords are semi-transparent; like I can sniff through them.

Huge dose of calone. I'm sure you can purchase calone for cheaper than what's in this bottle.

Fresh woody n' slightly sweet musk. A good all around musk and very comforting. Nothing unique but it's well made.

Like a breezy tropical island. You can smell the aroma of the fruits hanging from the branches from the next island over and you wish you were there. But it's the combination of ocean breeze and that fruited island that makes the place were you are smell so good.

Imagery aside, a fresh airy fruity and cedarwooded scent with average longevity and sillage. Fun for summer!

Fantastic real blend of spice, woods and amber accords. I say "real blend" because it feels like the whole fragrance appears at once much like Bulgari Black. Sometimes sweet, sometimes spicy and sometimes woody, you smell the different facets but then blends all together. Moderate scent strength and sillage makes fro a great "aura" type of scent. Really pleasant and much different than the current Guess offerings.

I've tried this several times and don't remember a damn thing about it except my recurring thought of, "a basic incense fragrance costs HOW much?"

I'd like to call this: Allure Homme Fresh. It combines the freshness of Amor with the tonka bean drydown of Allure. Really nice on a suit jacket but is horrible/doesn't last long on skin. Otherwise just a generic ho-hummer.

So glad that my signature fragrance isn't the inside of a licorice plastic wrapper.

Cheap fresh and citrusy green. 50ml for a few bucks gets you what is essentially the same as... Lacoste Essential. Lasts just as long, too which isn't saying much. I didn't expect much from this but got enough out of it to warrant something cheap and fun to wear just as a refresher.

Let's see what they did to Cool Water. Hmmm, mint and a soapy accord (more sandalwood?). I don't think they did that before. The tops notes AKA the added accords to the original, last much longer than the other flankers. It's much more than the junk that Freeze Me was. I still prefer the Frozen and Happy Summer flankers. Still trying to figure out what a tribal tattoo graphic on the front means in relation to a cool summer.

This is just "OK. Nothing too amazing but is a very fine frag. There IS wood in it but it's very light and fresh. I think it's guaiac wood or cypress since it reminds me of the same fresh woods of Calvin Klein Man and Derring Do. Also has a transparent floral quality but overall it's only a fresh woody with spices. Kenneth Cole really needs to work on their longevity, the whole line doesn't seem to last very long.

Hell yeah this smells like Chrome. A vastly improved Chrome nonetheless. Chrome has an interesting but "gets old fast" note of soapy lavender. Wicked seems to remove this and gives you a better idea what a clean transparent accord should smell like. Somewhat fruity but that part is fleetig. The drydown of the transparent clean accord lasts a very long time. Was Wicked made to be a ripoff? Who cares because Chrome still sells madly but Chrome lovers/wearers are sure to like this alternative.

I've sampled this one a few times and it took me those few tries to understand this fragrance. There are parts I "don't get" but here's what I think of it nonetheless. Aromatic and woody with a citrus touch .Very minimal in structure and is very subtle to me. Lasts a good while despite it's strength. Doesn't feel rich or overly powerful but just a clean woody. It's modern day and more youthful contender I'd say would be Calvin Klein Man. I'm impartial to this one.

Someone mixed their bottle of Xeryus Rougue in with some Kouros. No development in this scent whatsoever and the "Kouros" accord of a civet-like note is so watered down in this it becomes unbearable because it's so unimaginative. Offensive and disgusting.

F Black is a great flanker to F pour Homme. F pour Homme to some is a diluted Terre d'Hermes. F Black takes F's Terre d'Hermes-like accords of bitter orange and earthy notes and add a rich tonka bean to its base. Very cool as in a "dude, you're cool" kind of cool. Also it's a little sweeter, spicier and woodier than F but not overly so. Excellent evening wear and if you're into matching scents into your apparel, F Black would go great with a crisp white shirt and black jacket.

As synthetic and brash as its predecessor (I guess that's what I should call the original DKNY Men?). THere is nothing "natural" smelling about this at all. A strong and powdery spicy/woody ambery base. At its heart I detect a rather pleasant iris note or similar floral accord. This is very, very mature smelling and is quite a change from the fresh and vibrant scents of Be Delicious and such. Not original or unique but it's a darned fine fragrance that's a little different.

Nice and sweet and lightly spiced woods. Chopard pur Homme is a wonderful sweeter alternative to the fresh and clean inoffensive scents for the workplace. The top of citrus is naturally fleeting but the sandalwood drydown is humble at a good 4 hours. Very nice. I like it.

It's nice and all but it must get sucked into the vacuum of space or something because its longevity is terrible. Sweet and spicy patchouli which reminded me of B*Men without the burnt caramel accords. Warm cedarwood drydown. Overall unimpressive.

Fresher version of Declaration, which I never liked but the Essence version is fantastic on me. Bois Bleu (or as my hilariously mislabeled sample is maker "Bois Blew"), takes on Declaration and strips it of it's winter clothes and gives him a furry swimsuit. The citrus makes it feel summery but the good ol' Declaration cedarwood and cumin woodsy notes keep the entire thing heavy. We have a manic perfume here.

Simple fragrance: Voyage tripped out on too much peppered ocean water. Just as floral fresh as Voyage but with terribly weak longevity. Nothing much else.

Kinda woody (cedar) and a little sweet (spiced vanilla) and a touch of citrus. Interesting flanker and I don't remember anything like this from the original Ultraviolet. What's even more interesting is that there's a flanker to this flanker for summer. I guess it was a hit? It just doesn't do anything for me so it's nothing exciting.

Doesn't last long but a very nice, delicious grapefruit, nectarine and pear scent. Dries down clean and fresh and pleasant accord of musk and cedar. If it lasted longer it'd get a high thumbs up.

Gals will buy this for their cowboys thinking they'll turn into a hunky musician (that sings about how their wife, dog and truck all ran away with the neighbor). That's the only reason why this would be purchased. I cannot, by my biased opinion, see any guy buying this for themselves after they smell it. This is so generic fresh, woody and sweet that it's laughable that it's offered. If that don't put a spur in your side, this stuff doesn't seem to last very long. I agree that it's very similar to much everything else out there i.e. Dunhill Pursuit, this one just happens to be wearing a cowboy hat.

Cooling citr... oh wait my thoughts were interrupted by not being able to smell it after a few seconds. 212 On Ice then turns into a light woods. So far, underwhelmed by this 212 series.

Very nice and not too abrasive ozonic/acquatic accords with very a light spice accord and woods. The ozonic accords are subdued enough to not be as overbearing like Aqua Marine or Boss Pure. Still has that "green" accord I didn't loike in the original 212 but at least this summer version doesn't across as "skunky". I think, so far of the 212's I've tried, this one appeals to me the most. Of course, there are about 10 in this series I haven't tired yet! Yup, good light fare for the summer.

Fleeting green citrus. It's nice and all but lasts all but an hour. Typical for a "summer" scent. Appropriately colored bottle. To me, it doesn't feel like the original 212 and feels like it should have been part of the Bulgari Omnia line.

A bright yet subtle citrus aquatic that's damn good for a summer outing. It just warmed up here after a cold winter and it was amazing to wear. I could imagine wearing this all the time for summer. However, there are A LOT of summery fragrances out. Naturally I will tell you to just pick one because each one has their own merits. Flouressence's merit is that it's bright and transparent but a solid citrus accord with hints of aquatic accords that make for a fine blend. Maybe a little lighter that the original ultraviolet.

This is a very fresh aromatic, green, woody fragrance with a touch of lightly sweetened florals in the heart. Elemi is mentioned as being dominant... I had to look up this note in order to figure it out. Elemi is discribed as a "sharp pine and lemon-like scent". That's a fairly accurate description but that note is fairly toned down in the top and after a while the green herbal elements of the heart take over. The balsam woods in the base are really nice. It's like a airy white wood that's very fresh.

I find Oscar for Men very likable and familiar; like watching your favorite movie over and over again and finding new plot points you missed the first time.

Since the 2006 version, I didn't need another summer scent (unless it's ck One Summer!). While I must admit that Eternity itself smells very synthetic, meaning unnatural, it's still a nice smell. 2008 gives off a nice citrus on an aromatic fourgere structure based on patchouli and woods. Rather unique for a summer fragrance. 4 hours tops in longevity though. but still pretty good.

Very good summer fragrance for obvious reasons. Much more grapefruit and more very minty than the previous versions. There's a really awesome and light sweetness in the drydown letting this be enjoyed a little further more than just a fragrance for the summer season. Oh I've often wondered why these summer fragrances are in such huge bottles. Do they expect you to use the whole bottle just to that year? Speaking of, saw the new 2009 in the stores just today and reminded me that I've liked the ck One Summers. Each ck One Summer gets better and better. 2006 was good, 2007 was great, 2008 was even better! Looking forward to 2009.

A good spicy blend of lavender and nutmeg with a citrus top. It feels like the same spicy accords that are found in B*Men minus the patchouli drydown. Temptation's drydown is woody and musky with a solid bitter tonka. All around a really different and unique scent but the longevity isn't one to write home about but the sillage is wonderful. Worth the price you can find it for at online discounters.

If you are a fan of Paco Rabanne pour Homme and scents that are strong you will be disappointed. This is a COLOGNE and you must expect something of an EdC. Great citrus opening. In fact, the best smelling citrus ever. However, it dissipates in a few minutes and all that's left is a fine skin scent of oakmoss and light florals. Then that disappears quickly. Very refreshing and great for a pick-me-up in the morning or after a long day. Essentially, quite average. Practically, fragrant caffeine.

The name says it all. Extreme is definitely a stronger version of the original XS. I don't know why they bothered to mess with the top notes. The new top notes does make Extreme smell a bit fresher leaving some wondering why they bothered to make it at all. Extreme is still a very good fragrance with a woody floral and fresh woods heart and base and just as good as the original XS.

Whoa! A Cool Water type clone that's actually amazing? Azul is certainly a really strong, bright and aromatic fougere. It still smells wonderful after 4 hours. I think it gets better as it dries down. The start is very heavy and a tad messy but it develops into a sweeter, more citrusy version of Cool Water minus the slight metallic smell. Gets a little woody towards the end but overall, a good alternative to Cool Water if you desire something a little stronger and heavier for the same price.

Very light and minimal spiced violet leaves on a faint cedarwood base. Only downside it the longevity and that's a huge problem with this one. If you don't like violet leaves (like Curve, Dunhill Fresh, Narciso Rodriguez for Him, etc.), don't expect much from this as Incanto Essntial is mostly violet leaves done incredibly light and green.

A dry, crisp cedarwood and incense. It's nice and my type of fragrance but I would rather have something with a bit more character and longevity.

Smells a heck of a lot like Terre d'Hermes minus the "Hermes". Very abstract but basic pine, citrus and dose or two of Iso Super E. It's probably more like F pour Homme because Paratus feels watery and soapy. According to the PR, Paratus is representative of ancient Roman times of the Mediterranean. It definitely smell very dry and Italian to me but it has a fairly linear bitter orange peel, pine and juniper drydown. It's ok but Terre d'Hermes and F pour Homme are much more bearable.

Testing the EdC, not detectable. A faint musk and vanilla drydown. A very, very depressing fragrance taht needs a good dose of Prozac.

Sweet spicy musk. Lasts a decent amount at around 4 hours. Not too powerful or cloying. A very nice, median fragrance.

SOunds like I should've tried "Red". Blue is a generic fruity with no depth or character and lasts all but an hour. There's some jasmine and various florals in the heart and a very weak, watery sandalwood drydown. I think Blue was trying to be a different take on AdG and failed horribly. Very bland and weak even for summer.

I smell no orange, more like berry, perhaps a lychee. I do smell a spiced vetiver and musk fragrance with cedarwood notes. Perfectly normal and fine fragrance. Nothing outstanding. I do like how the cedarwoods seem to play a huge part while sitting on my skin.

Imagine an 80's style powerhouse fragrance made fresher and less potent but still maintain its quality and style. Varon Dandy is a wonderful revitalization of a classic style scent. Fresh oakmoss and citrus scent with woods in the drydown. Good stuff for those that don't want a heavy fragrance.

Huge dose of bergamot on top, sharp and bitter. The drydown is really nice. woody and peppery. The bitter tonka in the drydown makes the bitter bergamot on top seem to last forever and also makes it seem like an Allure clone. It's not a perfect clone and have interesting differences if it was trying to be an Allure clone. The heart for one thing is much more herbal floral rather than more pepper added. I really do enjoy Vanderbilt's drydown more than Allure's.

The old bottles of this sitting around have lost whatever energy they had. Bottles only a few years old after discontinuation have turned into a very dull citrus. If the grapefruit others detect was indeed potent when if first came out, this would be a vibrant, fresh wearable cologne. I feel that this is why Paco Energy was discontinued: the formula went bad too quickly.

Clean, soapy, sharp. Kinda spicy. Lasts for four hours on me. Very nice and inoffensive for the office and casual wearings.

Herbal citrus spice opening. No depth and nothing else going on. It's a very pleasant scent nonetheless with a very faint wood base. Doesn't last long.

THis is what most designer scents that are woods and amber are hoping to be. A beautifully sweet oriental with touches of florals with a very good woods and amber base. Maybe a little feminine? But what men's scent doesn't use the woods and amber accord nowadays? Polo Explorer, Black XS, Gucci pour Homme, Dirty English... all different takes but with Opium's oriental style. Oh and there's a berry note in this that gives it a Egoiste feel, too, like a tart pie. Neat stuff.

At first it smelled like sweat. I thought there was cumin in this but that didn't seem right then it hit me: cloves! Smells like my mother's spice drawer. Interesting scent for an entire hotel to smell like a kitchen. Maybe it's to "feel at home" or something. I wouldn't mind this being sprayed in the air but to wear as a perfume, for me, it's a bit too far out there. Too herbal and edgy, like being brow-beaten.

I can definitely smell a black currant note which the fragrance quickly dries down into. Fresh but syrupy sweet. Like musk and a touch of calone. It smells, like I was afraid of, "generic fresh." The opening is really pleasant, clean and citrusy but gives way into the black currant too quickly.

The drydown sticks around vehemently for about two hours and is gone. Poof!

Ca Luna is an oddly boozy and oddly fresh ozonic opening that quickly goes into a green and herbal citrus and a light musky drydown. Overall, a pleasant change in a long line of the same old designer aquatics. This is like an even better Tommy Bahama fragrance such as Very Cool. Like most aquatics, it doesn't last nearly as long as you want them to but it does its job. It's a pleasure wearing it and feels very natural. It's described to be like "the air before a thunderstorm". That analogy is very appropriate. It smells like rain. Great atmospheric/mood scent.

I thought this would be good. Having liked Passion Unlimited, Black and Red (in descending order of rating) I thought I'd give more Ferrari frags a try. It's a exceedingly light marine-based cedarwood fragrance with a touch of a bland wood in the base. Has a greenish floral heart of geranium. All these notes are nice but play out to be such a dull fragrance that the name "Extreme" is a bit of a overstatement like with other "extreme" flankers (is this really a flanker?).

Here's snippet of the press release: Ferrari Extreme by Ferrari is a aromatic fragrance for men.

They could not have said any less. At least the ad and the bottle look neat.

Intense Euphoria starts out very sweet and strong, almost revolting, probably from the melon. But from this it develops into a less abrasive fruity oriental in the middle and becomes an ever-present vetiver/pepper scent in the drydown. The wait for the drydown isn't all too long but the effects of the drydown are really, really long on me. I happen to like it. Some might find the "melon" too overbearing but I don't smell it at all. It's nothing like the melon accord you find in KC Reaction. Overall, great and something I find very good. It doesn't hit all the bases but gets a good score by doing some things right.

Fresh fruity citrus. Very orange and berry flavored but unremarkably dull. Meh.

Spicy citrus and floral accords. It's "weak" for a feminine scent in EdT formulation. A ho-hum run-of-the-mill perfume.

Bittersweet. The men's version is woody and powdery and a great compliment to the sweet tonka and florals. Nice.

A woody floral with ripe smelling jasmine and ylang-ylang. Very smooth green woody scent.

I'll rename this Paco Rabanne pour Homme Light Aqua Marine. Smells generic. The bottle looks like a radioactive refrigerator.

I like this. Very similar to D&G Light Blue's fruity florals. Black currant is a nice note here.

I'm going to be honest. Yuck! This smells like industrial waste from a plastics factory. Very minimal incense indeed.

Funny notes. Definitely smells like milked coconut cream. Do you like Pina Coladas?

Interesting "sexy" jasmine with airy woods. This would smell great on any girl.

Incensed leather and a slight green top. Dries down into a leather accord very similar to that found in John Varvatos (without the vanilla).

Tommy Bahama-esque boozy accords but otherwise nondescript.

Insert witty joke saying this smells like disinfecting chemicals (which it actually does).

Citrusy floral with a bit of a exotic flair. The nicest of the line.

Deeeeeeeep dark green grassy scent with a touch of citrus. The color of the juice reflects this.

Very minty and herbal. Kinda fizzy and feels like I'm wear a carbonated mint tea.

Smells like a cinnamon and clove potpourri or the faux flowers you find in craft stores.

A basic sweet and spicy fragrance with no discernible drawbacks.

Poor longevity but is a very nice cologne. It's a "dirty" edc that's more spicy and reminds me of a less repugnant Quorum.

Painfully average and dull. It smells great on first application... and several subsequent applications. One can barely smell it on themselves. It does, however have a strange sillage the sits around you in the location of where you've been spraying. So what's it smell like? A spicy, woody that's very watery and definitely Italian. A strange style indeed.

Blue = sporty in this case. Fresh citrus and a tad sweet. Different enough.

All I smell is an incense floral that's a tad fizzy with poor longevity. It's nice but I'll pass.

I find this odd. Smells like a cross between a chypre and a fougere. The opening seems like a fougere with green fern and the drydown feels like a chypre with light mossy notes. I don't know what so oriental about this and what's with all the effusive praise is all about.

I think this is a poor showing from Ormonde Jayne. Nothing outstanding which I expect. This has a similar quality to Rochas Lui with a peppery citrus and cedarwoods. Sometimes it goes into a fruity cedarwoods. Ormonde Man and Isfarkand were very good fragrances but Zizan just doesn't cut it.

Linear leather with a touch of bittersweet citrus to it. I find this leather scent bearable. This smells like a good leather to me.

Gag! Thick and syrupy chocolate and woods. While I like gourmand scents, does something need to be this intense? And as far as I know, it's an EdT! While I find the scent absolutely delicious, it is not bearable to wear.

Sweet cedar and musky patchouli. Slightly powdery and peppery. Pretty good but I don't find it "amazing".

Overly sweet and green. Smells like a feminine fourgere. It's not bad but totally lacks a punch other than too perfumey smelling.

I'm on the fence. I think this is a animalic leather green chypre. I do not like the floral notes in this. They are too airy and white, drowning out the fresh, good greenness of the basenotes.

A citrusy violet that's sharp and boisterous. If Fahrenheit is too potent but you still like it, the summer version would be a good alternative.

A nice mix of sweet, spicy and woody notes. The orange gives this a pleasant turn from plain old citrus and spices to the sweet and herbal woods. Unique but very light as most Japanese designer scents are.

Salty and smokey leather patchouli buring in a fireplace alongside some vanilla and animalic qualities. Too bizarre though.

Fruity sweet oriental. Smells like it should be Egoiste pour Femme.

The citrus is a teensy bit sour in this and reminds me of the flavoring added to most fish meals.

Pi with a sweet tangerine note added on top with the same base notes just lighter. That's all I have to say about that.

A less fruity version of the original. More muskier with a touch of spiced cedar.

Not a lie, a lighter version of Kouros. A lighter and more wearable version of Kouros that might be too light for the true fans of the "dirty" Kouros. Still has that infamous urinious note but it's much more subtle. I think there's an added citrus note as well.

A nifty little citrus green and spicy woods. Very smooth. Not very long lasting but very good.

I received this in a swap. I had tried the original Spark and thought no more of it until I saw a flanker. I see flankers as either an attempt to rectify a flop release or to milk more money out of the line (I'm looking at YOU Curve). Sedectution makes the original Spark look like a heavy, unbearable and overly sweet alcoholic fragrance and turns it into a lighter and more "fresh" feeling fragrance. Unfortunately the seductions doesn't last very long but it is quite pleasing. Woods and boozy notes on top and a fresh zingy pepperiness throughout with a sweet musky base. NMice but still has that "I'm a Liz Claiborne fragrance and I'm very chemical and synthetic" balance to it.

THere's no denying the fact that this is a GREEN fragrance. This is a very citrusy, sappy green. Very lively. Very similar to Guerlain's Vetiver that's out now minus a tobacco accord.

I really liked Instinct and plunked down a few bucks to pick up a sample of this. Well, it's a sweet and licorice based scent. It's nice and all but... lacks a punch and runs out of steam but decent enough.

A more wearable version of Eau du Fier. Has that smoldering woods of a fireplace but while its going on. Slightly smokey and sweet. The Intense version is more animalic. A very interesting scent.

Very rich. Very smooth. A lovely floral chypre. Sweet neroli (orange blossom) top notes with an ambergris and light oakmoss base. I'm indecisive about wearing it hence the neutral rating.

A pleasing "white" soft wood with a touch of sweetness to it due to a rich vetiver and I think patchouli base. Very nice and airy. Fairly expensive but a good smell none the less.

Clean (florals) and sweet (tonka bean/vanilla) lavender. Like a sugar coated garden. Nose wrinkling harsh at first but does settle down a bit. I'll pass on it.

Lemony sweet powdery mix of woods and vanilla. A fresh sweetness to it that I would describe as "fabric softener"... expensive fabric softener.

Nice spicy woody top with a unique middle accord that's like Terre d'Hermes' dominant bitter orange peel accord. All around light and a good spicy scent to wear for warm days.

I must say I'm disappointed. I expected a rich, lively vetiver. Instead it smells more like a dull, incense and dry cedarwood that ends up smelling like... well, an ordinary perfume.

Dry, cold, woody mineral. Has the same "menthol" accord I noted in Black Tourmaline. Here, the "menthol" is really nice and peppery but still cold. This is very elegant but unwearable for me, but really neat to sniff at.

Too "perfumey". A fake floral gardenia and a little sweet. Just really, really banal and trite and a failed attempt and making a nice floral.

THick smokey pepper in the opening.... but it's so potent that it transcends a peppery accord into an odd menthol accord (much like Vicks Vaporub). This is very strong. Excellent sillage. Not for me.

I do not get much projection from this but what I do smell is a very nice woody oriental with solid sweetness and spices note. The alphabet soup list of accords is overwhelming and the fragrance itself becomes a complex obstacle course and it feels like you're wearing a jigsaw puzzle. Very interesting to say the least.

One of those real stinkers. Sweet and powdery. There's a quality to Giorgio that's similar to Kouros and that's the honey note in the drydown but it's combined with a mossy note. I can see the appeal but it's a clunky perfume. CLunky and masculine.

Smells like any ol' sweet and floral womens perfume to me. A little resinous and slightly powdery. The styrax note is prominent. Meh.

Fruity and musk in the opening and dries down into a spiced coffee and leather fragrance. Very interesting and quite similar to John Varvatos minus a vanilla accord. Smooth and refined. Nice!

Sweet, musky, vanilla, woody. Devotion is a plethora of typical notes found elsewhere but strangely it's incredibly smooth, wonderfully delicious and just a darned good sweet fragrance. Don't expect much else from this, however. Fairly linear but to make up for it it does last a long time at least for me. What else is good about it? It's cheap!

Undeniably sweet, floral and musky. Has a light spiciness to it in the middle. Base is musky and ambery. Not too bad.

After the initial, harsh chemical blast, I find a pleasing, bright citrus, mint and patchouli fragrance. The patchouli plays an important role with the mint: the mint wants to be herbal and cold but the patchouli wants to be earthy and warm. There's a cedarwood note in this that makes the interplay come alive (cedar here being both cooling and the wood being warming) and this fragrance seems to thrive with this conflict. Interesting and refreshing.

I tried so desperately to like this. I know a few who swear by this and it smells good on them but on me, the mix of mint and nutmeg makes for a bitter anise and allspice scent. Spices of this nature are naturally uplifting and invigorating but this scent personally gives me a headache.

Bingo. A less potent Joop! Homme. Where Creed's Original Santal is still a little heavy and cloying (and smells "better" than Joop! Homme), Cerruti pour Homme tones it down even further and makes it bearable and wearable. If you like the smell of Joop! but are worried about the potency, Cerruti pour Homme might be right up your alley. A top of sweet citrus, a musky floral heart and a drydown of musky, sweet sandalwood.

An amazingly fresh and peppery, aquatic woody and clean vetiver drydown. Great for a brisk and clear day.

Nice and light sweet, citrusy green fragrance with a fresh woody base. Much like a combination of Gramercy Park and Paul Smith Story. Good and subtle.

This smells like a mix of all the things found in designer frags today: spicy florals on top, woody amber base and a fruity musk. A blend of the nicest things. Pretty good.

There are times I dislike mint, but this mint in the opening is well worth the wait to let it pass. It goes into a wonderful white woods, labdanum and a husky green accord. It reminds me a lot of the new Guerlain Homme just without a floral heart. The wood drydown lasts quite a while and the entire fragrance is a good cruise for wearing all day. Good stuff.

Finally figured this one out. I really dislike it. It's like Zirh's Ikon (incidentally also a skin care company) but more woody, unnatural and a HUGE dose of unpleasant herbals and I swear cumin. Gently kicking me in the nose is what this is about!

I like this a hell of a lot better than No. 5. It's less powdery, more rosy and floral (gasp! a rose scent I like?!) and a very fine resinous base that I find enchanting. I don't say this is good because it's Chanel... oh hell, yes I am. It's Chanel and it's good and the old stuff is more elegant than the new releases sans Coco Mademoiselle. Found a mini of this at a local swap meet and the charming lady seemed to not want to let go of it. I assured her it was going to a good home.

Knize Ten is disturbing and disgusting and I can't place why. I've tried it so many ways: light spray, tiny dabs, full force, chest, arms, cloth, paper... all ends up smelling like a rose dipped in leather tanning fluids. I gave it a fair shake and found it wretched.

A deep and rich leather fougere. Bare-chested and macho 70's precursor to all the powerhouse 80's scents. Very pleasant although smells very "dated". On the right person this could be the perfect "my beloved grandpa smelled like this".

Long lasting skinscent. Could very well be from the Penhaligon's line. Reminds me of their same feel and texture of refined British class. Beautifully linear orange blossoms/neroli. A pleasing "pick-me-up" fragrance not to be worn for others but for yourself.

Yup, similar to ck One, Chrome and others but it's only similar when you first smell it. Later as it develops it becomes a fruitier citrus with a lively giner near the bottom. Smells very good, clean and casual. I think the name is a play on words "clean slate".

A boisterous vanilla that comes across very woody and resinous. Very fleeting but potent. So potent that in the begining some of the vapors got into my sinus cavities and caused some terrible irritation and left a literal bad taste in my mouth. Lovely scent, unenjoyable experience.

What I would call "black" woods and spices with a underlayer of leather. An excellent smelling "skin scent". Not much projection but as you move around during the day it wafts up into your nose and gives you a great feeling of warming comfort. Really nice on clothes, too. An office scent that could be considered a little "sexy" but not overbearing to make your co-workers hold their noses in disgust.

Herbaceous and minty, sounds like they should go together (ginger and mint? blech) but alas it's truly terrible and medicinal. Take it back.

"Fresh" but like water is fresh. This is a water woody amber that's peppered. Turns a bit soapy towards the end. It's nice but would I get it? Not really.

Tart candied lime. Really bright and open in the begining but has terrible lasting power. I love fresh, citrus scents but this one failed to impress me. It doesn't feel fresh or happy like most citrus scents do. Shame.

Huge rose scent. Not incredibly wearable and incredibly boring. I'd rather have it in a potpourri, a scented candle or a room spray. At least it smells good.

Incense and cedar woods. It's like Vetiver 46 and Rochas Lui got married. All this is on me is cedar and incense. Nothing much develops. I really liked it in the opening but it just fades, nothing else. And it fades fast. An alright scent.

This smells like a greener, slightly citrusy Declaration. Has an "ugly" feel to it but I think that's the point behind it. Dark woody tea, not a clear brisk tea.

Smells nothing like Armani Code or Brit. Same texture and feel but fragrances in the same family (fresh oriental) feel the same and can smell the same. Zegna Intenso smells more like Lolita Lempicka au Masculin minus the anise accord. Zegna Intenso is more sweet and brighter than Armani Code and not a fuzzy powdery like Brit. Armani Code is a darker, deeper woodier scent.

The differences don't make or break this fragrance. Zegna Intenso is a smooth fragrance with a rich amber base and a not-so-bitter-as-other-frags tonka bean accord. Smooth orange note on top but the "intenso" part is really its longevity of the amber and tonka bean. Good. I'd wear it more than once.

Take Mugler Cologne and D&G Light Blue for Women and add a TON of lemony citrusy goodness on the top and you have Allure Sport Cologne. Does that sound bad? It doesn't to me!

I was reminded of Dior Homme's powdery, floral like accord (that smells like lipstick to me) when I first smelled Power. Doesn't surprise me that the same perfumer did both. Very soft (for a name like Power, don't let that blind you), and definitely floral. Not cloying. Some good stuff right here.

Very good aquatic/marine fragrance with a hint of soapiness to it. Free and clean. Great casual wear.

Woody orange vanilla with cinnamon. Hell, I'd wear this! Just a tad too sweet but that's how Lempicka's fragrances ar. It's a good kind of sweet, though. Very smooth.

Over the freaking top fruity candy floral. I guess that's typically what girls are supposed to smell like? Other than being freaking sweet, there are some interesting note in here. There's a bitter citrus note wafting around, a chocolatey floral accord and did I mention it was freaking creamy? Good, trashy fun.

I knew the pyramid when I received this but I had long forgotten most of it. I smelled Summer Night for the first time and I completely forgot about the pyramid. Iris. A sweet, powdery iris. For summer (I suppose). Like a Dior Homme "Lite" with more florals. Love it! Lacks a bit in longevity but most summer fragrances do.

Fruity musk with a very, very light fuzzy powdery basenote. The apple top is good but it's mostly musk.

Manly oakmoss and strong, even in the aftershave formulation! Been looking for the EdT but I think it's been discontinued or put on hold and could only find the aftershave. Can be found inexpensively in Germany at department stores. Good bang for the buck (or euro/mark)

Like all the other "black" fragrance with that moniker, it's mostly sweet. 360 Black does a little change up by adding in a green, leafy note of tea. Smells just like 360 White with tea. Nothing great.

Reminds me of other musky ambery scents like Burberry, Animale and Atman. Sweet and vanillic, it's the same ol' same ol'.

Weak citrusy top with a touch of ginger. Spicy middle and a very musky drydown with a touch of leather.Not bad but overall very generic.

Eh, it's alright. Smells like an indolic rose, if that's a champaca flower it's not too exotic. A light musky powdery drydown. I find this a very feminine and typical white flower-esque fragrance.

Review for the re-release which is EdP.

Opens with a white floral citrus array of orange blossoms and bergamot and roses. What's really nice about this fragrance is its subtlety. It does not need to be loud and all the notes seems to dance around in a playful mood. Dries down into an elegant chypre with ylang-ylang hovering over top. Beautiful and not all too expensive.

Woody and resinous, Alba is a creamy combination of woods, hazelnut, woods, almonds, woods, amber and woods. Too bad the woods isn't strong but they are ever present. Dries down int oa typical amber accord. The nuttiness is quite appealing went bolstered by the amber base, make lacks any punch. A calm, and serene scent.

A puff of cinnamon and woody notes but mostly a lot of woods fluff.

Unquestionably sour and citrusy in the opening. Dries down quickly into a musky woody accord. It's very, very sharp ad strong and goes from light to dark. A good fragrance and very uplifting. Just lacks longevity.

Peppery, minty, airy, spicy, rosy. Mostly cinnamon and florals with a cool sandalwood and vetiver drydown. Excellent.

Better than Molecule 01, this is peppery and woody and overall a more pleasant experience than Molecule 01. You can't smell it on yourself but on paper you can. I'll call it the Phantom Frag.

Of all the notes listed... I smell a patchouli note. Resinous accords of amber, coffee and bourbon. These three notes must be giving me a patchouli illusion. Or maybe the illusion of A*Men? Anyways, it's deep but not rich, Coze is slightly herbaceous, lightly boozy, kinda woody but most of all chocolatey coffee. Nice scent but not impressive.

Not powdery, not overly sweet, this is pure vanilla. Buttery quality to it and sits lightly on the skin. Excellent quality as always with Jalaine. A perfect vanilla? Maybe, since it smells really, really good, there are some that would like projection. Thumbs up!

There's a Japanese/Chinese restaurant I go to often and for dessert I order their green tea flavored mochi. This reminds me of that dessert but with a touch of lemon. Excellent green tea scent, slightly salty. Good stuff.

White florals are aquatic? Eh, I'm not too sure about that. I mentioned that Gardenia smelled a little like a scented candle but better in quality. Ocean IS a scented candle, a pleasant smell but something to fill a room with to freshen it up, not to wear. Musky white florals interplay to form a lightly fresh airy accord. I don't like it as it reminds me of Oust air fresheners.

Sweet, creamy, vanilla, musk, and even though it's not listed I swear I smell a touch of ylang-ylang. I was expecting a high, screechy white floral with a name like "Silk" but my predilections of other fragrances called silk are shattered by something that actually is SMOOTH. Has white florals in it but they are intermittently soothed into a thin flowing texture by vanilla. Good stuff.

I was hoping for something rich and deep like the other perfume oils from Jalaine. Amber doesn't seem to provide the depth that an amber scent can provide like in Serge Lutens fragrances or even Obsession for Men. Still, Amber is a good, solid amber just not as aromatic as I'd like. Sweet and powdery with a touch of musk.

They're not kidding with the name! Outrageously tart and sour. This is PURE CITRUS. It's like a lime lollipop dipped in lemonade mixed with orange and grapefruit juice. Really bittersweet but invigorating. But like most citrus scents, even with perfume oil strength, this doesn't last long, 4 hours tops but really a dream to wear.

This patchouli perfume oil has that same texture and feeling as A*Men's patchouli note and even has a hint of vanilla (instead of chocolate). Truly wonderful stuff as it's much richer, deeper and aromatic than other patchouli scents I've smelled. Top quality.

A sweet vetiver with amber of really deep green quality. Green earthy and not brown earthiness. High quality oil this is!

Gardenia is a very difficult flower to reproduce accurately. Many occasions and many reviews I've read claim this and I don't doubt it. Jalaine does a great job making a perfume oil that smells very, very close but what perfume is the exact same as the real thing anyways?

A gentle little white flower and high green toned fragrance and smells delightful. Has sorta of a "scented candle" feel to it but it's much richer. Unquestionably feminine but white flowers are used in many mens fragrances i.e. AdG. Very pleasant experience.

I smell a lot of fruited woods, extremely light powdery notes and a ambered patchouli base. Very complex and everyone seems to get different impressions. Mine was, "huh, that's interesting."

I file Rocawear under celebrity fragrances due to the tie in with star rapper Jay-Z. I sorta like it but it's got that "hey it smell like something else" feel. Abrasive citrus on top, spices in the middle and hearty drydown of woods and musk. Not innovative, just another perfume from a clothing company trying to fit in.

Soft citrus (bergamot and some lemon) and quickly fades into a light green woody drydown. Doesn't last long and is very subtle. Has that distinctive Bijan house note that I've smelled in all the newer releases especially in Nude and Black. Decent, but lacks the impression I look for like in the other Bijan fragrances.

Rose. A nicely done rose. One that I could wear because it doesn't feel like I feel asleep in a florist. Simply dark and good.

Interesting green citrus opening that dries down into a powdery green vanilla. Smells a bit "old man" but that's just my perspective. It does smell good.

Nice lavender, clove and musk fragrance. Cedar on the bottom keeps it all together making for a very nice casual daily scent. Slightly soapy giving it a "clean" feeling.

Not a sporty fruity musk like BiM, has a very nice cedarwood note in it. Very subtle, however. Nothing impressionable.

I smell the cinnamon and clove which gives it a creamy texture. Citrusy on top. Rather warm for a "fresh" fragrance. Fairly ordinary but still OK smelling.

Here's one I am rather upset knowing it's been discontinued. Unbelievably citric, woody and mossy. A perfect score for this chypre. Not over the top but still plenty strong. Quite wonderful.

PS is a overly powdery vanilla that ends up smelling like talcum powder.

Interesting but very spicy and powdery. Not for me. Has a definite cumin note.

A green fougere much like Brut with a bit of spices added. Not bad. Seems to not last too long.

Nice and open semi-sweet cedarwoods. Much like Declaration with amber added. Has a few similarities with the original in that it's slightly green and soapy must be due to the violet leaf note. Good fragrance.

Great EdC strength semi-sweet and woody. Cheap! A good gift for someone that doesn't wear fragrances.

Oakmoss and woodsy scent much like Paco Rabanne pour Homme but not as lour and a hint of leather. Juice likes to stain white clothing.

Decent woody fougere. It's a little more "fresh" and green than a typical fougere and it's also quite potent. Pleasant scent.

Nothing like the original 1881 which is a soapy green and fresh scent. This, like the others mentioned here, is a very medicinal smell. Sweet and woody. Yes, just like Joop! HOmme and Burberry. A little disappointing, not a good name for it but the stained glassy black bottle is nifty.

For fans of Acqua di Gio that want something slightly different. I happen to like aquatics (Bulgari Aqua Marine, Cool Water deep, Acqua di Gio, et al). Bright and clear, and decidedly "fresh" Versace pour Homme is good. Best casual wear. Good longevity, too especially for a fresh scent.

This is next in a line of traditional perfumes from a traditional house. Guerlain Homme is the first perfume of Guerlain's new head. When I smelled this, I immediately thought, "Wow what a great scent for a younger consumer to get their noses wet for the heavier, more complex scents of Guerlain!" Turns out, that's exactly what Guerlain Homme is supposed to be. Good job Guerlain!

Usually I do not like mint in my fragrances but here it's quite agreeable with me. The scent itself is a mix of both traditional Guerlain notes and some more "modern" notes like the so called mojito accord. Overall, this scent is a light skin scent with a little about average sillage. Overall, a comforting scent of florals, fresh notes and a touch of cedar in the drydown.

Count this young'un in on liking this and being a victim of marketing.

Warm and spicy, this new and fairly unheard of Mont Blanc fragrance has a medicinal opening but dries down into a invigorating cedarwood and vetiver. Reminds me of Rochas Lui but less sweet (not that Rochas Lui is sweet). Remains close to the skin and is very comforting on a cool day. It's nothing groundbreaking, new or boring: just good.

This is a smoky green ginger and woody vetiver fragrance. It's familiar yet different. I can't quite figure it out. It's like a softer and less powdery Gucci Envy for Men and a less creamy Nemo with a cedarwood and vetiver base like Rochas Lui but not as woody, more soapy but not sticky soapy. Strange but in a good way. For those who like the afore mentioned fragrances as well as something like Bois du Portgual. or Obsession for Men but would like something softer and inoffensive for casual wear.

This is the second niche perfume in a row that smells very similar to other mainstream scents? I agree with the Tommy comparisons. It's sorta/kinda/almost like Cool Water but it's not as aromatic. FM is a very pleasant offering in the fougere class. I was hoping for more of a salty-style marine fragrance in the style of Bulgari Aqua Marine but you can't win them all but it's slightly salted, like those peanuts you find at the grocers. Marine here seem to mean more like what imagery the sea gives people and not what it smells like. Distilled down to my two words: fruity green.

Sweet and spicy citrus. A little herbal. Feel somewhat weak, probably why they made an "Extreme" version. I smell this and think "man, I really miss my Tommy Hilfiger Cologne". Not that it smells the same or gives the same effect, it's that same fruity sweet and woody quality just that 1920 ups the bergamot opening. For $20, I can get the same effect from some Tommy and still have money leftover for dinner... Classic 1920 is not terrible, just funny how money gets in the way of liking something enough to get and appreciate sometimes.

I, too, feel this is a much much richer version of Terre d'Hermes with a really strong but not too grassy vetiver base. Very linear and very potent to boot. I've been giving the Montale line a fair shake but most don't seem to impress me. It seems like the perfumes are trying too hard to be unique but seem like posers with an attitude. That said, it doesn't mean I don't like this. I feel that it's a good, niche alternative to other bitter orange peel and earthy vetiver accord fragrances.

Mint, my arch nemesis. Here Mr. Mint dresses the part of the Ms. Patchouli giving a very weird illusion of Sir Lavender. Very odd creature this is.

A citrusy and fresher version of the original. Great!

Green chypre of leather and the typical oakmoss. Very nice citrus opening, excellent floral heart and a fantastic drydown of chypre ingredients. Classy blend of a subdued macho fragrance.

Creamy fruits, nuts and candy. There's a slight coniferous note in this keeping a few of the sweet notes down but not entirely. Nice scent but nothing outlandish as most of the sweet fruity florals out there.

Big woods and spices. Cedar and cinnamon and a touch of not-too-sweet vanilla. Lightly smoky with incense. A great fragrance from top to bottom.

These notes hold true: lavender is a major player here and the citrus top notes teeter on a heavy base of musk and I think there's some vanilla in here they're not telling us about. Overall, a good citrus and herbal musk.

A citrus alternative to Chanel's Egoiste.

Overly sweet and cloying with an odd medicinal accord of over-ripe sugar dates and fig with bitter notes of tonka bean. Too rich for my blood!

For what it is and for what it's worth, not a bad fragrance. Cheap and good for the kids. Very musky like Mont Blanc Individuel but not fruity, more like a light citrus. But when you get down to it, it's still a gimmick fragrance. Obviously doesn't last long.

Spicy florals and a deep sandalwood base. Sometimes it comes off as a citrus and leather but for me, it's all about the sandalwood. Opens up a tad off-putting with a bitter/sour lemon. I'd wear this for formal events.

Powdery leather. After a while, the powdery notes become pure leather and spicy woods. A little subtle but it's a leather with a smoky bite.

A throwback to the 80's powerhouse chypres but tuned down into a very wearable citrus-woody-oakmoss scent. Fresh yet dirty. I don't know how to describe it exactly, a mutsy kind of sandalwood but not realy in the drydown.

Well, if you liked Black XS pour Homme, you might like this. Distinctly strawberry. Smells like those cheap cherry chapsticks you can get at the drug store. I couldn't discern the strawberry until I read the notes but at first thought it was bubblegum. Sweet, subtle, fruity... kinda good but nothing exciting. For a really nice berry I prefer the delicious Acqua e Zucchero from Profumum.

Fresh, cooling and open. Citrus, cedarwood and soapy accords. A "skin scent" as it has little projection. Very linear with no development but I wouldn't want to stray from its top notes any ways.

Cologne strength, so I'm bearing that in mind. Nice and not overbearing spicy oakmoss. There's a unique fizzy citrus in this that you don't really find in other chypres. Another accord creeps in towards giving you a fresh wood comparable to Paco Rabanne. Refreshing and cheap.

Cnahel no. 5 Eau Fraiche? Has that baby powder-esque note of no. 5 with the added slight green notes of freesia and hawthorn and the distinct aldehydes are bolstered by frangipani. Rather so-so fragrance good for pretty much any woman to wear. Smells a little like a sweet banana floral bouquet.

It's another rose scent that's dark. It's dark but not deep because it lasted 4 hours for me. Starts off green and slightly soapy. Ends with a light aoud-ish accord. Poof. Felt like a big disappointment.

Didn't last long on me, two hours tops. Pronounced lavender based oriental, very musky and sweet vanilla. I almost felt like I was wearing a feminine oriental at times, like Tabu! Truly unique.

Nice, strong smelling but subtle (stays close to the skin). It's a chypre, no doubt. Good oakmoss base and light bitter citrus notes on top. Lavender in the heart with some rosemary/basil/herbal accord. Nice.

Nice, fresher version of the original which I found somewhat boring even though I like it. POP opens up with crisp top notes of mint and violet and ends on a base of warm woods and vetiver. Pleasant and a good change from heavy, mature perfumes. Let yourself go wild!

Nice cologne. Good office wear. Very linear. Nothing special.

An ugly array of nutmeg, anise and vetiver. Very messy.

Opens up really green like a fourgere but gives way into a really fine, clean vetiver. Refreshing.

Rosy citrus and sandalwood? Actually, it smells a lot like M7 with a heftier tropical citrus instead. Not a well defined aoud/oud/aoudh/whatever in blazes you want to call it. I don't what all the fuss is about though not a terrible scent overall.

First sniff is unmistakably iris. Opens up like Ferre for Him or a non-sweet Dior Homme; lipstick. Goes into a doughy gourmand accord on the bottom. I kinda like this but am turn away by the cosmetic note.

Fantastically clean, green, spicy and fruity sandalwood. Easy to wear for daily wear.

A toned down 80's chypre with a very, very good lemon and sandalwood note and a hint of leather at the bottom.

Lemon and cedarwoods. Aramand Basi with a stronger lemon. Decent.

I don't smell rose, though maybe just a little. I smell what's below the rose bud, the woods and leaves. With a touch of incense. You know, just like Vetiver 46 and other Le Labo's. Seems like what they do is make vats of the same perfume and drop in a dash of neroli, rose, bergamot, whatever into the mixtures and call them that and sell them for large wads of cash monies. What a joke. Fragrance isn't bad.

Pure herbal lavender right off the stem with a touch of bitter sweet notes of vanilla. Classy.

Interesting, this smells like leather and... candy powder. Like Romeo Gigli for men. Leather and florals in reality, it just doesn't get anywhere else aside from SweeTarts dipped in tanning solution. Smells very well construction but definintely not for me to wear.

A musk touted as the best musk. I don't think it's all that great. A mix of florals on top of the musk don't help it from being a tad unnerving. If you love musk, don't hesitate with this one.

Ugly green citrus fragrance. Not very pleasant for me.

I must disagree, Reporter doesn't smell like Paco Rabanne pH, it's more like an aromatic Declaration with lavender and green notes. Cedarwoods is a major player here. Discontinued but still can be found many places.

Minty cologne. Well defined citrus, lavender and a pine note in there gives it a minty illusion. Darned good though average. Best bang for your buck.

This is what all those "black" fragrances should be modeled after. This is a deep and dark fragrance but not so much as gothic bt more melancholy. Like a whimsical sadness. Incense and animalic notes conjure up images of castles but in modern day, surreal terms. Herbal accords bring in a touch of witchcraft and some flowers are thrown in to make the whole concoction a trip.

Thumbs up for a crazy frag. I would never wear this outside.

Spicy amber and aromatic sandalwood... hey wait, I know this frag! This smells a heck of a lot like Egoiste. It's subtler and develops into a vanilla amber towards the end but the opening and heart feels just like Egoiste. Sometimes "clones" are good.

Fresh florals. Rose and neroli mingle with a musk note to make the whole thing a touch too sweet. Later turns soapy and slightly unpleasant. Average fragrance.

A fresh, green aquatic that's got a touch of liquid hand soap scent to it (chamomile). After the top notes fade, a wonderful floral aquatic opens up with a base of sandalwood and musk. Clean and elegant.

Thick, animalic civet and oakmoss. A real stinker for those guys that like stinkers.

Everyone must know that cologne means citrus and some kind of lavender. Fresh and open, Citrico is a good study in synthetic colognes. Very pleasant and a good offering, it can get a bit too much at times but on the plus side it fades away quickly. Weird? Yeah. Good pick me up for summer.

Being an EdC, I gave this due justice. 1869 smells very, very similar to the pimento Gucci pour Homme II and sweeter than Jil Sander for Men. A very nice accord in both of those scents and 1869 does it just as well. Nice, subtle and good.

Big let down or are people expectations too high for a $28 fragrance? Geez. Nice woodiness with light spices and musks. It's very light on the skin. In fact, I can barely smell it on myself after application. however, everyone else around me can and that's important as much as anything. If I didn't have so many bottles I'd get this. Speaking of bottles, this one looks neat.

What I find amazing about this scent is that amongst all those $100-$200 bottles of "niche" fragrances, this and Burberry London are the two top compliment-getters I've tried so far.

Amber and sandalwood? Yeah, I think that sums it up nicely.

Creamy amber woods and soapy oakmoss, Tamerisk is an elegant fragrance and it's also purple!

Interesting fragrance. Dark green but not forest green notes mix with citrus and lavender. It hints at being a fougere and a chypre at the same time while being its own identity though \I'd tuck this under an aromatic fougere. I like.

Reviewing the re-issue. Pretty good leather. I smell more minty citrus than leather. A nice modified leather chypre with a heavier patchouli note than usual. If it didn't have the name Guerlain, I'd swear it was any other un-of-the-mill leather chypre from the 80's.

Light and clean green sporty scent that somewhat reminds me of ck One. Nice and easy scent.

On first application, the smell of alcohol is there, making this smell like it's going to be a boozy scent. Sometimes first impressions can be deceiving. It turns into a light, well constructed citrus and oakmoss chypre with a touch of lavender and orange blossom and possible neroli. Nice and not too potent as most from the 70's and 80's.

All the notes read as if I would like this as I did Coco Mademoiselle but nope, it's smells like a regular ol' fresh patchouli and musk that's found in a number of mens fragrances. It's well composed but it fails at being anything interesting. I'd say it's a safe scent.

A fresh lavender that is pleasing and not harsh and not bolstered by a vanilla note. Sage and rosemary is used instead to give it a more herbal scent and is soothed with a divine bergamot/citrus accord making this a rather lovely and linear lavender cologne. Darned good lavender.

A citrus vetiver that, for what it's worth, is a slightly cheaper alternative to Guerlain's Vetiver. Just spend a few more bucks for Guerlain's.

Smoky, incensed and slightly sweet cedarwoods. Hmm... smells like someone's burning a bottle of Declaration and 2 MAN! Towards the end, it ends up smelling like ash but not like cigarette ash. I like the smell as it's truly unique but I'd never wear it daily, but highly formal times when you want to impress people up close as the sillage and longevity is lacking.

Earthy/herbal mint with a thin layer of citrused pine woods.

Meh, nothing great. Sandalwood is good woods and citrus with oakmoss. Good scent.

If you didn't already have a moustache before smelling this, you'll get one.

I can't say anything better about this fragrance than what has been said. Eau Sauvage with fruit. Eau Sauvage is a brilliant animalic citrus masculine from the late sixties and a few years later Dior decides to give it to the women with a drop of peach juice in it.

Citrus leather, light animalic notes and a beutiful oakmoss base... hey this is just a darn good leather chypre!

Nice sporty aquatic along the same lines as Bulgari Aqua Marine with a clean synthetic soapy touch of Azzaro Chrome.

A woody incense, Olibanum is a dry sandalwood with a touch of flowers to lighten up the wall of darkness it gives off. Incense and some myrrh is predominant throughout giving this an liturgical feel but incense and myrrh isn't as smoky as it is in perfume forum like in burned form. Heady and stolid, it's a fragrance for an introvert.

Simple but domineering fruity scent. Smells of bitter apples and sour oranges. A little more sticky and thick than I'd like. Spices in the forefront tones done the fruitiness. Nothing exciting and almost too much at the same time.

Eh, it's ok. It definitely does not hide the fact that it's a floral citrus cologne. A touch of leather in this makes a very interesting but blase accord. Not very long lasting but it was nice while it lasted.

Man I love this! After smelling this I need to test out the entire PG line.

To me this smells somewhat... salty? Like a lemon with salt and tea leaves on it but the lemon is just there for decoration. Oh and the whole thing was on fire and now is smoldering with smoke. And the projection is amazing due to its smoky nature. Fantastic on me I love it!

The best citrus and vetiver ever made (and I've so far smelled). If the tobacco note in Guerlain Vetiver is offputting, look no further and R&G's version, miles better. The haunting vetiver drydown is fleeting albiet a good one. Unfortunately lacks strength in EdC form but wonderful none the less. Get a bottle, get a small atomizer and refresh yourself all day. So good!

Very spicy and tropical woody on top and a fizzy yet subdued citrus in the bottom coupled with vetiver. Hmm, sounds like a conglomerate of Tommy Bahama and L'eau d'Issey! Hmmm, yes yes, that's what this is! A mix of those two and make it subtle but just enough presence to give off your scent. Good but nothing to rave about.

The clove is clearly stated here and is quite sickening. A puffy spicy fragrance that takes some getting used to. Way too over the top for me.

Florals and grapefruit? Wow, this is uplifting. I wear this all the time in the summer if I didn't like ck One Summer so much.

Ginger and cinnamon that creates an illusion to anise. Neat. Slightly minty, too. I smell the same cedarwoods that Declaration has and if Roadster is minty, I wou;dn't be surprised if it's similar to Must Essence.

Aquatic? Maybe. Bazar starts off a little bitter and a little watery and a little spicy. All together... steamy. Like Essenza di Zegna's woody steam, Bazar gives off an airy watery feel but a little fruity. Very fresh.

I can't find any information on "Ella Mikao Design". I assume that the person is Japanese from the name and the name of the fragrance which means "friend". This smells spacey and flowery woods and I first thought it was part of the Comme des Garcons line. It would fit there nicely. Strange and weird stuff in a purple bottle.

Spicy, herbal lemon. The citrus goes throughout the drydown and fades into the base which is woods and vetiver, but a citrus/tobacco vetiver like Guerlain's. Though it doesn't really smell like vetiver.

Green oakmossy scent with a spicy top. A little bitter. A watery version of any powerhouse 80's fougere.

Sweet, woody floral. Middle a little like YSL L'Homme. Nothing much else to report here.

Strange woody floral but in a good way. Comes off as a conglomerate of citrus, woods/herbal spices and gardenia. Very creamy and smooth and warms you up. I think the name is offputting for some.

These notes don't lie, however they also don't like me and I don't like them. The top note of apple makes this smell like watered down apple juice. No sweetness. A middle of spices and a funky weird powdery floral (assuming it's the musk and lilac combination) near the end before it poofs out of existence in 2 hours.

Damn I love the tonka bean in this. The entire frgrance is slightly spicy, slight sweet with a nutty bitterness to it that lingers for hours. One of the few "black" named fragrances that comes close to its moniker. Rather interesting graphic on the bottle.

Notes of light citrus and a light musky base. A cooling top note of cucumber gives this a wonderful chill to it which makes it great for the summer. Nothing special, though.

Mild spices hord’oeuvres. The cumin really puts this off a bit. Smells almost like a fourgere but leaning towards an oriental with a skeletal structure of amber and woods but there's a floral in there. Now that I think about it, it's more like a haphazardly planted botanical garden.

I put this on and didn't even look at the label. I first thought, "huh, what a nice aquatic". I can smell sage and... hey wait where'd it go? Oh there it is, citrus and aromatics... and aw it ran away again. Come back you!

Fairly straightforward and good for Guerlain collectors of those that like a bit of green in their cologne style fragrances. Doesn't last at all on me.

I smell the almonds. A nutty, boozy accord that feels like an acquatic (without the saltiness). A fresh good feeling from this scent.

Fougere, definitely a fougere. Reminded me more of Platinum Egoiste or Avatar at first. It's not as mossy as Drakkar Noir but it's still clean and soapy. Well, not soapy as in handwashing soap, soap, more like squeaky clean soap. I dunno. Just reminds me of a shower gel.

This screams at you first in a bright green and citrus voice. Then it mumbles in a weird tone of green floral aldehydes. Actually, very cooling on the skin. Warning, this stuff stains a bit since it's so thick.

Rather subtle so it's perfect office wear. Vanilla, florals and a bit of woods. A skin scent for you to enjoy as the sillage is fairly low.

I'm going to have to accept the facts that acceptfacts is right. Grapefruit at first... for like a second but goes right into an overwhelming soapy, clean fragrance like 1881. Up close you can still smell grapefruit but the people around me smell soap. As a fragrance, yuck. As a bath soap, it would be delightful (and it is offered as one).

Fresh and clean. Being EdT strength, I thought I'd take a shot at wearing this myself. I would consider this unisex. Works very well. If you are familiar with Jack Black Signature Blue Mark, it smells incredibly similar to Omnia Crystalline. Heck, even Acqua di Gio smells similar, but Monia C isn't as cologny. Bulgari's tea note is still here but it's subtler like in Bulgari pH Extreme. Very, very nice.

I find this very similar to the new Emporio Armani Diamonds for Men. Has a fruity yet herbaceous woodiness accord. Not as much cedarwood as Diamonds. I find this a pleasant scent with good longevity and sillage. Funny name, probably inspired by a sex toy.

Gah, the anise is a bit unnatural to me, almost... spacey and transdimensional. Maybe I'm used to heavier types of anise/licorice scents. Thankfully, it's rather tame, especially or a Lutens where everything else I've tried from them is heavy and syrupy. Overall, it's an oriental anisic woody fragrance. For a nice woody and sweet oriental fragrance from Lutens, I still prefer Cedre (which still ironically doesn't smell like cedar).