Fragrance Reviews by everso

this is nauseatingly repulsive stuff. smells like an old indian lady chewing betel nuts who fell in a bed of roses and fell asleep there....then got up all angry and annoyed---and started walking through the village spitting red paan spit everywhere. disgusting....and waaaaay too feminine.

If the Knize Ten reminds you of a gentleman in the 1920s or 1930s...wearing a trenchcoat and a hat...walking down a rainy street of Vienna in the morning on his way to work----then Knize Sec will be that man getting out of work that evening, getting all liquored up and having a laugh with his friends. Knize Ten is an introverted scent....deep inside a heart of leather, tar, rubber, petrol.....Knize Sec is extroverted with champagne, incense, citrus, and fruits.

I remember reading somewhere many months ago, that there were champagne-like notes in here....and damn, they were right. There really is some champagne going on here....whenever i smell this, i feel as if a celebration is in order! Sec is so alive with colour.....the opening blast is a citrus laden, champagne filtered blast of fresh....with huge sillage, and big longetivity. I put some on my right arm in the morning...and it smells almost as if i put this stuff on 20 minutes ago.....even after changing into scrubs earlier, walking around outside, coming back in....changing clothes 3 times...so the quality is there.

After the light-me-a-smoke-cos-i'm-a-fookin-rock-and-roll-star-tonight opening, the drydown uses labdanum to create this lovely, floaty, incense background, and Sec really settles down into a relaxed, leisurely, and elegant incense and sweet woods fragrance with flashes of the citrus and champagne remnants lingering around. beautiful stuff.....artsy stuff.

I don't know what to compare this scent to. This one is not forgettable....it is very memorable. It's the kind of scents i can imagine making memories in....it may be extroverted, but it still has that Knize depth to it...where you cannot exactly pinpoint what is going on, or limit it by its notes....it has an abstractness i can't really find....and which makes me love it even more. It's going to be a STUNNING fragrance to wear in the spring.....and i can't wait to unleash it in the coming months...

another Knize which goes straight to my soul. Excellent.

i was sent a sample of this by a good fellow bn'er. i gotta admit...i don't really get the 'hype' behind this one. to me, it has a very average generic opening....a bit too feminine and full of that generic 'freshness' that's everywhere....and then the drydown attempts to become something complex, however it never really succeeds. the most positive sign in here is the sense of pepper going on....which faintly reminds me of Hermes Poivre Sarcamande.....but it never really becomes that nice....i dunno, this one sort of elicits a 'meh' on my scale...

This is by far one of THE weakest and worst leather fragrances i've ever tried. There is MINIMAL to no leather in this.....another falsely named Creed scent. This smells cheap and nasty to my nose....with no real development, sillage, longetivity or anything! I'm struggling to figure out what the point of this scent is......oh wait, i've figured it out----so people can pay $175 for a bottle that says "Cuir" and "Creed" on it...but doesn't accomplish the "cuir" part of the equation.

Didn't like this at all. Lotsa cloves and cinnamon.....not much interesting in here at all...just a bit boring and middle-of-the-road...sorta smells like a spicy candle.......next!

FANTASTIC. by far the best aquatic/green scent i've smelled in years. made of very high quality. arctical is really a cold note, and the green coriandre/basil/grass touch mixed with light citrus and wood make this such a well balanced and wearable fragrance. this is some really modern juice. not made for the old fashioned or husky featherweight nose-up-in-the-air pomp crowd. time will show that there will be great appreciation for this scent. solid job Porsche. look forward to more.

this is NOT a leather scent....it's just an amber scent...and it's crap! Shame on you C***d....again.

utterly mediocre fruit and woods fragrance...forgettable in nearly every way.

a dissappointing affair. so much hype behind this, so much price ($250) behind this.....and it just doesn't have the uniqueness, boldness, or structure to pull off any of it. this is a bakery-sweet light leather fragrance....far more feminine than masculine..the sweetness is pretty cloying, and the hint of leather just sort of lingers around like a refugee. This is a knockoff (a very expensive knockoff) version of Hermes Kelly Caleche, which is basically a better scent than this in every way.....FAIL!

wow. this stuff is AWFUL. ranks in my top 5 worst scents i've ever smelled...artificial, nauseating cotton candy. all the bottles in the world should be collected and destroyed!

first of all...i get no leather from this weird concoction. secondly, i find this to be a low-budget version of an already low-tier fragrance known as Ambre Sultan. That stuff is bad.....and this is its imitation. Overblown spices, curry, and amber create a similar spectrum to Ambre Sultan-----only a little saltier and cheaper smelling. FAIL!

boooooooooring. nothing really interesting going on here...i've tried this 3 or 4 times...and every time i sit and wonder "why do people make such boring rubbish fragrances?"

this is not a very original scent, it sort of combines several 'masculine' stereotypes taken from older woods and leather scents----and hurls them into an attractive, gimmick ridden package which oozes cool. it's got a cool name, in a cool bottle, with an interesting image--------and the scent is pretty decent. an upper scale middle-of-the-road leather and tar scent with some nice woods goin on. not really saviour material, but not boring either. also not worth $150 for 30ml. cut the price in half and i'd buy a bottle.

terrible and unwearable. it smells sort of like a garbage can after leftover indian food has been thrown in it. amazing what the name "serge lutens" can sell......next, they're gonna market the smell of fish under the name "la peche pour nuit" and everyone will be jumping up and down again! AVOID.

what an absolutely GORGEOUS green fragrance. this is the greenest scent i've ever tried.....i don't really see much comparison to anything else around at the moment. This stuff is THE cleanest fresh grass cut, open forest green you'll ever try. KNIZE are truly the kings of fragrances. Absolutely brilliant.

this starts off as a spicy, peppery wood and leather cascade with elements of plastic and rubber. my kinda fragrance....but a few minutes later, it settles into a dirty, muddy green and wood medley which is just plan weird....and then it transforms into a totally feminine, flowery and old-granny-by-the-window type of scent. the drydown of the EDP is simply unacceptable. Lady Knize smells nearly identical to this drydown, but is made better than this......and overall, Bandit just tends to smell quite cheap....which is unfortunate! FAIL!

This is not a great leather scent as advertised. It's mainly composed of some green and floral cascade---with some light mint and vegetable like tones....but the leather notes aren't very nice----it's sort of a light, meaty leather. There's nothing really very interesting about this...and it has this strange sort of old-vegetable smell which i just can't get rid of...maybe even fertilizer-like. There are much better scents out there for leather than this------which is a FAIL.

This is the smell of an elderly old woman who is drunk on rose oil and red wine. terrible scent-----i've tried it multiple times now, and multiple times i have felt nauseated. very feminine, very one dimensional, and very cheap smelling.

This is very very very VERY sweet...with NO hint of leather at all......a big dissappointment as far as i see. Doesn't really deserve the name "Cuir" on it. Also very feminine.

What a GREAT leather fragrance this is. Fresh wood, leather and petrol. One of the best scents of the year. This stuff is so fresh and light---unlike most of the other leather scents out there. There is a sophistication to this which is lacking in other 'new' Leather scents like Duro or Lonestar Memories. This stuff smells like polished wood floors being scrubbed with a leather rag----very very cool. I'm looking forward to trying the rest of the Odori range, if it's nearly as good as this---i'm sold. The downside to this is the massive $210 price tag, which is a bit intense in itself. I got my bottle for half off, so i have no complaints.....yet!

a well made sample of liquid mediocrity. can't imagine what people thought of it in 1914....surely no man would have worn it then.

This is not a real leather scent. I wanted to love this---i really did....however this is a very amber heavy spice driven affair, lacking in any real leather notes or suede. It is a huge dissappointment, as far as i am concerned. It's very well made, however that doesn't change the fact that the name of the fragrance (translates into Spanish Leather) is a complete deception. FAIL!

this is a really mediocre scent. and WAY too feminine for a guy to comfortably wear, in my opinion. I got the impression that this was gonna be dark and mysterious-----however all i see in this fragrance is PINK. A floral amber, which doesn't really carry any sort of guts within it---just sort of floats around with no real focus. FAIL.

this is BY FAR the sexiest musk scent in the world.....EVER. forget all the Musc Ravageur overhyping nonsense....THIS is the real deal. the creamiest, most well balanced, complex, and dynamic musk you'll ever smell. The people behind these Helmut Lang scents were geniuses.....HUGELY recommended.

for the money...one of the best scents you can buy! i scored a bottle for $12, and often when i'm wearing it----it FEELS like i'm wearing some really expensive niche fragrance. Boozy, slightly spicy, and smooth light amber and leather make this a fantastic fragrance. Very versatile and easy to wear. If you see a bottle cheap----just BUY IT.

save yourself some money and buy a bottle of Cool Water. GIT is probably THE most overrated modern scent......there is nothing special, unique, or interesting about this scent at all. It's the equivelant to dumping Ragu spaghetti sauce into a gold dish and selling it for $50. worthless.

not nearly as good as Lalique's Encre Noire----which is the same scent, only far more focused, intense, and beautiful. fail again, Malle!

as other Malle fragrances often do...this one makes me feel sick as well with its cloying nature. a generic niche scent.....i didn't know it was possible, but now i'm sure it is. there's nothing remarkable about this scent at all, except for the fact that it costs over $200 a bottle....definitely not worth it....especially for such a pedestrian scent.

a cloying, disgusting peppery mess of a fragrance. i'm testing it for the 3rd time today, and each time it has made me dizzy and sick. fail!

this reminds me of laundry......very clean and detergent like...or fabric softener like. but oh wait...i hate doing laundry and i'm not particularly fond of the smell of laundry soaps and softeners. thanks but no thanks!

this is a nauseating, empty, overly sweet and cloying fragrance. one of the worst!

Kiton is one of the finest brands of clothing in the world...and now i've come to grips with the fact that the 3 mens fragrances they've released; Man, Black, and this Napoli are all absolutely faultless. I needed a 'fresh' scent, but not one of those disgusting generic department store scents being sold these days----so i heard about Napoli and bought it blind off a fellow BNer and it is GREAT. it smells very oceanic, mediterranean, and breezy....as all Kitons are, this has superb sillage and longetivity----and goes very well with one of my all-time favourite fragrances----Kiton Black. Napoli is discontinued and very hard to find.....but if you ever find it for an affordable price, definitely worth a try...if you don't want it after trying it--PM me and i'll buy it from you.

a poor imitation of Paco Rabanne XS. Avoid, as you should all Creeds.

pretty awful, clowing, and lingering---annoying in nearly every way. AVOID

dry. industrial. cold. metallic. vetiver. this is like nothing else on the market. by far the dryest scent i own. the only competition to Encre Noire is FM Vetiver Extraordinaire-----however that stuff just smells cheap after a bit of EN. this is definitely NOT for everyone. this is NOT for the soft-vetiver fans. this is not for fans of Guerlain Original Vetiver....this is for fans of people who imagine the scent of industrial, authentic, and dynamic cascades. I get so many compliments on EN...more than any other scent i owned. definitely recommended!

my 2 favourite fragrances in the world are KNIZE TEN and CUIRON.....and i'm starting to think that my 3rd favourite scent really is KITON BLACK. this is an amazing fragrance. It's so incredibly well blended, balanced, and formulated. Each time i wear this stuff, it makes be feel as if everything is gonna be alright. It's got swagger, confidence, character, and depth. People keep referring to 'berries' in the opening, i don't get much of that. What i get out of this, is a very airy light suede and light vetiver opening with touches of wood and flowers. Emphasis is on the 'light'. As the scent wears on the skin, it becomes stronger.....and results in the most glorious, new car smell with leather and suede being gently soaked in light vetiver and wood. It is such a dignified drydown...i have yet to experience anything else like it. This is the best designer scent in production right now, and is a must have as far as i'm concerned. HUGELY recommended.

i agree with Indie_guy right below me, this stuff is amazing. Possibly the best construction i've ever found in a scent. The opening is a blast of oil, petrol, tar, and the smell of a 1974 LeMans pit stop area....and then it settles down into the most beautiful, elegant leather, vanilla, and floral cascade. Longetivity is great, and the sillage is fantastic. One of the most complete scents i've ever tried or owned. This stuff is a classic. I'm really into cars and racing, and smelling this always reminds me of what a vintage race car smells like on the inside. The only downside is the absolutely ridiculous bottle---which looks like something you'd find at a dollar store. I dunno why they didn't just use the standard SMN bottles---which are beautiful. HUGELY recommended.

one of the finest designer scents available. an unexpected combination of rhubarb, plum, flowers, and leather....the soft suede leather. this is such a complex scent, and it warps and changes over time on the skin. i think there is a certain charm which isn't noticed about this upon a short in-store wearing....but as you bring it home and start wearing it, you start to realise how many surprises and turns this stuff holds....it really is remarkable. one of a kind and destined to become a classic. highly recommended.

quite simply, the worst scent in the world. like bottled cat pee. ew.

doesn't live up to the hype. the musk in here is very very weak, and someone aptly pointed out the other day on the forum that this smells like cinnamon buns....SO TRUE. not worth the price or the hype. there are much better musk scents out there.

soft new leather jacket + cocaine + some kind of chalk/synthetic thing going on. several hours after putting this on, the distant drydown turns into a cuiron-type affair with a little bit of fruitiness and soft leather.....but not as good as Cuiron. Great sillage and great longetivity...i've smelled it on my clothes several days after original wearing......i do dig it, but can't really recommend this to anyone----gotta be really into leathers IMO.

The greatest scent ever made. TRY TRY TRY. BUY BUY BUY. WEAR WEAR WEAR.

this smells like MOLD. the kind of mold that sticks to a loaf of bread. this also smells a bit like a dog that was playing in a pond for a few hours and came in the house. ICK. avoid.

amazing, distinct, opulent stuff. citrus and leather DONE RIGHT. this limited edition is hard to find...i was looking for months before i ended up suddenly with 3 bottles of the stuff. the leather is soft and subtle...but when mixed with the citrus kick of eau sauvage----it creates this aura rather than a sharp scent. it's very light and refreshing, yet at the same time deep and dark. very cool stuff.

unbelievale scent. one of the greatest fragrances EVER. but but but but but but............has THE crappiest longetivity in the history of fragrances. It is the ultimate olfactory tease. I can't buy another bottle, because i can't bear the pain....

this is a very very chilled, calm, dignified, and fresh scent. It's very subtle, with hints of woodiness, leather, and freshness. the closest thing to compare it to would be a lighter, fresher version of Helmut Lang's Cuiron....in fact, they do have some similarities overall. Cuiron is much more powerful and masculine though. If Cuiron is a Porsche 911, then this is more a Mercedes S-Class.

this is an amazing scent. ultra creamy and musky at the same time. never smells synthetic...and ALWAYS smells different depending on the mood. I love CUIRON by them as well....BUT i think this is the easier scent to wear on a daily basis. I wear this probably more than any other fragrance in my collection, and i never get tired of it. great stuff.

a stone cold classic. just bought a bottle of this today. the last time i'd smelled it was when i had a tiny sample when i was 12 years old. I got re-interested in this after i smelled Bond No. 9's "Great Jones"....which is an EXACT (i mean really really exact) copy of Paco Rabanne PH.

To me, this smells like an underground indie rock and roll show. I don't get all the reviews about lavender and floral, and blah blah blah....to me, this smells like petrol, musk, and a rubber/leather compound. It really glows and lasts forever. I can sense its presence at all times......

absolutely brilliant. completely masculine...with driving gloves, a leather helmet....aiming for the tight turns of an italian mountain road.