Fragrance Reviews by IPaidForThisName

This is a great vetiver interpretation. It’s much more dry and earthy than most. It’s a bit linear, but with the vetiver taking the center stage like it does, that’s not terribly surprising. This is definitely one of the better vetivers out there. It’s long lasting, dry, and very earthy.

I never thought I would call an Amber fragrance boring, or generic, but there isn’t really anything that stands out about Ambra, especially over other amber fragrances. There are much more interesting amber fragrances out there (Ambre Sultan, Ambre Extreme), and Ambra doesn’t even last that long on the skin. Not worth it, imho.

Parfum Sacre does smell a bit dated, which is odd considering its release date. It’s a spicy and powdery rose based fragrance. Parfum Sacre is a very heady fragrance and commanding fragrance. I felt this was a little potently feminine for me to wear.

Mitsouko is a wonderfully rich and classical Guerlain. The peach note balances it out perfectly, and makes this a bit more wearable than many other classic Guerlain fragrances. I’d recommend every man and woman try this. It’s surprisingly unisex.

Knize Ten is a great leather fragrance. It’s a little more one dimensional than many of the leather greats (Tabac Blond, Cuir Mauresque, etc), but still great. It’s a dry and rich leather fragrance that would surely please any leather lover.

This is a great fragrance in the FM line. This is one of the most chic Orientals I have come across. It starts with notes of almost crystallized orange. As it dries down, I get exotic spicy notes with a metallic accord. This is a wonderfully made fragrance dominated by floral notes and rich exotic spices. Wonderful.

Sexual is an awful, sleazy fragrance. It lacks depth, and taste. The market campaign really compounds this; they market it as an aphrodisiac that is made to mimic sexual elixirs used ages ago. What a joke!!!!

I agree that Vanilia is the most refined and complex vanilla. It’s really a treat to wear. While most vanilla is sweet and cloying, Vanilia is smoky, rich, and complex. It’s a great fragrance for winter.

This is a very interesting Ambre interpretation. There are floral notes in this fragrance that aren’t present in most other Ambre fragrances. Ambre Extrême is also plagued by what most people call a playdough note. I am must agree with them. There is an accord in this fragrance that smells eerily similar to playdough. This isn’t a bad thing, though. I love this fragrance.

It’s no secret that I hate lemon. This was better than many lemon based fragrances I have come across (Read: DG Masculine), but it was still a little too harsh for my liking. Also, its lasting power is abysmal. Way south of an hour of life on the skin. Not worth it.

Imagine is a pretty boring run of the mill citrus fragrance. It’s pretty sweet, so the edge is taking off the citrus, and it’s pleasant, but still boring. I had a 50ML bottle that actually came in a plastic bottle (Wtf? Plastic?). I swapped it immediately.

VCA Pour Homme is an amazingly refined and upscale fragrance. It’s rich and heady. VCA Pour Homme is an earthy, leathery fragrance with hints of floral notes. This is a near perfect formal fragrance, or great for anytime you need that extra boost in confidence.

Minotaure is a great floral/gourmand hybrid. It’s incredibly unique, and strikingly versatile. This is a great fragrance for romantic occasions. It’s not as long lasting as I’d like, but the beautiful blend of soft floral notes and rich oriental notes more than makes up for it. This is a beautiful fragrance.

This is yet another ‘me too’ aquatic. Did we really need this? With all the aquatic fragrances that have come out in the last couple of years, there is NOTHING unique or different about this fragrance. It’s awful. How can designers keep pumping these out?

I like GIT. GIT is a very well mannered complex and refined version of Cool Water. Joking aside, GIT does bear a slight resemblance to Cool Water. GIT is a great versatile fragrance that can be worn in any season. I think it leans toward casual use, but it can swing either way.

I don’t know why this is even sold, when Ambre Extreme is such a superior fragrance. This is basically just a watered down, short lived version of most Amber fragrances on the market. It almost seems like the Amber doesn’t even really take Center stage. I’d recommend the Ambre Extreme over this.

I agree, Prada isn’t the most innovative fragrance, but it is certainly better than all the Polo Blue, AdG, and Issey Miyake clones out there. I was surprised that in this market Prada, of all designers, would release a heady, slightly earthy amber fragrance. This is a beautiful and well made fragrance.

One of the best drinks ever made! This is a great refreshing, minty, and exotic ‘pick me up’ fragrances. Like all demeters, this could be a little more well made, but for the price, it’s great. My favorite drink rendition by Demeter.

This is an interesting fragrance. It smells a lot like fabric softener, or laundry detergent. I must say that CdG’s Dry Clean fragrance does the laundry theme MUCH better. This is a bit cheaper though. This is a fun pick me up, but there are better.

I was a little disappointed smelling Tomato. I was expecting a rich lush tomato fragrance, but instead, I got a green tomato leaf based fragrance. It’s not quite as novel as it could be, simply because there are well crafted niche fragrances based on the tomato leaf that tower above this one in terms of quality.

This is very true to its name. This is a very soft, smooth, and sweet orange cremecicle fragrance. It lasts a little south of an hour, but I don’t think it was meant to worn like a traditional fragrance. It’s interesting and fun to sniff.

This is very true to its name. This is a very soft, smooth, and sweet orange cremecicle fragrance. It lasts a little south of an hour, but I don’t think it was meant to worn like a traditional fragrance. It’s interesting and fun to sniff.

This smells very synthetic to my nose. It starts out with a plasticy sweet top, and then dries down to a slightly sweet, somewhat generic base. Not a terribly interesting fragrance. I can’t see a reason to own a bottle.

I don’t know whether I should review the fragrance or the drink. Personally, I loathe Tonic water; I would rather drink 87 octane off the ground of a gas station. The high alcohol content in this fragrance makes the lemony tonic water accord come off even harsher than it should. Not my cup of tea.

This is a bit of a departure from most Aquatic fragrances. I wouldn’t call this really a ‘me too’ aquatic fragrance, but instead, I’d venture to say this is a bit more original. This has a sour, soapy top that most other aquatics do not have, and then it dries down to a base that is a little bit woodier than most aquatics. Issey Miyake is a victim of its own success. It’s very easily recognizable, and a vast number of people own it. I’ve had a few bottles, but ended up swapping all of them.

Awful fragrance. I remember when I first joined basenotes, I noticed all the talk about Joop!. I finally had to ask “What is Joop!?” Joop! Is a grossly cloying and sweet. When I smell Joop, I get that feeling in my stomach like I just ate hundreds of pounds of Cotton Candy. It just makes me physically ill.

KenzoAir is great! This is such a unique fragrance. I smell mostly Vetiver and Anise, which makes for a very unusual fragrance. It’s light, but non in a traditional sense. I kind of think of KenzoAir as a chic version of Rive Gauche PH.

NU by YSL is very interesting. It’s an unusual incense dominant fragrance is very well made. It smells very blue, if that makes any sense. I find it a bit easier to wear than say, Black Cashmere. This is an interesting try before you buy fragrance.

This fragrance is exactly what it is supposed to be: Urban and light. This is an inoffensive fragrance that has absolutely no depth. It is synthetic to the extreme and smells like fruit and metal. It’s pleasant enough, and stands out a tiny bit from all the ‘me too’ aquatics, but it’s far from special. The bottle is amazing, though.

Angel is wonderful. Angel holds a place in the legends of perfume, right next to Chanel No. 5. Angel is a brilliant and innovative fragrance for women, that was such a huge departure; there are no floral notes in Angel. This is a sweet, rich gourmand fragrance for women. It’s delicate while being seductive and unique. Brilliant fragrance.

Habit Rouge is a fascinating fragrance. It never sat well with me; it had this raunchy and rough feel that very much put me off. I swapped my bottle away, and gave up on Habit Rogue. That is, until I tried the EdP. Habit Rouge EdP is a totally different animal; it’s rich, smoother, denser, and sweeter. It smells more akin to a better version of Habit Rouge with a dash of M7 thrown in. A must own.

This stuff is subtle, alright. This is a ‘me too’ synthetic smelling aquatic fragrance. It’s very boring, and very insipid. There is nothing about this fragrance that warrants owning a full bottle.

Eau Noire is brilliant. This is such a rich, earthy, and spicy fragrance. Deep earthy woods with rich culinary (Almost dessert like) notes. This is such a wonderful fragrance. It’s unlike anything I have smelled. I must own a full bottle of this.

This is a wonderful, rich floral fragrance that isn’t leathery or earthy like most fragrances of its time. This is a very crisp and refined floral fragrance, that doesn’t smell at all aged or specific to a certain genre like most 80’s fragrances. This is what Tenere should have smelled like, imho. A great fragrance.

Wall Street is a pretty boring and slightly generic aquatic, woody, and slightly green fragrance. There is nothing about this fragrance that warrants the very high price tag. This is probably the least of a stand out in the entire bond line.

This is a slightly heavier and a little rougher version of Silver Cologne. It doesn’t have the citrus notes, and has a slightly animalic note. Like Silver Cologne, this is a winner of a fragrance.

The best eaux de cologne. This is a classic, and as must own. The longevity is a tiny bit lacking, but its still a must own.

This smells exactly like Lemon Pledge floor cleaner. Awful. Lemon has never been this bad!!! !

Erolfa is probably my favorite aquatic fragrance. With that being said, it’s strikingly similar to Millesime Imperial. It does have a briney/salty character that MI doesn’t, but they essentially smell almost like the same fragrance. I am still up in the air if this is worth owning along with MI.

I hate to say it, but I like this a lot more than the original, and that’s REALLY saying a lot. This is a pleasant ‘enough’ aquatic fragrance. Now, it’s synonymous with high school campuses and dances. This is one I can live without.

A great piece of history, but it ends right about there. This is too short lived and too weak to be used as a fragrance on the body. It will last a good 5 minutes even if you slosh it on with an 8 ounce glass.

As Serpent said, this is the alpha and omega of fragrance, so to speak. Chanel No. 5 is one of the most innovative fragrances, if not the most innovative fragrance, ever created. It’s shaped and changed the entire industry. Brilliant, and absolutely timeless.

This is a very sharp and almost sour citrus fragrance, on a pretty boring base. It doesn’t last very long, either. I don’t see the appeal of this fragrance at all. It’s boring, short lived, and slightly unpleasant.

A bit stronger than the original Bvlgari PH, but it also has a pepper note that I don’t notice in the original. Overall, it’s an interesting fragrance, but I do find it quite a bit different from the original. I actually do prefer the original; I think it’s better made.

This is a little bit better than some other recent aquatic releases, and it has a very interesting bottle to boot. Other than that, this fragrance isn’t much to write home about. It’s a ‘me-too’ aquatic fragrance without a soul.

There is no Vetiver in this fragrance. I really don’t know how they market it as such. The name is such a misnomer that this fragrance is almost criminal. This smells like a mainstream, generic woody fragrance with a tinge of almost aquatic notes on the top. An awful flop of a fragrance in every sense of the word.

Everything from the Azzaro Pure line is basically cheap garbage. Pure Lavande starts with what is only a tiny hint of something that smells a little like lavender, then dries down to this generic and insipid base. I don’t understand who would buy or wear this fragrance.

Chrome is a very sharp and grating summer fragrance. It has a very odd and off putting metallic accord that makes it come off smelling like windshield wiper fluid. Very unpleasant stuff.

I was so excited to get a new fragrance release from Mugler. I couldn’t imagine what they were going to make B*Men like. I was very disappointed when I tried it. B*Men is basically A*Men with all the gourmand notes removed. It’s awful. This is just A*Men with everything innovative and interesting about the fragrance removed.

Bandit is a dirty, sweet floral fragrance. This is a most unusual fragrance. It smells slightly pink, while at the same time, so dirty. It’s a feminine fragrance, but it can easily be worn by men. This is really a must try. It’s a fascinating example of perfumery.

I’ve never understood the praise that this fragrance gets. This smells exactly like a blend of Sandalwood and Vanilla. Sandalwood and Vanilla combined make an excellent fragrance, but not a complete marketable fragrance. I find this fragrance a little too simple to warrant purchase. This smells exactly like the Sandalwood Vanilla soap I use. I just don’t get it.

Compared to the original Opium, I consider this a failure. This is a very sweet Oriental. It’s well made, but it’s just not of the same caliber as the Original, but that’s not a huge issue. The EdT of OpH is a bit linear and flat; it lacks the depth that made opium what it should have been. The EdP, however, is worlds better; it’s richer, thicker, and evolves much better on the skin. If this is your thing, I seriously recommend the EdP!

Wow, this is so cloying, and so awful. This can be summed up entirely by saying: Vanilla car air freshener.

This is the staple of an era. Where the 80’s had Drakkar and Polo, the 90’s had Cool Water. This has its home in the back seat of every sleazy teenager’s car. This was one of the fragrances that really kick started the marine/fresh fragrance market. This has, over time, become a pretty low class fragrance that is now, for some odd reason, synonymous with sleaze. It’s not a bad fragrance by any means, but it’s picked up a kind of stigma, if you will.

Casran is a pretty well behaved and linear gourmand. It’s well mannered, so you won’t find too many people that don’t like it, and it also doesn’t really evolve much on the skin. It’s one of the few linear sweet fragrances that can avoid being cloying.

Just what the fragrance industry needed: A carbon copy of Joop. This is a grotesque fragrance that is so overly cloying sweet. Gross. Awful. ACK!!!!! F-

One part B*Men, one part Brit for men. This is a nice fragrance, but not terribly original. I was hoping for a little more. It’s definitely not a bad fragrance; on the contrary, it’s much nicer than most releases. I don’t think I will buy a bottle, but it was worth testing.

This surely is different from Escada’s most recent releases. Escada Homme is a nice boozy oriental fragrance. The note pyramid doesn’t suggest it, but there is a definite floral influence in there, also. It’s a very well made fragrance. It’s very warm, making it ideal for winter. This is a nice one that can be had for very cheap.

I found Mark Birley to be incredibly boring and mainstream, for what it is. I think Mark Birley is very cologne like. There aren’t any notes that stand out, nor does the composition seem, in any way, remarkable. Not worth the money.

This is just barely different from everything else on the market, just barely. It’s a very soft and very subtle aquatic and citrus fragrance. It’s very fresh, and has some interesting notes to keep it from being boring. I will agree with Matt; this is a much better made fragrance than most other summer offerings.

Interesting. This is a very modern and chic take on lavender and oriental fragrances. I can’t but feel a lot of inspiration was taken from Caron Pour un Homme. While Pour un Homme is much different from Le Male, they are both built around vanilla and lavender. Either way, Le Male is interesting, but has become so popular that wearing it makes me feel like a bit of a lemming. Also, like Pour un Homme, Le Male is pretty easy to get tired of.

This is a fantastically unique summer fragrance. It’s got a sour quality to it, but it’s also got a sweet fruity quality. This is a brilliantly crafted fragrance, that is exotic and balanced. This is the best fig based fragrance on earth. I love it.

The note Pyramid says Gendarme has leather in it, but I would drink it before I believed that. Gendarme is the most unobtrusive and clean fragrance I have come across. It’s actually surprisingly long lasting, but I stop noticing it pretty quickly when I wear it. Not my kind of fragrance, but its great for what it is.

I love this stuff. Everyone always asks about it. It’s also painfully fun to say “I am wearing Mojo!!” Mojo is a slightly sweet fragrance with an almost candied lavender accord. It’s also got clean/soapy accords throughout to be true to the Gendarme way. I like it a lot, and think it’s great for summer. It’s really too bad it’s a splash though.

Geir is a great soft, fresh, and unique fragrance for men. It’s very complex and well made. Fresh rain like aquatic accords with grassy accords and citrus accents make up Geir. It’s very fresh, yet dynamic, and very pleasant to wear. One of the better fresh fragrances for men.

You know, this is the first Escada fragrance for men that I actually like. This is a slightly sweet fragrance with a soft and subtle spicy edge to it. It smells very purple, and the packaging is very fitting. My biggest problem with Magnetism is its lasting power. I can’t get over an hour from this fragrance, and during that hour it wears very close to the skin.

The biggest sin was creating this fragrance. This is, I kid you not, basically cherry chapstick bottled. It’s so grossly sweet and synthetic. How did this get the name Sin? This doesn’t fit in with ANY other Damien Bash fragrances. You could probably find a strikingly similar fragrance at any hot topic or low end teen store.

OV is a blatant rip off of Cologne by TM. The originality is lacking just as much as the Vetiver is. This is absolutely not worth the price, nor does it deserve the Creed badge. A serious let down, along with Creed Original Santal.

I don’t know if I am alone on this, but I find this to be very Rose dominant. It starts with a lemony citrus top, and fades into a slightly herbal chypre like rose heart. It’s a very elegant and refined fragrance, that exudes luxury and class. BpH is a very well made fragrance.

Havana is a great Tobacco based designer fragrance. Havana is a great, rich fragrance. It has hints of floral notes that help subdue the Tobacco. I wouldn’t put it in the same league as Vintage Tabarome, Aqua di Cuba, etc, but it is a great fragrance.

I’ve always loved the smell of limes. This is no exception. It’s a robust and refreshing lime fragrance. It lasts about 5-10 minutes on the skin, though.

Ahhh! It burns us! I have tried to warm up to this many times, but just can’t. It’s such a dry and acrid citrus/grassy fragrance. I just don’t see how something that sharp and acidic can be enjoyed. Also, it of course lacks depth like every other Cartier fragrance.

This is a very clean, and very classy Oriental fragrance. Despite being stronger and longer lasting, it doesn’t have too much depth. To me, this is an image fragrance; like most Cartiers, it’s elegant, a bit shallow, and refined. It’s very well made, and very safe fragrance.

This is a nice and fun retro fragrance. This is a raunchy and earthy fragrance that is packed with anise. It conjures up images of disco’s and Studio 54. Corny images, I know. I like Rive Gauche a lot. It wears pretty close to the skin, and isn’t that long lasting, but it’s just pure sex in a can.

Nice bottle, and innovative packaging, but that’s about it. It’s a carbon copy of many other fragrances on the market. Swiss Army is mostly citrus, but has subtle marine accords. Sounds riveting, doesn’t it? This is a case of a company trying to capitalize on its name. This makes a good gift, and that’s about it.

I actually enjoy this fig based fragrance more than Diptyques and L’Artians offerings. This doesn’t have that sour milky note that is found in so many fig based fragrances, but I must say, it’s also lacking depth and evolution, but hey, you can’t win them all. It’s a decent fragrance that is a bit different.

Spark is probably the best fragrance from the Claiborne line, but let’s not kid ourselves, that’s not saying too much. Spark tried to be a rich and boozy fragrance, but it falls short , and ends up smelling pretty synthetic in the process. There are too many fragrances to list that have the same theme, but are infinitely better.

Again, this was the staple of an era. It’s a tacky and sleazy fragrance. Even the original Polo is a couple tiers above Drakkar. This should have stayed in the 80’s.

This fragrance marked a big change in the fragrance market; I think AdG is one of the largest culprits in the death of art and expression of perfumery. I think every man alive owns a bottle of this. I just have to ask… why even bother owning this?

Wow, this smells like turpentine, gasoline, and floral notes. This is a very disagreeable fragrance. It fails at what it is, and it fails at what it tries to be.

Eau d’Hadrien is an incredibly short lived, reasonably nice, but nothing special citrus fragrance. I just can’t really think of a reason to own this on a market that is flooded with more interesting, and longer lasting citrus fragrances.

Let me start by saying I love the bottle. Now, onto the fragrance: I hate to say it, but there isn’t much you can do to dress up the smell of urine. You can add cleaner to it, you can water it down, and you even add some citrus notes, but it doesn’t change the fact that its built on urine. Please, we all must do our part to stop Kouros.

How did this define an era? I don’t really understand it, but alas, maybe there are a few things I am not meant to understand. I’ve never really like leather fragrances like this one, but this is a little bit more tolerable than Z-14 and Quorum, for example. This one is dense, and a bit dated, to say the least.

Style in play is awful, It’s a linear and shallow fruity fragrance. It’s in the same league as KC Reaction. This would appeal to the High School age kid. Awful and cheap are the only words that come to mind.

I’m just not really a fig fan, I guess. This has a sour green note that I just can’t really come to terms with. Also, as far as fig based fragrances go, I prefer Diptyques. If this fragrance didn’t have that sour milk note, I’d probably like it more.

It’s a great idea, and a very interesting fragrance, but it makes me kind of ill. There is a very off-putting and nauseating seaweed note that comes off as rotten. I really don’t think I could ever wear this fragrance. It’s a good idea, but not a very good fragrance.

This is a great and very unique powdery musk fragrance. Very soft, and very alluring. It’s a very comforting fragrance.

I may be a bit biased because I hate Pi, but this version is actually a little better. The heavy, cloying nature of Pi makes it offensive to me, but this is cleaned up, and it’s actually wearable. Still, not a good fragrance, imho, but a bit better than Pi. It still has that car airfreshener quality.

This is a somewhat boring, but very creamy Sandalwood fragrance. Its very smooth, and very well made, but not terribly interesting. I can easily see the merits of a fragrance such as this one, but don’t really find it interesting enough to purchase a bottle. I much prefer Santal Noble, or even Tam Dao to this fragrance.

Once a citrus fragrance, now a timeless classic. This is a sparkling citrus fragrance, that is a must own in almost any collection. It’s great for summer. Eau Sauvage is complex and elegant enough to be worn even on special occasions, but it’s also not so stuffy and rigid that it earns that “old man” reputation.

I would have called you a liar if you told me it’s possible to ruin allure. Well, I would have been wrong. Allure has been destroyed with Allure Homme Sport. Allure Homme Sport has taken away almost everything good from the normal Allure (The rich Oriental drydown), and added this watery aquatic accord. Awful. How could they do this?

I don’t know if it’s from some many people wearing it, but CK Be is what I think of when I hear the words generic cologne. This is a unisex offering from CK, and it’s gotten so ubiquitous that it’s now one of the easiest fragrances to identify. It’s mostly a citrus fragrance on a not so warn pseudo oriental base. Not something I like.

Obsession is one of the great Orientals of old. During its peak, the biggest downfall of obsession was the amount of people that wore it. Today, that isn’t nearly as much of a problem. Obsession is a great, rich, and classical fragrance that should be at least tested.

This is one of the lightest and shortest lived fragrances I have ever come across. It’s got a nice green tea kind of note, but for some odd reason, this fragrance reminds me of the way door handles smell. I know that probably doesn’t make sense, but it has this musty metallic accord that smells like used metal. Very odd fragrance.

This is awful. I can describe this one perfectly: Take 1 part apple suave shampoo, take 1.5 parts month old coffee grounds, and then add .5 parts generic designer cologne. This is an awful, awful fragrance. I don’t see how a human being could wear this. Am I missing something?

SMW is a great fragrance. It’s a great blend of currant, tea, and aquatic like notes. The scent itself is very fresh and crisp, and the currant notes help balance it out and give a bit more sweetness to it. This is a wonderful summer fragrance. My biggest concern is that I’ve tried this from so many samples, and each one seems to be different. That kind of variance is a little unsettling.

Paradise is a pretty boring fragrance. The boring and inoffensive citrus top on the ubiquitous light woody synthetic smelling base. Paradise also doesn’t last very long. I just don’t really see the merits of this fragrance. Really. Truly. Boring.

I don’t really like Happy very much, but for what it is, it’s great. Happy is a very lively and uplifting citrus fragrance. This orange dominated citrus fragrance is well balanced, and never becomes acidic like so many other citrus fragrances. Happy is very easy to wear, and great for summer.

This is an herbal mess. A sharp herbal mess with earthy accents. Somewhere in the mess there is a soapy accord, which just makes the whole thing seem like an even bigger mess. I feel weird giving the only negative review, but earthy, herbal, and soapy all together really doesn’t sit well with me.

I once had Iquitos described to me as “Roses with balls”, and I can’t say I disagree with that assessment. Iquitos is a very dark and dry rose based fragrance. This is one of the few chypre rose fragrances that work for men. This is earthy, dark, and dry. A unique fragrance that can be had for pretty cheap.

Kingdom is very interesting. One of Kingdoms most distinguishing characteristics is the heavy handed use of Cumin, other than that, I don’t really see where its merits lie. Maybe I am missing something? I find the opening to be a harsh and sour floral accord that dries down to a combination of cumin and sandalwood. Personally, I think Eau de Hermes is a much better cumin based unisex fragrance. The harsh floral opening of Kingdom is really off putting, and I don’t really think the drydown is anything special.

Desire is terrible. When testing it, my biggest Desire was to scrub it off with a brillo pad and comet. This is a synthetic, cloying mess. It smells like some one spilled apple slurpee mix and tried to clean it up with an even sweeter vanilla scented cleaner. The worst gourmand I have ever smelled.

WOW. This is HORRENDOUS. I still remember the thread this was recommended to me. I was looking for a deep woody floral fragrance. I went and bought it blind the very same day. I wanted to shoot myself in the face when I finally smelled it. This is a grossly low class herbal leather fragrance. Quorum makes Z-14 smell like Tabac Blond. Quorum is horribly offensive.

Jaipur is a great Oriental fragrance for men. It’s a bit more subtle and wearable than some of the other powerhouses in its family (Opium PH, M7, Obsession). Jaipur is soft and powdery, but also very classy and elegant. This is a great rich and refined Oriental.

I think Blu is a powdery acidic mess. If they could power sulfuric acid, it would smell exactly like Blu. This fragrance is one of the only fragrances that makes me thirsty and agitated. This is just a very unpleasant fragrance.

I love Black! This is a great soft leather fragrance. It’s not at all harsh, or herbal like many leather fragrances on the market. Instead, Black is a soft, rubbery, smoky leather fragrance. The biggest downside to Black is the bottle; there is a defect with the spray mechanism and it’s very common to have it fail completely. I ended up swapping my bottles, because I fell in love with Nostalgia by Santa Maria Novella, which is, imho, slightly similar to and much more interesting than Black.

This is a very pleasant and soft green tea fragrance with subtle floral tones. I’ve heard a couple members say that this has an accord that smells similar to latex, and I must agree. I’d classify this as a summer fragrance, but I sometimes find it a bit too sweet for summer use, but it’s also too fresh to be worn during summer. It’s an odd one, but it is very pleasant.

This is a pretty basic and, well, rather unoriginal fragrance. London starts with citrus and dries down to a sweet woody base. My biggest issue with London is that everything just kind of blends together into this ‘blah’ kind of fragrance. It smells pretty synthetic, and doesn’t really inspire or evoke any type of response at all. It’s just there.

Wow, I am embarrassed t actually think I had this in my wardrobe at one point. I got this on the recommendation of a friend (Yes, she was a female). She said it was amazing. I was horrified when I got it. This smells like scented toilet paper in a bowl of household cleaner. It also reeks of a high school campus. No self respecting adult would wear this. It’s just so cheap. Cheap to the extreme.

I love Yatagan. Yatagan is an incredibly dry and very earthy fragrance. The Patchouli is very prominent in Yatagan. Yatagan has always conjured up images of the sun setting over rolling hills covered in golden grass. This is a great fragrance, but difficult to wear. It’s very very dry, and very heavy. It’s not for everyone, but it is a brilliant fragrance.

Since I’ve been collecting fragrance, I’ve had 3-4 bottles of Declaration, and I’ve hated them all. Declaration smells like green and earthy body odor. It’s completely flat and insipid. I have no idea how this is popular among any group. Just awful. Just plain awful.

This is great. This is a more minty, fresher version of Pasha. It’s easier to wear, and even works in winter. Unfortunately, this isn’t a very deep fragrance, and doesn’t evolve much on the skin, but I still like it.

Despite what many people say, I find Pasha to be pretty unique. You don’t find many floral/earthy fragrances with a mint note. Pasha is a pretty refined and classy fragrance, but it’s also very wearable. Like was noted in another review, Pasha, along with most Cartier fragrances, lack depth, which I find makes Pasha easily wearable by anyone.

This is a wonderful fragrance. I think everyone, at one point, should own a bottle of Allure. Allure starts off with fresh and sparkling citrus notes. As the fragrance evolves, Allures Oriental nature starts to come out. It’s got a sweet tonka base with woody and earthy notes. The beauty of Allure is that the notes are defined enough that it smells like a very high quality fragrance. It’s not just a solid block of a fragrance like many designer fragrances; instead, it’s like a symphony of notes and accords that can be smelled by themselves, but when they all play together, it produces a wonderful fragrance. Allure is a great and very high quality fragrance.

PMC is a stuffy and gentlemanly citrus fragrance. I agree that this is a rather formal fragrance, or better suited for some one that dresses formally on a regular basis. Despite the citrus notes in this fragrance, I don’t find it works very well in the summer. This is a very well mannered, yet stuffy, citrus fragrances that seems to exude confidence.

The first thing I notice in Platinum Egoiste is the sharp cedarwood. The fragrance itself is rather harsh. Some have gone as far as saying it reminds them of battery acid. It is a bit harsh for me at first. As it dries down it gets a bit more floral and the woods mellow out a bit, but it’s still not as smooth as I’d like. It doesn’t last terribly long either. I sold my bottle. Overall, I don’t feel this is worth the price.

Higher is really pleasant as far as citrus summer fragrances go. There is a very nice pear note that I rather enjoy. It’s sweet, but not so sweet that it disrupts the refreshing feeling of the fragrance. The biggest downside to this fragrance is the fact that it lasts for around an hour on me. After about 30 minutes it wears too close to the skin for me to enjoy, and in 30 more minutes, it’s gone.

I so wanted to love Jules. Throughout my entire life, people have called me Jules. It’s just always been my nickname. I know it sounds kind of corny, but it’s got a coolness factor if some one asks what you are wearing. Imagine my disappointment when I smelled the bottle I had gotten blind. It smells like a raunchy Kouros Clone. This thick dry leather with that urine soaked bathroom note. I swapped it within an hour of getting it. Oh how I wanted to love Jules.

Epicéa is a very warm piney (Is that a word?) fragrance. It’s very dry and very woody with a nice pine accord. It wears very close to the skin, and doesn’t last terribly long. This is a great winter fragrance for someone who wants an upscale fragrance that isn’t too unusual or heavy.

I don’t know HOW people like this one, but I think it’s awful. Imagine this: A creamy OrangeSicle (You know those orange popsicles with cream inside). Now, imagine you drop that OrangeSicle into a sack of assorted herbs that you bought from your local health food store. It’s horrible. The herbal notes don’t compliment the orange note at all. It’s awful.

Opôné isn’t a terrible rose based fragrance, but it’s not very good either. It’s smell and poorly made. It’s got that health food store/head shop store blending technique that all the Diptyque’s seem to have. It’s not herbal, per se, but rather, it’s unbalanced and slightly medicinal. I much prefer Dark Rose, which has almost the same note pyramid.

By is a raunchy and dirty fragrance. It’s a trashy blend of lavender and sandalwood. It’s hard to explain, but it really smells alive. It’s a great clubbing or ‘just sex’ fragrance. I love it, but ended up swapping it. The fragrance didn’t fit my personality very well. Everything about the fragrance is ‘trashy’ the packaging is even sleazy. This is a fun fragrance to have around.

This is basically an Aqua di Gio clone. It’s like every other aquatic fragrance out there. Granted, this has a tiny bit more depth from more woods being present, but it’s basically a rehash of everything else out on the market.

This is like wearing Fruit Punch, or Cool Aid. Just being around this makes me feel like I have been covered in a sticky sugary punch. This is just awful, and to add insult to injury, Escada keeps rehashing this every summer with a couple tiny modifications.

“Yay, a tropical fruity fragrance. What? It’s from Escada? Surely you jest.”

Joking aside, I think this is really all Escada knows how to do. Sentiment is pleasant, and nice for summer evenings, but man, this stuff gets cloying fast. It’s too fruity and sweet to wear on really hot days, and I just got tired of it very quickly. One of the better fruity fragrance for men, though.

This is an ‘interesting’ fragrance. It’s very powdery. I agree with one of the reviewers that said this smells like baby powder with a musky accord. It’s not bad by any means. It’s actually a wonderful fragrance; I just didn’t enjoy wearing it. This is a very gentlemanly fragrance, but not that easy to wear. It doesn’t feel formal, it doesn’t feel casual. It’s a fragrance stuck in ‘limbo’.

What kind of sorcery could create such an awful fragrance? If I hadn’t smelled this myself, I would have had no idea man was capable of such atrocities. This smells so fake, and so gross. A gross sweetness with a tobacco note that resembles polyester. I swapped this with a great basenotes member and he thought it was one of the most foul fragrances he had ever come across. Synthetic and fake to the extreme.

Eau Torride is not the most masculine fragrance on the face of this earth, but it’s a great unisex summer fragrance. It’s a wonderful fruity fragrance that is really much different than most other fruity fragrances on the market. This one smells a lot like peach to me, but don’t see peach listed on the pyramid. It’s relaxing and refreshing. What a combo.

I’ve never had too much to say about Xeryus. I prefer it greatly over Xeryus Rouge. Xeryus is kind of a typical 80’s fragrance. A mostly woody fragrance with floral notes. This is a bit more linear and one dimensional than a lot of other 80’s fragrances. I consider this one mediocre.

This is a great grapefruit fragrance. It’s very bright and cheerful, but it also has a dark and slightly dirty side that reveals itself in the drydown. It’s very well blended and smells very refined. I doesn’t last terribly long, but its still probably the best grapefruit fragrance I’ve come across.

I had high hopes for Cuiron. I was disappointed when I finally got it. It’s a very dry, slightly spicy leathery fragrance. As most people can probably tell, dry leather isn’t really my forte. Dry fragrances in general that have a spicy or herbal touch bother me greatly. This was pretty short lived, also. It lasted 3-4 hours on my skin. I just found Cuiron to be a rather unpleasant experience.

Oh man, where is my IROC-Z? I need to find my gold chains and medallions so I can go cruising. This is such a sleazy, trashy fragrance. I don’t know if it’s through association, but I find Z-14 to be a harsh, bombastic, and obnoxious fragrance. Z-14 is sleazy to the extreme. This is a harsh unrefined leather based fragrance. It’s dry and raunchy. It’s time to let this one die.

John Varvatos is a fragrance that really ‘grinds my gears’. I went through the employee training for this fragrance, and I’ve mingled with countless reps for this fragrance, and this fragrance is all marketing. It’s a basic sweet leather fragrance with a fruit accord (They say date). They say this is the first fragrance to use Agarwood, which isn’t true, and I would also like to point out that there is nothing that smells even remotely like agarwood in JV. It’s sweet, and the leather doesn’t really make its presence known, but the entire scent wears pretty close to the skin. Basically, this scent is nothing new or groundbreaking. The packaging is very nice, though. The bottle with the leather band.

Mure et Musc is a great summer fragrance. It’s a blend of mostly citrus and blackberry. It’s very tart, but the citrus does a good job of sweetening it up quite a bit. It doesn’t last terribly long, so I opted to get the Extreme version, which also has less citrus. Mure et Musc is a very fun fragrance. It could bring a smile to almost any face.

Passage d’Enfer is a great incense fragrance. It’s one of the few incense dominant fragrances that isn’t too heavy or oppressive; in fact, this one is incredibly short lived and close to the skin. It smells like slightly damp incense with lingering floral notes. The nature of this incense fragrance makes it a bit more ethereal than most others. I will say that I find this fragrance rather flat and dull. I also find it too short lived to give it a thumbs up; 15+ sprays and its gone within an hour.

Mat Male is a great summer based fragrance. I hated it for the longest time, but realized I had a bad bottle. I usually hate citrus, but there is something wonderful about the smell of lime. This is a sharp and invigorating fragrance that evolves wonderfully on the skin. This is also much more interesting and multifaceted than most other citrus fragrances. It’s a shame I swapped it away.

Michael smells, to me, a lot like Bacon and leather. It’s an almost greasy leather fragrance that screams “The worst the 80’s had to offer”. I have no idea how this got released in 2001, but it’s almost exactly like the original Polo. I’ll pass.

I got a bottle of this for free, and I am not one to turn down free fragrance. I ended up giving it away. It’s a very boring melony floral fragrance. Nothing unique or interesting about it, and it smells flat and almost cheap. It would be great for a teenage girl.

Fracas is like a weapon of mass destruction. It’s this grossly over sweetened tuberose based fragrance. Its thick and headache inducing. One spray lasts about one entire year. I wouldn’t have so much of a problem if it wasn’t some one dimensional and linear. I much prefer L’Artisans Tuberose, which I own an entire bottle of.

This is awful. At first, it smells like orange juice mixed with acid. It’s acerbic to the extreme. It dries down to a formaldehyde and orange juice blend. The only good part of this fragrance is that it lasts for about 1 hour.

Eau de Rochas Homme isn’t very interesting or even unique, really. It’s another citrus fragrance that is a little less herbal and a little bit crisper than, say, Eau Sauvage. When it opens it has a slightly bitter citrus rind like accord, and then it dries down to a citrus wood blend. Nothing amazing here, but nothing bad, either.

Rochas Lui is a great fall fragrance. It’s a nice woody, almost Oriental fragrance. Some have said it’s like Habit Rouge light, but I don’t really get that. It’s very understated and very well mannered. It’s a great swiss army knife of a fragrance.

Rochas Man is a nice gourmand. It’s a blend of coffee (I think it’s listed as “Mocha” on the pyramid). It’s smooth and creamy compared to most gourmands (HM, A*Men, etc). It’s also a bit safer than most. Angel, for example has a patchouli note that can be off-putting to some, and HM has a citrus note that is unusual for most gourmands. Rochas Man doesn’t really have any unique aspects, and isn’t terribly innovative. It is rather pleasant, though. It’s a very ‘safe’ gourmand.

Tsar, to me, is like a slightly watered down Jazz. It’s a nice fragrance; it’s actually a beautifully contrasting floral fragrance on a woody base. I can’t help but prefer Jazz though. I had a bottle of Tsar, but ended up swapping it and keeping Jazz. It all depends on which you prefer, but both are great fragrances.

This is a very lemony herbal citrus fragrance. It’s got that mothball musty closet note that I hate so much. It’s great for what it is. I just happen to hate what it is. It’s also very strong, so go sparingly on this one.

BK is a pretty linear gourmand. It’s light enough that it can be worn in the summer. It’s very sweet, and overall pleasant. With that being said, it’s very easy to get tired of. I swapped my bottle away, and don’t miss it at all. I actually replaced it with Laguna, which I enjoy much more.

Yet another awful fragrance from the Versace line. How do they keep putting these out? This is an awful synthetic smelling blend of mint toothpaste and tobacco. Yes, its as awful as it sounds. Powdery to the extreme. Its nauseating.

I didn’t like this one at all. It’s a very very dry woody fragrance with a dry fruit note. It’s just a bit too dry for me. It kind of comes off smelling like an ashtray with a little dried fruit. A little too harsh for me.

What a discordant mess!!!! This fragrance is jarring, abrasive, and just overall an unpleasant fragrance. This is a mess of spices and medicinal notes. I own some of the Pot Pourri and enjoy it, but I had to swap away the EdT of this; it is simply too unpleasant to wear.

Hay wasn’t quite was I was expecting. I was expecting a dry and hot fragrance like golden hay in summer, but instead, this was green, a little harsh, and very powdery. Not my cup of tea at all.

Sung Homme is very weird to me. It smells, honestly, like soap and cigarettes. I love it. It’s a powerhouse of a fragrance that is clean and dirty at the same time. This is great for any man that values duality. It can be worn by anyone, anytime, which is unusual for many scents from the good ‘ol 80’s. Sung Homme is a great fragrance that can be had for cheap.

Wow, this is a tough one to describe. This is a modern, sharp, and masculine floral fragrance that has a very rich and heavy hand to it. It smells very silver in and of itself, which is what gives it that modern edge. It’s got a kind of metallic accord that reminds me of the colour silver. It’s very rich, and very long lasting. A great fragrance for year round use, in any situation.

JHL is one of the best designer fragrances I have ever come across. It’s a rich, masculine, and heady fragrance with beautiful floral notes throughout. It has an almost boozy base. I find the floral notes to be surprisingly soft for a fragrance of its era. JHL is just such a well made fragrance; it’s blended flawlessly. It stands along side Zino and Ungaro I in the ranks of greatness.

Dinner by Bobo is such a fun fragrance. I don’t get the reviews some people give about it smelling like “Grease, Cheese, and BO”. This is a rich gourmand fragrance that is both sweet and spicy. The cumin helps make this fragrance as remarkable as it is. The closest fragrance I could ever compare it to is Arabie, but this is not nearly as strong, and not quite as rough; Dinner is soft, comforting, and daring at the same time. Very nice.

I was so shocked when I first tried HOT Always. I had no idea how I could have missed such an amazing fragrance. This is a red hot fragrance. It has notes of patchouli, cinnamon, and grass. It smells amazing. The grass and cinnamon mix perfectly with the patchouli creating a sensation that I have never experienced with a fragrance before. This is also slightly similar to Gentleman by Givenchy; HOT Always takes all the good aspects from Gentleman, leaves the civet and urine, and adds a few finishing touches. Two thumbs way up!

I recently acquired Hamptons. It was actually the last summer fragrance I purchased. It’s great; it’s like a crispier, tarter version of Creed SMW. Removing that currant note from SMW takes a lot of the weight away, and makes it easier to wear. Hamptons worked amazingly well in the hot and humid summers in the south. I have found no other fragrance that can cut through the humidity so well. Hamptons is sour and oceanic with a cucumber note that makes it really amazing and deep.

Omnia is a scent that doesn’t get much mention on basenotes. I smell mostly sandalwood and chocolate. It wears pretty close to the skin; it’s not quite as full and lush as a sandalwood and chocolate blend could be, but is a nice fragrance.

Pour un Homme is great. It’s a great blend of vanilla and lavender that comes off very powdery and comforting. It’s a great night time fragrance for me. It’s pretty simple as far as fragrances go, but I’ve never smelled lavender and vanilla combined this well. It doesn’t last as long as I’d like, but I hope that upcoming Parfum version will cure that.

L’Anarchiste is very interesting. It’s one of the more unusual fragrances in my wardrobe. I guess I would call it a citrus fragrance? But it hardly smells like any other citrus fragrance. I don’t know what note is that causes this, but I find L’Anarchiste smells like copper or blood. It smells a bit like blood as it cools. It’s offputting, but it’s very fun to wear, nonetheless. Oddly enough, it’s also very wearable. It’s worth owning simply because it really is one of its kind.

Tabac Blond is probably the richest and most luxurious fragrance I’ve come across. It’s a thick, rich leather based fragrance. The leather mutes every other note in the fragrance. There is a glimmer of carnation that barely pokes its head out. Ironically enough, I don’t smell any Tobacco at all. The parfum of this lasts for days, and will never thin out on the skin. Considering its age, I find this one to smell rather modern and urban. It was definitely ahead of its time when it came out. This is a wonderful fragrance; in fact, for many on the board, it’s a holy grail.

It’s a shame I tried Platinum Egoiste before this gem. Egoiste is a wonderful Oriental. Egoiste is sweet, and very multi faceted. I think I am alone on this, but I always get a pretty strong tea note whenever I smell Egoiste. It’s almost like a combination of Chai Tea and Green Tea, but not many people agree with me on this one. Egoiste is a very seductive and sensual fragrance

Barbier des Isles came as a pleasant surprise to me. I usually associated bloated, sickening sweetness with CSP fragrances. Barbier des Isles is a very earthy fragrance. It comes off as a blend of dry woods and vetiver, with some subtle spices within. Whenever I smell BdI I imagine dry dying wood on a sandy beach. Great twist on normal earthy fragrances.

Scent Intense is VERY similar to Scent. Scent Intense is a little heavier on the woods. It’s a little thicker, and a little richer. I feel this kind of takes away from what makes Scent so great. Scents light and crisp nature is what made it so much fun to wear. This makes it a bit more serious. I like Scent Intense a lot, but I think Scent is a lot more wearable.

Scent is an incredibly vibrant and vivacious floral fragrance. It’s got so much energy and life to it. If I’m not mistaken, Scent is built mainly around Hibiscus. It’s crisp, and light, but packs a surprising amount of depth. I prefer Scent to Scent Intense, because I find this easier to wear, and overall more fun. I love wearing it in summer, and get tons of compliments on it.

Jazz Prestige is much like Jazz, but it’s a little bit richer, and a little bit heavier on the Tobacco. It’s also a more contrast based fragrance, which is what made Jazz so amazing. It’s not quite a Jazz Extreme, but a Jazz that has a bit stronger of a personality. It also has an incredible bottle. It’s too bad it’s so hard to find.

Ambre Canelle is a hard one for me to understand. When I got it, I was expecting an amber and cinnamon fragrance. When I tried it, I got jasmine and a massive Creed House note. To this day, I don’t really get any cinnamon at all, but I do get Amber (I guess) as Creed defines it. I don’t know if anyone else gets this, but I find it very jasmine dominant. I do like it a lot. It’s rich, masculine, and floral. It’s not what I expected, but I like it nonetheless.

It took me a while to understand Bois du Portugal. At first, I thought it was awful. I thought it had this awful gourmand like note that smelled like a potato dish I used to eat. I just couldn’t get into it, then, one night, I realized it was lavender. That’s lavender and rich dry woods. After that night, I realized what a brilliant and amazing fragrance it was. I have a couple ounces of it now, and love wearing it. Despite many people saying it’s formal, I can wear it anytime. BdP is an amazing Creed. It’s probably my favorite Creed.

Green Valley is a nice green fragrance. Oddly enough, it’s exactly like Millsime Imperial, also by Creed, only minus the Tobacco note. Green Valley starts off slightly sweet and green, but dries down to a bitter, almost sour green fragrance with that standard Creed house note. Another nice summer fragrance by Creed.

MI is Creeds most wearable and, generally, most loved of the Creed fragrances. It’s a sparkling Citrus fragrance, which is surprisingly rich and modern for what it is. Most French citrus fragrances are stuffy or herbal, but this is amazingly chic. It’s smooth, refined, and effervescent. A great summer fragrance that everyone will love.

Neroli Sauvage is my favorite summer Creed. It’s a rich and smooth fragrance with notes of almost bitter Neroli. The Citrus in the fragrance isn’t overly sweet or sparkly, instead, it works just to mellow and even out the bitter Neroli. The smooth woods and the Creed house note finish it off, making it Creeds most refined and understated scents.

Vintage Tabarome is worlds better than Tabarome Millsime. VT is a luxurious and heady tobacco fragrance. It’s pretty stuffy, and pretty difficult to wear on a regular basis, but it’s a wonderful formal fragrance. I prefer Bois du Portugal as far as vintage Creeds go, but this Creed is the epitome of confidence and class.

Tilleul is pleasant. I went on a Linden shopping spree recently. I ended up getting Extrait de Songe and Tilleul. I ended up selling the Tilleul. It was simply pleasant. A blend of honey and Tilleul sounds very nice, but it smelled kind of mainstream cologne like. I think it was the citrus, but there was something in Tilleul that didn’t sit well with me. I kept feeling it should have been better. For Linden, I like Extrait de Songe much more.

Zino is a brilliant and amazing fragrance. I can’t sing enough praise for this one. It’s easily a top three in my wardrobe. It’s a beautiful and rich floral fragrance that is like no other. I can make no comparisons. It smells like confidence and class. I will agree with the guy that said “This is the best cologne ever made”.

DG Homme is a very nice tobacco based fragrance. It’s slightly green, and has a lot of depth. The only real downside is the amount of people that wear it. Other than that, it’s very nice.

MR is one of the most well made fragrances I own. That’s the case with almost every Frederic Malle fragrance, but this is a standout star. This is a warm Oriental made with total balance and precision in mind. Vanilla, Musk, Cinnamon. This is what you would get if you took Shalimar and had a brilliant perfumer give it a modern and abstract touch – all minus the citrus of course. It’s simply brilliant. It’s a work of art in the world of perfumery.

VE is a very nice vetiver rendition, but I can’t help but feel there isn’t much to it. I mean, I don’t feel VE is much different from vetiver in EO form. It’s got a few twists and additions here and there, but I don’t really feel like it’s very complete or well done. I do, however, love Vetiver, and this is the closest you can get to Vetiver EO in a fragrance.

Etra is very nice. It’s a very foody gourmand that smells a lot like a holiday fruitcake. It’s a very fruity and sweet gourmand, that is very strong, yet wears a little bit thinner than, say, Arabie by SL. It’s great for winter. I used to wear it whenever I went on late night walks. Hopefully, it will accompany me on many more.

Gomma is an odd one. It’s a very cold leather fragrance. I know it sounds crazy, but I swear there is some sort of aquatic note in there. It’s all really off putting. I don’t like the combination very much: Aquatic notes, leather, and jasmine? There are many better leather fragrances out there.

Heliotrope is a wonderful gourmand fragrance. It smells a lot like marzipan. It’s very sweet and thick, and can get cloying pretty easily, but on cold winter days, it’s beyond comforting. I recommend this to any heliotrope or almond fan.

Messe de Minuit is a very interesting fragrance; in fact, it’s one of the most unusual fragrances I own. It’s very gothic, and brooding. It smells like church incense, old books, and mildew. It smells damp and old. This is exactly what it is supposed to smell like. With a name like Midnight Mass, it’s made to conjure up images and fantasies of churches and castles. It also smells like many old attics and basements. I love it.

This is one of my favorite sandalwood fragrances. I would almost call it sour, but not in a negative way. It’s a very soft and subtle sandalwood fragrance. It’s the powdery base with the sandalwood that makes it as unique as it is. Most sandalwood fragrances are creamy and sweet, but this deviates from that model greatly. My favorite Etro fragrance.

Gentleman is interesting. At first it smells like Patchouli and urine, but as it evolves, it starts to smell like urine and civet. What a striking combination. This one is just gross. H.O.T Always by Bond No. 9 is along the same lines, but much nicer.

Oh man, this stuff is awful. Sickeningly sweet fruit notes with a very unsettling pepper note. This is one of the only fragrances that has made me physically ill.

Gucci Pour Homme is a departure from most other recently released designer fragrances. It’s a leathery fragrance that at first smells very smoky. As it evolves and you smell it more, you come to realize it’s not smoke you smell, but rather, a white pepper. It’s a very dry peppery leathery fragrance that comes off as smoky. It’s very interesting. It wears very differently than most other fragrances I own, also. It tends to just disappear for an hour, then show up again full strength.

Ah, Shalimar, one of the great Orientals of old. I have this in a couple different concentrations. It starts with a wonderful and short lived citrus dominated top. And then segues into a rich, creamy and sweet base. It’s very well balanced and very well made. This is one of the first modern Orientals. Shalimar is very well made, and surprisingly chic for its age. Anyone looking to try it should try the Parfum; it is so vastly superior to any other concentration.

Guerlains Vetiver is a classic. A beautiful fragrance. It’s really too bad it was reformulated recently. The new formulation makes Guerlain Vetiver seem like Guerlains Citrus with a hint of Vetiver. Vetiver is a nice gentlemanly fragrance. The citrus isn’t quite as sparkling or fresh as it is on many other Vetiver interpretations like Racine and VE. It’s a classic staple that most people should own or have at least tried.

This is a very nice departure from most other designer Gourmand Oriental fragrances. It’s very fun, and very interesting. As the citrus fades, the chocolate begins to take over. Most gourmand fragrances steer very clear of citrus, but this one uses it to make it very versatile, and also to make it captivating and interesting. It’s big on contrast and depth. It’s a very fun fragrance, and it’s good for summer and winter.

Bel Ami is a wonderful spicy floral scent. It’s in a class of its own in my wardrobe. Rich and deep floral notes mingle with rich and masculine spices. This is great for formal wear, casual wear, anything. It exudes a kind of confidence that really can’t be found amazing. Every time I wear Bel Ami the memory of that day is tattooed into my memory. That’s how amazing it is. I also have one of those special edition leather travel editions.

This is what Kingdom SHOULD have been! This is such a rich and mysterious fragrance. It’s loaded with cumin, but doesn’t have that harsh and grating personality that Kingdom does. It’s powdery and soft, but complimented perfectly by the abundant cumin. I love this, and it’s a wonderful evening fragrance in my wardrobe.

edOV is a nice summer citrus fragrance. It’s very fresh and very orangey. Too bad it lasts for 10 minutes, max.

Immense was actually my first fragrance. Dave (Ballardbeau) bought it for me. It’s the fragrance that started this entire addiction. Dave really opened my eyes to the world of fragrance. Immense is an aquatic kind of fragrance. It does do a lot: Citrus, marine, and woody, but it does them well. It’s a nice change from the typical mainstream aquatics. It’s a very nice and rare summer fragrance. It will always serve as a reminder to my wonderful friend, who got me started in all this madness. Thanks again, Dave.

I love Loukhoum. When I first smelled it, it was unlike anything I had come across. It’s a very sweet fragrance, but not overly thick. Most of these heliotrope/cherry fragrances are a little too thick and sweet (e.g. Loukoum by SL, Heliotrope by Etro, POTL). Loukhoum is slightly powdery, which is another facet that makes it rather unique. It also has a very nice rose note. A great fragrance to quell a sweet tooth.

Bois Farine is my favorite fragrance. It’s the most creative fragrance I have ever smelled. It’s made by one of the best perfumers this world has ever known. At first sniff, it smells a lot like peanut butter, but as it dries down, it smells more like flour. Flour or dough on a bed of dry white wood. This is, without a doubt, a gourmand fragrance, but it stretches the definition to an area we never think about. Flour, peanuts, fennel, and wood. It’s beyond amazing.

Dzing! always puts a smile on my face. The only downside to this fragrance, is that I always feel uncomfortable putting a lower case letter after an exclamation point. This is a leather based fragrance that smells like the circus: leather, sawdust, animalic notes, and a sugary sweet note. If you could make a candied leather dessert, it would smell like the drydown of Dzing! Also, Dzing! has garnered so many compliments from people. Dzing! is such an off the beaten path fragrance, and so pleasant. It’s great.

Mechant Loup is truly a fragrance that, I feel, embodies my personality. At first sniff it’s sweet and charismatic. As it evolves, you get a dark and brooding fragrance with a beautiful hazelnut note. But there is something sinister that can be smelled throughout the life of the fragrance; it’s a slightly animalic, almost fur like note. This fragrance is a metaphor. The life of this fragrance is an allegory. It’s a work of art.

I love MeME. The original Mure et Musc is softer, and the citrus is much more dominant. MeME is a bit harsher and even a little acerbic in the first fifteen minutes, but it dries down quite a bit deeper and richer than Mure et Musc. The berry note is also much stronger. I like it a lot, and it lasts for days. It’s great for summer and casual wear.

Patchouli Patch is amazing. I ignored it for such a long time. I figured it was just another patchouli fragrance. When I finally got a bottle of it (Blind), I was blown away. It’s an almost gourmand patchouli fragrance. It’s a blend of light musk and patchouli, but it also has this amazing cream note. Patchouli Patch is an ethereal fragrance that will forever blow my mind. In my wildest dreams I wouldn’t have imagined they could make a fragrance with patchouli in it smell like this.

Tea for Two is a very nice smoky fragrance. It’s got an almost rubber like accord that adds to its unique nature. It’s a blend of sweet notes, a smoky tea notes, and a rubbery accord. It’s very unique, and it has this very soft and rounded nature that almost all L’Artisans have. It’s surprisingly easy to wear, and very long lasting.

This is an odd one. It’s a very dry and earthy fragrance. It’s very heavy on Vetiver, and has an odd fruit note. The fruit is always in the background, while the dry grassy and woody notes are dominant. It’s very exotic and always reminds me of a far away place. It’s not exactly the most wearable fragrance in the L’Artisan line, but it is worth owning/sampling. I like it.

Voleur de Roses is one of the most beautiful and unique rose based fragrance I have come across. The blend of patchouli and rose makes this incredibly beautiful and also very earthy at the same time. There is also a ripe plum accord that makes this so rich and intoxicating. It’s perfect, mysterious, and so very unique.

This is a pleasant fragrance. A sweet fragrance with a nice anise touch. I find it to be somewhat synthetic smelling. It’s great for casual wear, and won’t easily offend. I much prefer Yohji Homme and Douce Amere, which are similar, but worlds better.

I love LV Musk! This is the only Lorenzo Villoresi scent that I like. It’s not terribly musky, but rather, I find it to be a powdery rose fragrance with musk accents. It’s the only Villoresi scent that’s well balanced, and in my opinion, well made. I will agree with Paul, that this is a fragrance of balance. Oh Mr. Villoresi, how very French of you!

Piper Nigrum was the let down of the year for me. I was expecting a rich and exotic pepper based fragrance, but instead, what I got was a minty fragrance that was so totally out of proportion. Piper Nigrum is a mélange of strong and powerful notes that didn’t really complement or work with each other. It has that typical Villoresi style that is so stereotypically Italian.

Eau de Mure is interesting. I had a bottle, but swapped it away. It’s very similar to Mure et Musc, but it is much smoother, and the citrus notes aren’t as defined or prominent. It is also a bit more feminine than Mure et Musc or Mure et Musc Extreme, so I’d recommend testing it first. I swapped it because I didn’t feel I needed it when I already Mure et Musc Extreme.

FdC is a very vanilla dominated scent. It’s mostly vanilla with a hint of jasmine. I don’t really care for it, because it’s pretty one dimensional and linear to me. For vanilla, I prefer L’Artisans Vanillia.

Grain de Plaisir is a very interesting summer fragrance. A blend of citrus and celery. Green, yet very well mannered and very French. Like its counterpart, Biame, it also has an herbal side. Overall, Grain de Plaisir is a great summer fragrance that is great for formal or casual wearings.

Or des Indes is one of my favorite fragrances by MPG. It’s incredibly French. This is along the lines of something Guerlain might have put out decades ago. It’s a very rich and very smooth fragrance. Rich woody notes with opoponax. Like the other reviewer said, it’s powdery, sensual, and warm. Great for either gender.

Vocalise is a nice fruity/floral fragrance by MPG. It’s a well blended; the fruit never really overpowers the floral notes and vice versa. With that being said, it’s a little watery and slightly timid. It doesn’t evolve much, and doesn’t really compare to most other fruity/floral fragrances in the MPG line.

Tenere is a dark and brooding rose based fragrance. The packaging really does match and represent the fragrance in this case. It’s a very smooth, yet dark rose fragrance. It’s very nice and distinctive, but it has this slightly off putting bathroom like note a la Kouros. It’s nice, unique, and long lasting, but not one of my favorites.

I love S-Perfume. It’s one of the best kept secrets in my wardrobe. It’s a very California(esque) scent. It’s like a salty, marine white musk fragrance. It’s great for summer, and I’ve had nothing but compliments with it. It’s the best marine fragrance I’ve come across.

Laguna is a nice sweet and aquatic fragrance. It’s along the lines of Body Kouros with a salty marine accord. It’s great for summer, and works wonders in humid weather. It’s nothing groundbreaking or amazing, but it’s nice enough that I swapped it, and then got it again when I missed it.

I can’t even begin to express how special Nostalgia is to me. I am huge car lover, and this brings me back to my best days. This is an amazingly unique fragrance that is reminiscent of motor oil, rubber, and leather with gasoline like top notes. Nostalgia is one of my favorite fragrances. Anyone who loves cars will love Nostalgia.

Ambre Sultan is the best Amber fragrance. Most Amber based fragrances can be pretty linear and sweet. Ambre Sultan, however, has a very spicy counterpart, which gives it many more dimensions. It’s also one of the more animalic Amber fragrances out there. This is a very elegant and seductive fragrance that is surprisingly versatile for a Lutens. A must own for any Amber lover.

Arabie is basically the quintessential oriental. It’s a VERY thick and spicy oriental. It’s also got dry and almost candied fruit notes that make it smell like some sort of exotic dessert. It’s amazing on the coldest winter days. I will say that is unbelievably strong. Arabie is the only fragrance that can give me a horrible headache with more than two sprays. If you’re looking for the ultimate oriental, then this might be for you.

Chergui is one of the most beautiful honey based fragrances I have come across. It’s very rich and full bodied. There are notes of hay and spices that offset the sweetness beautifully. This is a very warm and well blended fragrance. One of Lutens best.

Douce Amere is a very nice Oriental with the traditional Lutens touch. I always associate ‘purple’ with this fragrance. Douce Amere is a very mysterious and pretty thick. Anise and powdery coco take center stage in this blend. My only complain is that it’s a lot sweeter than it is bitter. Other than that, this is what Lolita Lempicka for men would be like if Serge Lutens re-did it.

Fumerie Turque is my favorite Serge Lutens fragrance. It’s a rich and smoky fragrance with hints of rose that are barely tangible through the thick and rich smoky tobacco notes. It’s not really sweet per se, but it has just enough to make it the richest and deepest oriental I’ve ever smelled. It’s all put together by a warm boozy base. There is nothing like it.

MKK is such a warm and dirty fragrance. It smells so alive, like it is coming off of a hot animal or person. MKK also has a very odd vegetable influence, which gives it an almost sour nature. It dries down to something that is warm, dirty, and slightly floral. This is the ULTIMATE musk fragrance. There is nothing like it, and nothing better.

Sa Majeste la Rose is the best rose fragrance I have come across. It’s a ripe and dewy rose fragrance with notes of honey to further soften it. It’s also got a very interesting green nature that makes it smell, quite literally, alive. That would usually be harsh and grating in a rose fragrance, but the honey neutralizes the green nature of the fragrance amazingly well. This can easily be worn by either gender. Highly recommended.

Santal de Mysore is SO unique. It’s like no other sandalwood fragrance ever made. The sandalwood doesn’t really take center stage in this fragrance. Instead, the opening notes are dominated by a thick and heavy carmel like accord, and the drydown is very heavy in cumin. This fragrance is really a sum of all its parts. It’s rich, sweet, spicy, and woody. An amazing lutens creation that must be tried.

Vetiver Oriental is my favorite Vetiver interpretation. Most of the vetiver fragrances on the market are just a bit too boring. Most smell just like a vetiver essential oil with a little bit of citrus mixed in. Vetiver Oriental, on the other hand, is a deep, rich, and complex vetiver based fragrance. With hints of dry coco, this is a sensual and exotic vetiver.

A*Men is, without a doubt, the best gourmand for men. Angel, while being overly sweet, is so much fun to wear. Wearing it is such a treat.

Cologne is a must own summer fragrance. It’s great for those days that you either don’t want to, or shouldn’t wear cologne. It’s very soapy, and very fresh. I use it as a mist on hot summer days. It’s almost impossible to over apply, and it’s very long lasting.

Ungaro I is the best of the Ungaro’s, in my opinion. It’s very hard to describe Ungaro I. I always resort to color and texture to describe this amazing fragrance. It smells VERY red, unmistakably red, and it has a very smooth almost plasticy texture. It’s one of my very special occasion fragrances. My wardrobe would not be complete without it.

Ungaro II is kind of a let down for me. With Ungaro I being as amazing as it is and Ungaro III also being one of a Kind, Ungaro II just kind of falls flat. It’s a direct copy of Chanel PMC. It’s a musty and stuffy citrus fragrance loaded with civet. Not my cup of tea at all.

Ah yes!! Ungaro III. Ungaro III is amazing. The best men’s rose dominated fragrance I have come across. It’s very smooth and seductive, yet dark and brooding at the same time. It is also incredibly versatile and wearable. This is scent is my best date fragrance, and is one of the most romantic in my wardrobe. This compliments a candle light dinner perfectly.

Yohji Homme is amazing. It’s probably one of my favorite designer gourmands, right up there with Angel. Anise makes this boozy gourmand very interesting; in fact, I’ll go as far as saying that this is what Lolita Lempicka should have been. A very dynamic fragrance that is truly unique.

Jazz is a very interesting aromatic floral. It’s perfect for basically every season, but seems best suited for summer. It’s a rich floral fragrance that leaves behind the traditional ‘stuffiness’ and rigidity that is found in floral fragrances from this era. Jazz is suave and vivacious. I love it.

M7 was my third fragrance, and it holds a very special place in my heart. As I progressed with my fragrance hobby, M7 smelled different to me; it became much better with each wearing. It’s a rich, sweet, and powdery fragrance with dark and velvety accords that are accented by earthy accords. It’s a must own for everyone. It’s amazing to think a designer actually put this fragrance out with the current market the way it is.

Live Jazz is one of my summer staples. There is nothing as chilling and cold as Live Jazz. It’s a brilliant blend of cilantro, mint, and citrus. There is nothing that says summer nearly as well. It’s electrifying. The only downside is that during the final hours of its life, it fades to a slightly sweet, light, woody drydown that doesn’t do the top and mid notes justice.

I don't even know I came upon a bottle of this stuff, but I love it. It smells almost exactly like cream soda. Very playful and fun.

I am a huge honey fan. Ever since I was tiny one of my favorite treats were those plastic tubes filled with honey. I’ve got a few wonderful honey based fragrances (Chergui, Mechant Loup, etc), but nothing I have smelled ever really captured the true essence of honey, the way I know and remember it. Let me start out by saying I have never smelled a fragrance like this in my entire life. This smells exactly like fresh unprocessed honey stored in a wooden jar. The honey accord in Miel de Bois is not overwhelming, heavy, or cloying; it’s a fresh and raw honey that smells as sweet as it does alive. This honey accord is balanced with a very dry wood, which also keeps Miel de Bois from being anywhere near cloying. Miel de Bois is also very long lasting. This is the best honey fragrance I have ever smelled. It’s definitely in my top 5! Wow.

Man, I don’t know what to think. A part of my really likes this earthy blend, but there is also something very unpleasant lurking around in a medicinal sort of way. It’s slightly green with dry earthy accords. It’s just got this weird toothpaste like note that kind of throws me off.

Chinatown is a very nice white floral fragrance with a lot of sweetness thrown in to offset everything. I can’t help but feel that it’s more of a vanillic fragrance with hints of white floral notes. I smell a kind of peppery note buried very deep in the blend, but nothing ever really comes of it; the sweet drydown takes over everything this. To me, this is what Angeliques Sous la Pluie would smell like if it were made for 17 year old girls. Is it nice? Yes. Is it worth 178 dollars? Absolutely not.

This is awful. What is this? Is it a joke? I’ve had more absinthe than I’d like to remember, and I can say, with 100% certainty, this smells nothing like absinthe. Maybe it’s just a couple bad nights, but I don’t really find the taste and smell of absinthe very pleasant. This opens with a peppery teriyaki kind of note, then fades into a boring slightly sweet woody base. The drydown on this is so generic and poorly done. It’s a sweet woody base with a slightly green accord that makes it smell a little like honey. This is NOT worth the money. Not awful, but not worth the money.

Soie Rouge is from the womens line. It deserves mention here, because it is unique. Soie Rouge is an audacious blend of Carnation, fruit, and pepper. This goes on smelling very floral, but soon the fruit and pepper accords come out and create one of the most unusual fragrances. It is very true to its name in that it smells very ‘red’. Soie Rouge is a very red. This could easily be worn by both genders.

I actually just got this one. Throughout the entire life of the fragrance, Lemon plays a very large role. I must say, this is NOT what I expected. The anise never really shows itself, and it smells a lot like Aqua de Parma mixed with Kouros. Not my cup of tea, but a very elegant and understated citrus fragrance.

Iris Bleu Gris is a rich, edgy, and sweet iris interpretation. It’s got a very woody and slightly sweet base. This does not smell like a fragrance dominated by floral notes. Rather, Iris Bleu Gris comes off as a very woody fragrance with Iris nuances throughout. Very true to the MPG style; well balanced, and very elegant.

Jardin du Nil is one of the most beautiful floral fragrances I have ever smelled. It’s mostly floral, but incredibly masculine. Jardin du Nil was made when LaPorte was at a delta in the nile; he observed the odor of geraniums in the hot sun. Jardin du Nil has a depth that most other floral fragrances don’t. You can smell the subtle nuances in the geranium, all while it’s offset by a lush and ripe mint. Jardin du Nil smells like nothing else on the market. Multifaceted floral notes contrasted by mint create Jardin du Nil.

Centaure is very odd. From what I can tell, it’s mostly a blend of Lavender, Mint, and wood. It’s a very unique fragrance that is slightly sour and green. It’s very energizing, and to me, equally off putting. This is not creamy lavender, but rather a screaming lavender that is encouraged by mint and woody notes. There is nothing sweet in this fragrance.

Ambre Precieux is not just another Ambre blend. Laporte managed to create an Ambre based fragrance that was spicy, but not spicy enough to take the center stage off the Ambre. Ambre alone can be cloying, but Ambre with too much conflict can be off putting and difficult to wear for many (Ambre Sultan), but Ambre Precieux maintains enough conflict to keep it interesting throughout the entire drydown, and is also sweet enough to be warm and comforting. This is a great Ambre fragrance, and should serve as an example for anyone looking for ‘ambre’.

Garrigue is a slightly herbaceous, woody, and citrus blend. Personally, I find this fragrance far from ground breaking. It’s a wonderful fragrance for those hot summer days. It’s well balanced, but the theme has been done far too many times. I own a bottle of this and do enjoy wearing it, but I don’t think I would replace my bottle.

This is what Guerlains Vetiver should have been. Racine is a luxurious and dry vetiver blended skillfully with sparkling andfresh citrus notes. The beauty of Racine lies with its balance of vetiver and citrus. There is no other vetiver and citrus blend that can maintain this much balance throughout the drydown. Racine is rich, dry, elegant, and perfect year round.

Secret Mélange is one of the easier Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier fragrances to wear, but that doesn’t mean its any less unique than any of the others. This is a wonderfully elegant and artistic fragrance. Imagine a burning orange grove consumed by flames. Imagine the fire is put out by a hard spring rain, and now imagine the aroma of fresh cloves permeating the air from the recent rain. Add all these odors together and you have Secret Mélange. There is really nothing like it.

I once saw a member here describe this as dark green. Dark green sums up Parfum d’Habit perfectly. Parfum d’Habit is a very blend of vetiver, sandalwood, and leather. This fragrance has the texture and color of rough dark green wool. It’s rough, earthy and dirty. The sandalwood compliments the leather perfectly. This is a very mysterious fragrance that is reminiscent of a dark, foggy forest.

This fragrance is a little more difficult to describe. Route du Vetiver is off putting at first. It’s a very ripe and humid blend. To me, Route du Vetiver reminds me of vetiver with a dark, earthy, fragrant cloud surrounding it. This is not a sparking or dry vetiver like most. Route du Vetiver smells like wet soil, upturned vetiver, with a slight hint of berries thrown in the mix. The most off putting and unique vetiver blend out there. This is a must try for any vetiver lover.

This is probably the best woody fragrance ever created. While this is not a linear pure sandalwood fragrance, it is pure brilliance. Santal Noble is a beautiful blend of Sandalwood, Cedar wood, Amber, and Coffee. Santal Noble is incredibly rich, but its richness is offset by its dry nature. This is an amazingly dynamic fragrance that evolves every second it’s on the skin. Santal Noble is a fragrance that plays out like a battle. At first, the Amber and Cedar wood fight with the Sandalwood for dominance, but as the fragrance dries down, the sandalwood slowly wins the battle until finally, all you smell is rich creamy sandalwood with slight and distant hints amber and cedar wood. I don’t know how LaPorte created such a balanced fragrance and maintained such conflict throughout the drydown. Santal Noble is perfect.

This is one of the most imaginative fragrances in the entire MPG line. Eau des Iles is an exotic blend of heady spices, wood, and coffee. This fragrance is a dream in a bottle; I am transported to an early far away tropical island bursting at the seams with commerce. The coffee and spices play perfectly on this theme, which are blended with heady patchouli and wood to create a fragrance that is as exotic as it is balanced. Eau des Iles is perfectly suited for a humid night.

I like this one a lot. It’s been a while since I’ve been wowed by a fragrance. To me, this smells like a fragrance dominated by nuts and coriander. It’s very unique. When I first smelled it I thought it smelled almost like a fall/winter version of live jazz.

Surprisingly enough, this is a muted, tamed, and neutered Muscs Koublai Khan. It’s slightly dirty and smooth musk. It’s well made, and very wearable, but it’s not nearly as interesting as MKK or Musc Ravageur. It’s great for the price.

I never thought Tabac Blond could be improved upon. Cuir Mauresque is a beautifully rich and smooth leather fragrance with a very subdued candied orange note. It’s sweet, muted, powerful, and very rich. Tabac Blond can be difficult to wear in many situations; it’s heavy and unrelenting, but Cuir Mauresque has a balance and user friendliness that Tabac Blond does not. This is also much in the same vein as Dzing! A sweet, almost gourmand leather fragrance.

It's a very fun fragrance; its a nice blend of sparkling berries and fruit. It's very uplifting and while it does not smell like a man who has just left the shower, it does have a very clean feel to it.
It's the kind of fragrance you must smell to understand. It's packed with grapefruit and berries. I've even heard it described as wearing "Carbonation" or "7-UP". It does smell very similar to a fruity carbonated soda.
Its a great warm weather scent, but its very easy to get tired of; Clean Men does not evolve much on the skin, and I can only wear it once in a great while. It's a good fragrance to have in a wardrobe, but I really don't know if its worth its steep price tag.

Has everyone lost their mind? Kouros is one of the worst fragrances I have ever smelled in my entire life. I am a huge fan of YSL, and I own most of their fragrances. I really wanted to like this one so I could own every YSL fragrance, but this scent is VILE. I can't stop thinking about atrocious this fragrance really is; Its sickningly medicinal and synthetn. I had problems picking out the notes of this fragrance, because my olfactory senses were hit with a big block of stench. I actually had to wash this fragrance off with Alcohol. I really wanted to like this one, but its just beyond awful.