Fragrance Reviews by Diego

A light scent, and another Eau de Cologne like the Tommy Bahamas tend to be. Doesn't seem to want to last quite as long as I'd like, but it's also hard to douse yourself in this to the point of being offensive.

The opening lime and mandarin actually struck me as grapefruit the first couple times I tried the scent (and they still do). Reminded me more of Issey Miyake than I expected, but though I'm not a big fan of L'Eau d'Issey, I actually find this pleasant. Otherwise seems fairly straightforward, with a clean watery, subtle violet sense settling in shortly thereafter. I don't get anywhere near the sense of rum from this as I do with the original Tommy Bahama Cologne Spray (which *really* conjures up a great dark buttery spiced rum for me).

All-in-all a very clean scent, great for casual, warm weather. Like the other Tommy Bahamas I've sampled, this is the kind of thing that I think would actually make a great soap, so it's no surprise to me when I see they actually make them. Definitely in the category of giving a clean smell where someone could have simply used a premium soap, and it doesn't scream "cologne" -- I tend to like scents that fit the category.

This is good, "clean," safe, and usable even on a daily basis, but doesn't impress me as much as the original Tommy Bahama Cologne. Think this one would go over better in warm weather and on a daily basis though, and dare say I might get some regular use out of it the remainder of this summer. Not shabby. Not mind-blowing, but not at all shabby.

I'm not normally a big licorice/anise fan so wasn't expecting to like this, but was pleasantly surprised. The vanilla and woods complement the anise nicely and keep it from being to sharp and biting. The anise also isn't obviously present too too long, and this turns into a unique vanilla more than anything else. Very pleased with the lasting power of this, too. Though I wouldn't call this feminine or perfume-y, I did wonder briefly if women could pull it off due to being a little more sweet than usual -- some probably could, but I do think this remains a clean masculine scent if smelled blindly.

The downside is use is likely limited to about the same settings where I'd wear A*Men -- predominantly evenings out and cooler weather. It's probably too sweet and rich (and sensual?) for daily and/or office wear, let alone hotter weather. Also not too sure how appealing it would be to those beyond perhaps their 30's.

I'd say the unique bottle design complements the scent well -- if you find it interesting and appealing, you'll probably like the scent too, but the bottle's lavender color doesn't strike me as matching the scent directly at all.

Thumbs up for being different and somewhat challenging while remaining very wearable. Personally quite happy to have this one around, and is probably my favorite vanilla drydown encountered so far.

Easily my favorite of the Axe scents, though their more recent Proximity line (Vetyver, Amber...) is certainly more "advanced."

A little drier and with more of a bite than Body Kouros, but otherwise I find the two are somewhat comparable and complement each other.

Like the powdery clean scent, and doesn't make for a bad deodorant in stick form, either. Really wouldn't mind if Axe wanted to make a proper cologne out of this some day so my use of the body spray could progress beyond the occasional thing post-workout.