Fragrance Reviews by Shaheen

Opens with the same synthetic coconut accord that I get with Obsession Night's opening. This then dries down to something a little sweeter and more pleasant than Obsession Night's bland spiciness. I don't detect much anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, or vanilla in this.

A synthetic smelling spicy sweet fragrance. Not very original or appealing IMO.

As SirSlarty mentioned, this reminds me of a sweeter, more refined version of something like Brut. I like it and dislike it at the same time. I guess this just isn't for me.

A sweet, fresh, floral aquatic in the same family of fragrances as Acqua di Gio. This smells a tad bit synthetic to my nose however, and I feel this is inferior to AdG and Versace pour Homme.

Smells like traditional powdered laundry detergent. It's sweet and quite "blue," however anyone who has ever smelled powder detergent will more than likely associate the smell with Desire Blue. I just can't get past it.

Smells good, but I don't want to go around smelling like I used a whole box of detergent to wash one load of laundry.

One part fresh aquatic fragrance mixed with one part spicy woody fragrance. It's all quite subtle to my nose. Not as in-your-face and synthetic as some of the other Dunhill fragrances. It's nice, but not nice enough to add to my "To Buy" list.

I really like the concept behind this fragrance, but the execution is a little "off."

Pi opens but smelling of sweet warm vanilla, however there's a lipstick accord in there that rubs me the wrong way. The lipstick smell doesn't disappear for an hour or so until the dry-down fully takes place.

The base notes smells of synthetic warm vanilla (Benzoin Crystals). It smells good, but doesn't smell very natural.

I don't detect much of anything else in this fragrance. Very sweet synthetic warm vanilla and lipstick.

Sillage is a monster though, and so is longevity. Just a couple sprays of this stuff directly to the skin and your scent will definitely linger as you cross paths with someone.

I have gotten several complements from the opposite sex while wearing Pi. Women seem to love it. If it wasn't for the lipstick accord in the top and mid notes, I would probably love it too. As it stands though, it's just mediocre.

As many others have stated, this has nothing to do with Obsession for Men (other than the fact that they are both oily orientals). It's a completely different fragrance, and different concept/end-result. As SirSlarty stated, it should have been called something different, and marketed as a new product line.

This opens smelling distinctly like oily coconut. It's smooth, somewhat subtle, and quite unique. The coconut accord becomes somewhat subdued in the dry-down when suede, vanilla, and a hint of spiciness appear.

This stays quite close to the skin, and isn't designed to have significant sillage (unlike the original Obsession for Men). Throughout the life of the fragrance this seems distinctly wet or oily to me.

I really like Obsession Night. It's a refreshing change of pace when I get tired of my usual fragrances. I picked up a 4oz bottle on Ebay for $18 + shipping. Killer deal!

I recommend this fragrance. An inexpensive and nice smelling oily oriental.

This is a great smelling, classic-style man's fragrance. It opens dry, woody, and spicy.

After 5 to 10 minutes, when the cinnamon and clove appear, everything just comes together perfectly.

The dry-down reminds me of Gucci Envy with added cinnamon and clove. I actually like this better than Envy.

This type of fragrance isn't my preference, but Edition is just good stuff. It smells like what an older, sophisticated man is supposed to smell like.

There is an overbearing note or accord in this that almost makes me sick to my stomach. Someone else mentioned Ben Gay, which is a pretty good description of what this note smells like.

The dry-down is a lot more tolerable than the disgusting opening, but all in all this stuff is pretty bad.

If you want to smell like Ben Gay and patchouili, buy Dunhill Fresh.

I really like the anise in this. It's sweet and smells wonderful. The lavender, however, is just too "in your face" and overpowers everything (hence the name, right?).

The dry-down becomes somewhat woody and the lavender becomes slightly subdued to make way for a hint of vanilla and amber. However, the lavender absolutely dominates this fragrance from top to bottom, and I don't like lavender THAT much.

It smells like fizzy vanilla coke mixed with woman's makeup. It's....well it's pretty gross.

Opens fruity with a hint of fresh floral, dries down floral with a hint of fruit.

I think my biggest gripe about this fragrance is that it simply smells cheap, like a young man's budget cologne.

It's reminiscent of Kenneth Cole Reaction, however I think Reaction's fruit top and musk bottom works a little better than this.

This fragrance opens smelling of tropical fruits and a hint of suntan lotion (like Coppertone). I think this opening smells great, and definitely reminds me of summertime and the beach. These top notes last all of 10 minutes however...

The mid and base notes smell like beach sand and chili powder or cayenne pepper. It's very spicy to my nose, and is reminiscent of eating Mexican food while sitting on a beach.

Honestly, I find the dry-down rather disgusting, and extremely disappointing. The top notes are so fruity and summer-like. The dry-down is just gross. I couldn't wait to take a shower and wash this fragrance off, as the spiciness (like I said, Mexican or Indian food) was making me feel a little queasy.

The original Voyage is great. This sucks.

Smells like menthol shaving cream.

I'm going to spend some extra time with this one, given all of the positive reviews. But I have a feeling I'm not going to get past the fact that this smells like menthol, and I hate menthol.

Honestly, I don't smell much of anything. Smells like cocoa powder and weak coffee poured out onto a cardboard box. It's dry and bitter, and I don't get much sweetness at all. Stays VERY close to the skin. It's inoffensive, but sillage is also almost non-existent.

I can't give it a thumbs down because I don't dislike the way it smells. However, I am very disappointed overall.

I almost like this fragrance enough to buy it, but not quite. It's just a little too strong with the licorice, and there's not quite enough sweetness to counterbalance it for my liking. I was hoping this would be a candy-like implementation of licorice, but it's actually more "minty fresh" to my nose. It doesn't smell bad by any means, but I prefer sweeter fragrances than this when it comes to gourmands and pseudo-gourmands.

I haven't tried the Fraicheur version of this fragrance, but I would probably like that one more.

I came across Lanvin Arpège pour Homme and that's actually a decent alternative to Lolita Lempicka if you are looking for a much lighter fragrance. It has hints of anise or licorice (toned wayyyyy down), but it's woodier with a bit of incense, and more candy-like.

Opens smelling a lot like Sweet Tarts. Very candy-like. The dry-down gets a little woodier with a hint of incense, but the Sweet Tart accord remains throughout the life of the fragrance. As a fan of sweet fragrances, I really like this. It think I may add this to my collection, alongside Diesel Fuel For Life. (my other fruity, candy-like fragrance)

This one kinda reminds me of Diesel Fuel For Life, but woodier, spicier, and peppery on the dry-down. I really like this fragrance, however I prefer Fuel For Life. (FFL is sweeter and more candy-like)

For some reason this fragrance reminds me of being sick in bed with the flu. Just smelling this scent on a test strip makes me feel ill. I hate to say it, but this is one of the worst I have come across. It just smells so disgusting.

This is a great fragrance. It's peppery, salty, and aquatic, and blended very well. Its scent really does remind me of smelling dark ocean water. Once the base settles in, a hint of sweetness emerges, which is very nice.

Aqua de Bulgari smells similar to Acqua di Giò, however Acqua di Giò is much louder and incorporates citrus and floral. It's sharper and more in your face. Aqua de Bulgari is subtle, smooth, and isn't your average aquatic. When I think "aquatic," I think "soapy" or typical "synthetic blue" scent. Aqua de Bulgari actually smells like ocean water (in a good way). It doesn't smell synthetic at all.

Highly recommended!

This is overly sweet, quite cloying, and a tad bit synthetic. I like the opening spray which is quite fruity and candy-like. However a few minutes into the dry-down and it just starts becoming "too much." It's difficult for me to explain, but the sweetness is just too "high pitched," if that makes any sense. I guess it's the combination of the fragrance's cloying nature coupled with its synthetic "chemical fruit" notes.

I thought I was going to like this one (God forbid, I can't stand J. Lo), but the dry-down sucks.

For a fruity fragrance, I found Fuel For Life to be much, much better.

I've passed by this one several times because of the goofy looking bottle that screams "gimmick to instantly attract teenagers!" I finally decided to give it a test and wouldn't you know....I really like it! It smells sweet and fruity but masculine at the same time. I've been looking for something like this for awhile now, and I think I just found it. I'm picking up a bottle soon.

Highly recommended if you like this type of fragrance! I've tried many "fruity" fragrances and this is the best I've come across so far.

Wow, what a clean smelling fragrance! It smells sort of like a certain type of bar soap (the blue Irish Spring if I remember correctly, haven't used it since I was a kid), but it's so clean, smooth, and subtle that it works wonderfully. This fragrance reminds me of how good people smell right after they get out of the shower. You'll go around smelling "shower fresh" all day, and there's nothing wrong with that!

I can also detect some 'blue' or 'aquatic' notes in this, which add to its watery and smooth nature.

I've never liked soapy fragrances, but I really like this. I'm buying a bottle ASAP.

Fantastic! Armani Code (Black Code) is one of my favorites, and to my nose this is similar in concept and execution. Think of this fragrance as 'White Code,' because in my opinion that's the perfect description for it, especially the top and mid notes. It's like Code's twin brother, except this smells of white musk instead of Code's darker, richer accord. Test them out side by side and you'll see what I mean.

A great fragrance, and the perfect complement to Code. I picked up a sample vial of this, and once that's used up I am picking up a bottle.

I highly recommend Armani Diamonds!

I like this fragrance, but it has poor longevity on me. I applied six sprays of this on myself and could barely detect after only one hour. I'm sitting here typing this less than 4 hours after I applied it and I can barely smell it with my nose pressed against my arm.

I really like the sweet pipe tobacco accord in the dry-down.

I would probably buy a bottle of this if I didn't have to apply 20 sprays of it just to last through half the day.

Smells like fresh grapefruit (sour, not sweet) and freshly cut grass. It's much more sour than sweet, and the opening is overly fresh.

The dry-down sweetens up just a tad, and the sourness becomes a little subdued. But overall, it still smells like sour grapefruit and freshly cut grass.

Sometimes I like it and sometimes I don't. I think I'll have to pass on this one.

The opening is wonderful. It's very smooth and watery, quite "blue," with a sweet-ish cucumber note. Reminds me of walking along the beach in the early evening, a slight breeze blowing, next to a blue ocean...

...and then some jackass runs up and hits me in the face with a pizza.

Uh, who thought it would be a good idea for such a blue, watery, aquatic fragrance like this to dry down to basil? Basil! As in the type of basil you keep in your spice cabinet that you use to make pizza or Italian spaghetti.

This dry-down is just gross, and completely ruins what would have been a great fragrance.

Someone at Ralph Lauren needs to be fired. Or beaten. Or both.

I really like the opening, which smells like freshly squeezed oranges. It's quite nice.

However I didn't like the dry-down. The fresh orange becomes subdued and the fragrance takes on more of a musky scent. It still smells decent at this point, but not nearly as good as the opening.

The base reminds me of Versace Man Eau Fraîche, except Versace has a strong starfruit note and is more "perfumey," whereas Happy is more musky.

I prefer Versace Man Eau Fraîche to this.

Opens up smelling very 'blue' and 'watery' similar to Polo Blue. Not very strong, but then again this type of fragrance isn't supposed to be. I like the opening a lot.

And then comes the dry-down....which smells exactly like sticking your nose in a jar of black pepper. What the hell? Who thought it would be a good idea to make a light and watery aquatic dry-down to black pepper? I want to sneeze just thinking about this fragrance.

This sucks.

Having a hard time identifying exactly what this fragrance smells like to me. Um...how about soapy cigar water? Yup, that's about as close as I'm going to get.

I wouldn't wear this.

Opens up smelling like fresh mint and spearmint leaves. When I say fresh, I mean like smelling them in the produce section at the supermarket. I don't detect much sweetness at all.

The dry-down becomes slightly spicier and I can detect something like parsley in addition to the mint leaves.

And that's all there is to this according to my nose. It smells good, but it isn't for me. Going around smelling like FRESH mint and parsley just isn't appealing.

Opens up smelling exactly like caramelized sugar and nothing else. What impressed me right off the bat is that this actually smells like real caramelized sugar and not some synthetic copy like in A*Men.

About 15 to 30 minutes in, this wonderful and yummy black licorice note appears out of nowhere. I actually said "holy crap" to myself when I first detected the licorice note, as it came completely unexpected. It smells like real food, not like a fake chemical food additive (again, as in A*Men).

And that's about all there is to this gourmand. Black licorice is the prominent note, with the caramelized sugar in the background.

You have to really like the smell of black licorice to be able to handle this fragrance. It's quite strong once the mid and base note(s) appear.

I would have liked this a lot more if the caramelized sugar was the prominent note and the black licorice was in the background. I'm going to give Lolita Lempicka for men a try and then decide which I like better.

This is the only fragrance that I have come across that incorporates a prominent starfruit note. I love the smell of starfruit, and I love the way this fragrance smells. It has nothing to do with the original Versace Man, which is a very dark tobacco scent.

This is light and airy, sweet and slightly "perfumey." Sillage is decent and longevity average. It's not very unique compared to other fresh citrusy scents, however the starfruit note is just fantastic.

I highly recommend this fragrance!

I really like this fragrance, and quickly decided to add it to my collection. It's a very light fragrance and sort of "perfumey" in nature. It doesn't change very much from top to bottom.

It's a little difficult to describe what it smells like exactly. The ginger note is prominent, with a hint of lemon rind. It's all very subtle and sweet. This isn't a traditional "fresh" fragrance or anything like that. Like I mentioned before, it's rather "perfumey," but not strong or overbearing by any means. You actually have to apply it quite liberally for it to have significant sillage and last longer than a few hours.

L'Homme is quite unique. I haven't come across anything quite like this yet. Versace Man Eau Fraiche comes to mind, but still quite different. Eau Fraiche is stronger and has a prominent starfruit note at the forefront.

I do not like this type of fragrance. It's way too spicy and sour, and reminds me of older EDT's like the original Polo (which I also do not like). If you are a fan of that type of fragrance, then I suppose this one is worth checking out.

This is my review of Dunhill Pursuit, copied and pasted. The same exact review applies to McGraw.

"Opens up smelling exactly like all of the cookie-cutter spicy aftershaves that I have countered time and time again over the years. It smells good, but extremely familiar. Once it dries down (after about 30 minutes or so), it begins to take on more of a unique scent and becomes a little more spicy and woody, with hints of sweetness.

It smells good. But I can almost guarantee you have smelled it before (or some variation thereof).

If you're into spicy aftershave-esque fragrances, give this one a try."

This smells extremely similar (in fact almost identical) to Acqua di Gio. Where Acqua di Gio is quite peppery, Versace pour Homme is smooth and "clean." But that's really the only major difference to my nose.

I like AdG a lot, and thus I like Versace pour Homme a lot. Not sure which I like better though. Versace pour Homme is newer, so if I didn't have a giant bottle of AdG I would probably buy Versace instead. People will still probably mistake it for AdG however.

It smells like blood oranges and sweet spice. I like this fragrance but it's overly strong to my nose, even when using only a single spray. There's also some type of metallic property that just doesn't work with my chemistry. I really wanted to like this one, as I LOVE the smell of oranges, but something about this makes me gag when I spray it on myself.

To get my "orange fix," I think I'm going to give Clinique Happy for Men a try instead.

This shares the tobacco note that makes up Versace The Dreamer, but is a bit more complex. I like this one a whole lot more than The Dreamer (Versace Man doesn't open smelling like acetone) but for the most part I didn't care for it. It's just too dark and tobacco-leaf smelling, and I prefer fragrances with a bit of sweetness. It's definitely manly however, and quite unique. Give it a try if you're into that type of fragrance.

And then there's Versace Man Eau Fraîche, which is a completely different type of fragrance. It's light and airy, sweet and slightly "perfumey", with a strong starfruit note. It's one of my favorites.

I enjoy this fragrance, but I cannot wear it. The dry-down is just a little too dry and spicy without enough sweetness to counterbalance it. It is also a little too powdery for my tastes.

Definitely in a class of its own though, and definitely a classic! Lasts all day and sillage is incredible.

This one reminded me of green (unripe) berries on the dry-down. Slightly fruity, slightly sweet, slightly sour. Somewhat synthetic smelling, and a little unusual. I liked it though, just not enough to add it to my collection.

This smells almost exactly like Polo Double Black, but without the pepper. Instead of the base being creamy and peppery like Double Black, it is more light leathery or "suede" smelling. But they are almost identical, IMO.

I prefer Double Black.

One of the very first fragrances I ever wore as a kid, received as a gift from a family member. Cheap smelling, and I was always self conscious about walking around school and reeking. Never got any complaints with this one, but then again I didn't get any compliments either. Nautica has come a long way since releasing this.

Growing up in a Persian household, I was constantly surrounded by the scent of Persian spices simmering in the kitchen. There is one extremely popular spice, called sabzi, that incorporates parsley, leek, and fenugreek leaves, and sometimes a few other spices.

Well, Versace The Dreamer smells exactly like sabzi. I kid you not. It's as if I took a bottle of this spice, added water, shook it up, and sprayed it on myself. It's good to eat, but not to wear.

The opening spray smells nothing like the dry-down. It opens smelling as if you just sprayed gasoline on yourself. It's "chokingly" awful. It takes about 30 minutes or so for the base scent to develop (the sabzi smell). I have never come across a fragrance that transforms into something utterly and completely different from top to bottom like The Dreamer does.

I thought about purchasing this for my father or brother as a gag gift, just to hear them say "Why did you give me this? Why the hell would I want to walk around smelling like sabzi all day?" But alas, this is too expensive. :P

This was my first cologne, given to me as a gift from a family member while I was in junior high. Those around me used to complain that I stunk whenever I wore this stuff. I almost got tossed off the bus once by older kids who claimed that I smelled like mothballs. Just the thought of the way this smells makes me wince. And of course, I received this as a gift multiple times. The cologne, the aftershave, the balm. Is/Was this the cheapest cologne in existence? People, I don't think 12 year old boys want to smell like this...

I really, really wanted to like this one. The thought of a men's fragrance that smells like coffee, chocolate, caramel, etc was very enticing. I picked up a small sample spray bottle and brought it home for testing.

The opening spray is a synthetic nightmare! I can smell the chocolate, caramel, coffee, tar note.....or rather, I can smell the fake chemical versions of them.

I was hoping the dry-down would reveal something much more natural, and indeed it does (to some extent), however it takes 2 hours for that to happen. And even then, it still smells a bit too synthetic to pass as anything even remotely natural or edible.

Only one small spray of this stuff lasted hours and hours, with strong sillage. Even after scrubbing my arm with soap, I could still detect the scent of this fragrance. I couldn't imagine sharing a room with someone wearing more than 2 or 3 full sprays of this. And furthermore, what would you use to wash it off, turpentine?

Bottom line: The idea behind this fragrance is genius. The execution is quite bad.

I can deal with vanilla in my fragrances, and I can deal with lavender and so forth, but this fragrance creates some weird concoction that smells precisely like cotton candy with vanilla poured on top. It isn't sickly sweet like Burberry Brit for example (this is a rather dry fragrance in comparison), but I just don't like the way it smells on me. I applied two sprays and by the time I got home from work I couldn't wait to wash it off and change clothes. To my nose, the opening smells exactly like the dry-down and so forth. It's borderline gag-inducing, especially if heavily applied.

I'll pass.

Unique! What other men's fragrance opens with the smell of cinnamon and cooked apples? Wow, what a wonderful opening! This is the sort of fragrance that you look forward to spraying on yourself.

Upon dry-down, the cinnamon and apple scent remain evident (but not nearly as strong as in the opening), and a prominent lavender and vanilla scent come forward. I don't like the bass scent quite as much as I love the opening, but all-in-all this is a wonderful fragrance! In the off-chance that you don't like the smell of cinnamon, suck it up and wear this anyway. The women will appreciate you for it! :P

One of my favorites!

This fragrance was probably intended for young men, ages 13 - 25 or so. This fragrance seems to be extremely popular with that age group. Chrome isn't terrible, but it does seem rather cliché, overused, and smells like a borderline "cheap" fragrance. It's a fresh and clean scent with some metallic properties. I found it to be rather potent, and just one or two sprays lasted throughout the day and into the late evening. Sillage was also rather prominent. I would hate to imagine having to share a room with someone wearing 6 or 7 sprays of this stuff. (You know who you are :P )

Not bad, but far from the best in its class.

While this isn't a horrible fragrance, it isn't great either.

Initial spray is somewhat of a "dark," peppery scent. Sort of a peppery sandalwood. I do enjoy the top scent. However, it then dries down to a rather strong, overbearing, and cheap smelling floral scent. What the hell? Wouldn't it make more sense for a men's fragrance named "Black," served in a jet black bottle, to open light and dry down to a dark, peppery sandalwood? I....I just don't get it.

Lasting power isn't the best, but while it does last it is too strong and too "bad floral" for me to put up with. Doesn't smell very manly in my opinion, and might be better off as a women's fragrance if toned down.

There is nothing "Black" about Kenneth Cole Black for Men except, perhaps, the opening spray, which lasts all of 10 to 30 minutes.

Pass!

I'm not a fan of Eternity for Men, but I do like Eternity Summer for Men. Has a clean floral scent with an added fresh lemon scent. It's not too strong, not too subtle. Not too sweet, not too sour (However, I would personally prefer this one to be a little sweeter). It's not a complicated scent by any means, but it's nice for what it is. Doesn't smell like a bowl of mixed fruits like many "summer" fragrances.

However, once I discovered fragrances like Versace Man Eau Fraiche and Hugo Boss Pure, this felt like an inferior "fresh" fragrance. I much prefer Versace Man Eau Fraiche's starfruit to Eternity Summer for Men's lemon. Again, Eternity Summer is not a bad fragrance, but I just don't seem to be reaching for it anymore, regardless of the weather.

Lasting power is bad (about 2 hours tops on me), and it just smells "cheap" when it comes down to it. I wore this one once and decided to take it back for a refund. It's smooth and it's musky (which is what I was looking for when I bought it), but it just doesn't smell very good on dry-down and wasn't very appealing to me or those around me.

The musky scent that KC Reaction dries down to is basically a lighter version of what Signature dries down to. Didn't like it.

It's a citrus fruit + floral, but to my nose it smells quite strong and overbearing. It also smells sort of "cheap," like a budget-brand EDT. It's not terrible, however after only two sprays I felt like I was wearing way too much of a cheap cologne. I'll pass on this one.

This cologne lasted about 1 hour on me, then faded away into nothing. Horrible staying power. When first sprayed, the scent is a light and lively citrus & green apple type smell. Very candy-like. However, once the dry-down takes place, this cologne COMPLETELY changes into a bland and dull musk scent, ala Kenneth Cole Signature. This is simply a toned down version of Signature with a candy top scent. Besides the fruity top scent, there is nothing redeeming about this cologne. Too expensive, too dull and uninteresting once the base note settles in, and only lasts 1 to 2 hours tops.

Absolutely hands-down my favorite fragrance of all time! If I had to pick a single fragrance to wear every single day, regardless of the occasion, it would be Polo Double Black. It's just a fantastic smelling scent!

It applies very peppery, and dries-down quite creamy, although the pepper notes are present throughout the life of the scent. It stays pretty close to the skin, and lasts about half a day before needing to be reapplied.

Very manly and sexy fragrance! Go out and buy it! NOW!

I like the idea behind this scent and the general way it smells. However there is this rotten fruit or vegetable note in there that is quite apparent to me even when initially sprayed. That is what ruins this for me, as I just cannot stand to smell that particular note on my body. (whatever it is, I'm not sure)

I came across Armani Attitude and found that it is quite similar to London. London could have been a better fragrance than Attitude because Attitude does smell quite synthetic, however I can't deal with London's rotten note. I picked up a bottle of Attitude instead.

I purchased this one a year ago but had only used it twice. To my nose it always smelled like some very dry lemon and honey concoction. I purchased it because of how different and unique it smelled, especially compared to all of the cookie-cutter scents out there. It's also an older, more mature "classic-type" scent, and I didn't own any of those.

So I wore this twice with no problems. And then something happened the other day. I wore this to work, only a couple of sprays as usual. A few hours into the day, this scent started becoming overbearing to my nose. I was very aware that I was wearing it, and it started making me nauseous. It even took on a different scent, and smelled more like burnt pencil shavings, which was just disgusting. I'm not sure of the exact cause for this, perhaps I had an allergic reaction to it, or perhaps my body chemistry changed within the past year, or it could even be the new soap that I am using. Whatever it is, I absolutely cannot wear this fragrance anymore. Even the thought of spraying this on myself makes me a little queasy.

Gonna have to give it the thumbs down considering it's the only fragrance that has almost made me vomit. :P

When the other reviewers mentioned baby powder and baby wipes, they ain't kiddin'.

I am in the market for a sweet candy fragrance to wear on occasion, but I just cannot handle this one. Initial spray is a sickly sweet scent, almost like a mixture of sugar and water. (lots of sugar) When dry-down occurs, the baby power note really takes over and dominates. I don't hate the smell of baby powder, but for some odd reason it reminds me of feminine hygiene products...? At any rate, as a man I don't want to go around smelling like that. :P

This is a very unique fragrance. I haven't come across anything that smells quite like this. I can definitely smell the sage, as that is the prominent note here. I also smell some sort of sweet spice that don't know the name of. All in all, it's a mixture of spices, and balances the spicy and sweet properties quite well. This is one that you just need to go and try out, because it's difficult to explain what it actually smells like. Not my favorite fragrance, but I like it. It applies quite strong, but mellows out and sweetens up a tad upon dry-down.

Roses and pepper. That's exactly what this smells like to me. The initial sprays smells almost identical to the dry-down, although a tad bit more of the "rose" scent comes forward when this settles down. This is a rather strong fragrance that shouldn't require more than one or two sprays to do the job. Any more than that and I'm gagging. (and so are the people around you)

It's good stuff, just use it sparingly.

This one reminds me of Burberry London (the new version). I wanted to like London but there is this rotten fruit or vegetable note in it that I just cannot handle. Attitude smells quite similar to London, but without that rotten note. However, Attitude does come off a bit synthetic to my nose. It may sound strange, but Attitude smells like some synthetic blackberry/raspberry scent with a hint of lemon and coffee when initially sprayed. It's quite strong and overbearing at first. When dry-down occurs, the scent doesn't change much (if at all), however it settles down quite and bit and the overbearing quality goes away. This isn't my favorite fragrance by any means, but it is different and it doesn't smell bad. Because of how potent this fragrance is (when initially sprayed), one or two sprays is all it takes to do the job. Any more than that and I wouldn't be able to handle it.

This is a great fragrance! Light and suitable for all occasions. It isn't the most unique scent out there, but it isn't cookie-cutter by any means either. On my skin, the initial spray smells identical to the dry-down, which is to say the top note smells identical to the base note. This smells like cedar and white pepper blended into a light musk scent. It's not very complex to my nose but I love the way it smells.

I absolutely love this fragrance. I haven't come across anything that smells quite like Code, as it's quite unique IMO. When sprayed, I get this dark chocolate, sweet tobacco, dark coffee mixture. Once dry down occurs and everything settles in, this scent really sweetens up and just smells wonderful. SEXY!

Grab a handful of dirt and throw it at your head. That's what Dirty English smells like.

I wish I was joking but I'm not. I tried two different bottles of this stuff just to be sure. It opens smelling like fresh dirt and potting soil. Dry-down becomes a little woodier and a little more subdued but it never stops smelling like dirt.

It's most definitely original, but there's no way in hell I'm going to willingly walk around the office smelling like this. Perhaps if I was an outdoorsman or wanted to smell like I had been outside landscaping all day...

Cheap "sport scent" stick deodorant mixed with seaweed and pineapple juice? Um...I'm confused. Why would anyone like that?

I just couldn't bear to wait for the dry-down on this one, so I guess it is possible that the base notes smell quite different than the top and middle notes (although highly implausible). Unless you want to reek around the office, quickly pass this one by.

Opens up smelling exactly like all of the cookie-cutter spicy aftershaves that I have countered time and time again over the years. It smells good, but extremely familiar. Once it dries down (after about 30 minutes or so), it begins to take on more of a unique scent and becomes a little more spicy and woody, with hints of sweetness.

It smells good. But I can almost guarantee you have smelled it before (or some variation thereof).

If you're into spicy aftershave-esque fragrances, give this one a try.

I was anticipating the smoke and burnt rubber notes to be prominent (based on the Basenotes reviews), and indeed they are. However I wasn't expecting the sweetness in this one. It isn't a cloying sweetness by any means, but there's something in there to give it a slight airy or "perfumey" presence. There's also a hint of an old worn leather jacket in there (or perhaps it's my imagination, given that this fragrance reminds me of Harley motorcycles and black leather jackets).

So I was expecting some nasty viscous black liquid to spray out of this bottle, but I was pleasantly surprised with Bulgari Black. Don't get me wrong, I would never wear something like this, however I could see how someone could pull this off.

I'll give it one thing... it IS original!