Fragrance Reviews by scenteur7

I love that review by Calchic because it perfectly illustrates the mystery of Te and how it smells different to each wearer. I do agree that overall, Te is unusual, and that the celery and clove create a unique herbal edge. But after about 5 minutes the herbaceousness tends to fade and the entire composition becomes the scent of steam rising from a pot of just brewed green tea...an effect that I can't say I find in so many of the other aromas that claim to use tea notes.

I'm puzzled that this one is denoted with the women's symbol, as it smells perfectly unisex to me: A sparkling aroma that includes notes of rare teas, plum, blackcurrant, lily of the valley, and citrus (luckyscent.com), to me, Vita is all about grapefruit. This is what I want to reach for on a hot summer day, something that is fresh, invigorating, and easy-to-wear.

Sea salt, ginger lily, and avocado - who knew so simple a composition could create such an astounding olfactory effect. One of my favorite marine aromas, Mare has been well-reviewed here at Basenotes and for good reason - it's one of the most unique scents of its genre: Fresh, clean, and nothing like Acqua di Gio...what moe could you ask for?

A smooth unisex aroma with notable leather/suede tones. Good longevity and sillage. I could swear I detect an oudh note in there. Perfect for those who love Chopard Madness, Michael for Men, or the Montale Oud fragrances.

One of my very favorite Ava Luxe scents. Rich, spicey, sweet aroma of a bonfire with fantastic longevity and sillage. Similar to Diptyque's Galliano Room Spray, but with stronger cedar tones and not as smokey. A winner for those who love Shiseido's Basara/Basala.

A beautiful, sparkling floral anchored by barely there oriental notes. The standout note on my skin is a pwdery ylang and iris accord. See my interview with Rene Laruelle, the scent's creator, here at Basenotes for ordering information.

I've got to add my 2 cents: Ferre was a thing of the past until a fellow fragrance addict turned me onto it. I had remembered it as herbal and boring. Boy was I wrong. True, it IS slightly herbal (citrus and mossy green notes open), but the magic is the soapy leather notes in the drydown. A surprising scent that I'm sorry I've missed all of the years...Sophisticated and timeless.

Beautiful, unisex, orange blossom-based aroma. Could have a stronger or earthier iris note (iris butter) but works as is and comes across as clean and fresh.

A rich, aromatic, full-bodied oriental that smells much more expensive than it actually is, Carven Homme is similar to Dupont Signature and Gucci Envy for Men. At such a reasonable price, this is a perfect scent for anyone who wants to add a little spice and richness into their days. Perfect for early fall when the leaves begin to change.

Not terribly complex, but wonderfully easy to wear. Another winner from Gigli, shame it disappeared so quickly. Works well for those who don't want to be too overwhelmed by their scents.

One of my favorites from the early 90's. I remember this coming out around the same time as Egoiste Platinum, yet I vastly preferred XS. Light, fresh and easy to wear, the drudown is a wonderful and aromatic woods.

If you like Creed Himalaya, skip the expensive price tag and try this great juniper-focused scen!

God I love this stuff...To me it smells like strawberries and patchouli. Absolutely nothing like the original, and I have a hard time picking out any of the notes in the composition. True, the lasting power is average, and sillage is minimal. But I don't care, I love it and can't really think of anything else that quite compares!

A dull and uninspired new fragrance, slightly reminiscent of the eponymous original Celine pour Homme. Tumulte for Men is a much better creation, not surprisingly from the same creators, InterParfums. Although its a nicely created woods and citrus aroma, the lasting power and sillage are disappointing and I can think of at least 5 other scents that I would prefer to wear before ever reaching for Fever.

Hands down the best from Joop, a surprisingly gourmand-style oriental that is rich, yet not overly sweet. A little known star that would be great for either a man or a woman. With notes that suggest everything from toasted almonds to cognac, an incredibly rich composition great for cooler weather.

Yuck...smells like a lefesaver. Absolutely did not work for me and even on a test strip, this is nothing that I want to smell like.

What a disappointment. Very hard to describe, as all the notes seemed to blend together, but this had a very strong "perfumey" presence. Reminded me of an old bottle of suntan lotion with a strange metallic edge. Nothing really stuck out, but I imagine there were some white floral notes set against some woody notes and a little musk. Very strong with very little character, I can see why this was so hard to find! So let me wrap this up. Trust me on this one. If you were looking for it, stop looking and forget about it. Nothing redeeming about this one.

I believe this one is unisex and the notes include:

Top: Marine Bergamot, Cassis, Melon
Middle: Neroli, Lily of the Valley, Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Muget
Last: Patchouli, Mahogany woods, Oakmoss, Seaweed, Ambergris, Musk

A wonderful light blend, this will be perfect for summer heat. Sweet, fresh, slightly floral (lily, jasmine and neroli all make brief appearrances before blending into the composition), marine with that special hint of motu, and a very pleasant light musk base. It reminds me of CSP Motu with a softer floral and citric opening and not as strong algae notes in the base. At the price I paid, $30 for a 50ml, it was totally worth it and in my opinion the best Ferre scent yet.

I love it, a very cozy and boozey blend of woods and spices. A wonderful rich scent great fro cooler weather. Fragrancedirect.com lists the notes as follows:

Paul Smith London Men is a deeply sensual and spicy scent with sparkling green mandarin and violet flowers. Shots of frosted mint with just a hint of jasmine and lavender. A warm base smoothed with a splash of vintage brandy accord. Australian sandalwood, Tonka beans, and amber.

A great scent, like a light skin musk, reminds me of Creative Scentualizations Perfect Veil, but ultimately very light and fleeting. Eevry time I spray it on the scent disappears in moments...perhaps I'll use it to spray the sheets?

Surprisingly good vanilla scent that reminds me of a sweeter version of Biagiotti Roma. Better than it deserves to be but with a slightly synthetic note in the drydown.

An orange creamsicle, but with a wonderful tangy mandarin note (quite fresh, actually) and an almost buttery, almond-ish bourbon vanilla note. Intoxicating, long-lasting and not too cloying! Antica's best.

A wonderful light and fresh marine scent. Very simple composition, yet very effective. Like a Motu Light. Longevity could be a bit better, but it's very easy to wear and very comforting.

Interesting blend of pine and a creamy (not too sweet) vanilla. Reminds me of Xmas every time I wear it.

Smells very similar to Polo Sport - nuff said.

A harsh astringent oceanic scent that seemed very discordant. Highlighted by notes of pine, lily, seaweed and musk.

Actually, the name is M'Amo, and it's a blend of pear, spearmint and white musk. Recalls L'Artisan Eau de Caporal, but not as good.

Heavy vanilla oriental scent, reminded me of MPG Or des Indes though not as powdery. A bit too cloying for my tastes.

Amazing fragrance - CSP: Please bring this back! Saffron, maple, cinnamon, ginger, pepper and amber. Like a more spicey/herbal D'Orsay le Dandy minus the booze notes.

Ok - imagine Stetson cologne, now add some amber, ambergris, civet, and musk...you've got an idea as to what Grise is all about - trnaslates as Black Water...a bit ominous, but incredible sillage and longevity.

A surprising vetiver scent, rich in spice notes. Somewhat boozey with accents of sandalwood, rum and patchouli, but not as heavy as it might sound...there's a strange freshness pervading the composition. Very interesting.

Reminds me of MPG Camelia Chinois but with a watery fresh peach aroma. A light floral, soft and feminine.

Your basic grapefruit with a hint of mandarin orange. Simple and fresh, but ultimately uninteresting.

Ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla. I'm not sure whether to wear it or add it to my pumpkin pie mix.

Smells like a Starbuck's capuccino with a dash of vanilla powder...smooth, sweet, and delicious.

A beautiful and clean, fresh and simple sandalwood. Neither sweet nor sharp, this is a perfect rendition with a hint of musk as it dries. Longevity is a problem however.

It should be renamed Eau de Lemon. That's about all I can smell, albeit a light fresh lemon...but far too simplistic and fleeting.

Excellent - a smokey rich leather scent with wonderful longevity and sillage...Wish I could track down a bottle...

It's cotton candy, with a slightly fruity edge. Far too sweet for me.

An overwhelming and cloying blend of flowers and spice. Perfectly blended, but far too sweet and heady for me.

This smells exactly like that aroma when pouring a bowl of fruit loops. A friends has a nickname "Fruity Savages"...Though there's nothing savage in the least about this, it smells a lot like brekfast cereal before the milk.

A bit too sweet for me, and the amber gets lost behind the vanilla. I dunno. I'm not thrilled.

Yummmmm. Amaretto anyone?

A wonderful powdery chocolate with hints of almond and orange. Smells less like a Hershey's bar and more like a packet of Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate mix...before the water is added.

The name says it all - reminds me of apricot gelato.

Unusual interpretation of tea - like a cool earl grey, smokey, rich and at times tangy. Longlasting and great sillage. Another winner from one of my favorite houses.

Smells like a jooly rancher. Not my thing, but very fresh and citrusy. Comparable to Diptyque Oyedo.

The smell of fresh toffee, condensed milk, or Jersey cream, take your pick, but that's about all...I love it. Now the real question is where do I wear this?

WOW! This is one unique composition - a fizzy, minty yuzu set against the scent of rice steam and wet woods. The name refers to "rice fields", and though I'm not sure it smells like that, it's an unusual and tart aroma that dries to a warm tea and musk.

I don't get the woods in this one, mostly just a violet and light musk note. Not one of my favorites.

Red berries, roses, and a light musk. Smells exactly like a light msucat wine. For something more tawny and dark, try KORS.

Smells like a pear charlotte: a creamy vanilla note blended with pear and a touch of tropical fruit.

Vanilla and cinnamon...need I say more? The vanilla is a light creamy note and the cinnamon is perfectly blended.

The best white musk scent I've yet come across with absolutely no hints of vanilla. Soft and powdery and incredibly fresh and relaxing. Easily unisex, don;t worry about the opening minutes, the scent quickly loses any reference to Aquanet as it settles on the skin.

So if Motu smells to me like a hot summer day in a meadow, then Biarritz is the tropical lagoon with green vines and colorful blossoms swaying in the late afternoon breeze. A beautiful fragrance that always earns compliments.

MAGNIFICENT! I always thought this aroma was reminiscent of the scent of walking through a meadow of fresh cut grass after a rainshower on a very hot summer afternoon. Hands down the best oceanic themed scent I've yet to come across. Absolutely nothing compares. Wonderful longevity and sillage as well.

I love it - similar to B*Men, but find B*Men easier to wear...the Lempicka has just a bit too much licorice for me and has an almost bitter edge to it. But incredible longevity and sillage and now that Yohji Homme has disappeared, this comes pretty darn close (though missing the coffee note).

I've offered compliments to women on their fragrance only a number of times, and I've been surprised that more than twice they were wearing Lolita! It's beautiful, sexy and sweet...though I agree about that Licorice note.

I used to like it, but find this one temperamental on my skin. Quite loud and pungent, and dires down a bit harsh on me. Interesting cinnamon and wood blend over musk and herbs, but what the heck is a "sunshine accord"?

I agree - a very odd citrus scent that smells identical to the Lysol I use for my garbage can - it's kinda funny and a bit uncanny.

Another well-done grassy vanilloriental along the lines of Must de Cartier and Krazy Krizia. What makes this one different is the pepper and patchouli in the mid notes. Could work well on a man!

Yikes! Scary stuff!

Wow! Waaaaaaaaay ahead of its time. A wonderful rosey chypre, completely unique and slightly gothic! Perfect for colder weather and the drydown is incredible.

Frui-TEE! Apricot, berries, passionfruit, maybe a papaya or two...a touch of rose against a woodsy musk. Better than most fruity florals, and strong! Definitely not for me, but perfect for Carmen Miranda.

It didn't work for me but when a friend tried it on I really liked it. I agree about the similarities with Samourai, especially the drydown, also reminds me of Casran.

The king of fresh men's orientals does it again with this addictive concoction of citrus and woods. Reminds me ever so slightly of Baldessarini, but much better. Sadly, longevity could be a bit better.

An interesting twist on the original Samourai highlighted by a pickled plum note and yuzu. Longevity could be better, but very unique...Delon does it again.

Really not bad - considering when it was launched. It smells great on my dad, but definitely not for me...and is it just me or does Polo Blue smell strikingly similar?

I love it. I love the way it smells on me and find it very relaxing. Could it be longer-lasting? Yes...But I still really enjoy wearing this. Reminds me of the disocntinued Cassini for Men.

Oh, please.

Yes, it smells nice...nice for a 14 year old's first cologne.

A beautiful composition that is terribly disappointing in longevity and sillage. I enjoyed the first 5 minutes and then quickly wondered where the heck it went? If there was an EDP or Extreme version, I'd buy it in a second! Reminds me of Goutal Duel...

Beautiful aquatic floral with water lotus, peony and white musk. Very simple composition, but lovely nonetheless - soothing and relaxing.

I used to love this - especially the sandalwood and leather drydown. But as half the world started using it, and after I left college, I found I could no longer enjoy it. Nevertheless, Safari is an excellent scent and one of the best men's scents of the 90's, not to mention the excellent packaging!

A light aldehydic scent layered with soft white flowers against light musks. Reminds me of Lauder's White Linen. A bit sharp for my tastes, so I recommend Esencia (a variation of Duende).

Nevermind my other review below - it was meant for the original Duende. Essencia is a dreamy light white musk scent with transparent florals, very similar to Bulgari Pour Homme (yes, pour Homme)...Whereas Bulgari emphasized an earl grey tea accord, Esencia offers white petals (jasmine? peony?)...I love it and it's a staple in my collection.

I do recall seeing banana peel listed in the notes at one point, I can smell it in the composition. One of my favorite men's scents,with a very unique composition, Quasar manages to be sparkling and fresh with a wonderful woodsy drydown. Nothing else compares.

Agreed - the name is bizarre, but I had a friend who wore this and it smelled outstanding - aquatic floral without being overwhelming and with a divine musky undertone. Along the lines of Issey, though not necessarily similar. The limited edition bottles are stunners!

Not terribly complex, but one of the most pleasant of its genre. Yes, reminds me of many other things but the light musky drydown is very pleasant and at the price, it's well worth it. Similar to Echo, D&G Light Blue, Into the Blue, etc...but surprisingly good longevity.

I don't see the appeal. A misch-masch of notes that results in nothing special - another fruity fresh men's scent with horrible lasting power. I much prefer Quasar and Adventure.

A surprisingly good and longlasting honey fragrance with a wonderful juicy orange note throughout. Stays close to the skin, but smells divine.

A beautiful, gender neutral orange blossom scent, watery and light. As with most of the Kamali scents, it fades rather quickly and so is not worth the price.

An extremely pungent (excellent longevity and sillage here) incense scent that smells as if you are standing at the entrance to a Japanese temple in front of a large urn of burning incense. A bit animalic at the opening, it slowly mellows over time. The best from this line and worth the price if incense is your thing.

A fairly straightforward woods scent that smells like Japanese temple incense. Sadly, the scent fades rather quickly, not worth the price.

A unisex scent that smells almost identical to CSP Aqua Motu, though the CSP has greater longevity. A nice scent, but I recommend the CSP - a better buy for the money.

I became obsessed with Loewe's fragrances and spent years seeking this one out only to be met with a corss between Xeryus and Kouros. A woody chypre that goes absolutely nowhere on my skin and smells terribly dated. I do appreciate the composition however and so it gets a neutral instead of a negative. Poor longevity doesn;t it help it much. I would love to see this re-worked with stronger leather and musk notes.

I actually like this - I would love something darker and sweeter in the base though. All of Loewe's scents seem to suffer from an unfinished quality and this is no exception. Still, the character of this fragrance, with accents of cinnamon and nutmeg create a warm, comforting effect. Something I would reach for on a crisp autumn day.

Yes, a 70's chypre, but surprisingly mellow and fresh. Comparable to Boucheron and Coriolan which means that it's a little on the bitter side. Would have loved a darker musk here. Overall, the scent feels incomplete.

Very similar to Gucci Envy for Men, but much better. A beautiful orange note opens and then lingers in this sophisticated men's woody oriental with notes of sandalwood and musk. Excellent lasting power and sillage and much more interesting than many of its counterparts (ex., ST Dupont).

Works well for me, works well for mom - creepy! I love this scent and I could sware I smell an apple note in there somewhere. The overall effect is a light and tangy oriental that dries to standard vanilla fare while never being cloying or overpowering.

I love it - a beutiful, fresh, tangy green scent that actually works well on my masculine skin. I'm a hyge fan of green fragrances and find this great during summer. The drydown is wonderful - retaining the leafy green character while adding a touch of powdery iris and light musks.

I'll admit that it smells good, but also quite generic. JHIVAGO 7 ELEMENTS is a much better choice for a men's woody oriental. Envy is missing something that would make it wonderful instead of just nice. Actually, most of the Gucci scents seem to suffer the same fate.

Horrible - bitter, sour, and one-dimensional. Wood upon wood upon wood and all of it synthetic smelling.

Not bad, not great, somewhere in between something modern and clean smelling and something akin to Xeryus...I can't find the character of this scent and so I'm giving up!

It doesn't really smell clean to me, and has at it's heart an odd aldehydic note (could it be the olibanum?) that reminds me of the dreadful Estee Lauder White Linen. It bothered me so much that it became hard to enjoy. Not really a bad scent, but certainly not a great one. Some of the accent notes like raspberry and grapefruit were interesting and tangy, but this is definitely not my idea of clean...

This stuff packs a punch upon first spray and takes some time to settle. When it does, the fragrance is a melange of spices with an accent on white frankincense. The effect is quite gothic, reminding me of a European cathedral. Not the easiest of scents to wear, but magnificent nonetheless and completely unique. Gold is a warmer, more ambery scent, whereas silver tends to be a bit colder, less sweet, but just as animalic.

AMOUAGE GOLD COLOGNE - Much easier to wear than the original EDP concentration, more subtle and less harsh. A beautiful blend of Eastern woods and spices and on my skin the main player is sandalwood and oudh. The rose is a subtle accent throughout the composition, but overall, it is so well-blended that it's hard to discern an individual note. Though this is the cologne, the longevity is perfect and sillage is that of an EDP.

Rich, warm and gorgeous! An incredibly beautiful amber and floral scent with a soft powdery sandalwood in the base. I have the parfum and find it perfect for a sophisticated cool weather evening. Though some have called it opulent and feminine, I find it works well on my male skin.

My first experience with SMN and overall a starightforward heliotrope blossom scent, though slightly bitter and powdery. Definitely not for me.

Reminds me of Johnson's baby shampoo, but slightly more astringent and STRONG! One of SMN's longer lasting scents, but not something I want to wear...almost urea like in its golden-ness....yikes!

A standard carnation fragrance, neither great nor terrible. I prefer Villoresi's Garofano by a longshot. This one is a bit sharp and fades quickly.

Can't make up my mind on this one - I don't get pomegranate at all (as the scent is named for), but rather something powdery and slightly aldegydic. Nut my cup of tea, but pretty nonetheless.

A nice leather scent with accents of amber and lavender, but as usual, doesn't last very long. I wouldn't buy a bottle, but would happy to seek out a decant.

Beautifully done, smells like traditional Japanese temple incense. Sadly, doesn't last very long but I'd be happy to reapply just to smell this wonderful scent.

A standard orange blossom, though somewhat medicinal and bitter at first. Never really blossoms on the skin and doesn;t last as long as I'd like.

I get a lot of compliments when wearing this one. A bright citrus inspired by ozonic marine scents. Excellent longevity, though not terribly unique. Reminds me of Sexual by Germain without the warmer wood notes.

I love it - comparable to the men's (surprisingly so) but headier with a touch of stronger florals (iris and jasmine?). Same great drydown and amazing longevity. A very impressive scent, and completely unique.

Gingerbread, pure and simple. I wear it as a fragrance and it doesn't fail, though it doesn't last all that long.

What's not to love? Citrus, woods, and musk...this is a Laguna at night - tropical flowers blooming, fruit falling from the trees, lush green leaves and vines. Even better, the drydown is a warm oriental. Hands down the best offering from Dali next to the original women's Laguna - if you haven't tried that one, go for it...

Not as good as the original, and not particularly fresh either. Pleasant, but not oustanding. The jasmine adds almost a menthol tinge to the original oriental compostion.

I love this stuff, perfectly avant garde. An incredible blend of leather, cinnamon, civet and patchouli. Better than the Bond (HOT Always) copy...but not as powerful. A classic.

Wow! This one was totally a waste of packaging and marketing with that ridiculous Oblique series. The scent is magnificent and aromatic and deserved to stand on its own. Similar to Escada Collection, but a bit woodier, this stuff reminds me of cherry pipe tobacco. I love it!

Is it just me or does this remind anyone of Goutal Duel, only not as good?

Givenchy, bring this one back - my bottle is almost empty. A beautiful, soft scent, wayyyyy ahead of its time, smells a bit like scented Kleenex - rememebr those? I know, I know...bizarre comparison, but Le is clean, fresh and light...perhaps hesperides and white musk?

I don't know what it is about Le Male, but it just reminds me of Aqua Net Hairpsray. Not entirely awful, but overwhelming and unwearable.

The petrol note disturbs me and I find the composition overall to be irritating. Interesting idea, but just doesn't work for me.

Who knew Creed could do it twice? REL is the scent of sweet buttery leather, tangy and paired with citrus, and Cuir de Russie is the darker, smoky leather, rich and earthy, paired with lavender. Sadly, the longevity of CdR is a bit fleeting, but a masterpeice nonetheless.

Vanilla and amber set against precious woods and soft florals. Beautiful in that vintage way. The highlight is the resinous musky ambergris note that warms the entire composition. A bit sweet for me, but I love to sniff the bottle now and then.

A wonderful scent, just not on me. Develops into a strange soapy drydown that turns bitter on my skin. A totally different scent than the later Tabarome, i wish it worked better for me.

Smells great, but sadly, it doesn't last. A sweet, aromatic blend, neither too harsh nor too woody, blended with tonka and musk. But I find that I hardly ever reach for it because, again...it disappears on my skin within minutes.

The perfect leather scent - sweet, rich, buttery, long-lasting. This is the scent that turned me onto leather scents and was an amazing surprise. A wonderful mandarin orange topnote freshens the opening. One of my favorite Creeds.

Poor longevity, and a harsh salty accord are the hallmarks of Erolfa. Unusual, but not in a pleasant way. I tried to love this, but just couldn't find the beauty.

Cinnamon, vanilla, pepper, woods and musks, rich, elegant and sophisticated. Overall a bit too heavy for my tastes, but an excellent creation by Guerlain nonetheless and a product of its time.

A cross between Feminite du Bois and Donna Karan Chaos. Woodsy, earhthy, unusual with a drydown like Japanese incense. Light years better than the reworked version.

A beautiful, but rather uninspired white floriental. Notes of Kaffir Lime, Cassie flower, Cape Jasmine, Barley, Palisander wood, Vanilla, Benzoin. The basenotes create a doughy, woodsy drydown.

Just as good as the men's version, smooth, clean, and with a wonderful musky drydown. Perfect for summertime.

A wonderful ozonic citrus set against green herbs and white musk with a wonderful drydown. Try the women's scent as well, it';s even better than the men's.

A rose by any other name wouldn't smell as intoxicating. Rose is merely an accent here combined with raspberries and musk. Light, fresh, and unmistakably CDG.

One of my favorite carnation interpretations, lightened by jasmine and spiced with clove and pepper.

As usual with CDG, something that smells incredible, but that I have no desire to actually wear. This, the least bizarre of the current CDG offerings is like a blend of the two CDG Odeurs with woody floral notes. Transparent, airy, clean-smelling...it's also quite fleeting and has very little longevity.

Groundbreaking in its medicinal originality, CDG is an earthy, raw, masterpeice of natural spices and essential oils. For anyone looking for something that is so completely the opposite of "perfume" and without a trace of florals. Longlasting, and earthy. I love the scent, but find that I rarely reach for it. I need something smoother and sweeter.

Bizarre, interesting and unique, but not something I want to wear. A transparent clean scent, that smells like the air after a thunderstorm.

A perfect match for Fath de Fath - an unusual oriental compsed of mint, lavender, florals and warm woods and musk. Unusual, understated, under-rated and magnificent. The perfect scent for winter.

A sharp green scent, almost bitter in its opening stages, it relaxes in the skin during it's drydown. Vegetal and coniferous, a true blast from the past. Now a bit difficult to wear and there are much better greens available like Givenchy Greenergy and Trophee Lancome.

A surprisingly masculine leather chypre. I can imagine the shock this must have caused when first released. Now however, it makes an excellent men's scent highlighted by galbanum, patchouli, oakmoss, leather, sandalwood, sage and iris to name but a few of the notes. Sexy and mysterious, a classic fragrance.

Perhaps one of the most famous perfumes of the late 20th century, and for good reason. A surprisingly dark and brooding blend of prunol, musks, florals and woods. Nothing has come close to the magic evoked by Poison. I will always have at least a small amount in my collection at all times.

Ah the scent of honeysuckle and orange blossom on a late summer afternoon. One of the most striking and unique compositions of modern men's fragrance, florals balanced by sandalwood and benzoin...many have tried to imitate, but nothing comes close to this masterpeice by, naturally, Dior.

A glorious scent from the early 90's that vividly recalls ocean surf crashing upon sandy dunes on a warm clear day at sunset. Wonderful on my male skin, one of my all-time favorite comfort scents. Excellent lasting power and sillage, this is a staple in my collection.

A wonderful composition that might have been better geared towards men. Sparkling citrus and topnotes set against a camphorous woodsy base, similar to Feminite du Bois, yet brighter and fresher.

Similar to Eau de Dolce Vita with a pear blossom note set against soft greens and a light musk in the base. Decent lasting power and sillage, though ultimately, the EdDV is better.

Heavy on the lavender and rosemary, one-dimensional, too sharp, and overall, even worse than the original.

A beautiful fragrance - feminine, soft, lovely. The pear blossom is reminiscent of the actual fruit and is set against white petals. Vanilla and sandalwood round out the base. Something I would buy for my own daughter.

Suntan Lotion in a bottle and it's wonderful. Love the almond, vanilla, jasmine, and musk. It's just a bit heavy going on...Lutens' Datura Noir is preferable, but not nearly as loud.

I'm holding onto this one, unusual from start to finish - pear, musk and rosemary in an equally unusual bottle. I love the fresh fruit notes set against the greens and woods. Absolutely unique.

Starts out well, so promising, fresh, but can't hold a candle to the original, and fades on my skin within minutes.

Reminds me of Paul Sebastian Design (!) and there's just one note in there that ruins if for me. To give it credit, the drydown and background of the scent are actually pretty decent, but I'll pass.

I hoped it would be the classic the buzz purported it to be. No. A bitter green with lemon and vetiver. Dated, and not for me. Harsh.

I so wanted to love this, so wanted to be smitten with my new friend, Jules, but it just didn't turn out that way. A product of its time, and now a man who's past his prime. This is the cologne version of the Simpson's Disco Stu.

Love the iris, but find that it gets lost as the scent progresses under heavy leather and cacao notes. Overall a bit cloying and sweet. Nice, but I'll pass.

Jane's review makes me giggle - partially because there is something about santal blanc that comes across as harsh and almost bitter...like a perm product!

Notes include sandalwood, cinnamon bark, fenugreek, Copahu balsam, jasmine, Siamese benzoin, iris, pink pepper, musk.

I imagine the fenugreek is what puts most people off, creating a bitter, raw wood effect. But once past this stage, and if your skin doesn't emphasize this too much, it's another wonderful oriental from SL that emphasizes white wood.

Yes, it's true, there is a similarity with Hypnotic Poison, but DN is lighter, more streamlined, with notes of mandarin peel, apricot, lemon flower, datura flower, tuberose, osmanthus, coconut, heliotrope, myrrh, bitter almond, vanilla, tonka bean, musk.

The datura of the title is anchored at the bottom of the composition, ever-present set against almond and vanilla. It was love at first sniff for me and it is one of my most treasured scents. Just floral enough to keep me happy, just gourmand enough to satisfy my sweet tooth and yet warm and intoxicating.

My favorite vetiver fragrance hands down. Just enough vetiver to give me what I need, but tempered by creamy, soft iris. The middle and basenotes of sandalwood, chocolate, musk, benzoin and gaiac wood wrap me in all the things I love.

Now, don't get too upset...but something about this reminds me ever-so-slightly of the core notes of Joop! Homme. perhaps it's the honeyed currants and candied rose with vanilla and styrax, but...

Fumerie Turque is one of the highlights of the SL collection. Rich, full of character, perfect for cooler weather, longlasting and absolutely intoxicting. It would almost seem as if this scent were made expresly for me!

Notes include currants, white honey, candied Turkish rose, Egyptian jasmine, smoked leather, beeswax, Balkan tobacco, Peru balsam, patchouli, tonka bean, styrax, juniper, vanilla.

A wonderful vanilla bean scent, not as foody as many vanillas, yet aptly sweet. Notes of coconut milk, black vanilla absolute, beeswax, caramelized benzoin, licorice, bitter almond paste, Gaïac wood, Tonka bean, sandalwood.

A disappointment. Run of the mill white musk scent with very little sillage or longevity.

Wonderful and seems to be one of the lesser known scents. Smokey oak, rich rum and honey notes, and white woods create a surprising composition that it totally intoxicating. The first time I can call an SL scent "smokin'"! Reminds me ever-so-slightly of Balenciaga Cristobal, though not nearly as sweet.

A disappointment - camphorous, odd and cacophonous. I tried and tried and tried, but never felt like I warmed up to the scent. The cedar is there at the base but sadly so is a touch of tuberose and the entire composition is far too sweet.

I love it. The opening is a bit challenging but as it settles, the most wonderful layers are revealed. At times I'm reminded of Caron's Narcisse Noir and other times Nag Champa incense. Overall it is a comforting and sweet scent, woody and aromatic. One of my favorites from SL.

I was hoping to be wowed, but instead I was simply pleased. Rich patchouli set against a raw cacao bean note. I was surprised that the fragrance didn't last longer on my skin, but nevertheless enjoyed wearing it.

Everyone else has already said it best - a dizzying oriental with all the right notes. Opulence in a bottle.

Beautiful. I love it every time I smell it and it may become one of my favorite staple comfort scents. Sold here in Japan as a unisex scent, I find the effect on my skin to be quite soothing.

Disappointing and bland. Citrus bogged down by 15 other unneccesary ingredients that just blend into one indistinct composition.

I actually prefer the women's version of By to the men's due to the creativity with the gourmand basenotes juxtaposed against the living florals. In the same family as Cartier Must, this is the youthful, trendier, more daring cousin out all night partying and then winding down with a hot cup of coffee and cashmere blanket. how could that be bad?

A wonderful take on lavender and hedione but overall a bit much for my tastes. Had it and swapped it, and as the other reviewers noted, a bit towards the animalic side, so best to test first.

If this is what Sicily smells like, where's my villa? I'm moving. Just close enough in the aldehyde and base notes to remind me of Femme, yet different enough with the tropical island florals to create something new. Sicilian bergamot, honeysuckle, jasmine, black pearl rose, hibiscus and musk. Yes it leans towards the floral side, but who cares when it smells this good without being too foody!

A stunner that I'd like to wear for myself. I love the spice carnation in the midnotes and the drydown is a wonderful musky oriental. I wish they would have capitalized on the blend of plant and flower when creating the men's scent.

I was quite surprised that I liked this as much as I did, not loving vetiver all that much, but the rest of the composition worked nicely and framed the vetiver well. Not something I would choose to wear, but overall well done and balanced.

Getting a bit close to being a misch-masch of all of his other scents, I prefer Comme de Garcons to LV Spezie. Something seems unfinished about it.

A harsh, dry sandalwood that might have benefitted from a better blend of types of sandalwood. Though Sandalwood is my number one scent, this just didn;t work for me.

A classic carnation scent that adds just enough of everything else (namely musk, lavender and vanilla) to perfectly compliment the carnation rather than overpower it. Suitably a unisex scent.

Not sure what it is exactly, but this scent is harsh, unharmonic, and odd. From the perfumer: A precious base of Bulgarian rose and rose de Mai. Fresh and spicy notes of coriander, clove and star anise enriched with ylang ylang, iris root, cyclamen, lilac, geranium, narcissus of the mountains, jasmine, violet leaves, black currant, spices, and aromatic woods.

Almost masculine in overall effect, I just couldn't enjoy the scent.

Oh Renato (see below)...I wonder what happened? This is far and away my favorite of the Villoresi line and one of the best musk scents I own. The lavender and rose work wonders here and the sandalwood adds just the right touch in the base. A masterpeice.

Left me wanting a glass of water...something is missing...and the ginger and pepper don't help. Whereas this is a lavender scent with musk accent, I prefer Villoresi Musk which is a musk scent with lavender accent.

I had high hopes, but found it just overall a little too heavy and thick. I need a little more musk or benzoin with my patch. Only for patchouli devotees who like the darker scents.

Beauitful but a yawner. We've been here before...oh so many times.

Magnificent. Spicy, aromatic, and full of wonderful cinnamon that transforms as it develops into a sweeter woods and white musk scent. One of my very favorites. Sweet enough, resinous enough and spucy enough.

I wish I could both understnad the appeal and find the beauty in this, but it is nothing more than bitter pepper made worse with fennel and anise, sharp and one-dimensional.

Powder, powder and more powder. Did I mention powder? Oh yes, and there are some rather pretty floral notes that peek through now and then.

Very diappointing, as I love orange blossom immensely. Sadly, this turned almost bitter as it dried and reminded me of the horrible Paul Sebastian Fine Cologne for men (blech!)

Beuatiful and surprising. The scent ideed quickly reveals the range of green vegetal notes but then develops into a scent highlighting the powdery hay, mate and lavender notes. Without comparison, sophisticated and unusual.

Dry and earthy, and very close to Carven's Vetiver. I'll pass.

A buttery, rich sandalwood, with a wonderful drydown and terrific longevity. The addition of musk and amber to the mysore temper the bitter edge and result in one of Etro's best compositions.

An excellent, true patchouli scent, very close to L'Artisan. Yet as with most Etro scents, slightly synthetic smelling.

VERY unusal. Jasmine, green tea, black tea...with a rubbery quality common to many smoked teas. Very true to the scent of matcha (powdered green tea) but overall a bit too biter for me to really enjoy.

Awful - though I was hoping for something tangy, creamy and sweet, I got soemthing more akin to a cheap bottle of gin served in a smokey cafe.

My favorite Etro - ylang, heliotrope, white musk, vanilla and almond. The effect is startling, like a peice of freshly baked pastry covered in toasted almond and vanilla cream. The best interpretation of heliotrope I've yet to come across.

A beautiful leather scent second only to Knize Ten in its sophistication and simplicity. Decent longevity and pretty good sillage. A kind of soapy drydown (yes! Cussons!) - overall very comforting and easy to wear.

Better than L'Artisan's L'Eau d'Ambre, but not as good as MPG's Ambre Extreme...a simple amber scent with a hint of musk and sandalwood. Nicely done, decent longevity...jsut not very interesting.

An intriguing "wet" floral that would be charming for a young woman. Yet on my skin Etro once again strikes out with an ominous synthetic note that prevented me from truly enjoying it.

I think the reviewer below must have been referring to Gomma, because Magot is a sumptuous floral - rose, iris, violet and tuberose with highlights of apricot, clove and musk. Very feminine, and quite heady.

Yet another Etro that didn't work on my skin, developing a strange synthetic note that annoyed me. A blend of vanille and lemon (think Shalimar Light) that worked very well on paper, just sadly, not on my skin.

Interesting concept, but not something I would want to wear. Too bitter and thin for my tatses.

I thought I loved it - smelled great out of the bottle, and then pretty good at first spray on my skin, but there was an odd synthetic note that ruined it for me and I just never found myself wearing it. Interesting premise though - love the concept of cinnamon and lavender!

I just didn't care for it - reminded me of a Lancome moisturizer, with a strange rosey note in the middle, and bitter hesperides in the top. Too sharp for me.

Similar to Patou Prive in the overall effect, this is a deep, resinous wood aroma highlighted with a tinge of vanilla and lavender. The name suits it perfectly. One of the EDP's from Etro, so the sillage and longevity are outstanding.

I was very disappointed with this one, fleeting, boring, with a touch of lime and not much else. No resinous powdery sandalwood here...limes and pencils. I wonder if this one inspired Navegar?

A beautiful, non-foody vanilla. Slightly floral with a touch of jasmine, and very long-lasting. This is yet another of my favorites from L'Artisan.

I'll begin by stating that usually, I HATE VETIVER...and follow with, BUT THE ONLY ONE I REALLY LOVE....is you guessed it, L'Artisan. Both woodsy and green, fresh and yet aromatic, this is one of my favorites of the entire line. Wonderful when mixed with L'Artisan Patchouli.

I'm very confused by all of the reviews below, as Massacrante is almost pure sandalwood oil. Woodsy, somewhat sweet, and aromatic. I have a feeling many of these other reviewers were smelling the other release from the d'Humeurs collection. Sadly, the scent was a bit too pure for my liking - I prefer my sandlwood a bit sweeter and more powdery.

A true patchouli without anything else added. A scent of crushed green leaves, earthy and fresh, slightly bitter...L'Artisan, bring this one back!

An interesting scent indeed, comparable to MPG's Eau des Iles, but sadly, just not for me. The places it went on my skin were dreadful.

An unusual fougere highlighting spearmint leaves and lavender. Fresh, invigorating, unique and surprisingly long-lasting. A shame it was discontinued. I've never loved mint in a scent as much as I do in Caporal.

Mimosa, violet, and black currant. Sweet, a bit powdery, with an odd almost cucumber like note. It just doesn't work for me. Smells more like tilleuls than mimosa to my nose.

Yet another L'Artisan that took me a while to love, but now it's all dedication. A classic pairing of rose and patchouli with an earthy edge. Wet rose garden on a hot summer day after the hedges have been trimmed.

Sadly, disappointing...nothing more than a run-of-the-mill eau fraiche. Grassy, yes, fresh, yes, sparkling, yes...Intriguing - no.

The first L'Artisan I fell in love with and a staple to this day. Green and grassy, then somewhat nutty and sweet, finally woodsy and musky. A wonderful journey and the best of all fig scents.

Quite similar to Bvlgari's Green Tea (a bit disappointingly so) but with the addition of jasmine and a hint of mint. Stays close to the skin but lasts quite well. Whereas The Vert is a bit fresher and a bit more complex, Ete takes the floral path...and I love it.

Myrrh, honey and hazelnut. Absolutely unique, totally intriguing, and constantly eliciting compliments.

I'm having a hard time with this one - I usually get a whiff of lime and then it's all cedar and pepper. Thankfully, I don't get the anise. Some days it's soothing and masculine, other days it disappears in moments. The verdict is still out - waiting for summer with this one.

Lilies, myrrh and white musk. Perfection in a rather unsual creation. Incredibly soothing and lasts surprisingly well.

My favorite floral fragrance, this one is so beautiful that I can't help but be adicted to wearing it myself. With just the right blend of petals to keep this one close to a classic eau de cologne, with neroli, linden and a surprisingly light tuberose.

Another L'Artisan that I didn't like at first, now however it is my hands down favorite of the entire line. Nothing compares to the caramel leather notes and the almost doughy sawdust accord. Good enough to eat, the smoky qualities of the black tea blend wonderfully with the leather notes. Just astounding.

I didn't love it at first, a bit overwhelmed by the ginger and nutmeg, and the first scent I tried with a prominent honey note. Then I came back to it a couple of years later and now I can't get enough of the smoked tea and spices. Absolutely stunning. I agree with Matt that this DOES remind me of Memoire d'Homme, but more sophisticated and spicier.

A beautiful, resinous, sweet, creamy Amber - lightyears preferable to the original L'Eau d'Ambre. Incredible sillage and longevity and perfect for a cold winter's night. Not much more going on here than amber - reminds me of L'Occitane's Amber boule.

The must beautiful, and surprisingly green and airy hyacinth scent. All three of the floral scents from this group by L'Artisan do well on my skin and none of them smell particularly floral or feminine. Bravo L'Artisan!

Oh how I wish I could get my hands on an actual bottle of this! The only saffron scent (I think because it is tempered by vanilla) that I can enjoy wearing. Beautiful and with decent longevity. Sugar snap cookies tinged with a chocolate-like velevty saffron.

Absolutely beautiful - like an almond cookie, powdered with vanilla. Sadly, it disappears almost immediately on me leaving a light hint of almon-tinged white musk. If they ever make an extreme version, I'm all over it, though to be honest, i Profumi's Talco Delicato and Etro Heliotrope are just as good.

A light, clean-smelling amber that never really develops or connects with the wearer...not to mention poor longevity. I'll pass.

Iris, oakmoss, vanilla, and galbanum seem the highlights of this scent - in the same realm with Must and Safari, but sleeker, more vintage feeling and with the distinct Guerlain drydown of its early 20th century creations.

I have the parfum and it is a magnificent ambery chypre. Just enough green to keep it interesting in the opening, with an intoxicating oriental drydown. This was Shalimar for the 60's!

Thumbs up for smellign so wonderful - fresh and light and exactly what I want for summertime. Thumbs down for lasting about 5 minutes on my skin. Guerlain, if you're listening, give me an EDP or an extreme version, please!

I can appreciate the beauty, but the aldehydic moss and hesperides were a bit much for me. Opulent and sophisticated, I'd love to see this one re-envisioned for the 21st century.

I love it, and can't really find a connection with Coriolan. Takes everything wonderful about Chamade, tempers it, and adds a bit more wood. A winter scent to be sure. Imagine Heritage without the black pepper or vanilla combined with a little Yatagan!

I couldn't get past the fir and pine...not something I wanted to wear, but wonderful for towels and sheets and using as a homespray!

TO me, this is the scent of Xmas - cinnamon and orange pomanders and warm musk...akin to a suntan lotion (bain de soleil?), so perhaps this is where the summer imagery comes from. It was a bit too much for me for the summer, but I used up my decant in winter. The drydown is the star. Like L'Anarchiste Light...

Yes! Now this is what I've come to expect from Guerlain. A shame this wasn;t made part of the permanent collection. Warm, powdery skin musk type of scent with excellent longevity and sillage. Powder, powder and more powder highlighted by an aromatic neroli note and slight spice accent from carnation. Just wonderful.

A strange scent, with heady tropical blossoms and a wonderful drydown. It's hard to get past the cacophony of the opening, but after an hour or so, the scent relaxes into a beautiful oriental with the vetiver and vanilla really shining through. This one coulda been a Lutens and then it might have had more success.

Very similar to Anna Sui to my nose, and heck, even the bottles seem to follow a similar theme. Not a bad scent, but never really seems to go anywhere, and remains a bit too fruity sweet for my tastes. Notes of Green Tea, Bergamot, Seville orange, Apricot, Jasmine, Cedar and Sandalwood.

Violets don't work for me and this is just too loaded with violet and turns rather, well, musty on me. Takemyhusbandplz said it best. Surprisingly strong and powdery in the drydown.

Similar to the original but with more citrus and a nice neroli note. Still, a bit too sharp for me to actually enjoy wearing.

It's very hard to tell what has changed, but overall this version seems to be better blended, smoother, and not as rich. The topnotes seem stronger with more citrus and the bottom notes seem less sharp.

Honeyed amber seems to be the most fitting description. Cloying and heavy also fit. I would love to see a summer version of this and then maybe i could actually stand wearing it. It;s not a bad scent, but not nearly as sophisticated a sI might have hoped from Guerlain. A little snootiness and avant garde accents would have been appreciated.

My favorite patchouli scent! Combining everything I love from the almond amaretto, to the doughy iris notes and nerloi, benzoin and musk as well...this scent is perfectly me. I fell in love the instant I tried it and this holds the place fo honor in my collection - center shelf, center of the grouping. Even the bottle is exquisite!

Magnificent - one of my favorite scents - a grassy green vanilla with a mere hint of florals and a nice blend of vetiver and musk. Perfect for oriental lovers.

Uh-uh. No.

A bit too sweet for me, with a bit too much pepper. Still, it's a great compostion and does smell wonderful...just not on me.

I love it - I find absolutely no comparison with the original Kouros and I couldn't be happier. Overall dries to a warm incense note (likely the mace and nezoin). If you're looking for soemthing not quite as sweet or heady as Givenchy Pi, this could be it.

My favorite YSL women's scent...probably because it smells quit masculine to my nose. Pepper, orchid and vetiver are the standouts in this scent that is softened by a smokey incense accord. Incredible lasting power and sillage, I think I prefer this to Black Cashmere.

One of the best of YSL - who else would think to pair mint with ambergris and vanilla? Crisp enough for summer, substantial enough for winter, I grow more and more in love with this every time I wear it.

In the words of my step-mother, "I prefer my Opium in hooker strength." I will say that this subtle, toned-down version of the scent was easier for ME to wear, and seemed to lose some of the harsher basenotes of the original.

A surprise - retains the main theme of Paris, adds a softer rose accord and juxtaposes the entire composition against light woods. I finally feel like I can wear a little Paris!

A little overpowering, but wonderful nonetheless. Heavy on the vetiver and agarwood, this one works best during cooler weather. I can't think of anything else that really comes close to achieving the effect of M7. Would love a little tonka or almond in this...to take the edge off.

Ok, but where's the sandalwood? This is so similar to so many other scents out there that it's hard to be enthusiastic about it...and again, where's the actual sandalwood?

Recently relaunched as an edp as part of the La Collection series, Magie is a wonder of a scent. Notes of jasmine, violet, musk and amber create a bewitching and heady composition that is surprisingly unisex in effect. Wonderful lasting power and sillage, comforting and rich.

When I recently tested the relaunched EDP as part of the Lancome La Collection series, I was taken with how much better it had smelled than when I had previously tested the regular edt years ago. The original was bitter, harsh and astringent, the current rich, layered, and wonderful. Yes, a strong aldehyde pervades the composition, but tempered by a rich grassy vetiver.

One of my favorite green chypres - grassy, mossy and fresh, with wonderful sillage and lasting power. The lavender is subtle enough not to make too much of a presence and the musk in the base really carries the scent over time.

Citric green notes and ginger. Reminds me of a cross between Sung Hei and Givenchy Greenergy. Ultimately a little too much ginger for me, slightly harsh.

IT's a miracle - the first men's scent from Lancome in a loooooong time and it's a winner. Easy-to-wear, sophisticated and just darn good. The coffee blended with the woods and a fresh green note in the top combine to create a masculine scent that can be worn any time of year. A classic is born.

One of my favorite Lancome scents - ornage juice and carrots - no kiding! Sweet, tangy, yet somehow has that vegetal freshness thanks to the carrot. SLightly green in its finish, a perfect scent for summer and not even a hint floral!

Surprisingly good - sweet and tropical, but not cloyingly so. Everytime I wear it I'm taken with how much I enjoy it. A little known gem from Lancome that is a guilty pleasure year-round. Don't let the Lollipop pseudonym fool you...this is suntan lotion and strawberry daquiris.

Thumbs wayyyyy up! Relaunched as an EDP in 2005 as part of the Lancome La Collection series, this is one serious chypre! Oriental in feeling with a melange of musks and spices, leather and greens. Not for the faint of heart. A somewhat animalic edge pervades this 1970's classic.

Very defintiely reminds me of fabric softener. And that's a good thing in my book, though the lasting power (it's a cologne) is abysmal and the price is quite high - therefore I'll stick with my snuggle.

A beautiful soft floral, watery and fresh. Reminiscent of L'Eau d'Issey, though more transparent and "prettier". Overall quite feminine, and better satying power than the other AdB scents.

A very vinatge feel and the lavender and mint play the most prominent roles. Good if you're looking for something light and traditional for warrmer weather, but as it's a cologne it has very little staying power.

I would love to see this made part of the L'Artisan permanent collection - a surprising green scent with a sweet carroty edge. Totally original and totally wonderful.

Perfumery doesn't get much more creative than this - yes it smells a bit like peanut butter intially, but the doughy sandalwood is exquisite and constantly elicits compliments. This kind of creation is what makes L'Artisan so special.

One of my favorites of L'Artisan, violets tempered with dewy greens. Could last a bit longer but I'm so grateful to L'Artisan for giving me a violet scent I can actually wear, I'm really not complaining.

Boring with an odd cumin-like (could it be?) note. Pass.

Overall, I get a very dry wood, and that about sums it up. I actually like the scent, but don't really wanna wear it.

Though short-lived, the pineapple and cedar blend is a welcome change to most citrus-based summer scents and simply smells great! Would love an extreme version of this!

Hmmm, not sure about this - has a slightly harsh bitter edge that puts me off, similar to Noir Epices by Malle. Will have to give this one another try.

How did I miss this for so long? A surprisingly green and fresh scent with a hint of chocolate bean in the base. Reminiscent of Bvlgari Omnia, though a bit more transparent. This suffers from something many of the other L'Artisans do - it's short-lived and not very strong. Still, I'll happily bathe in it - it smells that good!

Perfection. Though I prefer Patou Prive, this is a wonderful oriental with an almost nutty-woodsy drydown. Magnificent.

A light, powdery tuberose anchored by warm ambergris. Might be a bit challenging for men, but I think it's worth a shot. Not your run of the mill heavy white floral....

What Matt said...Ok - this is the first Creed scent I fell in love with during my first encounter with Creed. As a lover of Jasmine and neroli, it's no wonder. I agree that althought this scent was created for men, its old-world quality, as John mentioned, might be a bit challenging for young men. Heady, rich and wonderful!

Love at first sniff and a great use of white birch and sage. One of the only scents I felt compelled to also purchase the bathsoap, and aftershave lotion in!

Wonderful. CK has done it again! Lush and green, reminds me of the scent of ripe plums. The notes would certainly make me think otherwise, but who cares when I smell THIS good. Addictive.

I didn't think it was impossible to improve upon the original, but I actually prefer Lush more...is there a figleaf note in this, and has the musk been stepped up a notch?

I love it. Wet woods and white musk, like a second skin. A surprising departure from the louder earlier CK scents. The Sensual Bedtime Fragrance is even better, monopolizing on the warmer notes in the composition. A winner.

Slowly growing on me, citrusy, soft, quiet, slightly musky, but not as much as I would like but there's something somewhat intoxicating about it. Still reminds me ever-so-slightly of CK One or a typical hotel bath soap or shower gel, but I think this is what I like most about it, the "generic" nature of the scent...overall comforting!

Shockingly good - dewy, fresh, watery with lychee and lotus notes that create a very unusual edge to a unique "eau"....a stunning departure from the usual neroli and vetiver colognes of past.

Chanel Allure paired with a ripe grapefruit. Stunning and longlasting. And that bottle!

After falling for the women's version, I was pleasantly surprised that the men's was just as enjoyable and just as fresh and dewy. A staple for warmer weather that makes great use of Japanese yuzu inthe topnotes!

I'm sorry, is there actually something in the bottle? I spray and spray and yet it would seem my skin smells liek nothing

I love it - almond, white musk, heliotrope...the mimosa is a bit much for me, but the sweetness is tmepered by a ylang note. Great for lovers of Etro Heliotrope or Guerlain Ylang et Vanile.

The hawthorn and Cassie made this an isntant dispapointment. Definitely what I would normally think of as floral, this is a blend of unusual blossoms, but slightly bitter and powdery. The addition of violet just makes it worse.

I like it, but don'tt reach for it often. While I prefer the grassy vanilla of the women's scent, there is something intoxicating and slightly boozey about the men's scent. Thank goodness the anise is quite well-blended here.

I dunno, smells great, but 3 x the price of Mugler Cologne which I enjoy more. I don't get it...

I enjoy it, but don't find myself reaching for it very often. Love the rhubarb in the opening but especially enjoy the cedar and sequoia as the scent settles. Warm, rich and ambery, great for those tired of citrus and marine scents.

Unlike anything else I've experienced, the coffee and chocolate notes paired with the musk and patchouli make this one pretty darn close to a holy grail scent. With incredible sillage and lasting power, a staple in my collection.

Been wearing this one for nearly 10 years now and NEVER tire of it. A perfect gourmand tht never fails to thrill me. Warm, sweet, slightly edgy (patchouli), and with a fruity tinge. Always elicits compliments and lasts forever. Constantly being "borrowed) by roomamtes and friends...sexy!

This will ALWAYS be in my wardrobe, a staple, perfect for nights when I need comfort, warm days, and when nothing else seems to do. Orange Blossom and petitgrain with my holy grail note - white musk. Perfection

Ya know, I wanted to like it. I tried it again, and again, but there was something just slightly too raw for me in the saffron and rose pairing.

Yes, sandalwood, and that about says it all. Cedar and amber echoes in the base and it has decent lasting power but I quickly got bored with this scent as with nearly all Diptyques. More woodsy (think pencils) than say the sweeter MPG Santal Noble.

Armpits anyone?

A surprise from Creed - an unfloral floral that gives up opulence for simplicity. The best part is the drydown when the iris root opens and a warm, almost doughy character makes its presence. a must try for iris lovers and Creed devotees. Wonderful on a warm summer day when I'm tired of citrus.

Hello, Gorgeous! Addictive, elegant, fresh, distinct, pleasant, refreshing, garners compliments, decent lasting power and sillage. Still the best of Creed in my opinion. Love the blend of fruit and green notes with the classic millesime basenotes.

Lovely soft fruity floral. More fruity in my opinion than floral - like a Hanae Mori for women minus the almond and softened consderably. I enjoy the aroma but it doesn't last terribly long.

Nice twist on citrus with ivy and honey notes. Not great on my skin, but I've enjoyd it on others. This one might just have a second chance as Burberry continues to make a presence in the fragrance world.

Hmmmm, I like it, it smells good, and then it disappears. I wish it would make more of a presence on my skin. Unusual in it's sweet and floral notes (reminds me of Hanae Mori a bit in that respect) yet retaining an oriental character (think Casran or Samourai). Hey Burberry - launch an EDP for me, please.

"Eh"....not bad, not great...as Stuigi said, like a toned down version of the original. I don;t get the chocolate notes in this one and prefer the women's version by a mile.

An improvement from BLV with a velvety chocolate in the base, taking the oevrly powdery and gingery edge off the original. Better than the men's and wearable by a man inmho!

Smells quite similar to The Blanc but with much more interesting basenotes and drydown. This one retains the freshness of Blanc but adds an almost nutty finish. It remidned me of the finish of a fine white wine. My travel companion offered "This is the scent of being dressed in a fine Italian suit on the way to an opera." I'd be happy to wear it every day though!

Another stunner from Bvlgari with a gourmand compostion that reminds me of Chai Tea. Light enough to wear during warm weather, and neutral enough for a guy to pull off, the chocolate in the drydown makes this one good enough to drink!

Another beautiful scent, and I actually enjoy the musky drydown on this. Not terribly interesting or compelling, but it smells good and for the price at the very least I'll spray the towels!

Beautiful scent that reminds me of del Pozo Halloween. A bit more floral than I usually enjoy, the drydown is heaven. Opens with an addictive tangy lemon topnote, and dries down to sandalwood and water lily.

I get amber cola. Rich, longlasting and masculine, Chic is also quite sweet though tempered by woodsy notes in the drydwon. Overall a winner, but just not for me.

Unique and warm, smells like a cup of coffee sitting next to a cozy bowl of lavender and cedar potpourri. Not my thing really, but I do think it smells great, and the Vetiver version is even better!

A surprisingly boozey blend of exotic woods, spice, raisin, vine flowers, pepper, candied orange, nut, hazelnut, prune, cocoa, coffee, leather, woods, white honey, vanilla. Starts out rich and sweet but then mellows into a slightly floral note set against a buttery leather. Wonderful stuff and quite unique. Not for those looking for clean or light scents!

Love it and I couldn't be more thrilled that it works so well on my skin! An unusual green, floral, chypre. Imagine Chanel #19 meets Biagiotti Roma. I have the EdP and find it lasts incredibly well, resulting in an addictive drydown.

Without a doubt one of my favorite orientals. An entrancing melange of amber and benzoin notes with a boozey edge. Don't let those top notes fool you - this one is rich and deep and the emerald green bottle and apt name couldn't be more spot on! Like nothing else on the market, imagine Zino with a more oriental vanillic edge.

A luxurious chypre that is just a bit too sharp for me. Reminiscent to my nose of Lancome Climat, though slightly more luxurious with slightly richer floral notes (though by no means is this a predominant floral). Lasts forever and has a wonderful rich drydown....the best part of the scent imho.

Incredible grassy meadow scent - blades of grass on a hot summer day with layers of salad greens and tomato leaf. Excellent lasting power, and not overlyharsh as some green scents tend to be.

Transparent and green, yet firmly anchored with warmer oriental notes. Like layers of forest greens illuminated by the tropical sun, glowing and dew-covered. Works very well on a man's skin.

A surprisingly light scent considering the name, and one that worked well in hot weather. Has a Middle Eastern edge to it , perhaps the woodiness of the tonka...one of the leat vetiver-ish vetiver scents I can think of.

A surprisingly mellow and somewhat fruity leather - very easy to wear and very comforting. Love the buttery suede notes in the opening.

Very well-crafted, reminiscent of VC&A Tsar with a great drydown of lavender and vetiver. Goes through a number of changes, so very interesting to wear.

Wow - another winner from Agatha Brown - beautiful, fresh, tangy, breezy, and then changing into a slightly spicy and woodsy scent, and then changes once again to a cashmere musk and sandalwood. A chameleon of a scent!

A beautiful floral fragrance that reminds me ever-so-slightly of Armani's gem "Gio"...heady and deep, then transforming and openign to reveal sweeter notes and warm woods. A beautiful scent for a mature woman.

Love it - rosey enought o remind me of a living blossom, yet subtle enough and tempered by the musk to not be oevrwhelming. Lasting power was not as good as I had hoped, but nonetheless, a very interesting and little-known creation.

Hmmm, can't make up my mind on this one - it smells great, true, but just not soemthing I want to wear - would rather use this in a potpourri in my bathroom. Cloves, cloves and more cloves.

A strange one - juicy and fresh, with that strange petrol-musk...almost a sour note in the middle, and then it disappears. I prefer the Rose muskissime.

Very disappointing - not a hint of the sweet juicy berry, but instead an almost petrol-like aroma.

I like it - orange blossom and vetiver, and smells like it could have been crafted by Guerlain. With a nod to Cologne Imperiale, this is a refreshing scent that worked well for me during warm summer months. The vetiver became slightly astringent on me and so the bottle got swapped.

L'Artisan Vanilla anyone? A surprisingly mellow take on vanilla, only slightly sweet and not too foody (thank goodness). I love the hint of jasmine in this. This one was bottle-worthy.

Just can't do it, overpowering for me and slightly harsh. A little bitter and raw, but I can see the appeal and the craftmanship...Great for a winter day.

Overall reaction was "eh". Started pretty, and then went somewhere strange - I think calchic nailed it...

Mommy, mommy, make it go away. Perfect for my salad, not for my skin.

Very average - a light, fresh take on orange blossom, not as sweet or heavy as say L'Occitane EDP, but truly nothing to write home about...Decent lasting power and moderate sillage...for that price, I'll pass.

This is a dream in a bottle. No mere amber fragrance, this juice offers up a powdery and incensey drydown with a surprisingly un-sweet, yet resinous amber note. Perfect for those who can't stand the cloying factor of most amber scent.

Thick, heady and unique with dominating prunol and amber notes. Perfect for a white winter day, but not for the faint of heart. If depth and darkness are your thing, this might be perfect - and at the going price, well worth a try.

Rich gourmand that reminds me of gingerbread or spice cake. Remove the fruit and patchouli from Angel, add some darker nutmeg and ginger notes, and voila! Definitely could work for a guy. Shame this one wasn't more successful. Reminded me of Frapin...

A love-hate relationship depending on what age I am when I sniff it - overall, a light, refreshing, and yet, woodsy scent, completely ahead of its time and completely unusual....a walk on the beach? Absolutely.

One of my all-time favorites, a wonderfully fresh an dlightly musky scent reminiscent of a fabric softener - and in no way is that a bad thing. An instant classic and what I reach for when I need a comfort scent

Wonderful stuff - like standing before a breeze of labdanum incense. A fruit cocktail, as another reviewer mentioned, couldn't be farther from the truth. There is nothign fruity about this wonderful oriental fougere with main notes of lavender, bay rhum, labdanum and patchouli. Absolutely exquisite and a lucky find!

Wow! Leather, cinnamon, and is it tonka? This stuff is wonderful, and surprisingly easy to wear. If you see this, BUY IT!

I was sitting on the train the other day when a woman stepped on smelling absolutely incredible. Both my friend and I were wowed and we had to ask her what she was wearing. Yep, it was Pi. An absolute vanilla lover's dream. This is one of my all time favorite men's scents and will likely always will be. Perfect in every way, form lasting power to sillage...Love it!

Magnificent - sueded amber notes lightened by light musks and orris. If you love Black Cashmere and would like something lighter for warmer weather, try this...it's a wonderful comforting and unique fragrance.

Strangely alluring, on my skin, this scent is ginger and grapefruit with a soapy ambery base. The floral notes are practically nowhere to be found and the scent is overall comforting and unique.

WOW! How did I not know about this? This is a bizarrely addictive sweet gourmand oriental that is surprisingly subtle, and not the least floral. Really, this is Vanilla Coke with a nutty tonka, and woodsy sandalwood theme...You gotta try it!

Sweet and powdery but with a wonderful drydown that emphasizes the sandalwood notes. A complete departure from Brit or Brit for Men, this is a powdery oriental with tremendous lasting power.

NOTES: Sandalwood, vanilla, iris, musk, amber, neroli, bergamot, magnolia and black currant.

I LOVE this! Yes, ok, so the bottle is very girly, as is the name, but the fragrance is a patchouli and white musk mix that is absolutely addictive. If either of these notes interest you, then u gotta try it. One of the best releases of 2005!

Another surprise from Caron. Though slightly floral, I find this completely wearable and very light and fresh. A nice marriage of vetiver and orange blossom on my skin.

NOTES: Vetiver, sandalwood, musk, jasmine, tuberose, ylang-ylang, orange blossom, rose.

What a surprise! This is MAGNIFICENT...Definitely wearable by a man!

Caron writes: While only poets and scientists have been able to approach the fascination of infinity, CARON managed in 1970 to capture its fragrance.
This olfactory creation needed a lot of research to reach the perfect harmony between the “green” start, the aldehyde floral heart, and the wooded base.

NOTES: EAD NOTE: Jasmine, lily of the valley & yellow narcissus. HEART NOTE: Iris, rose, yellow night-blooming hyacinths. BASE NOTE: Tonka beans, vetiver, musk, sandalwood, amber.

Very similar to the original, but not as ambery in the base, perhaps replaced with a light white musk note? Like a fresh eau de cologne, this could have been marketed as it's own unisex scent...

A lovely rose scent paired with a tangy grapefruit note. That's about it. Gone in an hour but for the slightest hint of a light musk.

Hiris is quite possibly the finest of the Hermes scents - and Iris that is doughy, powdery, warm, surprising. GUYS - don't miss this! Definitely not what you might think!

I hate, I love it - my good friend Susie looked at me with a perfectly straightface and offered, "That has to be the msot disgusting thing I've ever smelled. Wash it off. Immediately." Yet somehow the scent of sweet leather and armpits in this scent is strangely interesting

A beautiful rendition of orange blossom with a warm oriental base. Stunning, and definitely one of my all-time favorite florals.

Cedric has it nailed - plastic-y fruity floral with a strange chypre base. I love White for Her, but this was disappointing.

I don't really see what all the fuss is about. It's pleasant, sweet, slightly fruity. Nice bottle and nice drydown...Overall, it's "eh".

Absolutely love this! Definitely bottleworthy! Warm and ambery in the base, but with a substantially different top softened by florals. Smelled great on me - I liked this better than the men's counterpart!

This is all tuberose, albeit a light airy tuberose...strictly for floral lovers. It reminds me slightly of L'Artisan La Chasse aux Papillons, but not quite as fresh, and focused on the tuberose.

Wonderful! A surprisingly sultry, perfectly blended, smooth floral that is almost un-floral! A bit of a play-doh note hovers throughout the composition, which is overall, never bright or sweet, but manages to create an almost second skin sensation.

Absolutely wonderful! I love Narcisse Noir, and am thrilled to have had the chance to try Blanc. I totally agree with donna255's review that whereas Noir is the va-va-va-voom, Blanc is simpler, lighter, fresher and leaves a wonderful almost soapy sillage.

I love it. Apple, cinnamon, tonka bean, lavender...This reminds me of Armand Basi pour Homme, but sweeter, tangier and with more vanilla! Well done!

A light, fresh offering from Armani. City Glam is not what comes to mind, but rather, White Summer? The similarities with White are close, but City Glam seems to have taken cues from classic eau de colognes. Though my reaction is nowhere near as intense as Matt's, I find it nice, unobtrusive, and good for someone looking for something subtle. Most prominent on my skin is the bitter orange with a hint of white musk.

Sweet, sweet, sweet. Overall, my feeling is "eh"! The opening reminds me of Classique and the drydown is, ummm, well, a bit simple (read: boring). This one got swapped rather quickly...

Love this one...was never able to wear it until recently, always found it too sharp and heavy. Now it works for me though. I love the leather and amber base with typical 80's top and middle notes...Somewhere between Antaeus and DK Fuel.

Of all the variations on Eternity for Women, this is by far my favorite. There is soemthing very comforting and gentle about the aroma - bamboo, green grasses, dewy musks - that is preferable to the original (can't get past all the carnation). Could easily be worn by a man...

Love it! Very easy to wear and surprisingly green and dewy...close to Echo, and not a hint of the original. The women's is also surprisingly good and could easily be unisex. ES2005 has pretty good lasting power and a nice drydown (white musk?)

I like it - reminds me ever so slightly of Ferragamo for Men, but ON is a bit of a gourmand and slightly sweeter. Good start but the scent quickly changes leaving an almost incense like drydown. I can detect subtle hints of the original Obsession, but this is a totally different creature.

WOW! This is one of the most ravishing leather scents. Why this was released as a women's scent...well, it WAS 1985...Could easily be re-launched as a men's scent. Notes include: Citrus, Basil, Rose, Oakmoss, Honeyed Woods, Leather, Patchouli.

A real surprise - basil, cedar, tomato leaf, white woods and white musks create a smooth, elegant scent perfect for any season or occasion and easy to wear. Imagine Boucheron Homme, but toned down and with sweeter wood and musk notes.

One of my top 5 men's scents of all time. Slightly sweet in the opening, but a wonderful smooth oriental in the basenotes. A very unique scent that has no comparison!

One of my top 5 favorite women's scents. A glorious floriental with notes of black currant and jasmine with civet, amber, sandalwood and vanilla in the base. Rich, heady, great development, wonderful sillage...could easily be worn by a man.

Wonderful rich sandalwood and lavender fragrance, along the lines of Mauboussin or Carven, but with an edge of fern and a tinge of creamy jasmine. Easy-to-wear with excellent sillage.

Night reminds me of Venezia, or actually a corss between Venezia and Pastelo - warm tobacco low notes with a tangy rich floral/fruit opening. I'd love to find the notes for this one - anyone? I'm surprised the fragrance is still wearable after such a long time, but it is actually very good on my skin and only needed a couple of minutes to open up and blossom. It's hard to tell what the top was like, but the middle is a powdery, slightly aldehydic melange, reminiscent of #5, do I detect rose, maybe ylang? is there a berry or red fruit note? The base has a vanillic note, though barely detectable lingering beyond the patchouli and tobacco...

Grapefruit, grapefruit and more grapefruit. I would have liked an inspired version of the original, but this is fleeting, uninspired and just plain boring.

Wonderful vanilla oriental with fresh floral and citrus topnotes. Reminds me of Chanel's Allure, though slightly richer in the basenotes. Not Biagiotti's best, but a great scent nonetheless.

Wish I loved it more, but it's a bit cloying to me - too much going on and not enough character. Would like a simpler version.

A rich , red oriental of tobacco and flowers. Remarkably smooth and warm, I love to wear this and I'm a guy. Sadly, discontinued but the men's scent is a good alternative, though a far cry from the opulence of this, the women's version. If you ever see it, buy it! You won't be disappointed (and if you are, look me up!)

Someone send me a bottle please. A magnificent oriental warm and intoxicating. A tamed rose with powdery iris combines with jasmine and hyacinth. Lower notes reveal themselves in the incredible sillage. One of Armani's finest! A far cry from Mania...

One of my all-time favorite scents. A rich oriental based around patchouli with not a hint of vanilla. Is marketed to women, but perfectly wearable by men. Wonderful sillage and development and lasts forever.

Oakmoss, grass, leather and hay. This is sweeter than you might expect. Reminiscent of Crown's Sandringham. Perfect for cooler weather.

Jasmine, lime and grapefruit combine with tomato leaf. Another surprise from Nicolai. Perfect for summer!

Smells more like apricot, but this is a little too sweet for me. Hard to detect any tea notes, more like a fruit tea with lots of sweetener.

Smells like standing in a garden of wild flowers and herbs during summer. Labender, myrtle, rosemary, oak and orange blossoms. Fresh, clean, light, and incomparable.

Fresh and light scent of limes and lime blossom. Short-lived and quiet, but fresh and easy-to-wear.

Smokey and mysterious, this one is a surprise. The oriental vanilla is there in the base, but the top and middle reveal frankincense, lime and tangerine. Though the citrus is subtle, the earthy tonka and incense-like frankincense create a rich and unique aroma.

Received a couple of samples from friends and we've all been very disappointed. It is a very lovely floral, with a rather fresh and sweet middle and almost woody base. Lots of Jasmine here, but no real depth. It did remind me somewhat of JPG Classique, but not as powdery. Overall, this is a pretty scent, but not one that I think I would reach for. I know it's hard to follow in Angel's footsteps, so leave all expectations and ideas behind and enjoy this one without the curse of comparison.

Hmmm, nice, but I can't actually discern any individual notes, and though it's "nice", I'm not sure there is enough here to warrant a bottle. Fresh, slightly sweet...this would make a good summer scent for someone who wants to play it safe.

This is a bright, magnificent citrus, but differs from most Eaux in the drydown of oakmoss and amber combined with earthy sandalwood, giving this an almost incense-like drydown.

Eau de Rochas opens with sweet and watery notes of bright and zingy (and very cooling for hot summer weather) mandarin and grapefruit, with a standout note of lime on my skin, but only for a moment before the slightly floral middle notes open and give way to a slightly powdery, slightly bitter middle - but absolutely in a good way. The rose and narcissus are not pronounced as flroal notes, but offer a soft mellow segue to the surprising warmer powdery notes of the amber, woods and oakmoss. A note about these basenotes: The top notes never completely disappear, and so this scent never really becomes a true amber scent. The amber is there in the base as an anchor, holding this scent together with a warm almost powdery drydown.

The scent has inappropriately garnered the misnomer of Eau de Rochas pour Femme, though when it was launched, it was simply Eau de Rochas. The launch of Eau de Rochas pour Homme (to be reviewed later this week) perhaps explain the change in driection of this original masterpeice. Don't deprive yourself from owning an enchanting masterpeice of 70's perfumery just because of the name or concept. If you are looking for bright fresh, not too sweet citrus with a twist for the summer heat, give Eau de Rochas a try!

Eau de Rochas was created in 1993 (as a men's counterpart to the earlier Eau de Rochas), a time when Eau scents were popping up left and right, riding on the wave of popularity started by Eternity and Cool Water. However, where other scents went nuts with tea and ozonic notes, Rochas looked back to herbs and citrus to create a surprisingly addictive and intoxicating scent.

The fragrance opens with a blast of tangy citrus similar to EdR, but the grassy greens of basil & artemisia, and darker greens of corander & pine add an exciting depth to the middle notes. On my skin, the top notes give way to the middle almost immediately, and the greens combine with the citrus into something similar to Earl Grey tea - imagine Duel Light! All the freshness without the musty basenotes.

The base is perfection - a touch of vetiver adding a welcome sharpness, but not so much as to take over the scent. The cedar and oakmoss are perfectly blended with the amber to create just enough of an anchor to keep the scent from disappearing too quickly.

Overall the scent is not as sweet as the earlier reviewed St Barth or L'Eau par Kenzo, but is actually more interesting to me than say, Eau de Guerlain.

Eau de Hongrie is a 14th-century composition of soft bergamot and jasmine notes on a warm background of amber and cistus. Authentic, timeless and elegantly sober, it never fails to charm. The scent opens with a citrus note paired with Jasmine, but strangely the jasmine is quite green and I don't detect the typical whit floral creaminess that jasmine usually offers. The scent is quite simple and one-dimensional - as the top notes fade, the amber and cistus (aka Rockrose, the odor bears some similarity to that of Roman chamomile, to decaying fruits, to certain methacrylates. The tenacity is much inferior to that of the so called cistus oil, but the true cistus oil has an immense power in its topnote. It produces good effects in lavender bouquets, colognes and spicy after shave fragrances.http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/es1026971.html) very gently appear, though quite muted and well-blended with the frehser top notes. It's an interesting composition and feels very old-world, perhaps due to its simplicity. I think it would make a unique and refreshing warm weather scent, slightly vintage and very easy to wear, and an interesting counterpoint to many of today's fresh scents.

Eau des Garrigues is surprising in that it makes good use of the white floral magnolia note, a rarity in both modern and unisex perfumery, while taming it with high notes of orange and bergamot and lower notes of nutmeg and oakmoss.

I find the overall effect of this composition to be like a late afternoon sunset, when the orange rays of the sun break through the white clouds set against an amber sky. The combination of the magnolia and cardamom create an almost fig-like effect, albeit subtle and airy. Don’t let the notes fool you - Garrigues never feels heavy and, considering the floral notes, doesn’t really come across as feminine. Though not terribly complex, the aroma is comforting and settles into the skin nicely with adequate lasting power. While wearing it, a few of my male friends offered inquisitive comments – one thought it smelled like his Dior Dune for men, while the other asked if it was Fahrenheit.

inge. The middle notes reveal the raspberry and nutmeg combo, but this is merely one facet of the fragrance's middle passage to the ambery musky drydown. This raspberry and nutmeg reminds me of del Pozo's On EL, another great summer scent, but far too fleeting for my tastes. The bamboo leaves add a kick of green and the lotus in the base travels up to the middle bouquet offering a hint of floral. The drydown is divine with a melange of sandalwood, musk, amber and patchouli, but all incredibly subtle and light. Though it sounds like a sweet heavy oriental, it is absolutely nothing of the sort.

This scent's closest comparison is Body Shop's Oceanus, but where Oceanus is sweet and somewhat cloying, Marine is lighter, simpler, and lightyears more intersting in its development.

The lasting power is ideal, subtly staying on my skin from shower to shower. This is one that is a must try for marine scent lovers and anyone looking for something completely original for summer.

Both Osmoz.com and Imagination list a different array of notes for this scent, but here's the lowdown. A citrus opening that doesn't remind me of bathroom cleaner, that gives way to a fresh herbal middle that is slightly green, ending in a light trail of white woods (I *think* birch or cedar and sandalwood) and vetiver that lasts and lasts and lasts.

To me this scent is a breath of quiet sophistication that no other fragrance manages to capture. As easily worn with shorts and sandals as with a business suit, I feel it is also extremely versatile...and considering that it was created 40 years ago, let me add one more adjective - timeless.

Ambre Soie (French for "Amber Silk") is composed of amber, patchouli, cinnamon, clove and ginger. A simple scent, really, warm and spicey, with a sweet edge, Ambre Soie reminds me of Zuko Senko or Japanese Body Incense (click Zuko). The opening is rich and spicey - all of the notes announce their presence together - but there is little development from this point. This is a dry, resinous fragrance that stays close to the skin as would fit its name though the composition itself does nothing to conjure images of silk. Overall, I'm reminded of Guerlain's Heritage - if Guerlain created a Heritage light and charged 4 times the current price, this would be it. The scent does last well on my skin, still there like an echo after 6 hours and this is one of the first amber-based scents that I don't find overly-cloying or overpowering. The addition of the spices conjures images of a dry Saharan landscape, and Indian market or a Japanese temple depending on your mind's associations.

Now, I've read that price was no limit and that supposedly natural essences were blended with synthetic ones in an attempt to capture perfectly the smells of Northern Africa that so enchanted Armani. For fans of scents like Dyptique's L'Eau Trois or Comme des Garcons' Eau de Parfum, this scent will be warmly recieved. This is nothing like L'Artisan's Ambre Extreme or MPG's Ambre Precieux - both sweet, full-bodied, powdery ambers. For those who find these types of ambers too much, Armani Ambre Soie will also be a welcome surprise.

With notes of honey, iris and incense, Bois d'Argent is a sunny and rich fragrance. Velvety and golden, the name perfectly suits the scent. The richness of the Honey lingers at the top, though not overly cloying, while the iris and incense notes blend in the base with a buttery and somewhat powdery finish. Whereas Blanche is more floral with its rosemary and orange blossom blended with a vanillic acent of almond, coming off as a powdery floral, Argent is almost ambery and slightly smokey!

I love it. Dark, brooding, almost dirty. A bit acrid and then *poof* an immortelle note paired with a breath of lavender before a sweet middle-eastern dessert appears...then the darkness overtakes it again. To me this is a bit like a dark thunderstorm, every now and then a ray of light breaks through the grey, but the grey itself is amazing to behold. Hard to compare to anything else, similar in its scorched butterscotch note to Goutal's Sables, echoing Daude's Biche dans l'Absinthe in its earthiness. A masterpiece.

Received this in a swap thinking it might be unisex. Imagine my surprise when Chantecaille's Frangipane showed up in a Ferre bottle. A dewy floral with some wonderful vanillic notes in the base, extremely reminiscent of the aforementioned predecessor. Very nice fragrance for those looking for lighter or fresher orientals...but what a price tag!

I got a sample and without any expectations tried it on. I immediately began "mmmmm, this is very nice, very fresh and sparkling, I know this scent," thinking and thinking, "what could it - Mugler's Cologne!" I love it, despite the lack of originality, and find it slightly less musty than Cologne.

Hmmm, I'm really liking this. A white floral with a rather unisex drydown. Yes, slightly feminine on initial application, but the trasnition from middle to base just smelled so exquisite, soothing, warm and comforting. I want it.

This should be a men's fragrance, as I love the freshness with a touch of warmth in the base. Tropical and light, this doesn't pack the punch so many of the same women's scents in this genre can. I think Oscar missed the mark(eting) here.

This scent opens with a smokey blast of cured leather, slightly rubbery and bitter, and absolutely glorious. It softens revealing a somewhat soapy tobacco and a brief lingering hint of a vanillic sweetness, barely there, but just enough to provide a good base. Darker and less sweet than Relax, smokier and slightly more disturbing than Or Black, this deserves to be given a chance by anyone partial to the notes listed above or who is looking for something dark, unusual, and mysterious.

Etiquette Bleue is a throwback to a different era in perfumery. In 1912 Guerlain's L'Heure Bleue heralded a trend of powdery vanilla bases which would later show up in Shalimar, Habanita, etc...but what most people don't know is that in 1908 D'Orsay preceded this trend and was wise enough to marry these basenotes with hesperidic topnotes resulting in "Eau de Bouquet", now known as Etiquette Bleue: Unlike anything else that I can think of in today's market, Etiquette Bleue starts as a fresh citrus but the basenotes surprise with a warm balsam and sandalwod base, grounding the otherwise fleeting orange blossom, bergamot, lemon and petitgrain. It tends to be a little sweet, and is not a powerhouse scent. It is, however, very unique, great for any time of year, and quite easily one of my all-time favorite compositions for it's ability to marry sweeter oriental notes with light hesperides. Smells like: a bit of Mugler cologne in the top, with a hint of vanilla in the base. I always think EB when smelling Boss in Motion (EB is light years better). Check Ebay for this one as prices vary wildly.

Orange blossom, woods, incense, musk. One of my all-time favorites - fresh, warm, easy to wear and a classic. Truly needs to be relaunched. Along the lines of L'Instant, but more complex and slightly more green.

Another surprise form Lalique - a unisex fresh aquatic, unlike any other. Watery and cool in the opening with enough depth in the base to produce some great sillage and lasting power. Hard to compare this to others but similar in style to Eau de Givenchy, again, but warmer with woods and white musk. Definitely a staple for warmer weather and works well in cooler weather as well.

I'd like to drink this. Like a liquer, New Haarlem is a bewitching brew of rich coffee bean and sweet creamy vanilla grounded by a sharp green patchouli. More gourmand than A*men, richer and sweeter. This will be my New Year's fragrance.

uh-uh...not on my skin...too much of a reminder of my mama's youth dew roll-on deodorant. This is all about patchouli, sadly, not my type of patchouli. Wish I loved it more.

Strangely intoxicating, I can't stop snififng myself. An odd cinnamon note, not lsited in the pyramid grabs my attention every time...could it be lily? I love it!

Beautiful. I'd very much like a bottle of this for myself. Not overtly feminine, and not screaming "pretty", this is a dewy floral, slightly green. Reminds me of when I pop my head into a florist's cooler to pick out flowers. Thumbs way up.

What a nice surprise. Nothing too extraordinary, but wonderfully aromatic and easy to wear. Simply smells great. Lavender and sandalwood with accents of dry vanilla housed in a gorgeous bottle. Fans of Caron pour un Homme, or Carven Homme - try this.

L'Eau d'Issey pour Femme, anyone? Feminine, floral, lush, lovely, an English garden. Too pretty for me, would buy it for a girlfriend and ask her to spray her linens with this.

Yes, ginger. Save your money and get an essential oil.

No, no, no, no. Wet dog and dust with a week-old bong. Couldn't get it off fast enough.

Classic 90's aromatic oriental. Patchouli and honey married with caramel and vanilla - could have been sweet but tempered by light florals and citrus, and warm dry woods, the result is surprising and intoxicating. Unlike anything else out there. This arrived 10 yrs too early and could easily be taken to be a Lutens creation. A winner.

This is what Escape for men could have been should it have gone the way of haute parfumerie. A surprisingly rich and successful creation with a fresh and crisp opening, not too unlike an apple tart that immediately goes green and leafy and fresh before revealing white woods and amber. Why this was disocntinued is beyond me, but to my nose, this is the best of Delon and the most interesting.

Clean, pure, white, fresh. Conjures images of huge white linen covered beds in rooms overlooking crashing waves. Satys close to the skin and not much projection - a very personal scent that soothes and refreshes. Similar to CSP's Cristalle de Musc or Lutens Clair de musc, though not as sweet.

Wonderful - a skin musk accord blended with a creamy floral and powdery woods. Intoxicating and surprising. A classic is born.

A charming creation that elicited immediate compliments. Fresh, sparkling, easy to wear, crisp - a winner. Good sillage and lasting power for a citrus with an unusual earthy mid-bouquet. A welcome addition to the Hermes line, albeit slightly a departure in theme. Settles into a clean musk scent.

When I was younger, I had a bottle of The Dreamer and I remember it as smelling a lot like a gin and tonic being sipped by a gentleman smoking a pipe. However, I couldn't quite understand the scent in those days and only wore it a handful of times before swapping away my beautiful bottle. Now however, I can detect the white floral note, and have a greater appreciation for that warm, rich, sweet tobacco base. I only wish there was some buttery leather in there!

The opening of the juniper and lily really help temper and develop the tobacco notes, and it is this lily note that I find most intriguing (lily? in a men's scent?) as it brings a cool freshness to the edges of the fragrance. Looking at the notes, I wonder where the iris is, as it's virtually undetectable to my nose. As the scent relaxes on the skin, the tobacco mellows and merges with the amber and the almost coconut-y tarragon note becomes apparent. The final effect of this combination of notes is almost soapy...and perfect!

Truly unique, and a pleasure in the cooler months, The Dreamer is perhaps the best of Versace and I now think of it as fondly as a favorite sweater or blanket - warm and comforting.

Beautiful, complex and sophisticated.

One of my favorite woody scents...easy to wear and very comfortable. I am truly suprised this one isn't more popular! Very light and subtle, this stays close to the skin...tonka and vanilla intermingle with white woods but never smells cloying or too sweet! My favorite Kenzo scent!

Nice, classy, simple. Not overly complex, and not very strong, this has a nice fruity note that lingers in the drydown among the wood notes. Not the year's best, but definitely wearable.

Liked it but thought the Mastic tree note was a little too armpit-like for me to fully enjoy it, but after actually wearing it I am really happy with this fragrance. Completely unfloral and quite woodsy, this is a great all-year scent, reminds me a little bit of Miracle l'Aquatonic. Perfumebay writes:Un Jardin en Mediterranee is an emotional journey, an olfactory progress, an impressionistic evocation of a garden beside the sea. It is a perfume of light and of shade where fig tree, mastic tree and red cedar blend with bergamot, orange blossom and white oleander.

First of all, I find it short on the lasting power, second of all, there is a slight body odor note in there, and 3rd of all, as great as the packaging is, there are much better scents available, with much greater depth. All of the Gucci fragrances by Ford suffer from that Ralph Lauren mistake of being indistinct and simple. I'll save my money for some L'Artisan Dzing!

Finally, after years of drek, another hit from Versace...This and Blue Jeans are my favorites! MAN starts with a light floral, tobacco-sweet topnote, almost watery due ot the neroli and bergamot, but then develops into a warm powdery drydown reminiscent of Blue Jeans...a bit sweeter and more aromatic than the current GUCCI/YSL offerings, but shares that same wood and amber base. I love it, love the bottle, love the package - hurrah, Donatella!

My favorite Armani fragrance...a wonderful warm powdery drydown of subtle spice and woods after a bright opening of citrus fruit, similar to White for him, but with a warmer base!

What a disappointment...disappeared on my skin after about an hour; lacking true originality - another "everyman" fragrance from Ralph Lauren. To its credit, it is light, fresh, and crisp highlighted by the juniper notes...but it never really develops. Definitely not on my Xmas list!

Great! Starts off sprakling and fresh with a warm aromatic base...a little on the light side as the lasting power is short, and the base doesn't really develop, but nonetheless a refreshing surprise form AG!

Sweet and mellow, slightly creamy, a blend of rhubarb root, and the typical herbal CDG blend of herbs and spices. An all-year, unisex scent, this is sold in a 1oz edt spray...sweeter than the cinnamon scent, but not as complex, Give it a shot! I immediatley bought a bottle of this and the cinnamon...

Wonderfully light blend of cinnamon bark, white flowers, and the typical herbal CDG blend of herbs and spices. An all-year, unisex scent, this is sold in a 1oz edt spray...not as sweet as the peppermint or rhubarb, this smells a lot like what I'd like the original CDG EDP to be - not so medicinal!!! Give it a shot!

Like Bill below, I can admit that I don't like patchoulli - I tried Nicolai's Vanilla Tonka and that pretty much put me off all patchoulli scents. But this is a HUGE SURPRISE. I got a sample and tried it just on a whim, since most L'Artisans are rather extraordinary - this was no different. It opens on my skin with a soft yet sweet white musk note, revealing very little of the harsh edge of the hippy-lesbian-armpit-patchoulli smell that is so distinctive in my memory. The patchoulli reveals itself only later in the wearing - and is a soft, deep, mellow scent that is just incredible - I LOVE THIS! This scent reminds me of Helmut Lang in that "clean skin" kinda way...and is wearable during summer - a huge surprise...I often find it hard to wear deeper spicier scents, but this is so soft that it's a nice change!

An absolutely magnificent fragrance to match the best of Creed and Crown. Notes of Lavender, new mown hay, sandalwood, patchoulli, and vanilla, this is quite subtle in its spice. Great lasting power, amazing drydown - worth the price! Reminds me of Japanese incense, has that soft powdery quality.

I've been told I smell like sex, a meadow, and summertime fresh cut grass! At first I was unimpressed after sniffing the tester, but after wearing the juice I am totally hooked and this is an instant classic! Completely unlike anything else I have tried, Geir needs to be tried on the skin as it defintely depends on its wearer!

Another of my staples - the compliments amaze me - women, men, old, young, everyone seems to react positively to this scent. It is bright and fruity as it opens, but gives way to a unique milky note. Best comparison is Le Feu Light or Sculpture by Nikos.

Delightful in its unique freshness. Reminds me of a fabric softener! It is a staple for me for warmer spring and summer days with its floral and light wood notes. Definitely worth a shot!

Very wearable and distinct with its notes of fig and sandalwood - very close to L'Artisan's Premier Figuier but less expensive, and more masculine. A definite winner!

A refreshingly light, though longlasting fragrance, pretty different from anything else. A definite tea note stands out, but the white musk and citrus keep it from smelling like all the others. A unisex scent, it has a similar bottle and packaging as the green tea fragrance. it may be slightly feminine for some guys, but sure to be a summer staple for most! Give it a shot - I get lots of compliments!

long the lines of Bulgari Black, but I hate to say it, much better!!!! This fragrance seems richer and fuller with notes of mate and sandalwood. I've noticed its scent reflects the wearer though! A great light scent for either men or women though definitely has a warmer more msculine scent, almost like incense.

I am absolutely hooked! I find myself reaching for this bottle almost every day! It is rich and spicy without smelling too heavy or herbal, it is powdery and sweet without being cloying. Reminds me of L'Artisan Tea for Two but more masculine, better staying power and cheaper! I agree with Mike! Guys - and gals - you gotta try this one! But try wearing it - not just smelling it!

Finally, a Hugo Boss scent that I actually like! It is very easy to wear, evokes compliments, and has two very different characters...begins with fresh citrus - not all that unique; changes to a sweet, vanilla-like scent, that is completely not citrus - reminds me a little of cake batter, and is surprisingly addictive! Very unsual compared to all of the current men's releases, a good price, and good for citrus and vanilla fans!