Fragrance Reviews by conehead

Very much an "Old School" men's fragrance, at least the stuff I have. It appears maybe the "new" Gentleman is toned down....the bottle I have is lusty stuff. If you've seen that Weatherman movie, set in the 70's, where the main character opens his "cologne cabinet" and talks about the cologne with the animalistic scent, you have a good idea what the Old Gentleman smells like.

this stuff starts strong, with heavy patchouly with a civet spike, huge sillage on the top notes, and its' certainly going to be scary for those who are used to fresh aquatics. But give this stuff an hour or so, and you'll find a great deal of complexity comes forward...leather, spice and some herbal notes as well as the background of woods.

I'm sure this is not everyone's cuppa, but there's nothing else like it, to me, and I enjoy wearing this in cooler weather, and maybe as more of an evening, more "formalish" scent...though I've been known to wear it around the house in the evening, hanging out in my robe and slippers and reading on the couch!

That top note comes on strong.....and green. But when it dies, which for me is pretty quickly, the tobacco and sandlewood bass comes through. I just wish the base were a bit stronger, as it doesn't seem to have much in the way of sillage....