Amazing For Men by Bill Blass, 2000

Amazing is anything but. The name is pretentious by definition, the longevity is mediocre and the fragrance is dull and uninspired. If you have some of the Jordan fragrances such as Jordan by Michael or the Perry Ellis bottles that come in similar columnar packages, then you don't need this redundant offering. Mr. Blass is the one from this house that is worth a sniff.

I didn't know for the longest time what this actually smelled like. I finally concluded that the top is some kind of tropical fruit liqueur, maybe mango? Kiwi? It starts to turn a little less tropical, perhaps into orange or tangerine, and then just briefly it seems like the fruit is going rotten as it transitions into a fruity, boozy leather base and then resolves itself. Even though it doesn't feel unmasculine to me, I thought that the top was more typical of women's perfume...then later the base becomes more "standardly" masculine. I thought I'd keep it around for variety and to figure it out, but I eventually gave up. Really fun bottle, though!

Cheap, aromatic fougere like Coty's Avatar. Typical musky drydown. Not much to it.

I have no qualms with the smell of the fragrance, in fact, I really like it. However, it does not like me! Almost immediately after applying this, I had one of the worst allergy attacks in my life. Anytime I am near it, I can not breathe. Never has this happened with a fragrance to this extent with me before. Allergy sufferers beware!

First thought: cheap rubbish in a bottle

Second thought: not that bad, but not 'Amazing'

Spicy alcoholic opening, cheap yet familiar deodorant/gym locker musk dry down. Skip it unless it's so cheap you can't say no.

Wake me up when it's over.

'Amazing,' Huh? Well, amazingly mediocre. Amazing is extremely sharp. The opening is a sharp citrus, but mostly it smells sharply of alcohol. The spices from the middle appear very quickly in the opening and the heart of the fragrance is quite spicy. The florals in the middle are overwhelmed by the undifferentiated and mediocre ginger and pepper. The dry down is okaya rather nice musk, but its longevity it terrible. I got a Mini for practically nothingbut it wasnt worth it. This one is so bad that Im thinking that maybe I got a bad bottle.

A rather enegmatic fragrance. Whilst not presenting itself as 'strong' fragrance, it has a very good longetivity. I don't know about sillage but I would suggest it is fairly low. It is fresh and the GInger note adds a touch of warmth. I don't get the tangy notes coming out on my skin so the overall effect may be very dependant of your skin.
Certainly worth a look if you are after something out of the ordinary!

A nice, tangy, and comforting scent by Bill Blass. Reminds me a lot of Portfolio by Perry Ellis, except Amazing is more refined and less youthful. That bottle is fun to hold, too. ;D