Herrera For Men by Carolina Herrera, 1991

A great fragranceit opens up dominated by greens and herbsfern, lavender, rosemaryand strongly supported by citrus and aldehydes: The accord is more aromatic than green because even the lavender takes on an herbal rather than a creamy tone, and, of course, the aldehydes contribute their share to the aromatics. This winning accord holds on for a long time. Through the entire run of the top notes, several of the mid and base level notes rise to the top to provide variety and interestevery once in a while I get a foreshadowing of tobacco and a sharp bite of clove or geraniumjust flashes within the top. Often times when I wear this, I notice that the top notes will fade out almost completely and I smell basically nothing for a while. Then, the mid notes begin to appear and get stronger, quite quicklydeveloping into an excellent tobacco and floral accord which has a touch of sharpness. The mid notes are not as strong as the top notes and provide less sillage, but they, too, have an enticing aroma and good longevity. Finally the drydowna gorgeous wood drydown backed up by moss and amber. It still surprises me sometimes when Ive lost track of the scent, Ill turn a little and then notice the rich sandalwood / cedar drydown, wafting upeight hours after I applied it. Herrera for Men has long been one of my favorite fragrances. It is intelligently constructed, has beautiful aromas and nicely controlled sillage, and has excellent longevity. Rico suave, Carolina.

My first review. Of my First ever real Frag! :D I was 20 when I got my sis to buy me this. I passed over a bunch of stuff to find this gem. Its all I used for REALLY long, mostly as a formal scent. It's still totally fabulous, I have a tiny bit left in the bottle and I don't have the heart to finish it! To my nose, it stays fairly linear but develops as it drys down. I much prefer this style of perfume than the ones which smell completely different as they dry down, tho there are some very beautiful notable exceptions to this rule :D It smells mostly spicy sweet, but really well blended sweet. You can smell faint hints of the tabac and clove a couple hours after you put it on. It's one of the best smelling things carolina has made for men (not a fan of 212men or other greeny fumes, tho 212men has the most insane sandalmuskincensy base but I cannot suffer thru the green heart for it!) I do like 212 sexy for men tho - way more up my alley.. way better blended, reminiscent of fumes like armani code. I'm a fan of 212 and 212 sexy tho :D I recently bought chic for men based on reviews and smelling it on card and returned it because I couldnt suffer thru the incensy heart that came up after the pretty nice watermelony top. I LOVE incensyness, but it better be blended well with a complementary note like citrus.. like Issey homme Intense.. Chic for men seems nice and balanced except for that rude abrupt cheap incense. Herrera for men - Still awesome. Smells a little for the maturer guy but I've been wearing it since I was 20, great frags have no age :o) Sillage is just right, longevity is huge. Preferable to use this in the evenings or cooler weather, could be too much in the sweltering heat. I've heard about the herrera vetiver and ginger and am curious to try em out.. both those notes are faves of mine! :D SOON! PS: This smells classy and sophisticated and for the discerning connoisseur. There's more complex tones available, but this smells just right for a relaxing evening.