So cruising through wally world I noticed the gift sets were out with testers. No pushy sales ladies, so I tried out all the cheapie testers on offer from the McGraws to the Adidas, and reluctantly approached Mr. Beckham's collection. To be honest I found his earlier efforts cheap and nasty and wasn't expecting much. Imagine my surprise when I sniffed his latest offering Homme and was pretty taken aback. He's successfully cloned Marc Jacob's Bang! with a bit of the Terre D'hermes drydown. You get the pepper citrus and ginger at the top (a bit like D.Strict by Strellson without the vanilla note) and then it dries to a woody incense with anise and pine permeating the drydown. Perfumier is Pierre Negrin who's worked with Amouage (Interlude), Ralph Lauren (Polo Black),Sean John (Unforgivable) and Ermenegildo Zegna (Z).
So I snapped this up for $15 and I must say this is quite the bargain, do pick up a bottle on sale, it's easily worth twice its price, only thing that condemns it to the bargain bins is the brand (David Beckham celebuscent yeeesh!) Don't be put off by the name though fellow fumeheads, this is good juice, longevity gives me a solid 6-7, not a lot of projection but very nice and the spice and citrus makes it a versatile all-season. It's also a break from the putrid vanilla explosion that has overtaken men's perfumery as of late. This is a sharp fougere with alot going for it, what a fabulous find!
So I snapped this up for $15 and I must say this is quite the bargain, do pick up a bottle on sale, it's easily worth twice its price, only thing that condemns it to the bargain bins is the brand (David Beckham celebuscent yeeesh!) Don't be put off by the name though fellow fumeheads, this is good juice, longevity gives me a solid 6-7, not a lot of projection but very nice and the spice and citrus makes it a versatile all-season. It's also a break from the putrid vanilla explosion that has overtaken men's perfumery as of late. This is a sharp fougere with alot going for it, what a fabulous find!
