Burberry Brit or Carlos Santana?

[kstorm]

I've been testing a lot of different colognes the past couple of weeks, and I have it narrowed down to Burberry Brit or Carlos Santana for Men.

I've sniffed Brit, and it's very nice, but the powder smell on the drydown is a bit feminine. I also wonder if it's a little too similar to Burberry London, which I already have.

I can't seem to find a place to sniff Santana, but I've read glowing reviews of it here. The spicy apple smell sounds wonderful, but is the cologne really strong and musky?

I prefer subtle, smooth, non-overpowering scents. I currently rotate YSL L'Homme, Burberry London, and Nautica Voyage, so I'm looking for something that will add a little bit of variety to my limited collection.

[Andrewthecologneguy]

If you like Brit but not the powdery dry down, try Armani Code.
For something totally different, try Jil Sander for men in the weird slanted boeetle with a black cap.

[Dennard]

I'd go with Brit. I like it and I think it smells different enough from London that I own both.

[fakepurseninja]

If Brit is too powdery, maybe one of the Chanel Allures would be an alternative. I think Code is missing the lemony top notes and is thus much darker than Brit.

[tvlampboy]

Brit's the more subtle of the two, but Santana's sexier and stronger.
If subtlety's your thing, though, by all means go for the Brit.

[dynendal]

Great rotation. I think Burberry Brit would fit in fine. Plus it's not as powdery-sweet and the end of the drydown.

[SculptureOfSoul]

I find Santana to have about the same strength, presence and smoothness of L'Homme - I actually find them a bit similar in execution. If you took out the lemon and ginger in L'Homme and replaced it with some lavender, cinnamon and apples, you've got Santana.

[petruccijc]

I've been testing a lot of different colognes the past couple of weeks, and I have it narrowed down to Burberry Brit or Carlos Santana for Men.

I've sniffed Brit, and it's very nice, but the powder smell on the drydown is a bit feminine. I also wonder if it's a little too similar to Burberry London, which I already have.

I can't seem to find a place to sniff Santana, but I've read glowing reviews of it here. The spicy apple smell sounds wonderful, but is the cologne really strong and musky?

I prefer subtle, smooth, non-overpowering scents. I currently rotate YSL L'Homme, Burberry London, and Nautica Voyage, so I'm looking for something that will add a little bit of variety to my limited collection.

If you live in the US, I have seen testers of Santana in JC Penneys.