This is the fruity scent to end all fruity scents! Utterly spectacular swirl of fruity notes which make your mouth water I had a few fruits in mind but settling on the most accurate pineapple note I've smelled. Forget Aventus, this is a true pineapple and understandably reminiscent of Frapin 1270 which has amazing fruity notes & pineapple but in a more gourmand setting. Not that this isn't a edible smell because it does have a touch of honey and vanilla at the back of it...and even a woody drydown too one the fruit has calmed. Detaille are an amazing housem, in truth they have some real gems which I suspect have been around for a lot longer than many scents I will draw comparison to. (certain in Frapin's case) Love it! Good sillage at first and longevity is okay...yet another one I want a full bottle of.

Upon application I got the freshest wet, herbal top notes of cypress and rosemary then the smokey deep notes start to pile on. Cardamom, Charred wood and smokey, cypriol, Copu balm and then a sweetness of myrrh form a swirling mid-pyramid. The oud base is not at all strong or long lasting after such a heady journey through the notes, it's over far too quickly for my liking. When Galaad brings all that smoke it started to remind me a little of Profumum Fumidus but then becomes tamer and much more manageable, just as quickly as it developed. It promises so much and smells really good briefly in that opening, complex, balsamic and plain wonderful then dies down to a soft leathery drydown...shame.

Just had a look for my review of the original but couldn't find it...maybe I never posted one? However, I do remember sampling Diamonds and really quite enjoying the experience, unlike this one. Well, it's not that 'Rocks' is bad, again it's just yet another banal and ultimately pointless flanker. The whole 'Diamonds' thing just appeals to the pathetic desire to flaunt gaudy, bling encrusted, designer shit in peoples faces, just so the plebs can feel like they are part of the worshiped celebrity elite...well you're not! You shouldn't aspire to be like that anyway but unfortunately folk do and this plays right into the hands of marketing execs who create fragrances in the vein of this one to entice morons to buy it just so they feel a little closer to Kim Kardashian or some other rich spoiled scumbag!!! Lets talk about ridiculously opulent diamond jewelry and sing songs and rap about diamonds with no consideration of where they actually come from, contributing to the suffering & deaths of thousands of Africans. Okay! That's off topic I apologize... rant over! I can't believe I keep giving these designer fragrances a chance... 2013 and 2014 have been horrific years for new fragrance the only good one I can recall is Valentino Uomo. Starts out with a citrus/marine accord which develops into a barely recognizable powdery accord of violet and maybe some vague woods. The opening a subsequent hour or so is alright, pretty fresh if uninspiring but the drydown...? well the whole thing is just generic mush. More spice, more definition, and maybe some dryness of cedar and more guaic wood that's what is needed here. Just more bravery is required to make them less boring, unfortunately...boring sells.

The opening to Idole EDP had me a little underwhelmed a sweet, boozy kick with a hint of saffron, which don't get me wrong are some great notes but somehow felt like just an 'OK' scent from Lubin. How wrong was I? Leave it a few minutes to settle and then it really starts to shine which incense heart notes of labdanum, olibanum and intense woods. This is such an amped up masculine scent which manages to be butch and elegant at the same time. It is truly a unisex really, although I can't help but think it's lean more toward the masculine with all that boozy woody character. I'd describe Idole de Lubin as a boxer in ballet shoes heavy accords that seem to float on a gentle breeze. And still somehow it feels like something I recognize and identify with. This is an expertly blended perfume, the notes come to you in an initial separate waves but then seem to consolidate into a single entity...an entity that I can't help but keep sniffing. I only applied a small amount and it went on strong, had a good sillage trail and longevity. Wait for the magic to happen and this thing is off the charts good and yet another perfume I need a full bottle of. Superb!

What I expect from a carnation note is the powdery signature that I get from (mainly) male perfumes which contain it. However, sometimes this makes me forget that the initial smell of a carnation is not only very distinctive from other florals but more green and spicy. The opening, just before it settles for the briefest few seconds is the most natural unadulterated carnation note I've smelled, truly it's like sniffing the flowers themselves. Then the drydown is more characteristic (in perfume terms at least) as it becomes one of those powdered, spicy affairs maybe with a hint of rose in there and certainly that slight clovey edge that carnation has. Its truly a very accurate presentation of a carnation based perfume but a bit weird considering how dated this sort of thing is and how contemporary and avant garde CDG are as a brand. Just goes to show they will have a crack at anything! Even though Carnation is a complex smell in itself there's not a great deal going on in here and it's just not really to my taste...I don't hate it though.

Citrico has a punchy opening of lemon and bergamot then the tell tale lemon blossom and neroli chime in and make for a classy citrus/white floral combo. Not quite as long lasting as I had expected for something that smelled so strongly of neroli as it dried down but then became very tame and close to the skin. A lovely smelling thing then if this sort of scent is your bag, it's not really mine but I would recommend anybody to try these as yet again CDG deliver the goods.

If you like white floral and citrus combo's then look no further than this collection from CDG they are the pinnacle of this type of fragrance and have to be considered great value for money. I love Anbar because the mandarin is prominent, the citrus is sharp and spiced with cloves and lavender and musk which give the whole composition more depth and defintion than citrico for example. Yes the white floral element of lemon blossom is strong in here but sits in the middle as part of a warmer composition. Anbar is my favourite of the 3.

The first icy blast of the top notes from this fragrance remind me of a bracing, ice cold Gin & Tonic. Juniper and quinine, thirst quenchingly then immediately dry. That's literally the first second of application then it becomes a combination of bright pine, dry cedar and sappy cypress, with earthy peppery qualities of vetiver. This woody combination makes for an uplifting, cerebral, incense like scent which stays close to the skin in a peppery laid back drydown. These are all fairly common elements in perfumery but when brought together in such a way they sing, it's a very good achievement, akin to writing a hit song from three common chords. I didn't get huge projection or superb longevity from this fragrance but I enjoyed it for what it is and will be sampling again properly soon.

My oh my I've fallen hard for this fragrance. The opening is like a turbo charged, sweet candied cherry and cinnamon which is absolutely to die for. Then it hits you with the sharpness of resins, some fresh olibanum type then my beloved labdanum being prominent. The drydown is expected due to the name but the top notes hide the amber accord to come very well. That drydown consists of a complex sweet, amber accord of styrax, maybe a hint of vanilla and tobacco? This fragrance is wonderful...such a great opening so sweet and then a very nice incense and amber smell in the drydown. I need this in my life...I absolutely love it! Update: The amber accord goes on strong after the top and mid notes have faded away it's cozy and long lasting. I'm so glad that one of these fragrances is a winner because the flacons from this Swedish house are magnificent and I will definitely be getting this.

This is an odd one for me..I'd never tried it until recently and wondered how a Boss fragrance had escaped me but I just figured there's so many that I'd just missed it. That's when I realised it wasn't for Men. I was at a friends house and used the bathroom when I scoped out what I had assumed to be the man of the houses fragrances. In a neat line on the cabinet was Cool Water, Drakkar Noir, D&G's The One and this...so you can understand my confusion. Another (Deep)Red flag for me was the EDP concentration when I read the bottom of the bottle, surprising for a mainstream masculine fragrance I thought. Anyhow, I had a tiny little try of Deep Red and I have to say I was impressed. I am a bit of a sucker for soft fruity, creamy scents and this one satisfied me. It's rich, warm fruity berries and a definite orange vibe which is both woody and spiced. The base of sandalwood and vanilla is creamy but spicy at the same time which make this less of a light feminine fragrance and more of a sexy nighttime thing or even something a guy could wear. I was certainly tempted by it although I think it would smell better on my girlfriend. An interesting discovery and a good outing from Boss.