Who would've thought it but this flanker is amazing! Really! I'm indifferent about the original L'Homme, I like La Nuit and the parfum version and the terrible Sport version but I think this one might be my favourite. It really does invoke an icy freshness the spicy, menthol, citrus is pretty effortless in creating this feel before drying down to a more familiar La Nuit de L'Homme accord. That warm, woody, clean soapy cardamom and fruits. I like this...it's that same method of introducing a brighter fresher element to an already winning formula. However it is only really the opening that is vastly different so I couldn't justify a purchase at the moment. Still I was pleasantly surprised by this one.

The whole point of Clive Christian (Anything not just fragrance) is that they don't care about the consumer who moans about the opulence and pricing because you are not their intended market. I certainly can't afford this stuff and even if I was a multi-millionaire would I buy it?...well no but for those who do then fair enough. I'm the first to despise 'bling' encrusted, vulgar shite for rich morons to show off how rich they are but I don't think that's the case here. Maybe I just have rose tinted view of CC as a company but I defend this being sold. I don't think they are conning anyone that the juice is worth 147 G-birds it's quite obviously the flacon which I think looks pretty cool. If you have concerns about the price, you can't afford it. Three cheers for opulence and decadent excess!!!

Not sure how wearable this would be for me but I was very impressed with this composition indeed. I really haven't smelled anything remotely like this a wonderful fruity/berry/citrus type opening then an explosion of florals which I can't even begin to categorize (at least in the opening)I think it's mainly peony and rose TBH, but I'm not expert. Then incense, musk, patchouli and my favourite saffron this is a veritable classy (up)marketplace of notes! The drydown is a delicate suede, leathery, talc which remains floral and uplifting and works well with that saffron note. I think L'Olympia Music hall is a definitely a unisex fragrance but it would take a man braver than me to pull it off, and I'd wear almost anything! It's not feminine, just very daring. Good longevity and projection a wonderful creation from Gerard Ghislain (someone I can't say I'm familiar with) truly innovative stuff. Fragrance lovers need to get your nose on this love or hate it will reinvigorate your appreciation of fragrance.

This fragrance is absolutely BANGIN'!!! A big regret of mine from a recent trip to France is that I didn't buy this, it's superb and a stand out juice from this house. I'll be honest I'm usually not a fan of immortelle and I definitely smell something of it in here, floral yet sweet and caramelized but in this context it's appealing. That's probably because in the main 1740 is a heavyweight masculine bomb of leather, patchouli and resin which totally speaks to me. Perfect mixture of heavy indulgence and something more animal and dirty. This is a rich, oldskool type of fragrance with the raw power of spicy leather, bracing labdanum (which I love) and even a hint of vanilla detected in the drydown. This sweetens things up and does give add a boozy, maple syrup vibe to proceedings. I love 1740, strong on the skin projecting well and lasting for ages, my collection is crying out for this one.

Late to the party on this one. Some of my reviews are done way after my initial try of a fragrance but some classics do pass me by. This was one which I do remember from the 90's but hadn't seen for sale in years and figured it was discontinued, however recently I found it to revisit. It's a true classic this one. Tsar to me still has an authentic aromatic feel, a great fresh sappy/citrus opening, then moss, leather, lavender and a hint of smoke. As it settles the prominence of the opening sappy green aldehydes show themselves as wonderful resinous pine. Complex, beautiful, masculine and perhaps a little dated but this kind of scent is more palatable to me than VC&A Pour Homme for example. The drydown is a gently smoky, sandalwood/pine/leather I suppose? Lavender and pine give this perfume a laid back, soothing feel to what could be quite a strong manly affair. Well worth revisiting, nice strong silage for the first couple of hours then dying down nicely to a decent longevity performance. Nothing not to like here if you're a fan of the classics.

I have to say despite the lack of creation you could accuse this line of, I like them on the whole. The fact that this is quite different and is perhaps my favourite speaks volumes. It has a wonderfully bright and accurate citrus and fruity berry type opening to me. Then some leafy greenery and a base of patchouli. That's not all I can say about it, there's hints in there nods to wood and resin even incense but very tiny. This makes for a long lasting and interesting fruity scent of which you get more Patch in the drydown. I really liked it.

Unsurprisingly this too has the resinous, woody, oud accord of Black afgano perhaps with a hint of the spicy wood from Duro and magic from Pardon? A well and truly trodden pathe then, some might say trampled but I say...I love it! There's an earthy, tobacco perhaps some patchouli there? It's instantly recognizable for it's similarities to many of Gaultieri's work...but I'm not fussed, doesn't make me want it anymore than the ones I've mentioned. I think if you had Black Afgano and Pardon, Duro etc...would you really need this? I suspect not. Worth a sniff if you're a fan of Nasomatto.

Deep, deep, jammy, dark rose! Although the rose is super dominant I'd almost swear there's a hint of oud or something woody at the back of this...maybe that's just my imagination from all the Oud/Roses I've sniffed. Do not make any mistake this is the epitome of Turkish roses but not something I'd wear as it's too rosy for this gent. The performance and strength of this juice is truly stunning.

Any one here actually tried the fragrance? Well I have and 'Natural' or not whatever the case maybe I thought I loved both 'Animal' Amber (Ambergris) and 'stone' Amber (the fantasy resinous accord) but I have to say I wasn't the greatest fan of this. I was excited to try it too as Ambre nuit from Dior is one of my all time favourites and that too apparently contains Ambergris. I've smelled raw ambergris and although it's a bit weird possesses some gorgeous qualities. This isn't sweet, nor does it have the multi faceted charms again it's just very strong, quite musky and almost medicinal to my nose. I think I will have to try it again but first impressions were not positive.

Wow! These Dior Exilir's have certainly sparked debate. I'm not going to get into it though. Synthetic or not the musk in this fragrance is horrendous! Choking strong and just plain funky! Might just be my taste but the only ones I really liked in this collection were the Oud and at a push the Rose. Whatever is going on here it's odd.