Absolutely love this scent. Such a soft rose and creamy white chocolate scent. Not juvenile and definitely not too sweet.
I was initially disappointed with 2 Man because it’s so different from CDG 2, which I adore—I felt like labelling this as a flanker is misleading since it’s almost a completely different scent. I also found this one to be less adventurous and original, its masculine flavour a bit too close to more commercial mens’ fragrances. After spending more time with it, though, I have to say it’s grown on me. I’ve come to appreciate how it does share some of the same DNA that I love in CDG 2: mainly the interplay of aldehydes, spices, and incense, though it subtracts 2’s complex cybernetic florals for a subtle iris and does away with the tea accord. Though it doesn’t include “ink” in the official description like 2 does, I find it still gives a hint of that “magazine-page” scent that I like so much in the sister fragrance. Plus, as the weather cooled into fall and winter, I really started to appreciate its leathery, slightly smoky spiced-amber drydown, which is satisfyingly warm and resinous—a lovely twist on the signature clean-incense base of so many CDG perfumes. I find it to be a sophisticated, somewhat bookish masculine fragrance that’s neither too loud nor too conservative. My only complaint is that the aldehydic top notes are both fresh and powdery in a way that reads a bit too much like deodorant (which is what initially put me off)—I prefer how it smells after an hour or two, but the longevity is actually not tremendous, so the drydown phase doesn’t last that long. I also eventually discovered Eris’ Scorpio Rising, which feels like it took the drydown phase of 2 Man and made it sweeter, richer, and more powerful—it’s three times the price, but (unfortunately!) I think it might be worth it.
I love it! It smells like the juiciest greenest apple/peach that I have ever tasted. I started salivating at first whiff.
#etro #mahogany is an absolute revelation!!! It smells of something I can’t place, it’s familiar but not like anything remotely in fashion these days. Very vintage, like uncool 80’s perhaps early 90’s dawn of the aquatic, outlying flanker. Does it remind me a touch of Guy Laroche Horizon? That’s a pretty hideous ‘Manimal’ of a fragrance so I might be being a bit mean/inaccurate because this is very pleasurably musky, certainly later on and Horizon is an openly stinky, B.O and melon lolly, seaside mashup! The opening is a spicy, herbal thing, has a boozy, fresh transparency, it’s zingy with citrus but it’s one of those low lying scents which build overtime, their angularities gradually smoothed over. The name Mahogany suggests wood no? I’m not a moron for thinking that right? But although I’d loosely describe this as a woody musk, it’s not really all that woody, certainly not a positive wood note, except perhaps sandalwood adding to the creamy, pink hue of the musks in the drydown.
Opens very citrussy. Smells almost like a lemon candy in the beginning. Once it settles it is complex with a lot of notes.
I especially gets notes of bergamot, tea and juniper.
I'm no expert but i really enjoy this scent. The bottle is cool and the package comes with built in light ✨️
Totally unique vanilla that never ventures into gourmand sweetness
An interesting scent that I find hard to place an occasion for.
On my skin, the herbal, aromatic notes are very forward making it almost savoury. The artesmia mixed with white wine and citrussy notes are by far most prominent. The mix of them is giving me a slight metallic note like pencil shavings. Maybe it's Iso E, maybe it's brain trickery.
I'm not getting much sweetness, but a delicate incense is trying to peek through.
After 3 hours the aromatic notes have softened just a bit, but the wine and artesmia notes are still dominant over any balsamic warmth I expected.
For me the only downside is not long lasting. Plus u have to give this one at-least a month on your shelf and it is 10/10
Lovely springscent and one of my favorite from the Jo Malone line. Unfortunately the lasting power is so bad that I have decided not to get it. Would be great to see a EdT version in the future.
Spicy, fresh and woody. I like this one a lot. I don't get much of the Passion fruit or the vodka, however this one is really good as it is. Great everyday fragrance.
This is amazing, It is an incredible citrus, tea and ginger scent. Performance is alright and it is a bit more expensive than other dupes. This is also one of the most complimented fragrances in my collection, I love this one!
Spicy vanilla, great scent and great performance. For under $30 it is a complete bargain.
Clean linen sheets with a hint of citrus and vetiver. Great for the price.
Herbal, Citric and woody fragrance. This is a bargain for the price!
This is a classic! Fresh, woody, Spicy and citrus. Great fragrance, however it isn't anything to sophisticated.
I absolutely love the starfruit note in this fragrance. On my nose all I get is a fresh starfruit woody fragrance, which I like a lot. Performance is average at best.
I think this is a great fragrance for the price. Great everyday wear. Woody, citrus and fresh.
Fresh marine fragrance, its simple but it works well.
Aromatic woody simple fragrance. Great for the price.
This is really close to the original! I love wearing this, it smells like expensive sunscreen in the best way possible. The neroli and citrus are basically what I get from this.
The best of the line I've tried, however it is still really simple.
Fresh and woody however it's super simple.
I don't like the original, but this is really close. It is a sweet and spicy amber scent.
Smells really close to the original, but its not for me. If you are looking for an cheap alternative for the original, definitely check this one out.
