So here's the thing... Ultime is generic rubbish, it really is. Yeah, sure it's not awful smelling just boring and has to be one of my least favourite of the L'Homme's and that's saying something. To top it all though it doesn't even perform, at least you'd think maybe the aroma chemical harshness would somehow stick around in that irritating modern way but you don't even get that. Yeah there's a citrus opening coupled with a hint of fresh ginger and then a soapy cardamom but there's nothing artistic or naturalistic about the composition, no love in there. I would site the recent release Mr Burberry as the opposite of this but with all the same elements the crucial difference being, some care was taken over the composition. Ultime is the perfect example of a fragrance made by committee and if you're going to release yet another flanker why not have it stand out some. It was interesting that the YSL SA wasn't trying to push this at all immediately stating that her favourite of the line was the original...well I'm with you there love.