Gladiator is a very powerful fresh and masculine fragrance with intense fruitiness and aromatics. As soon as it’s sprayed you’re blasted with an intense note of peppermint which is quite harsh and abrasive, before an array of juicy fruit notes emerge - most prominently pineapple, apple, grapefruit and lemon. There’s a gentle touch of white florals in the heart which aim to balance out the rest of the notes, but everything seems to be dominated by the mint. The base is woody and masculine with hints of earthy vetiver and patchouli, alongside a bitter orange. But again, this is overpowered by the mint. While it’s not listed, I get a strong note of ambroxan coming through - this fragrance reminds me a lot of Sauvage and smells like a niche version of it. There’s a lot going on and it smells like a bit of a mess, but if I’m honest I’ve never been a fan of mint notes so this cannot be a love for me. It comes across as a synthetic mess of notes jumbled together carelessly.