This is only my second experience of another Aramis fragrance, the original and I do have history and it's a fragrance that has fallen in and out of favour with me and is currently ...out! I wasn't expecting much from this and sure enough it didn't deliver. New west has something of a fresher opening which certainly makes it less abrasive than the original but still not really fresh it has that dated leathery, woody, herby, floral character underneath. Takes a while to get to grips with the heart of this fragrance but when it settles it's just disappointing. This scent is not my cup of tea because I found it boring, just like a tepid, watered down version of classic male perfume and didn't offer much in the way of differentiation.

This is a re-review as you can scroll down and see my original, no so positive one below. I have to say I've completely changed my opinion upon revisiting New West, I can totally see why I said what I did first time around but with a few crucial clarifications. The opening of this fragrance is down right awful, it really is I can't even begin to describe what's going on but it's an acrid, unfriendly attempt at a kind of fresher top, with a powerhouse body. However, when left to dry down New West develops into an extremely well rendered and peppery, masculine, aromatic. It's full of the best elements of woods, I can see how pine, cedar, juniper, bay leaf, oakmoss are in here all making for a nice wearable scent. I can sort of see why I thought this was one of the less interesting, and paler versions of Aramis scents but I'm not too proud to admit I was wrong. It's great and when dried right down smells absolutely wonderful.