Love this its got the lighter fizzy sherbet lemon sorbet in the top notes...which somehow keep coming back within the first hour or so on my skin. Then the woodiness and tobacco in the base are just delightful and make for a real winner in my book. I think this one could be a little much for some after a while...and not an everyday fragrance for me...but I still love it. It's funny how fragrances can instantly remind you of people you haven't necessarily seen or thought about for a while. He wasn't the sort of guy you discussed male grooming with so I never asked but I often noticed he smelled good. This is a little anomalous though because Forte came out in 2010 apparently and I've not seen my friend in at least 5 years...strange? Maybe there's a very similar fragrance out there? Or I'm wrong? I doubt that though ...I trust my sniffer.

ahhhh...this takes me back. I haven't had this for years but that's not nessarily because I don't like it. I can still remember the smell vividly and echo the other reviews...this one is old skool...and although not in the ilk of true masculine powerhouses still not for the faint hearted. It was even a bit old skool for 92 frankly...very masculine though and not to my usual taste but you can't always go for sweet, aquary stuff sometimes you need to man up and get a bit macho...and this is the one for those moments.

Just not my cup of tea this one. I get lots of notes from this and things that I normally love cinnamon, grapefruit, leather, amber but I'm just not feeling this combination. I was put off by my intial encounter with it... when it was sprayed on me by one of those guys in toilets on a night out...he never even asked my cologne preference or anything? Just dowsed me in it. I thought I smelled feminine all night after that and was not impressed. A few nice notes came out on the dry down but still it's too much!

Not going to talk about notes on this one...plain to see or rather smell that it's a bit of an creamy blob of a thing....in a good way. A sugary whipped vanilla and mild coffee aroma and strange, fruit/berry, dolls head, Musk. Been on the radar for a while but not in love enough to be a priority yet...It is very nice indeed. I'm drawn to it. The comparisons to Rochas Man are understandable but not derivative or redundantly so, this engages me with a little more boldness. Update: got this now and I'm very happy with it on my skin it's really nice just on the right side or gourmand for me with its sweetened, coffee notes. Subtle but deep and thoroughly enjoyable. I adore this fragrance.

It's rare that I talk about the bottle because thats obviously not what's important about a fragrance, although it helps if you like it. This one is cool it looks like a hipflask you'd have out on the piste!(or on the piss) Unless you have super sensitive nostrils and are a absolute expert sniffer there's no way you could identify the subtle difference in notes between this and A&F Fierce. I defy anybody to tell them apart but I've only had a little tester in a shop so I will reserve judgement for when I've bought Legend and tried it side by side with Fierce for myself. As far as I can tell they're the same and that's a good thing because... It's easier and cheaper to get hold of in the UK than fierce... The bottle and brand are cooler and more masculine...and if it's anything like Fierce it's catnip to the girls. Finally...they both smell AMAZING and that's what counts. Update: I've not acquired a bottle of this yet but I have tried it numerous times now and I have to revert on my position slightly it's still a dead ringer for A&F Fierce and fundamentally the same but maybe this is a weaker version, slightly less potent & spicy.

Reminds me a little of gin fragrant and full of Juniper, vetiver a little floral and with basenotes of sandlewood and pine. A strange one really because I feel as though I shouldn't like it but I do. It's just a classic and masculine. Update: I'm wearing this today (a blustery Autumn/fall morning) as I just had a craving for it last night when I went to bed I thought...'I'm going to wear 1881 tomorrow.' and I was excited by the prospect. I'd honestly forgotten what notes I get from it except Juniper & lavender maybe? I tested myself and was pleased that I picked up on the majority of notes listed on here...quite pleased with myself despite being a bit bunged up. It's still fresh and spring/summer like but as I stepped out of the house into the cold it really kicked and gave a wonderfully invigorating burst of lovely herby citrus. I actually get lots of vetiver and oakmoss in this today very grounding and earthy lushness, almost dew coated. A splendid scent and a dark horse in my collection, I've owned several bottles but I seem to have a new found appreciation for truly how good this fragrance is.

Very woody, spicy, dry musk and cool freshing top notes of mint. I like this and it's very wearable in my opinion a fitting name too as it's kinda reminisant of the original Hugo (I don't know might be psychosomatic/Placebo because it's in the same bottle?) but somehow just different.

I liked it more in the shop when I first tried it. This one was by far my favourite but now I've gone from loving it to just liking it. I've nothing negetive to say here it's super fresh I get the notes of beeswax & the cucumber and apple freshness and then lots of tea. Always feel really clean and refreshed wearing this.

Just to add to my review below... I rarely use this really but when I do I layer it with the Lime, Basil and Mandarin gel moussant straight out of the shower and it's a mega refreshing experience! So invigorating and really wakes you up in a morning. I just have it in my head that it's more of a summer fragrance due to the freshness factor. Lovely stuff though and works well on a man...well me anyway.

Just lovely! Summery, light, citrusy. The Lime and mardarin hits you first then as it matures on my skin I get a slightly earthy but refreshing note from the basil and a fresh zesty aftertouch. Amazing!

This one is without shadow of a doubt classy. I feel like a proper gent in this woody, floral and luxurious scent. Something about the inital smell that is earthy and really quite unpleasant for my taste. However, that goes pretty quickly on my skin and the dry down is gorgeous... like a pencil case full of make up...Love it.