I'm slightly conflicted about this fragrance because it's all a little bit too 'surface' for me, with not nearly enough depth. The surface for what it's worth is gorgeous, opening with a boozy warmth which almost evaporates off like you just flambed your skin...in a good way. Then the overriding feeling is rum & raisin ice cream but less rounded out and cosy, perhaps a little thin? The dried fruit aspect of this is dominant right the way into when it settles, and that usually works perfectly with the dark, bitterness of tobacco. Sadly the tobacco in this isn't all that bitter and is quite clean, almost floral, what is sometimes referred to as white tobacco and not the 'cigar' that the name of this release suggests. I find the drydown has slightly more of a classic masculine smell, a touch of leather on amber but primarily still a reasonably lighthearted & fruity scent. I'd actually say it's unique because it isn't the tobacco trope I was expecting and to infer that's it's lacking depth might be a bit harsh? Gigar Rum is actually suited to the lovely warm weather we are having in the UK at the moment. Perhaps, it's that left turn that has thrown me? In any case I enjoyed it but it didn't quite take it to the next level and the performance is a little suspect, retreating to my skin very quickly.
My interpretation of this fragrance was that it's actually a lovely natural floral and although it goes on a little feminine has actually matured into something wearable for me. The opening has a green, lush floral effect like wild flowers but then becoming more like lily of the valley and more tradtional powdered fair in the drydown. That green opening too has a touch of fig to it which works perfectly and the drydown is actually a bit like a clean musk, soapy vetiver. It's not as overtly, indy or artisan as some of the others in this line and I think that works in it's favour giving a nice balance. Not massively strong either but clings to clothing nicely. I liked it.
This is an odd perfume. I actually found something curiously reminding me of slow explosions, despite this having a vaguely gourmand opening and in truth smelling nothing like it, they both evoke a Chinese quality. I don't expect you to understand what that means because I barely do myself! It's not five spice or fireworks (or any other stereotypes I could perhaps blunder into?) in this perfume, more a lactonic, unusual creamed fig note, which definitely opens with tonka and continues that way. Yesterday haze is a pretty apt name as there's something particularly hazy about the whole affair and does have the complimentary combo of coconut and fig and kinda creamy woods. It has a slightly plastic quality to me, unsettling and with a hint of earth... maybe why it reminds me of saffron and slow explosions? I know not to expect the norm from Josh and he's delivered something here which might not have had any impact in another perfumers hands. I'm enjoying it but it's simply not to my taste really.
Okay so there's a reason why I haven't reviewed this yet and it's because the branding of the products offered by Escentric Molecules, is so dull and inconsequential they all blend into one. I'm not even talking about the fragrances tehmselves because largely they are great and despite the seeming simplicity, most are delicately choreographed collections of aroma chemicals. Escentric 02 starts out with a sharp citrus type grapefruit and lime also dry and bitter a bit maybe juniper and pink pepper facets too. This progressed into what can be best described as an ambroxan biased, powdery, woody/amber accord with vetiver/Cedar Iso E vibes but but those less so & warmer etc... So in that respect, somewhat similar to everything from this line and pretty much Schoen too. Not a criticism in any way because they all smell great and side by side very different. To honest Escentric 02 has even more appeal to me than say Molecule 02 because it's less dry and woody and more on the amber spectrum. Not interested in owning this fragrance but wearing it again recently I thought it was alright.
I’m not going to talk about this fragrance for long...it doesn’t require it. It would be impossible not to mention Aventus or a masculine, Woods, citrus/pineapple effect in the top notes. I hate batch talk and I want to avoid that too, I will merely say that this seems a bit Aventus lite, and certainly not as smoky or full on as the Creed I have, but as I said talking about exact degrees of this or that or smokier ones or whatever is the most boring subject I could possibly think of. It has the tenacity and fixative qualities of Ambroxan or the Sauvage effect of you will? coupled with the linear top notes and lack of progression, again all not bad things necessarily. This is not nearly as ferocious and nuclear as Sauvage though and I don’t find that the smell grates on me. I’m not cynical enough to assume premeditation on any brands part when producing eerily similar fragrances but It’s not hard to guess why they might, the by product of which might be to emulate said fragrances success as well as it’s smell. The bottle is nice, slightly Dunhill-ish and maybe a bit like those cylindrical Mercedes ones?
Crazy, muddled opening, over sweet, caramel/tonka/vanilla accord with what I perceive as more feminine fruity notes. It’s subtlety spiced which I like and when settles all the way down, although quite cloyingly sweet, pleasant enough. I actually preferred the original version and that was an audible ‘meh’ of a fragrance. This ‘sexy’ nighttime, faux gourmand phase was something I thought had ended a couple of years back but remains resurgent. Don’t get me wrong there are worse olfactory trends but designer gourmands have to be something original or show some restraint to capture my imagination and this doesn’t do it for me. Opening made me slightly regretful of spraying on my skin as it’s loud, soupy and projects like crazy but then as I inevitably knew it would, becomes softer and nicer but it’s not enough. Update: Just looked at my review of the original and it turns out I didn’t actually like it all that much and said hauntingly similar things about it.
I have very little to say about this. Profumo was a little darker a flanker than this one but it’s in the same vein of a ‘sexy’ nighttime oriental. That thick tonka accord and vanilla with woody amber and characteristic. The drydown is very nice when all the way almost gone, it’s a nice benzoin vanilla smell. I wasn’t mad at it, but I definitely wasn’t mad about it.
I’ll start by saying that I have preconceived bias about this brand as I think Bella Crane is very talented and I haven’t tried a single fragrance that I didn’t think had merit or was treading some interesting olfactory ground, this is no exception. A sweet, sweet opening not the kind of annoying stuff you get in sweet leathers (because this buttery orris root has a hint of very clean leather) what will be polarising is the raspberry/cherry note which smells like a whole sweet shop of confectionary. Very sweet vanilla joins proceedings and could be argued is more dominant than the orris but something keeps all that sweetness in check somehow and overall I love the effect. It doesn’t smell like a typical iris or vanilla or fruity perfume it’s a pretty unique proposition.
Aspects of this perfume wow me, namely the general originality of Battito d’Ali and the openings top notes. To me it smells quite gourmand, sweet, creamy and virtually ‘cakey’ with an orange citrus note that is very pleasant indeed. It’s immediately after that (a matter of minutes) the heart becomes waxy and intensely powdered, almost soapy with an orange blossom, countered with the intensely sweet, boarderline cloying coconut/vanilla. Myrrh is listed here and without smelling the note directly as such, I can see how it might conspire in this fragrance to bond the accords together. It’s an interesting fragrance, I kinda wish I loved it because it would make life and reviewing it easier, but it’s a challenge and I like that. Another wear might be in order to make a solid decision on it.
Well, this is another fragrance I really should've got around to reviewing before now, but wearing Gershwin again today is an uplifting experience for sure and worthy of writing about. I will begin by saying that although the overall vibe of the fragrance is very familiar the delivery has more sweetness and life than anything I might make comparisons to like Avignon, Birley, Missiones, full incense, Heeley etc. etc....but from those you can tell it's a crudely frankincense based fragrance. Gershwin is alive with citrus in the opening mainly lemon and grapefruit but sweet not saccharine and anything but bitter, with a hint of peppery woods. The fizzy, translucent resins of mastic, elemi, galabanum and above all Olibanum are perfectly rendered and so bright and happy, such is their effervescence. I'm not sure this smell evokes Porgy and Bess or Rhapsody in Blue for me, but it clearly did for gentile. The drydown is very subtle, supremely clean and not the biggest projector or performer in the world, when compared to the incense comparisons I made above. Some fragrances you allow some concessions because of the way they make you feel, this certainly was an enjoyable experience for me today.
I've been neglecting my Fragrantica duties recently in favour of pathetic social media platforms so it's about time I reviewed something on here and got my mojo back, so to speak. What a way to do it too with a new(ish) fragrance from a brand I really love. I was so excited about Bois Mystique but I also try to manage expectations when it's something so highly anticipated. Well...I've not been disappointed because this is a solid release and somewhat close to what I expected. It's a take on your frankincense and myrrh. Peppery, oily incense and woods but with a touch of a deeper, darker hue. This is a category of fragrance that has many proponents and could perhaps be difficult to stand out, but Houbigant manage it. It has the sweet sharp opulence of labdanum with a touch of smoke (perhaps from guaiac wood?) it's lovely. It didn't blow my socks off but I'm very much enjoying it and the bit I spritzed on my arm the other day lasted really well, and so far so good today. I would categorise this in a want list with some others like Bruno Fazzolari Lampblack which in fairness is a little more flamboyant and original than this. Also LM Parfums Malefic Tattoo which is suitably fantastic as well, I have that trio on my radar and would say they are equally brilliant perfumes. (I AM NOT AN 'INFLUENCER' OR AFFILIATE OF THE BRAND) Houbigant's customer service is fantastic too, having no quibbles about sending me a discovery set, facilitating trying, before inevitably buying. Sadly they forgot to include this sample so I bought one, still I really appreciate the gesture of all their other samples.
When I originally tried this TF exclusive it was in passing so to speak and I really didn’t pay it all that much attention but upon revisiting I have to say that I really like it, especially the muted, sweeter tones of the drydown. I say that because London opens with a swathe of animalic musk, leathery castoreum like vibe, which morphs into a mixture of realistic and synthesised woody notes and warm resins. It’s clearly an Oud accord with a spicy undertone of fresh sweat from cumin. Don’t get me wrong there’s nothing floral about this woody/incense perfume but the way the muskiness is sort of hints to classic perfumery and a kind of floral musk. The way it comes together in the drydown is not massively impressive but has absolutely hooked and constantly sniffing myself and what more could you ask for really? Perhaps a little more performance? It’s by no means a shrinking violet and lasted okay, but not super well. London is a winner in my book though, masculine, interesting, modern yet classic, eventually cosy and full to the brim with stuff I like, incense/wood/spices/. I would add it to my collection over other private blends, simply because it’s one of the more unknown ones.
So this was my first experience of a reasonably trendy house that was moving and shaking in the social media IG YouTube circles for the last year or two. Many folks attributed this to the constant, seemingly endless plugs from a certain Demi Rawling and other reviewers telling me she was plugging it, which in effect was plugging it themselves... anyway. I'd held off trying them, thinking they are about as far as you can get (geographically speaking) away from me and hadn't seen them in UK shops. Apparently they are in Selfridges or Harvey Nicks now but I opted to get some samples to see what all the (mixed) fuss was about Pacific Rock Moss and my review couldn't be anymore mixed either. The open just made me think...'I can tell why this is mass appealing' modern, aquatic but with almost cotton candy sweet vibes rather than overtly salty seaspray but still a kind of herbal, cleanliness about it. There's something slightly off putting but not unpleasant, then growing with steady progress is the Tree/oak/cedarmoss that I had hoped for from the name. There it is in all it's glory, not too mossy so it becomes Marmite but well observed and perfectly fitting for the rest of the composition to impart a definite marine quality of moss and seaweed covered rocks. Now I've not smelled synthetic oakmoss materials in isolation, so I can't really comment but friends of mine tell me that they pale in comparison to the real stuff, to which I'm well acquainted. I'm assuming it's not the real deal considering restrictions dictate that such small amounts be used, you likely wouldn't smell it anyway but if this is the synth stuff to me it's smells of oakmoss and this could be very clever work on the part of the perfumer to create this effect or me not knowing what I'm smelling in here. I really enjoyed this middle stage of the progression, not long after the inital opening and lasting perhaps 2 hours before losing my interest and reverting back to a much more safe, mainstream feeling in the base as I got from the opening. It's a bit of shame that it started to grate on me ever so slightly but I have to take my hat off, I was expecting something much worse than what I got. Update: I was in two minds writing this original review but not anymore. Having worn this again I have to say, I don’t like it. The sweetness in the opening is coconut from a lactone or methyl laitone, actually quite an interesting combo with citrus but with the rest of this composition just adds to the unsettling feel. I have to say that the few G&B I’ve tried have all been real unique propositions which is good, I just don’t like this one.
If it's coming out this colour something is seriously wrong with your diet. They could've and should've done a proper poo fragrance with castoreum, civet and a particularly skanky oud although that would just be encouraging them. The fact that these even exist is a damning indictment of our failing civilisation. Not even my beloved world of perfumery is safe from the detritus. Having said that the monkey one is cute and I want it.
I found green fougere to be 'green' in the same sense that their green bottles of 1872 (the originals) are green, and that the smell is entirely green but in a fruity, sweeter way than the grassy/galbanum/cis 3 Hexanol sort of thing one might normally describe as 'green'. This sweet, gummy green is not the entire story of this fragrance though because that story is one of earthier floral elements. It's the reminiscent spring time 'wetness' of narcissus, as the daffodils are in full bloom here in Wales. It's a massive dose of what I perceive as oakmoss or cedarmoss in the opening giving a really thick texture to an aromatic, herbal lavender, which smells more wild than refined or atypical. It's that sweetness of top note which is just enough to carry through into the heart and balance the fragrance. Green Fougere possesses that narcotic quality that Clive Christian can capture sometimes, it's intoxicating and original, vaguely floral, yet very masculine leaning to my nose. I'd be surprised if this is well received by the masses, I think this is due to the fact there's a slightly, fermented feel, an almost hoppy, beer maybe even whisky characteristic to it. In a tobacco or boozy, leather fragrance you might think fair enough but in here it just makes me think....where's it coming from? That's the magic of perfume and this one captures it, and if you hadn't guessed by now I absolutely LOVE IT! Superb. The usual caveats apply though....Am I ever going to buy it?...No too expensive. Do I think there's things that are problematic about CC as a brand? Yes. Do I think they are capable of delivering the luxury, high standards and special experiences they promise? Yes. People must accept that some brands were simply not aimed at you. Roja, Clive, Fragrance du Bois, Spirit of Dubai....and there's more and more popping up all the time catering for clientele who want more or at least they want to be sold the perception that they are getting more. I personally don't have that much of a problem with it, but I get why the average fragrance fan feels alienated by the exclusivity. I have to say that their customer service is excellent, and I received a bumper package of samples from them to review, which I really appreciate.
This smells like the base of a fragrance at first, the combination of fixatives to create a quiet, resonant hum, upon which the 'real' notes of the perfume sit. However, in this case there are no 'real' notes and instead Another 13 presents them as the finished article, as per such industry precedents as the essentric Molecules line. I have to say though that this fragrance has a silky feeling of cashmere, warm muskiness and the dry, woody, sugar paper aspect of ISO E super or timbersilk but then brought to life by the ambroxan and possibly real ambergris used to further the rich effect. I think if I tried to knock this up myself I'd fail miserably despite it being seemingly simple. I have a reaffirmed respect and admiration for fragrances as modern and minimal as this and the facts are simple Another 13 smells excellent and is in many ways more appealing to me than some of their other offerings. It's good stuff, very quiet and low to the skin as you'd expect but actually has very tenacious lasting ability.
Don't be fooled by the prominence of the smoke icon looming large at the top of the note votes. Odoon is surely a smoky perfume but it's not one of those where everything is dominated and bonfire sizzled by the smokiness. What impressed me about Odoon was the sheer commitment to the woody vibes in here, no jarring top notes for the sake of Indy originality, no quirk or gimmick just a perfumer taking a concept through to it's logical conclusion and ending up with a stunning perfume. For all that, it's not massively original, I think I've smelled stuff similar but can't place it, although I could be wrong because had I smelled this before I'd likely have procured a full bottle. I'm even going to go as far as saying that Odoon was the highlight of my perfume sampling from 2018. It's sublime. Heavy resinous woods, thick turpentine edged, with a brutal opening (as per everything Pekji) to the smoothest and most beautiful of landings. It's seeped in cedar wood, naturally smoky oak, sandalwood and perhaps vetiver too? This is a masterclass in how to do, smoky, dry woods that have impact but aren't too intrusive, this is a touch more wearable than some of the the others from the line which have a touch of the artistic, extrovert, savagery about them. I love Odoon and I want a bottle, it's as simple as that. Update: Wore this fragrance again today and I have to say I neglected to mentioned the curried, slightly sweaty note in here which I put down to coriander seed or caraway or something in my IG review. My mum said I smelled of celery and that's when it hit me that Odoon smells quite a bit like celery salt, that kind of concentrated celery aroma. Omer Pekji actually set me straight confirming that the spice that's so prominant in Odoon is actually fenugreek, a spice I don't think I've ever used in cooking? He also mentioned that newer formulations of Odoon with have the fenugreek content reduced by two thirds.
So I wrote the bulk of this review a few years back and haven't posted but I'm really glad that folks are generally so happy with Carlisle, because it's a very accessible fragrance. Having used quite a lot of cardamom in perfumes of my own recently I have to say that the spicy, soaped element you get when cooking with it is exactly what the raw material smells like. Now it's either that in the hands of a master perfumer, it becomes less spice and more of a smoothed out 'feeling' a feeling I get from many fragrances purported to have cardamom in. Or they simply don't have that much cardamom in. I've ranted in defence of PdM before so I'm not going to do that again but there's a perception that they are making clones and 'designery niche' fragrances to deliberately target an emerging market, of preppy type Creed Aventus wearers. I'm sure there's an element of that and frankly seeing that Yanni guy everywhere gets on my tits, but I think this house has merit and this fragrance epitomises the style I think they're going for. They almost have a basis in a kind of warm, slightly spicy, oriental centre that's soft and caressing. I only have oajan but a handful of them carry a similar vibe and Carlisle is somewhat a mixture of the big hitters. Aspects of Oajan, Byerly, Herod etc... (and actually the blueprint for Layton which wasn't released when I first penned this review.) but with an unassumingly smooth nature (could be the cardamom?) of almonds or something? A little sweet, woody but well balanced. I really liked it and thought it was highly wearable, but just a little safety first and if you're spending big cash then you want to be wowed.
I hate reviews which go completely against the trend and off on a tangent comparing the subject fragrance to others, of which it bares no resemblance. So I apologise in advance but hear me out. I think barbier has one of the most exciting openings I’ve smelled for sometime. It opens with juicy punch of citrus and tangerine peel, then starts out on this rive gauche like, barbershop affair and you think okay, I’m feeling this. Then comes a Dior (or should I say Christian Dior?) Fahrenheit type accord lurking through this powdery Fougere. I thought there has to be Violet listed in the notes and combined with a dirty, oily, diesel smell which wouldn’t be out of place in a Xerjoff fragrance and somewhat of a signature of theirs I think. These two elements conspire for a brief moment to conjure up an old formula Fahrenheit, with non of the vanilla sweetness and dumbing down that has crept in to recent batches. Call me crazy but Thats what I get . I consider myself somewhat of an authority on the older Fahrenheit and I can honestly say a smidgen of it’s spirit graces this fragrance. Can someone please tell me they smell it too and I’m not just imagining things? However, As it settles after the first 20 mins or so this fades completely and the majority is a dazzlingly well rendered mix of green notes, lavender, oakmoss, cardamom, all of which was there to start with but caught up in that opening it gets a bit lost and jumbled. Le Barbier de Tanger is lovely, really lovely and a preference for me over Invasion Barbare. (Which is also very nice) It becomes more and more powdered and less distinct very quickly indeed, retreating down to the skin with a warmth of resins in the base. This composition has been given some thought and although the resulting fragrance might be a touch disappointing when all is said and done, I like the brief but thrilling ride it gave when first applied. This sadly applies to the performance and silage as well, becoming a skin scent after less than an hour and not projecting very much at all. When it’s really settled I get the modern aroma chemistry, and something salty and of the sea. I know what Calone smells like but I wouldn’t of necessarily thought that was it. I need to wear this again properly to give a better appraisal, because it is one them but I’d say on the whole shows promise but doesn’t quite deliver. It might have gotten away with it too but when you’re paying top wack, expectations are sky high for a reason. UPDATE 14/05/21: When I look back at reviews like this I'm staggered by how similar my thoughts are (rather than how much different) because I largely stick to what I said above, there's nothing 'wrong' with what I'm saying here as such. However, I hadn't tried Invasion Barbare in a while here and it shows because that is WAAAYY superior to this, it's the best of that style of fougere, end of conversation about that! Barbier de Tanger starddles the wonderfully natural feel and the incredibly hollow, sensation of woody and ambrox base materials. The brilliance shining through on occasion but I'm not that taken with this fragrance, it's good, complex all the stuff I said above and I like it but I'll never love it.
This is one of those fragrances that smells dated and not resembling anything natural, it feels somehow like it's representative of a not so long bygone era, when we wore things like this. Do you know what though? I really enjoyed it. Blind bought very cheaply and although I may have a clean out of my collection, and this would get the boot, I was reminded that I can still derive pleasure from something like Iceberg Homme. It's got a feel of the typically clean, mens, powdery, musky body with a head of synthetic smelling lavender. Something about it is inviting and reminiscent of shaving products, it's a poor man's barbershop (being that's there's a fair few high end ones) fragrance. If I had to compare it to something it would be difficult, yet it feels so familiar at the same time. Maybe versace dreamer but without warmth or depth of tobacco, or Versace Blue Jeans but without the creamy sweetness...so like neither of those haha. Two people have said Fendi Uomo which as much as I've not trashed this fragrance, I still find an insult. I mean how could you even think they were remotely similar? Lasts pretty good and will likely get another wear before it gets tossed aside like so many others.
The amount of hype for this fragrance was nuts! Glad to see it's hardly got any reviews from the more discerning crowd here on Fragrantica and the like. Instagram 'Influencers' (pffft!) have been going mental, likely because the brand has been handing out bottles like there's no tomorrow. They became SO ubiquitous last year but I guess it's worked because despite not wanting to conform, inevitably my curiosity gets the better of me and to be fair to Byron they sent me samples of Pirates and 0.9 too. Mula Mula was the big one though and I wanted to hate it pretty badly because it was getting disingenuous, well at best hyperbolas reviews almost universally so from every bedroom reviewer out there. Hats off to Byron because it's likely worked and made them money but I suspect long term there will be a backlash against the support from Youtube and IG sef proclaimed 'influencers'. So what's it smell like? A big dense, boarderline sickly gourmand but it does have some interesting elements and despite a slightly muddled composition, I have to reluctantly say...I quite liked it. Syrupy , liqueur booze and caramel, with a definite berry and peach notes. The base is heavy woody and long lasting and although not clearly defined I wouldn't doubt there's oud as listed, there's definitely vanilla anyway. It's long lasting but as I said a bit cloying and cumbersome to wear for me. I like a gourmand like Frapin 1270, which style wise isn't a million miles away but in terms of pure finesse it makes Mula Mula look crude in comparison. Not bad then and if you love it, fine.
There's some nice, luxurious smelling fragrances in this men's line from Zegna and I wouldn't even say this is really one of them either but I was completely charmed by it. This smells strong and assertive to me, very much a power suited city boy off to his hedge fund (I don't even know what that is? but I heard it somewhere once and it sounds good) management job in some glistening, high-rise, building. I fact the overall tonality and feel of this line is one of manly success and dare I say a touch of the Trump about it. Don't worry I'm not getting political here, I'm talking about the pre-presidential, plain old, Multi millionaire, Apprentice, golfing, pussy grabbing, Trump... Just that guy. The opening is very familiar to me, seeming like a big, high quality fragrance but with a certain accessibility, and probably the reason some might think it lack lustre. It's a potent, clean, modern, herbal, leather opening, mutating into a hefty geranuim, slightly powdered but with none of it's usual slight mintiness. The drydown keeps giving with resinous warmth and some green aspects and flecks of the metallic. I found it strong and long lasting. I actually want a bottle, really.... but the price is is prohibitive. Again just let me state that I've spent more on a fragrance than this in the past and I don't usually moan about price, if you like something enough then you'll justify it to yourself. However, I just think that seeing as though this is going to replace the Essenze line (according to Zegna insider) they could have given them a comparable price point. Lot's of designer brands seem to be trying to get away with making these high end/exclusive lines in order to cash in on the niche boom and thoughts probably along the lines of...."Creed can fleece consumers...why can't we? We've been doing it with our clothing for decades and been missing a trick releasing comparatively 'cheap' perfume." Well people you've had it good for long enough now they are all out to charge you £200 plus for a bottle. So these are actually £195 for 50ml's which is more than the standard Tom Ford Private blends. The Essenze line were about £130 (I saw them for as little as £90) for 100mls which is much more reasonable and was this the case with Integrity and believe me I would've perhaps bought it then n there.
This is the best one from this line in my opinion and it's slow burner. That's not to say that I didn't immediately find it gorgeous because I did, a super minimal, sensual, warm ambrette note, soft cashmere texture, this kind of perfumery is so up my street, especially when the sledgehammer approach starts to get tired. All you need is a beautiful, sweet, musky, simplistic fragrance like this. Ambrette seed is VERY expensive and if this uses the real stuff (which I suspect it might) then the inflated price of this Mugler line is justified. Now.... not that I'm one to usually gripe about price or that these are even that expensive compared to some brands nowadays, but I feel slightly more comfortable paying top dollar for this than I would Hot Cologne for example. I am going to buy this fragrance at some point because it's so wonderful it grows fonder and fonder in my memory. Over the Musk is a triumph...just try it for yourself.
A very nice piece of work, lovely fresh edc type fragrance with a little complementary twist of ginger in the opening. Decent, functional but didn't wow me and there's many at a cheaper price point that I'd pick before this one. For reference You could say hot cologne is a bit like a mixture of Dior Homme Sport and 4711. Performance was okay, especially for a largely citrus fragrance with minimal white floral elements.
