One of Valentino's best scents. This fragrance has a nice powdery vanilla that blends well with some subtle juniper and sage. I feel this is an elegant scent. Could be used as a daily, but maybe more suited for special occasions. Definitely worth the price.
This is hands down one of my top 5 colognes. The vanilla mixed with spice and woody scents blend together perfectly. There is no heavy initial scent with this, even after applying 6-8 sprays. The dry down is smooth vanilla. I could wear this scent every day, for any occasion. A definite head-turner.
This is one of my favorite scents that Valentino makes. The spicy note is subtle, and the smell is not overpowering at all. It has a nice touch of tobacco added, which I love. I wear this for any occasion, often applying 6-10 sprays. It comes off a little strong at first, but the dry down is amazing.
I was hesitant to purchase this as a dupe of my favorite cologne (Haltane). But, for 1/10 the price, it is a very safe blind buy. Just be aware, PDM Haltane has a far smoother scent profile, with some praline notes that differentiate it greatly from Detour Eco. But, if you love spicy, woody oud scents like I do, this is a safe purchase.
If I could rate a cologne 10 stars in "value for the money", this would be the one. Under $25 for a bottle, this scent is fantastic and heavily reminiscent of Spicebomb Extreme (minus the tobacco note). For the price, there is no reason that you should not look in to purchasing this.
If Christmas had a smell, this would be it. Heavy cinnamon opening with a aromatic spicy and leather dry down. I would recommend layering this with Liquid Brun. This isn't a very heavy scent, so you can get away with 8-10 sprays and not be offensive. Great scent.
This is my favorite fragrance. The smell is amazing. You can get away with 8-10 sprays for any occasion (it may be a little heavy in the first 90 minutes). The dry down is fantastic. Soft tobacco note with a good spicy/vanilla kick.
Full transparency: I am a bit of an over-sprayer. I did 10 sprays of this and wore it to work. I would HIGHLY suggest if you are wearing this to work, limit yourself to 4 sprays. This stuff is beast mode. It was noticeable on my skin and clothes for well over 12 hours. Great scent, but no more than 6 sprays max. I've never tried BR540, so I can't confirm how similar it is to that scent. But, if you are looking for a similar scent profile that is really toned down and more pleasing to the nose than Instant Crush, I would recommend Valentino Yellow Dream.
I am not a fan of overly powdery scents, and that is the only note that I could get from this fragrance. It is very strong, and a little cloying. With the heavy powder scent, I think this perfume leans more towards feminine. I would NOT recommend this as a blind buy.
This is just a fantastic cologne. This is one of my big compliment getters. The longevity is decent, and it projects decent. Suitable for any occasion, any season, this is a must grab. The retail cost is quite high, but you can find this on some discounters for a reasonable price. If you are to have only 4 colognes in your collection, make sure this is one of them. It's incredibly popular for a reason.
To say that scent is similar to Dior Sauvage would be a disservice to Sauvage. There are subtle similarities. But, these are two very different scents. Asad has a powerful opening of pepper and iris. The scent dries down quickly. There is nowhere near the lasting power and projection that Sauvage has. The licorice note is also missing. It seems that Lattafa tried to chemically mimic the licorice scent, but it went in another direction. If you get this hoping to smell like Sauvage, save your money for Sauvage. If you want a decent scent that stands on its own, this is a safe play.
One of my friends let me sample this one the other day. Without a doubt my favorite scent from Creed. It takes aventus and puts a darker and warmer take on it. If you love Creed Aventus then you will definitely love this fragrance.
A beautifully crafted dark Smokey Cherry with a dark chocolate undertone . Smells amazing and lasts long.
A better stronger version of ultra male. Very nice and appealing great going out scent
Imo, smells a nicer version of Dior Sakura. cleaner original smell of it with a soapy undertone usually found in OJs
Straight booze barrel out of a pirate ship. Can be linear but good for layering . The booze is borderline alcoholic smell but just before that territory. very nice underrated booze
Overall very nice scent, boozy cherry note . More boozy than cherry. Silage and longevity are okay. Would advise over spraying . Only complaint is the bottle is a velvet top which gets dusty if left
Can’t go wrong with This as a smw dupe
This is in the top perfumes I've ever smelled or owned, and if I had to pick a perfume to wear every single day I'd probably choose this. It is wildly versatile, and changes with each season and gives you something new to enjoy.
It is so absolutely beautiful, creamy, aromatic, clean, fresh and all the while full of nuance and character that makes it really feel like something special. An absolute thing of beauty.
Also as someone who hates men's fougeres, this is not that. This is a real salute to lavender in the best way possible.
A conifer tree. Dried tree bark, a sweet sappy cone, green tree needles.
This to me is what a green scent should be.
It smells like a place in time. A walk in the forest.
This has the same spirit as the now devastatingly discontinued Magenta Pop. The fruity animalic genre is a deeply underappreciated genre, and this is another sublime addition. Very rich in juicy strawberries, a concoction of other red fruits and tarty cocktails, with that same yeasty twist that makes Magenta Pop so alluring. I really wish Prin would expand on these two and add more to the line up in the same vein as this.
So many times I try a fragrance that someone says is animalic, and I always disagree. However THIS absolutely has an animalic element in it. It smells like animal fur. It's not sweaty or dirty, it just smells like I've picked up a small animal and smelled it's fur.
Here's the thing though, you only get that note if you stick your nose right into skin. In the air it smells rich in violet petals. It smells so clean and smooth, and in such a way that no gender applies to it.
It's a cozy scent. When I first tried it, I blew this off as being boring, floral and not very animalic. I'm glad that I had a sample that I could then come back to a few months later. It's dirty in an actually animalic way. I smell like I've rubbed an animal all over me. It makes me feel like I've been transported back 100 years, and it's a fascinating sensation to experience.
I've always loved the idea of gourmands but I often find them too sweet, sickly and overbearing. I was close to writing off gourmands completely until I smelled this.
This was just a random blind by from a sample set with no expectations. On strip I just got some gentle animalic notes and not too much else and put it to the side. Decided to spray it on skin and give it a full go, and I'm delighted to discover how wonderful this is on skin.
The opening hits you briefly with a strong dose of warm nutmeg and spices, that admittedly I'd have loved to get more than a couple of seconds of as I keep wanting to reapply, and then after a few seconds the spices settle and you are finally met with a wall of strong clean waxy ambergris and cacao that comes together to smell like a high-end chocolaterie. There is no cheap sugary sweetness to it at all. Just a warm cacao with a vanilla blanket. Underneath all of this is an animalic base that never becomes stinky or dirty. The hyraceum just adds this warm hug to the overall experience creating a close and comforting feel, and giving it a wonderful character to the body of the fragrance. It has synthetic castoreum, but definitely in very low amounts and hard to detect. It's a very well balanced experience.
It's not a punchy fragrance by any means though. It settles down quickly into a skin scent so you'll definitely need a few sprays to get it to the point it will jump out at you as you wear it, as one spritz on the skin may leave you hungry for more.
If you like warmer scents but not too big on scents that creep into the gourmand territory I still think it's worth looking into as you may surprise yourself.
The image this paints for me when I wear it is a small town old beach-front shop in the UK that's full of inflatables and plastic buckets and spades warming up in the light of the summer sun, mixed with an air of slightly melting sweets. The warmth of the old wood frames in the old building releasing a nostalgic warm wood scent, the creamy smell of warm lotion-soaked skin, all being washed over by a fresh sea breeze coming in through the door.
Despite what you may think from the notes, this is absolutely a scent to wear in WARM WEATHER. Pick a nice day where the temperature is in the low to mid 20's celsius and sunny. The ozonic and melon notes really come out and sing, and the darkness in the backbone of this become more like a creamy skin vibe in the warmth. In the winter this can go a bit flat and not really punch the same, and feels like you're not getting the full blast of what this scent is all about.
Absolute genius perfumery, with I think a reputation plagued by people's aversion to what's on the notes list. Ignore that and just try it.
