Very delicate scent, but pleasantly sweet from the freesia note. More like a body mist, projection and longevity wise. Very fresh, perfect for hot weather.
I went to Neiman Marcus to try other Bond No. 9 fragrances and was shown this. I immediately fell in love. Very fresh and aromatic. You could wear this anywhere, and it could definitely come someone’s signature fragrance.
Dupe of PDM Greenley. Does its job for sure. I really enjoy and the smell is very similar to Greenley though it is a bit more synthetic.
Coconut and mango are vey dominant. Also very sweet. Definitely unisex. Very nice fit for the summer but I also think it night not be for everyone.
Masculine, spicy vanilla with a sauna-like smokiness. I LOVE this. Great performance as well.
Ragnar. 10/10
This is by far one of the best from the ADG lineup. It is the most unique and has some of the best performance I've seen for a ADG freshie. It's sweet and refreshing, and it's a perfect all around scent. You can wear this for anything to be honest, but now that its discontinued I reach for it for summer date nights or other warm weather special occasions.
The first breath of Coeur Noir defies its brooding presentation with an unexpected lightness - a cool pastel candied dust, compressed powder sweetness, like fruit wisps and sugared flower petals ground with chalk. This is anchored by a woody, resinous vanilla, but rather than cream or confection, it calls to mind a delicate, aromatic booklet of papiers d'Armenie. The lightness is deceptive, though. As it settles on skin, the sweetness begins its slow retreat, like an eclipse gradually dimming the sky. What emerges is more contemplative - a dusky, myrrh-like quality, that smoky-sour-shivery incense that suggests the shadows promised by that black heart-shaped box, a liminal space of perpetual twilight chill, never reaching full dark.
One of my favs
Fruity, Sweet, creamy, fresh, woody and spicy.
An easy grab and go, great for warm weather.
The "simple" that was very well built!
A perfume with great quality and very high "pleasantness". I really like sweet perfumes and this one falls into that category, but how can I say... It has a sweetness that is very different from other perfumes that I like. Perhaps the vanilla here is somehow lighter and I can feel the lavender part much more, bringing a refreshing/aromatic aspect. I agree with some colleagues who said that it is not a complex aroma, but it manages to do the "simple" of vanilla/lavender very well. After the dry down, you can still feel the lightness that the perfume transmits, but with some more "woody" notes... But still in a way very light!!
On my skin, I managed to get an OK - good performance, with projection and lasting power of (2h - 3h) and (8h - 10h) respectively. I would say it could be used more for cold weather (day or night) and those days with a bit of sun and a bit of a colder breeze, with an autumn vibe. I don't know if I can consider it a "party" perfume, I easily believe that it can be overshadowed by other perfumes out there with greater projection and sweeter aromas (vanilla, toffee, caramel, fruity, etc.).
If you already like perfumes that are a bit sweet and especially perfumes with lavender, it's worth getting to know and trying. Don't expect a totally unique, complex and innovative aroma from this one. What it delivers is a perfume that is very appealing to the public and a light and very pleasant aroma throughout its evolution. It's definitely worth having in your collection but also getting to know the others versions of Valentino Uomo line...
Wonderful clean citrus none offensive easy to just grab and spray. Nothing special just nice to wear. You can wear it everywhere work gym church school doesn't matter it just smells good
Sweet floral rose scent slight powder note but not to feminine. Very pleasant rose scent
This is a fresh, spicy fragrance. This reminds me of a toned down Beekman Place by Bond no.9. It’s not as strong as Beekman place but on first sniff you get a clean soapy smell, with a blast of Basil. This is a fine, lower priced Beekman place. If you like that you can get this.
I have to say, that the opening few minutes are quite spectacular. It’s a powerful scent. Unfortunately after a few hours all the sweetness and all the glory is gone, and you’re left with a messy impression of L’Interdit Rouge. Tuberose and spice, but not nice at all.
Best of all time no competition it is too good and is the scent of my dreams this is better than my wife and kids (let me hit)
One of the best fragrances ever. The only downside is that it does not perform. The fragrance lasted two hours on my skin
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Sweet Ash is the sweatpants of fragrances—the kind you reach for on those days when comfort is key. Like shedding the day's roughness and sinking into something worn soft. As if comfort itself could hold memories of secluded landscapes and long, winding paths. A bit of wilderness, a chip of bark, a prickle of pine needles, a frill of moss, pressed and preserved, wrapped in a vanilla-scented hankie, tucked deep in a pocket where it's been gathering warmth and memory. It's the fragrance of a morning spent entirely indoors, sunlight filtering through half-closed curtains, creating a soft haze like a scrap of woodland folded and kept close. This is what you spray on when you're curled up on the sofa, feet tucked underneath you, a favorite mug of coffee steaming nearby, a collected volume of windswept travelers' borderland wanderings balanced on your knee—a quiet companion to those moments of absolute stillness, of being completely at ease, while only the characters in books are adventuring.
Simply the most delicious masculine fragrance I've ever smelled. Magnificently smooth, sweet incense smoke laced with pungent but perfectly blended spices on a bed of leather and woody notes. It smells a lot like CDG 2 Man, but only the resinous amber drydown (the best part, imo), not the powdery-aldehydic opening notes.
Ironically, given the name, I feel like Scorpio Rising is even more velvety and refined than 2 Man. I would expect a perfume referencing Kenneth Anger’s infamous homoerotic occult biker film to smell a bit more dangerous: leather and incense? Sure, but if it were really supposed to smell like a Satanic badass, it should probably also smell like gasoline and flames, sex and sweat, drugs and demons.
Of course, I am not a Satanic badass, I’m a guy with an art history degree who works in a library, and I love Scorpio Rising exactly as it is. It is unfortunately very pricey, but it's worth it.
To me, this is a “breakfast” perfume. It’s supposed to evoke a Japanese temple but I find its woody incense notes come across like a really nice shaving cream—masculine but not aggressive. Combined with the hint of coffee, the vibe is that you’re a guy who has a beautiful apartment in Kyoto (maybe your high rise has a view of the temple), tastefully furnished in Danish teak modernist furniture. Your stereo system is hi-fi. You have a subscription to Monocle. You’re waking up on a sunny day in a great mood because your creative projects are coming together just as you planned. You’re excited to get to work.
Decent quality
A bargain at $40. Milky, slight coffee scent, but a little rubbery.
Vanilla and Tonka bomb!!
