Love it this one it really made my day! I was looking forward to sampling this collection but the others were a little disappointing this one redeemed the range somewhat. Lovely fruity citrus and the freshness and rare joy of vegetable and truly authentic green notes. My favourite Hermes fragrance of this type.
Couldn't wait to try this collection and this one was very nice, sweet spicy and thoroughly likable but nothing that special.
From a collection point of view I absolutely couldn't wait to try this and I've been waiting a long time too! I very nearly bought it blind but finally I found it to test and I'm kinda glad I did. I love woody fragrances and the assortment of notes in this is right up my street. As I mentioned as a collector it's a must have in terms of innovative bottle design and brand distinction. When I initially sprayed it I got what can only be described as an awful, muggy horrible note which I identified as being the same smell I disliked from Azzaro Decibel although the scents are quite different this element is unbearable for me. Thankfully, this smell is short lived and when it's gone you're left with an lovely woody scent, that is well balanced and smooth...just what I like. I also tried the Rocky Mountain wood and I have to say I preferred that as it has more strength and spice but this one is pleasant and I will definitely add both to my collection at some point.
Dear oh dear this has an immediately repellant note to it that I've smelled before and I can't say what it is but it's kinda musty and über earthy to the point of unpleasantness. It's exactly what I get from Dsquared He Wood, not that they are alike throughout but it's a kind of horrible smell not similar to but as bad as ammonia...if you get what I mean? If you can tell I seriously don't like this smell but the rest of the fragrance is alright if I could get past it, maybe it mellows in the dry down I don't know? The bottle is cool though...a bit ridiculous but I think there's room for that in the fragrance market.
Lovely, lovely orange scent. Can't really give much more detail than has been given in some of the great reviews on here. It's got every possible nuance of orange to give it a really natural quality that is incredibly refreshing and invigorating. I think I'd get the concentrated version just to ensure a bit more strength but this stuff is amazing.
I love neroli and the sharp beginning of citrus on this and it is nice smelling don't get me wrong but it is too close to the feminine end of the scale to be unisex. I think this fragrance is more suited to a more continental man than myself. Not everyone will agree with this statement I'm sure but for me this is the case. I'm still sniffing it out as I have a small sample left so maybe my thoughts will change? Thus far though this is my verdict. Update: This fragrance has a certain intoxicating quality to it and is amazingly fresh and uplifting but still not quite my cup of tea in terms of adding it to my collection.
This fragrance is so good! I absolutely love it!!! I've no idea what Tuber is but if that's a large component of this fragrance then it's devine whatever it is? I get the earthy, woodiness of cedar, gorgeous patchouli and lovely lovely edible element coming from the fig. It's been composed very well and so masculine. This and Tom ford for men are truly great works and I really love them shame they don't last longer on my skin but that's only a minor criticism.
Just to add to the comments below about price. I pretty much agree that you should buy whatever is within your means. You'll find a way to have it if you love it that much and really really want it. Everybody has their limits and some houses are extortionate. I mean I really like Clive Christian fragrances but only one of them really justified the expenditure. However, this fragrance is an anomalous one because Tom Ford for Men is considerably cheaper... for the same EDT concentration. I know this is a later release and may well come down in price but it's still a little steep. Fortunately, I love this stuff and as a collector I'm not always bothered about maximizing the volume of juice I get so 50ml is just fine due to having a vast collection. Value for money is in the eye of the beholder anyway. I suspect somebody who ops for this sort of scent (especially from TF) is not a noob to fragrances and probably will rotate it with a few others, so even if you get 6 to 12 months use from it at £80 is that not deemed to be acceptable? It is for me... but the point is people have different perception of value for money and as it is with lots of things, you pay for the name and then discover whether it's worth it or not. Having said that I would love this as a EDP just so I got more strength and longevity from it...otherwise a brilliant fragrance.
I remember trying this what seems like an age ago and thinking it was okay but nothing to write home about. Upon revisiting...and letting it drydown...I LOVE IT! The sweet fruitiness of the mandarin orange in the top is perfectly accented by the fresh spices running through it, with all the notes chiming in harmony to create something that is to me quite unique and above all masculine. All I hear in Tom Ford reviews is people moaning about the price, it's an expensive brand if you like the scent enough you'll pay for it, if you don't ? You won't ...it's as simple as that to me. Another thing people expect is that high Price is some guarantee of great sillage and longevity which it isn't. I'd have to say that all the Tom Fords I've tried have been short lived. If I thought any of the range had mass appeal it would be this one and the extreme both are great masculine scents and come highly recommended by me. Update: Still love this!!!! To me it's an absolute classic, I'm a little more sympathetic towards people complaining of poor longevity and projection...it's very subtle indeed. I think that might just be my nose though because I got a compliment from my mum on this one the other day and she NEVER comments positively on what I wearing. It's usually 'that's awful' or 'that's too strong' so the fact she liked this was praise indeed and I wasn't even that close to her so it must project with more gentlemanly descresion than I'd realised.
I had eagerly anticipated this fragrance coming out as I loved heavy lavender and salty sea breeze of Luna Rossa and despite knowing this was pretty much going to be the polar opposite I still couldn't wait to try it. It was worth the wait...I'm not at all disappointed its actually quite similar to other fragrances I'm liking at the moment. The amber and vanilla accord create a lovely smoothing warmth on the dry down, not dissimilar to loads of fragrances with these ingredients. Initially though Luna Rossa Extreme has some subtle top notes which I can't identify but to my nose make it seem a little bitter but that subsides quickly and makes way for a lovely heart. Hats off to Daniela (Roche) Andrier she is often accused of being a one trick pony and using the same soapy base for all of her (and Pradas) fragrances. I think that's a little unfair though as its more of a signature for her and Prada to identify the brand...but this one can't be accused of that although it has a definite freshness. It's not unique by any means but it's very nice and the bottle is just as awesome in black. I bought it with 10% off and a free Prada gym kit bag (not a just a washbag a full on bag) which is actually excellent and really useful. Quick update: had this on for about 8 hours now and the dry down has been sweet vanilla and has reminded me lots of things like Givenchy Pi and Play Intense but still with its own unique amber signature...it's wonderful really glad I got it. Oh and one more thing...it's peppery in fact its the PEPPER MILL to the originals SALT SHAKER...if you can dig that? Great stuff
@Jose Marcos, a man can wear anything he likes. Coco Noir isn't a particularly feminine frag, lots of patchouli and a bit floral. Not as classy as Eau Premiere but quite similar to a lot of frags out there. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad perfume but Chanel could have done better. Wear it with pride!
I hate to spout clichés... But here goes! This fragrance was a real Jackal & Hyde on me, I went from completely hating it (and i do mean hate!) to loving it, during the course of maybe two hours. Now its reputation preceded it and I was expecting something really spectacular as I've got some other Guerlain fragrances and have heard great things about this one. As I mentioned to begin with I was pretty repulsed and overwhelmed by the strength of this juice... It is really strong maybe even stronger than Habit Rouge and that's saying something. This one also shares the Guerlain DNA if you like (just to keep to the clichés) and has a very classic, mature feel to it. When this thing dries down though it is absolutely stunning! From Cacao to floral notes, patchouly, Sandalwood and a hint of tea...it's all in there and although it starts out punishingly harsh (for me) it ends oh so well...this is another rich indulgent masterpiece from Guerlain. Ideal for making an big impression and it lasts FOREVER!!! Trust me for my skin that's really saying something. I apply juice heavily most of the time and my skin is very unforgiving but there's really no need with this one it's dynamite!! L'Instant de Guerlain will appeal to older men, fragrance heads and if given a chance, anybody who likes and has a respect for truly classic perfumery.
Well Contrary to the majority of ratings/reviews on here I thought it was alright. I only tried it in store and thought it was very generic and actually like something I'd smelled before but I'm not sure what? Anyway...it's not worth buying and I'm inclined to believe the tales of weakness and lack of longevity as that seems to be theme. On the whole recent fragrance releases have followed a trend of copying what's popular without providing any innovation which is a shame but with such a crowded market place you can't expect a unique head turner every time.
Lemon verbena and juniper in the top are pleasant and fresh moving into a warm Tonka and woods in the dry down which is really nice. The problem with this is originality, it doesn't stand out in the marketplace despite being pleasant and wearable it smells far too similar to lots of fragrances CK shock, Allure's, Armani code, Zegna Intenso etc... Without being better or giving a new twist on the theme. This is not such a harsh criticism as appealing to the masses is what sells but when you're just flooding the shops with banal fragrances which don't differentiate themselves, it can become tiresome for people like me who just want to smell something different. I know there's only a finite amount of notes out there and a few copycats and similar vibes are inevitable but there's enough creativity in the industry to make new and exciting things happen. Rant over! Oh and Brit doesn't have the best longevity either but it's not bad...the bottle is pretty cool too!
My favourite of the Tom Ford fragrances I've tried. (Excluding For Men, and private blend naturally) I bought it immediately and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Sure it's expensive but I felt a compulsion and I don't regret it! It is dark, sexy, sweet(ish) at times, creamy, spicy...it's as simple as that. It has the very slight initial musty, irone/orris notes of something like Dior Homme, not that it's a similar scent but of the same ilk, dressy, nighttime kinda vibes for sure. I get the classical nods to Habit rouge for certain. It's opening complexity is reasonably short lived and stays close to the skin after being quite pungent for the first hour or so...nevertheless it's adorable and I highly recommend it.
This is very nice...a nice vetiver with notes that compliment it and allow it to take centre stage. Only tried a sample but very tasty indeed, I think I might even prefer this woody little number to Jo Malone vetiver which I love. Tom Ford fragrances are often accused of being over priced and that might be true as I can't say I'm keen on many of them...this one however is certainly worth a sniff. Update: Well after really giving Grey Vetiver a good trial I can honestly say it has a real aspect I like....dimentions...true depth, you can smell deeper and get something different from the initial soapy scent. It is MEGA soapy, it's well composed as are all TF fragrances but for me there's better citrus/woody combos. I also have to clarify what I said above by saying that I've enjoyed much of the Tom Ford collection (I'm yet to sample many of the private collection) I find them to be excellent but they lack strength. I'm not somebody who likes heavy projection or choking others but they really are very short lived and subtle, they do however make your clothes smell lovely for ages, if only they lasted on my skin. To be fair to Grey vetiver it has better longevity than TF for Men and Noir I'm so tempted by extreme as that is my favourite from the for him range but I fear that will suffer the same weakness.
Couldn't wait to try this one as it sounds heavenly and right up my street. In all honesty the Creeds I have smelled have been a mixed bag of the absolutely sublime to the frankly mediocre. However they never fail to show depth and that to me is what matters that they have been carefully conceived and always very well executed. Virgin Island water is no exception...everything i expected, coconut, lime, rum , sweet sugar and a hint of musk. A quality fragrance really lush, fresh and energising I haven't worn it for any length of time but I should imagine it never gets old. I was a little worried about the coconut note making it too much like a feminine moisturiser a bath product or Malibu(not like that's a particularly bad thing) but it is so well used, in perfect balance and feels totally natural with the other notes. The sharpness of lime cutting through its like Oliver Creed is the perfect tropical bartender serving up an extremely well mixed cocktail. It's incredible, stunning! Now that summer is over I might wait a few months to get it, as it's definitely best suited to the heat. Longevity is very poor it disappears quickly on my skin but it's such special juice I don't care about that.
So when this was first released I tried it and found it appealing but thought nothing more about it. Since then, I've not really understood the massive hype surrounding it. Sampling it again properly, I wasn't necessarily expecting to be blown away as I've heard so much about this fragrance, I feel I know as much as you can without actually trying it. Well my verdict... Very underwhelming indeed. I got a huge amount of smoky notes and not pleasant ones either like accrid cigarette smoke and stale ash, rather than sweet creamy Havana cigar tabacco. I actually thought the woman on the Creed counter had just been for a fag! (she hadn't) Once that subsides you do get a fruit freshness, a bit of spice and quite a nice masculine fragrance emerges but nothing awe-inspiring. As it dries down it has got nicer and I must say I do like it more now it has and it may grow further still. (These comments were lifted from my blog from a couple of years ago and subsequently I fell under the spell of Aventus.)
This is an updated review as I only had a sample sprayed onto a card by a lady at the Creed counter and suspect she didn't spray enough. I've had it on my skin and I have to say I have a much better understanding of this fragrance now! I'm still not blown away I get the lovely pineapple note in the top and the masculine heart of the fragrance coming through...and it's nice, very nice. Look you're never going to be disappointed by Creed. Every Creed fragrance I've tried (which is most of the popular ones now) I have loved and have massive respect for this house as a result, but this isn't the best one for my taste. Update: I have persevered with this scent and finally have a sample to wear regularly which is what is required to truly get to know this scent. Well do you know what? I'm starting to believe the hype. More than just a fresh fragrance Aventus has great longevity slight smokiness and a wonderful base. I've never disliked this scent but I think I'm growing to love it and to find something so versatile you can wear in any situation and on a regular basis is becoming a rare thing for me.
I absolutely love this! To me far more interesting and appealing than the original, which I also like don't get me wrong but platinum is more of the same a kind of orange blossom, ISO E SUPER and curious amber accord with an opulent mixture of frankincense and spice, which I just find more enticing. This is a really solid release from the Spanish house that gave us my all time favourite aquatic, agua de Loewe EL. Also, the bottle is very stylish has great attention to detail like the information pressed into the metal tag on the bottom, also the logo on the sprayer and the modern design of the stopper all give a wonderful feeling of quality. From a collectors point of view even the box is nicely presented like a proper niche, boutique fragrance the box is almost ready gift wrapped and resembles a hardback novel, with a sliding action. As if that wasn't enough included with my 50ml bottle was a small 2ml heavy metallic vaporiser which also came in a fancy velvety feeling box. I'll be honest I normally throw the box away but I don't know if I can bare to with this one.
Managed to get hold of a sample today and I must say it's absolutely stunning. I had tried it before a while back and then decided to get Mont Blanc Individuel as a stop gap really, a more financially viable option too. They are very, very similar indeed but quite different when initially sprayed the Creed smells a little harsher and sweeter which takes it to a different realm. When you get into to heart of the fragrance the similarities become very apparent. Then finally comparing side by side I would have to say that there's just something I prefer about the Creed as drys down its just magical stuff that keeps on giving sweetness and spice...beautiful. If I'm honest though it still doesn't inspire me to purchase, it's simply not over £100 better than the Individuel which is fantastic and after all was released first. Not that Creed have copied it or anything, i think its more subtle and refined than the Mont Blanc, you can definitely tell it's a really well finessed scent that has better projection and longevity. The point is....this scent is good and I totally love it!!!! Update: Just looking back on my review and it's spot on as per usual! hahah only kidding! I still feel the same way about Creed Santal though I know now that the Longevity is negligible. I've had MBI and I love that scent. I was aware that it predated OS but only recently discovered that Piere Boudon and Oliver Creed are friends which completely explains the whole GIT and Davidoff CW thing! Although in that case the Creed fragrance is a clear winner. It's tit for tat...they've poached ideas of each others ideas and probably have a right old laugh about it. All the way to the bank!
Three words...Lemon meringue pie! A very expensive smelling lemony scent with a hint of vanilla and woods it's truly heavenly. I generally like the Allure range but had a bit of trouble finding this one, tracked it down now and oh my word it is really really lovely. Lemon fragrances are great but usually aren't the star of the show and I can understand how people don't like them as they are too sharp with citrus or remind them of household cleaners or something? Do not be put off by the lemon at the forefront of this fragrance because it is delicately nuanced, how anyone couldn't think this was anything other than delicious is beyond me. Easily the best Chanel fragrance by a mile!
This is a great fragrance...It reminds me of my dear friend Stefan as its his favourite. A strange one really because although its not a niche fragrance it's not a hugely popular one either, he must've shopped around and he's not a frag head. Precisely what I'd say about this one, it's one for somebody who wants to smell good but doesn't want anything too over the top. He asked what I thought of it and all I said was 'woody' that's what I'd say about it really its a wonderfully simple scent which is very soapy, pleasant and inoffensive. It has a mild floral note in the top from the iris but is mainly woodiness from the resin and delicate vetiver. I'm not familiar with the other fragrances its compared to on here, with the exception of Luna Rossa which I love and can maybe see a resemblance they're both very clean and of the same type, same brand and after all they're by the same perfumer.
To echo many of the comments below...Totally confused by the comparisons to 1 Million and Cool Water even? Crazy it's nothing like them. I love subtle notes of gin and wood and really like the fragrance at first try. I didn't want to based on the campaign and the bottle (which is actually quite innovative) I find them a little vulgar too. My criticism of this fragrance is like so many others available its a little bland and cheap/synthetic smelling but If you like it you like it...and I like it.
Finally, I got my hands on a bottle of this juice and it hasn't disappointed me at all! For me this was a more cost effective alternative to Creed Santal and a very good likeness too. It is also very similar to Mont Blanc presence in that it has a creamy, soapy, powdery quality to it. I would liken these fragrances to a sweet, milky curry like a korma or a pasanda...very light but with underlying spice. The spices come through beautifully and make this a complex and devine fragrance that is very masculine yet soft and subtle. Well done Mont Blanc, another great one here...I love it.
There's something so enticing, confusing and frankly overwhelming about this scent. I tried it a couple of years ago and thought 'woah! that's potent stuff!' But it felt too old for me. Now that I have it I'm still not sure about it? I wanted something different for my collection a potent go to fragrance that was a little more sophisticated and older to add some depth and it certainly does that. Something about it (maybe the floral notes) just make me think feminine, but everytime I start to think that the more I sniff O find I get the strength and masculinity coming through which balances it. The notes are so varied and well blended some are easy to pick out, others not so easy but make it a truly bewildering mixture. One thing I know for sure...it's strong as a motherfucker and as some others have mentioned, beware not to over spray. I did 3 squirts to my neck and chest and initially it knocks you out!! Really!!! The scent out of the bottle is massive and does have an almost medicinally harsh quality probably takes a couple of hours to settle down and certainly gets nicer. With other fragrances I normally get more of the basenotes, (woods or what have you) in the dry down but this changes very little (after the initial harshness of course) and I get the same throughout, but it's more and more pleasant as it mellows. For me personally...I have no idea when would be an appropriate time to wear this? I needed the variation in my collection so it's only a good thing that I have it in my arsenal I think maybe crisp winter days as it has inherent warmth to it. One thing is for sure you're not going to smell like your average joe in this.
My girlfriend just got this and she smells delicious. I like the light floral notes which are balanced with woody base notes which keep it from being too sweet and flowery. I have to agree with some of the minor criticism here it doesn't really suit the name, I reckon it's more of a daytime fragrance...but that doesn't matter if you like it.
