New West for Him 1988 Skinscent

New West for Him (Skinscent) by Aramis
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7.6 / 10 198 Ratings
A popular perfume by Aramis for men, released in 1988. The scent is fresh-spicy. It is being marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Fresh
Spicy
Aquatic
Woody
Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Marine notesMarine notes MugwortMugwort AldehydesAldehydes BergamotBergamot CarawayCaraway LavenderLavender MintMint
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Bay leafBay leaf CorianderCoriander GeraniumGeranium Juniper berryJuniper berry PinePine WatermelonWatermelon JasmineJasmine
Base Notes Base Notes
CedarCedar OakmossOakmoss PatchouliPatchouli MuskMusk SandalwoodSandalwood AmberAmber LeatherLeather

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7.6198 Ratings
Longevity
7.2147 Ratings
Sillage
6.9145 Ratings
Bottle
6.4142 Ratings
Value for money
7.735 Ratings
Submitted by Sani, last update on 09.04.2024.

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Norleans

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Norleans
Very helpful Review 8  
Aramis' soapy water
Well, I've rarely had that before: A fragrance that leaves me speechless.

I bought the good New West of Aramis from a blind swap. For a long time, I was reluctant to blind trade. But if the own loss is kept within limits, I think this concept is really great. So I have at least already discovered one or the other sweetheart for myself.
With this splendid specimen of New West, however, one has to avoid any four-pointed down. So don't use a *chen at the end, because that's this scent in no way
New West is rather an avalanche of scents, which overruns me without hurting me, rather this avalanche triggers so much astonishment and positive bewilderment in me, that I am really totally baffled.

The first impression was so powerful that I can't say exactly which scents I smelled. But if a fragrance deserves the "Powerhouse" badge, it's this New West! But not because it's so strong or penetrating, because it really isn't in any way. Rather, it is so dense and packed with nuances that it is difficult for me to smell a single component. I try to give you an idea of what was going on in my olfactory organ.
In the top note is a lot of soap, lavender, soap, some caraway (but much weaker than in Erolfa), soap and a little holiday at the Baltic Sea.
The heart remains soapy, but becomes a little sweeter and woody. With a little imagination I smell coriander, too, it could also be a little walk through the forest in Grömitz (which is by the way also at the Baltic Sea).
The base note smells to me like a softened Amouage 25 anniversary, but without this opulent, heavy aftertaste. Rather like a fresh shower, but without shower gel, but with these spice soaps from the colourful packaging.
So really a very special, unique fragrance - but unfortunately it is nothing at all for me and will surely leave me again soon for another blind exchange. The shelf life is quite ok, the Sillage, despite the fragrance power but socially acceptable. Although I find soapy fragrances great, this one is simply too much for me in many respects.

Dear New West, don't take it personally, it's not up to you. But I just don't suit you.

Thanks for reading
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Minigolf

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Minigolf
Helpful Review 6  
Breton Surrealism......
...or how a painter became a perfumer.
Yves Tanguy has been a well-known painter, whose paintings I like very much.
The images seem strange because on them often sea and sky, or landscape and sky merge, but the horizon is always clearly visible.
Often there are also objects rich in form or strange creatures cavorting in it.
But the colours in which these pictures are painted always remind us of a rather rough, cool climate in Brittany.
And "New West for Him" reflects this style of painting as a fragrance.
Cool, full of form, fascinating in its own way and sometimes slightly melancholic.
Strongly blowing sea wind is already noticeable in the "top note". Mugwort, caraway and lavender make you cool. Like spicy air on the beach with a cloudy sky.
When grasses and rushes bend and trees already "show" the wind direction, because they have grown "with it".
In the further course of the fragrance, this impression of a rough sea climate is reinforced by various "green" and "spicy" fragrance components.
Pine aroma and juniper berries can be clearly seen next to coriander and laurel.
Rain showers and spray, when the sea water is driven against rocks, are clearly in front of me as a picture.
When the sun comes out between the showers, it smells like in the "base notes" of "New West for Him".
Spicy woody, mossy and moist earthy-sandy when the wind turns and blows from the land seaward.
I can well imagine that Yves Tanguy had similar intentions as I describe them when he composed the fragrance.
He is "suspectable", but similarly mysterious and "opaque" as his pictures are.
And also almost "surrealistic", in a cool-bold way. silent way.
Only wind can be heard from afar and "figures" cavort between sky and sea.
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MemoryOScent

37 Reviews
MemoryOScent
MemoryOScent
Top Review 4  
The mountain view aquatic
Aramis New West was launched in 1988 and it was one of the perfumes that made wearing american colognes cool. It was labelled “Aramis, Los Angeles, California”, not “Aramis, New York” and it was launched as the ultimate sporty, marine scent of California Coast. For the life of me I do not know why…? Probably because calone was just introduced in perfumery in the 80?s as the molecule that could put the ocean breeze in a bottle. The 80?s and 90?s are full of calone heavy fragrances like Kenzo Homme, L’Eau d’Issey, Cool Water and Dune. But with New West something went wrong. Or did it?

I still remember the first time I smelled New West: it was like a breeze of cold mountain wind slapping my face. Cool, abrasive and dense. The note pyramid lists everything but the kitchen sink: aldehydes, artemisia, lavender, sea notes (the star molecule of calone), mint, caraway, bergamot, pine tree, coriander, juniper berries, bay leaf, jasmine, watermelon (this was an aromachemical that got completely lost in the composition) , geranium, leather (what? vinyl maybe but who would put leather notes in an ocean breeze scent?), sandalwood, amber, patchouli, musk, oakmoss and cedar. In reality what dominates the opening is a bitter green accord of fir, juniper, pine and everything resinous. Everything seems swimming in a sea of green-ness. The classic geranium and bergamot notes are hanging form the branches of conifers and calone is there too but to my nose it never manages to smell like sea breeze. The ocean is never so green. Instead the air caressing my skin is the cold mountain air that ruffles fir branches and sweeps the snow. As development progresses the foliage becomes thicker and the scent more traditionally masculine.

After New West. perfumers seem to have mastered the use of calone. With experience came standardization and all the clean fresh scents flooded the market. which is not a bad thing. But I still haven’t found a crisper, more joyful fir tree scent. New West became extinct with some modest cult followers. In 2009 Aramis made an unusual but extremely intelligent decision to relaunch New West together with the other discontinued or semi-extinct gems like Havana, Devin, Tuscany and Aramis 900 in a new uniform bottle under the title “The Gentleman’s Collection”. It was a wise decision because prices for a Havana bottle on e-bay were sky rocketing. And every single one of those fragrances is still as unique as it used to be when we first smelled it. The new bottle is rather insignificant while the original was copied by Acqua di Parma for the Blu Mediterraneo line. Interestingly enough I remember having a sample of Blu Mediterraneo Cipresso di Toscana or Quercia Marina and I vaguely recall similarities.
Notes from my nose: fir, pine, juniper, bergamot, geranium, lavender, vinyl, mountain air
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Drseid

819 Reviews
Drseid
Drseid
Very helpful Review 5  
The Calone Haters' Aquatic...
Excellent scent from Aramis that is an aquatic for people who dislike aquatics. If calone were not listed in the top notes, I could easily see this as not the aquatic it is categorized as, but a lighter fresher summer version of the classic Aramis scent Havana. I'm getting top notes of citrus, with the calone not standing out in the least (a very good thing), then the top notes recede and spicy notes of bay leaf, nutmeg and rosemary emerge, combining with a natural smelling tobacco leaf (the same one I smell in Havana). If you are looking for a "non aquatic", aquatic that is outside the norm (or even just a great scent in general), New West for Him is absolutely worth a sniff, and in my opinion a buy. The perfect companion scent to Havana by the same company. 3.5 stars out of 5.
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Deefit

33 Reviews
Deefit
Deefit
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Fresh masculine
This is an older review, so I apologize that I have not gone into a lot of details here. And I am unable to do so since I don't own that bottle anymore.

When I received it, at first it somewhat reminded me of Havana. But upon application I soon learned that this is different. And I'm glad it is!

After a few minutes of wearing this, I find this to be a very masculine fragrance without being too heavy. I think this holds itself perfectly against modern day creations. With these notes, it even stands out nicely amongst its modern 'rivals'.

So now we're further along and the heart notes have revealed themselves fully. As much as I like the opening, it's too bad it doesn't stay linear from that point on. This one is not for me. I really wanted to like it but after trying it a couple of times, I give up. It's difficult to really point out what it is that I don't like, but I just don't.
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Charilaos77Charilaos77 1 year ago
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Mature fresh spicy aquatic scent. Very beautiful and versatile. It invokes memories and seaside nature images to me. I love it!
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Nqobie0303Nqobie0303 2 years ago
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An all-time aromatic classic and it's my first love.
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RobbieXRobbieX 3 years ago
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Just got this again after 30 years. I love this. It's fresh, green, woody and a touch spicy. It lasts well and projects well too.
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HugoMontezHugoMontez 3 years ago
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The first fragrance that used Calone. A very piney, green and longlasting freshness with that melon-like smell of Calone. Very unique. 3/5
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