Signature - Oud Wood & Dark Vanilla Axe 2016

I know I will be stoned by perfume enthusiasts for this, but I’ll say it anyway: In the first half hour, it’s really really good! How good? Opening: Pure Havane. Minute 3 to 20: Similarity (yes, similar but always with the price in mind!) or a combination of Uomo Intense and Tobacco Vanille. After that, it goes steeply downhill until at the one-hour mark it turns into a vanilla toilet scent. Longevity on the skin is just okay, sillage has of course nothing to do with that of a perfume, and anyone who expected something different for the price probably has a hard time in other areas of life as well. For perfume lovers like me, who like to spritz at home just to smell good, AXE OW&DV is definitely recommendable. The good stuff is preserved, especially advantageous for discontinued bottles like Pure Havane, and still, you have something similar to your favorite on your nose. If you don’t forget that you’re holding 100ml for 5 euros, then it can actually be something. Comparing it to its role models or to the classics I associate with it, of course, it falls short - how could it be otherwise?