Ultimate 2015 Eau de Toilette

Ultimate (Eau de Toilette) by Baldessarini
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7.3 / 10 182 Ratings
A perfume by Baldessarini for men, released in 2015. The scent is spicy-woody. It was last marketed by Mäurer & Wirtz.
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Main accords

Spicy
Woody
Resinous
Leathery
Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Mandarin orangeMandarin orange BergamotBergamot Pink pepperPink pepper
Heart Notes Heart Notes
FreesiaFreesia JasmineJasmine MagnoliaMagnolia
Base Notes Base Notes
AmberAmber PatchouliPatchouli FrankincenseFrankincense LeatherLeather LabdanumLabdanum

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7.3182 Ratings
Longevity
6.6157 Ratings
Sillage
6.3162 Ratings
Bottle
7.3169 Ratings
Value for money
7.848 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 02/15/2025.

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ColinM

516 Reviews
ColinM
ColinM
Helpful Review 4  
"You-can-do-it!"
It didn’t take much effort to accomplish that, but finally here’s the first decent offering from Baldessarini since their early Baldessarini Eau de Cologne. Ultimate doesn’t really scream quality, but it’s very (thus, surprisingly) nice, surely more than enough for the brand and the market positioning, no snobbery intended. It’s modern, almost slightly “avantgarde”, and could very easily fit in contemporary fashion lines like Comme des Garçons. Actually it smells like something they could have made, and that would have even been better than some of their offerings.

Anyway basically Ultimate is a sharp, quite fresh, intentionally (I guess) heavily synthetic sort of metallic-crisp woody-peppery fragrance with some nondescript yet fairly pleasant “juicy-floral” feel and some peculiar, sharp herbal-metallic nuances. It’s like a mix of Comme des Garçons 2 Man, Rochas Aquaman or Lanvin Oxygene, and any fresh citrus fragrance. It’s a contemporary “ transparent woody-peppery” scent with fresh herbal-citrus and slightly fruity tones. And some sort of watery-aquatic feel – not ozonic, I really mean “watery”. It then evolves on basically the same path, just becoming a bit warmer with amber, olibanum (Iso E Super, basically) and leather (sort of, an unperceivable thin whiff of suede) unfolding their velvet touch over the initial tangy pepper-green head notes. And so remains for some hours, aseptically warm yet breezy and pleasantly classy, quite “youthful” and even sort of hipster-ish despite the marketing claim you read on the box (“Separates the men from the boys” – seriously?).

So, that’s it. A totally decent, even interestingly multifaceted modern designer with a “niche-avantgarde” feel (so again, basically something à la Comme des Garçons). Which is a very positive sign from Baldessarini – they could have kept going on with that Del Mar and Private Affairs cheap garbage, while they decided to do this. It isn’t a masterpiece, but it’s still on a whole different level if compared to any other offering by this brand, except as I said, the first Baldessarini cologne. It has some sense, it has a definite personality, and the quality seems very respectable. Nothing you can’t skip safely, but it’s very fine. Surely worthy a sniff for me.

6,5-7/10
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Darkbeat

350 Reviews
Darkbeat
Darkbeat
Helpful Review 3  
An updated and urbanite classic aroma
It has been a blind purchase, which has turned out really well, I had not even heard of it, until a few days ago, when I found it, by chance, at a very good price, and I did not let it escape. I've been wearing it these days, and it really is a perfume that I love, and I had not even noticed it, luckily the designs of destiny came together to put it in my way.

It starts with a classic scent of barbershop, orange and fresh, with a slight spicy touch, which is gorgeous, and I'm not a lover of this type of aromas, and yet I've loved it. This output is very frugal, and in a matter of seconds, a floral note with an incensed, really pretty and elegant sensation is added to the aroma. Little by little, the bottom begins to take on more body, feeling a very light leather with earthy nuances of patchouli and an incense aura and sweet of vertigo. In general, have taken a sober and classic aroma and have given a twist, to make it more current, urban and casual, without abandoning, that distinguished, refined and elegant touch.

The performance is moderate, reaching 6 hours, more or less, on skin, with a wake, at all times, moderate, nothing spectacular, but just to be noticed.

Aroma of cold and temperate climates and to dress, equally, both day and night, and although during the day in summer, I do not see it, for a cool summer night, it could be a very good option.

A classic perfume adapted to the new times, with a very urban vibe, perfect for office environments, or for any occasion where an air of formality with informal dress is required.

All those who love the classic aromas with barber accent, should try it, and with the price that it has now, it is a more than remarkable perfume. I got it for about 18€ 90ml, which I'm more than satisfied with my blind purchase. Perfume highly recommended.

Sorry for my bad english.
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Smora

155 Reviews
Smora
Smora
Helpful Review 2  
Mature
This Baldessarini in fact is not so ultimate, but it's a solid release. Mature Boss spin-off gave us a mature fragrance. Hard leather and patchouli with gentle touch of magnolia, amber and resins. A little bit old school, just what today designer perfumery needed, yet Geza Schoen gave his own contemporary twist. I can imagine a hypothetical situation of using this composition by Dior's quality of raw materials. What Suavage this could have been.

Rating: 7/10
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Heriscentic

4 Reviews
Heriscentic
Heriscentic
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The mature "Spicebomb"
Solid sturdy presentation (#2385). Sharp spicy opening, that quickly takes on a more balanced and moderate white Floral and slightly sweet Amber turn. The quick-arriving middle-scent more resemble an exotic spice/antique store with its aromas of Leather, Frankincense, and Earthiness - accompanied with the already greeted Spices and some hints of Mandarin peel. Closing one's eyes; immediately the colour brown and high-end textiles comes to mind. Pleasantly balanced Spicy/Amber fragrance for the fall, 84 points.
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Hitchslap

106 Reviews
Hitchslap
Hitchslap
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Bitter, spice and lite leather.
Definitely over 30 years of age type of scent, for some reason I'm thinking more bitter orange than Mandarin.

It starts off rather rough around the edges, bitter/spicey so that might throw off some new wearers of this scent.

It projects and lasts well into the next morning. This whole morning I've been sniffing the sweater I wore yesterday with Ultimate, it gives the impression of a Fahrenheit-like petroleum aroma.

Easily falls into the evening, fall/winter categories.
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Topfpflanze3Topfpflanze3 3 years ago
8
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7
Sillage
7
Longevity
6.5
Scent
Terre de Hermes + pink pepper and cedar. Classy but a bit boring. However for the money a great deal
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RobbieXRobbieX 4 years ago
8
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6
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4
Longevity
10
Scent
A fabulous spicy fruity and pencil lead fragrance let down by its longevity.
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