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When you put it on your clothes, it smells like fried chicken.
At first, it's cardamom. It's like ginger. It starts with a food scent. After a while, it becomes a bit vanillic. I think it's violet. It reminded me a bit of Flower by Kenzo.
It's like a mild spicy woody scent. I'm glad there's no lavender in this.
If this note didn't have ambrette and violet, it would be a pretty typical men's fragrance. I have ambrette seed essential oil, and this sweet vegetable musk and violet fill in the gaps of the masculine spicy woody "thorns" and make it mellow. And the only thing that has a clear cardamom effect is that it smells like spicy fried chicken, and it has a "food" feel. (But it's by no means gourmand)
I've tried this a total of five times. That's because I've tried almost all of Givenchy's Gentleman series (both the derived flankers and the original), but I was completely disappointed. I just barely liked the original last note. Yes, designer fragrance notes. This has about half the designer fragrance notes. Someone wrote in a review that it's somewhere between niche and designer. If I had improved Loewe for me, I probably would have lost fans, so this is probably the right choice, but reading the reviews, I feel that Loewe tends to have stronger top notes overall. I also agree with the opinion that the musk is strong. I saw an opinion that the drydown is similar to Rochas Man, which I don't like, but because the cosmetic notes are toned down, I found it much easier to wear than Rochas Man.
However, I preferred to put it on my clothes rather than on my skin. I think it's too loud when I put it on my skin. To reduce the volume, it's better to put it on your clothes rather than on your skin.
As an aside, I put this on the front of my clothes and ate a hamburger (chili sauce fried chicken), which I rarely eat, but it didn't interfere with my meal. I guess that in Europe and America（And countries that love spices on a daily basis... in Asia? Maybe all countries other than Japan?), people probably eat these spices on a daily basis, so the spicy scent doesn't bother them. I guess the scent of spices stands out when it comes to Japanese food.
I think it's a casual fragrance for people who feel the somewhat "formal" feel of Givenchy and Dior fragrances is too much. As the bottle says, it's colorless and transparent, and not a very flashy scent. (Except for cardamom) Recommended for cardamom fans. I think I'll use up the sample.
It's like a mild spicy woody scent. I'm glad there's no lavender in this.
If this note didn't have ambrette and violet, it would be a pretty typical men's fragrance. I have ambrette seed essential oil, and this sweet vegetable musk and violet fill in the gaps of the masculine spicy woody "thorns" and make it mellow. And the only thing that has a clear cardamom effect is that it smells like spicy fried chicken, and it has a "food" feel. (But it's by no means gourmand)
I've tried this a total of five times. That's because I've tried almost all of Givenchy's Gentleman series (both the derived flankers and the original), but I was completely disappointed. I just barely liked the original last note. Yes, designer fragrance notes. This has about half the designer fragrance notes. Someone wrote in a review that it's somewhere between niche and designer. If I had improved Loewe for me, I probably would have lost fans, so this is probably the right choice, but reading the reviews, I feel that Loewe tends to have stronger top notes overall. I also agree with the opinion that the musk is strong. I saw an opinion that the drydown is similar to Rochas Man, which I don't like, but because the cosmetic notes are toned down, I found it much easier to wear than Rochas Man.
However, I preferred to put it on my clothes rather than on my skin. I think it's too loud when I put it on my skin. To reduce the volume, it's better to put it on your clothes rather than on your skin.
As an aside, I put this on the front of my clothes and ate a hamburger (chili sauce fried chicken), which I rarely eat, but it didn't interfere with my meal. I guess that in Europe and America（And countries that love spices on a daily basis... in Asia? Maybe all countries other than Japan?), people probably eat these spices on a daily basis, so the spicy scent doesn't bother them. I guess the scent of spices stands out when it comes to Japanese food.
I think it's a casual fragrance for people who feel the somewhat "formal" feel of Givenchy and Dior fragrances is too much. As the bottle says, it's colorless and transparent, and not a very flashy scent. (Except for cardamom) Recommended for cardamom fans. I think I'll use up the sample.