Marc Jacobs Men Marc Jacobs 2002

This fragrance seems to belong to the "love it or hate it" category

The more I smell it, the more my feeling shifts to "I love it"!

I find this summer scent to be quite extraordinary. A blend of green, gourmand, sweet, and creamy-powdery notes. Although the longevity could really be better, this is not boring drugstore stuff.

On my skin, there is a shifting between the aroma of chopped green leaves and sweet, moist, squeaky coconut. The latter sometimes reminds me of coconut pieces from the fair or other coconut aromas from carnivals. This could also be a problem with this Eau de Toilette. The scent direction is not clear-cut. It can change and evolve. It then transitions into a gentle powdery creaminess.

The composition is bold and the exact opposite of the later successful product from this brand, "Bang".

The bottle is truly minimalist. It strongly reminds me of the Bauhaus style and its impact on the design of everyday goods back then. The shape supports functionality or submits to it. The bottle also shares the same design language as the bottle of the women's fragrance launched a year earlier.

The product does not seem to be a big success. I am surprised it hasn't disappeared from the market already.

I have secured myself a "block" of it for now. Summer can come now.