Top Notes 
Marine notes
Grapefruit
Heart Notes 
Bay leaf
Jasmine
Base Notes 
Ambergris
Oakmoss
Patchouli
Gaiac wood
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The Trophy Nobody Fights For Anymore
For nostalgia's sake, I snatched a small sample of Invictus Eau de Toilette a good while back. When I was a kid, my dad used to have a bottle of Invictus Eau de Toilette gathering dust on a bathroom shelf. It was quite old, at least 6-7 years old. At that point, it probably was "expired". Frankly, I didn't even know for sure if it was original or just a fake, but I do remember me wearing it more than my dad did. And eventually, I emptied the bottle.
If there is something that I remember about the scent of that particular piece is synthetic freshness with some sweetness added in. And now, years forward and revisiting the scent again, it seems that my dad did have a legitimate bottle after all.
Now, everyone knows how Invictus Eau de Toilette smells like. It hardly needs an introduction, as at one point in time, it was the fragrance everyone desired. The classic synthetic opening with a fresh/aquatic edge and a dose of not-very-realistic citrusy/fruity grapefruit make for the iconic "bubblegum" sweetness every teenager sought after in the early 2010s. And frankly, apart from being very youthful, playful, and off the charts of what I'd classify as "quality", it's not really unpleasant.
Sure, that part doesn't last that long, since the heart notes soon come in with a soft mix of herbals and hollow florals, adding warmth and a camphorous edge over the synthetic-sweet structure. The jasmine hardly sticks out on its own, but it does add a little of that typical white floral sweetness. Very mild, though.
At the base, things turn a little woodier thanks to the Gaiac wood, with more warmth and even sort of a balsamic undertone (if we can call it that) being detectable. Then there's the dampness on top from the oakmoss which adds depth, further accentuated by the muskiness and continued marine feel that the ambergris brings with it. All the patchouli does is add more muskiness and dampness, with very mild earthiness. There are still faint traces of that bubblegum-like sweetness from the opening, but at this point through the wear, I mostly get hints of sweetness associated with patchouli. However, the blending, quality, and development are expectedly rather unimpressive. Everything rides along the synthetic undertone, with each note seemingly sitting on different steps, giving off an unbalanced feel.
It's a pretty straightforward scent, without much complexity to it, but it sure gave me a headache trying to determine its longevity. Sometimes I got 4 hours, other times it felt like only 2 hours... but ultimately, the most consistent results came from the 4-5 hour mark. For the first hour, projection and sillage were actually pretty decent, getting about 1.5 feet of projection and leaving a noticeable trail behind. But after that short hour in the spotlight, everything would settle down, with the scent becoming a skin scent around the 2-2.5 hour mark. Not great overall, but I expected worse.
Versatility is definitely a strong point of Invictus Eau de Toilette. It wouldn't have achieved the success it achieved if it wasn't for its strong appeal to the younger demographic. Combine the inoffensive scent (inoffensive at least after the opening and without overspraying) and the modest performance and you've got a daily/leisure wear scent that's hard to beat...
Or at least so it was back in early and mid 2010s. Since then, Invictus Eau de Toilette has become highly irrelevant. The synthetic-sweet accords making for that "bubblegum" profile didn't only give the fragrance a juvenile vibe, but also a cheap marine "candy" scent. It was also hardly complex or refined, so the genericness eventually got to people. People wanted and still want uniqueness and nuclear performance, things that Invictus Eau de Toilette never offered. And so, while it doesn't smell bad per se in the air, there's really no reason apart from an unsaturated desire for nostalgia to get Invictus Eau de Toilette nowadays. Plenty of flankers out there to choose from which do the "attention-grabbing, youthful" vibe better.
Overall Rating: 4.3/10
If there is something that I remember about the scent of that particular piece is synthetic freshness with some sweetness added in. And now, years forward and revisiting the scent again, it seems that my dad did have a legitimate bottle after all.
Now, everyone knows how Invictus Eau de Toilette smells like. It hardly needs an introduction, as at one point in time, it was the fragrance everyone desired. The classic synthetic opening with a fresh/aquatic edge and a dose of not-very-realistic citrusy/fruity grapefruit make for the iconic "bubblegum" sweetness every teenager sought after in the early 2010s. And frankly, apart from being very youthful, playful, and off the charts of what I'd classify as "quality", it's not really unpleasant.
Sure, that part doesn't last that long, since the heart notes soon come in with a soft mix of herbals and hollow florals, adding warmth and a camphorous edge over the synthetic-sweet structure. The jasmine hardly sticks out on its own, but it does add a little of that typical white floral sweetness. Very mild, though.
At the base, things turn a little woodier thanks to the Gaiac wood, with more warmth and even sort of a balsamic undertone (if we can call it that) being detectable. Then there's the dampness on top from the oakmoss which adds depth, further accentuated by the muskiness and continued marine feel that the ambergris brings with it. All the patchouli does is add more muskiness and dampness, with very mild earthiness. There are still faint traces of that bubblegum-like sweetness from the opening, but at this point through the wear, I mostly get hints of sweetness associated with patchouli. However, the blending, quality, and development are expectedly rather unimpressive. Everything rides along the synthetic undertone, with each note seemingly sitting on different steps, giving off an unbalanced feel.
It's a pretty straightforward scent, without much complexity to it, but it sure gave me a headache trying to determine its longevity. Sometimes I got 4 hours, other times it felt like only 2 hours... but ultimately, the most consistent results came from the 4-5 hour mark. For the first hour, projection and sillage were actually pretty decent, getting about 1.5 feet of projection and leaving a noticeable trail behind. But after that short hour in the spotlight, everything would settle down, with the scent becoming a skin scent around the 2-2.5 hour mark. Not great overall, but I expected worse.
Versatility is definitely a strong point of Invictus Eau de Toilette. It wouldn't have achieved the success it achieved if it wasn't for its strong appeal to the younger demographic. Combine the inoffensive scent (inoffensive at least after the opening and without overspraying) and the modest performance and you've got a daily/leisure wear scent that's hard to beat...
Or at least so it was back in early and mid 2010s. Since then, Invictus Eau de Toilette has become highly irrelevant. The synthetic-sweet accords making for that "bubblegum" profile didn't only give the fragrance a juvenile vibe, but also a cheap marine "candy" scent. It was also hardly complex or refined, so the genericness eventually got to people. People wanted and still want uniqueness and nuclear performance, things that Invictus Eau de Toilette never offered. And so, while it doesn't smell bad per se in the air, there's really no reason apart from an unsaturated desire for nostalgia to get Invictus Eau de Toilette nowadays. Plenty of flankers out there to choose from which do the "attention-grabbing, youthful" vibe better.
Overall Rating: 4.3/10
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