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Admittedly, I initially remembered Green Irish Tweed (GIT) quite differently. After my first testing about 2 years ago, it was also fresh-green but somehow a juicier green. Since GIT unfortunately exceeds my budget, I switched to the well-known alternative Armaf Tres Nuit. At first, I thought: "Hmm, this doesn't remind me at all of my first GIT test." In the meantime, due to its catastrophic longevity on my skin, it has been downgraded to my gym scent.

Today I tested GIT extensively on my skin again. "Oh, Tres Nuit is actually much closer than I thought." However, that still doesn't make the Armaf any better for me. The herbal character of GIT is simply unbeatable, the grassy notes deeper, more complex, and more natural. An old-school formula, as most know it in this style, and yet GIT has a modern and timeless twist for me. In my nose, it is quite different from Cool Water, although I have no comparison with the vintage version. The perfect companion for spring, it doesn't scream and is not intrusive.

About a year ago, I visited the Floris perfumery in London and came across their Honey Oud fragrance. "A dream," I thought, but unfortunately not within my budget. So I hoped to find a possible alternative and then discovered Montale's Aoud Honey, hoping the two would be similar. Fortunately, I also found a perfumery with a large Montale selection, including Aoud Honey. I was almost tempted to buy it blind.

Tested on the skin, it became clear to me within seconds that Montale Aoud Honey and Floris Honey Oud go in completely different directions: While Floris comes across as delicately sweet and soft, Montale Aoud Honey initially develops more like a smoky bomb with underlying sweetness. Scratchy, spicy, woody, oriental, and masculine in my opinion. The honey character even fades relatively quickly. But what remains is a massive sillage. My predecessor described a medicinal smell, similar to eucalyptus, and rightly so! I perceive this note for a short time after about 15 minutes. After around 30 minutes, the sweetness is initially gone, leaving a dry-woody and slightly smoky scent for the next couple of hours. Strangely enough, the sweetness does return after a longer time, although it resembles vanilla more in my nose. Ultimately, not much of the honey remains in Aoud Honey. What does remain, however, is a massive sillage!

Throughout the scent development, I simply couldn't decide whether I liked Aoud Honey or not. The opening definitely, the next 2-3 hours not at all, and later, when the sweetness returns, I really like it. Overall, I can well imagine acquiring it at some point. Definitely a winter fragrance. I can only recommend testing Aoud Honey on the skin at least once beforehand and advise against a blind purchase.

Well, I waited quite a long time for my Office for Men and, of course, I went through the previous comments on this fragrance. Yesterday, it finally happened, and I could finally test the perfume.

First of all:
That Jeremy's scent polarizes was clear to everyone from the beginning. Particularly the fact that no one really knew how the scent was structured until its release created a lot of buzz and excitement, as well as uproar among many people. Of course, it is a risk to spend around €160 on a blind purchase when not even the notes are known. But everyone voluntarily took that risk. I spent this amount of money knowing that this fragrance could disappoint. Rather, it is an acknowledgment on my part to Jeremy that he has put this project together with Alberto Morillas, stands 100% behind it, and obviously also kept the delivery dates on time. And for that, I am certainly willing to dig a little deeper into my pockets. Therefore, it increasingly annoys me when I read bashing comments from people in perfume groups, for example on Facebook, who criticize the perfume without ever having tested it. Unfortunately, evaluations are often based more on emotions rather than a differentiated view of the product. Such behavior is simply poor style and inappropriate for anyone who is genuinely interested in the perfume and wants to learn more about it. One doesn't have to like Jeremy, but deliberately bashing his perfume is not fair. Personally, I regularly watch his videos, and he was the one who sparked my enthusiasm for perfumes.

Now, onto the scent itself:
After I absorbed the comments and scent descriptions during my waiting period, I could piece together a little how Office for Men is supposed to smell. And when I saw comparisons to Sauvage or Bleu de Chanel, I initially panicked a bit. Sometimes I wonder if I am the only one in the world - but the fact is: I like neither Sauvage nor BdC. I also wondered if Sauvage or BdC were ever mentioned as potential office scents or could be considered for that purpose. How can a perfume that resembles these two be suitable for the office? How can the perfume be "unique" when this scent DNA is known to pretty much everyone?
I don't want to talk further about the packaging; it really isn't beautiful. Pure minimalism. The same goes for the bottle. I believe the community unanimously agrees that the packaging and bottle deserved a more unique design. Although in the end, the "juice" is the main product, I believe that the bottle plays an important role in the presentation.
When I first sprayed it on my wrist, I initially thought, "Wow! The opening is really great! Better than expected." It first shoots a pleasant citrus scent into the nose, which unfortunately fades after about 2 minutes. I would have liked the bergamot to last a bit longer. After that, I experienced something quite unpleasant, almost medicinal. Luckily, that was gone after about 2 minutes as well. Gradually, what I feared came through, namely this Sauvage / Bleu de Chanel combination, where the scent has more of a BdC vibe for about 10 minutes before the Sauvage character breaks through. To be honest, I have to say that I actually prefer this Ambroxan note in Office for Men compared to Sauvage, as it comes across less piercing and pairs with a light woody note that I find quite pleasant.
What I personally missed over the next few hours was a certain depth and complexity. The Ambroxan-wood mix remains on the skin until the end, so the perfume hardly develops character-wise. I don't smell iris at all, although I expected iris to play a stronger role in the scent's progression (Prada L'Homme as an office scent is also highly praised by Jeremy).
Unfortunately, many fragrances don't last particularly long on my skin. However, Office for Men actually lasted just over 8 hours on me, which is very good performance for a fresh scent. Here, they didn't overpromise. The sillage, on the other hand, is quite restrained.

Conclusion:
Office for Men is by no means a firework. Realistically, I never expected that either, as I was pretty sure that Jeremy and Alberto wanted to play it safe for the first fragrance of the brand Fragrance One. "Mass-appealing" - Check! "Maximum performance" - Check! "Ladies reactions" - still to be tested, but personally, I don't care. "Uniqueness" - unfortunately no!
Still a shame that the scent is settling at a 6.4 here on Parfumo; in my opinion, this solid release deserved something better. I'm curious about his next perfume - the planning is already underway.

Today I happened to find Paco Rabanne's new Invictus Legend in a perfume store. "Yes, finally a perfume store that has it!" I thought to myself. Next to the other Invictus bottles on the shelf, this one stands out with its strong dark blue color.

This powerful exterior also comes through in the scent. First, I sprayed it on the test strip, then on my wrist. What I got was a full dose of bubblegum. At first, it was an "in-your-face bubblegum smell". The sweetness overshadowed everything. It wasn't really honey-sweet, but rather a (almost nasty) sugary sweetness. I think those typical colorful, very sweet bubblegums describe it best. Some say that this bubblegum sweetness is also present in the original Invictus. Well, here it has been intensified quite a bit.

I can easily imagine this scent being suitable as a teenage fragrance. Certainly wearable in clubs as well. This scent practically screams for attention; it wants to be noticed. Although I am still young myself, I find it a bit too playful for my taste. You probably have to like this scent. However, I can't complain about the sillage and longevity; it lasted around 7-8 hours. I would still advise against a blind purchase.