Golcher

I'm wearing this for the first time ans these are my impressions: it does have some Eros on it, it feels familiar in the line. There is some soapiness and it has some leathery/smokiness on the drydown. Basically this is a collection of fragrance tropes that feel like just another fragrance you wouldn't write home about. A collection of generic tropes making a very generic frag.

Does it smell good? Yes. Will you like it? Yes. Will it perform, yes? Is it memorable? No! I lile it but one expects more from a middle east exclusive, this isn't worth the effort or the $$$ IMHO.

Test it if you find it and if you like it, go for it. If it's unavailable, you're good, you're not missing out on anything special.

Let's start by saying I LOVE what Omar is doing with Atrium Fragrances, I own 4 of them and have pre-ordered Mr. Expresso which I'm looking forward to and also should be getting Mr. Debonair anytime soon.

The blue fragrance sub-genre can be very boring and even generic unless it has a twist or an excellent execution, with Mr. Momentum you have both. Execution is great and there is the tropical twist added with the passionfruit however, there's something about the passionfruit that feels off to me, not quite embracing this particular note but not that there's anything wrong with it, just a personal opinion.
Besides this the fragrance works great as a blue everyday fragrance. The grapefruit is gorgeous and has a lovely green feel in the back with spicy nuances and a great performance.

All in all it's a great buy and even though there's something I'm not loving I keep coming back to it, like the only note I wasn't loving is addicting and keeps growing on me.

This is how I'd rank my Atrium frags so far:

1) Mr. Mesmeric
2) Mr. Fragrant
3) Mr. Maritime
4) Mr. Momentum

Why do they dump a truckload of sugar or syrup to all their fragrances? Original Le Male isn't too sweet but after that: Ultra Male, Le Parfum, Elixir, Lover, etc... they are all kinda good but so sweet they are almost unwearable, specially for summer frags. I love Le Male, Terrible and Eau Fraiche though. This one would've been awesome if they toned down the sweetness in like, half

To me Tabarome Millesime deserves to be talked about. It is one of the more interesting Creeds, the one that tried something different and it's up to you if it works for you or not, in my case it does work and I'm glad to have it in my collection.

I'm surprised to see 'rum' and 'coffee' in the note breakdown as I get nothing that remotely resembles either notes, perhaps if by 'coffee' they mean the pulp of the coffee bean and not the beverage. I get ginger and tobacco the most but it's more like a green tobacco, not like cigar tobacco and that's something that sets it apart.

Performance is good, nothing beastly but it last 7hrs or more with a soft sillage.

I remember getting a sample of Viking after a purchase in a Canadian discounter, they gave me some options for a complementary 2ml and base on how divisive Viking was I grab the opportunity of finally making my own mind. I hated the fragrance to a degree I thought there may be something wrong with the sample, it couldn't smell this bad but it did. Years later I found a deal for Viking and because I'm a completionist (I own 21 Creeds) I went for it but got the same result, a way too expensive Old Spice. Today I forced myself to wear again and I think I'm starting to turn around, I even change my rating from 4 to 6.5.

Today I got more of the citric notes and they are heavenly, I finally got a subtle base that connects Viking and Viking Cologne (which I love) but with other layers that are kind of harsh but I don't mind as much anymore. It's far more wearable than I remember, not enough to grant a 'Love' from be but somewhere between 'neutral' and a 'like', at least I can understand other people liking it.

Performance is not too good on my skin, I applied it today about 5:40am and after a ride in my Vespa to the office I can only get a few whiffs now and then, don't think it will live to see the afternoon.

I still regret spending this kind of money on Viking but at least I don't hate it, there are use cases for it, not just having all the Creeds I can. Creed is a house that's overrated but the 2 I hated the most (Erolfa and Viking) have started to grow on me.