Karlb
Reviews
A Great Summer Addition
I will do a quick TLDR at the top of the review instead of summarizing at the end. If you like Dior Homme Cologne but hate the longevity. Get this fragrance.
Now more of a in depth. This is a great piercing lemony fragrance with wood base that gives it some more depth. I get a straight resemblance to Dior Homme Cologne with the bursting fresh lemons. It is as if you shaved off the lemon zest, it is great. Even though I tested this during the winter, it was able to project quite decently and lasted all day long on my skin. I can only imagine how the heat will bring out the notes.
The blending on this fragrance, like the rest of the opening line for Galleria Parfums, is great. But with that excellent blending, it is very linear on my nose but that is probably just due to the fact that the lemon is very pungent and in your face.
Its hard to wrap a comparative fragrance but Id say a mix between Artisan Pure and Dior Homme Cologne with more of an edge. I can see this as an easy addition to any summer rotation.
Now more of a in depth. This is a great piercing lemony fragrance with wood base that gives it some more depth. I get a straight resemblance to Dior Homme Cologne with the bursting fresh lemons. It is as if you shaved off the lemon zest, it is great. Even though I tested this during the winter, it was able to project quite decently and lasted all day long on my skin. I can only imagine how the heat will bring out the notes.
The blending on this fragrance, like the rest of the opening line for Galleria Parfums, is great. But with that excellent blending, it is very linear on my nose but that is probably just due to the fact that the lemon is very pungent and in your face.
Its hard to wrap a comparative fragrance but Id say a mix between Artisan Pure and Dior Homme Cologne with more of an edge. I can see this as an easy addition to any summer rotation.
Karlb 3 years ago
A Good Fougere
On paper this has a very spearminty and lavender vibe. It must be how the top notes are all blending but that is what you get off the top and you dry down to a nice creamy fougere. It is ok.
On skin, it wears like an old school classic and definitely is above the grade. I get a very strong connection to the type of fougere like Creed's Bois de Portugal, Naughton & Wilson's Gravatas Pour Homme, and Tom Ford's Beau de Jour in both scent, projection, and longevity. If you would have handed it to me and said, this is a clone of the fragrances mentioned, I would have believed you.
You get the same enveloping creamyness of the sandalwood along with the nice herbal notes of a fougere. To me, it is a linear scent once you get past the 'minty' opening feel on my nose, it turns right into a classic.
It really doesn't break out from those fragrances but it is very pleasant and a great addition. I would recommend this fragrance but get the discovery kit first or decant and then wait for the discounts to hit.
On skin, it wears like an old school classic and definitely is above the grade. I get a very strong connection to the type of fougere like Creed's Bois de Portugal, Naughton & Wilson's Gravatas Pour Homme, and Tom Ford's Beau de Jour in both scent, projection, and longevity. If you would have handed it to me and said, this is a clone of the fragrances mentioned, I would have believed you.
You get the same enveloping creamyness of the sandalwood along with the nice herbal notes of a fougere. To me, it is a linear scent once you get past the 'minty' opening feel on my nose, it turns right into a classic.
It really doesn't break out from those fragrances but it is very pleasant and a great addition. I would recommend this fragrance but get the discovery kit first or decant and then wait for the discounts to hit.
Great but not the performance
The fragrance starts out with an immediate hit of the juniper berry and fruit accords blended very smoothly with the accompanied cardamon, tonka, and lavender. The scent to me is very linear but does not project or last long on my skin. As the fragrance drys down you do get the mix of the woods, tonka and patchouli that gives off a 'powdery notes' accord.
To me it is very influenced by Prada L'Homme L'Eau but smoothly blended with softer tones. It is not punchy in the opening with the fruit accords like L'Eau and has better ingredients in the fragrance but without the sandalwood dry down that is legendary, in my opinion.
If the longevity and silage were turned up just more, this would be a must have for any Prada L'Homme fans. Maybe with time it will, but on my skin, it falls short. I still would recommend this on discount/coupon/decant as it is a very good fragrance.
To me it is very influenced by Prada L'Homme L'Eau but smoothly blended with softer tones. It is not punchy in the opening with the fruit accords like L'Eau and has better ingredients in the fragrance but without the sandalwood dry down that is legendary, in my opinion.
If the longevity and silage were turned up just more, this would be a must have for any Prada L'Homme fans. Maybe with time it will, but on my skin, it falls short. I still would recommend this on discount/coupon/decant as it is a very good fragrance.
