Muenchner

Testing this fragrance was a challenge for me, somehow every sports scent has disappointed me so far.
So I only have one question: Can Gucci save the honor of sports, or will it fade into the insignificance like so many other sports fragrances??



The top note of this fragrance makes a nice start; I detect a light grapefruit-lime scent, which is not listed but I can clearly pick it out. The aroma is citrusy, but it excites me much more than what I usually smell in sports fragrances.
After about half an hour, the juniper and fig come out and cover the top note, which I find a bit disappointing because I liked it. But hey, that's how the fragrance develops; overall, I would describe the heart note as fruity and slightly sweet, but only very lightly.
This note fades after about 2 hours, and the scent settles into a slightly earthy vetiver blend, where I can faintly perceive the lime that I have been missing for the past 2 hours.

All in all, one can say that Gucci has managed to save the honor of sports, even though the fragrance has the usual Gucci trait of being very close to the body, the longevity of 3-5 hours is not impressive, and the heart note ruins the entire fragrance.
I would recommend the fragrance for students and office workers, for daily use; you can't really go wrong with it, almost everyone will like it. It doesn't overpower a room but stays close to the body, and it shows style that you don't wear a generic scent.

The bottle is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen; neither glass nor metal has been spared here, it is a real gem for any bathroom or vanity.

All in all, I give it 80%, as it does a lot right, but for my taste, it stays a bit too close to the body, the heart note doesn't quite fit into the fragrance development (but it doesn't disturb), and it has managed to convince me despite the name sports.
I thought again about my rating and decided that it is a bit too high; the fragrance is still a great thing, but I find 80% a bit too high when compared to other fragrances that receive 80% from me. It is still a great scent and remains one of my recommendations for purchase.

For a long time, I was searching for a scent like this, and finally, I found it, my summer fragrance (okay, I already have two, Grey Vetiver and Erolfa, but who wants to smell the same all the time?


The bottle itself is boring and somehow looks cheap, but you don’t buy a fragrance for the packaging, at least I don’t.


The opening is wonderful, citrusy, almost too intense, but after a short time, herbs blend with the lemon to create a wonderfully fresh, herbal, and masculine scent.
After the lemon slowly fades away (it lasts unusually long), floral notes gradually mix into this herbal blend; I can detect a hint of rose, along with sandalwood, both merging with the herbal top note, which now also includes cloves and coriander.
After I have bathed in this fantastic fresh herbal mixture for 4-5 hours, the base slowly emerges, which is very vetiver-heavy, making it wonderfully green and slightly herbal in conjunction with the still-present heart note. The amber and musk play only a supportive role here, but can still be detected by me.

All in all, a very great fragrance that I would recommend to every man for the summer, as it stands out strongly from the typical 0815 sporty lemon scents with its character and confidence. It’s no coincidence that this fragrance is 44 years old.


When it comes to the rating, I’m still not quite sure whether to give it 90% or 100%; actually, in my eyes, the fragrance is a perfect summer scent, but a 100% and thus the designation of a century fragrance should not be given lightly, which is why I will test it for a few more days and then make a final decision.
So I have now decided the fragrance receives 100%, the long-lasting durability, especially for a fresh scent, is sensational, the slight cedar note that I now perceive in the base and the wonderful finish of the base have completely convinced me.
Edmond Roudnitska really did a great job, and I have resolved to delve a bit more into the classics.

I have been trying out Serge Lutens fragrances lately, and they all had a somewhat overloaded quality, except for Chergui.


In principle, this is a scent that should appeal to me, but unfortunately, it doesn't really do so.

It starts with a cloyingly sweet hay mixture that is somehow way too sweet for me, having a kind of piercing sweetness.
This piercing sweetness unfortunately lingers throughout the entire duration of the fragrance, and it sadly drowns out the really good heart note, which is very leathery and tobacco-like. Unfortunately, I can't pick that up anymore because the hay-honey mixture completely overwhelms my nose. The base is actually not bad; sandalwood and amber are usually a safe bet for me, but again, the top note interferes, constantly obstructing my experience of the fragrance.


I'm still not quite sure about the rating since the fragrance is actually quite good, but the top note bothers me a lot. I will test the fragrance again in a week and then see if I feel more certain about the rating.

Thank you Apicius for the sample.




So now we come to the last fragrance from the Cedro Atlas.

The top note of this fragrance is very similar to Superhero; it smells again like a gummy bear, but this time a bit more like those sour ones with a sugar crust. It must be due to the citrus fruits, unfortunately, I can't quite pick out the individual notes as they are too well blended.
The heart note is only very briefly present, about as much as a gas station on a highway trip; it unfortunately doesn't quite come into its own as the noise of the highway, in the form of the base, constantly drowns it out.
The base, on the other hand, gives me the impression that the Cedro Atlas wearer has suddenly grown up; it is very cool and somehow smells like a gentleman. The cedar plays the main role again, but this time it is not only cool but also green, which is due to the vetiver. I can't clearly smell it, but it definitely colors the whole fragrance green, somewhat like a cedar forest in the cool morning fog.


As for the rating: I give it 80% as the fragrance is quite good, but unfortunately it doesn't stand out in any way and also doesn't get the 10%+ from me like Superhero does, as I personally don't like it as much.


So finally, thanks again to Apicius for allowing me this little excursion into the world of cedar fragrances, a world that I hadn't yet marked on my perfume world map, one less white spot. Personally, I will delve a bit more into cedar perfumes and can recommend it to anyone else as well, as they hold one or another positive surprise in my eyes.

Thank you Apicius for this sample, unfortunately it took a while for me to write the comment because the sprayer was acting up and then I went skiing.




This scent caused me some problems, as it indeed smells like Cola. This led to my nose not being able to perceive it shortly after application, but what I smelled for the first 10 minutes truly does smell like Cola. Whether one wants to smell like that is up to each person to decide, but in my eyes, this is not a perfume but a nice gimmick.


Regarding the rating, I must say that I would give the scent 50% as I perceive it, which is mainly because it does not smell like a perfume and fades quickly. However, since my nose got so used to the scent after 10 minutes that I can no longer perceive it and therefore cannot describe the drydown, I feel unable to give a meaningful rating, so I will leave it at that.