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Stunning!
This stuff is fantastic!
Smells like church incense with leather and a big dose of "red berry" fruitiness.
It's quite dry, but the fruity quality lifts it up a little, which is nice.
Kinda reminds me of
Polo Red Intense, because they share a few notes with each other, but I find this one to be more daring.
Like
Noble Wood, Royal Amber is also really posh, but it's a bit more approachable and luckily, the oud is not very funky to my nose.
It also performs very well, lasts for 10+ hours easily every time I wear it and gives me heavy sillage for multiple hours until it becomes a skin scent.
I highly recommend it if you like oriental scents and can find it for a great price.
(Might be discontinued by now unfortunately, it's been out of stock at discounters for more than a year in my country.)
Smells like church incense with leather and a big dose of "red berry" fruitiness.
It's quite dry, but the fruity quality lifts it up a little, which is nice.
Kinda reminds me of
Polo Red Intense, because they share a few notes with each other, but I find this one to be more daring.Like
Noble Wood, Royal Amber is also really posh, but it's a bit more approachable and luckily, the oud is not very funky to my nose.It also performs very well, lasts for 10+ hours easily every time I wear it and gives me heavy sillage for multiple hours until it becomes a skin scent.
I highly recommend it if you like oriental scents and can find it for a great price.
(Might be discontinued by now unfortunately, it's been out of stock at discounters for more than a year in my country.)
An interesting twist
This is 
Guilty pour Homme Eau de Toilette with an ambery and chocolatey patchouli base.
I wouldn't call it totally generic, but it's been done before, it's sort of in the style of the original formulation of
Black XS Eau de Toilette - it's a pretty good twist on the Guilty DNA overall.
All year-round and every occasion (maybe not the dressiest, because it can come across as playful), has great longevity (I could clearly smell it after 7-8 hours) and the projection is moderate to heavy for about 2 hours.
Just like most discontinued fragrances, it's not worth the inflated price, but if you can find it for the original retail price or under, it might be worth a shot.
Guilty pour Homme Eau de Toilette with an ambery and chocolatey patchouli base.I wouldn't call it totally generic, but it's been done before, it's sort of in the style of the original formulation of
Black XS Eau de Toilette - it's a pretty good twist on the Guilty DNA overall.All year-round and every occasion (maybe not the dressiest, because it can come across as playful), has great longevity (I could clearly smell it after 7-8 hours) and the projection is moderate to heavy for about 2 hours.
Just like most discontinued fragrances, it's not worth the inflated price, but if you can find it for the original retail price or under, it might be worth a shot.
Red means go
This is a wonderful scent with the typical Hugo Boss DNA that I can't describe, but you can absolutely smell it.
Sadly it's discontinued. :(
It's mainly fresh, fruity, citrusy and metallic with an ambery base. The rhubarb is prominent throughout the whole wearing, which gives it a green and almost grassy feel.
Smells very unique and more expensive than what it originally costed, I can't really think of anything that smells like this.
Alfa Romeo Red tries to do a similar thing, but it doesn't have the rhubarb and metallic notes and it also smells a lot more synthetic and musky.
(Don't blind buy, because it might be a polarizing scent!)
You can wear this in any season for casual occasions.
The performance is decent - average to slightly above average - and in my opinion, it outperforms all the ratings.
Can't wait to wear this in the high heat, it will definitely smell amazing!
Sadly it's discontinued. :(
It's mainly fresh, fruity, citrusy and metallic with an ambery base. The rhubarb is prominent throughout the whole wearing, which gives it a green and almost grassy feel.
Smells very unique and more expensive than what it originally costed, I can't really think of anything that smells like this.
Alfa Romeo Red tries to do a similar thing, but it doesn't have the rhubarb and metallic notes and it also smells a lot more synthetic and musky.(Don't blind buy, because it might be a polarizing scent!)
You can wear this in any season for casual occasions.
The performance is decent - average to slightly above average - and in my opinion, it outperforms all the ratings.
Can't wait to wear this in the high heat, it will definitely smell amazing!
A unicorn
Seems to be a rather rare scent that's been completely forgotten, I never see any talk or scent of the day posts about it.
Do you remember when Ed Hardy clothing was everywhere and people of all ages wore them?
My theory is that this scent was probably made to appeal for the older crowd, unlike
Hearts & Daggers for Men and 
Love & Luck for Men, both of which smell more youthful than this.
It has a fresh-spicy and woody barbershop vibe with a sweet and sparkling quality to it, similar to an aftershave splash or a shower gel.
While it doesn't smell that unique, it's not completely generic either, the closest thing to this off the top of my head would be something like
Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette.
Really versatile, suits all seasons and occasions.
Performance is average and the while the plastic sleeve on the glass has a cool gradient, the graphic they applied just looks cheap.
All in all, while it's decent and there's nothing wrong with it, this is my least favorite scent and bottle design from the ones I own.
Do you remember when Ed Hardy clothing was everywhere and people of all ages wore them?
My theory is that this scent was probably made to appeal for the older crowd, unlike
Hearts & Daggers for Men and Love & Luck for Men, both of which smell more youthful than this.It has a fresh-spicy and woody barbershop vibe with a sweet and sparkling quality to it, similar to an aftershave splash or a shower gel.
While it doesn't smell that unique, it's not completely generic either, the closest thing to this off the top of my head would be something like
Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette.Really versatile, suits all seasons and occasions.
Performance is average and the while the plastic sleeve on the glass has a cool gradient, the graphic they applied just looks cheap.
All in all, while it's decent and there's nothing wrong with it, this is my least favorite scent and bottle design from the ones I own.
Summer jam
Another criminally underrated scent from this brand that you can find for 20-25 euros online.
Even though it's a little synthetic, it smells unique and absolutely wonderful in high heat!
Definitely has a 2000s "blue" fragrance vibe without being dated, the color of the glass fits the scent really well.
It's tropical, fresh, slightly boozy, sweet (sweeter than most freshies), fruity with some spicy and woody elements thrown in the mix.
This is a perfect casual use vacation scent, has saltwater and cocktail bars written all over it.
The longevity on this one is pretty decent, typically about 6-7 hours on my skin (less in the heat of course), but it stops projecting after an hour/hour and a half.
Overall, this is one of my favorite freshies in my collection and I love to reach for it.
Highly recommended!
Don't let the ratings make you believe that it's a mediocre scent, because it's simply not.
Even though it's a little synthetic, it smells unique and absolutely wonderful in high heat!
Definitely has a 2000s "blue" fragrance vibe without being dated, the color of the glass fits the scent really well.
It's tropical, fresh, slightly boozy, sweet (sweeter than most freshies), fruity with some spicy and woody elements thrown in the mix.
This is a perfect casual use vacation scent, has saltwater and cocktail bars written all over it.
The longevity on this one is pretty decent, typically about 6-7 hours on my skin (less in the heat of course), but it stops projecting after an hour/hour and a half.
Overall, this is one of my favorite freshies in my collection and I love to reach for it.
Highly recommended!
Don't let the ratings make you believe that it's a mediocre scent, because it's simply not.
