Smellavision

... as Bois de Cedre translates to cedar wood, and this is really not what I am getting most of here. I was so lucky to be gifted a sample of this from a fellow fraghead, and was quite excited as I both own and enjoy Bois de Vetiver...

Great scent reminding me a tiny bit of TdH with lots ISO E Super and the orange replaced by grapefruit that gives it a kick and afterwards ending on a peppery woody cedar base with musk, cardamom and traces of incense. Some...

As most of us know, the judge's gavel falls hardest when he's hungry. And originally I was very keen on trying this as rumour had it that it was a cheaper clone of Amouage's masterpiece Jubilation XXV. If it's meant to be a clone, it's...

The topnotes in Feuilles de Tabac are composed of a clove and incense with hints of pepper and pine opening that starts off with rather singular notes and later ends up in a very harmonious composition of both dry and sweet tobacco...

Opening with a peppery citrus, Strictly Private turns into a woody ambery vanilla with hints of tobacco and patchouli. Creamy, calm, soft and slightly sweet. A green floral with a herbal top and a floral heart. Sensual, warm and elegant...

RWA is a delicious and boozy warm vanilla, that may be very linear, but enjoyable none the less. At first I thought the creamy nuttyness derived from hazelnuts, later from roasted...

Heritage EdT somehow makes me think of Guerlain's take on the Classic Davidoff Zino, but yet it also has similarities to Guerlain's own Shalimar ?! Even if launched in 1992,...

In the opening apart from the pine I get a chocolate like vibe as well, not sure if that is due to the vanilla mixing up with the strawberry. Wait... is this incense? no... smoke ? yeah well... Oh, now I know... it's peat, goddammit! Definitely...

Oh, Gold pour Homme by Amouage... when I smell you, your opulence does makes me dizzy. This is a really heady oriental powerhouse, very floral and animalic. We've got jasmine, orris, civet, patchouli and a very discrete incense. I feel that this...

This is supposed to represent the olfactory journey through the flagship Diptyque store in Paris (hence the address of the name). Woods (cedar and sandalwood), florals, fig-leaf, hints of earth. Very well blended. To me it reminds me of walking...

...when you try a perfume for the first time and after a short while it reminds you of something you know very well ? After wearing this for 10 minutes I started to recognize it... pulled out my Jaipur Homme (EdP) and put it on my right...

While some of the male fragrances from the 1990s and backwards in time in my personal opinion are extremely overhyped (yes, I'm looking at you Habit Rouge and Caron Pour un Homme) others are just outstanding. By for Man is one of the latter....