Smellavision

Really disappointed to see Carlos Benaim who's done classics for Ralph Lauren, Givenchy, Frederic Malle etc. as one of the noses behind this. But then again, it does have the bubble gum vibe found in i.e. Dunhill Icon,...

FYI, this review is based on the vintage rounded light brown bottle with a capital "B" on front. Balafre opens with oakmoss and sage with just a hint of bergamot to soften things up. Through the heart the moss sneaks further forward...

First I liked it a lot, a slightly salty ozonic calone aquatic with good projection. Then I got to smell my arm up close where the scent actually reminds me of fishy brine from a can - not something you'd want to smell like....

This opens with candied red berries (cranberries), which are then joined by a little coffee/latte, amber and some woody notes through the heart. In the drydown, the berries fade out so that the quite synthetic musk and woody coffee note prevails...

very hipster-like, synthetic and pumped with ISO-E or ambroxan I believe - but I actually like it. Opening fruity and spicy with lemon going through a heart of powdery lavender and jasmine and finally drying down on a base of musk,...

The opening is heavy on tonka and vanilla and reminds me of Allure Homme, then the leather blends in, at which stage there is some resemblance to Spicebomb. As the drydown enters, I can see why people compare this to The One for men,...

Opening with citrus and basil, with a heart of a sort of cold lily-of-the-valley, gardenia and magnolia accompanied by some sharp green note and lots of aldehydes,...

Unlike the EdT, which focuses mostly on the cedar and has some resemblance to CdGs Wonderwood, the EdP opens with a little lime and ginger and dries down to a rich and creamy...

I have no clue how Hinoki wood smells, but if this is it - I love it! The fragrance itself has a somewhat transparent quality to it and, instead of being linear, it shifts seamlessly between the different stages and notes....

A leather chypre that opens with citrus, going through a slightly sharp and dry herbal green exotic grass phase, into a floral heart with spices and a hint of mildew to a base of incense,...

I blind bought this for about 6 € and have been using it as a body spray through most of the winter, where it mixes perfectly with most sweet tobacco scents and is excellent for layering.. I...

Dried fruits that come wrapped in a blanket of spicy yet creamy and warm, almost slightly burnt amber with sprinklings of oregano, coriander and bay leaf. This is not as much a sweet amber as it is a dirty one - a great fusion...