Perfume Reviews by SaulGoo

Palo Santo by Cremo

This has a sharp refreshing tang to it. I can see how some might call it a pickle note, but it is distinct and different enough to warrant a purchase. Nice bottle too. Versatile and longer lasting than I expected it to be.

Cedarwood by Every Man Jack

Very adequately straddles the line between classic and modern barbershop. Dry clean cedar. Nothing sweet. Very masculine, woody, and clean, and of course it’s discontinued. Love it.

Jet Black Enigma by Michael Malul

Pleasant playful black pepper with some woods. I enjoyed this one and it stayed on my skin for several hours,

Grey Flannel by Geoffrey Beene

I respect this fragrance. I love Geoffrey Beene. I could never wear this. It’s some loud ass Violet. If a guy wears this, he is confident and unique enough to pull off a floral cologne. He can beat you up. Thumbs up for respect. Thumbs up because Geoffrey Beene created my favorite scent of ALL TIME. (Not this one).

Encre Noire by Lalique

First of all this bottle is ART. This scent is an evocative experience. It’s almost not even a cologne. This is not for those who minimize and cheapen fragrances as “useful tools for seduction”. Right out the gate it reminded me of a big bag of fresh mulch or wood chips from the garden center of Home Depot after it’s been rained on. That, and a spray of ISO e super. This is such a pleasing scent for those who love the outdoors, fall, rain, fog, or cold weather. If you’ve ever stopped to enjoy the smell of soil or wood, this is a safe blind buy. It’s really polite and pleasant. My wife loves it on me, and I trust her opinion. I’m so glad to have this in my modest collection. It doesn’t make me feel like Dracula. It makes me feel like Hugh Glass from the Revenant. 10/10

Replica From the Garden by Maison Margiela

Tomato leaf becomes roses then becomes grape cotton candy. Yum. Big thumbs up.

Aramis by Aramis

Masculine, but in a way that throat punched me. Not for me.

Cool Water by Davidoff

So glad I didn’t blind-buy this. Reading the notes in it sounded good, but it was so fake smelling and boring. Maybe the reformulation ruined it, but this sad thing has been absolutely neutered. Nothing even remotely interesting.

Terre d'Hermès by Hermès

Starts off promising. Earthy and natural, and turns into something that smells like it’s for killing bugs.

Quorum Silver by Antonio Puig

On my skin I don’t get any cedar. Just soft spicy meh, that becomes a soft clone of CK one.

Hero Eau de Parfum by Burberry

Powdery, simple, and boring fake smelling woods. No thanks. Burberry makes great women’s scents. Why do I hate all of the men’s ones?

Exclusif Tabac by Maison Alhambra

Blind bought this from the YouTube reviews it got. I love the smell of woods and real pipe tobacco. I get very strong synthetic tobacco from this and maaaaaybe a bit of wood. That’s it. It has a soft perfume scent that projects well and lasts. I just wish I wanted it to last. If you got it and are stuck with it, try layering it maybe. It’s a one note show though and I’d love to sell it. My wife says she likes it but says it smells like her dad who neither one of us likes. That means she doesn’t like it. It’s too feminine for me and not as creamy as I hoped it would be. There is a sharp fake smell beside the tobacco that ruins the opening, and only when the base notes are faintly detected is this enjoyable to me.

Touch for Men by Burberry

Man I really wanted to like this. It stays on you like a friggin powdery ghost. I could not wash it off. Everything I heard about it I should have just heard “powder note” and sprayed it on a tester strip, not on my skin. I think Burberry makes some great women’s scents. I’ve yet to smell a men’s one I love. If you want to smell like a baby, this is a good choice.

Canyon by Bath & Body Works

My wife loves this one on me. I love this on me. A clean natural smelling slightly soapy scent with a nice little peppery accord. Very work safe, and for sure a year round fragrance. A friend told me it reminds him of camping in the desert.

Y Le Parfum by Yves Saint Laurent

A little too strong and sweet for me. Not masculine or deep enough to be a signature scent IMO. Mall vibes.

Glossier You by Glossier

No way this only has a couple reviews! I love this on my wife. It smells different on everyone. It lives up to the hype. I just wish my wife liked it more. It’s a scent that sends a clean pillowy warmth up your nose into your brain, and you close your eyes and lean forward like Michael Jackson, until you realize you are actually falling on your face.

Tommy by Tommy Hilfiger

This made its way around my high school like a scabies outbreak. Whoever marketed it to kids in the late 90’s really did a good job. It’s like the kid in school you can’t stand and he’s really popular anyway. Oh well, high school ended and I haven’t had to see [smell] him since.

Burberry Brit by Burberry

I love when my wife wears this. It’s very easygoing with a clean lightly floral scent. I just wish she used more than one spray. It’s a good date or first date fragrance. It’s not trying to seduce you, just enjoy the day with you.

Agua Brava by Antonio Puig

I am so so glad I blind bought this. It starts with some really natural herbal culinary top notes, easy going pine and juniper, and dries down to a soft soapy clean, well blended fragrance that isn’t harsh. Comforting and masculine, in a relaxing way. One reviewer said it was like cooking a big Italian dinner and taking a walk through the forest…yeeeah, nobody else has anything like this in your local shops. This is safe for work, but distinct and uncommon enough to be a signature scent. My other favorite scent is Bowling Green by Geoffrey Beene, which is like a distant American cousin of this one. While Agua Brava goes hard on the natural lemon/herbal notes in the beginning, and gets really soft, BG starts with a ton of green and warm spicy notes and stays green/fresh/barbershop throughout. Nothing about this feels artificial. For the price it’s a safe blind buy. My wife loves it on me too. More often than not she kindly steers me toward it when I might be thinking about wearing something else in my drawer. More gentlemen should smell like this. It exudes confidence and approachability at the same time, modesty and politeness. It is completely unpretentious and very wearable today for something created in 1968.

Luna Rossa Carbon by Prada

Props to Prada for making a scent with a powder note that I liked. It’s pretty pricey for a scent that smells like you took a shower with basic white dove soap. I love the cooling lavender effect it has. Super office friendly and inoffensive. I love smelling it. It’s safe, it’s clean. My wife was not a fan of it on me. She said it “-smelled like something a nerdy tech guy would wear”.

Burberry London for Men by Burberry

Man, it’s a good thing I’m not rich. I tried this on my wrist and went back in the shop to talk to the guy about how great it was right afterward. I might have just bought it then and there. Then the dry down got a little too powdery soft for me. It’s a good scent, but it reminded me of one of the older folks I used to go to Bible study with. Not a fault with the scent…Just not one I would buy.

Happy for Men by Clinique

The first time I tried this on my skin I was practically skipping back to my car. It wears off faster than I’d like it to, but it’s really polite. Nobody is going to be sneezing or holding their nose. A great summer scent for work or play with bright clean mandarin, fresh linen, and a faint woodsy dry down. I layer it with Versace Man Eau Fraiche to extend longevity. This is not for any guy who has ever referred to himself as an alpha male, it’s the most optimistic guy at work who makes your shift better because he’s there. Quite possibly the least offensive scent ever created. You can’t not smile while wearing this.

The Dreamer by Versace

I wanted to love this. Every note sounded great and I was really excited to try it on my wrist. Tobacco, Sage, Tonka bean, lavender, yes please…wait what? This smelled like the cheek of an elderly lady teacher who hugs you on the last day of school and some powdery foundation is clinging to her peach fuzz. She’s great, and unique, but not the way a man might want to smell. I couldn’t wash this off fast enough, in fact I couldn’t wash it off at all, it lasted all day.

Polo Sport by Ralph Lauren

The first bottle I bought myself of any cologne. I smelled it in a magazine as a teenager and fell in love. I’ve had the same bottle since around 2001 (the Cosmair version) I don’t know why, but I’ve never used this on my wrist until recently. I ended up getting some really pleasant palo santo woody notes that I never got from my neck. This is the most active scent I own, in that it changes and moves throughout the day. It feels alive, like it will politely step aside and allow me to enjoy other scents when they show up. It has some spicy ambery notes that end up smelling of maple syrup on my neck. I adore this cologne. It gives your nose a lot to do.