Perfume Reviews by Jean-Sté

Balenciaga pour Homme by Balenciaga

First of all, please forgive me: my English is far from being fluent, and this is my first review, knowing that I don't know anything about perfumes.

First impression on my skin: it is elegant. Sophisticated. My imagination pictures an man sitting in a Club armchair, near the fireplace, while outside, it is a rainy or cold winter evening.

That said, I'm impressed with the power of the scent. I put it this morning at 10.30, and I can tell not only the smell is still going strong, but it's going stronger. I can't explain the physics about this feeling, but the longevity of this scent will be huge, I can tell.

At the beginning, the scent smells very good; very sophisticated, and a bit confidential. But then, after about 10 minutes or so, I don't know what is unleashed, but the perfume goes stronger. To my nose, I can smell some powdery thing, like a chalk. This stops me from smelling more, like a fence on which "Forbidden" is written.

This is an unusual scent, to me, but very enjoyable.

Thank you for having read my little contribution.

Silver Black / Onyx by Azzaro

I don't like it. The opening is nice, fresh and spicy, but the evolution leads (for my nose, at least) to a metallic, seashore, almost salty scent. Not nice on me.