Millésime Impérial
Creed (1995)

I remember back when I discovered Creed in the 90s, this came in the gold bottle and I dismissed it. Too light for my tastes back then. What a missed opportunity. I'm not one to bemoan the "good ole days" but I'm pretty sure this was a lot more potent back then.

It's a fantastic scent. Really good in warm to hot weather. There are some good "inspired by"/imitations/clones out there, but let there be no doubt-- this is the OG. I've used some of the knock offs and they're not bad but none of them that I've tried quite combine and capture the melon, sea salt and ambergris as masterfully as this.

Big tip of the hat to Pierre Bourdon for his Creed Grand Slam- GIT, BdP, Silver Mountain Water and Millesime Imperial.

Biggest issue is the longevity which can vary from 3-5 hours for me. Wears pretty light, but it wears so richly and nicely, it's still worth having. I think it timeless. Nothing dated or old fashioned about it.

this is my favorite scent that I keep coming back to. I am not sure why. It has salt, aquatic elements, melon, ambergris. It is just fantastic, in the vintage editions. There are huge differences pre-2016 and I have bottles from that era.

The older stuff is thick and syrupy coded. I've used that slang correctly. Indescribable scent in my opinion

5/5

Yeah, a really pleasant oceanic cantaloupe with a base of floral and musk. Definitely unisex. This is cloned by the hollister H for him fragrance that's $17/50ml. It is very pleasant and I enjoy this, but I think it's too unisex to be attractive on a man or woman. Pass.

What comes to mind when wearing this scent is Lois Griffin's description of their stay in purgatory during Peter's week off: "This isn't bad. It's not that good. But... eh, it's not that bad".

On my skin Millesime Imperial has no body or character and it wears off pretty quickly as well. Once my sample is all used up that will be the end of that.

This is my favorite scent, period! The opening with the mix of citrus & sea notes are simply heavenly. Obviously, the one knock against it is its lack of longevity, which I will admit I'd love for it to be longer lasting, but for the scent itself, it's absolutely worth it, in my opinion.