Power by 50 Cent

As a weird, possibly blasphemous (for serious frag fanatics), background story as to why I own this fragrance... This is my car's current scent. I recently made the mistake of spraying some "New Car Smell" chemical atrocity into my mats that left me gagging for days. After going through about four different air fresheners, I realized maybe I could find a discount cologne or EDT to spritz and refresh my car that wouldn't build up or leave a funk. Enter Perfumania and Power by 50 Cent! *Main Impression The bottle. Considering the super affordable price (under $20 where I shop), I'm impressed by the heavy but not too bulky glass, and substantial cap which feels like it incorporates both plastic and metal (even if it really doesn't). If you didn't know it was a celebuscent, you might mistake it for designer. The scent. Upon opening, it is a fresh, vaguely green entrance. It almost smells herbaceous or lavender-ish at first. Then the musk and moss peek in for a hot second before you get the pepper and spices. Patchouli, where? I have a huge adverse reaction to patchouli, but this is so tame and smooth, I wonder how they did it. A reviewer before said it best to the tune of this having has an aquatic note, but it being more like a "wet patchouli." After about an hour, it's pepper/spice and patch and maybe a little moss to calm things down. It's masculine, but not in your face. *Longevity On my (female) skin, I get maybe 2-3 hours, but I'll need to put my nose to skin after about the first hour to catch it. In my vehicle, in winter, it lasts about an hour drive maybe two tops. I spray maybe three to four spritzes every other day into the cabin of my car, and each time, I can barely smell it more than six hours later. However, I could be a bit nose blind after a week of consistent use. I think another reviewer said it perfectly that this is an errand fragrance--safe enough to wear in a variety of places, but not strong enough to stick around and conflict with your going-out-later scent choice. *Would I buy again? For $9.99 at my local Perfumania store? Heck yeah! I feel like it's a great fragrance for those who are looking to move away from the overbearing spicy or usual commercial notes provided in brands like AXE (haha) or BOD. It is rather unique and surprisingly luxe for celebuscent, considering the price. A definite hidden gem, if you're down for the notes.

I was pleasantly surprised when I first smelled this on a sample page in Details magazine. Finally, a celeb-scent that smelled different... This begins with bitter green artemisia, lemon leaves and what I feel must be white pepper, as it is not too spicy. Smmoooth...but sharp enough to get your attention. From there it becomes an blend of herbal corriander and smooth sweet nutmeg with a dark woody feel, like a cool dark forest in autumn. Despite the herbs and spices and the woods, this stays very 'clear' smelling and never gets too pungent. I guess one could compare the end of this to PB, but then again moss, patchouli and musk are quite common in mens scent-bases, and though this is very well executed, it lacks the smooth suede of the PB. The musk is very clean to me, and the moss and patchouli blend into a 'raw' earthy accord that is very intruiging but refined. I agree with another member, in that, this and Zen for men are two of the best fragrances released in 2009... Sillage: very good Longevity: above average Overall: 4.25/5 This is one of those things I sampled and HAD to have, but when I got to Macys, they were out of stock :-( ,so I got Versace Signature. This was actually a blessing in disguise becuase now (6 months after it's release) it is available in 30 ml EDT in _-Mart and TJ has 3.4oz 3 pc giftsets for $24.99(!). I think some people are too hard on celeb-scents, and everyone has the right to their opinion, but this does deserve a decent sniff...and if it was by Guerlain or Miyake, it would probably have all good reviews, something to think about...

I am firm in my belief that this is THE MOST underrated "cheapie" that you can buy. This is a fantastic versatile peppery herbal green scent. It's fresh without being light. It's mature without being old. It's masculine without being aggressive. Whether you're wearing this to a job interview, on a date, or just casually... it's fantastic for that situation. For any situation. I'll be totally honest. I only bought this because I'm a fan of 50 Cent. I thought it would just sit up on my shelf barely getting any use. But this scent is great. I'm not saying it's blind by safe. You might not like the peppery herbal aspects to this. I love it. It's a shame that none of these "fragrance influencers" are talking about this. Especially the ones that complain about everything smelling the same. This is different. This is good. This is worth talking about.

Does this flacon look like a watch to you? Looks rather like a grenade to me. So, I bought this killer to my hubby for his birthday. It was completely innocent, blind buy then. And now I can't get enough of him...Oh, dear...What if I run out of you?! In panic I purchased four more bottles of that leathal weapon in one go on sale: two for him, and two for myself indeed. Phew! 2Tea Room 222, Please.... Utterly my cup of tea! Love it! The opening is sparkling, spicy, citrusey and coniferous too. I can't believe that there is no juniper in the recipe. It's getting darker, woodier.Then, a naughty patchouli and messy musk steal the show... Very erotic. Sexy. Lasts long on my skin and is sophisticated enough not to be accused of being pornographic. Unisex, definitely, my vice, and only....

I bought this because I was cheapie hunting and saw it for $6.99 at Burlington so I decided to take low risk gamble. The beginning is a peppery spice bomb, at first it seems unpleasant but it quickly settles down to this fresh, masculine scent. The scent is not unique, you definitely feel that you have smelled this before, but if it ain't broke. My only issue is the silage, you need to overspray and even when you do you people can at most smell you arms length. Overall, this is a versatile fragrance that can be worn out the shower, to the gym, as an everyday or even the office because it won't take over the entire space. Projection and longevity is not the best and scent is average, however it is solid cheapie that deserves a 6/10.