Daddy

The original fragrance that got me into ATH. When I ordered his 2ml sample collection box a year ago this one was the one that stood above all of his creations as the masterpiece. A year later I still remembered it and finally pulled the trigger. It's still one of the best from ATH. It's simply a boss fragrance. It's a dark and sweet tonka, vanilla and smooth oud bomb that results in a slightly chocolatey/dessert smell, but it's not completely gourmand. The fragrance exudes strength and confidence, but also some sensuality that results in a "sexy" scent. You can just smell the quality, which probably comes from his use of natural oils, although I'm not an expert. The oud is noticeable but very buttery and smooth like others have already mentioned, it's not funky or animalic at all. ATH is a very confident perfumer and even though this is a compliment-getting and crowd-pleaser oud, it's still somewhat daring because it's quite unique. I can't really compare it to anything, so even though I said it's a crowd-pleaser it's still probably not something that everybody would like to wear, so it's better to sample it. I'd wear this with a well-tailored black suit, a black dress shirt and a luxury watch with a shiny black alligator leather strap as I walk into an evening event and the vibe is perfect. 10/10

NEW ATOMIZERS! These new atomizers with the jeweled caps are light years better than the old pre 2022 releases, no leaking, and these pressurized atomizers have a nice sized spray. Daddy has the sweetness of a younger oriented fragrance, but is very wearable through all ages and sex. Sure it’s called daddy, but I could definitely see this on a woman. It’s a very smooth blend, nothing too rough around the edges, although I do feel as if the apple top note is a bit unnecessary. The body is a nice smooth, not too spicy nutmeg, and Aaron’s tonka. The base is creamy smooth, with a bit of musk and Oud to round off the drydown. The later drydown is extremely reminiscent of Aaron’s discontinued Gardenia Blanc, a lovely creamy vanilla sandalwood and ambergris base. This shines in the fall/winter cold months, but don’t be too worried if you get caught in the sun, although this is very warm and sweet, it doesn’t become sickening or cloying. As expected, Aaron’s warm cozy fragrances are top notch, and while it is pretty pricey, you are getting great raw materials and a very smooth blend that you would have to pay premium for at designers or other niche houses.

I’ve never really been into vanilla-heavy scents, it usually ends up being too much for me. But in this one, the vanilla is balanced out nicely with a fresh touch and some smooth, woody oud. That combo actually makes it work really well, and I was surprised by how much I liked it. There’s also this fruity sourness that kicks in later, kind of like that apple/pear vibe you get from Ultra Male. It gives the scent a fun, sweet edge reminds me a bit of the DNA in Aaron Terence Hughes' Hard Candy, too. Overall, it’s totally my kind of scent sweet, a bit woody, and fresh. My only real complaint is the projection it doesn’t really push out as much as I’d like. And unfortunately, it’s discontinued, so the only way to get it now is through super expensive decants. Still, if I could find a full bottle, I’d grab it in a heartbeat.

I bought a bottle after the rebranding (this fragrance has not been discontinued; Daddy is now called Zeus) and tried one spray after receiving it and was disappointed that it was a very one-note vanilla bomb. Not bad, but absolutely not worth what I paid for it. About two weeks later, I tried it again and it was much better. The other notes started to emerge the vanilla note wasn't as dominant. Roughly one month after that, I tried it again and now I get where the hype comes from. The oud, sandalwood, nutmeg, patchouli and tonka bean balance out the vanilla very nicely. This is a sweet, warm, spicy fragrance that's not "too much" of anything. Performance is great too. I've gotten comments about it 7 hours after applying it and could still smell it on myself 9 hours later. Scent 8/10, longevity 9/10, sillage 8/10.

I grabbed this for my husband for fathers day. It's the new bottle with the crystals along the cap and the awesome Atomizer. I have to say this is beautiful and unisex IMO (especially the dry down) It doesn't smell like Sauvage, Nor does It smell designer. I don't smell or relate to the Apple in the beginning. I just sprayed it and I smell the forest, the rivers bending and winding around me. The middle is where I begin to smell Cherry and Coconut as well. The dry down is Vanilla Dominant and then turns into a true Authentic Vanilla skin scent which is my heaven ❤️ 2 or 3 sprays at most is enough This definitely stays on clothes longer than skin. Sillage is a 7 out of 10 Projection is probably 2-3 feet Scent is a 8 out of 10 It's really is beautiful. I will come back to complete my review in a day or two.