Carve On

Opening blast has a soapy, grass herbal. I can smell the mate, sage and grass smell, very herbal and grassy, like youre in a meadow and out your face to the ground, minus the earth smell you would get. The juniper makes it not so cold but brisk and CRISP. Definitely refreshing. The soapy herbal notes remind me of Geoffrey Beene "Grey Flannel" which is its own thing and a very polarizing scent (one i love). However, the soapy herbs in Carve On are not to that extreme so no worries for those who hate Grey Flannel. Its soapy herb vs soapy floral herb if that males sense. As it dries, i catch the birch and iris. The woodiness comes through. the grass and sage are there, forward but not in your face. The leather is noticeable but subtle. Not a clean car smell, more like tanned leather but the rough suede like underside, not the nice polished side everyone would see. The leather starts coming through about 15 minutes, slowly and smoothly giving a nice transition from the crisp herbal opening. Once it kicks in, the grassy smell fades and i smell sage and slight spice (maybe the pink pepper listed?). I smell no Tonka at all and the amber warmth is very slight. I feel its herbal leather with a very slight soapy tone. Its beautiful. When i smell it i think of my celtic roots for sure. I see the cottage and fields. Ive never smelt the original so i cant compare. It lasts a long time and i catch myself sniffing and it still smells like it did the first 15-30 minutes of drydown with very little fade. For me, without comparison, as a stand alone its a solid 9/10. I love herbal, greeny, leather, tobacco and oud scents and so this checks the herbs, grassy/green and leather for me.

This frag inspired me to register and review it. Initial spray was uncertain for me. A few minutes later the projection hits like Green Irish Tweed. And here's the kicker...! It smells like GIT too!! The green in this is incredible, especially mixed with leather. In a way, in regards to comparing this to GIT, I get from this what I want more from GIT (smokiness and more bold green, and "darker" if you will). This is absolutely BB worthy imo. Additional thoughts: I'm confused as to why no other reviewers are on the same page as me. It's possible I was sent Irish Gentleman (AF GIT frag) accidentally, and I'm experiencing a mislabeled sample. Not sure. But I will contact AF to figure this out. If it is in fact Irish gentleman, then I can confidently say this will replace my new Creed GIT bottle. *Additional notes/ edit: I have the right frag. This is not a mistake with what I have. I would like to add and edit that I wouldn't replace my GIT with Carve on, I still love GIT. I would say the projection is stronger in this vs GIT - but they both are excellent in their similar ways. I will say, after sampling this a few more times, this absolutely performs better than GIT, also I personally don't get much leather scent... it's strange in a way, almost as if the green and leather don't want to mix together for mass appeal. I do like it, it's just different. I did just receive this. If it changes after 2 weeks significantly, then I'll update here to give my impression. I really hate to say it, but I'm not liking it as much as I did with my first impression

Excellent. Identical to Memo Irish Leather. Green grass, vegetal, earth plus slight leather. Sophisticated and pleasant for the wearer but probably not mass appealing. Can smell with every few breathes. Performance at least as good if not better than Memo. Although Carve On and Irish leather have few notes in common with Morrocan Leather, the 2 scents are very similar but Morrocan has slightly noticeable iris. Update: Have received unexpected number of compliments with this fragrance. Also quite enjoyable to wear as it is perceived with almost every inhale. Deuteronomy 4:28-29

I got a sample, not the same as memo's. It is however a nice scent. It is not as bright and green as memo, it is much more leathery and animalic. It has a great saddle/stable vibe. great projection/longevity. Clones will never give someone who is expecting an exact recreation what they want, but will sometimes surprise you with something interesting

Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel with a leathery birch base. I am in the minority of those who love Grey Flannel, and Carve On(Irish Leather) to me is taking the Grey Flannel DNA and adding a strong leather component. I can't unsmell it now that my brain has associated it. And I am quite alright with it!