Kilo

I'm an 80s baby. In the 90's, I was living in England and after showering from playing sports, if someone had a can of this, we'd pester them to pass it around because we wanted to smell good to the girls after rugby and football. Some of us would hide their Kilo spray and only share it with our close friends. We'd take turns in buying a new one so it was fair. Later I moved back to the States. Eventually here, Lynx was branded as Axe and the same phenomenon occurred during my middle school and high school. I had brought back a few cans (or had some sent to me) initially until it became available here. Kilo though discontinued, is one of the most iconic scents of many lives in school. It only got a bad reputation because of being overused (and the advertising). Still, if you were the only or one of few wearing it, you'd be noticed...in a good way...by women. I almost want to buy some just to have it as a backup incase I find a fragrance that works well with it today. I'd probably prefer the body wash if I do decide to do that though. It's much more easier to just lather and rinse as a last thing before getting out of the shower than using as a deodorant. Plus you can control using it better that way.

I mean, as many before this have said, Axe is generally trash. Well, you like what you like, and I'm sorry but I loved this, and it was the only Axe scent that I loved and regularly bought. Kilo IMO just had more quality than all of the other Ace garbage. Now I haven't bought it or even smelled it in at least 15 years, but I live in Australia now and I don't think it would be available because I would buy this just to have it if I could. How much does this shit cost nowadays? Pocket change probably. I was talking to my partner about Lynx which I guess is the Aussie equivalent of Axe, and was trying for the life of me to remember which Axe was the only one I liked so I jumped on the google-machine and Voila, Kilo. Apparently "Africa" from Lynx is very similar, so I'll have to check it out when I see it.

A lot of Axe scents are not good, and obnoxious, especially if oversprayed...BUT this one smells great and I've NEVER worn it without getting a compliment! It really is a beautiful scent. I'm not sure it's a basil note...it's more like mint...the overall scent of this deo/spray reminds me of the smell of when I've burned Palo Santo (minus the dill smells) wood in my home: a minty, smooth woody scent. I haven't bought or worn it in a long time, but writing this review is making me thinking I might keep some handy for variety. Nowadays I'm obsessed with middle eastern scents.

When Axe was first introduced in America in the early 2000's, my mother bought me a can of this just to try, and it has remained one of my favorite fragrances ever since. It's on my short-list of favorite fragrances; fresh, slightly spicy, warm, and masculine, without being overly obnoxious. I was really sad to see Axe's products being subject to overuse by teens, because now I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit wearing this in public. :-(

This is nostalgia forever. My first axe scent while my older brothers was essense, I only chose this because of the green color logo. 4th or 5th grade made my long time best friend say I smelled amazing. Then became a girlfriend for many years later. 10/10. I don't care what anyone says, this is a scent I appreciate very much and adore from initial spray to the drydown.