Bravado2

I had never heard of this line of fragrance and skincare products directed at men until The Perfumed Court had samples of their two EdCs on sale. Bravado 2 is a traditional cologne-type scent that opens with a certain amount of lavender-tonka-musk bravado, but in less than 2 minutes evolves into a light twist of fresh, natural-smelling lemon peel followed by a light, citrusy, musk drydown. Unlike some other colognes that disappear in minutes, the lemony, clean, musky phase of this one is amazingly tenacious, lingering on the skin for 6-8 hours. It’s not remarkable in any way, being one of those scents that’s probably meant to be used as a men’s after-shave, splashed on thoughtlessly on mornings when you have to get up ridiculously early and go to work. There’s not much sillage, just enough to know that there’s a fragrance present. The scent itself is so benign that it couldn’t possibly offend anyone. I’m not much into citrusy colognes, but they do have their place in anyone’s wardrobe. If you’re looking for a pleasant, lemony, all-purpose cologne that lasts all day but is hard to OD on, Bravado 2 might be just the thing.