Ben Sherman

Sorry to hijack this, but Fragrantica doesn't yet have Ben Sherman Icon in the directory, which is almost criminal. This fragrance is the closest I have come to reproducing the somewhat expensive and always hard-to-get Lalique Ombre Noir, and you can get a full bottle in the $20 range. As with the other Ben Sherman's, this punches well above its price point. Galbanum, copa, amber, nutmeg and pachouli create a dense, foresty, green fragrance that is niche in its execution. It has the dna of several Amouages, including touches of Jubilation and Beach Hut/Cabana. Mature, a bit brooding, something that Van Gogh might have worn on a good day. Moderate projection with good longevity. As time goes on, hints of leather and woods flit in and out. Supposedly there is cardamom and tobacco, but I don't get those. Still, this is very good on its own, and an excellent Ombre Noir substitute.

I have just received this in the original shape bottle after a few years of not having it and forgot how good it is. This starts off as Mugler Pure Coffee, no doubt about that, then starts leaning towards Mugler B-Man. I have owned Pure Coffee and and still own B-Man and this is a heavenly mix of both. I picked up a new boxed 50ml original for £10 on eBay and spotted another 100ml bottle for the same price shortly after and scooped that up too - if this new rebadged version is anything like the original jazzy bottled version I strongly suggest everyone should own it. Its rich and smooth and quite gourmand without being sweet. Performance is pretty stellar too.

It's really quite good! I paid £5 for a 50ml bottle from ebay and was a total steal. First sprays out of the horrific bottle smell initially much like Muglers Pure Coffee but soon settles down to a sophisticated amber note with definate hay and then nutmeg and then also mint all coming in separately from one another. Really quite clever. None of my other frags develop on my skin over the hours like this one does. Must be the rubbish UK weather that brings out the best from this edt!

I rated it love despite the exceedingly poor projection and sillage just 'cause it's still a nice random blueberry-esque rosey leathery slightly-synthetic scent. Would buy it again(obtained a 50ml) because it's nice yet so, so, mild(so definitely could be an office scent). Would say it could be unisex and even reminiscent of Moschino Toy Boy and Police Icon Intense(the black bird bottle) but due to being somewhat feminine, it might not be a safe blind buy for your bro lol.

This struck me as being very familiar the fist time I tried it and I thought, ahhh Terre de Hermes, but my nose was tricking me. It has some similarities, but has more with B*Men by Mugler. It is in fact, somewhere between Terre de Hermes and B*Men. It is spicy, woody, warm and sweet. In my opinion it is well worth the purchasee.