Benetton Cold

[email protected] 's review was a joy to read, and put a smile on my face as reflecting my feelings "exactly" about Benetton Cold. And here's my story with it: I got Benetton Cold (new bottle with the thin font with cold logo) cheaper than the price of peanuts some 6-7 years ago. After a week of trials, I found it quite rancid and off putting - and moved it to my bathroom, thought all that soapiness, aldehydes and rosemary and geranium etc. would make a nice bathroom refresher scent. And day by day, it grew on me as I was spraying it every now and then on the shower curtains, towels etc., and whenever I came back to the bathroom after a few minutes or hours or days, this unbelievably fresh aroma was there lingering in the air, getting better and better in the next 1-2 days. It almost had a Chanel-like aldehydic-violet quality to it, believe it or not. That's how I loved this fragrance, by experiencing in the ambient air. You could easily recognize the violet (ionones) note, along with aldehydes and aromatics of 90's, some aspects of CK One, some aspects of Armani He and of course that heavenly musk-patchouli at the base. That's when I understood how fitting the name COLD was to this fragrance. Its sheer coldness reminding me of slightly Lanvin Oxygene as well, another cool aromatic I very much enjoy in the air rather than up close. Anyway, fast forward to this day...As my Cold bottle is nearly finished, I wanted to try the vintage version to compare side by side. Carefully selected the clearest possible liquid (avoiding yellow turned ones) in a miniature version...The bottle is as pictured here on Fragrantica, with the Cold text in bold, without the cold logo and with the small "Refreshing Eau de Toilette" text at the bottom. And lo and behold, there are clear contrasts between the two. I love the vintage more from get go, it doesn't start with that alcoholic spirit-aldehydic punch of the new version (could very well be aging for the better). Instead, the vintage version opens up with a green-fruity note, and keeps a bubblegum/fruit loops note towards the heart (usually when jasmine and orange ingredients combined, this effect shows up). It is warmer and smoother compared to the newer bottle. I think in this case, vintage is indeed making a significant difference, not to say it's conclusively better though, I enjoy both of them a lot as I switch back and forth the testing papers. The vintage bottle also has some sandalwood like masculine note, reminding me of Allure Homme, but only that sandalwood-oakmoss aspect of it. All in all, they are still at least 80% similar, and new formula smells brighter, fresher, colder with a more aldehydic effect if that matters. The vintage is evidently smoother, has a slight fruity thing going on and sandalwood lingering deep down. I wish they bring this back in any shape or form, it is truly a classic cheapie that is very well made IMO.

As Hot Chip says, I was a boy from school. I have to had some surgeries in my mouth, and only 13 years old. So much pain, I felt so ugly. I brushed my teeth after lunch, Listerine. I found this bottle of perfume because it was the 2000's and my dear mom bought it for father's day, for my powerful and amazing firefighter dad. In June, in one of the first months of High School in my life, I was so slow. The math teacher paired me with the sexy nerd, he was so tall and intelligent, my permanent crush that I felt so far away from me. I didn't undertand math or shit. But I had to get close to him, and he saw me deep into my brown clueless eyes, and said to me "Hueles tan rico". The mint, the lemon, basil, and clean soap. When you are a teenager, this is heaven. I am so sad that United Colors Of Benetton has an active social debt and war with the Mapuche Communities in Southern Argentina and Chile. This fragrance is a masterpiece, I am so guilty tho.

Es una fragancia que se siente muy bien en paises tropicales, tiene un extraño efecto seductor en las mujeres, mientra la usé recibí grandes elogios y es una ironia por que es barata. Parece que en paises frios no logra ese efecto que se logra en climas calurosos. Actualmente uso Lolita Lempicka y no he recibido ningun elogio sera por que talvez esta fragancia se siente mejor en un clima frio. Tambien recibo muchos elogios de otra colonia barata al igual que Cold Benetton y es Cuba Paris. Inglish: It is a scent that feels great in tropical countries, has a strange effect seductive women, WHILE I used it I received great praise, it is an irony that is cheap. It seems that in cold countries not achieve that effect achieved in hot weather. Lolita Lempicka currently use and have not received any praise be that maybe this fragrance feels better in cold weather. Also I get many compliments from other like cheap cologne and Benetton Cold Cuba Paris.

S-O-A-P🧼 That was the first thing that came to mind. Unisex leaning slightly masculine because of the vetiver, but very much like a soap the whole family would use. It's like an expensive version of SafeGuard. No flamboyant sweetness, no skanky woods, just a clean soap smell. The opening is different from drydown however. Opening reminds me of musty clothes but good thing it doesn't last long and settles to that soap smell. If you love a straightforward smell, you'll be very happy with this. The compliments you'll get are probably something like "You always smell like you just stepped out of the shower". It leans more casual to me rather than for office use, but both use cases are perfectly fine. For the price, this is a steal!

★★★★1⁄2 90s nostalgia in a bottle. This seems pretty musky to my nose but in a fresh way. Nothing smells like it, and it performs pretty well (6hours longevity projecting strong for the first one) I bought it for about 10 euros. You just can't go wrong with that. There are other summer cheapies though at that price point that I prefer (Guy Laroche Horizon f.e.) but to be honest Benetton Cold is something I am planning to use at the beach or post gym, when my Polo Sport needs to take a rest. Thumbs up for uniqueness and for the nostalgia! PS: Lovely bottle too!