Charriol Men

First time wearing it today. My first impression was positive. I thought at first it reminded me of a fragrance I have. Versace Pour Homme. Wow is my nose good! I checked the notes of Versace Pour Homme and they are VERY similar. But I didn't have the notes in front of me of this Charriol Men when I first sniffed it. Verace Pour Homme smells very sythnetic to me, while this smells of much higher quality. When sprayed on paper this has a lot of qualities that remind me of Versace, but when its worn on your body it smells different as I'll explain below. The first thing I smelled was something that reminded me of animals. Specifically when I was a kid, I owned a rabbit. I thought: "I know this smell!". It was the cedar, since anyone who owns a rabbit uses cedar chips as bedding. Every time I smell it I smell mostly cedar then everything else just melds together so well with the cedar. It's just sweet fruits, flowers, cedar, and some light musk. It's modern masculine. When sprayed on paper, the top notes have the Verace Pour Homme vibes and the cedar isn't that prominent, but it lingers in the back. But when I wear this on my body, the middle notes come out and the cedar really comes forward. It becomes this really clean, fresh, cedar fragrance that's balanced by sweet fruits and flowers. What a terrific summer fragrance this is. Versace doesn't have cedar like this and it can be cloying because of the synthetic nature. Thanks to the person on the forums who recommended this to me. I wore this today in 80 degrees Fahrenheit weather and it wore beautifully. I can still smell it several hours after applying it on my shirt. Projection seems moderate to me. I catch whiffs of it while I sit in my office chair. This is one of those hidden gems. I do not have Black XS but I see some people saying it reminds them of that fragrance. I don't see any cedar being listed in any of the Black XS or flanker versions of it. Are you sure your noses are working right? haha.

Received a sample of this today, and here's my thought : First of all, pardon me if the rest of the reviews will look "exaggerating". but i'll tell you the truth. 1. Charriol really change my game in Fragrance world. it really changed the way i "see" scents, and i have to say, this one is a very well blended frags. Hats off to Dominique Ropion ! 2. is it the same with Black XS ? personally, i have to say no. well it has that sweet vibe, but it's way MORE classy and mature. i can see myself wearing suits yet wearing this, but not with Black XS. hope you get my point :D 3. how's this so underrated? well, i have no idea. im just wondering with the same scent labelled as "chanel" / "dior", this might become easily hyped. 4. Compliment getter? NO. people wont give you compliment while wearing this, they will straightly HUG you ! 5. can't wait to get the full bottle. overall : edit after couple of wearing: Scent : 9.5 out of 10 (not changed) Longevity : will update this later. (8 out of 10, i got 6 hours on skin) Projection : Moderate. buy / try / pass : definitely a BUY !

This is a fragrance I got gifted and the first to start my interest in fragrances. It's a masculine sweet fragrance! The scent I pickup is a lot of citruses and slight masculinity. I sprayed 4 times and out of opinion of my friend it's great! I sprayed in the morning and at 6 pm a friend told me that I smell good! It's a good fragrance for midspring and summer. I'll recommend also wearing it to closed places such as schools, offices, but don't wear it to the gym! It's a good day-date fragrance. Scent - 8; Longevity - 7; Sillage - 7; Price - 8. Total: 7.5! Would recommend max 4 sprays for outdoors and 3 for indoors!

A great everyday/office scent! smells gentlemanly yet light. The pear/lime combo keeps it fresh. the combination of the other notes makes it a uniquely classic scent. Did not find it too sweet. The scent reminds me of Lalique L'homme (lion), but lighter. Not that Charriol for Men necessarily smelled like Lalique L'H..., but it did have the same vibe. longevity and sillage good.

Kool stuff, I like everything about charriol, from bijoux, pens to perfume. This one basically is a little similar to paco rabanne black xs and as far as it goes, not very lasting on me. I wonder how the EDP works for me, unfortunately it's not yet available. Getting the sport series soon, can't wait.