1000 Miglia

Why didn't I buy this sooner?! Asphalt and leather is definitely accurate! The asphalt in particular is VERY accurate, but this isn't at all unpleasant! In fact, the girlfriend smelled this one and said "Wow that smells nice!" - but in an intriguing sort of way, with a very surprised look on her face and wide eyes. Thanks to the violet, the sweet asphalt notes almost have a deep fruitiness to them, like the blueberry notes in Jay Z Gold, but less fruity, more industrial. This also has a nice spicy cardamom that I don't see listed in the notes here. The spice fades a bit quicker than you'd expect, leaving the asphalt and leather dancing under sweetness on your skin. It smells sweet and playful on the skin from up close, and intriguingly like pleasant asphalt from afar. This does things for me that Dior Fahrenheit did, but without the rubbery-leather. This is more like sweetened-asphalt-leather, and a different leather note at that. With all the Fahrenheit and Mugler A*Men fans out there, I'm really surprised this isn't more popular! This smells nothing like either of them, but it accomplishes the same sort of goal, equally as well as they did. Performance reviews have been a mixed bag, but for me personally, this scent lasts and projects quite well. I get pretty much all day performance from my bottle with perfect projection. After 8 or 9 hours, I can still smell it under the neck of my shirt, and the far drydown is agreeable with many other scents that I may choose to wear at night after wearing this during the day. I'm really enjoying the quality of scents so far from Chopard! My first was Oud Malaki, which smells amazing as well. Quality definitely seems to be on-par with other more expensive brands! For that reason, I don't think I'll sneeze at the price the next time I consider a Chopard fragrance. I really love the heavy solid metal caps they use as well!

This is an underrated gem. The first time I applied this, this reminded me of my younger days when I used to work on vehicles and have fantasies of owning a very fast car driving down the countryside in a convertible. You let the wind hit your face and smell open road as you drive past road workers paving the road. This has a tar/asphalt accord that makes it quite unique. It's something I have never smelled before in a fragrance along with some leather, grass, lavender, citrus, coffee, and iris accords. It is well-blended. The leather accord on this quite good. It reminds me of the cigar lounges I hang out in with its big leather seats and couches. This is definitely a masculine scent just because you get that tar/ asphalt accord. I wouldn't want my wife to wear this. I got a couple of compliments primarily from women with this scent because it is so unique. I would use this as a signature scent honestly. I would wear this for fall, winter, and spring. Spray liberally. You can use it for the summer but apply less of it because the tar/asphalt accord might be too cloying. It really shines in cooler weather. Day or night. Suit and tie. Business casual. Polo shirt with jeans or shorts.

If you liked the idea of a tar note in Mugler Amen but ended up hating the sickeningly sweet caramel overtones, then try this! This stuff is very creative and artistically inspired. It's also only $16 for a 2.7 oz bottle on GiftExpress right now, and you absolutely can't beat that. Idk why this isn't more popular, or how it's priced so low. It used to be very expensive!

I discovered this at a bargain price of under £20. The packaging is excellent - heavy glass, with metal and rubber stopper. The Armani Code similarity is clear, but less sweet and more masculine. The opening lavender and juniper berry is wonderful. Excellent longevity and good projection. A classy fragrance which at current prices is a no brainer!

My husband wore this often and I ended up buying him more of it because I liked it so much I had to make sure he wore it more often and had backup 😆 very sexy smell during dry down with his skin is intoxicating!!! At first it’s almost pure citrus and fresh. Highly recommend scent .