Renaissance Man

I got a sample of this thrown in when I ordered a bunch of samples. Its description, having leather and tobacco, seemed to match the theme of what I was going for. But it turned out to be quite different. I had tried to find a marine aquatic that I like, but with little luck. I use Profumum Roma Acqua di Sale as a reference aquatic because it smells so much like the ocean. But it does so overpoweringly. Renaissance Man has the same aura to it. The pyramid shows sea notes in the top, but to me, this goes straight through to the base. This aquatic-ness is balanced with something that I would call aromatic. Is it pepper and sage? Maybe. I'm not sure i get leather from this. Tobacco, probably. But there is also the soft sweetness of of something like tonka or vanilla there also. So this perfume succeeds in being wonderful where Acqua di Sale fails. I would end up calling this an aromatic aquatic. It gives me the impression of having been at the beach, but also smelling very nice while there. My wife loves this, and so does my son. I could see wearing this to work. I put this at the top of my aquatic wants. It lasts very long and projects moderately. The sea notes will still be peeking out from my shirt the next morning. So maybe I'm crazy for seeing this as an aquatic, but I love it.

I got this as a Christmas gift, immediately I was disappointed - I had never heard of this house and the last thing I needed was another mediocre perfume that would sit at the back of my shelf. I have over 200 bottles and I’m trying to reduce them, so I thought maybe it should go straight to ebay. I decided to read the reviews here (that didn’t instill confidence) and watch some YouTube videos. Sebastian .... the Perfume Guy had a nice review. A couple of others raved about it. I was still not convinced. I checked out the website and read the brand story about Chris Collins. I watched more videos. I was still not convinced. But despite my doubt, I said F it, opened the package and banged it on (4 sprays) for Christmas evening dinner. I will admit, I am somewhat of a perfume snob and in this case I was wrong. This perfume is excellent, beautiful honey and ginger with slight aquatic nuances. This is VERY similar on initial wearing to Tom Ford for Men (one of my favourites) crossed with Varvatos Vintage. Leans a bit designer-ish - however so far I’m loving it. Will report back later when I’ve had a full proper wearing. I make no comment on price/value as it was a gift, but from looking online it does seem expensive for what it is.

To me this is an everyday wear kind of fragrance when you want to smell "classy". I can't explain it but when I wear this it just makes me feel classy. This has an classic men's cologne kind of smell, but I'm not sure an old man would wear this. I would say this is for men 28-45. When I first bought this I was very confused because I expected an aquatic type of smell based on the sea notes being listed. I got none of that, just pure baby powder. I put this away and came back to it several months later and realized it's actually quite nice. Yes it's powdery, but there's also something different about it. The honey I think adds a nice touch to this making it different than most mainstream stuff. Ironically, a few months later, I was wearing this and I actually got a sort of marine/ sea notes vibe from it. That's the one and ONLY time I've gotten the marine note.... It also lasts all day on me, which is a definite plus for an everyday wear fragrance.

I tried this perfume a few times during heat wave and absolutely hated it. Gingery salt water. Sickly sweet tobacco. Too much going on and every note trying to fight with one another. Almost tossed my decant. Fast forward to today...the first cold day of the year. The fragrance opened up as a warm comforting peppery ginger. Tobacco leaves rolled in with drops of honey. It's such a cozy smell. Definitely a cold-weather fragrance.

Familiar & yet unlike anything I have tried. Creamy tobacco with honey and cinnamon throughout. Sage & Ginger in the opening. Very masculine and more on the mature side. You need a 401k w/ 4% match to pull this off. This is more of an evening scent, but many notes make it suitable for daytime as well. $175 for 50ml is too much though. Make it $175 for 100ml and I’ll wear it everyday.