Epicea

A pleasant blend of pine, bergamot, and lavender, Creed's Epicea achieves the "fresh/citrus pine" categorization effectively. More bergamot in the opening, and more pine revealed in the dry down, but otherwise pretty linear, Epicea has the woodiness of a woodsy fragrance but the freshness of a citrus/aquatic fragrance. I don't get as much spiciness as most seem to---the clove is slight at most. The only pine-dominant fragrance I own is Imaginary Authors' Cape Heartache, which is a heavier expression, blended mainly with strawberry. Epicea is a fresh, woody experience that really has all-year wearability, despite the popular association of pine with colder weather. This goes hand in hand with Epicea not being outstanding with respect to projection or longevity. It's definitely poorer on projection than longevity. Frankly, though, I don't regard this as much of a departure from the other fresh Creed scents. Most--Aventus, Silver Mountain Water, Himalaya, Green Irish Tweed--aren't terribly strong either, and I see their performance exaggerated. While I'd generally argue for the stronger being better, in the case of Epicea and other fresh Creed kin, the silver lining is that one need not at least be so judicious with sprays. Epicea is definitely not an all-star in the realm of Aventus, but it feels a unique spot in the Creed house, and for fans of pine, it could prove essential. 8 out of 10

Many have said they don't get pine. It is not clearly recognizable, nor is the clove. The citrus smells most like a very realistic lime. I think the Russian pine is hid in an accord. I get the nice lavender, not too strong. It's much more unusual than just citrus, clove and lavender, as the previous reviewer said. Maybe a bit of ambergris, and something's like pine, although I agree the pine is not distinct as in most fresh pine fragrances are. I did get an authentic bottle of Epicea that the eBay seller said was from the 1980's. Be careful, as it has lost some freshness but still very good. It is a strange one. Its hauntingly beautiful. Like smelling a great fragrance, from another century, from Russia perhaps. This is one of the great old Creeds they don't make anymore. Glad I have it. I get a definite pine and ambergris, and some sandalwood perhaps. The open is very fresh, I get more lime than bergamot. I did gladly purchase a bottle. If you love great fragrances that are also very unique, Epicea is surely that. If your a collector of unusual vaulted fragrances by Creed, this is worth a try. It is hauntingly old and mysterious, beautiful. PS: I got this in cool weather, but now that it's Summer it really pops. The pine comes through more as pine. It's great all weather frag, and it's citrusy enough not to be too heavy for Summer. Rating: 9/10 God bless. John 3:16

It's cold December and I wanted something fresh yet warm spicy and woody. I'm really enjoying this now. I've had a bottle of this for 5 years. I've loved it when I first tried it, and still today. It smells so old and nostalgic in the best way. You get an accord of a great authentic pine with clove accord. So the pine is hidden somewhat. But I'm recognizing it today. It's so simple and timeless, I'll say masterpiece. The structure is similar to Creed Boise du Portugal. Lavender, sandalwood, pepper, bergamot. But Epicea is with pine and more warm clove than pepper. Rating: 10/10 Merry Christmas. John 3:16, the greatest gift.

A very masculine and gentlemanly cologne offering from the house of Creed. Brief opening of bergamot and floral/powdery lavender begin things as if in olde world barber shops of yesteryear. The inclusion of Russian pine is exquisite, as it adds a soft mellow woody accord (don't fear this smells nothing of Pine-Sol). Clove is becoming one of my favorite notes in male scents of late. It has a slight pepper/spicy and cinnamon-like quality which I adore. Here combined with the pine, it conjures up feelings of Winter holidays and gatherings. A comforting and classic male fragrance for the colder months. (67)

I like Epicea, but where is the pine? I get zero pine from this fragrance. What I do get is cittus and lavender...lots of lavender with spice from the clove. But, pine? Not to be found for me and I'm a collector of coniferous fragrances. I enjoy having Epicea in my collection and have had in for quite a few years, but I've tried over and over to smell pine in this fragrance and it's just not there for me...unfortunately. Still a nice fragrance and one I enjoy wearing.

A like, but not a love. I expected more clove, but what I got was a soapy, floral (lavender) pine. It's not bad, but if you are looking for a stronger clove note such as in Costume National Homme, you'll need to look elsewhere.

An elegant, mild, green spicy scent from Creed. Perfect for most occasions and seasons. One of the best from the EDT line from Creed. Thumbs up!

Very very weak. It starts out as a soapy green pine, in the family of Duc de Vervins, but with a little more wood (even in the top notes!). The wood is surprisingly believable, and hints at an incense quality such as you'd find in Zagorsk. As it dries, the green lightens up and sweetens up with some heavy orange peels, reminding me of the gradual sweetening via cinnamon leaf in Bowling Green. Its also anisy...maybe not enough to put me off completely, but enough for me to feel like it detracts from what little there was to this scent in the first place. In the end, the base begins to have a dustiness which for some reason I dislike compared to other dusty wood-bearing scents, and maybe a little Coca-Cola from the fizzy, anisy spices. I once commented that Equipage could show Orange Spice a thing or two (in a more leathery direction), and I think that both Equipage and Rocabar could show Epicea a thing or two in the sweet woody department. It just doesn't remind me of a forest. Time to go back to sleep.

Creed EPICEA is a light, pleasant aromatic, slightly grassy fragrance. Neither epic nor spicy, EPICEA has the quality of a low-profile chypre to my nose. Nothing stands out; everything is judiciously measured. The clove is light; the lavender is light; the citrus (bergamot) is light; and the pine is light. Moderation in all things rings true in this case, since when applied heavy-handedly, any of these components could have ruined the composition. No one wants to smell like straight lavender or pinesol, and clove is intolerable in any but the tiniest doses. But in EPICEA these potentially contentious notes blend together harmoniously. I detect each of these notes; none asserts itself aggressively so as to drown out the others. My only regret is that this universal (not masculine!) fragrance is rather shortlived.

@Raul Claudiu I dont know why you assume that, I have tried most all of the creed EDTs, im sorry if it offends you but there isnt anything to be amazed about. Ive bought and sold about a dozen from this line over the years, who knows, maybe your bottle was originally my bottle? :) They had a real world value of about 100 per hipflask until they showed up on ebay btw Maybe try find some good perfumes and get off that designer piss train

Fresh spicy is certainly the best way to describe this fragrance. Unlike many spicy fragrances, this one has a fresh, green kick too it. I think that this is an extremely over looked fragrance from Creed. It's a nice elegant spicy smell that's very unique to this fragrance. The green spicyness almost smells like its from freshly picked herbs. Overall another solid fragrance from Creed

WHAT? This smells like parsley! PARSLEY! As in, Italian Wedding Soup! I smell a little bit of clove, too, but really this stuff is all about parsley. I don't HATE Epicea, but I don't wanna smell like parsley. One of the most unique fragrances I've ever smelled.

To the reviewer below me, when Creed say this was released in 1965, they mean 1995 or 2005. And when they say ambergris, they mean "ambergris accord" I found this fragrance to be one dimensional, citrus and plastic. Headache inducing stuff.

I got what i think is a legit collectable version but the juice smells very bitter, almost citric and vinegary. It is not vinegar, don t worry but just a very astringent juice, almost animalic and civet.

This has the ”cola vibe”, like a sour soda. Think enigma minus vanilla + citruses. And cloves 😎

@simriser1 you didn’t even try any of those old Creed frags so please stfu,respectfully.