Champion

I love reading the comments on Fragrantica, they are all over the place from the worst hate to the most loved. You can’t go by what you read. Let’s face it perfume makers are not out to put stink on the market. So with that said, here is my opinion. This opens extremely citrus, a blast, almost reminds me of a margarita. It takes quite a decent time to get to the base notes. And the it becomes a smooth earthy wood scent. I think this could work most of the year unless you are going to be outside for a long period of time in the winter. For my nose the blast of citrus in the opening smells very natural very lemon/lime, I don’t get synthetic at all. I also laugh when terms like generic and synthetic are used. What’s generic smell like? Do we need classifications of generic? When it comes to synthetic people even the most niche perfumers use synthetics, ok I’m sure there are quality difference in the suppliers of the synthetic fragrance, but most non citrus fruit fragrances are synthetic take apples, currents, or raspberries no oils there! Anyway this is a decent men’s cologne and it is quit different from start to finish, making it non-linear, hey not everyone likes the same smells, food or drinks, so with that said, if I don’t care for a cologne I won’t bash it It’s not for me or my skin chemistry. But this one is really nice.

My Bros, don’t believe the bad reviews. I’ll bet those guys don’t even lift. This is some legit gym juice. The bottle says it all. I mean you can actually CURL this cologne bottle! This is a spicy, herbal green, bracing, slightly grounding, fresh and soapy scent. This scent is manly enough to give you +10 strength on deadlifts and squats. This fragrance is the scent that iron makes when it sweats (just kidding). Seriously, I recommend this as a pre-workout fragrance. It will initially help to motivate you to go workout. Then, if you use this fragrance only for working out, your brain will associate working out with this scent. After a while, smelling this scent will automatically tell your brain you need to go workout. This little trick can help you get to the gym, even if you are not in the mood. Okay, so this will project strongly on clothes, so go light on the sprays. On skin, it starts out strong, but quickly turned into a lighter soapy scent, and then out of nowhere it starts performing again in a way that is similar to the start. The freaking fragrance did a drop set. I kid you not.

I like this. It's more complex than I expected, and it conjures a mental image of gym/teen/frat boy/young male sexuality. It's a little loud for a modern scent, but also not quite in control of its prowess, unlike old powerhouse scents. Champion also made me realize I love the smell of Iso E Super. For years I used to buy fragrances that fans and online communities approved of, but my own nose was always better pleased by these products, which these people put down. They'd say this is boring,derivative,bad...but I always have a more visceral, more authentic reaction to scents like this, and I get more compliments with them over those other frags that are supposed to be classics. So thank you Davidoff Champion, for helping me to finally turn this corner. I'm okay with the bottle but it's not convenient. I wish I knew how to detach the bottom.

Oh, and one more thing. Many people bash on it saying it's generic. Uhm, show me one fragrance smelling EXACTLY like Champion. Only one please. I guess you'll have a problem! In my humble opinion Champion is unique in its own way. I swear it's the first "sporty" fragrance that I smelled so much herbs in! OK, maybe second, after Chanel Allure Homme Sport Cologne Sport. Chanel is better in quality - I totally agree with that, but Champion is NOT bad. Straight opposite! As a cheap fragrance it's good. And absolutely worth its price. Actually I wouldn't doubt to pay more for it if it was more expensive. As I said before, I don't like the bottle. But it's not about the bottle. It's about the fragrance. And this fragrance will also be a stable in my collection.

If you're judging this perfume just looking at the bottle, you must be out of your mind... This one is not a typical citrusy scent. It's much more complex. On my skin it is mainly citrusy, but after some time I swear I feel the herbal-woody accent added to it. It's getting more serious, even classy I would say! Each time I wear it, I get compliments from girls! And its lasting time and power are impressive. 5 sprays and you can easily detect Champion on your skin after 10 hours. Personally, what I like in it, is that it's hated all over the world, because no one around smells like me. And each time I wear it, I swear I get a lot of compliments! The best from Davidoff's men scents to me. Definitely I love it!