Horizon Extreme

Fecal? Heavy leather? Vetiver? Fireside warmth? No, not for me. I can understand how one might detect this or that note, but none are strong. In any case, what I think this does well is to recreate those "old school" scents like Van Cleef & Arpels for Men, but without the lavender. I first did a dab sample, and after a while I could smell leather clearly, but then I wore it again, two sprays to the chest, and it's mostly a "masculine" blend. At first I got something orangy, and the musk is there for a long time, first aiding with a dry/herbal quality and then after a couple hours it's a bit powdery but otherwise quite blended. It's never sweet and I never got anything fecal. Also, if you like the old school scents I doubt this one will be too much for you in any way. In fact, it might be a bit underwhelming. Now if I had used five or more sprays it might "bloom" differently. One person, I think at BN, said this was a dirty/oud type scent, but I have no idea where that perception could originate. I agree with the person who said there is a "coolness" to the drydown, and so I could not categorize this as an oriental. Overall, at a low price, it could be worth a blind buy for those who know what they want. UPDATE: I think when it comes to vintage comparisons, this might be closest to vintage Kanon cologne, in terms of the drydown.

I love being a fragrance nut and it’s because of days like this, you get so jaded by new releases that I let out a disappointed sigh at the mere sight of one, especially a flanker of a decent original which was only out last year. I truly enjoyed Horizon and got several samples on its release, solid stuff but didn’t quite compel me to buy, this intense version is a different story all together. Anyway...this stuff is really very good and no ruff edges or anything just a nice, wearable and well put together fragrance. Grapefruit in the opening is sharp and completely contrasting from a modern, masculine leather, herbal, woody type heart/base. It’s a different feel to the original in that this is without doubt an oriental fragrance but still has shades of the citrus/woody/ginger of horizon without just being an intense version. The difference with this and many new releases I end up liking is that I instantly felt a sense of knowing what Horizon Intense was going to deliver but it was still totally non typical. Performance was okay to good and I couldn’t ask for more really. I want a bottle. Bravo Davidoff for not ruining but building upon the legacy of the first fragrance.

I have this MASTERPIECE. I tested it, and after 1 hour I was regreting cause I didn't buy it that time. But I went for it the next day! It is dark, mysterious, a little leathery, and always a compliment getter. Very beautiful and attractive, warm, sexy, lovely. The opening is bit strong, but after 5 minutes you have a beautiful, warm and calming scent. Longevity as about 8-10 hours on my skin 9/10 Projection is awesome 9/10 Sillage: 9/10 Scent: 10/11 :) When I wear it, I feel very confident. Good work Davidoff

I'm sorry but the review below is completely wrong and misleading. Maybe he's completely noseblind because this stuff on the contrary is quite potent and long lasting. Cheap, dated, old fashion, low quality. Really? Similar to Chanel Pour Monsieur? Oh my Gosh are you serious?

this is a good deal for the price. It smells more expensive than its actual cost. Manly melancholic nostalgic, dusk-like type of scent. Somewhat toughtful. Sexy in a mature way. Perfect from 30's on. Good for fall/winter/early springtime. Woody for sure.

It's amazing how similar to Epic Amouage it is, almost identical smells. Citrusy, leathery, greasy sea feces with a hint of white flowers. More of a mind-boggling than crowd pleasing stuff, love it.

I bought a bottle at Dubai airport duty free, the fragrance projects well enough and smells good, specially at cold weather,the most powerful note is the leather.. i'd rate it at 8/10 .

Today i have this fragrance from Davidoff House ..... its really nice Leathery Amber Citrus Fragrance and in my Opinion its Winter Fragrance

Blind bought this the other day (as usual - addicted to the adrenalin rush of "Will it/won't it?". Sad.). Wearing it for the second time and liking it. Have had Cabochard on earlier so am on a leather one today. I like the opening of this, grapefruit and ginger. I just sniffed a jar of Rosemary (needles?) I dried after picking the stems from a bush down the road here, I wanted help in picking that note out as all I could smell initially was the citrus and spicy ginger. It worked, and I can now detect that oily/herby touch. I use nutmeg a lot so can definitely pick that up in the mid-section and it's quite prominent to me in this altogether - I recognise this perfume as being a spicy, warm leather. Although ... there is an element I can't find my own words to describe, and as I've just read in the Notes section about Cypriol oil, I'll use their description: 'earthy'. Cedar; Amber; Sandalwood, are pretty much usual suspects for drydown and I suspect give rounded and quite soft margins to a scent, so I'm looking to the Cypriol as giving this it's particular edge. I experience this as a clean-earthy, like washed builder's sand, not forest-floor. But really I'm at a loss to describe it. The more I sniff, the more spicy leather I get, so I'll leave it at that and enjoy it. Lasts well on my skin.

I was looking for a leather scent for the cooler rainy days. I’ve been sniffing a couple until this was suggested to me. Most smelled alike with some better than others. This stood out because of the spices. It’s intriguing on paper. When I got home, I tried it on my skin before going to sleep and almost made me regret it. The first spray is strong, maybe a little too harsh. But when it dried down a little, it’s addictive. It reminded me of those 80s men’s perfume we had at home when I was a kid. I sort of missed that , or I realised how much I missed that. Leathery, peppery and rugged. Nostalgic of the male figures I grew up with. It’s great in cool weather. It’s warm and cozy. Very masculine. And it performs really well and long. I’m conscious about wearing it in hot weather. Today’s a bit warm. Horizon Extreme dried down and smelled animalic – skanky as people here calls it. But I don’t mind smelling a little dirty. Makes me feel more grown up after using pretty much aquatics the past two years. UPDATE: So after a couple of months, I found myself reaching for it less and less. I still love the drydown. However, there is this annoying medicinal smell that lingers ever so faintly, an unpleasant, covered-up bile-like smell that ruins it. If not for that, this would have been awesome.

Perhaps I've lucked out for once. The shocking skank-ass accord lamented below indeed arose from my newly acquired bottle BUT only while the spray was still wet on skin, and then it passed quickly. No trace of it remains in the drydown. But while what does remain clearly wants to be Extreme--a deeper, incensy spin on the original Horizon--it isn't extreme, at all. Instead, it's a bit feeble and a little flat. It's just 'there.' All in all, it's a Dyatlov fragrance--not great but not terrible--answering the eternal flanker question ("Was this one really necessary?") with yet another No. The original Davidoff Horizon is itself not fantastic but it's superior to this. Still, I can't help but kinda like it.

Quite different from it's predecessor, a cold weather leathery fragrance. On me I get a sense of incense then the leather gets in. Feels to me like an old-fashioned masculine fragrance and I mean that as a compliment Good longevity with notable silage, would imagine would suit a rugged outdoors type guy. Nice

Davidoff Horizon Extreme Men EDP opens with a moderate projection of leather, spicy, and musk dirty notes. The opening is strange, animalic, and mildly pleasant. The leather is a noticeable note, either by itself or in combination with other notes, the fragrance contains an animalic dirty note. The cypriol oil, nutmeg, and rosemary add some spicy touches but aren’t clear or well defined. The amber is the last noticeable, just a soft powdery note. Once Davidoff Horizon Extreme Men EDP has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, animalic, leather, and spicy fragrance with ambery and sandalwood accords. The fragrance feels animalic, casual, cheap, dated, dirty, leathery, low-quality, masculine, mature, old-fashion, and mildly pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020. WOW RATING: 2/10. An animalic dirty leathery and spicy fragrance. DISLIKE RATING: 8/10. The musk animalic dirty accord is prominent. UNIQUENESS: 8/10. The combination of notes and the resulting scent is relatively unique. MASS APPEAL: 2/10. Enjoying this fragrance requires a taste for dirty fragrances. PROJECTION: 3/10. Moderate to low, about 3 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 3/10. Moderate to low, about 3 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 4 atomizations. LONGEVITY: 4/10. About 4 hours. SEASONS: Winter, spring, fall, colder days, and climate-controlled environments. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, casual, clubbing. VERSATILITY: 7/10. An old-school fragrance ideal for mild or cold weather. GENDER: Masculine, the leather accord leans it to the masculine side. AGES: 40 and above. RECOMMENDATION: David Horizon Extreme Men EDP can be purchased for about $20, it is an affordable fragrance ideal for those that enjoy old-school, musky animalic dirty fragrances. Others may want to skip it. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with its main notes. SIMILAR: These are examples of fragrances in the same genre. Acqua Di Parma Men Colonia Club Eau De Cologne is a green, musky, and slightly floral fragrance; Chanel Pour Monsieur is an elegant, musky, vetiver and citrus fragrance, classy, old-school, ideal for work environments; Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau Male contains green, strong musky, animalic, and floral tones; L’Artisan Parfumeur Batucada is a marine, salty, green, and musky fragrance; L'Artisan Parfumeur Mon Numero 10 is woody, musky, floral and slightly animalic; Paco Rabanne Invictus Intense is a great performance, sweet, animalic musk, boozy, white floral and salty fragrance; Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel Men EDT is a strong musky, animalic, floral, green and mossy fragrance; Giorgio Armani Eau Pour Homme EDT is a classy, musky, mossy and green fragrance; Jacques Bogart One Man Show Gold is a strong, synthetic, powdery amber, spicy, floral fragrance with leather-like notes; Jacques Bogart Silver Scent Intense is a moderate projection, sweet, white floral, and tonka fragrance with woody, citrus, spicy, and leather-like accords; Jacques Bogart Silver Scent is a moderate projection, sweet, hazelnut, and tonka fragrance with white floral, and soft woody and leather accords; Jacques Bogart One Man Show Ruby Edition is a strong projection, sweet, leathery, oud, and incense fragrance; Davidoff Horizon Extreme Men EDP is an animalic, leather, and spicy fragrance. SUMMARY: A moderate projection, animalic, leather, and spicy fragrance with ambery and sandalwood accords. The fragrance feels animalic, casual, cheap, dated, dirty, leathery, low-quality, masculine, mature, old-fashion, and mildly pleasant.

I liked it from the note breakdown, and was surprised to see it's rated as autumn/winter fragrance, but after having my hands on sample I was let down. Opens up citrusy and it's nice, although as some mentioned, gets very acidic/soury and skanky as it gets to the drydown (is this due to leather?), which makes me want to rub it off my hand. I have to admit I haven't tried OG Horizon and Epic by Amouage, but if these are similar, at least I know it's not anywhere near my ball park

Enjoyed the opening, which is heavy leather and dark woods and spices, but the drydown is very animalic, a dirty oudy animalic that is very dodgy indeed. Try before you buy, let it settle on your skin, and see if you can take it. I can't, it's far too barnyard for me.

I wish it could be exaggeration when I say this smells absolutely fecal off of the skin. stick to davidoff horizon (the non extreme version).

The spicy opening is beautiful but as it gets to the drydown the base is becomes skanky and unpleasant

Opening is great, the drydown is not good. Not for me. Skanky and animalic in a bad way. Pass

Davidoff horizon extreme is a tart leather fragrance with a bit of an "orange cleaner" vibe subtly sneaking around behind the scenes. With a passing sniff, it smells intriguing and masculine. With a sustained sniff, i defect a medicinal tone in the background. I must admit, I haven't tried any recent releases from davidoff. My only experience to date is cool water (as a high schooler) and relax (last year - hard pass). This seems slightly unique for a designer release, especially considering the ambroxen driven powerhouses that we've seen on display from Dior, Prada and coach - to name a few. While I can't say this is a ground breaking fragrance, it's distance from the mainstream is intriguing. The tart leather is also a nice distraction from the typical Tuscan Leather formula. Overall, if you're looking for a cheap leather scent that isn't sticky sweet, but has some depth, this may be your kind of frag! 6/10

WHAT a fine surprise this little gem of a fragrance is! I don't get any skankyness or funkyness from this frag lol. It has a very masculine extremely smokey/woody vibe to it with the grapefruit hanging around from the opening into the mid. Then it smooths out into mostly woods and leather with a touch of freshness. And its EDP concentration so you can't go wrong with that!! Longevity is on the average side although on certain days it lasts longer than others. It seems more of skin scent but if you go harder on the trigger it will project enough. Its really a nice calming and pleasant smell. Light but dark enough to give it some personality and richness. Again for 17 bucks you cannot go wrong. Definately a goodie!!