Devotion Pour Homme

This one's for the collectors and coffee lovers. Surprisingly, it really does smell niche quality, a truly bold and unique fragrance amongst the typical designer slop we've been getting. The only thing I've smelled that's remotely close to this is Green Stravaganza, but the resemblance ends at the coffee notes smelling vaguely similar. The scent itself is characterized by that lovely, dark coffee note, it smells quite vivid, in the same way the tea note smells in Imagination. The best part of this is how the lemon note intersects the coffee, they just contrast each other beautifully somehow. It never feels like a battle between the bright lemon and dark coffee-patchouli, instead more like a dance. The patchouli is very good too, I don't tend to really notice it in other fragrances, but I can easily pick it out and enjoy it here. Performance isn't too bad, but definitely less than you would expect for this sort of profile. The lemon is sadly quite short-lived though, its pretty much completely dissolved into the base by hour 2. I wouldn't call this mass appealing, but I wouldn't call it offensive whatsoever. If you own any Prada scents, the projection and sillage remind me of how they perform, so luckily someone would have to be pretty close to you to even really smell the gentle and enchanting aroma of Devotion in the air. Although its pretty dark and earthy, I think you can get away with this on cool summer evenings, or even in the office with light spraying. Devotion is versatile, but I think it would best be worn on a date, especially with a lovely lady who enjoys coffee. (who tf doesn't like the smell of coffee btw) This is an elegant, gentlemanly scent; I think a lot of the hate on this comes from younger reviewers, and I can understand this not hitting a home run for younger audiences. All in all, I'm genuinely impressed by this. For a designer scent, this truly feels unique and fragrances that don't smell like anything else in my collection get bonus points. Worth it at discounted prices.

When I smelled this one for the first time I have to admit, just breathing in the opening straight off the strip I was like, what on earth was this perfumer thinking? However.... Thankfully I still put the strip in my pocket and went about my day. When I got home I pulled the strip from my pocket and smelled it again and was totally blown away! The messed up, confusing opening that felt like several different notes scrambled up had calmed down into a beautiful coffee off the top with an earthy, almost dustiness to it with just enough citrus in the background to keep the coffee and patchouli more on the lighter side instead of going full dark and heavy. Because of the citrus savior in the background it makes this fragrance a bit more versatile than you would think when seeing coffee and patchouli as the two main other notes. I would recommend this for Spring, Fall, Winter, maybe a cooler summer night but definitely could be a signature scent during cooler months. It’s a very unique scent and there is nothing on the market that I can think of off the top of my head that it reminds me of. Sample before you buy on this one because the opening is a bit of a mess but give it 5-10 minutes and then make your opinions. This fragrance didn’t get much hype coming out so I tend to think it still has yet to be discovered by a lot of people and as of right now is just receiving it’s typical Fragrantica bashing that most new scents receive when they first come out hence the low score that it doesn’t deserve. If you like the smell of coffee mixed with a dusty earthiness and just a hint of freshness in the background check this one out.

Genuinely no idea what the hate for this one is about. I'm currently wearing it and it smells so intoxicating. I'm about 8 hours into the wearing experience and it's still present; I'm loving the wafts of this that I get in the air. It may not be a beastly performer, but it has the perfect sillage/projection for a date night or a formal affair. When I got this, a female friend was over and she love this one as much as I do. I'm definitely going to burn through this bottle. The DNA is really loveable, especially if you're into a nice coffee/patchouli combo. The lemon is blended well so it's not at all out of place in this fragrance. I get a little powderiness and some muskiness with this as well, but to me, those add to the appeal. I love the female versions, as well, and as soon as I remember which one I like more (OG or Intense), that'll be added to the collection. I really feel like D&G did something a little different with this line and I adore it. I also like their K line; it gets a lot of hate as well, but they do blue differently, and if a niche brand had come out with them, they could charge some premium prices. Long story short- smell this stuff before you write it off. These reviews honestly don't represent the fragrance that well. It is more of a crowd pleaser than a lot of these reviews will have you think and imo, it's absolutely easy to wear.

Very good fragrance from D&G! You can't help but applaud Dolce for stepping outside of the box and doing something different. When I first initially smelled this fragrance I was kind of 50/50 on the fence about it. I liked it but I also didn't like it but the part of me that didn't like it was because it was unusual and it was different so I just wasn't used to this scent profile yet. This is definitely a scent that I would not blind buy I recommend going into the store trying it on skin of course (always try on skin) and asking for a sample. Another thing to know is that Dolce & Gabbana is is not being cheap when it comes to the presentation and ingredients that they're using in their fragrances nothing smells synthetic in this fragrance from the coffee note to the patchouli and the lemon it all blends together very very well. I look forward to using this fragrance in the upcoming months living here in Texas to see how it performs in the heat and summer nights. In conclusion I would definitely recommend this especially if you are into fragrances or if you're just getting into fragrances this is a nice quality borderline niche designer fragrance that will make you stand out from all boring blues and freshies.

Fast forward 10 years from now — this one will be discontinued (I already know it's a commercial disaster for the brand). The fragbros community will go nuts on social media, raving about what a masterpiece it was and how it flew under the radar. Bottles will start popping up on eBay for 600€ each — just look at what happened with Fleur du Male, Kokorico, M7, and a few other commercial train wrecks. To be fair, though, this truly is a masterpiece — one that's been lost in an ocean of Quentin Bisch’s hit releases. Most of them are variations of the same chemical soup the fragbros go bonkers over: loud, long-lasting, and selling like hotcakes — yet you practically have to peel your skin off to get rid of the smell. Coffee and lemon make for a surprisingly brilliant combo here — like two separate roads that never intersect, yet somehow coexist beautifully. It’s a subtle accomplishment that few have recognized or praised. Honestly, it deserves an award — but I doubt it’ll ever get one. The patchouli adds a gorgeous base that ties it all together. I can’t wait to get my full bottle. Grab one for yourself — even if you don’t like it, you’ll be sitting on a goldmine in a decade.