D&G Masculine

Some time ago I got a 4mL sample of this for a couple of dollars. I bought it at the same time as a few other fragrances and promptly forgot about it, as it got lost amongst the Manhattan-Island-like collection of 100 and 50ml bottles on my bedside cabinet. A few days ago I rediscovered the vial and really tried it for the first time. I remember trying it when I first got it, but being a bit precious about the tiny bottle, never actually put enough on to fully experience it. Giving myself a generous splash along my forearm and wrist I belatedly experienced the fragrance as it should be experienced...and what a pleasant surprise! At the moment here in the southern hemisphere it is spring. Dolce and Gabbana Masculine captures springtime (and perhaps early summer) perfectly for me. In particular, it evokes a spring morning in my cedar-clad house, when it has rained gently just before dawn. The sun is warming and drying off the orange blossom. A fresh breeze is blowing the freshness of wet foliage and blossom through my window. Truth be known, I planted the citrus trees too close to the house (about 5 feet away), which can be annoying (especially when lemons and oranges knock against the windows during autumn and winter storms), but the blossom wafting through the house at the moment more than makes up for it. This fragrance is a subtle blend. The citrus opening is not harsh, but is balanced with fresh notes. Unlike some fragrances, the citrus top notes carry on a long time throughout the life of the fragrance, the bergamot and orange blossom combining perfectly to achieve this. The floral and wood notes become more obvious as the citrus eases somewhat. This fragrance is gentle. It is at heart an old-fashioned gentleman’s cologne livened up with citrus and herbs. It is polite: there is nothing sharp or unpleasant about it. Just like a fresh spring morning which warms and ends in a languid afternoon.

I shouldn't like D&G Masculine. Just out of spite, if nothing else. Cause it made a fool out of me and taught me a good lesson in modesty by embarassing me big time. When I saw the D&G Feminine/Masculine pair hitting the shelves in 1999, I thought something like "Come on D&G, are you THIS out of creativity? Is this the best you can do to hail the new millennium, launching family perfumes? Where's Bambine to complete the joke?" And I was laughing with what I thought was funny. And then I was given two samples... And I shut my big mouth and felt like an idiot. For D&G masculine had the last laugh. Cause upon applying it, it was as if someone had torn down the drape depicting a bleak winter landscape, and allowed the magnificent Mediterranean panorama to shine. With its ancient waves gently lulling all sad straits, and with a glass of cold homemade lemonade waiting on a old iron table, in a garden full of herbs, under a pine tree. This is the happy star of male fragrances. It's the most optimistic specimen of bliss and the most productive "silly smile" generator in the masculine scents' world. Although it may sound a bit inconsequent coming from someone who calls himself Le_Coeur_Gothique, D&G Masculine is a joyous slice of sunlight, and the best mood modifier I've ever ecountered. I guess even gothic hearts need a joyous slice of sunlight and blue devils kicked square in the butt every once in a while. And D&G Masculine proved itself as a terrific kicker...

Well I’ve got an Italian clone of this that probably would beat the original. Incredible fragrance. It’s hard to like and I didn’t like it much at first and thought it was like brummel. But through the first day I ended up spraying it more than twenty times and it wasn’t until the second day that I really got this scent. I would say it’s a little similar to green Irish tweed and silver mountain water. There’s something very modern and something very primitive in this scent. Simplicity and depth. I don’t know if this is better or Green Irish tweed but it’s definitely up there. I can for sure say I like it more than silver mountain water. You can get the clone very cheap in Italy. Just commee to Italy! Let’s just put it out there max gavarry, a god from grasse has made the most Italian scents ever. Let’s put this out there too. Dolce and Gabbana by Man was also made by none other than Max Gavarry. I rated this as a winter scent as well as a summer scent because I used about 25 percent of this in the heart of winter despite having Antaeus and Lapidus. Maybe I’ll get the clone of pour homme too since they seem to have better performances and apparently it’s closer to the original.

I remember giving a box to my ex (the love of my life) in the early 2000s and it became his signature scent for years. Sadly this perfume was discontinued for some odd reasons, at the same time our relationship ended. But I would randomly smell it on men afterwards, which would ultimately take me back to Greece where he came from, next to the sea and his father’s lemon tree and olive gardens. This perfume oozes the Mediterranean coast, it’s fresh and floral although being enormously masculine at the same time. I have ever since tried to find something similar and the closest perfume I can recall was one of the Acqua Di Parma perfumes. I do not remember which one it was but it was a pretty close match. I hope D&G come back to their senses and relaunch this beautiful classic as well as the other female counterparts, such as “D&G Feminine Dolce&Gabbana for women” and the lovely red velvety (my own signature scent between 1997-2005) “Dolce&Gabbana for women”.

A citric perfume with a splendid woody drying, deep but not heavy at all. It was my signature fragrance in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I got too many compliments when wearing it. It is unfortunate that it was discontinued but luckily I was able to get two bottles that I keep as a treasure and I only use it on special occasions. It really is a wonderful fragrance which I have not found any replacement. For me, a masterpiece. Un perfume cítrico con un secado esplendido amaderado, profundo pero nada pesado. Fue mi fragancia de uso reiterado en los fines de los noventas y principios de los 2000. Obtuve demasiados cumplidos cuando la usaba. Es una desgracia que la hayan descontinuado pero, por suerte, pude conseguir dos botellas que conservo como un tesoro y solo lo uso en ocasiones especiales. Realmente es una fragancia maravillosa la cual no he encontrado reemplazo alguno. Para mi, una obra maestra.