The One Gentleman

Wow, I'm surprised I haven't done a review on this ONE in all the years I've owned and loved it. So let's get started! So let's start with the notes come right out. The Pepper, Cardemom, Vanilla, and Patchouli come out and immediately, but the Lavender and Fennel are only a sniff behind. Now let's combine those notes. It creates this Vanilla, Lavender, Leathery essence that glistens in this Patchouli Woodsy forrest. You can tell the lineage to the ONE; however, this one is sweeter, lighter, and the spices are less prominent but always present. What this comes off as to me is a fresher, semi-sweet, leathery patchouli ONE. Which is strange considering there is no leather note listed, but again, just comes off that way. Given the notes you would think that this would be strictly fall, winter, but these notes are blended to the point where the heavier notes never really dominate the fragrance. Allowing the freshness and sweetness of it to pull it off in Spring. If you are looking for something heavier for colder months, this is still perfect as it has those ever-so present spices and warmth. It just doesn't have the bite that the notes in the newer ONE EDP has. Which furthers my statement about this being viable for Spring and lighter Summer days. Actually if you know anything about this line, this fragrance is lighter than the original and newer sibling ONE EDP, yet deeper than the other aforementioned. I would say it is almost equivalent in sillage and projection of the original with darker notes. While adding some brightness along in there. If you are looking for something for the office, movie, date, or a dinner for fall this is a winner. If you are going somewhere in the winter yet will inside and close to others, again this would be a great fragrance. You'll sit inside with your loved one(s) and just bask in the fresh spiciness in all its glory. However, if you'll be outside during the cold, it won't be as strong as the ONE EDP, but it will project enough to get noticed. The notes and aroma sort of fits the colder months. Which leads me to say it is a perfect signature scent. Just be easy with the trigger. It is strong for what it is. The longevity is very good, 8+ hours and it has a medium radius from a projection perspective. It won't fill a room, but in a small space/living room, this will do just right for about 4 hours. Of all the fragrances of the house line of the ONE's this is blended together seamlessly. Quite a few people liked it on me so that's a plus. If you want a lighter ONE or even maybe a little edge to ONE, this could be for you. I think the sweetness makes it more playful to it's counterparts. Overally I will give it 4.5 out of 5 given the other things I own or have gotten my nose on. There will always be a place in my collection for "This One".

Updated: Definitely a hit. It's like The One but reformulated as a blue fragrance. It has hints of the DNA in the base and dry down, but opens with a fresh peppery scent that lasts for a good few hours. It's a versatile fragrance best suited for mid temperatures (early fall or spring) during the daytime. You could wear this as a date night fragrance, but I think it's best suited for the daytime, maybe during a wedding or at the office. Because of the base notes, it can be layered later in the day with many other date night fragrances (give it a good 3-5 hours before though). The base is mostly vanilla with basically no woody notes, so it's versatile in what it can be layered with later on. I went from this to The One Royal Night and the transition was seamless. Because of my love for The One, I'll probably buy one of these in a larger size just to have a blue fragrance of it. This could have been The One Blue, or in a blue bottle, which would help separate it from The One Grey, but The One Gentleman is a perfect name... Just maybe a blue bottle would have been better. Hidden gem of a fragrance and very inoffensive. You can spray this to improve performance and silage, but it will still be limited. 5 sprays for office use is adequate, but you can do 6-8 and it won't be overbearing. If wearing this while out, you can go up to 10 and not worry. Everyone really liked it last night. Previous: I'll update this throughout the day, but so far I'm very impressed. I bought a travel size spray, but this might already be a possible re-buy. It has some of The One DNA, but think of it more like a way better version of The One Gold (or at least what it was going for). The watercrest and lavender give it a fresh and clean scent that lends itself well to office use and professional settings, while the vanilla and cardamon help establish it as a versatile evening scent. I like to narrow down the seasons to a max of 2, so I would say this is a perfect fall scent, and secondarily an early spring scent. It feels like a daytime scent early on with the peppery opening, but I think this works well as an evening scent. Overall I'd say the perfect setting for this is daytime during the fall. It might be a nice layering fragrance for one of The One's other lines during the evening, but I can't say yet. It depends on longevity and dry-down, and I don't like to layer within 6-7 hours unless it really tapers down or fades. I love this and it seems really well balanced and refined.

I really love this scent! I mean really. To me, on me, it glows and indirectly radiates for hours and hours on end. I have got as long as 15 hours. At first, upon spraying it, I'm reminded of the smell of fresh fruity pebbles (the Flintstones cereal). To me it smells EXACTLY like that cereal upon spraying it on the backside of my hand. About 10 minutes after the initial spray the fruit pebbles scatters and in comes the mysterious beautiful sexy scent of " the one gentleman". The fruityness tones down a bit and becomes more seductive and mysterious, and when this happens I can detect the original "the one". What I get upon dry down is this: sweet,mysterious,blue vanilla,creamy mild lavender,more blue,dark blue,calming,relaxing and confident,and an omnipresent quality that delivers in surround. Absolutely a masterpiece in my opinion. When I place my hand directly to my nose a half hour into it, it "seems" to have dissapated and this is where I feel most people give it the notorious longevity or projection problems in their reviews. This fragrance is omnipresent on me and has a "surround sound" projection about it during it's life on your skin. There have been many times where I have said under my breath "I love this scent" hours after spraying it. The best way to understand it's time released quality is to sample it. I am tough on fragrances and have a love hate relationship with many, but in my opinion this one really does it for me. I am 41 years old and I feel that fragrances suit a personality rather than an age. "Having expectations about ANYTHING can and almost always leads to disappointment"....Accept what it is for what it is, and you'll enjoy whatever it is more often than not. That's what the one gentleman says to me....

It's not anything like BY, but it is very nice! Where By was nutty and had dry, sweet florals on a bed of leather and tobacco. The herbal side of By was airy and clean, but here it's warmer... This begins with a twist of pepper over fennel. The fennel jumped out at me immediately! As the spices blend with the cardamom and lavender they become sweeter and fuller. It stays warm yet emanates coolness and sophistication. The lavender is so beautiful in this one. There are whispers of the original here, but they remain discreetly in the background. The drydown is much better than I expected it to be. I figured patchouli and vanilla would be overbearing together,(like when your man goes out with his drinking buddy and the normally mild-mannered guy becomes, after 2 drinks, the instant idiot!)but they bring out the best in each other. Vanilla's sweet thickness really balances patchouli's dry, musky type of earthiness creating something sublime! Oh, if only the Anthology series was made like TOG is... Sillage: good Longevity: above average Overall: 4.25/5 This is not like what I thought it would be, but you can detect all the notes listed. It is quite genteel, but has a dark intrigue about it and is very sexy; (even on paper!) and it is much better on skin. Something in this reminds me of absinthe liquer-most likely the fennel and cardamom-and almost brings a flush to my cheeks, when I first smell it...we have a definite keeper here, as I actually like this more than The One for men-I LOVE IT!!

I am wondering if this is what Dolce & Gabbana are offering to replace the sexy masterpiece of BY for Men... The top is peppery, but not nutty. The heart is also dominated by lavender(like BYs) but this has the aromatic, sweet fennel and smooth, dry cardamom instead of BY's dry green tarragon. The base of earthy dirty patchouli and sweet, sharp vanilla is oriental while BY's was more woody, resinous with manly notes of tobacco and Leather. The tops and hearts are more similar than the drydowns; although, both bases are oriental they end in very different ways...This is sure to be stunning if it IS the heavier evening version of the super masculine and elegant THE ONE for Men. My only question to Stefan and Domenic is why not re-release the original BY for Men?! Everybody and their brother who passed on it in the 90s due to the wild flacon probably wish they had snapped it up...considering it is going for $199.00 USD and up on eBay...It was in my opinion the sexiest fragrance for men ever! When I finally procure this version of The One for Men I will, of course, judge it on its own merits. Hopefully though, it can fill some of the gaping void left by the long, lost zebra-striped cologne no one (as yet) could begin to touch...