Nitro Gold

This one opens up with a vibrant burst of fruits right off the top. You get apple, grapefruit, and pineapple immediately, backed by a nice kick of red and black pepper that gives it some energy and sparkle. It’s fresh, slightly spicy, and attention-grabbing without being harsh. As it settles, the fragrance shifts into a more interesting mid with salty aquatic nuances mixed with soft woods and musk. That salty freshness gives it a unique twist and keeps it from feeling overly sweet, adding a clean, almost breezy character. In the base, it smooths out nicely with toffee, sandalwood, and vanilla. The sweetness is there, but it’s more controlled and less bubblegummy than a lot of fragrances in this style. It comes across creamy, slightly warm, and well-balanced rather than loud or synthetic. I’ve seen a lot of comparisons to the Born in Roma line, and while there may be a little inspiration there, this really feels like its own thing. It doesn’t come off as a direct clone of anything in my collection, which makes it stand out more. Performance is solid. I get about 2 hours of decent projection, with overall longevity sitting around 7 hours on my skin. Overall, this is a really enjoyable, easy-to-wear scent with a fresh, slightly sweet, and modern profile. Definitely one that’s grown on me.

Inspired by Valentino Born in Roma Intense with supposedly a sprinkling of Creed Millésime Impérial. Very juicy pineapple and a sweet apple or pear Invictus kind of open with light citrus along with what feels like Nitro Red dna lurking in the background amping up the sugar a bit initially. It then transitions to some salty oceanic notes with woody and cognac booziness which dials back the sweetness, but the base gets sweet again, and musky, with warm amber over creamy sandalwood. It's really hard to not enjoy this, but it is definitely at the border of how much sweetness I can take. The salty oceanic cuts through just enough to keep it from being cloying in the warm desert air, a test I put it to spending a bit of time outdoors in 110F+ dry conditions. What I think would be really powerful is layering with another aquatic like Light Blue or Acqua Di Gio does solve that dilemma to elevate further and cut through the sweetness, which is what I'm going to do on my next go around with Nitro Gold. Otherwise, it's understandable to see why it is selling so well.

This one has me all over the place. I love it, it’s ok. Over hyped, hype was justified. I can’t figure out why that is. Is it bad? No. Is it worth your money, yea. It doesn’t smell cheap or terrible. Definitely designer grade. I think the issue I have is the notes and what I’m smelling aren’t adding up. So I referred to videos and everyone in every video I’ve watched reports smelling something different (over 20 different videos) I’ve never seen so much disparity in a fragrance before. Pineapple, apple and watermelon all smell very different. To me, it’s watermelon for sure. But in a fruit punch way. Almost acidic. Which I think is throwing me off. And the evolution of this fragrance is the watermelon just gets less dense, more airy and brighter as time goes on. No woods, vanilla or toffee. Just salted acidic fruit punch style watermelon and a hint of vetiver. It’s nice, just not what I thought. To my nose, this and Armaf Milestone are quite similar

I wrote a review on this 10 days ago. I’m checking the progress overtime. The notes are cleaning up. The fruits are less acidic than before. It actually smells fruity fresh not fruit punch ,syrupy, acidic and dense. It still needs another week or so to sit. All in all. I’ve had this for about 3 weeks now. I’m beginning to feel less like I wasted my money. Still smells similar to armar milestone IMO, however, its starting to distance itself, The mixture of fruits still smell like watermelon mostly with a touch of apple. I can now smell the cedar slightly and I smell the vetiver as i did before. Toffee is there but barely. And underneath all of that I’m getting a little vanilla. If this stayed the way it is.. I wouldn’t be mad.

If you’re expecting BIR intense, you’ll be disappointed. If you’re expecting BIR EDT, you’ll be satisfied. Just smelling the cap you’ll immediately have a hard time discerning it from the original BIR EDT. I put them side by side & that goes into the opening, which is pretty close but has a fruitier twist. As it drys down, it changes a little bit. It follows the typically fabric softener vibe in these newer fragrances, particularly in other nitros like the elixir but yet still smells close to the BIR dry down which may be a tinge greener. It’s certainly a twist but I’d say 85-90% close.