Original 1910

The best cheapie of all-time? Some say it in the reviews for this $7/oz scent. Well, I opened the box and sprayed 4-5 times into it. Immediately, my wife, across the kitchen from me, said, "That's sexy." She tends to like the majority of quality scents, so I smirked and said this is $10/bottle. She said, "I don't care. It is sexy and makes me want to get close." That is a good sign. I wore it all day today, and I like it too. It smells spicy with a bit of wood. I don't get any citrus. i oversprayed it a bit and it has lasted 12 hours with very reasonable projection. You will never choke anyone out with this scent. It is a bit challenging to get very specific about the notes. I get nutmeg and cinnamon with some green notes, and a woody, tonka, and musk base. This could be the best cheapie of all-time. If you see it for a good price (I gave $10 for 1.7oz/50ml on ebay), I recommend trying it. It is woody and spicy, and a little green, and I will be wearing it this summer, as well as in cooler weather. This is a 365 day/year scent. Bright and pleasant enough for summer, yet the exact same strengths make it appropriate for winter too. Perfect for the workplace, social events, romantic evenings, and just hanging around for a day doing things at home. I can't say many scents are this flexible. I could wear this with a tuxedo and it would just be perfect.

Like sipping a warm, spicy Earl Grey tea on a chilly autumn evening. Maybe not exactly Earl Grey, but the combination of citrus and spice definitely brings it to mind. And it certainly doesn't bring to mind anything to do with boxing, as the Everlast brand might suggest, and that's fine with me. Despite the price, it doesn't smell cheap to me. I'd call this both warm-spicy and fresh-spicy, but more warm than fresh. The citrus notes dominate at first, but it quickly mellows out into a nice balance with the spicy notes and a faint sweetness. I'm surprised there's no bergamot (used in Earl Grey) on the list, but I guess the other citrus notes fill the role of bergamot, and probably also contribute to its freshness. The mint is funny, sometimes I notice it, sometimes I don't. This is probably more of a scent for 25+ men. I can smell it out to about 7 hours, but it fades to a 'skin scent' after only about 3.5-4 hours. Hey, at this price you can afford an occasional re-spray. Overall, a very nice scent that shows just how good a bargain cologne can smell, if you get the right nose behind it (Antoine Lie, perhaps best known for the original Armani Code).

I guess I'd call this a citrus/leather "fougeriental." The ingredients seem to be of decent quality, which surprised me. Anyway, you get intense grapefruit/citrus at first with some mild mint, along with a typical fougere accord (emphasizing the herbal aspect of it). Over time, this weakens and a strong "clean" leather note emerges, along with the oriental accord of patchouli, tonka, spice, and mild wood. It's not quite as complex or strong as the "power" fragrances of the 1980s but it does reference them. Was this an attempt to "go retro?" It's a good all-around fragrance, especially for those who want "substance" in a recent men's fragrance, except perhaps in really hot and humid conditions (when I'd probably reach for something like Green Jeans), due to the clear musky quality. The only thing is that you would have to be in the mood for the fougere accord, the strong citrus at first, and the leather note. I get very good longevity and projection ("sillage") with it. If you don't want to pay retail for Eau Sauvage Fraicheur Cuir this might be good enough for you.

As others have said this is a great cheapie but only if you like classic style scents. This is very gentlemanly and very spicy. The Grapefruit and the Lime are the main players in the opening - really well done and then the spices come absolutely bursting on the scene with the Cinnamon and Nutmeg really taking over. I could also swear there is a tea note lurking there somewhere - either way it's brilliantly done. In the drydown the woods and leather come a bit more into play but tbh they just lurk in the base. Now this is extremely well blended and nothing to suggest you are buying a budget scent here - if this had a designer label on it then you could easily be fooled into thinking you were buying something exotic and expensive. I find notes with cinnamon etc. can sometimes comes across too Christmassy but not here as the notes are blended so well. With the cooler weather creeping in this should get a lot of wearing and already glad I have a backup bottle. Grab it with no questions asked.

I have been waiting to buy this ever since I first tried it. The very first few times I saw this I walked on by: it just didn't seem like it could be a worthwhile prospect. At $19.95 Australian (on sale) for a 100mL EDT, 100mL hair and body shampoo and a 75g deodorant - it just seemed too cheap to be a quality product. Then I tried it. An intense lavender and orange opening gives way to middle notes which include spices and wood. The opening notes are so delightful that I found myself reapplying the fragrance every hour or two. The basenotes of leather, musk and wood under pin the other notes, making this a robust and masculine fragrance. The musk and leather are the last notes I detect before it eventually fades to nothing. The sillage is reasonable and it lasts quite well - about 4 hours. Well worth the meagre investment.