Exceptional Because You Are For Men

Man there’s always one person who absolutely loves an unpopular fragrance and that happens to be me this time, I like most got a sample first and i immediately loved it. I think of a beautiful sunny day in nyc and the clouds are bright white a fluffy and the temp is 65° and you’re walking in the park on the way to the office. But I discovered it was pretty hated on and cheap so I tried hard to find somehting higher end that would be even better and got Chanel allure homme sport cologne I paid $103 in total for 1.7 of that and it literally just smells like orgenges and absolutely regretted buying it so I said screw it and just bought EBYA and when it came and I sprayed and smelled it I lit up with joy. I love this fragrance and did a smell test between the Chanel and Exceptional with other people and they said exceptional was better. And I don’t think by any means this is a dupe of Bleu de Chanel but I do get similar vibes and very slight slight hint of Dior Sauvage. The projection is average and longevity is 4 hours (of projection). And it’s so cheap this thing could easily sell for $100 if it was made by a bigger house name. It just makes me happy. But it’s all subjective in the end lol.

I don’t know all the hate for this. Yea it’s a bit generic *smells like the inside of a magazine like all the fragrances combined into one* and it is fairly weak but besides being a tad to expensive for what it is I think it’s rather pleasant. It’s like the wet, summery melon scent of nautical voyage mixed with some citrus *i get mostly grapefruit with a hint of pineapple towards the dry down*. It’s defiantly for the office or somewhere closed space like church or a classroom but I’ve got nothing but compliments for it. Like what Freud said about how “sometimes a cigar is a cigar” maybe sometimes a cologne is a cologne. It’s like if someone who had no sense of smell their whole life just got their sense of smell and asked what is cologne I’d probably give them this smell. Generic yes but harmless. Between us if this was cheaper or was louder and projected more I’d probably keep it in my rotation. But it’s flaws outweigh its perks. This is why I wish fragrantica had a 4th option for neutral instead of just like, love, dislike.

This is a good fragrance to try out, but not buy. It's more of a body spray. Because it only last a few hours, it's good to spray on at night going to bed or you just want to have that nice feeling on you at home for a few hours. I got some samples after making some orders and like the smell very much. I see teens and middle age adults rocking this every day. It's a bit synthetic, so when it sits close to the skin, I can bear it without finding it cloying. They did a good job copying Love and Luck, but definitely a step down. Age group: 16+ 4-5 sprays max Climate: Summer nights, Spring, Fall days Sillage: 3 stars Longevity: 2 stars Scent: 4.5 stars Versatility: 4.5 stars Overall: 3.75 stars

Am I wrong for liking this? It's a really standard, fresh, mass appealing masculine scent. It is dated and reminds me of something I would catch a whiff of in a mall. Definitely smells like 2008. Maybe its biggest issue is it's not unique at all. I don't get too much citrus on the drydown but plenty of woods and mint with a little green. Total deodorant smell, acts like one too with its performance.

This used to be decent when I first smelled it three years ago but the samples I get now seem so much weaker. It has always smelled very fresh, crisp, plain, and inoffensive. There’s nothing groundbreaking here but it is refreshing. If it was $25 I’d buy it but $45 seems high considering I could get a 200ml of CKOne for $20 and it smells 90% similar.