Black Tie

I have tried Office(Decant) , Date(Decant), Unisex(50ml bottle) and Black Tie(10ml bottle) and I will give my truthful opinion so as to help those who are interested in buying this brand. FYI, I will be placing order for the 100ml size for Office, Date and Black Tie very soon! But before I give my review, I would like to say quite a few things......... In 2010, I bought estimate 150 bottles in about 1.5 years. Fast forward to 2019, I bought another estimate 150 bottles in 2 years until now. So I have experience with around 300 bottles for the past decade. I am bloody damn shocked to know that Office, Date and Black Tie gave me more compliments than all my Niche and well known Designers!!! This is the reason why I decided to pull the trigger on the 100ml bottles real soon! Now with regards to the price. Well yes I agree its expensive. But then heck so are LV, Chanel and Hermes bags! Look guys, women can pay tens of thousand for a handbag. We men can pay ridiculous amount for cars. We play golf which is expensive. We drink wine which is expensive. The list can go on. So why are we even complaining on such a small amount for a perfume??? I seriously don't get it! Yes I agree this price for Fragrance One perfumes can be considered expensive but if you compared it to your cars, club membership, bags, watches, wines, etc......, this price for Office, Date or Black Tie is simply peanuts. Now to address Fragrance One scents. Almost everyone says the line smells like Designer, not Niche standard. Hey guys, we wear perfume partly for ourselves to enjoy the scent. But mainly to let other people enjoy too because ultimately, we hope to receive compliments isn't it? Getting a compliment can make our day happy. Common let's be real and truthful!!! Fragrance One fragrances does the job very well. They really get me compliments and I mean very good compliments!!! So what if they are not unique? So what if their DNA is common? The fact is they still smell unique on its own. They don't smell like a clone to any other perfume at all. So to me, they are still considered unique in my opinion. To those who are so hard up on wanting Niche scents that are so unique, how about creating a Cow Dung or Dog Shit fragrance or a Durian scent for you? You will definitely smell super unique. But then will you get compliments, heck NO! So what is the point of wearing a Niche and unique scent whereby you hardly receive any compliments? Example, Amouage. 80% of their fragrance hardly receive any compliments coz they are unique and challenging. What's the point of liking those type of scents whereby others around you don't appreciate it? It just shows you are living in your own world. It's actually quite pathetic for these kind of people! So mass appealing scents are still the preferred choice to be able to receive compliments. Yes, yes, yes I do understand for those who are already into Niche, it's quite difficult to go back to Designers. In my opinion, Fragrance One fragances are in the same category as PDM, Initio and MFK just to name a few. These 3 brands have mass appealing scents, good quality juice, long lasting and Niche quality. My favourite brand currently is PDM because it is not too expensive, mass appealing yet its a Niche with good quality juice and with excellent performance. Fragrance One is better in all aspects, Period! And that is the reason why I am willing to pay for this so call 'high price tag'. I dare bet my last dollar that if Office, Date and Black Tie were to be produced by Creed, Roja, PDM, By Kilian, MFK, Amouage, etc..............no one would complain on the price tag!!! To those who criticized Fragrance One fragrance for being expensive, lousy performance, awful smelling, you are simply childish and shallow. Grow up please! To sum it up, after playing with fragrances for so many years, owning a Niche is definitely more unique than those Designers where most people are using. However, I will pick a Niche brand that has mass appealing scents like Layton, Layton Exclusif, Herod, Reflection For Man, BR540, Oud Satin Mood, Oud For Greatness, Jubilation 25 just to name a few. And guess what? Office, Date and Black Tie is either on par or better than these. So if we are willing to pay high price for those that I just mentioned, why can't we pay the same for Office, Date and Black Tie? Honestly, ignore the packaging and bottle, people compliment your scent, not the damn box or bottle!!! Office For Men - It does not smell like Aventus, Sauvage, Acqua Di Gio, etc...... It smells unique on its own and I personally feel it smells better than those I just mentioned. Perhaps on par with 2010 - 2014 Aventus. But current Aventus, Fxxx Off, it's thrash juice now! My best compliment from a stranger : OMG! What are you wearing? You are smelling really very good! Date For Men - Ok this one does smell a little similar to Ultra Male. However, with many testing side by side on both my arms, I can confidently say that Date is a Niche version of Ultra Male. Date is done very smooth and well polished. It actually smells much much better than Ultra Male. To those who are in love with Ultra Male, you can seriously blind buy Date. My best compliment from a stranger : Gosh what are you wearing? You are smelling super sexy! Black Tie For Men - This one is the most unique and niche smelling from the line. Yet it is super mass appealing! I can't figure out which other perfume smell similar to Black Tie. So it is truly unique on it's own. My best compliment from a stranger : Man........ you smell really FANTASTIC! Btw, just to tell you guys that I sold Carlisle, Pegasus, Millesime Imperial, Spirito Fiorentino in order to get cash to purchase 100ml size of Office, Date, Black Tie and 50ml of Unisex. Maybe you guys will think I am nuts. Well to each his own. These 4 that I sold, only Carlisle and Pegasus gotten me compliments but not many. On the other hand, Office, Date and Black Tie are just incredible in receiving compliments. That's all guys. I hope my review can help those who are on the fence right now. Enjoy the fragrance and you are guaranteed 100% to receive compliments which may kind of surprise you really.

I have tried Office(Decant) , Date(Decant), Unisex(50ml bottle) and Black Tie(10ml bottle) and I will give my truthful opinion so as to help those who are interested in buying this brand. FYI, I will be placing order for the 100ml size for Office, Date and Black Tie very soon! But before I give my review, I would like to say quite a few things......... In 2010, I bought estimate 150 bottles in about 1.5 years. Fast forward to 2019, I bought another estimate 150 bottles in 2 years until now. So I have experience with around 300 bottles for the past decade. I am bloody damn shocked to know that Office, Date and Black Tie gave me more compliments than all my Niche and well known Designers!!! This is the reason why I decided to pull the trigger on the 100ml bottles real soon! Now with regards to the price. Well yes I agree its expensive. But then heck so are LV, Chanel and Hermes bags! Look guys, women can pay tens of thousand for a handbag. We men can pay ridiculous amount for cars. We play golf which is expensive. We drink wine which is expensive. The list can go on. So why are we even complaining on such a small amount for a perfume??? I seriously don't get it! Yes I agree this price for Fragrance One perfumes can be considered expensive but if you compared it to your cars, club membership, bags, watches, wines, etc......, this price for Office, Date or Black Tie is simply peanuts. Now to address Fragrance One scents. Almost everyone says the line smells like Designer, not Niche standard. Hey guys, we wear perfume partly for ourselves to enjoy the scent. But mainly to let other people enjoy too because ultimately, we hope to receive compliments isn't it? Getting a compliment can make our day happy. Common let's be real and truthful!!! Fragrance One fragrances does the job very well. They really get me compliments and I mean very good compliments!!! So what if they are not unique? So what if their DNA is common? The fact is they still smell unique on its own. They don't smell like a clone to any other perfume at all. So to me, they are still considered unique in my opinion. To those who are so hard up on wanting Niche scents that are so unique, how about creating a Cow Dung or Dog Shit fragrance or a Durian scent for you? You will definitely smell super unique. But then will you get compliments, heck NO! So what is the point of wearing a Niche and unique scent whereby you hardly receive any compliments? Example, Amouage. 80% of their fragrance hardly receive any compliments coz they are unique and challenging. What's the point of liking those type of scents whereby others around you don't appreciate it? It just shows you are living in your own world. It's actually quite pathetic for these kind of people! So mass appealing scents are still the preferred choice to be able to receive compliments. Yes, yes, yes I do understand for those who are already into Niche, it's quite difficult to go back to Designers. In my opinion, Fragrance One fragances are in the same category as PDM, Initio and MFK just to name a few. These 3 brands have mass appealing scents, good quality juice, long lasting and Niche quality. My favourite brand currently is PDM because it is not too expensive, mass appealing yet its a Niche with good quality juice and with excellent performance. Fragrance One is better in all aspects, Period! And that is the reason why I am willing to pay for this so call 'high price tag'. I dare bet my last dollar that if Office, Date and Black Tie were to be produced by Creed, Roja, PDM, By Kilian, MFK, Amouage, etc..............no one would complain on the price tag!!! To those who criticized Fragrance One fragrance for being expensive, lousy performance, awful smelling, you are simply childish and shallow. Grow up please! To sum it up, after playing with fragrances for so many years, owning a Niche is definitely more unique than those Designers where most people are using. However, I will pick a Niche brand that has mass appealing scents like Layton, Layton Exclusif, Herod, Reflection For Man, BR540, Oud Satin Mood, Oud For Greatness, Jubilation 25 just to name a few. And guess what? Office, Date and Black Tie is either on par or better than these. So if we are willing to pay high price for those that I just mentioned, why can't we pay the same for Office, Date and Black Tie? Honestly, ignore the packaging and bottle, people compliment your scent, not the damn box or bottle!!! Office For Men - It does not smell like Aventus, Sauvage, Acqua Di Gio, etc...... It smells unique on its own and I personally feel it smells better than those I just mentioned. Perhaps on par with 2010 - 2014 Aventus. But current Aventus, Fxxx Off, it's thrash juice now! My best compliment from a stranger : OMG! What are you wearing? You are smelling really very good! Date For Men - Ok this one does smell a little similar to Ultra Male. However, with many testing side by side on both my arms, I can confidently say that Date is a Niche version of Ultra Male. Date is done very smooth and well polished. It actually smells much much better than Ultra Male. To those who are in love with Ultra Male, you can seriously blind buy Date. My best compliment from a stranger : Gosh what are you wearing? You are smelling super sexy! Black Tie For Men - This one is the most unique and niche smelling from the line. Yet it is super mass appealing! I can't figure out which other perfume smell similar to Black Tie. So it is truly unique on it's own. My best compliment from a stranger : Man........ you smell really FANTASTIC! Btw, just to tell you guys that I sold Carlisle, Pegasus, Millesime Imperial, Spirito Fiorentino in order to get cash to purchase 100ml size of Office, Date, Black Tie and 50ml of Unisex. Maybe you guys will think I am nuts. Well to each his own. These 4 that I sold, only Carlisle and Pegasus gotten me compliments but not many. On the other hand, Office, Date and Black Tie are just incredible in receiving compliments. That's all guys. I hope my review can help those who are on the fence right now. Enjoy the fragrance and you are guaranteed 100% to receive compliments which may kind of surprise you really.

I really like this. I'm no fragrance connoisseur, but it's different to what I am used to wearing. Lasts nearly all day and dries down nicely. I can't name notes and whatnot, but I enjoy what I smell. Those who go on about the price - there a lot that goes into a retail price. The perfumer doesn't give his work away. The business has to recoup costs, especially in the initial stages of trading. Anyone heard of the supply/demand curve?? I'm not doubting there's a decent margin here, but compare it to the sales of, for example Acqua di Gio. The Giorgio Armani fragrance is around a third of the price at full retail. I guarantee it sells many MANY more units than Fragrance One. Hence, for the desired RETURN ON INVESTMENT, Giorgio Armani are able to significantly reduce their profit margin per unit of sale. It's very simple. This is the main reason super popular designer brands are retailed as such. Please maintain integrity everyone. We're here to jusfge a fragrance and branding. Not the investor who financed the operation. I would suggest that anyone wishing to learn about this fragrance would probably be better off buying the 10mL variant to be honest. I think there is some truly unreliable ratings on this fragrance and I have noticed the same with the other scents from Fragrance One. Take half these comments with a grain of salt and do yourself a favour and try it for yourself. But yes. Very high price, and as much as I like it I would have to wait for a significant promo or sale to convince me to buy it. To be fair, it truly only comes down to the simplest of economics regarding price.

Black Tie (Fragrance One), launched in 2020 by Fragrance One and designed by the renowned Alberto Morillas, is a perfume that conveys sophistication and grandeur in olfactory form. Right at the opening, the fragrance delivers a bright citrus top note, with the juicy freshness of orange, Brazilian mandarin, and Italian lemon, creating a vibrant and energizing aura. The heart then reveals a note of guaiac wood, adding woody and slightly smoky nuances, leading the perfume to a fuller tone. The base, in turn, brings the earthy and elegant side of patchouli, combined with dry and sophisticated vetiver and spicy cardamom, which adds warmth and sensuality. Longevity: around 7 hours, which is quite satisfactory for the fragrance. Projection/trail: strong at first, becoming more moderate over time, but always noticeable. Black Tie is a fragrance that perfectly suits formal events, evening gatherings, sophisticated dinners, and corporate environments, where elegance is the key. Despite its initial citrus freshness, its woody and spicy base makes it more suitable for evenings and cooler climates (autumn and winter). A fragrance that exudes class and sophistication, with the signature of one of the greatest masters of perfumery. Considering the blend, performance, and versatility within its niche, I rate it 9.0/10. Unfortunately, Black Tie is not officially sold in Brazil, which makes access to this Alberto Morillas creation difficult. This is truly a shame, as it is a fragrance that could win over a select audience with a passion for sophisticated perfumes.

This smells and performs great. Not sure how to describe the smell. It’s fresh/ fruity, yet has a dark masculine smell. Everyone complains about performance with most fragrances. This performs. The bottle is actually nice and classy. The cap I’ll admit is extremely cheap. The box, well honestly I only keep it for resale if I ever choose to get rid of it. So the fact that it’s cheap doesn’t bother me. It’s literally like 90% of the boxes out there. The atomizer is great and has no collar. I don’t remember anyone complaining about Molecule 01 that comes with no cap and no collar. I don’t pay any attention to the retail price. I basically never pay retail for any fragrance and I definitely wouldn’t pay retail for an Amouage, Creed, PDM, Tom Ford PB, etc. So who cares what the retail price is when you can get it for at least 50% off. The smell, performance and quality definitely warrants a $150-$200 price tag for a 100ml. If the same juice was in a PDM bottle everyone would be eating it up. Demi Rawling would be shoving it down our throats. “Guys this literally makes me weak at the knees” - Demi Rawling. Another thing like I mentioned on my Date review just because it’s called “Black Tie” doesn’t mean that if you feel it’s not a formal fragrance that it’s shit. I personally think this is great signature scent. Wear what you want when you want.