Jack Of Clubs

I like this fragrance. My bottle is very sweet, especially after macerating a few weeks. If you’re not looking for a sweet fragrance, this isn’t for you. Opening reminds me of Turkish delight. The opening is very fruity with a subtle spice and zest, which probably comes from the bergamot and ginger. The dry down reveals more floral & woody notes, but the fruitiness and sweetness remain in a strong vanilla accord. I picture a scoop of vanilla ice cream after a visit to the barbershop. Daytime or casual date night scent for me. Never smelled Bleu Électrique, so I can’t compare. The only thing this has in common with La Nuit de L’homme is the strong cardamom note at the top; compared to this LNDLH becomes a dry powder bomb after like 5 minutes. Jack of Club’s performance is WAAAAAY better, and it stays sweet with a very pleasant sillage, which I kept picking up while working in the yard just now. My buddy complimented me on it the other night too. Update: have layered it with La Nuit de L’homme EDT to good effect.

This is a very light scent, overspraying was fine even in my humid climate. Performance is just moderate as well as projection. Layering on top of a DIY Molecule 01 (ISO-E Super, or Timbersilk) improves this a good degree. But just like YSL Bleu Electrique, the ISO-Super may lead to nose blindness at times. I don’t care about the opening most of fhe time as it quickly goes away in my humid climate. I’ve had 2 babies and I don’t smell any baby wipes :). The drydown is where this shines, woody and earthy and slightly creamy, definitely pour homme. I think this is a safe, mass-appealing fragrance. It reminds me of old YSL fragrances I had in the 90’s. * Update: I only liked this at first, but it has grown on me over time and I now love it. It must have matured better after over a month. I no longer consider it a light scent, just a few sprays is enough for its YSL magic to shine through. This is a hidden gem after all. Still moderate lasting, but easy to respray, or spray on clothing.

I got my bottle for $20. To me any fragrance at this pricepoint is a safe blind buy. If you don't like it, just give it away or use it as air freshener in your car... I have never smelled Bleu Electrique, but ifit smells/smelled like this, it should've stayed around. The spicy,ginger and citrus opening lasts about 20-30 minutes and then drys down to this lovely floral, woody scent. I'd say it projects at arms length for an hour or two. You cant really overspray this one. After a couple of hours either it becomes a skin scent or I go nose blind to the projection. In my experience people claim "doesn't last" its just nose blindness. It definitely happens to me. Litterally hours after I stop smelling whatever I'm wearing, and think its gone, I will recieve a compliment, or a breeze hits me just right and I smell it again for a second. Olfactory sense is so wierd. Jack of Cubs is a win for me. Now I want to try FW King and Ace!

I bought all the Blue Electrique clones. Personally as a guy I like this one the most. Ginger/Bergamot opening which is really addicting. I really like the sourness and lemon sweetness :) Performance is middle, projection is moderately low after it settles. All occasions non-offensive pleasantly clean lemon-scented. You can overspray without a problem on your skin. 8.7/10. Wish it was a 9 but it’s not as powerful as I want it to be. Clone comparison: It’s closer to La Nuit De L’Homme, however it still holds that lavender powdery feel but it’s not overwhelming like Caprise. I don’t like Caprise it’s vomit level baby powder I forced myself to enjoy it. Never could, also way to strong and projecting. Iconic nuit is I think the perfect and most balanced clone it’s the really well polished perfume good middle ground. Good projection and longevity. I recommend that one if you had the original.

Short comparison between Caprice & Jack of Clubs: Caprice is closer to Bleu Electrique as it is fresher but does come off sweeter to my nose. At the same time, Jack of Clubs is more of a hybrid melding both La Nuit De L'homme & Bleu Electrique. My opinion for those who are trying to decide between Caprice and Jack of Clubs. Caprice has a better opening and mid, but Jack of Clubs has a much better dry-down. However, I am someone who prefers La Nuit De L'homme over Bleu Electrique. Side note: For those interested, I took the dry down of both Caprice and Jack of Clubs, then asked three people which they enjoyed more, they all chose the Jack of Clubs.