Geir Ness for Men

This one deserves more attention than it gets. Like so many, I first smelled this one at the Norway pavilion in Epcot Center - a strange place to experience a fragrance, but interesting nonetheless. If this were a featured fragrance at the typical Sephora, it would probably outsell Acqua di Gio - seriously. This is a soft and cool fragrance that can be worn year round. In the absence of specific notes, it can be difficult to discern what's actually going on here. You get primarily floral notes on top - perhaps some orange blossom, lavender, the suggestion of iris, and a nice dollop of wild herbs. The base is primarily vanilla, but there is assuredly some woodiness here as well - not cedar or sandalwood but more akin to oak (as in wine barrels) or birch. In the drydown, the effect might be called "guerlain-lite" - also somewhat similar to Caron's Pour un Homme due to the lavender-vanilla interaction. Lastly, this actually has very good longevity as well - at least 7-8 hours. Geir runs about $60 for 100 ml. For the money, this is one of the best bargains out there. On the one hand, I'm glad this isn't too popular or well-known (so those of us that wear it feel unique). On the other, this is so much better than most of the designer frags out there and I'm tired of smelling populous crap like Allure Homme Sport, 1 million, and others. That brings to mind another comparison - most guys who wear YSL L'Homme should switch to this. This and the YSL are similar, but this one is both fresher and more subtle.

This is a niche fragrance made by the Norweigan perfumer Geir Ness as supposedly representing the spirit of Norway as a country. It is advertised as smelling like "crisp mountain air" and is made of high-quality ingredients. I first smelled this at the Norway pavillion at Epcot in Disneyworld, and was smitten by the fragrance almost immediately. The whole giftshop smells like this, while also being high in air conditioning, so it gives the effect of mountain air. I can't really pinpoint the notes in this that well, except for smelling a green undercurrent, and lots of sweet herbal and floral notes. It gets sweeter over time with something that smells like vanilla to my nose. It does give me the sense of mountain air but also sweet herbs growing in the underbrush. Some people say this is like the niche version of Chanel's Allure Homme Sport - I can't say since I haven't sampled the Chanel. Projection is very good. It projects in the air but in a subtle, non-cloying way. While longevity is fairly good, running at around 3 hours of strong projection and then as a skin scent many more hours after that. Overall, I really love this fragrance and it's one of my favourite scents. I really like pairing it with Pinaud Clubman, if using it after a shave (they are in a similar category of sweet, masculine floral scents). It doesn't really smell like anything else out there, and I will always be nostalgic about it since it reminds me of Epcot. 5/5

Just got this fragrance today from an online purchase and decided to wear it to work, and boy is this stuff familiar smelling (but in a good way). I am not sure what Allure Homme Sport smells like, but I do have several bottles of Versace Pour Homme (which apparently is supposed to smell a lot like Allure Homme Sport). I absolutely love Versace Pour Homme, to me it reminds me of going to the pool with friends during summer when I was a kid. Perfect summertime/hot weather fragrance which has amazing performance despite being a 'freshie'. Geir Ness to me is incredibly close smelling to Versace Pour Homme, however Geir Ness is a bit more 'musky', a tiny bit spicy, and much sweeter (it actually has a bit of a unisex vibe to it IMO). It's not as sporty as Versace Pour Homme, but still has that unmistakable DNA. If left without direct comparison, I bet many would identify Geir Ness as Versace Pour Homme. The very core of this scent is nearly identical (at least to my nose). A great way to look at this frag is to consider it as the older brother, and evening version, of Versace pour Homme. They are two very distinct scents that are surprisingly similar (if that makes any sense). Also ironically, both my Geir Ness and Versace Pour Homme bottles have the worst sprayers ever.. they seem to get 'stuck' more often than not after a spray. I think of all the 60+ fragrances I own, these are the only two that do that. Weird, right??

i have been testing this out and I am really enjoying this fragrance, it is a delightful aromatic clean smelling, masterfully blended floral/citrus/musk. Geir Ness does lean toward a sweeter vibe but just enough to not over doing it. As sweet as a man can smell and still smell masculine. Geir Ness was an instant winner for my wife.. she commented several times about how much she enjoyed the fragrance. Geir Ness is a wonderful fragrance for the office and yet is romantic. I get excellent projection and longevity from a small amount. Very positive feedback for me after trying it out at work. I tried it with 3 short sprays. GN would make a marvelous signature fragrance. A very versatile fragrance IMO. On me this seems to be a linear fragrance and does seem to be long lasting. I am trying to think what does this remind me of ? I just cannot put my finger on it but I think if you enjoy fragrances like Platinum Egoiste or Pour Monsieur from Chanel. This sort of reminds me of that clean fresh smell you get from fabric softener .. maybe a cherry thrown on top. Nice stuff.

Geir Ness is really unique: a crisp, effervescent cherry soap with grasses and herbs, and the slightest bit of vanilla. It's very sweet, but maintains its freshness surprisingly well and thus for me remains a summer scent, though fairly winter-compatible. The best analogy I can think of is a midsummer day high in the mountains, where the wind and the altitude prevent it from ever getting very hot. Like my old cheapo Coty Gravity, the florals are distinctively fizzy and polleny, but here they last into the base. In general, the scent changes very little but I don't think that's a problem. But what's the association that always brings a smile to my face with Geir? It took a while for me to recognize it, but the box where I keep my collection, even while not holding a bottle of Geir, smells like Geir. Geir smells remarkably close to the average of all the scents I own. It's fresh and sweet, summer and winter at the same time.