Grabazzi

Grabazzi evolves a fair amount, and proves difficult for me because it constantly flirts with being a shampoo scent. The immediate opening is very sharply herbal, and rather invigorating. For a while, it smells decidedly blue to me, like a Blue Cherry Icee. There's some definite fruit at the beginning, but already the herbal shampoo is beginning to appear. A lemon component emerges, but such a thin, acidic lemon peel scent that it's very off-putting. Fortunately it doesn't last long. As the base approaches, I realize that anise, fennel, or one of my other sworn enemies is becoming noticeable, even if not very much, and that is a big part of the cheap old shampoo association that I get. In the end, I'm left with a subdued aura of either Dr. Pepper or sarsaparilla over breakfast cereal, and I'm not in great need of that scent in my life.

A rounded, leathery, berry scent, I do get a lot of the coca-cola smell in this one. If you like coca-cola smells, also try Alkemia's Lola scent, if you're someone who can do indie oil brands. Quite fond of this one just for its uniqueness.

Warm, clean, soapy and masculine at the same time....good stuff, fits any age group, but buy the sampler first to try it out in case you decide its not for you!

Soapy shampoo. Pleasant and clean, but not interesting.

one of the better Gendarme fragrances to me, which is not saying too much. smells like a warm, spicy soap. i'd imagine this is a masculine scent for older men.