Very Irresistible

This is a true gourmand! No bs about it! No unique or overly irrelevant notes, no odd opening nor disappointing drydown. It's just exactly the type of fragrance that gourmand lovers dream of. It smells so edible and delicious! Everytime I wear this, I'm told I smell "yummy"! I once had two females tell me that they wanted to eat me up so obviously the compliment factor with this one is through the roof! The sillage is moderate and I get around 5-8 hours longevity give or take. Onto the fragrance: If I had not known the notes in this fragrance I would have guessed raspberry in the opening. I get a very sweet raspberry mint mocha in the top notes but as it settles, I get a lightly sweetened grapefruit that balances the sweetness and almost gives a light tartness to the fragrance. As it dries down, I get a hazelnut mocha latte over damp woods with citrusy undertones. For what it is, I'd say it's not too complex but it somewhat is. After a few wearings, it just seems to get better and better. I do advise to go easy on the trigger. It can get a bit overwhelming if you overapply so be careful! I'd say it's a wonderful date fragrance and better suitable for the colder months, however, the citrus gives it enough character for the spring and summer wear so I'd say it's perfect all season. So how does this compare to A*Men? Well, it doesn't, but, if you can't stand the tar opening of A*Men, try this one instead. It's smoother, sweeter, and not as rugged. Basically, it's A*Men without the tar, pachouli, and other harsh notes. Although A*Men is in a league of it's own, this is still worth trying and almost just as good!

This scent is deep and dark. It smells like a York Peppermint Patty, a Junior Mint, an After Eight Mint, or whichever chocolate-mint candy you are most familiar with. It is deep, dark, and rich with just the slightest hint of hazelnut and some light woods to balance everything out and add intrigue. It is however VERY synthetic and there is something about it that just doesn't sit right with me. This fragrance has so much potential, but there is something harsh, and off-putting about it. It really starts to bother me after a few moments and I've never received a compliment from it. I don't really get any "coffee" accord from this, although I never do in fragrances because I drink so much of it every day! To me, VI also has this strange "green apple" accord as well, but it's may just be the colour of the juice and my nose playing tricks on me. Conversely, I almost never eat green apples, however. Regardless, this is such a dark scent that I would only want to don on the very coldest of winter days (or nights). This fragrance is the yang to the yin of a "Sport" fragrance, if you know what I mean. If you live in a colder climate, enjoy gourmands, or are simply on the prowl for a winter fragrance, you might consider this chocolate-mint confection, however, the harsh bitterness that comes with it may completely turn you off as it does me. Discontinued for a reason. Overall 6/10

What A Fragrance! I couldn't appreciate it from the first sniff though. An extremely versatile fragrance. It is one of the very few that is very unique yet it suits the time & the situation you wear it in. It "integrates" itself in your personality, thus becoming part of you. Expressing its own personality through yours. Like I said, I couldn't appreciate this from the first time, so don't expect something magical from the first sniff. Get a vial first if not a whole bottle. ------------------------------ It starts with a lot of hazelnut, for a second I thought I have some chocolate on me. Starting with the very well-known smell of hazzelnut cream, like the one in chocolates, duh! :). But after 10-15 minutes that sweet smell started to lessen, & along the mint & the woody notes started emerge. Creating a really charming aura. The grapefruit note is not noticeable. But I think it is there to balance the smell, preventing it from becoming one of those sharp old woody smells. Such an elegant smell. I found it suitable for all ages. I said it, it is extremely versatile. ---------------------------- I liked this fragrance a lot. But I didn't fall for it from the first spray. I can't think of similar smells. It was really unique. Longevity & sillage were pretty good and balanced. You'll get worth your money & maybe more.

A prototype for what was to come: a super fresh, lightly sweet, herbal/mint/citrus scent. Invictus or Eros but in the mid-2000s aesthetic. The grapefruit/citrus here isn't like modern grapefruits in the new DG Light Blues or Tygar. It's more of the 2000s-era synthetics citrus. Coffee is sort of there but it's that designer coffee over a synthetic nuttiness. But this all sits over a white musk and Iso E base that you'd find in similar era scents like YSL L'Homme. A lot of the reminds me of section makes sense. It's a mix of older school coffee/patch designer stuff (Attitude Extreme, Kokorico, A*Men) and newer sweet coffee/modern stuff (Greenstravaganza, Bad Boy). It sort of sits in between these, honestly. It's definitely designer, but it's not nearly as sweet as today's amberwood sweet things, but it sits in that lane. Longevity is decent, actually, around 6-8 hours with standard projection for an hour or so. All pretty normal for designer. A 7.5/10. It smells shockingly modern based on what's being released today and is one of a few that generates "hey you smell nice" comments at work, pretty regularly. Ahead of its time and not surprisingly discontinued (and Givenchy went the spicy clean and then iris-forward route).

To me, blended really well. The grapefruit gives a smooth citrus/sweet feeling to the sweeter chocolate/coffee opening. All with a fresh mint running through. Grapefruit goes after a few minutes and it gradually changes into a sweeter mint choc ice cream that is comforting and pleasant rather than sickly sweet. Still retains the richness of the hazelnut and coffee (more cappuccino/latte than bitter coffee) in the base which is a perfect balance for the mint. Very gourmand and lasts on my skin for round 6-7 hours. Projection is good for around 1-2 hours. Any projection then comes from movement, and for me, it is one of those smells that when I get the whaft, makes me smile and I have to sniff my clothes/wrist. Then I smile again. Bought this the year it came out, have bought numerous bottles over the years, and was not happy when they discontinued it. Bought another bottle off ebay last year, after a few years without. Smells even better than it used to. Although there could be something similar out there, I have honestly never smelled it and think this is quite unique. Love it.