Gucci Rush for Men

This was the first fragrance I bought that wasn't a mall brand catering to young white boys with more money than sense. My roommate had it, and I loved it. I would use it often enough that he was getting irritated, so I went out and bought it. That was a friendship faux pas. I crossed some sort of bro code line I wasn't aware of, and he stopped wearing it all together. That was followed by a period of snide comments about my wanting to smell like him. I didn't care though, it smelled THAT good. If it cost me a friendship, so be it. It was an amazing time in my life. I had moved to Los Angeles out of the blue, made a bunch of new friends, spent my days not growing up, and my nights living the life of an immature adult in a city full of people chasing unrealistic fantasies and dreams. It was the sort of time I wistfully reminisce over, and that's what makes this stupid fragrance so potentially financially ruinous for me. The smell intensifies all the good aspects of thinking about that time in my life, it makes it feel more present, more immersive. And that makes me want a bottle of it. So, I look around online, I find a few for sale, and they're a few hundred bucks each. OK, I could swing a few hundred bucks. It isn't exactly pocket change, but if I really want a bottle, it's not something I can't afford. Then I read reviews of vintage bottles, and I see people saying the juice sometimes, or often, or usually, or always, turns into a sour, acrid mess, the longer it's aged, regardless of how it's stored. Now I'm cautious. I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on something that isn't going to smell like I remember it smelling. Except, what does that even mean? How can I trust my memory of a smell, that I haven't smelled, in over a decade? Would I even know the smell if I encountered it again? While looking around online, I come across a site that has 1ml and 2ml decants available... So I buy a 2ml sample, it's just of $13 for the 2ml, which seems reasonable to me, until I think, well, that's over $600 for a 100ml bottle. Regardless, I'm excited. I want it to smell exactly how I remember. So I wait for the sample to arrive. And I wait. And I wait. And I wait. Seriously, decantshop, you need to do something about your shipping practices, it took over a month to even mail my order out. So I get it, I spray it, and it smells ~~sort of~~ like I remember. Not so much different, just, less. Less potent, less impressive, less memorable... And I know that can't be right. Right? I mean, is it MORE likely that it's degraded over time, since, I mean, that was made around 15 - 20 years ago; OR, did I just create some sort of mythical scent in my brain, and replace the actual Gucci Rush entry in the olfactory meat computer that stores the elusive idea of a smell? Maybe it smells exactly like it did, but I changed? This is the part of this whole obsession I could do without, the inconsistent aspect of the memory of a smell. This could be the ONLY time, I sampled a scent, didn't like the sample, and was compelled to buy a bottle anyway. And if that bottle turns out to be crappy, I'll most likely sell more meme-coins and stocks, and buy another bottle, and do that again and again and again until I find what I'm looking for, or there are no more bottles to buy. I'm hitting the love button on this. I'm hitting that, because I am holding out hope for the memory.

My mother use to wear Gucci Rush for women a long time ago but I remember the smell of it quite clearly, and I loved it! When I had heard that Gucci Rush for men existed I decided that I had to get my hands on a bottle.. It had took me a long time hunting some down but finally I had accomplished my goal! After reading reviews and looking at the notes it smells a lot like how I imagined it.. It is a beautiful woody scent! It definitely has similarities to its female counterpart, for example they both have this strange synthetic vibe to them while still maintaining a natural high quality scent.. I believe they both contain lac-tones that give them somewhat of a milky vibe.. Rush for men is a very woody fragrance and it smells absolutely amazing! I absolutely love the way the scent opens up with a beautiful combination of lavender, a gorgeous cypress note, and the milkiness from the lac-tones.. The opening is one of the sexiest openings I have ever come across and is by far my favorite of all of my fragrances! That initial blast of lavender, cypress, and exotic woods is just so stunning! After the opening Rush starts to change into a very woody incense fragrance.. The sandalwood and cedar combination is great and smells very mysterious and sexy.. The incense is there but low key.. Rush has a synthetic vibe to it but to me it still smells very natural.. I happen to love that "plastic" synthetic note that you find in Rush, it is unique.. This synthetic note was made to resemble the scent of "poppers" and the lovely white video cassette shaped bottle was meant to go along with that theme.. When I wear Rush it tends to change and smell differently each time I wear it.. It opens somewhat fresh with the cypress and than turns into a warmer, darker, and more sensual scent.. It is great for casual wear and it is sexy enough for dates and close encounters.. Rush does smell like something that was released in the year "2000" but It was very modern for it's time.. The only problem I have encountered with Rush for men is that the longevity is lacking and the projection is nearly non existent.. I can only smell it on my skin for up to 3-4 hours max, and after the first ten minutes it becomes a extremely light skin scent.. Rush for men has the worst performance out of any fragrance I own.. Even though the projection and longevity are far from what I would like it to be the scent of Rush itself is out of this world! I can only imagine how amazing Rush would have been if it were more potent.. I do believe that the performance issues were Rush's downfall hence its discontinuation.. If Rush was more potent not only would it have done better but it would most likely have been my favorite fragrance.. I wear Rush when I am going out and want to enjoy myself rather than impress others, or I wear it around the house and keep the comforting orgasmic scent all to myself! If Rush was still around and still being made than It would most definitely be my signature scent! It is a travesty that Rush was discontinued to produce inferior fragrances.. I hope that Gucci will one day resurrect Rush from the dead along with the other classic Gucci fragrances.. Gucci Rush has become one of my all time favorite fragrances!

OMGOSH, OMGOSH!!!!! Many moons ago, when my now hubby and I were dating (we're married 21 years), I stumbled into, not one, but two bottles of this Gucci Rush at a T.J. Maxx for $7 a bottle, red tag clearanced out. I loved the fragrance. My then boyfriend (now fragrance obsessed hubby) did not use fragrance at all. He was a soldier in the Army. A shower and a swipe of deoderant was all he aspired to. I turned him on to Aramis (sex in a bottle...read my review on that one...it's pretty entertaining). He loves his Aramis...and so do I. But I want him to mix it up a bit. So now he has a number of different fragrances on a tray on his dresser. He hadn't used the Gucci Rush but maybe once. It's been sitting there all unloved. I have 350+ in my collection, so I haven't even thought about raiding his stash. Until one night I picked up that unique Gucci Rush bottle, square plastic but with white metal sides. Very odd presentation. I just sniffed the nozzle. Heavenly! But with everything I've had for a long time and suspect it could be vintage, I came to Fragrantica and then to eBay. These bottles (and remember, we have two) go for upwards of $500 each!!!! The next morning I pointed to those two bottles (99% full as they have probably been sprayed once each) and exclaimed, "Don't touch those, don't look at them, don't get anywhere near them!!!!" Of course he thinks I'm nuts, but what else is new? When I showed him how much they are going or he said, "What fool is going to pay $500 for a bottle of this?" And then he remembered the unsharpened gross of vintage pencils we bought for $1.95 at a thrift shop. I looked those up on eBay and it turns out they are worth about $2,500! Cut to hubby putting the Gucci Rush in the fire safe along with the pencils. Hey, we have a 10 year old son that's going to need college tuition in the future. Something to think about...???

Back To The Future If they asked me that the smell could have the future, this fragrance would come to mind. It seems an essence that has come to us with the capsule of time, it seems to have come out of the Scream video by Michael and Janet Jackson, starting from the bottle, a parallelepiped made of plastic and white metal, which recalls so much the purity, and the modern minimalism of the perfume, a bottle that looks like it looks like the packaging of the first iPods, born a few years later. After the 2000s, Gucci churned out three important masterpieces, Gucci pour homme, Gucci Envy and Gucci Rush for Man, the latter notch above his siblings. It opens with very aromatic and sophisticated woods, almost soft and creamy, however creamy a wood could be, Mysore sandalwood, Bois d'Okoumé and juniper blend with an incense base, white musks, patchouli and lavender that makes the fragrance slightly powdery, clean, modern and slightly lactaginous. A woody-spicy, all the ingredients are clear, limpid, bleached, the perfume plays on the white color, on soft geometries, on neutrality, with a futuristic concept, very linear, aseptic but at the same time relaxing, comforting, beautiful, young, suitable for any occasion, hyper-versatile, in any context, I can't find a time of year where to place it, but I would avoid the hot months. In the perfume there is also the touch of Tom Ford and you can see (and hear) and coincidentally many indelible scents of past years have his signature. For just this reason, every perfume collector should have this piece of history, or rather, this fragment of the future. 9.5 rating

AHHH Gucci Rush! What a chic woody modern cedar/sandalwood cologne. Every time I wear it get tons of compliments. It embodies confidence and absolute class. Unfortunately it is long gone. I do have a bottle and have been trying to find a comparable replacement since the few remaining bottles on ebay are way over priced. I have all of the five similar fragrances listed above. Each one is a lot like Gucci Rush when first applied but the dry downs are quite different. For Ex. Ferrari Silver Essence has a rubber smell that is prominent in all the latest Ferrari scents. Comme des garçon Wonderland has an Oud note that becomes prominent in the dry down. Visit is close but smells like a synthetic Gucci Rush. Satoriale is way too sweet the wood disappears and sweet powder takes over. There is one that is very similar that is not listed. It is the closest I have found in my research. Trend lui by Les Copains. The listed ingredients are quite different but to my nose it smells exactly like Gucci Rush especially in the dry down. It has sadly been discontinued as well, but it can still be found really cheap on beautyencounter.com, under $35.00 for 3.3 oz. I bought a couple of bottles to load up before it too is gone forever! If your looking for a replacement for the amazing Gucci Rush, Trend Lui is it. Better act fast!

One of my top 5 all time. Performance is adequate but the scent is one of the best woody scents I have experienced. It has this plasticky retrofuturistic Y2K sheen to it that really reflects the bottle and packaging it comes in. Gucci Rush for women also shares this trait. Tom Ford era Gucci was not only amazing in the runways but also fragrances... I also have Azzaro Visit for Men and while there are similarities they are definitely not the same and I would argue there are almost more differences than similarities. The opening is similar but that is about it , I love Visit but it is not a replacement for Rush for Men. Visit is much more natural, balsamic and turns into a much spicier nutmeg centered fragrance after the opening fades. Rush is fairly linear and gets a little deeper but the opening is basically what you get for the rest of the drydown , minus some freshness. They are a great combo to have in a collection however. Anyways, I recently got another bottle of this and its a tester and it has some interesting info on the back. It says this has notes of Cypress, Cedar Wood , Oukume Wood and Cade Wood. Interesting notes that are not in most (or any) breakdowns I find online.

I stumbled upon something that made my day! Here in Italy there are these cheap stores that are owned by the chinese which are basically a cross between the dollar store and a cheap clothing store .. They do sell counterfeit "fake" fragrances but I would not dare buy one of those in fear of spraying goat piss or antifreeze on my skin.. But right on the shelf below the counterfeits were the cheap legitimate imitation fragrances similar to those they sell in walgreens or the dollar general in the states.. But the brand that makes these imitations is a small unknown Italian brand.. So I was looking through these imitations, and most of them were newer fragrances like Blue De Chanel and Gucci Guilty but I mysteriously stumbled upon a old Gucci Rush for men imitation that I had no idea ever existed.. It smelled just like Rush but it was a cheap quality weak imitation but I still bought it for the scent! I found four bottles left of these Rush imitations and bought then all! What a find! A find I never would have expected.. I usually do not buy imitations but because it was Rush I just had to.. Love it!

I think we all know this scent profile of strictly woody aromatic perfume, especially sandalwood and cedar wood. Now I have finally a sample of Gucci Rush for men in its original bottle ( I was surprised, because I always thought that this bottle was fully plastic like red Rush, but no... front and back are made of metal). I have never really liked Comme des Garcons Wonderwood, many people are voting that CdG is similar to Gucci and I can confirm similarities, but CdG is way more peppery pungent synthetic scent. Gucci Rush is herbal smooth sandalwood... I wonder if Michel Almairac had something do with "male" Rush? I find that Parle Moi de Parfum Milky Musk is really close to Rush and for me it has better sillage and longevity. I think that they are close, but Gucci has more of that peppery bite at the beginning. Rush lovers should try Milky Musk it's very beautiful, exotic sandalwood of high quality. I must also mention Moncler pour Homme wich was created by Antoine Maisondieu (look above) to be somewhat similar to Rush.

I was 6 years old when im going vacation with my family.. At duty free store of the airport I used to try many frags (as a perfume lover from the day I was born). When I first taste it i shocked. This smell to me fantastic (i hadnt known about fragrances then and the notes of them). It was realy fantastic scent..woody, clean and powdery.. I wanted to buy it but my mum said me that was too expensive so not. Then I started to crying and a girl from the store gave me a sample of Rush. I have This sample until now. After 2 months when was my name day my parents ask me what i want as a present and i told them that i want The Gucci Rush. They went to five different stores to find it but was already discontinued and i never get it. This was my story about this fragrance. When i close my eyes i can remember this simple woody ckean powdery scent .. i think so that it was also a bit dusty... Every time I smell an oud fragrance i remember GRush.. i think so there was oud in it but they dont says it.

Just when all hope is gone, suddenly a miracle happens. I just grabbed yesterday a 100ml bottle of this magnificent fragrance, for about 100 USD. The plastic cover turned yellowish due to the years but the bottle and scent are untouched. Sandalwood is one of my favorite notes, and by far this has come on top at all the Sandalwood based scents I’ve smelled in my life. Can’t believe this was considered a designer fragrance back in the day, this is niche quality, Tom Ford at its best. Rush is like a cross between something from Le Labo and Tom Ford, it is absolutely gorgeous. Fresh and creamy sandalwood, cypress, cedar and musk are the most predominant notes to my nose. Smells heavenly good! Regarding longevity, so far I’ve got 6-7 solid hours, with moderate projection, but who cares about performance when the scent itself could’ve been created by angels. Very glad I could finally add Rush to my collection, and will be treasuring it as the rarity it is nowadays.

This smells wild, i mean, capital W.I.L.D... Although I am a big sucker for flacons and the plastic bottle doesn't really appeal to me at the first sight; but the aura of the juice itself is beyond my control. If you've ever used Rush Poppers, this is the perfume minus that 'high' sensation. Young, wild, intoxicating, seductive, and FREE. It's a "Teenage Dream" spirit by Katy Perry, to "It's my Life" by Bon Jovi. Think about cK One ads in 1990s, take a shot of vodka or something, smile and lose yourself in any imaginable euphoria. Longevity, perfect, from 6 hours to 12 hours. Silage, contagious enough to make the people around you feel wild and look at you. It's a jungle in a city, a dance floor in a prison, heaven in a place far far away,... if you want to touch yourself, go ahead, hahaaaa.... Afterall, not many fragrances can do that. Wait, is today Friday? Look no further if you have this in your closet, wear it today and get lucky! AlmondBreakfast

A much lamented love this one. The perfect spicy-woody. So deep and comforting and yet edgy and distinctive at the same time. The composition judging from the notes doesn't seem to hold many promises. Simple and straightforward it seems. Let me assure you it was not. This was one of those now rare fragrances I would call "magnetic". It compelled you to lean closer for a good inhale. Aaaah, can't think of any mainstream masculine that can do that these days. On top of that it had great longevity and sillage. A great shame Gucci discontinued it. Can't imagine it ever selling poorly so I don't see the logic in that. Not to mention it was the product of the collaboration of two great noses. Up to this day I haven't found any niche, let alone mainstream product that resembles this. Price for a vintage bottle has skyrocketed so... farewell my love

Voluptuous, philosophical, frank, magical... The most dominant scent which I feel in this perfume is definitely incense. Because of incense I think it is the most philosophical scent ever. It makes impression of nostalgia, like a “day after holidays” feeling, it is like “first time kiss” feel in stomach, like beautiful autumn day in October... It reminds that everything goes and there is nothing that is last forever except our memories. Thing about its discontinuing just make this story more completed. Gucci Rush for men is a mystical charming young gentleman who is well-read, highly educated, very rare, does not talk much, but says a lot, very friendly and polite, unexplored, very impressive but unobtrusive, individual, philosophically minded, doubting, and he is primarily himself... Only for the selected ones.

This is a scent that is light enough where it is similar in STRENGTH to Molecule 01. I did not say in smell, and I did not say it is weak. What I mean is it is the type of scent wear the user can SOMETIMES think it is undetectable, but the fragrance is well at work. It is a classy earthy scent that is wearable around all people, seasons, events, and situations. It blends, it become you, it makes you naturally (the earthiness) smell great. It is hard to believe years ago this sold at Wal Mart for less than $25--a gem. BUT I do not believe it it is work these crazy prices now it is discontinued. There are many other frags that are of equal quality and in the same fragrance segment. I bought it again cause I am hooked on buying fragrances:) and it brings back a lot of memories, because it was my signature scent.

There's sorcery and alchemy in these here bottles... This juice literally fizzes and crackles with warmth, exuberance, and good intentions. It feels like a masculine pink scent (if that makes sense!) It doesn't last forever or even a very long time, but then neither do rock stars... Longevity is around 4-6 hours. Sillage is great for the first 2 hours, but who cares.... This juice is too special to enrich other noses; spray it predominantly under your top, so that you can sporadically, and greedily gorge on its opulence for the duration of its skin life. Comparisons with Azzaro Visit are not valid to my nose; its like comparing Oasis to The Beatles... Many use longevity and sillage with which to anoint Visit as king, but even in those categories Rush triumphs. On my olfactory list, Gucci Rush is always Top 20

The sexiest male perfume has ever made...Not only the much sandalwood but the incense,which is not listed as note..It gave a special "aura"..It's a shame that it's discontinued. Update: the good news: last week I bought the new Oriflame Ascendant Pure (in white bottle,new edition) and it smells almost exactly like Gucci Rush for men. Top notes seems a bit different, but 15 minutes later and especially the drydown ( cedar + sandalwood + incense + musk) is identical to Gucci Rush. the bad news: the weak points of this new Oriflame scent are the same as the weaknesses of Rush were: sillage and longevity is below the average. But at least Ascendant Pure is available and price is reasonable (cca 25-30 $,when it's on sale cca 15-20 $) It's worth to try for replacement of Rush.

One of the more vaunted discontinued Gucci Fragrances (like Pour Homme and Envy), Rush for Men has a strong reputation and seemingly special place in the hearts of many male fragrance enthusiasts, so I decided to sample it for the first time by ordering a few sample vials off eBay. The scent is itself is not at all disappointing, a fresh/spicy/woody mix of lavender, cypress, sandalwood, cedar, and musk, mainly. Several descriptors come to mind: versatile, year-round, masculine. Performance is a bit more limited than I'd hoped for, being pretty modest on project, albeit with decent longevity. Certainly Rush for Men is a fragrance I'd have in my collection if it were much cheaper (I imagine it was modestly priced on FragranceNet not so long ago) 8 out of 10

I love this so much, it almost causes physical pain. Why? Because I only have a miniature container and I'm guarding it like the Royal jewels. I wish to drown in it, but am too scared to use it. When is the occasion important enough to "waste" the precious juice? Who "deserves" to smell it? What if someone smelled and said they didn't like it, or worse, meh? The crushing blow of torment from that attitude would bring me undone. So, it sits in my wardrobe, looked at, admired, loved - but not worn. I see the foolishness in this, but what can I do? It's as rare as rocking horse shit to replace, so running out would cause immense heart break. This rambling of thoughts and emotions is what my physical pain is made of. First world pain though, to be sure.

Rush for Men is very aptly named. It is uplifting and intoxicating, a beautiful blend of the fragrant woods cedar, cypress, juniper and sandalwood. Confidence and charisma in a bottle. The innovative flacon is a triumph of design: light, portable and unbreakable. Fits perfectly in a Halliburton Zero. Rush for Men is a beautiful fragrance hamstrung by appalling longevity Gucci really ought to release an updated version. As with all discontinued fragrances prices nowadays are obscene. Prophet4Profit’s words below resonate with me. Sometimes I think it’s better to leave the iconic fragrances of our golden years as we remember them. Enshrined in memory. Thus far, the best analogs I’ve found are Azzaro Visit for Men and Rammstein Kokain White Intense.

I HAD WORN A LOT OF PARFUMES OVER THE YEARS AND THEN WHEN I FINALLY FOUND MY SENT- GUCCI RUSH, SOMEONE DICIDED THAT IT WILL BE DISCONETED, BECAUSE IT SELS TOO GOOD AND OTHER UPCOMING GUCCI PARFUMES WONT SELL AS GOOD AS THEY SCHOULD IF THE RUSH WILL STILL BE ON THE MARKET. THAN I ASKED MY SELF WHY DIDNT THEY DISCONECTED WOMENS RUSH TOO THAN? i WILL TELL YOU WHY-BECAUSE WOMENS RUSH WASN SELLING AS GOOD AS RUSH FOR MEN. EXAMPLE OF GOOD ECONOMY- DISCONECT THE PARFUME THAT SELLS GOOD EAVEN THE NEW SENTS WONT SELL AS GOOD AS RUSH. GUCCI RUSH WAS THE BEST PARFUME EVER MADE!!! I HAVE WORN IT FOR A YEAR AND NOT A DAY WENT BY THAT SOME ONE DIDNT COMPLIMENTED MY PARFUME OR ASKED ME WITCH PARFUME AM I WEARING... GUCCI RUSH WAS THE BEST PARFUME EVER MADE!!!