Made to Measure

Now for a totally positive review!!!! Gucci Made to Measure was purchased by me in a fully packaged mini format. I kept returning to it, and just bought a full-sized bottle. Let's start with the outside: The packaging is so elegant. The bottle is HEAVY glass with thick seams. I like glass. I am an Anchor-Hocking groupie, vintage hobnail goblets. I believe glass is very practical. This bottle is weighted in quality. This heft feels so good in the hands, it almost is soothing. The top is described in the literature as hand finished. It is a beautiful satin-finish brushed pale, pale gold. It is some kind of metal. Lid has very broad shoulders and rests with great solidity on the bottle. The classic ring or stirrup allows you to pull the top off with a nice crisp click from the lid. ( Not magnetic, just a nice fit--they got it completely right. ) What a great ritual it is to reach for Gucci Made to Measure Pour Homme. The juice itself is clear with a very unusual hint of gray. Is it the glass of the bottle? The atomizer is A+ very much like those on my beloved Dunhill. The scent: Fastest open I have seen. You pick up the Lavender and maybe the Anise. I think the Lavender is just wonderful. Some orange in the drifting scent. It quickly moves into what seems like the Juniper Berries. I love Juniper Berries and it is a listed note. I think Juniper Berries is often mishandled, but not here. As for Plum it seems like it is easily overwhelmed, like my experience with Pear. Anyway, I do not really detect the Plum. In the final dry-down with my nose right up close it is strange. Is it Water Lily? Some kind of melon scent. Not a scent, a suggestion more like. Aside:This is the kind of magic I love about fragrance. Roja, Ohrmonde Jane are just a few that do 'suggestion fragrance'. I don't mind a good knock on the head from Juicy Couture Dirty English. (Very interesting note profile.) So you don't have to walk softly around me at all times. That is why building a broad assortment of fragrance is so much fun. Great credit to Gucci in its blending of Leather, Patchouli, Amber. It is really neat. . .it is giving the scent what I call a 'fullness' and kind solid base of not-so-sweet. Really you just feel it all--not in isolation of scent. This scent moves very quickly to a close, intimate scent. Conceived in 2013, I think it is a new direction here in 2021; well-conceived, strategic; a going for lots- of-love blend. Aside: I think that some of these new houses are going to 'niche' themselves into total obscurity. Gucci is designer, but who cares? We are talking about an illustrious house. They know how to do it. I am a total Gucci fan boy, yet I don't recklessly buy all of them. Money, you know. This is a 'just for you' kind of scent--like the name--'Made to Measure' One of my all time favorites. Wear it for yourself, and those close to you--literally-- will more than likely love its fresh, sophisticated and delicate scent. In closing, it felt good to not write a gripey review as it is fun to be positive. Well, heck, they got it superbly right.. so.

I think it's great! In fact, it's one of my favorites from this house. One important thing: You need to try this on skin. When I first tried it on paper, it didn't really impress me. I could barely smell it, the entire thing reminded me of paper/papyrus and it was rather boring, light and I couldn't imagine it to last very long. So, at an airport I decided to spray myself with it and proceed with the day. It evolves great - so good that it's now on top of my wishlist. It's a little sweet but not cloying or heavy at all. It's still somewhat light, has that generic vibe to it but it smells really refined and well blended at the same time! I tried it in many different conditions and they all worked great. Australian Summer? No problem. Winter in New Zealand? Still works well. My girlfriend could notice it on me after an 8 hour flight, so I think that's pretty good! Of course I wasn't walking around a lot in the plane but it's still impressive for such a light scent. Prices are cheap for this one and I don't see it very often, so I'm afraid it might get discontinued sometime soon.. time to get a bottle of this! I was shocked to see so many negative reviews because honestly.. it's not that bad!

This initially smells like Hugo Boss Hugo Man but less synthetic. My first impression is that this is a fragrance that is hard to dislike, which is confusing when I read the negative reviews. Personally I find this fragrance easy to wear, yes it's somewhat generic but I personally can't dislike the fragrance based on the fact it reminds me of other fragrances out there. However I'm pretty sure this does not smell like any fragrances in my collection so it's a welcome addition. It's light and sweet on the opening, there is definitely a fruity/floral note which brings some freshness to the scent. It does evolve to a slightly warmer scent as time goes by which for me makes this scent more suitable for warm/cool days (Spring/Fall). It might be too much for very hot days, however you could wear this during summer nights. I've had more positive impressions from women than men, which makes me think that the fragrance is designed to appeal to the opposite sex. It's not a performance monster and does not shout, but it's an amazing safe clean scent to wear on most occasions. Overall I rate this one a 7/10, definitely worth a try and by no means a bad fragrance as others are pointing it out to be.

This perfume is really surprising! To my nose it is extremely well balanced: the right combination of citrus opening, sweet flowery heart (nevertheless decisively masculine) and amber-leather base notes. I decided to try it on at the store because from the card tester I couldn't recognize any distinctive note. I sprayed it on my neck and on one wrist and I could not refrain from bringing my arm to my nose to go for the next fix. I don't understand how one may call it anything other that classy and sophisticated. Walking in the bubble of Gucci MTM made me feel like I was finally wearing something that suited me perfectly, I didn't have any of those "maybe it's a little too much" uncomfortable thoughts. As the evening progressed I received a few compliments from different girls and one insistently kept reaching for my neck saying the scent was just "mmmmmmmmmm!". It doesn't project much, which is something I actually look for in a fragrance. It lasts approximately 6 hours after which only the amber will remain on your skin, making you smell like the neck of a very beautiful, confident, blonde and sexually voracious high school classmate of mine called Maya. ---9/10---

What a great fragrance this is! Gucci has never disappointed me! It's more of a late night summer and autumn kind of fragrance. Great for formal evenings and nights. It's definitely on a sweet almost gourmand side. You can detect almost any note of it if you will be patient. But the main notes anyone can feel are flowers with some fruit nuances and spices with a dab of a leather. It's a great addition to a Gucci Premier line for women. You will certainly feel some class and sophistication while wearing this fragrance. It's not generic or synthetic in any way! All ingredients are of a very good quality. And one more thing, it has some Los Angeles (Hollywood) vibes to it, if you know what I mean. :) Longevity is about 8 hours plus. Projection is heavy in first 2-4 hours, then it becomes moderate. I highly recommend this fragrance for those who love the quality and sophistication! P.S. Thumbs up for Nicolas Winding Refn, James Franco and the whole advertising campaign!