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!

I can never give Gucci MTM a fair and objective review, as it has linked to some intimate memories. I remember enjoying it on my crush neck/shoulder when we sat quietly in a coffee shop, and, then, when I hugged him from behind. At that moment, MTM became the best fragrance ever in existence for me. With all that distant memories removed, as well as the fact that my nose has got to know so many fragrances ever since, I came back to MTM to give it some less biased judgement. This is definitely a very pleasant scent, yet nothing special about it. The notes are too blended, and none can be discernibly appreciated. I guess it'd better stay as a memory. EDIT: So anyway, coming back to this scent after a couple of year, and with all the memories removed, I can say that I can enjoy this scent a lot more than when I made this comment. It has this subtle appeal that makes you want to reach closer to the person wearing this and just take a sniff. Very positive.

Gucci Guilty Pour Homme + Gucci Pour Homme II = Gucci Made to Measure. Ok lets talk about Gucci Made to Measure... This stuff opening similar to Gucci Guilty 30 minutes later smell like Gucci PH2. I smell more Lavander, Cinnamon and Amber. I think this stuff smell like really Gucci PH2 but lighter version. A little bit smell like Prada Luna Rossa but a little bit.. Ok Gucci Made to Measure heavy,fresh and very aromatic scent. Wearable all seasons. 6 Hours stay on my skin. I like this stuff but when I buy Gucci definitely buy Gucci Pour Homme 2 because PH2 still best gucci fragrance. Gucci why use same bottle I don't understand.. I think this stuff office scent but ı don't use this fragrancebecause smell so cheap.. Smell: 3/10 Lasting: 6/10 Longevity: 5-6 hours

A great scent, and seems to be a step in the right direction for the Gucci house after the less than desirable Gucci Guilty series. Definitely heavy lavender scent, but the inclusion of plum and lotus flower sweeten things a bit. Cinnamon, nutmeg and juniper berry offer a degree of spiciness, but are well blended. Lastly a warm leather accord rounds out the base offering depth and comfort. I consider this a modern aromatic fougere. Unfortunately this does smell rather commercial/pedestrian and I do not smell anything earth shatteringly inventive here. Despite it all, I predict Made to Measure will be popular amongst consumers. (46)

I gifted this to my dad 10 years ago n I just found 90% full bottle in his cupboard today. He says it's special and he only uses it for refined events. I remember it was light purple like shown in the above pic but now it has turned kind of dark transparent green! It smells super refined and mass appealing at the same time and what I smell is slightly sweet mouth watering fruit, spicy anise and transparent watery flower. It's something that nobody's wearing and I love that. The fragrance has drastically changed in a good way though over the decade so my review may be totally irrelevant to how your bottle smells.

This fragrance has a rather spicy output, but also is notorious lavender, quite used lately in many of the Gucci men's fragrances. What I like about this fragrance is drying her rather masculine, I think what stands out is amber notes. It has very low projection, if you will have to notice her overcoat and longevity is also very weak, it shows skin flush. It reminds me of some other fragrance I've already smelled, but I do not remember. If the fragrance had the best longevity could appreciate more. Very nice bottle and very good publicity with the charismatic James Franco

This fragrance does not deserve all of the negativity. It may not be the strongest scent. But the smell is very pleasant and intriguing. I bought it in spite of the negative comments because I thought the scent notes sounded interesting. I was not disappointed. The scent is not very strong, and doesn't project very far. But the subtle wafts of the scent while wearing it are very pleasing. I enjoy the fact that I cannot smell it so intensely because this means that I enjoy the scent longer instead of going scent blind shortly after applying it.

I have a ten years old batch if this frag and I don't remember its initial performance quite well, but it now stays on me for the entire day and smells heavenly and elegant. I wore it often with my ex gf, which is the reason I wouldn't be using it with my wife, as I feel it a kind of cheating, but sometimes I catch myself sniffing at the cap for no reason. Can't sell it, but can't wear it in the same time, as it draws painful recollections. 3.5 is absolutely embarrassing for the quality of the perfume.

I have all the accessories from this cologne, and besides the negative reviews, it will remain in my top shelves, and I will keep the frame I did with "James Franco" being the face of this cologne hanging from one of the wallS in my bedroom. This is a very subtle fragrance but very enjoyable for me, I love the shaving gel, it gives a very pleasant shaving experience and leaves the skin vey smooth and with the nice essence from the cologne. Well, haters will be haters, but we lovers don't care.

I'm surprised at the number of dislikes on this one. I've been wearing this for a couple of weeks now and really love it. I'm a fifty year old man and perhaps my tastes run a bit more reserved than the younger guys and this one finds the sweet spot between sillage and understatement. I get a good 6 hours with it. This is a well balanced, classy fragrance that, like a blue blazer, can be worn anytime of the year in any setting.

Of all the scents I have, the reviews for this one shock me the most. It's not my signature scent or anything, but I absolutely love this fragrance. As another reviewer mentioned, I guess this one reacts rather capriciously to different skin types, and seems to suit mine perfectly. I've had several compliments from both guys and girls at work. A sure fire welcome addition to my slowly but surely expanding collection.

Not sure why there are so many negative reviews for this? Made to measure is one of my favourites. In my opinion it's directed more for under 25s, like myself. This was one of the first fragrances I purchased and I have so many memories and compliments from it which might be why I'm so attached to it. If you like it, don't let these people put you off it. It's supposed to compliment you, not anyone else.

When I first smelled it right away I said this is for warm weather. I wore it during the summer and I didn't like it at all. The performance was so weak. Then just because I wanted it to be finished so i could get raid of it , I started to wear it also in the cold weather. To my surprise I really loved it in the cold weather.

My wedding perfume. Blind brought about 2 months before the day and didn’t smell it at all until a couple of hours before seeing my wife to be. All I can say is it added extra perfection to the day. It’s fresh, floral and light. Deserves a lot more respect. I’m glad it’s not so popular though all the more for me

This is a very lovely fragrance. Beautiful smell. It's very strong and extremely sweet. I wish it was less sweet. The spice notes come through fine; it smells quite powdery. I like it. It's not for every setting though; it can be cloying in the summer especially if you overspray. 8/10

Why so many dislikes on this fragrance...? it’s a really beautiful light scent certainly something I love reaching for on my dresser in my collection. Surprisingly my more recent bottle ‘2020 batch’ seems stronger than I’ve previously had in the past. This is a very romantic scent x.