Closer

I have to eat my words once again and crawl away with my tale between my legs and lick my wounds. I gave this a harsh review and I felt I had tested it enough to do so. Something came over me the other day and this was on huge discount so I grabbed a bottle and thought what the hell I would like it for my collection as I like Halle Berry it's a bit of fun. I sprayed it on and it was refreshing and I agree with people who say it is like CK One. That one I used to wear when it first came out and I suspect I was drawn to it for the same reason I am now drawn to Closer. However, CK One used to turn a little musty on me or harsh I can't quite describe it but this one by Halle actually settles into my skin really nicely and just when I think it has faded away I get a very slight wiff of it and I think this one was designed chemically for women's skin as apposed to CK One which needed to be able to work on men's skin as well so there were bound to be some of us that just didn't have the skin for it as I believe men and women's skin are different. This perfume starts of appearing to be a cheap aftershave but the more you wear it the more that impression seems to vanish and all I can smell now is perfume and feminine perfume nothing to do with aftershave. My husband commented last night he thought I smelled nice. I said did this smell like aftershave to him and he said I know what you mean but no it is a nice smell it smells like perfume not aftershave. It leaves a nice trail. I am not going to even attempt to describe notes because I cannot smell them here. It just vaguely smells of vanilla and cashmere wood and I can smell something fresh and lemony but not spikey. I think the faintness of it is what appeals to me there is no harsh spikeyness or overly soapy aspects here unlike many in this category that end up too spikey or too soapy this retains it's qualities even through the drydown it is well blended I will say that. This is a great price too and the bottle actually feels quite simple in a minimalist no fuss way and the advertisement matches the result you get with this it is as though you were close to your hubby and the aftershave rubbed off a little on you and mixed with your perfume not in a stale dirty way just a pleasant accidental mixture of smells that work or like you have some residue of aftershave in your nose from testing them and you can smell your own perfume as well. Sometimes when I leave a store after testing a perfume I can still smell it in my nose so this one has these sort of images for me. I will continue to buy this as it is a comfort for me to wear it and I like it that much I know I sometimes change my mind about a perfume and that is what has happened here.

Closer is easily one of my top favorite perfumes! For starters this perfume isn't sugary, fruity, or flowery. It's straight crisp & clean. It works perfect for days when I don't want to smell like a sugar bomb. Especially during hot summers when gourmands can get a bit nauseating. Closer is a clean, sharp scent that gets straight to the point. It actually smells fantastic in a sexy blazer suit. It's very work & office appropriate because it smells like a business woman. The first spritz is a very cleanly woody green with that cedar and fern. However after about 30 minutes it really starts turning into this silky scent that almost has a coffee quality to it. I love the unisex vibe though I don't feel like it's purely masculine. It's quite feminine. Lasting power on my body chemistry is good. I get a few hours of this especially on my clothes. I love this perfume and I recommend if you love clean woody scents.

I bought the body mist and it is indeed long lasting but it smells like I'm fresh from a rendezvous with a lumberjack if I wear it with no other fragrances. I happen to love woody fragrances though and I've found that I love to use this one for layering. It can take a summery fragrance and make it last year round and balance out any fragrances that are too super sweet. I am a fan of Halle's fragrances, and this one really is unisex and the concept itself is really darn sexy too. It's one of those bizarre fragrances that has become a pet fragrance of mine and I've grown to love it.

finally got to smell this today, it does smell just like the magazine sample i got and i think i do still like it enough to buy it, very masculine too and i love that. Could totally be unisex. Very nice and last a few hours which is more than i can say for most fragrances. I think i am gonna keep this on my wish list. :-) Edit: after putting on my sweater i wore 4 days ago when i sprayed this on, its still on there very strong :-) so wow it lasts along time on clothes. totally buying this soon.

Wow. This is pretty nice... for a guy too! To me, it reminds me of some men's version of Issey Miyake but with something zesty and slightly floral. It's actually more appealing to me than the Issey. It's just fresher and lighter and less gingery. Easy one to share but just worn by male. Highly recommend for such an inexpensive everyday fragrance. I will probably try to score a great gift set deal after these coming holidays.