Sander for Men

I owned this scent many years ago. I repurchased Sander for Men about 2 years ago and I'm glad that I did. It still smells very similar to the original. If it has changed, they didn't alter the scent by much. It is a pleasant, unoffensive, spicy scent. It isn't overly spicy - which I can appreciate. The top notes detected are ivy, and mint. Middle notes of cypress, coriander and cardamom. The dry down fades to reveal base notes of cedar, sandalwood, black pepper and nutmeg. Frankincense, Myrrh and Labdanum are also said to be present. I have worked with these for years and I detect minimal if any of the latter 3 at all. If I could sum this fragrance up in a few words I would say: Smooth, clean, and balanced. When Jacques Cavallier created this he had a goal of creating a manly fragrance with minimal components. Mission Accomplished. The idea that less is more has succeeded with this timeless fragrance. The fragrance has good sillage and moderate and above longevity. I get at least 7-8 hours or more from 3-4 sprays. This one rates among my favorites, including ones that I have which are much more expensive. For me, this is not so much a 'wow' factor fragrance, but so DARN GOOD overall. It's a unique scent. One that would be safe in just about all settings. One will definitely not offend others at work. I've worn it to the store, going to the movies, out on dinner dates, to sporting events, to church and while going on a bike ride. I like the pleasant, fragrant and spicy smell. I have received compliments whenever I wear it. I've never once heard "your cologne smells like.." I'm always asked what cologne I'm wearing. I'm told that it is refreshing to not smell like every other guy in the workplace. I get smiles whenever I wear this one. It makes me smile when I wear it too. It's just right. I find it to be unique enough and not like every other boring scent out there. This is a highly underrated GEM! As I understand this fragrance has been discontinued, beware of fakes out there. There are numerous copies of this fragrance making the rounds. They are charging a lot for the fakes too. I rate this a solid 9/10 for me. The scent and balance of it all is what keeps me going back to it. I'm glad I have a couple of earlier vintage bottles of this great scent. I tried this one out again today - the end of January on a day near 55 degrees and was told "Hey, you smell really nice!" by someone in a store where I was shopping. It seems you really can wear this one in either warm or cooler weather.

This was always one of my hidden gems. I have a few sprays left of my last bottle, but now it appears it's been discontinued. I bought my last bottle for $17 (125ml), but now I see the same bottle from $127 up to $546. The price gouging has begun, and I'm sad to say, I probably won't be able to purchase this again. This is a subtly spicy, fresh, somewhat green fragrance that's unmistakably masculine. I get strong spice from the pepper, cardamom, and coriander, and to a lesser extent, the cloves and cinnamon. The ivy leaf, cypress, and mint give it just a hit of green freshness, and the base of cedar, sandalwood, tobacco, and labdanum anchor it with a pleasant drydown. It's clean, spicy, crisp, balanced, and artfully blended. This might be my favorite from Jacques Cavallier. I don't understand the hate for this in the reviews. I've never smelled anything like it, so to me it's unique and exciting, and pleasantly masculine, but not aggressively so. This is absolutely perfect. If you can find it under $100, grab it. And then tell me! 10/10 EDIT: This seems to be getting a bit easier to find again, and I don’t see the expensive prices anymore. It’s not as cheap as it was, but you can find the 125 mil bottle under $50.

Bought it during a transit stop to Zurich's airport back in May 2000. I was so impressed from the opening, fresh and peppery at the same time. The more I sniffed it, the deeper the sensation of its warm woody yet refreshing character. It's the absolute versatile perfume that I own due to the harmonius combination of such different and even contradictory notes: ivy and mint blend with cinnamon and pepper to get a sophisticated male perfume. I still have that bottle I got 14 years ago. Although I got many other perfumes since then, I still go back to this "old love" and every time I spray it on me, I realise why I appreciate this and never got tired of it. On my skin, it stays at least for 8 hours even on a sweaty summer day. Oh, it's also appropriate for an intimate night. There's such versatility going on here exactly due to the perfume's primary notes of herbal freshness and peppery wood warmth. Wear it in autumn or summer and it's perfecty suitable for almost all kind of events. So since my bottle is running low, I found a bottle of 125ml on the internet for just 20 Eu. Unbeatable quality and value for such an amount of money! Time for me to revisit this wonderful fragrance! Overall rating: 8/10

Recently purchased Amouage Beach Hut Man and my entire first wearing of it immediately reminded me of this fragrance which I had gotten at the age of 15 back in 2000. As you may know Beach Hut is a very GREEN fragrance and has nothing beachy about it. Likewise Jil Sander was a bit confusing to me because looking at it you'd assume it was an aquatic or quasi aquatic based on the blue liquid just like Azzaro Chrome, Nautica Voyage, D&G Light Blue Intense, and others with a similar color. Nope. This one smelled just like the ivy which grew on my home. Very fresh and extremely green. Superb performance from what I remember. Sadly this one has been discontinued, but if you don't mind the price Beach Hut is strikingly similar.

I got one on sale, it is a bit aged, and perhaps not so fresh. Anyway, it is light, I sprayed and got nothing, then it bloomed somehow, into a fresh scent, the ivy is top note for me its green plant scent is well perceived, mint with it make a nice green scent. It develops into a musky woody scent, with a very strong peppery note, like spicy mint, spiced up greens with musks and woods. I like it, its fresh, bold and has character. The cost is affordable and still in production, I suppose I will continue buying it, I do like it. I find it sexy and masculine and clean, clean but with some musk and earthy elements. This is a scent you want your man, or men to smell like, very sexy.