Jimmy Choo Man

Hi there friends, I told myself I wouldn't buy this but I did anyways. It's addictive, light, fresh, and fun. Great for the office because you can't over-spray and would be best worn in spring/summer. The good: If you like Bleu de Chanel, of MB Legend type frags, than you will love this! For me, BdC was not appealing because of the incense and slightly perfumey dry down. I would almost call this light bleu, or bleu fresh. For my nose, I can't pick out the melon and pineapple individually but I believe the pink pepper blends them very well, and that the patchouli tones them down so that you don't have a screaming pineapple note like in MB Legend Intense, or Black XS L'exces. What I find is great about this scent is it's performance on clothing and material. The scent of sweet n'dirty suede is highly addictive and lovely (great in the car or on a coat). Women love it and I have received 3 compliments in 5 wearings. The bad: Skin Scent almost instantly - projection is very weak and silliage is not noticeable after 2 hours. If you're sick of the BdC and Legend, Fierce type scents then this will be very tired and boring. For me, I love the scent and I don't like cloying fragrances so it's great! If you do want something that performs really well I'd stick with Bleu de Chanel if you want something heavy. I am happy I bought this, not entirely sure if I would buy again though. It reminds me of a mix between Estee Lauder's Beyond Paradise and BdC with a sweeter interpretation of the leathery dry down found in older frags like Quorum.

Initial review was off a paper sample. I bought this one and it's way fruitier and less leather than I was expecting. It doesn't hurt the fragrance much though, it just doesn't get to that exact suede note except on paper after a long time I suppose. Still settles down into that musky patchouli on clothes. Sweet, fresh, musky, a little soapy, hint of leather mainstream masculine. Good performance to me. Signature scent worthy. I can't see myself not having a bottle of this around; I opted for the 200ml. I can wear this anywhere. Definitely worthy of being Jimmy Choo's headliner "Man" fragrance. It's criminally underrated. It should be as popular as Dior Sauvage which I'm not a fan of. It's so good if you're tired of citrus heavy fragrances. Based off initial paper sample: it's a great formal leather smell. Takes me right into a men's suit store. I wonder if the scent would even be noticeable combined with formal wear considering how close the smell is to a fresh suit with leather shoes and belt. Some people mentioned "new car smell" and that's very apt. It's something I'm considering picking up considering the price. However, perhaps you'd want something that makes more of a statement for a formal affair. It's simple, masculine, mass appealing. You can smell great without smelling like you try hard.

It took me a while to realize that Anne Flipo, who created Jimmy Choo Man, is one of the perfumers who was behind Invictus. I guess that's why this smells (to me at least) like 75% Invictus coupled with 25% Sauvage. The opening is super sweet, as the melon dominates the pineapple. This might still be too sweet for some, but it helped me realize melon and pineapple are two of my favorite top notes in a fragrance. The melon helps take away from the zing of the pineapple, but the pineapple helps prevent this from leaning too feminine. It's like opening a super fresh fruit salad, and it doesn't smell all that synthetic. The mid/base notes are more in line with how Sauvage opens, the melon blends into this peppery spice, minus the ambroxan. I get every bit of 6-7 hours on my skin with the first 2-3 radiating pretty strong off my skin. This will smell familiar and might be forgettable pretty quickly, but it's a good enough blend to warrant a try for the spring/summer if you can find it for a reasonable price. 8/10

FIrst time today with a full wearing and I just wanna say this is a terrific smelling fragrance! I see where people are saying that there is a slight nod to BdC. I sort of get that in the very first few minutes of the opening....but honestly, it’s fleeting and not really all that close to my nose. What I do get in the dry down though is something that reminds me of a more mature version of A&F First Instinct believe it or not. Kind of this semi-sweet fruity/airy/spicy/suede thing going on. Very nice!!! People complain about longevity, but I used 3 sprays(on clothes, in full disclosure)applied 7hrs ago and I still smell it just fine. I would even say the first 3-4hrs it was projecting nicely. Sure, it’s nothing super unique...but at $26 for a 100ml, it’s a great smelling and good performing frag IMO. Very pleased with this blind buy! EDIT-this things gets AMAZING compliments from woman. Seriously, if your looking for a very versatile fragrance that is a compliment monster....look no further!

I love this scent because it is so mass appealing. I know a lot of people hate that. But i like it because it is a very generic and safe scent. It smells like the Hollister stores in the mall when you walk by or any of those hipster places that soak everything in their house colognes lol. I can't really say anything that hasn't already been said. Good enough for that $35 mark or if you can find it cheaper. It lasts about 4 hours tops. I wore this the other night going over to a friends house and we only stayed maybe from like 5-845. It lasted that whole time but when i got home around 9 it was basically a skin scent. Maybe if you spray your clothes it'll last longer but i didn't even bother. It's a good dumb reach scent for going out and not caring if you leave a 6 foot trail behind you. It's not meant for that. That is what the other Intense version does and the Blue. This is good for what it is. I say if you can find a 30, 50 or 100ml for anything under $35.. just snatch it up.