Jimmy Choo Man Blue

Jimmy Choo Man Blue is surprisingly already on the shelves at brick and mortar discounters. I found it for $31.99USD for 30ml so I picked it up. I loved Jimmy Choo Man Intense so I figured this should be good and if not I could trade it. Man, do I love it and will not trade this. Jimmy Choo Man Blue when you look at the bottle you can tell what this will be. It looks like Sauvage but in a Jimmy Choo Man bottle. It does smell like Sauvage but I find it isn't as headachy as Sauavge can be and more like Sauvage's dry-down. In a side story, the same day I made this pickup, I got my nose on Sauavge EDP and it was too strong, the Macy's sales person at the Dior counter sprayed Sauvage further away from the skin after the harsh open faded away, I found that I loved the dry-down of Sauvage (as did my mother whom I saw later that day.) Jimmy Choo Man Blue smells just like the Dior Sauvage dry-down. It gets there a little differently. It has some pineapple/apple like Antonio Banderas King of Seduction in the open and it is a flanker of Jimmy Choo Man line but it is mostly the Sauvage dry-down. The strongest notes I notice are inline with Sauvage, bergamot, pepper, lavender and ambergris though I'm pretty sure is just ambroxan. Added in is some leather and vanilla with traces of apple pineapple, sage and cypress added in. Performance is pretty nice. Now realize with this you will NOT be getting Sauvage. If you love how Sauvage can damn near full up a room especially when first applied, you will want to pass on this and instead stay with Sauavge, Sauavage EDP or go to one of the several Armaf offerings. That said, it is a nice moderate sillage though it is a weaker moderate and quickly become a skin scent (since it is largely the Sauvage dry-down I wouldn't worry.) That said, the scent lasts. It lasts about 8 to 10 hours in total. Use is a bit limited. I can see Jimmy Choo Man Blue used in spring, fall, and maybe summer nights. If you want a Sauavage for summer days, Very Cool Spray should work out for you since the grapefruit brightens it. Jimmy Choo Man Blue is a typical dark blue and shouldn't really be used in very hot weather. Hot weather is possible and warmer weather is very good for it. I find it will work well in work settings, maybe dates unless you live in an area where Sauvage is super popular and dressed up. It is a crowd pleaser, so expect compliments if you do get compliments. I won't say you will get compliments every time you wear it, but, you should get a few here and there from wearing this if your social group gives you compliments. OK, if you have Sauvage, Pineapple Vintage X-batch, Armaf Ventura, Spirit of Armaf or any other Sauvage clone, you can pass on this. That said, if you are looking for something like Sauvage and thought that you wanted something lighter and less headachy, do this. It is a cheaper alternative and gets 8.0 from me. I just wish it was a little stronger projection wise for myself, though not the total projection bomb Sauvage is.

by far one of the best perfumes I've owned but will only buy it again as a collector, here's why: pros: 1.ive gotten tons of compliments from both males and females and a female once told me that it smelled so good she wanted to buy a bottle for her to spray in her room 2.for me personally, slightly dark and less citrusy fresh(even though its a citrusy smell, it doesn't have that spicy fresh kick that citrus fruits have) perfumes are a cup of tee, so this being a summer fragrance, with that dark and cloudy(in a good way) yet summer-y feeling is definitely what attracted me to it. 3.the notes are mixed in a really good way that it was hard for me to realise what those slightly unnoticed notes were until I came on here. cons however: 1.projection, I only ever had compliments from different people, but they all were 3 feet or less away from me, and mostly right after I sprayed the perfume. 2.sillage, i tested this with a couple of friends, if you walk past them, the scent can be noticed for only 1-2 seconds and then it completely is not noticed in the path you took. 3.longevity, on clothes it sticks for a while, but on body it takes about 1.5-2.5 hours until it becomes a skin scent, not to be fooled though, those 2.5 opening hours will sure as heck compensate for the missing hours all in all, I personally really really REALLY like the smell itself, but the performance is just more than very disappointing. which is almost regular for jimmy Choo fragrances. will only buy it again as an addition to my collection to get a whiff of it every few months. love it, but doesn't deserve more than a 6/10.

SUMMARY: 8/10 Fizzy sweet and fresh fragrance with a wonderful woody/vetiver base. Questionable performance. RAMBLING THOUGHTS: Jimmy Choo’s Man Blue smells delightful, and living in a warm climate, it would probably be my most used fragrance if its performance were just a little better. The performance is OK. The fragrance sticks around on skin and clothes for a long time... but its projection fades fast to the point where in cooler weather someone giving you a hug might still miss it. In warmer weather the projection is better, but quite inconsistent. But the fragrance it self is truly delightful, particularly if you are a fan of woods and vetiver as it has that addictive woody base, but mixed with this clean and sweet smell that I can only describe as “fizzy” (particularly in the open). I am not the biggest fan of sweet fragrances, because I find most to be too much (e.g. syrupy or sickly sweet), but the sweetness of Man Blue is light and just serves to amplify the addictiveness of the woody base.

After sampling the whole JC man line my order goes as follows from least to best. Parfum, Ice, intense, original, extreme, aqua, blue. This one just had the best "clean" masculine vibe to my nose. Parfum smelled too feminine and is very gourmand compared to the others. Ice smelled like dove soap to me. Intense smells good but has a very synthetic opening I just don't like. Original is just basic and doesn't last. Extreme was pretty good. Aqua I found to be more of a pleasant smell than extreme. Blue smelled the best of them all which surprised me that the rating is so low compared to the others. Just goes to show you that you can't base everything you see off reviewers. I see this cologne pairing well with Vibrato or Sauvage for those hot summer days to give it that extra kick it needs. I like that it is not expensive and sprays nicely. This is perfect for a gym scent or all-around summer heat cologne that doesn't break the bank.

I didn't have very high hopes for this one but it genuinely surprised me a lot. You get a nice even balance of aromatics, freshness, little bit of spice and some wood. It's done in a way where any man would easily pull this off so it's a great everyday scent. To top it off, it's really not that pricey at all. Only downside is that you will need to put a fair bit on you as it's not the best performer but this is honestly really great!