Jimmy Choo Man Extreme

I don't care what the note breakdown says, there's most definitely a nice juicy citrus in the opening and I actually thoroughly enjoy this stuff. Of all the Savauge line, Elixir and Parfum are my favorites but they are both pretty limited to cooler weather. The Parfum is the one that resembles this fragrance most of all others, it's like they took the low sillage and great longevity of that version and transferred it over, freshened the opening up with red thyme to give it some herbal heat and added a juicy bergamot to really grab your attention and then don't want to tell anyone it's in there, though it's easy to pick up right after application. Then they just removed the vanilla and olibanum and this is what you have. A perfect for year round use, very smoothed out and not in your face Savauge with low sillage but excellent 10+ hour longevity. Once it reaches the normal $45 price of a Jimmy Choo at discounters it'll be a great deal and easily blind buy safe for anyone who likes ambroxan heavy frags.

Smells like Sauvage Parfum and lasts about as long. It's not a bad fragrance at all and I totally recommend this for all non fragrance people. If all you need is to smell good for a few hours, get this! It's cheap and smells good. If you want it to last longer just over spray a bit on clothes and you're good. Should make it most of the way on an 8hr work day. If not carry a 5ml travel atomizer.

This is a first time fragrance for me been wearing for a couple of months and this has brought me a good amount of compliments and I really enjoy the smell it's just has a light projection but I highly recommend it as a first time buy and it's not too complex or nothing it's nice simple nice smelling and brings compliments I also don't see all the comparisons to dior

I’ve come around to wear pretty regularly, it’s almost like if you took the salty freshness from ADG and took the fruitiness from YSL Y and then the pepper from Sauvage you get this, which all of those frags I love and the combination is actually quite nice, the quality smells nice but performance I wish was better, that’s the only thing holding this back.

I LOVE the way all the Jimmy Choo Man fragrances smell. But they all perform like absolute dogsh!t. Even overspraying Curly Fragrance style does little to improve performance. It's a shame because this one is really nice as well.

first reminds me of eros flame edt mixed with fahrenheit? maybe its just the red bottle lol but it is a ambery gernaium pepper bomb with a smooth sage, i love it!

It smelled a lot better when I tested it at the store, my bottle has this salty/seaweed note to it that jusr doesn’t mix well with the pepper. Performance is eh.

The smell is great, modern, people pleasing. Performance is ass. Macerating this one for a few months at least

It's smells really good, sad that it's kind of cloning of A&B fierce, and overpriced due to that.

A mix between sauvage edt and Invictus

#147 of My Fragrance Journey - Jimmy Choo Man Extreme: The Garden Behind the House My grandmother had this small herb patch behind her house. Nothing fancy - rosemary leaning over the path, thyme pushing up through the cracks in the stone, sage just doing whatever it wanted wherever it landed. On a warm afternoon, you'd brush past any of it, and the whole garden would shift. Greener. Sharper. Like the heat pulled the oil right out of the leaves and into the air. That's basically what this fragrance is chasing, and honestly, it gets close. Rosemary, thyme, sage, all thriving under some imagined sun. Not delicate about it either - more resilient than pretty, if that makes sense. There's something almost stubborn in how green it smells. Opens with a crisp hit of pepper, just enough to wake up the herbs without stepping on them. Red thyme's doing most of the work in the middle, clary sage and rosemary woven in so tightly you stop being able to pick them apart after a couple minutes. Which - yeah, I think that's actually the compliment here. I gave up trying to identify individual notes pretty early on and just let it be an herb garden at noon. Green, aromatic, a little sun-baked. Everything turned up without losing the plot. Geranium shows up somewhere in there too, quiet about it - not trying to be a flower, more like it's smoothing the edges off the sharper herbs. Keeps things from tipping into medicinal territory, which happens a lot with this genre if you're not careful. Man Extreme skips the usual heavy wood or sweet amber move a lot of masculine fragrances lean on for "intensity" and just stays clean, green, and a little wired, in a very good way, for most of its wear. Later on, you get amber, vetiver, and tonka rounding things out - warm, woody, nothing dramatic. It's a refined kind of masculine, works fine in an office and just as fine on a Saturday. Feels like a familiar aromatic fougère, polished just enough to feel fresh and effortless. Where it loses a bit of steam is right at the edge of its own ambition. It plays the modern aromatic fougère really well, very controlled, very sleek - but it never actually pushes past that. If you want something that breaks the mould, this isn't it. It's operating well within lines everyone already recognises. And that name - Extreme - feels a bit like false advertising once you notice the projection. Surges out hard in that first hour or two, sure, but then it drops fast into a skin-scent, quiet and close. For something called Extreme, it goes pretty private pretty quick. I don't think it's trying to reinvent anything, and it doesn't need to. It knows what it's doing. Strong first hour, then it settles in close and just... stays there, comfortable, not fighting for the room's attention. Works well for someone who wants a fragrance that does something for them rather than announces itself to everyone else. Vibe: Sun-warmed herbs crushed between fingers. Rosemary leaning over warm stone. A garden alive with resilience and quiet power. Performance: Strong out the gate for the first hour or two, then it pulls in close - expect a quiet, skin-hugging herbal-woody presence for the rest of the wear. Fit: Everyday confidence. Office-safe, weekend-easy, made for someone who doesn't need the room to notice. Funny how the fragrances that don't shout are usually the ones people remember wearing you in - ever had that happen? More scent stories and visuals on Instagram - @lavendercloudsjd

Upon the initial spray, the scent is quite sweet—think of a complex candy-like sweetness that isn't overly cloying; it's still quite pleasant. Along with the sweetness, I noticed some pepper notes reminiscent of the opening of Dior Sauvage. After about ten minutes, the fragrance develops into some spicier notes that help tone down the initial sweetness, making it suitable for daily wear, including in the office. I also detected a light leather note that brings the fragrance back to the recognizable style of the Jimmy Choo line, known for its leather undertones. After about an hour, the sweetness persists but is now complemented by a clean, woody note—think of a classic men’s fragrance with subtle wood elements that pair nicely with the sweetness. In terms of performance, I experienced excellent projection during the first two to three hours. Expect it to create a pleasant aroma bubble around you, approximately 2-3 feet in diameter. After the three-hour mark, the projection diminishes to about 1 foot but lasts at this level up to the eighth hour. Overall, the performance is quite good and the best I've experienced from the Jimmy Choo Man line. I found this fragrance to be an excellent option for daily wear. My only concern is how similar it is to Dior Sauvage. However, Extreme does have its own twist, combining sweetness with leather, yet the pepper and ambroxan contribute significantly to its resemblance to the Sauvage line. If you already own a bottle of Sauvage, this may feel redundant. But if you don't and are looking for a leatherier take on this type of fragrance, it's definitely worth checking out.

Just tested this at my local Macy’s which got this new flanker in stock a few days ago. The opening is spicy and herbal, but within minutes as it begins to dry down this literally smells like a quality blend of Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme and Dior Sauvage. It also reminds me of Coach Platinum but without the pineapple note. I don’t get A&F Fierce or Dylan Blue at all. There’s a noticeable tonka bean note which isn’t listed here but that explains the mild sweetness. The original Jimmy Choo Man DNA is present as well but it’s way in the background. This would be a solid daily driver for anyone who wants something a little different but with some blue versatility. As with the other Jimmy Choos this is a light scent and has moderate performance so spray heavy and be sure to hit your clothes for more staying power. But all in all this is pretty likeable and easy to wear fragrance built for mass appeal.

Pros: Smells good Versatile Akin to Sauvage, an almost universally adored fragrance Cons: There are other (some better performing and/or cheaper) Sauvage dupes and twists like Armaf's Ventana or CDN Urban Elixir, Cool Water Parfum, Roberto Capucci's L'Homme Suave, Coach Platinum, and many more I'm sure... Prada LR Carbon is only a little more expensive. Conclusion: If you want something that smells Sauvage-ish, this will work just fine. But if you already have Sauvage or one of its many offspring, you may want to pass on this one.

Great middle and base notes (sage, wood, geranium, a bit of pepper). But the top note is too sweet, flowery, and spicy. Once the opening dissipates, it’s a solid bet—but here, as many others have said, it really does smell like a Sauvage clone (just not in the top notes). I’d say it’s more well suited for fall, winter, and nights. Performance - especially projection - could be a lot better. 3.5/5.

The opening is reminiscent of Sauvage EDP but as the scent evolves, especially in the dry down, it assumes its own identity. Spicy, aromatic opening and mid, evokes the shade of bright red, and the mildly sweet, woody dry down, more of a sensual crimson. Not a beast, but a noticeable scent bubble for the first 5 hours before becoming a skin scent with about 11 hours total longevity for me.

Fresh slightly spicy, slightly herby with a bit of a fresh and clean quality about it. It is quite similar to Sauvage but take away all the citrus and add some herbal notes. This is quite the masculine fragrance, it’s nothing unique or new in terms of overall scent profile but it is a solid fragrance. The performance is pretty decent as well.

I’m not a perfume reviewer, just someone who sniffs & go’s, thought this definitely smelt like sauvage, just with a smoother spice and not like a kick in the face spice, I hope performance isn’t an issue, I quite enjoyed this scent smells a bit like a bath & body works man body wash, 7.5/10 I’d wear it, seems like a grab & go kinda cologne.

Surprisingly decent if nothing too revolutionary. Comes across like a successful combination of Montblanc Legend and Dior Sauvage (or perhaps Versace Dylan Blue). It also reminds me a little of edge Man Intense by Swiss Arabian minus such strong pineapple & ginger accords.

This is my first designer fragrance, and I have to say I really do enjoy it. I, of course, don't have the frame of reference many others have, but I enjoy the shower gel profile this has. It works for my job, and has enough personality that I enjoy it day or night.