John Varvatos

RECOMMENDED AS AN ALL-PURPOSES EDT FOR MEN This John Varvatos EDT is full of happy contradictions: bold and relaxed; subtle and sophisticated; masculine but delicate; day elegance and night sensuality. There are a couple of notes - Tamarind and fig/fig leaves - that blended with the strong leather, but also the tobacco, plum, thyme, amber, vanilla, and a little oud, make a unique marvellous, sweet, creamy scent. It's a very well-crafted fragrance. If it would last more it would be a real masterpiece. The dry down, although a bit subtle, it's very pleasant. The scent is bound to be noticed while it lasts. It really draws a lot of attention in daily normal use. It is totally safe to use it in an office environment. The bottle is very masculine and elegant. My rates for John Varvatos for Men: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ - Opening: 9.0 (pleasant unusual fruity and spicy opening) - Drydown: 8.0 (good ambery smooth leather but a bit subtle) - Longevity: 6.5 (under average with 6 hours on my skin, with 3 sprays) - Sillage: 6.0 (up to 4 feet, 1.5 hours projection, with 3 sprays) - Versatility: 9.0 (a true good for all-weather scent but a bit less adequate for hot weather) - Wearability: 9.0 (use it almost everywhere; just exclude sweaty activities) - Compliments: 8.5 (while it lasts it's a head-turner, and people do comment about the scent) - Uniqueness: 9.0 (it has some vibes in common with other smooth leather fragrances but with a different type of sweetness) - Quality: 9.0 (great but I take 1 point for the slightly under-average performance) - Presentation: 8.5 (very good! Very simple and effective; flask similar to all Varvatos) - Price: 9.5 (125 ml non-tester for €26) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Average: 8.37 / 10,00 - between 7 and 8 = above average; - between 8 and 9 = recommended; - greater than 9 = do not miss; My comments: My 125 ml John Varvatos cost me 26 Euros on sale. It's a very good deal. This is a fragrance of recurrent use. It is a pleasure to use and it grabs a lot of feminine attention. I do recommend it. It's a very good all-purpose fragrance and quite nice to use in the work environment. My performance perception changed (for the better) after the following recommendation: Apply 2 sprays above your ears, 2 sprays in the neck/chest, and 2 sprays in your clothes. It does not stain. The longevity of the "normal" 2 sprays behind each ear will double and you will get a good 3 hours projection, with up to 4 feet sillage and up to 8 hours longevity. More than enough performance! Music: Elton John - "Rocket Man"

with another performance john varvatos edt would be considered as one of the best fragrances of the last 20 years. sadly, the poor performance ruins almost everything. the opening is not great, a bit fresh and fruity. but after 1 min u can detect a beautiful combo of leather, pipe tobacco with soft traces of cinnamon and herbal notes. the blend is absolutely well done, very smooth and warm without animalic feel, it doesnt smells cheap at all. to me the smell is fantastic, very manly, confident and rich. this is one of my favourite leather scents ever. it reminds me an aged rocker, someone despite the age can have a great night with a younger woman. like is said, the performance sucks, it lasts on my skin for about 4-5 hours, during the first two hours the sillage is moderate. for example, dark rebel is not a great performer but compared to j.v. is a beast... i paid 25-27 euros for a big bottle and im ok with this but i cant recommend j.v. for a retail price, due to the poor performance. good for winter, fall and spring, for day and night, for casual and formal situations. for 28 and up. overall, another great smell( with a great price) that doesnt last, it's up to you. john varvatos edt è uno dei tanti profumi buonissimi con una performance scadente. la brevissima apertura fruttata lascia subito il posto a un mix che a me piace tantissimo, ovvero cuoio e tabacco, con leggere note erbacee e di cannella. caldo e affascinante, j.v. è un profumo decisamente virile senza essere eccessivo. l'odore di questo edt mi fa pensare a un rocker attempato che sa ancora rimorchiare le ragazze più giovani. lo consiglio a chi piace il genere cuoiato-tabaccoso ma senza spenderci molto, perchè purtroppo la performance è deludente. d'altronde i profumi di john varvatos sono noti anche per questo, quindi fate un pò voi... scent-8,5-9 long-4,5 sillage-6,5 versatility-8,5 presentation-8 uniqueness-8 back up bottle worthy? maybe compliment factor-7,5 my vote-8 in one word- guitar alternative- ferragamo pour homme oud( no oud here, great combo of leather and tobacco with a soft animalic note...)

John Varvatos is #11 on my favorites list (out of a few hundred). I love fig and date fragrances and this has date front and center, giving it that nice, chewy texture along with the sweetness that fig and date notes contribute. I'm eating tamarind for the first time in my life as I type this, and although it is not very aromatic (has a weak scent), it does taste a touch bitter and a bit sweet. Fragrantica describes the scent profile of tamarind as "bittersweet" and it tastes that way in a very mild way. If a tamarind note is used in John Varvatos it's either a built-up "imaginary" accord or the scent somehow extracted or distilled from the tamarind and amped up. I'm not sure I can detect a distinguishable tamarind note like I can the date note. But tamarind and date are so much alike anyway that they just probably blend together in John Varvatos. John Varvatos is a very nice, sweet spicy, creamy and chewy-textured fruity scent with that delectable date/tamarind note. And there should be a "Fruity" accord listed in the stack for John Varvatos. Yes, I wish the performance was better. P.S. why do people keep referencing the "fig and plum" notes in this? Does fig + plum = Date? Having said that, I do like to layer this with two other similar fragrances, both with plum notes: Michael for Men by Michael Kors and Le Dandy by D'Orsay. Wow, what a great combined scent profile! And the much better performance of Michael for Men extends the longevity. Le Dandy is an unbelievably delicious gourmand-oriented variation with rum, whiskey, plum, and sweet spices. Also, this is in no way similar to Vintage. I know noses are supposed to be subjective, but come on. Just because it's the same brand, perfumer, and the bottle looks similar, doesn't mean the fragrances are. They are very different.

2004 Amber-Woody scent of BALSAM-FIR with Leather & Amber by Rodrigo Flores-Roux... First Impression: Slightly soapy & dry balsam-fir wood & leather...Initially I was disappointed, because when the brand's website describes it (above), I felt they're gilding the lily. Overall I was getting a conservative dry woody balsam-fir scent with faint leather that leans masculine. I'm not sure if time would alter the scent for me, but I'll post an update if so. Balsam Fir here is dry woods, with slightly soapy, green-herbal & balsamic touches, while the leather is soft, and more of a vintage-leather that's lost the new-leather scent. At first, the balsam-fir & leather overwhelmed the other more subtle notes. The performance is average, as other reviewers have commented. This would be a nice layering scent, or for when understatement is desired. Aside from the website description, for what it is, it's well done. Update 03/11/25 after macerating: This has sweetened up quite a bit over the last couple of years, and now I'm getting the date & caramel notes more as they should be, as well as a more satisfying woody accord including pencil shavings & balsam fir. The leather is beautifully & tastefully done, and reads like the interior pocket of a vintage leather jacket after removing a pen, some mints, a kleenex... Definitely leans masculine, but anyone who enjoys leather & woody scents, could wear an aged version of this. Love it.

Let me abundantly clear: I love this with every part of me! This is so wonderful that I have put off reviewing it for lack of superlatives adequate in its description. Euphoria begins as the first spray casts a dewy glow over skin. Strangely sweet tamarind offers a sharp contrast to deeply resonant leather. Brightly lit amber illuminates a sticky accord of dates. Embracing a linear approach, we see this juxtaposition on repeat throughout harmonious chords: Astringent Fir and green herbal notes shed light on a saccharine heart of caramel and vanilla. Sharp benzoinic notes of olibanum and styrax highlight an animalic shadow projected with hay and oud. The resulting hypnosis is staggering. I could superficially complain about an "average performance", but I'm bored with that terminology. It's one thing if you have spent big money on a scent, and it smothers itself within a fleeting breath of existence, but when a perfume is as reasonably priced as a bottle of this, it becomes a tedious lament. Besides, I would miss out on the renewed rapture, as I freshen up mid day, and that is a habit that gets me through most mornings. Despite a very familiar profile to many other scents, it is here where rough edges are smoothed into a far more elegant composition. I will also declare this to be unisex, if for no other reason than I just can't stop wearing it. So with all my mind, body and soul, I say, "Namaste Rodrigo! Namaste!".