Bespoke

While waiting in a massive line at Burlington Coat Factory during the holidays, I came across this fragrance while browsing the checkout shelves. I was initially attracted by the packaging design; it gave a classy aura. I have been wearing it for half a year now and love the woody and vanilla notes. It is not overpowering while having decent projection. I paid $20 for it and can testify on the value received. This is a great scent for a date night or laid back evening out with friends.

I’m surprised this has so little review around it! I was caught of guard at how classically clean this fragrance is. I grabbed mine at TJMaxx for like $17 while we were in line checking out. There’s a barbershop like note that isn’t expressed with the current note breakdown. I’d also like to say this has ZERO similarity to Mercedes Club Black. Well worth a pickup as a nice gentlemanly scent.

I'm not a huge fun of the amber and vanilla mix in this, but it's objectively a decent masculine scent. The amber is dominant and the vanilla gives it some interestingly sweet undertones, and it settles into a nice musk with decent longevity. Definitely a safe buy as long as you don't mind amber-dominant profiles.

7/10 joseph abboud fragrance, lasts 7 hours and mild projection.

This smells just like childhood, going to the barbershop with my dad. If you have ever spent more than, like, 5 minutes in a black barbershop, it will smell EXACTLY like this. Its col but also sophisticated, very masculine-leaning. It doesn't really take me anywhere, so I'll probably be layering this with another scent. It also kinda reminds me of an Old Spice gel soap. Not exactly my vibe, but it does remind me of the early 2000s.