Krizia Uomo

[Like many fragrances that have been around since the eighties, Krizia Uomo has been reformulated at least once, and perhaps more than that. This review pertains only to the latest formulation. As someone who’s been wearing it irregularly for about fifteen years, I’ve never noticed a significant change in its contents.] So many scents created in the seventies and eighties have fallen by the wayside due to ever-changing tastes in fragrances. There are a few that remain on favorites lists, but these are the exceptions instead of the rule. Having watched YouTube fragrance reviews for about six months now, I’ve never seen a review of this, and considering the quality of the scent, it’s a shame. It’s not for everyone, but it wears so incredibly well in the winter that I just had to share how much I enjoy it with a bigger audience. (And since winter is just ending, what better time than now?) It’s too good to be kept a secret. According to Fragrantica, on the top we have: aldehydes, Artemisia, juniper berries, mandarin orange, basil and lemon; in the middle, cyclamen, carnation, sandalwood, jasmine, cedar, pine tree needles and geranium; and in the base, leather, patchouli, musk, oakmoss, and vetiver. It was released in 1984, and created by the Swiss company Firmenich. It’s really more complex than this, but in the beginning what you get is pine, pine, pine. Some reviews online accuse it of being a Pinesol-like smell, but I don’t get the medicinal or detergent-like quality at all. What the opening reminds me of specifically is going out at Christmas time as a kid and cutting down your own 8-foot tree in a gigantic, sprawling spruce or pine forest, and the smell of your hands for the rest of the day when you have that sharp, sparkly-smelling, resinous sap on your hands. The opening has that harsh, resinous, pine-sappy grating quality in the nose. If you don’t over-apply, this only lasts 10-15 minutes on me before it starts to develop. It never loses that deep, sea-green earthiness, but as time goes on I start to pick up some of the more (very slight) floral notes, the oakmoss, and the vetiver. It never turns “floral,” per se, but there are the barest hints of carnation and germanium. It is VERY strong – so strong that I usually apply with the atomizer at a fair distance from my skin so as to get a faint mist instead of a full-on spray. When I’ve sprayed this on my clothes, there are times when I could easily smell it a whole two days later. The projection and sillage with Krizia are off-the-charts good. With as few as three sprays, it will last over ten hours. I would classify this strictly as a late fall or winter fragrance; you definitely don’t want to sport this in three-digit heat. If you’re light on the trigger, I don’t think it’s going to offend many people at work, especially if you have a commute to work where it can settle down on the skin first. This isn’t for everyone. It’s unquestionably bold, piney, assertive, and uncompromising, but some might not find it unique enough to be a “formal occasion” fragrance. That’s fine. My favorite times to wear it are when it’s freezing outside, something I’ve been doing ever since middle school when I first laid my nose on a bottle of it. It cuts through cold air like no other fragrance I’ve ever smelled. Maybe the best part is that you can buy 100 ml. of it on fragrancenet for $15.99. If you like deep, dark, sparkly, sharp, resinous, piney scents, you could do a lot worse than to blind buy this, or get your hands on a sample. To anyone else who is interested in sharing their opinion about Krizia, please comment below or post a review of your own. This deserves more play in the world of reviews, even if they are from people who don’t care for it.

In times of uncertainty, not just of the world as we know it, but in personal uncertainty, of which I have much right now, I reach for the remedy of nostalgia. The faded hopes and dreams and past lives through the dusty lens; the aperture closes and once reopened, the lives lived are gone. The only evidence is the artifacts we may hold dear to us. I donned Krizia Uomo, and I had to pause. I listened to Brian Eno's "How Many Worlds." I realize that I am growing weary of the prosaic approach to describing scent ("just tell us what it smells like"), but for the sake of being helpful, Krizia Uomo has elements that are first may seem standard, even somewhat gruff and acrid to certain noses in its beginnings: sharply aldehydic cold snap green leaves and brisk pine needles. However, it quickly diverges into a coniferous floral heart, and what I detect is the use of cyclamen aldehyde, with its verdant, plant stem, waxy quality similar to that of the flower. Herbaceous adornments run throughout its development, while its coda is a caraway leather-musk. It is less pungent than its peers Polo, Quorum, One Man Show, etc., and tempers machismo with a more contemplative feel overall. Perhaps this is why it's giving me what the kids call these days "the feels." Its coarseness smoothing out into elegance is stimulating much the same way that dissonance resolving into consonance is so satisfying in music.

Krizia Uomo is a fragrance that truly stands as a testament to timeless elegance, but unfortunately, it has been discontinued. Its invigorating citrus opening, refined woody heart, and mossy leather base come together to create an olfactory masterpiece that resonates with classic charm. The citrus notes provide a refreshing and lively start, leading seamlessly into a sophisticated heart characterized by refined woody nuances. The fragrance's transition is smooth, creating a harmonious blend that exudes sophistication and class. As it settles into its mossy leather base, Krizia Uomo encapsulates the essence of a bygone era, offering a nostalgic journey for fragrance enthusiasts. The news of its discontinuation may bring disappointment, limiting accessibility for those seeking this timeless gem. However, for those fortunate enough to possess a bottle, it becomes a treasured and irreplaceable part of their collection. Krizia Uomo's discontinuation adds an extra layer of rarity and exclusivity to its already distinguished profile. It stands as a reminder that great fragrances, like timeless classics, are sometimes fleeting. For those still in search of this fragrance, the pursuit may be challenging, but the reward is an olfactory experience that captures the spirit of a bygone time.

Krizia Uomo is a fantastic 80s perfume that's still wearable and of great quality. The slightly citrusy opening with mandarin and lemon makes for a pleasant initial impact, and that scent lingers for a while. Then the pine needles, geranium, patchouli, and oakmoss become the soul of an absolutely well-crafted perfume. It exudes 80s urban elegance; in my opinion, it must have been considered very sexy back then. Excellent performance; if you find the Parma spa version with vertical gold stripes, you'll hit the jackpot! I'd avoid using it on hot days; otherwise, it's a versatile perfume suitable for men 35 and up. A gem worth rediscovering! Fantastico profumo anni 80 da riscoprire. L'apertura leggermente agrumata smorza il vigore degli aghi di pino, del patchouli e del muschio di quercia. Uno dei migliori del suo decennio e consiglio caldamente la versione vintage di questa gemma della profumeria. Per uomini dai 35 in sù. Scent-8,5 Longevity - 8,5 Sillage-8 Versatility-8 Presentation-7 Compliment factor-7 Uniqueness-8 Backup bottle? Yes My vote- 8.5 In one word- Urban Alternative - Enrico coveri pour homme, sergio soldano Black o nero o uomo... The review is based on a vintage spa Parma formula, the box and the bottle have Golden stripes.

I wore Krizia Uomo for many years. I came to relish its Firmenich-crafted magic, and it became a key component of my fragrance collection. I used to make a special trip to Jacobson's in Winter Park, FL just to buy it. I went through bottles and bottles of it. Both Krizia Uomo and Jacobson's became victims of changing times. The Krizia Uomo you see online now is a dismal facsimile of what it had been. Instead of looking for vintage bottles, I chose to savor my supply of the original release to the very last spray or splash and commit the aroma to memory. I still have a very smart, olive green toiletry bag with black piping and foldable metal twist lock closures that came with a set of eau-de-toilette and aftershave. I now use it to hold small mementos. Alas, Krizia Uomo is just a Fragrantic memory in a rather large collection of ghost aromas that haunt me. Such memories are as sweet to me as those of family, friends, or life events. They are moments lived and worth remembering. I will always love Krizia!

Purchased at a discount store yesterday for less than $20. My initial "get" is that it's what Silvestre Pino wants to grow up to be. I get a real blast of pine/juniper initially with the adelhydes amping everything up. Love that first half hour--I don't do subtle, pretty or aquatic. I find there to be very little "middle," with some florals; I'm not the best figurer-outer on individual notes during transitions. I catch mostly moss with the base after a several hours, though the patchouli is there for awhile. Similar to Tsar (especially) once the initial phase is over; similar to Quorum but without the lavender or staying power. This is masculine. Don't know about 80s-era. I will share this with my 14 year old as he's nearly done with Tsar. Works for work for me. Edit: I get a 20 minute drydown on my skin. A couple hits on fabric helps keep the initial and midnotes present, especially the juniper. Much improved. Scent: 7/10 Sillage: 5/10 Longevity: 6/10

This is my all time favorite; A powerhouse of a fragrance! I am down to my last three bottles. Oh how I wish Krizia would bring it back. I have been wearing this for years; since it first came out. Piney, Woody, Vetiver - what a combination! Just the impression I want to leave as I walk through a room, without saying much. There is nothing like it 10/10. Good for hours and hours on me. A flannel shirt, a pair of corduroys, my timberlands and Krizia: I got it all going on! You know it! Who am I kidding; I would wear this with a Tuxedo (2-3 sprays). Stands up to cool or cold weather. I wear it whenever! Because, in the end, your signature scent is who you are- not who you want to be! The one with the atomizer incorporated into the cap and the two gold stripes going down the front of the bottle. I also have the Body Shampoo and the After Shave Balm. How is that for overkill?

Krizia Uomo resembles a blend of the best elements from Quorum and Paco Rabanne, as well as a touch of Polo, backed by subtle florals. For me, this easily replaces all three as the King of Green. Immediately it comes across as shockingly smooth for a woody-green fragrance with such normally sharpish elements to it...but...there is something else here. I don't know what but (I mean this quite literally) it smells buttery. Whatever that is, it overlays the whole presentation: gorgeously rich, smooth, sedate, and gentle, where, say, Boss Sport - another ancient favorite of mine - is bold and outgoing. Krizia Uomo is a true gent who reduces One Man Show, yet another favorite, to a crude, shouting lout. If this fragrance isn't considered a classic, that's a shame and a crime. Should it ever be faithfully reproduced note for note, it will top my Would Insta-Buy list.

So Cool! Pure Italian beauty from the 80's! Love it! The pine/juniper/citruses/aldehydes combo is perfectly done with the main accord being still the pine. Its juicy, fresh, lush and green while also aromatic and classy! Very easy to use and cool looking bottle. This juice is in the same vein as Sergio Soldano (nero) for Men (1985). Performance is very good, the dry down lasts you til the end of the day. I consider this to be a signature fragrance for above 35 and though it has that outdoorsy, woody, forest vibe to it, I can also see this perfectly working in a big city environment like NYC. A true Italian statement! Love it!

Mine is the older version with the stripes on the bottle with the integral atomizer in the cap. I wore this yesterday and I'm compelled to say this scent is remarkable! What a masterful orchestration of spices and "coniferousness" and slight soapiness. Very good longevity. Look at my Fragrantica virtual shelves, and you will see I placed it near Quorum and Montana Parfum d'Homme Montana for men, because of the similar spiceiness of the three.

Tenho este perfume há mais de 30 anos e ele sempre será o meu preferido. Perfume amaderado com notas de almíscar e âmbar, com leve fresco cítrico e excelente fixação. Foi a opção que me foi oferecida na época em que eu não tinha dinheiro para comprar o Polo da Ralph Lauren e supriu com elegância. Ele traz muita nostalgia da minha juventude.

An old school pine/woody fragrance. Krizia is really lovely. Distinctive pine and aldehydes with a fresh uplifting sillage. In my opinion, this is nicer than OMS but, I agree, it is similar - Krizia is closer to GBH Red. Longevity and projection are very good. The drydown stays aldehydic and fresh. Very masculine and great value.

Professor,the old one is the one you see in the picture above,with the built-in atomizer and golden stripes,the new has a similar bottle but not as spikey like the old one and no stripes,and it has a cap and under an indipendent atomizer,the old version is still easy available,at least here in Europe!

I'm really starting to love this the more I wear it- the strong clove-cinnamon-orange-peel opening is marvelous... but I tell you: the far drydown is really dominated by smooth sandalwood- and good quality stuff from the days before it was over-harvested. Beautiful.

I have loved this fragrance since it was launched in 1983. I used it a lot in the 80'd and 90's. After many years, I recently bought a bottle and I am glad I did. It smells the same as it did years ago. It has very good silleage and it lasts a long time on me.

Think of a snow covered pine forest on a mountain range,fresh flowing river,crisp air and a cold breeze.This is what I get from Krizia Uomo.It is very green,cool and refreshing with satisfying longevity and sillage.In hot summer days this will cool you down.

Gorgeous green lemony piney juice which keeps itself green, happy and cheerful for a very long time. The drydown is mossy musk with the happy factor also present. A happy fougere to lift your spirits at any time of the day! Thumbs up!

A powerhouse of a fragrance. Got my first bottle many years ago and sourced another about 10 years ago I think from Fragrance X. Great longevity and sillage - one to used sparingly &would suggest mor of an evening fragrance. Love it.

Very well done and a lovely classic now discontinued. However, it seems like Dior has recently retained the same 80's DNA in one of their classics. Krizia Uomo smells strikingly similar to Dior Jules (2016).

Man I loved this stuff. I used to keep a bottle in my MGB. Once it was finished, I'd get a new one and throw the empties in the back. It was my signature scent for years. I miss it. Those were the days.

Pine indeed and it smells fresh and clean. I like to wear this fragrance on hot summer days. Today is one of those days. I get many compliments when I wear it and it lasts a long time on me.

...now I know and I can add to my below review: I shit you not, this has the vibe of a rainy day In New York City. Dark, wet, fresh, urban yet green, big & bold, while charming to no end!

Another discontinued gem👎 why brands keep discontinuing their best Fragrances? Krista uomo was such unique scent❤️ Krizia must bring it back again!

Labaloo - After trying Vintage Halston 1-12 (and current) as well as owning Vintage Z-14, I mainly find a connection with 1-12, and significantly less than before. Krizia Uomo (once I bought the terrific After Shave Splash) has really grown on me with several full wearings. This is a really nice fragrance with old-school charm, but not dated at all. The power of the EdT versus Cologne in Halston gives them an entirely different vibe...Krizia Uomo is much stronger, while Halston wears like a Cologne should. Great vibe, but not loud - just well proportioned and a very nice radiant skin scent after the initial 20-30 minutes or so of good projection. Krizia Uomo is a very green scent with a lot of natural elements from the forest in here (along with a burst of aldehydes on top!) - I, personally don't get amber like Z-14 has, along with Benzoin and a large amount of spices and rich leather (although there is a light leather note late in the drydown of Krizia Uomo). The more I wear Krizia Uomo, the more I realize the key base notes are actually a nice warm musk and Oakmoss - supported by the vetiver, wood & patchouli. This really stays with green notes & herbs (artemisia, juniper berries, basil and pine needles) throughout - impressive and very nice "focus" of notes. The florals are integrated well, but what makes it so fresh and definitively unique to 1-12 & Z-14 is that it stays away from any resins (with galbanum in 1-12). Classified a "Woody" - this is a unique "Aromatic Green Woody Musk" to me - incorporating some nice wood notes, including cedar, vetiver and sandalwood along with a nice, rich, damp oakmoss. Z-14 is classified a Leather (to me, a "Spicy Leather Chypre") and 1-12 stays in the Aromatic Green realm very well. I acquired a brilliant old, vintage 4oz 1-12 splash and it is so full of Oakmoss compared to today's "fresh & clean" but lightly mossy scent, which I still like a lot. But, after coming back to Vintage Halston's...I realize more & more just how different Krizia Uomo is. It's Italian flair is very prominent and I find it to be a wonderful scent that is at once both vibrant and refreshing while also soothing and wonderfully relaxing. Rare to find that. Vintage One Man Show is compared a lot - and yes, there are similarities. But, I feel a lot more refinement in this bottle by Krizia. From the brilliant Pierre Dinand-styled bottle with its contoured shape & lines to the bright and fragrant, aldehydric green opening...this may be an 80's scent in full-force, but as my friend, ObsessionForMen, said..."give it a chance and the dry-down is heaven". I concur. It has definitely risen in popularity with me as I find myself reaching for it quite often. Definitely a true year-round scent of taste & great quality. With its unique vibe and Italian-styiling, I no longer find myself comparing it to any Halston Bottlings. It is an excellent fragrance on its own merit - and uniquely so! Cheers.

Very good aromatic scent - woody but also very green. I have a strong appeal for fragrances like this (classic, masculine)...and give kudos to Krizia for this bottle of very good quality fragrance. A brilliant review at the bottom (the first) by ObsessionForMen! Indeed - transcendent juice. The lemon, aldehydes, juniper berries, soap suds and moss pour onto your skin...with a nice light floral musk note kicking in soon after with some leather and a concoction of flowers, artemisia and the key midnote that defines this fragrance - pine needles. However, all of this comes together in a big, lathered up soapy delivery in the heart - but the suds seems to wash away as it moves to the base notes. Although the entire wearing is very nice, it is in the drydown where a lot of great notes come together. Oakmoss, musk, patchouli, wood, vetiver, and a nice touch of dusty cedar and fir/pine needles that stay from the heart to keep freshness (woody, but green). This never gets heavy. A chic, suave but comforting Italian scent that could be dressed up or down. I prefer more casual, but fragrance like this is worn by the wearer, not the other way around. So, a fresh clean shave, pressed shirt, tie and suit would go well. And, it would not be offensive - just radiant. Distinguished scent for a mature man. This is very European - specifically very "Italian", as I said before. I like it the more I wear it (and have Vintage EdT and After Shave bottles, which are excellent). The blast of lemon and aldehydes on top mix so well with the florals and juniper. Very good! If I want a refined, sleek and fine-lined composition with depth (like the Pierre Dinand-designed bottle it comes in), then Krizia Uomo is a great choice. This is a great scent with a lot of class, but can be worn casually as well. My score - 8/10. Highly recommended!

I blind bought the modern version of this, I'm not familiar with the original and can't comment of the mossiness or lack thereof. I will say this though it's satisfied my recent desire to put some masculine powerhouses back in my wardrobe, as I realised this was an area I'm sadly lacking. Sure I've own polo/kouros/pacorabanne etc...in the past but I was hoping this might be a bit like VC&A Tsar or something but it isn't really. Neither is it like Azzuro pour homme or Quorum which was a relief. I find it softer and more manageable than any of the aforementioned fragrances but don't be fooled this is no slouch and I think can still quite easily be referred to as a powerhouse. I'd say it's a sharp and pungent opening of lemon and aldehydes which settles to fern and pine with a heart of spiced powdery geranium and carnation, not too musky but with facets of oakmoss and animal qualities. I like the way it dries down too, changing all the while and settling (after several hours) to a quiet skin scent. For me this is a good example of the aromatic fougere and more wearable and toned down than it's counterparts. Good longevity too even from this new formula, so all in all a pretty good blind buy.

I bought a vintage bottle off of Ebay last year after reading a journal from 1989-90 where I praised it rather highly. Honestly, I can't remember owning a bottle of it. Maybe it was a friend's I had tried and was planning to buy. Who Knows. When it arrived and I sprayed it I could remember the smell very well. A strong, pine, oakmoss, cedar, musk that was actually pretty common as a scent profile back then. Along the same lines as Paco Rabanne pour Homme, and Quorum by Puig. Linear, fresh, outdoorsy and fairly high powered. Not offensive, skanky, or avant garde.. This one is pretty "nostalgic" smelling to me. Not to say, "stodgy" or "old timer". This is a good fragrance, and I enjoy wearing it. But as I actually wore this in the late 80's it's impossible to not consider it dated. ( I certainly am.. ) Would I recommend this? Actually I would.. But I would advise getting a smaller sample if possible, or get a small vintage for 30-50 USD - keeping in mind this will likely remind you of an older, mature scent profile. But it is a great one if you like the outdoorsy, pine, moss, soapy types.

This is the definition of old school Italian "barbershop" feeling cologne. Great longevity and presence. Not very modern in feeling, so definitely I would say for fans of vintage fragrances. It felt so fresh and current in the 80s when I first discovered it as a teen. But now it has a musty, dustiness common in many vintage frags. I usually attribute it to the oak moss, which the real stuff is long out of use, so our noses aren't used to it anymore, and thus, dated smelling. I went down memory lane today, but this is not something I reach for often, even though it is an excellent representative of its type.

First impression: I got a vintage splash bottle of EDT which smells piney and powerful — kind of like the pine in Bogart One Man Show — only better! I also get a strong menthol or wintergreen sort of a scent I find highly addictive. Notes I don't get that some do: spicy, soapy, leather, resins, tobacco, so it doesn't remind me of Polo Green, Quorum, or Tsar -- all colognes I own and love. I’m pleasantly surprised a vintage bottle can smell this bright and uplifting because so many vintages have flat top notes. I really like this 4/5

A nice $10 blind buy for me. No regrets, definitely something I'll wear...but I seem to be piling up the aromatic fougeres. Krizia Uomo, Azzaro Pour Homme, Le 3eme Homme, Yatagan, Rive Gauche...they all overlap in some ways and differ in others. Of these, Krizia is definitely the closest to Azzaro Pour Homme, with pine and juniper taking the place of anise and lavender.

I love this cologne, but I do warn that it is EXTREMELY sharp. It has the smell of a pine forest, gin, and some classic chypre, but it is sharp to the nose exactly in the way wasabi is. Well, fake wasabi made out of horseradish and green 40 dye, that is — I’ve never tried the real stuff.

classic. I tested the current version. i do not like it. too smell of pine which then becomes sweet and cause me headaches. I do not like, smells like old people at the bar to play cards. moderate performance. ps ... but if I do not like this I will like even one man show?

I just got a 5ml bottle of this fragrance and like it (so does my wife). I'd place it somewhere on the Quorum - One Man Show - Paco Rabanne Pour Homme range. I'd like to buy more. Can anyone tell me how to determine if a bottle is original/vintage or newer/reformulated?

A good old school scent. good for every day. not in summer and not in night. good performance. low price and clean smell.7/10

my dad used this fragance when i was a little kid, i like it,very nice scent,very clean.....

Good woody, fresh fragrance. kind of reminds me of an old wooden church smell. 6/10

I tried to like it many times, when I was younger; and, didn't.

I ordered a mini-bottle of this fragrance not too long ago to test out this fragrance. Even though they said it was new, it wasn't cellophane sealed and looked like a small sticker price tag was scraped off the box. The color of the fragrance itself was a yellow color. I was afraid I would be trying on something that has gone rancid from age, due to the cellophane being taken off or maybe opened.? This has a loud, almost rancid opening(due to age)but then it mellows down and it smells very much like "One man show" by Jacque Bogart. This one though, doesn't have that faint "root beer" component in it's scent like "One man show" does IMO. Otherwise, it's about the same in scent being that it's clean, woodsy,and green. This type of fragrance is just not for me like a few other ones that are vintage.

The current mossless version of Krizia Uomo poses a dilemma for any classic masculine fragrance enthusiast. It contains clear structural notes of pine, juniper berry, lavender, lemon, cedar, geranium, cilantro, basil, coumarin, cedar, vetiver, and musk. Its top notes are basically lemon, pine, and juniper dressed in aldehydes. As a whole, the scent is bright, crisp, green, woody, herbal, a touch sweet (in a coumarin way, not in a sugary way), and extremely likable. It smells clean, but also somewhat sophisticated, conservative, and natural. In other words, it smells great. The problem is that other fragrances capitalize on these notes in more memorable ways. Pino Silvestre and Agua Brava are more charismatic herbal/lemon/pine scents, YSL's Jazz takes woody lavender and makes more of it, and Polo Crest has a more full-throated treatment of cedar, vetiver, and musk. For an excellent crisp-green to "woody" scent, Chanel's Anteaus is hard to beat. One could blame Krizia Uomo for not making the most of its pyramid, but I don't feel anything negative toward it. Even though there are other fragrances that come to mind when I smell its drydown, the one thing about KU that stands apart is its subtlety. This is not a loud, clawing, hard-edged synthetic scent like One Man Show (which smells much different imo). This is a carefully crafted gentleman's fougere, and something about its spiced cedar base is very alluring. The drydown definitely lends distinction to this old eighties saw from Italy, and I'm sure people find it sexy on the right person. Haarmann & Reimer classify this fragrance as a woody chypre. This is a rare case of where I disagree. I smell no bergamot or labdanun, and as I said earlier, my reformulated bottle contains no moss of any kind. What I do smell is a clear lavender, coumarin, and musk accord, and the "clean mountain air" aspect of the citrus top note, coupled with the slightly barbershoppy woods, reminds me of Paco Rabanne PH. This is an overlooked fougere, and ultimately its "fougereness" is the reason I will always have a bottle - I just love these types of old-school aromatic ferns.

This is my first review on Fragnatica. This website has been extremely valuable to me and a lot of fun to read. I hope to contribute something back. I recently went on a drugstore binge on drugstore.com. I bought numerous low cost fragrances that were not available to sample at the local brick and mortar stores. I would have to say that Krizia Uomo for $25 was the winner. I sampled Krizia Uomo back in the 80's and remembered liking it but I was too busy with Giorgio Beverly Hills to pay it more attention. When I received my bottle last week I was pleasantly surprised by a rich green sticky juice that has an italian flare to it. Think Polo Green (old version) a la italiano or One Man Show but richer with an Italian/European flare. The box says made in Italy which sent me jumping for joy. Do they really make this in Italy and ship it to us for $25 a bottle ? I am dying to know. To my knowledge the fashion house of Krizia still exists. Anybody know anything ? IMO this is a macho scent . Very 80's but not outdated by any means. This is for guys that like to wear a collared shirt and a nice pair of shoes when they go out. It would work better in a lounge than a club if that makes sense. As far as I go (42yrs) this could very well be a new signature scent for me. Especially since it lasts 7 hrs on my skin which is unheard of these days. Will this disappear by the time I need a new bottle?....lets hope not. Update Feb 2013 - Bought a new bottle and was extremely disappointed. Very low sillage and longevity.

This is my kind of fragrance! I waited two months for this to arrive from overseas and have worn it today for the first time. Considering how good this fragrance is - it can be bought remarkably cheaply. This reminds me of a number of other fragrances: It is like Polo Green, but not as pungent; it is like Francesco Smalto pour Homme, but without the smokiness and it is like Pino Silvestre,but stronger and with a floral heart. It is in good company. This is Polo's little brother and is crisper and soapier. If we imagine that Polo is to be worn by a lumberjack, axe in hand returning from a day's work in the conifer forest, Krizia is worn by him on his day off as, freshly showered, he walks down the hillside through conifer trees and fields of flowers. Krizia has a soapiness which works with the coniferous notes to create an effect which is long-lasting and fresh. Yet this freshness is not the freshness of the sea (like so many aquatic fragrances), it is the freshness of a mountain breeze. As the heart notes are revealed I see glimpses of Halston 1-12, especially in the jasmine. The longevity is good - and its sillage is more than respectable. I have a 19 year old daughter who loves coniferous scents and she is crazy about Krizia - I will be giving her a decant of this.

UPDATE: I guess a woman wearing this isn't liked very much on here but I think I've figured out why I ordered it by accident. I'll leave my original post below this one.... One of my brothers passed away the other day. He had great adventures in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. He served 20 years in the Navy and was a Navy Seal for awhile. He was a troubled soul but he loved the outdoors and this is the perfect scent to honor him. He is in a better place now. ********************* I ordered this on accident, thinking it was the women's version. I sprayed it on paper and wasn't impressed. It just smelled like pine needles. and I didn't know if I was going to keep it. Tonight I sprayed it on the back of my hand and I'm really digging this! It's not following the pyramid so much on me. It starts out with pine needles, then it get lemon and the juniper berry's. After while it gets a lemony soap smell that is very nice and reminds me of a soap I used to have in the 80's. This is very classy and understated. I bet a lot of people overlook this because of the price, but this is a real gem! It is a masculine smelling but some women can pull this off, such as myself. What an interesting surprise from my purchase mistake! As if my subconscious knew....

I am an italian lover of parfums, i've read what That Makes Scent writes and would like to ensure him about the fact that Krizia Uomo is really Made in italy, by a company named Morris located in Parma. This fragrance has been very popular in Italy for all the 80's, but afterwards it's been a little forgotten, and it has always been not much expensive. I've used it when i was 20 - 25 years old, i loved it, but now it seems to me a fragrance not "natural", even if sometimes i wear it with pleasure. Last summer i was at a restaurant in a nice sea place in Sardinia, a beautiful island of Italy, and i was wondering why so many waiters moved closer to my table...shortly after a waitress asked me the name of the very good fragrance i was wearing...Krizia Uomo!! Krizia has been a very popular stylist in the 80's and 90's, she still works for italian high fashion, but her succes has decreased. Her fragrances have always been produced by Morris in Parma.

Somewhat similar to One Man Show, which has cruder top notes, but has better note separation, and also better dynamism. This one's a bit green, a bit powdery, a bit piney, a bit spicy, a bit soapy fougere, etc. The castoreum is quite strong, so if you don't like that ingredient this is one to avoid (it seems like that is what is meant by "leather"). My first bottle was a small, sealed spray while the second was a 100 ml sealed spray. The large one seems "brighter" though less heavy/powdery at drydown. Neither seem to be a recent, oakmoss-deficient formulation, assuming that is what was done. This is definitely not "modern," and might be good for doing something out in nature that is not "romantic," at least if you are a young guy who is concerned about such things. However, if you get one of the formulations I have at current price levels, you are getting a "true bargain."

Such a classic masculine scent when pine kicked ass in men's colognes (not perfumes). It's perfect for this time of year entering the cold winter season, last week of December. The pine/woods makes it perfect for colder weather. It's like stepping into an evergreen forest with light snow on the trees, some earthiness on your boots, mist rising from the rushing brook, and fresh crisp air you can only get in the upper hills/mountains of a forest. This is the smell of Denver Colorado in the winter, and other Northern states of higher altitudes. Although launched in the 80's, the scent will forever be in style if you love the smell of a pine forest and earthy freshness. Krizia Uomo is the opposite of a metrosexual fragrance. Not that is alpha uber masculine like Kouros. It's not. It's just a rugged dude in a bottle. Period.

I absolutely love this fragrance! I was 13 when I purchased my first bottle in 1986. I’ll never forget how it made me feel. At that age I couldn’t describe notes or any of the ingredients. All I know is I saw ads for it in GQ and was dying to know what it smelled like. At 13 I took my first trip outside the USA and the duty free shop at the airport sold it and had a tester and it smelled better than anything I had ever smelled before! I bought it and was obsessed with it because no one in the subsequent junior high or high schools I attended ever wore it. It also signified my first international travels and became the fragrance of my awakening to the world at large and to my own particular tastes in scent which I now know to be chypre. I will always LOVE this scent more than any other scent I’ve ever tried!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Now this is man's man fragrance. I remember getting into a fight in a bar in Iceland once and right before we were going to get into it i noticed a bottle of this on a nearby table. I walked over to it and sprayed it on and the guy who picked a fight with me began to tremble. He got that look of someone who just realized he shouldn't have done something he was definitely going to regret. This stuff makes you feel like a strong healthy tree. Tall and lean like one of those hard barked douglas firs. It makes you smell like you've been in the forest working all day and God help the poor sap who tries to get between you and your beer when your wearing this stuff! Makes you fell like a woodsman ready to chop someone down!!! True story ... or at least that's the way I remember it. I drank allot that night.

Classic 80's citrus greens, lavender and woody masterpiece. Something different compared to today's mainstream offerings - not that there aren't many wonderful fragrances on offer today across the current spectrums that are in vogue - it's just that this harks back to a different era. No doubt back in the early 80's this was considered good alongside a plethora of similarly constructed offerings. In 2013 however, this is definitely not a mainstream scent - in a very good way. I picked up an old, slightly battered gift box complete with a bar (yes, a bar rather than a shower gel) of soap to accompany the juice itself. The bottle by the way - as others have commented is a lovely dark green type of glass designed in an angular, Art-Deco style. Great.

In the same profile with Leonard PH and Bogart Signature, here and there...quite good It has a nice clean smell, yet stuffed, probably from the basenotes, because this has to have Some orthodox church notes somewhere in the background. If you like good and solid fragrances with a classic touch to it, and find this online and the price is good, buy it instantly. I also have moods by krizia, which is an amazing fragance, my favourite, and I feel the pine note more in moods then in uomo. Unfortunately, it has somethig piercing in It, i had to let this go, even though at first, i loved the fragrance.

This is back again in Italy, I discovered it yesterday into a perfumery. relaunched into a new flacon, close to the original one, by the fashion house together with the female K de Krizia. Well, I don't know if they have been remastered, but I have to admit that Krizia Uomo it's a real Masterpiece. A concert of contraddictions very well orchestrated. A dance of olfactives meteorites. Balmy notes vs warm ones, dark woods vs aromatics, aldehydes vs naturals. Fantastic re-surpise. Maybe is "more destinated" to mature men or vintage lovers, but a great composition indeed.