Michael Jordan

This is my childhood. This is the scent association I have to sitting in my best friend's bedroom, circa 1998, on a freshly laundered Pokemon bedspread sprawled on the floor, playing Star Fox on his Nintendo 64. Chicago Bulls posters lined the beige walls of his room, and sitting on his disheveled desk desk, alongside a Scottie Pippen bobblehead, was a small flask of Michael Jordan cologne. We would spray it in the room like a diffuser, and it would waft through the musty air for hours. Great memories of brighter, more blissfully ignorant days.. The spice of juniper berries with the alluring, almost musky feel of the fir and incense combination, are quite enjoyable even without the nostalgia. Very synthetic? Yes! What did you expect from a $10 fragrance? But it's honestly pleasant, and it does last (at least on my skin) for several hours with (again, skin dependent) unexpectedly great projection. Most people who enjoy an older fragrance for it's nostalgic emotive aspect exclaim the conspiracy of a "major reformulation," which totally diminishes the value of the fragrance to them, but this fragrance is absolutely true to memory after 10+ years. 10/10 in my book! Although my 10-year old self may have a significant say in that rating! ;)

5 years ago or so I would have been loath to try Michael Jordan, as I am not a huge basketball fan nor big on celebrity fragrances. However I saw a gift set (cologne and aftershave lotion) for $12 at Burlington Coat Factory, and couldn't pass up the deal. I had heard this was a decent casual frag, and indeed it did not disappoint! Green and woody, and ever so slightly aquatic, Michael Jordan is perfect for the gym, running errands, or any casual occasion. Good, but not great lasting power; average projection. Incidentally, the aftershave lotion is the strongest and longest lasting cologne aftershave I have ever tried. Not groundbreaking by any means, but MJ represents the best of its sporty milieu. It just smells good in a clean, unpretentious way. The me of 5 years ago would have snobbishly rejected such a fragrance, but now I can appreciate such a bargain frag. Don't knock the celeb fragrances until you try them!

legend in the nba! i love this scent its very complex and high quality, most people dont give it the rep but its a perfect scent for me, and not too unisex or femnine and he knows what GUYS WANT TO SMELL LIKE not unisex stuff that ur girlfriend will be dumping on its really an aromatic hybrid scent because its got a spicy masculine matrix and the sandalwood patchouli and musk give it some sensuality while they are carefully controlled and the citrus and green notes help blend the entire woodsy spicy components to give a very casual laid back chill scent to wear everywhere i gotto say this is really more sexy than many of the higher end colognes because its sporty and designed for athletic guys and makes u smell athletic and physically active rather than horndogs bathed in some frag to pick up women at a club

Spray it, and be transported back to 1999 playing N64 or Dreamcast... This scent IS my childhood lol. A friend got a bottle for Christmas the year before and I begged my parents for it... a few lawn mowing and car washing jobs later and it was mine. Back then in wasn’t a budget frag it was like $70 a bottle. I’ll always have a soft spot for it. Can’t say enough good things about MJ. Most of the flankers are all clone frags but THIS... this is its own animal.. don’t pass it up grab a bottle today! Scent 10/10 Sillage 8/10 Projection 7/10 Longevity 9/10 Overall 9.25/10 it’s a classic

Michael Jordan is the undisputed GOAT. Undefeated in the Finals and in my nostrils. Crybaby LeBron could never have his own fragrance. If LeBron had his own fragrance it would smell like tears and dirty socks. Michael Jordan got the crud kicked out of him and still became a champion, meanwhile LeBron had to quit in the finals because the A/C got broken. The first Space Jam is the Citizen Kane of my generation, then LeBron had to go and ruin it. I have no idea what this smells like

Its basically a decent scent but MJ legend is MUCH better its surprising that more people are commenting on this than mj legend since that is the best cologne on this scent line Overall ive had this 3 times and traded it each time after awhile because its kinda forgettable and bland compared to many other better fragrances out there, but nontheless a good budget cologne

The nostalgia factor is real with this fragrance. Takes me back to 8th grade, riding my Mongoose bike (with pegs!) to my friends house to drink some MD 20/20. I felt so cool wearing this fragrance! Its a fresh clean cheapie, best suited for the gym or running errands. A great value in my opinion!

Wow, its best cheapie in my collection and value for money. Its my go to gym fragrance which definitely fell you fresh and clean. For me its one of barbar shop fragrance which has decent performance. Go for it you won't regret it, its fresh, cheap, clean what can we ask more for the that price

Love this cheapie fragrance, used to wear it as a little kid. This is just a great green fresh scent, don't let the price fool you. Longevity: 4+ hours Sillage: scene scent to arms length Overall: 8.00 out of 10

One of the 2 first fragrances(along with Hilfiger athletics BOO!!) i received for the holidays as a child. Still to this day one of the best cheap celebrity scents created. I love it

Great value. Another classic that will remain in my rotation as long as it's available. Blind buy safe and quiet unique in today's world of blue fragrances.

Such good memories with the fragrance. One of the frags that got me into the hobby in 2012. This stuff still holds up today.

10.99 at Ross Very good scent Unique, tastefull, refreshing Not overbearing Will purchase again.

great...refreshing...inexpensive...just frkn spray on with more frequency n quit yur bitchin

this was that cologne you worn out on the town 10 years ago

It's very fresh and sporty. Definitely good for a daytime!

This is one of those fragrances if you used early in your fragrance use, you loved however it don't live on after that. This was my second fragrance at age 28. I got it in a 50 ml bottle and later upgraded to a 100ml. I admit, even though I am NOT a basketball fan, my guy is Jordan. I grew up in the 1990's so he was THE GUY. I saw the 50ml in a Walmart and wondered "That can't be His Royal Airness." Well it was. I do like it and it is my mother's favorite on me but I am not so into it now after I have worn other fragrances. Michael Jordan's self-titled first fragrance is really alcoholic, as in rubbing alcohol but you can get cypress mostly (if you can detect it from the alcohol) along with citruses, cognac and some woody notes. In the mid, it goes herbal with juniper as well as green with fir and green tea notes and also lavender. The base is nearly unnoticable to be honest. This scent is very clean. It is very light so it really works for work. That said, it is a little bit light in performance. I find it lasts about 4 hours tops. I really get a lot of A*Men Pure Shot/Pure Energy from this but not at the Mugler pricing. Maybe Mugler copied them? I do like this fragrance, it is a throwback, it's clean but it is unbelievably lost in the shuffle. I rate this a 7.0 and I think it will be in my collection for a while but that is mainly due to lack of use.

I got a small spray of this when searching for 23 and not knowing it was 23. My first bottle had a faulty sprayer and in 2 wks. 1/3 of the juice evaporated. When I returned it they still had some left and of course when I saved receipt & box nothing was wrong with it... When I first decided to research this the limited pre-FRAGRANTICA source I had said green tea, edar (cedar?), leather and sandalwood. Mmm, I thought manly yet clean and fresh. I was not disappointed yet knew there was much more going on in there. (the Nose knows) I agree with Andy on this scent...the green fresh woody top flows into the sharp green spicy aromatic heart into a very sensual (men and women agree) base, all the while a faint haze of cognac and incense linger in the wings.This frag is as iconic as MJ himself manly: sporty, strong enough to push the envelope yet refined and cultured enough to know when to hang back... Sillage: decent Longevity: moderate Overall: 3.5/5 Some can wear it,some can't pull it off; but rest assured-it is a pleasing cologne and lasts longer than most edc's without being overpowering while it does. Don't judge it on the fact it is a celebrity scent. Please judge it on the juice...

Michael Jordan Cologne is an interesting, inexpensive fragrance. My general impression of it is that it's in the Drakkar Noir lane, that fresh, sporty, musky, lounge-lizard vibe. The top notes are very pleasant smelling. As it gets to the heart notes it gets spicier with the incense and the clove. I feel that these notes bring down the pleasant opening that seemed to promise something else. There's something slightly off in the execution at this point. A popcorn note possibly? SIMILAR TO: I think Drakkar Noir and John Varvatos' Artisan Acqua do this style far better, especially the latter. CONCLUSION: A nice cheapie fragrance, but there's something at the heart or base that's somewhat "not great" smelling. I guess in that regard it smells cheap, in that most fragrances that have quality ingredients probably don't have unintentionally bad notes popping up in the dry down. Considering the other starter fragrances at the discounters, I think you're better off with the other mainstays such as Curve, or even Grey Flannel. 6/10

I have 3 sons, aged 11, 13 & 17. I enjoy bringing home new fragrances that I find in my travels to TJ Maxx or Marshall's, and letting each one try it out & whoever likes it best, gets it. Bought this one blind for $13 at Marshall's today and my 13-year old middle son took one sniff & declared "Gimme, mine!" It's a very fresh, light cypress/juniper scent. Longevity & sillage are certainly lacking, but it's pretty awesome for a middle school teenager. He's also enthralled with all things basketball, and all the kids are obsessed with Jordan's shoes, which I'm guessing is another reason he snatched this up when I brought it home. It's light, inoffensive & something I'm sure he'll use everyday. It's too young & generic for my 17 year old who loves tobacco, leather and retro type scents. And too "colognish" for my 11 year old who uses the occasional spritz of Axe body spray. Again, the 13 year old loves it! Not something I'd find attractive on an older man, but pleasant enough for a teen or younger guy.