831 San Lucas

First impression: Just sprayed this and my first take is pleasantly surprised. Guess I thought it would be tropical from the marketing brief, but it's actually not very fruity. More of a masculine floral. It smells expensive, complex, and very well blended. I definitely get a new age luxury hotel vibe. If this has staying power, it's a top spring scent for me. Update later Update: So I found there to be a strange note to this in the mid and drydown. Hard to pin point. It was almost hay-like? I found it distracting and I started to wonder if I didn't like the fragrance too much. I shelved it and decided to wait until I saw my girlfriend. We sprayed it on my shirt and let it settle... and she loved it. She smelled it a few times wondering what it reminded her of, then her eureck moment: "it's like a fancy resort hotel in a tropical town. Mexico or the Caribbean. You should wear this to work in the summer." So there you have it, marketing brief was on point. I noticed on future wearings that that strange note may be how the iris and woods play with one another. The iris is peripheral, sitting along the edges of this fragrance. Not obvious like other iris colognes like L'Homme or Gentleman. Very interesting composition and one that I'll experiment with as the weather improves.

I don't understand how do people smell sweetness in this. This is nothing like Invictus/Hawas, both are Fresh/Sweet. Maybe the Apple but to me it's Fresh/Spicy/Floral scent. I've used it for a year now and yes, it's extremely similar to LNDLH Bleu Electrique. Very underrated and under the radar scent, amazing replacement for LNDL BE. Projects loud for first hour after that a skin scent for the next 5 hours. Tip: Spray this on clothes for longevity. Fyi: Smells heavenly, a must have in the collection if you don't care if it lasts and just love the smell: Something like Dior Homme Cologne. Scent: 10/10 Performance: 5/10 Overall: 8.5/10

Picked this out of a lineup of a handful of others a clerk helped me sample at a shop while traveling. I came in with a specific set of notes I was looking for and this fit the bill perfectly. The geranium in the middle may be that strong scent some find unpleasant. Geraniums come in many varieties but they commonly have a strong earthy, peppery scent. For me, it's a nostalgic scent that reminds me of my mother's garden.

Very good smell almost like a YSL y without the apple and iris added in. It's pretty weak but it's a nice smell

I think this is fantastic. Very versatile and signature scent worthy!