Jet Black Enigma

I picked this up as a blind buy because the note breakdown on the website sounded amazing, and I enjoy Ash's videos. I had no prior experience with Michael Malul fragrances, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I definitely was not disappointed at all. This is a familiar scent, though I can't quite place my finger on why it feels so familiar to me. It doesn't necessarily smell exactly like anything else, I guess it just has elements that remind me of other frags perhaps? Regardless, I enjoy this immensely. It's dark, kind of sexy and mysterious, and the oud is absolutely perfect. It's not so subtle that you're struggling to pick it up, but it's not overpowering or pungent or anything either. It literally is just right. Everything in this juice is beautifully blended, in my opinion. Imagine Maison Margiela "Jazz Club" mixed with a little Tom Ford "Noir Extreme", but slightly toned down, and a nice splash of oud to round it off. The performance is not bad. It's not "beast mode" by any means, but the projection is pretty decent for the first couple hours, and the longevity was typical. I've worn it once to work, and I do 10 hr shifts in a warehouse, and I re-applied during the middle of my shift, so I can't really give a definitive result on the performance, but it does seem pretty solid thus far. The price point is okay as well. Using the discount code provided in Gents Scents video for this collab, and the fact it came with a discovery set made the value even better. It's priced at $109 I believe, but with the discount it was around $87 if I remember correctly. I think that's a very fair price. All in all, this is certainly quality juice from my experience, and out of everything I smelled from the discovery set, Jet Black Enigma is the strongest release from this house, and I would purchase again.

What's wrong with people that like chili and cheese on spaghetti?? You ever have something called Cheeseburger pie?? Don't judge it until you've tried it... Also... Any business can be reported to the BBB. It's similar to saying you made a police report on your neighbors because they shoveled their snow into the street in front of your driveway or their cat walked on your lawn... Anyone can call the police and have a report made for just about anything. (I will admit I was laughing about him selling those cheap gimmick fragrances in a mall kiosk... But hey, gotta start somewhere.) Atkinsons London... Located in Italy. English Laundry... Manufactured in New Jersey... British Sterling... Located in New York... Blah blah blah... It's marketing. It's like adding "International" in a business name. Hell... It's not apples to apples, but look into the true history of Creed. One of the most popular, high-end niche fragrance houses around have used similar marketing tactics... Who cares. I too have zero stack in this fight... I own 2 MM fragrances, the only 2 I liked and JB Platinum I scored for $35 at a Fragrance Outlet store. Enigma is a solid fragrance... Clearly the highest quality and presentation of the entire line/all MM releases. Hopefully Gents Scents can help improve the house further... If you're someone that doesn't like the house, then don't buy any.

Don't understand what Jeremy's fragrances has to do with this particular scent?? I think this is unique and I like it. I actually love just about everything I've tried by Michael Malul so far, including Reserve and Platinum which I think are the 2 stars of the show. Enigma is a bit below them followed by the Intense and lastly the original Jet Black. Definitely worth it IMO *Update 7/27/22 This fragrance was co-developed by Ash from Gent Scents not Jeremy from Jeremy's Fragrances. He has his own entirely different line/brand of fragrances. ** Recently purchased Ocean Noir and Ktoret San Lucas from Michael Malul and they are both winners 🏆🏆. If these colognes were produced by a more well established brand or had some famous celebrity endorser then all the little sheep out there would be fighting over every last drop of this and the rest of Michael Maluls catalog. But they won't know how great it is until someone tells them how great it is. So someone needs to get on YouTube and tell them, STAT!!

I must say... I love this. It doesn’t smell like Bvlgari Men In Black to my nose, but I understand why some would say that. There’s definitely something about this that hints at that sort of MIB profile. I got the sample discounts back when they were on sale at $15. I’ve given this a few wears, and I really like it. I do think it’s a little overpriced at retail if it really is selling at $140. There is a 20%-off coupon flying around somewhere online, but even at that price, I do think it’s a little steep. This is not a fragrance that I would recommend for anyone in their 20s or younger, as it does give that over-30 mature man type of vibe. The last thing I do want to say is that I don’t quite understand why it’s rated so low as of this writing (3.98/5). But I imagine it has to do with the fact that it is a little pricey, and the fact that it has to do with Gents Scents.

Got the free 10 ml travel spray (pay S&H). I actually love this. Warm, spicy and woods to start, but in the drydown something earthy and almost green (cypriol?) asserts itself in the mix. That earthy element is what sets this apart from anything else in my winter collection. Best YouTuber fragrance I have smelled so far, but in fairness I haven't smelled anything from Jeremy yet. I can't stop smelling my wrist, honestly. My best friend wasn't as much a fan as I am, but who cares. The spices in this honestly smell like my cat's fur, but in the best possible way. Like if there was a vetiver note in my cat's fur, which has a warm cinnamon vibe. I will probably buy a full bottle of this. Never smelled it anywhere else. Pleasantly surprised and would recommend.

Ok look it’s pretty simple this is a good scent... all of the negative and angry face comments we’ll most of them are from people that just don’t like YouTubers making money... go look at their profiles they all look fake to me. This fragrances was 65$ after the 20% off which is perfectly reasonable for what it is and does. It doesn’t smell like the One at all; and one guy on here is pretty mad about that 😂 idk y but he his. It is a really nice fragrance that has good performance. All the hate on this one is people trolling nothing more. I actually saw one negative comment with a fake profile picture of chaos fragrance on here. Some people are so pathetic... don’t get me wrong This fragrance is nothing revolutionary but it is unique and it’s really good.

I have owned this for a year, it was an expensive purchase when i began my fragrence journey. It at first didn't strike me as all that impressive, i was a creed guy. Looking for sweet projecting compliment getters. A year later, i am wearing it today. It is complex, rich, and not boring at all. It is personally very pleasing and is layering well with one of my favorite Creeds, wild veteveer. Veteveer is and always has been a core in my collection, but I have grown to apreciate the richness and class of this fragrence. I would put it in the class of some of the higher end Amouage fragrences. Not a teenagers fragrence, but one of someone who is confident, a little more mature. This one takes time to fully appreciate.

Those saying this smells like or identical to, the one edp, are really missing the mark. Does it fit into the same style, absolutely but this smells nothing like it. Similar style, but not similar smell. On my skin it's smooth, spicy woods with the darkness of the oud in the background. The labdanum gives off a slightly resinous leather vibe. The patchouli adding a bit of earthiness. Love or hate Ash from Gent Scents, this smells great and stands on it's own. I don't know what is with the obsession some people have of trying to compare everything to everything else instead of just enjoying each fragrance for the individual works of art they are...

It smells a little like everything in the Reminds Me section. It weaves its way through many permutations of those notes. The top notes lean closest to MiB. In the drydown when you really start to get all the cypriol, this smells like a designer version of Blazing Mr Sam with a touch of ginger and incense in it. The note breakdown is very similar but it is built differently. Way underneath all of this, instead of tobacco there is a nice woody humidor smell. The labdanum keeps this from being repulsively dark and makes it project better. It is very wearable and pleasant. I really like this one.

I think its good. It seems a lot of folks won't give it a chance because of 'political' aspects like Jeremy's fragrances but I don't care about any of that. I can truly evaluate the quality of the fragrance and base it off of the actual juice, not the politics behind it. Its cozy and I would consider it for more for an intimate setting than the office. It checks all of the boxes for me in regards to performance and quality and it gets compliments. Don't let yourself dislike it or miss out for heresy reasons.

Why the hate? Because a YouTuber helped create it? Cmon guys. It’s good. It’s nothing “new” per say, but it is good. It’s spicy, slightly sweet, and woody. Just like it was designed to be. Reminds me of The One EDP with some Versace Oud Noir mixed in there, so it’s a good, solid date night scent. Doesn’t push any boundaries, but it does what it’s supposed to do quite nicely. And for that, I have no complaints

I don't get the hate either. I got the travel size, which said it was 10ml, but was actually much larger than that. There's a lot going on, but it's a nice fragrance. I do get the similarities to Jazz Club...but no rum or tobacco, and the presence of cardamom and patchouli make it a little different and more complex. Definitely a cold weather, night out fragrance.

This fragrance hit you with a explosion of spice in the beginning, then the vanilla, tonka bean start to come out in the heart and dry down. It's similar to Intoxicated by Killian, but darker, woodier, and earthier. Ash, if you are reading this, I think it could use a bit more sweetness. It's always a good compliment factor for a fragrance like this :D

I absolutely love this scent, it works perfectly. It projects nicely for 2 hours and then settles in, as should your date for the evening. It's meant to pull your date closer without overwhelming them, creating an addiction to smelling you close. Just where you want them. Thank you MM/GENTSCENTS

Most of the people here comparing it to the one edp but the funny thing is that I haven't smelled that fragrance (But I will in future). To My nose it smells like Aggarbatti that Indian people uses in temples for worshipping. Nothing else just straight up aggarbati.

I bought the full bottle based on the notes, and don't regret it at all. Love the scent have a few from this house and have not been dissapointed. Beautiful dense body to it, lasts, and it's the perfect scent for this season.

Ignore the hate You tubers are allowed to make money too. For $140, that’s a bit high, I found on Amazon in the original release bottle for $90. Well worth it.a nice rich deep fragrance

I’m really enjoying this scent. I always catch myself smelling the cap. Backup bottle purchased since it is a limited run.

This smells like when you walk into a high end clothing store. It’s pretty nice.

I made a fragrantica page just to review this, I’ll start off by saying I really like Ash from gents scents, I’m not on here to hate on him at all. I felt crazy when I first smelled this because it immediately reminded me of Vince Camuto Virtu, which i personally love, and Ash really hated on when he first reviewed it, to be fair he did go back and say that it’s not that bad. So I sprayed them both on each hand and it’s not by any means the same fragrance, but it is pretty similar, like a more mature higher quality version of it. I thought to myself maybe I’m crazy so I asked my brother (who isn’t into fragrances at all) to smell both on my hand, he smelled Virtu first and when he smelled Enigma, he said “that smells like an old man version of the first one”. Also someone below me compared it to Santal 33 which virtu gets compared to, so I don’t think I’m crazy. I do like the fragrance, but I’m glad that I got the travel size one for 10 dollars and not the full bottle, I’m 26 and I think that it’s a little too “mature” smelling for me, but I’m also really into very sweet designer fragrances, but that’s not all I’m into, my favorite fragrance is red tobacco by Mancera. So I’m not just into “club bangers” lol. It blows my mind that he hated on virtu so hard and then came out with this lol. I can’t really speak on performance either because it’s only been on my hand for like 2 hours, but it does seem like it will have good performance and it is a good fragrance but I don’t think that it’s worth what they’re asking for it.