Vieri

I must admit, rarely is it recently that I am truly amazed, surprised or blown away with a new release from any brand, be it from a designer house, niche or from the up and coming popular Middle Eastern/clone houses. But to be honest I have been impressed most lately with the later most of those three. However I've been looking for two that I can wear myself or my wife, in the coming warm weather that were just complete knockouts. So I bought this one from the recent 25% off sale they had on Venba Fragrance and I went ahead and bought Amouage Reflection 45 along with it. In all honesty I was expecting this to be very good and to have Reflection 45 be the one that was completely captivating. Well, I had it the wrong way around. While Reflection 45 doesn't disappoint me in any way whatsoever, it was pretty much exactly what I expected it to be. No surprises, which can be a very good thing, especially when blind buying a $400 fragrance! It's worth it's price. The quality is there and clearly evident. But Vieri, WOW was I underestimating this fragrances potential!!! This is by and far the sexiest, most suave fresh fragrance I have ever run across in my time collecting thus far. When I wear it the lemongrass, tea and incense are slightly more apparent and when my wife wears it, the fluffy, soft florals, red berries and musk pop out a bit more, making this one perfectly unisex. Leaning masculine when I wear it, and feminine when she does. That's a trait not many fresher unisex fragrances have. But either way, this stuff is just jaw-droppingly good and if you are looking for a summer stunner, look no further. There's absolutely nothing challenging whatsoever here, but that doesn't detract from its outstanding scent profile one, single bit!!! If you want to have something for warmer weather, that's very high quality and is surely going to grab attention then this is a fragrance that I can't recommend highly enough to anyone that's looking for something geared for Summer wear. It's truly a complete modern masterpiece and I can't wait for more people to get their nose on this one.

This is one of the most amazing warm weather fragrances I've owned. And the performance is FAR BETTER than what the ratings here would leave someone to believe. The problem is that at this price range people are expecting really complex, multi layered fragrances that are more centered around cool weather use, but this is definitely not that. I get performance on par with my Savauge Parfum, doesn't project super loudly but definitely well above average as she said, and easily lasting 10+ hours, she didn't say that. But anyway, it's an unbelievably high quality fragrance with great performance and is also much more nuanced than something really close to it, just as if not more expensive like Lois Vuitton's Imagination. This is superior to that in every aspect but it has a much higher rating and to me, it doesn't come through in the quality for the LV. This has far superior performance and projection as well as better presentation and packing. Why this one gets hated on and that one is so highly praised I will never understand.

Just like candied lemon! Seriously. It reminded me of the lemon/apple flavored skittles or tart. Once it dries down you get a really nice musky floral citrus combo (the musk takes center stage though). Now, the downside is that it completely became a skin scent around the 4 hour mark. That being said, I only sprayed once on skin at the store. My dad was with me and I also sprayed his wrist, but once we left the store (about 30 minutes later) I could not smell it on him anymore (he also could not smell it on himself), yet it kept projecting on my skin for so much longer. It's very lovely. But for $380+, I would expect a fragrance stick around for at least 6-8 hours.

I tend to review my fragrances different from everyone else. I actually let someone around me wear the fragrance to test the longevity, silage and projection because fragrance smell different second hand and in the air. This is a hidden gem. I hope they never discontinued this one. Scent: 9/10 silage: 9/10 compliment: yes longevity: 10/10 for a citrus juice projection: 9/10 full bottle worthy!

Love this one, off the top all the notes come off blended really well. lemongrass and citron come off really nicely with the pepper in the opening, not sour or pungent very smooth. develops Clean and musky with a very light floral touches. a light incense character to it while the amber, tea and woods creep in and keep it interesting. overall Airy and clean but there's mysteriousness to it.