Moncler Sunrise pour Homme

#1371 in my "Tour de Fragrance" No surprise that I love this scent. Antoine Maisondieu is the nose behind three dozen scents I appreciate, the most widely familiar being Armani Code and flankers. This scent is brightly citric and spicy and perfect for summer. Lasts longer than most freshies (we can all agree that even the best are mediocre performers). I applied this at 5:30AM, did a four mile walk. It's now 12:47 and still a strong skin scent. So for a citric aromatic that's as good as you reasonably expect. I'm kinda surprised I'm the only one picking up on the similarity to Creed "Viking Cologne." It is one of Creed's less popular offerings in the age of amber/vanillic scents. They're damn near identical in scent, at least to my nose (the Creed does have have a hint of orange peel this lacks), and this is less than 24% the price of the Creed "Viking Cologne', which this will replace on my shelf from this day forward. (BTW I also have Loewe "Cobalt 7" which I haven't worn once since the day I bought it. That touch of limonene in the Cobalt is not coming across as citrusy as this Moncler). If you appreciate citrus aromatics as much as I do, like Dior "Eau Sauvage", Acqua di Parma "Colonia", MiN New York "Memento", you're gonna like if not love this juice. Definitely a fit for suit and tie business wear, formal wear, but you can go casual with this as well. If I still spent my days in boardrooms, it would be a toss-up as to whether I'd be wearing this or Dior "Eau Sauvage Parfum." It's a love and successful blind buy for me!

When you hear "dumb reach," you think the same thing we all do: Boring. If you've got any sizeable frag collection, you're certainly not trying to pad your ranks with more dumb reaches, right? I don't want to oversell this, because it's definitely not going to blow your mind, but fellas, it's such a pleasant wear. Mass-appealing this fragrance is, and that very much includes appealing to the wearer. This thing has the Goldilocks amounts of sweetness, cleanliness, masculinity, mass-appeal, and performance. For me, the sage and suede are bright with no small amount of depth, held aloft by a clean vetiver beneath it all. Inoffensive and versatile, it's got just enough heft and freshness to be wearable year round, but I find it leans toward spring/fall. As for performance, many fragrances underperform on my skin, sometimes in drastic ways. Not so here. This stuff powers clean through a workday and beyond, but maintains a sensible projection and sillage, making this a stellar choice for office wear. And man, does this stick on places that aren't skin! After a wearing, I get whiffs of this from my worn shirts in the laundry, from my car seat headrest, hell even from the head cushion of my couch. A dumb reach for ~$70USD might not seem appealing, but this fragrance repays in kind.

Very close to Loewe Cobolt 7, about 95-98%. Loewe Cobolt 7 is a lot stronger than this. If you sample this and want a bottle but arent happy with the performance, wait for a deal on the Loewe Cobolt 7. This is selling for around $65 to $79 at discounters. If you get the Loewe for $100-$110, it's a win. Make sure you get Cobolt and not the regular 7. It's in the vein of Ex nihilo speed legends and Loewe Cobolt 7, smells great. What makes this different is the suede note, which gives it a smooth out subtle suede nuance. The Ex Nihilo is miles ahead of both, but is also costs about 3 to 4 times Sunrise. There is nothing wrong with this fragrance. The blend is great, and for a designer, the materials smell great. If you're looking for something for work or places where fragrance needs to be calm, this is perfect (or just minimize the sprays of Cobolt). I think if you were looking at something like Prada Luna Rossa EDT, this would be a great option to switch it up. This does the same thing with a different profile and about the same or slightly better performance. This might be even more mass appealing, but the suede note was pretty pronounced on my shirt as opposed to my skin, where it just blended so well.

I just got this from a discounter at an absurdly low price (they probably made a mistake there - 100ml for 50$) Smelling it for the first time and I am just amazed this is not being hyped up at all, maybe the distribution is still weak and not enough people had a chance to try it out. The smell is really unique for a designer house. I guess it might be a little bit polarizing, but it sure smells high quality and I love it. The sage is really dominant almost from the start mixed with the citruses and it takes you on this photo realistic journey - imagine you in hiking in the mountains in spring, there is this cooling/cold wind so you can smell all the herbs and trees around in the air, but it's sunny enough so that the warmth radiates smells from your clothes and from ground on the trail (earthy smell from the vetiver and the patchouli accords). Not sure what the performance will be, but the sillage to my nose is moderate after the fist 30 minutes. All in all I am extremely happy with this blind buy. Can't wait to see how it does over time and with more wearing.

This is a versatile fragrance, well suited for daily use in any setting. Office, venue, school, even gym with a light finger should not be a problem. Best suited for spring and autumn, but should not be a mismatch for summer or winter. It is mostly fresh but also a bit sweet, though not sugar type but a diet type sweetness. Like how I imagine asparthame would smell if it did, far from cloying. Scent diffuses from skin, it seems as if it lingers a bit above it, very diffusive but still not overly so, perfect sillage for me. The scent is cohesive but not linear. The sage connects a familiar citrusy, spicy blue opening, suede dominant middle phase and a great drydown which I associate with the ambroxan Aventus DNA. Perfect for smaller collections, it covers so much ground. May be redundant for a true collector though, as you will find similarities to most crowd pleasing scents from last decade. In my opinion the suede elevates this and makes it its own thing and a staple in my collection.