A*Men Kryptomint

Thierry Mugler A*Men Kryptomint EDT opens with a moderate projection of sweet, spicy, green, and gourmand accords. The opening is fresh, cooling, spicy, inviting, unique, and very pleasant. The mint, sage, chocolate, and coffee are opening noticeable notes. The mint and sage combine themselves creating an intense and prominent cooling green and slightly peppery note, fresh, sharp, and unique. The coffee, patchouli, and tonka bean are noticeable as well. The patchouli is green and intense but refreshing as opposed to the classic patchouli found in other fragrances; the coffee and chocolate introduce an aromatic blond roast coffee and delectable gourmand note, they work well projecting and intensifying the fragrance, but are not as prominent as the mint and patchouli that lead the fragrance with their cooling green note. As the fragrance moves towards its dry down, the tonka bean grows adding a sweet, spicy, and slightly nutty accord. The geranium is the least noticeable note, a faint floral touch in the far back of the fragrance. The fragrance has a few and noticeable opening to dry down changes; the opening is sharp and bright, cooling green, minty, and spicy. Towards the dry down the tonka, coffee, and chocolate boosting the fragrance but staying one step behind the mint and sage. Once Thierry Mugler A*Men Kryptomint EDT has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, cooling green mint, spicy sage, sweet tonka, coffee, chocolate, and patchouli fragrance with faint floral accords. The fragrance feels airy, casual, clean, cold, diurnal, energizing, exotic, green, high-quality, invigorating, masculine, modern, nicely-blended, playful, special, sporty, slightly sweet, ultra-fresh, unique, versatile, wild, and very pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020. WOW RATING: 10/10. A pleasant, unique, impressive fresh minty, and delectable fragrance. DISLIKE RATING: 1/10. The cooling green notes are prominent. UNIQUENESS: 10/10. Green, minty, sweet, a unique fragrance. MASS APPEAL: 9/10. This is a fragrance that most people will enjoy. PROJECTION: 4/10. Moderate, about 4 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 5/10. Good, about 5 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 6 atomizations. LONGEVITY: 5/10. Good, about 5 hours, it projects well for over 3 hours. SEASONS: Spring, Summer, Fall. OCCASIONS: Outdoor gatherings, gym, office, casual, holidays, clubbing. This is an office-friendly fragrance. VERSATILITY: 7/10. Good, a pleasant versatile fragrance, great for almost any time of the year. GENDER: Masculine. The mint and spices lean it to the masculine side. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: Thierry Mugler A*Men Kryptomint EDT can be found discounted for about $45. Its uniqueness, versatility, and great performance are fantastic. This is a great buy. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with the notes featured in this fragrance. SIMILAR: These are examples of fragrances in the same genre. • Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme EDP is a great, mild, slightly sweet, white musk, citrus, mandarin orange, mint, tonka, pepper, and cedar fragrance. • Creed Himalaya EDP Men is a good, light, musky, lemony, powdery, citrus, and woody fragrance. • Dua Fragrances Flagship is a very good, intense, citrusy, neroli, mandarin, floral, orange blossom, mint, vetiver, white musk, and cedar fragrance. • Dua Fragrances Poseidon’s Tux is very good, a Tuxedo and Aventus clone fragrance. • Montblanc Individuel EDT Men is a very good, mildly sweet, vanilla, citrus, mint, spicy, and woody fragrance. • Parfums De Marly Percival EDP is OK, a faint, mildly sweet, ambroxan, lavender, citrus, mandarin orange, and woody fragrance. • Ralph Laurent Polo Ultra Blue is a great, intense, lemon verbena, basil, and aquatic fragrance. • Rochas Man EDT is mild, delicious, sweet, coffee, vanilla, and resinous fragrance. • Versace Man Eau Fraiche EDT is OK, a mild, citrus, white musk, woody, rosewood, cedar, spicy, and pepper fragrance. • Thierry Mugler A*Men Kryptomint EDT is great, a cooling green, mint, spicy sage, sweet tonka, coffee, chocolate, and patchouli fragrance SUMMARY: A moderate projection, cooling green mint, spicy sage, sweet tonka, coffee, chocolate, and patchouli fragrance with faint floral accords. The fragrance feels airy, casual, clean, cold, diurnal, energizing, exotic, green, high-quality, invigorating, masculine, modern, nicely-blended, playful, special, sporty, slightly sweet, ultra-fresh, unique, versatile, wild, and very pleasant.

A*Men Kryptomint is a limited edition that brought a breath of icy, vibrant air to Mugler's A*Men line, reinterpreting the house's woody gourmand DNA with an invigorating overdose of peppermint. Launched in 2017 and designed by Jacques Huclier, creator of the original A*Men, Kryptomint stands out as the most energetic and refreshing fragrance in the line, without losing the density and olfactory impact that the brand carries. The Olfactory Experience Kryptomint opens with an explosively fresh accord, marked by the almost minty intensity of peppermint. It's like a breath of icy air — vibrant, energetic, almost medicinal — that evokes the sensation of crystallized mint. Sage complements this opening with an aromatic, herbal and clean touch. In the heart, geranium adds a metallic and masculine floral nuance, continuing the freshness, but with elegance and complexity. The base, typical of the A*Men line, begins to emerge little by little: earthy patchouli, dark chocolate, roasted coffee, tonka and vanilla form a warm, gourmand base, contrasting deliciously with the initial freshness. The result is a fragrance that starts out glacial and ends creamy, warm and comforting. Performance Long-lasting: Good (7 to 9 hours) Projection: Moderate to high in the first hour, then becomes softer Sillage (trail): Medium — noticeable, but not invasive Despite having a lighter feel than the original A*Men, Kryptomint still delivers above-average performance, maintaining the Mugler house standard in terms of presence and longevity. Occasions of Use Kryptomint is one of the most versatile and daytime flankers in the A*Men line, and can be used with confidence in: Hot spring and summer days Informal and casual environments Daytime and outdoor activities After showering to refresh Ideal for those who like fresh fragrances with a gourmand base, without resorting to excessive sweetness. Perfect for those who find traditional A*Men too heavy for everyday use. Bottle Design The bottle follows the iconic look of the A*Men line: robust, with a rubberized finish. This time, it gains a vibrant mint green tone with a shiny star — evoking freshness, energy and even a slight inspiration from superheroes, as the name "Kryptomint" itself suggests. Final Considerations A*Men Kryptomint represents a cool and invigorating breath within a line known for its dense and intense fragrances. It’s a great gateway into the Mugler universe and an ideal flanker for warmer climates, without losing the house’s gourmet signature. It skillfully blends the contrast between freshness and depth, offering a bold yet wearable and modern fragrance. Final Score: 9.6/10 One of the most original flankers in the A*Men line — unusual, invigorating and captivating. Kryptomint proves that it’s possible to maintain the soul of a classic and still dare to take a completely different approach.

I’m not sure how some folks can adore Ultra Zest and not at least like Kryptomint. They are, after all, like fraternal twins issued from an Andy Warhol silk screen print. Perhaps it has to do with the auto-response people have to certain aromas. That’s understandable, but the principle is the same for both of these: take the coffee heart of the A*Men formula and add one intense, compatible note to create a new fragrance with the same DNA. Package it in rubberized pop art color. Voila! I passed on Ultra Zest after wearing a sample mailed to me by Mugler because I felt that, although the blood orange was very good, I had other orange fragrances that I liked even better, like Hermes Orange Vert. I will give Mugler credit for appearing to ignite the current craze for blood orange in fragrance (a’la Dior Homme Sport 2017, Dunhill Desire Extreme, etc.), but Kryptomint is more stimulating in my opinion. The essential mint is uplifting and combines with the chocolate in a pleasant way that remains gourmand, but not suffocating. The patchouli comes forward here, the geranium adds an unexpected floral touch, and the caramel as well as a few other notes are dropped. Nothing complicated. Just nice. I can also vouch for the fact that Kryptomint really comes to life on sun-warmed skin. I live in a subtropical climate. If I am working in my flower garden in the hot sun and come in the house all sweaty and wilted, a few spritzes of this right after a quick shower is absolutely delightful. I liked the sample I received so much that I ordered it straight away from Mugler and have been wearing it with relish ever since. I have gotten several “You smell wonderful!” type exclamations from strangers, but this is not a criterion for me. Kryptomint is just a fun, spring into summer personal refresh-MINT! This A*Men flanker also compliments warm weather wardrobe essentials brilliantly. Good timing on the part of Mugler.

I've seen the A*Men line everywhere and have tested only two -- the original, as well as Pure Malt. A meh for both. I've wanted to like this line of Mugler as I've had, and am a huge fan of, the TM cologne, green juice. So I'm perusing my local perfume district and stumble upon this pastel, minty, green looking box. "Mugler...Kryptomint...?? What in the world is this?" So, I took a mental note and came straight here to read reviews. The reviews don't match, exactly, my experience with this at all. This was, basically, a blind buy. I tested this on skin and got no mint in the opening but more of a fresh sage(?) herbal type scent. Completely surprised. The chocolate/patchouli note came on almost instantaneously. But it's not a cloying, cheap, chocolate scent. More of a velvety smooth, almost oud-like dark chocolate. The dry down is herbaceous and creamy vanilla. No association with food (as in none of this smells edible) yet it parallels along those familiar smells. Toothpaste? No. Peppermint Patty? No. Dinner mint, After Eight, a complete mess? No, no, no. I can see why folks would place these opinions here, but this stuff is not quite that. Calming, soothing, fresh, clean, sexy, confident, with a tad of sweetness helping with projection, sillage. Not a winter fragrance for me, but more of spring and fall. I can't tell you what this stuff smells like exactly, except that it's good! And definitely far off, in a good way, from my expectations and the reviews I've read here. To me, it runs in the veins of being slightly similar to Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet -- keyword is "slightly". Again, basically a blind buy and no regrets. Very unique, but not very minty. And that's okay. My first purchase from the A*men line. I'm quite satisfied. This stuff is great!

I'm a woman who usually doesn't care much about men's fragrances, at least not on myself, but I got a soft spot for A*Men since I was a child. And I also love mint chocolate. So trying a sample of Kryptomint was an obvious choice. This opens with a huge loud blast of mint, very bracing and refreshing. But you can already smell the warmer notes of patchouli, vanilla, dark chocolate and tonka underneath that, which makes for a nice contrast. I get a hint of the geranium too, not intense but clearly there. It has the typical A*Men DNA of tarry patch and sweetness, so it doesn't smell like a photorealistic imitation of After Eights, so beware if that is what you're looking for. This is too aromatic and masculine for that. Nevertheless it doesn't smell like a scratchy male deodorant or something, so many women could easily pull it off, too. I think I would perceive this as a yummy gourmand on a man and as a cool and unique fragrance on a woman, if that makes sense. It's not something I would buy for myself, but it was fun to test this. If only my fiancé liked A*Men! Edit Nov. 2020: I gave the sample to the guy who was my fiancé when I wrote this review, but is my husband now, and he finally wore it. It smelled sooo good on him. I really recommend it for men and anyone who can pull off masculine scents better than I.

This stuff is amazing! I have the original Angel Men and this one definitely has the DNA of the original but with an enhanced mint note, obviously the name “Kryptomint”. I get mint chocolate chip ice cream, a mint candy, spearmint like smell. The way it starts off it is captivating, it pulls you in, gives you a relaxation. The mint note despite it being so good doesn’t last as much as I would like. 35-40 minutes is how long you’ll smell the mint for. The great thing about this scent is it is a flanker so if you love the original you’ll love this one. For the next 8-9 hours you’ll smell the original A Men notes. Sweet, chocolate, earthy, dark, woody. This is a top fragrance for me. I think since this one isn’t as in your face as the original it’s died down it can be worn during all seasons. Scent- 10 Sillage- 9.5 scent bubble is from 5 feet to 4 then at about 2 feet after 5 hours. Longevity- I get about 12 hours all in all, 9 solid then a 3 as a skin scent. You’ll still smell this faintly in clothes. Projection- 9 projects nicely for 5-6 hours then you have to be near someone or walk by for it to project nicely. Overall-10 love this!

Anti Thierry Mugler fragrances turned into a beleiver here Long story short, I had the classic A*Men, sampled Havane and another one I beleive was Pure Tonka, to me TM was all hype, I mean people love TM, anyway to me they all have that very noticeable DNA, they have the same signature patchoulli dry down and the same sage and mint opening. I was at Marshalls (2017) and there it was, 1 Kryptomint, I hesitated and pulled the trigger, I wanted to see what the hype evening even though I disliked their frags. First opening I thought “here we go again” another A*Men flank with a twist, but seconds later the mint just pierced for almost 20mins then the chocolaty and sage dry down takes it sweet time as well and your left with vanilla and tonka at the end, very addicting scent, ive never sampled Ultra Zest but this does remind me of classic A*Men only is not as loud and scandalous, now I’m curious to smell UZ. There’s a guy locally here on offerup selling a Kryptomint for $35 and I may buy it, I’ll never speak bad about Thierry Mugler frags ever again Longevity 10/10 Sillage and pojection 7/10

Where to start with this one? As usual, standard fare for the line with the bottle design but the bright minty teal is pretty cool looking. I like it. A punch of zesty herbal peppermint right up front. It's cooling to the skin and the sage gives it a bit of spice. I don't smell the pepper but it dries down to a spicier version of A*Men's past flankers. Chocolatey, minty A*Men. Can see the similarities with Eros in the drydown. It's overall an awesome scent. Probably my favorite of the line for versatility and wearability. Unfortunately, this one cannot compare to the others as far as sillage and longevity goes, the latter being not so bad. Mostly skin scent though. Quite the bummer since I could see wearing this one as a signature year round in most occasions. I'll test it further and update my review if it goes better upon further wearings. Update: It has not gone better. Unfortunately, this is in the "okayish" range as it pertains to performance. Release this in an EDP or something, it's an outstanding scent.

2nd update - not sure if I had a defected bottle when I tested it the first time but today I tested it on my skin again and the performance was pretty intense compared to my last experience. Today at ulta around 2pm, I sprayed Eros on my left wrist and kryptomint on my right . It is now 11:30 pm at night and I can just barely smell Eros and EASILY smell kryptomint on my right. Longevity is great however this scent doesn’t project like u would think it would . Longevity- 9 hours + Sillage - about 2 hours for me, then it becomes a skin scent Also for the first 30-40mins I get mostly the mint note , then the greeny and herby notes start to kick in and take over the show while the mint note stays in the background Smells very similar to ultra zest in the dry down which is fantastic Initial spray -8/10- very minty and chocolatey like a mint ice cream Dry down-9/10- fresh, clean, sweet, and slightly minty so it’s like a fresh gourmandy scent Overall rating - 8.9/10

This is currently being dumped en mass to discounters and can be had for about $40/100ml. I was interested in Ultra Zest because of hopes it would be similar to the great Ultra Red by PR. Nope. A lighter amen with some orange that fades. Kryptomint does drydown to about the exact same thing. Why pay $120+? If you like ultazest but don't have it yet get kryptomint. Lasts the same too, people talking shit that this is weak. For me it's right on the happy borderline, I stopped wearing amen 20 years ago because it was just too much. The mint is great in this and even cools the skin upon application and hangs around for about 3-4 hours after the initial strong blast settles. Then dries down to ultrazest with more chocolate. Cool bottle which I have no trouble using but I can see it being trouble for people that have cocktail wieners for fingers. Would I buy this for $100? Hell nah, but that goes for all the amen line. $40? Steal.

Kryptomint could easily have been called A*Men L'Eau or A*Men au Fraiche, as the addition of mint is not new to the A*Men DNA. This time, the mint note is brought forward and amped up, though I do not experience a dynamic mint note in this. Mint is blended with the other top notes to make light, fresh opening that lasts a decent amount of time. The dry down has similarities with Pure Malt more so than A*Men- I get that synthetic "plasticky" vibe (though far from unpleasant- Mugler knows how to do synthetic right!) that is a bit subdued but lasts. I never thought an A*Men could work in warm weather but this almost does. Kryptomint is not a powerful fragrance and, along with Pure Wood, is the perfect A*Men flanker to wear indoors as it will not invade other's space and remains pleasant from opening to dry down. This is a fun and cheerful Mugler that is easy to wear and enjoy. A warm-weather gourmand? Maybe!

Damn this smells irresistibly sexy, even better than the original A*men or any of the flankers. Actually I'm not a fan of Angel or Angel Men, nor Angel Muse. Mugler style gourmand is not appealing to me personally. Also I hate the taste of mint chocolate. So I don't understand why I can't stop sniffing this delectable scent?! The mint blends nicely with smooth patchouli, chocolate, coffee and vanilla without one note overpowering another. It smells niche and MUCH more expensive than its price-tag. The patchouli in this is not aggressive like most Mugler perfumes. Even though this is EDT, it lasts over 8 hours on the skin with a moderately good sillage. There is honestly nothing I can say bad about this except that I need it permanently. It's unique, and whoever blended this fragrance has done an outstanding job. Irresistible, classy and expect plenty of compliments from women.

I have been wearing this one a lot. I love the A-Men Line and this one is quite addictive. I get an sweet chocolate-mint candy in the opening with a very tone down A-Men DNA(Patchouli). The mint is artificial like a mint candy and not an actual mint leaf. That is a good thing for you sweet tooth lovers out there. Ok that mint and chocolate fades away after an hour but I still get a frosty cool feeling from this scent. I think that is coming from the geranium note which adds some sweetness to the scent with a hint of chocolate. This fragrance projects very well on my skin a clothes just hang on to that cool minty chocolate accord. This fragrance garners attention and I am loving it for the cooler months. Great underrated release from Mugler that actually reminds me of the original a lot. Longevity 8 hrs Projection and Sillage is very strong Scent Just Tasty

Finally picked up this fragrance, and very glad I did. It's unfortunate almost all of the A Men fragrances are discontinued. The mint and chocolate are the main players, providing a green freshness while having a sweet gourmand background. Still retains the patchouli and vanilla from the original, but allows it to be more versatile and fresh. It has enough push with the gourmand notes to be worn in cooler weather, but not too heavy or cloying to be worn in the heat. I get about 7 to 8 hours of longevity, with an above average projection. It pushes strong in the first hour and starts to mellow down, but stays very noticeable. Very different than other designer fragrances out currently. I own 7 A Men fragrances, and it's a shame that most of the line was axed. If you can find this for a good price, I highly recommend picking this up. Overall: 8/10

I get a cool mint for the duration of the fragrance - it just starts off really intense in the opening, and then drops into the background - but it's there. The peppery floral in the heart actually makes this feel more masculine and airy than Ultra Zest, while still retaining that Ultra Zest vibe, with less creamsicle. I find that combo to be more masculine and easier to wear than UZ. I'll dissent and say it's wearable in the warm months, just not the scorching heat. And as the YouTube channel "The Dumb Reach" said in their funny review, this could be the Fragrance you wear when you're bored of all your summer scents, either at night or at the end of summer. So sure, it smells kinda like a cooler UZ at times, but this is a really unique composition, and it smells great. Sillage is moderate/soft, and longevity is great. 8/10

Wow, I'm simultaneously excited to find something I really love, but bummed that it's discontinued! Trying various decants, looking for a gift for my husband. There's usually some reason most frags are a like vs love for me. I'd be purchasing a full size of this right now if it were available outside of the outrageous prices on Ebay, sigh. Anyway, it's amazing. I certainly smell mint. This is like mint chip ice cream, but elevated. I love everything about it, it's interesting and unique, fresh yet gourmand, without any note being offputting. It could be stronger, but I would still buy it, it's so delicious. Trying to find a good clone now, but so far no luck. I could totally wear it myself, despite it being "for men," but that's not to say it's girly or anything, it just smells really darn good in a way that's versatile!

#533 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a decant from Scent Split. It's so sad that Loreal destroyed a great fragrance line within a few years of acquiring Thiery Mugler. This is a fresh, invigorating greenie that has been discontinued and is now only available from eBay scalpers asking for $150-$850 for one of the remaining bottles. This is my first experience with a minty fragrance and I like it much more than I expected. Enough that I'll be looking to try out others. The chocolate and coffee notes that normally don't work for me are working here. I think this would be a great casual fragrance to have, great date scent, but not at several hundred dollars. May give clone Dua's Mint-o-Krypt.

This is one of the fragrances that my view has completely changed over the times. When I blind bought this fragrance and first tried it 4 years ago, and it was a very early stage of my fragrances journey, I thought it was weird and disgusting. I gave it another try a year later and I was like “ok, it’s not as bad as I thought.” Then another year later my view changed to “it’s kinda good.” I am wearing it today and the smell is just so good! I have A Men, Pure Havane and Pure Malt from the A Men line and they are all very good - but, surprisingly this Kryptomint could be my favorite. I only wish I got a backup bottle 4 years ago when it was easier to find it for a reasonable price.

I am a huge fan of this fragrance. It might not be for everyone, but it is gonna get a lot of wear from me this summer. I do feel it has a mint chocolate opening. With both dying down rather quickly. It does have a similar dry down to ultrazest but there is mint through the duration of this fragrance al be it not the same mint that exists in the top but still minty all the way through. Very good longevity on me and I think it smells fantastic. Keeps me feeling fresh all day. I like ultrazest as well but I don't feel like one can replace the other. I got mine off Ebay for 34 bucks, an absolute steal in my opinion. Don't knock it til you try it. Minty fresh all day long.

I wore this today as we broke into the upper 60s in mid America. I always forget just how good this Juice is until spring rolls around. Patchouli, vanilla, and then freshness of geranium along with the other supporting notes in the background. This is a definite 10/10 for me personally as a Signature spring scent, my wife loves it too! She said "your wearing Kryptomint today". This is a very lovely sweet mint fragrance that blends well with the patchouli and vanilla to perfection! Lasted all of my 12 hours at work with 4 or 5 sprays. I could even smell it through a mask, but not cloying or annoying, just fresh and uplifting. Kryptomint makes me happy happy happy!