Avalon

This is a beautiful fresh cologne, particularly the opening. A burst of natural good quality citrus. I get the lemon, bergamot, and lemon peel. Spectacular if you like citrus. This just puts me in a good mood. It's quickly followed by neroli, a little rosemary and lavender. The drydown is a soapy (ish) musk. There's a bit of petigrain in here too. In the same universe as Neroli Portofino and 4711. It smells really natural, but the downside of these natural ingredients is longevity just like Neroli Portofino. But you come to expect that to some extent. ------------------------------------------------- Final thoughts: A beautiful fragrance that is just as good as Tom Ford Neroli Portofino and performance is about the same. Scent 8/10 Performance 3/10

What a fantastic barber shop style fragrance in line with Floris JF and Ted Baker Ted's Grooming Room Cologne. Very realistic lime and lemon notes from the start. Very fresh and uplifting. Strong on the rind like citrus for 30 mins before it settles into a skin scent that lasts for roughly 3 hours on my skin. Great for a morning out of the shower pick me up. Great for layering on top of a fragrance that needs a little boost in the citrus department. All that said I do not think it's worth retail pricing. Personally, I wouldn't pay more that $50 US for it. Otherwise, Enjoy!

A very pleasant traditional neroli-citrus-aromatic cologne, a rather close approximation of the AdP Colonia style. Unfortunately, performance is just as mediocre, stronger than 4711, but so is everything else (pretty much). Brings back childhood memories of an old school barbershop where they would spray you with this stuff from head to toe for a few extra pennies. The current $130 MSRP price point is waaaaaaaaaaay too much for nostalgia, though.

Lovely lemon accord or note . . . probably the most realistic I've smelled. That's all that registers with me . . . and not for long: Avalon is ephemeral and weak, even by aftershave standards. It could make sense as an aftershave for around $15, but certainly not $120.

Less sweet and less citrusy than most similar fougéres, this gets high points for me for originality: you wouldn't mistake this for much else, thanks to the strong neroli. The soapiness makes it smell fairly old-fashioned in a winning, British sort of way.