Essencial Elixir

This is not just similar to CH Men Prive, it's better in every way. The CH was an amazing scent already, but this is smoother, classier, more well blended, it really has an amazing construction. It's very grown up, woody, with buttery smooth leather, and a very cozy, warm, almost slightly gourmand edge to it from the cognac and vanilla at the base. The cardamon really gives it a sexy, addictive quality to it that doesn't fade away completely as it evolves. People say the florals at the heart are hardly noticeable, but I think they're what helps make the fragrance so smooth and almost soothing, despite being a warmer scent. Just beautiful.

I’ve been saving my CH Men Prive for years, not wanting to use it and run out. Alas, this hidden Brazilian gem hit my radar. I got myself a bottle and it is pretty much 1:1 comparison to CH Men Prive. I will not need to worry about running out of this juice anymore.

A very night and elegant vibe. A good performance with an interesting leather and cognac makes this fragrance an enjoyable experience. Closer to CH Man Priveé, but with a great price, nice bottled and still available.

A better version of CH Men Prive, with better performance in my opinion. It's a little bit of a pain in the ass to get in the United States, but this one was worth it.

This perfume is wonderful, the opening is very sweet, very good, then comes the leather note, the lavender, what a perfume!

Perfumão que infelizmente não conheci em seu lançamento, apenas agora esse ano, tive a oportunidade de adquirir-lo

Very sexy and elegant. Some might say (myself included) that this is better than CH Men Prive.

é o melhor perfume masculino da Natura, sem defeitos

Great nightime smell. A real classy scent.

As to the black and pink pepper, cardamom, mandarin orange, grapefruit, cassis, sage, lemon and juniper...I can only get citric top notes and spices. Of all the ones mentioned, I would say that lemon and mandarin orange are blended with the cardamom, this last one is clearly perceived seconds after application. The blend turns floral after minutes, however, without clearly discernible notes. I can trace very limited references to the violet and the geranium, but leather and lavender are nowhere to be smelt. The journey takes a marked turn into gourmand territory - however, it lacks the balmy accords of some of the notes listed (vanilla, benzoin, sandalwood, vetiver, cedar, musk, patchouli, oakmoss) .The cardamom note is still present. When gone, the blend clearly shows the presence of the vanilla / bezoin / patchouli, the cognac notes are evident in the last part of the development. The overall feeling is that of a synthetic blend, despite this, quite complex. Not terribly original, still up to others alike however without the finesse. Longevity is somehow limited but wearers can apply heavily if they don't care about others since sillage is quite strong. It is, indeed, a good option if after a value for money scent - USD 20 against USD 70 for CH's Prive. Something else in favor of Natura's is that thier scents are of much better quality than any of Zara's. PS: it brings to my memory Lanvin's Arpege pour Homme. Hand-in-hand, they belong to the same family, however similarities end there. Besides, Lanvin wins by a landslide in terms of quality.

#1185 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Not substantially different from the leathery-ambery-boozey Bentley "For Men Intense" which I have on the shelf, but really never wear. https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Bentley/Bentley-for-Men-Intense-17666.html I see why some associate this with Herrera "CH Men Prive" with it's hint of whiskey. I don't drink alcoholic beverages at all, so any booziness really stands out to me. Like the Bentley fragrance it strikes me as something for older men. But it does smell great, and after ten minutes the booziness fades enough that I don't really mind it. The Bentley adds an incense note to this mix which I think makes it the better scent of the two. This performs and costs roughly the same. I picked it up from PureBrasil.com for $47, which is about $10 more than the Bentley will run from most retailers.

This perfume is great to wear when you have a few dates or an evening meeting in cold or hot weather. The cognac, the leather and the two peppers (I smell the black pepper more) make the fragrance more masculine, so that at school my friends are praising my scent. The unique problem is that fragrance are to much invasive and makes the user feels a little bad , because of the strong sillage around him. I recommend this fragrance 10/10 mainly because of the cheap price.

Personally, I preffer Malbec X. I don't know why, since this one is the favorite of the great majority.

This brand is very popular in Brazil, so all the reviews are in the brazilian portuguese site version ".com.br"