Perry Ellis Cobalt

I saw this on one of my last trips to a mall with an ex girlfriend. That mall had a Burlington which had it on sale for $19.99 for a 100ml bottle as well as a Perry Ellis store which had the tester of this. I tried the tester and knew I had to get it in Burlington. It is quite possibly the best Burlington pickup I have ever made. Perry Ellis Cobalt is a flanker to the 2013 Perry Ellis. You know the similar black bottle with a blue center that smells like Bleu de Chanel. Well, I can say that it don't to me, all I got was the bitter orange note, which is a note that I HATE. Instead, this I get a Bleu de Chanel or even more or less a Versace Pour Homme Dylan Blue vibe from the ginger and citrus opening, but I also get some Sean John Unforgivable too from the rum in the base. I love Dylan Blue, and Unforgivable, and Bleu is popular even with me, so this is a great mix to me. Now it is different from Dylan Blue and Bleu. Firstly as I mentioned there is an added rum note like in Sean John Unforgivable that isn't in either. Second, there is no patchouli or incense in Cobalt at all, though these lengthers doesn't really hurt performance. Unlike Bleu, you don't have the sweet fruity scent of pink pepper in this one. Finally, there is no water note like Dylan Blue or accord in Bleu in Cobalt as well. These all don't hurt Cobalt and in fact makes it unique to this style of mass market scent. Performance is pretty good with this one. It is a more spring, summer, early fall scent that can work both daytime and nighttime. The scent lasts about 8 hours on me with about 4 hours of projection. I sprayed the scent on at about 2 with four sprays around the neck and was getting whifs of it until 6. The projection is moderate for the first two hours before dying off. This is nearly a skeleton key, though I wouldn't club with this scent, well unless you spray it over and over again after two hours. The main knock I have with this scent is a minor one, that it isn't a winter time scent. Now for me that is only four months of constant cold, but that means that it isn't an all year scent. So with that in mind, I must rate Perry Ellis Cobalt a 9 out of 10 but it is now in my top 5 and a must but when it runs low. Surprisingly it is above Versace Dylan Blue in my book. Despite my ex loving this, I love this too so I'm keeping it.

It's funny. I read reviews and see people say they threw it in the trash or its boring. Must be a niche head. This frag is not for you. This is a fresh, slightly sweet, and slight boozy scent that is a great cheapie! People talk about Perry Ellis Pour Homme aka the Bleu de Chanel clone. Smells good lasts 2hrs. Cobalt is much better in my honest opinion. The ginger opening is very pleasant, followed by slight rum note and sweetness. I imagine the sweet is fig. There is also a slight amber/sandalwood way in the back. If you like to smell good and are not a fragsnob this is an easy blind buy reach. I've gotten several compliments while wearing Cobalt. Lasts 8 hrs on me. Wifey can still smell it when I get home from work and gives me that...ooohhh you smell so good...seal of approval. A great over 25 everyday guy frag!

I recently downsized my entire collection to just a chosen few, and convinced myself that... I now have a very well rounded collection so I would not be purchasing anything any time soon. I not only bought this fragrance I also purchased the shower gel etc upon first smell. I'm a sucker for fig! This juice is Awesome! It's a smokey,fig, with some dark wood. It doesn't last long 2-4 hrs then it's gone, but at the price point I will be buying a few back ups. I'm going to try the last 3 releases from this house... Because I definitely found something special.

This is my Bleu de Chanel. It is very simple and safe, yet it smells great and is pretty versatile. I'm so glad that I discovered this. I don't like BDC, but I was looking for a fragrance that was in the same realm of being versatile, a people pleaser, and good performance. Fortunately for me I get at least a good 6 hours out of this and projection is moderate (about an arm's length) It's just what I was looking for!

I bought this with a 10 dollar coupon from Amazon about 2 months ago.. I am so glad I did.. That ginger in the opening is very nice.. I don’t get much fig as I was expecting.. I think this is a no brainer for those looking for a cheap easy to like fragrance.. Perfect for work and casual nights out.. Lasts a long time too Rating 8.0/10