Perry Ellis for Men Anniversary Edition

I bought it after watching a video on YouTube with the top 5 perfumes of the 80's. I didn't know anything about it. The contents, the bottle and the packaging are identical, except that it does not say anniversary edition. From what I've read, the smell is the same as the 1985 original, except that the now banned oakmoss has been replaced with cinnamon. I can easily say that it is worth blind buy it. The smell is aromatic, slightly spicy amber, perfect for autumn and the longevity is incredible 12h +. Also the price is incredible for 150ml. P.S .: The only downside is the sprayer. At first I thought it was broken. You have to give 5 puffs to be equivalent with a normal puff.

Mine does not say Anniversary Edition on it. Aside from that, it looks like the photo above. I absolutely LOVE this stuff. Longevity is always an issue for me, because apparently my skin devours fragrance. Perry Ellis for Men has excellent longevity on me, though. It doesn't smell overly-masculine to me, because of the rose note, maybe. It's spicy-sweet. I think virtually anyone could wear it, regardless of gender - or age, even. Except maybe not an adolescent, unless they were very trigger shy with the application. But then, it seems to me that most fragrances I really like could be right for men or women - or anyone in between, for that matter.

One of the best ever!!!!!!!I say,one of the greatest discoveries for me,i don’t believe in who says that is changed,i feel it great!It is very multifaced and powerful,really a true oriental made in Usa!!!Old school luxury bottled!

Let me make a few things clear here.. If you weren’t born in the 70’s or 80’s then this cologne very well may not be for you. Although cool to see fellow members in our community loving this stuff, please don’t mistake their experienced noses and experience to make a potential blind buy, you will be disappointed. Unless, you’re into old barbershop fragrances that have well over 10 ingredients to add to the pyramid then I’d avoid this one, it’s dated, and smells how men back in the day used to smell, strong, and unbreakable. Now that the disclaimer is out the way I have to say I hated this stuff. So much so that it’s been sitting in my collection collecting dust for over 10 years. However, recently I decided to pull this stuff out and give it a shot. I don’t know if I’m becoming stupid in my older age, but I don’t remember it smelling this good, and I never liked these scents. Who knows, maybe after expanding my collection with hundreds of poor preforming bottles, I find myself craving older colognes that have nuclear sillages that can choke out a room. The pyramid seems to be missing here so I am spit balling here when I tell you which notes stand out, but only because I’ve smelled these barbershop scents so often that I have their notes memorized to a point. This stuff was released originally in 85, but was reformulated with the anniversary edition. Top: Aldehydes, basil, green notes, lemon, lavender, verbena, bergamot, fruit notes, galbanum. Middle: Carnation, jasmine, thyme, mandarin, rose, pepper, pimento, cyclamen. Base: Amber, benzoin, incense, leather, moss, musk, tonka bean, patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood, civet, opoponax, vanilla. Anyway, 30 notes later and you have this stuff. It bangs hard and if you can stay away from people for an hour after spraying you will be giving off decent whiffs that others will appreciate. If you like scents like Puig, original Paco Rabbanne, Lagerfield classic then this stuff is for you, but if not, move along and save your money. These types of scents you literally grow into with age, luckily I’m in my 40’s now and I eat these scents up now. I’d rate this stuff higher if there was more versatility, but there’s simply none, what you spray is what you’re stuck with from start to finish. 7/10

this fragrance is a nuclear bomb in terms of longevity. It;s half life is atleast a full day and probably into the next morning. The interesting thing is at least the sprayer on my edition bottle (which does not say anniversay edition) only spits out the little teeny squirts. But trust me, thats all you need. Its a kinda strong scent in that respect. As far as the scent? after revisiting it after some years and more than several other scents in between, the scent is not bad. It does have a sort of lightly floral kinda airy pleasant springtimy rose upfront, which I do like. After a bit, the scent turns kinda like a root beer note or something, with a touch of orange. Could say amber but it is not as enticing or nice as amber smells. There is also some spice down under, and maybe woodiness. Im not really a fan of the scent in general, the first part for me is the best, the long mid is not as good. Way down at the end of the fragrance hours in a pleasant spicy wood creeps in. In fact, it took me about 50 wearings just to find it a bit interesting. This was and still is a little odd for me. Its the kinda root beer like note.. It;s not bad though but definitly not as good as Lagerfeld, Obsession of even Quorum.