Portfolio Green for Men

I don't know what's up with the negative reviews, but in my opinion this is the BEST by Perry Ellis. I've worn it on and off since about 2003 if I couldn't afford D&G Pour Homme at the time. Why? Because the two almost smell identical, I've had multitudes of women come up to me and say "I bet I can guess what cologne your wearing" and they always proclaim it's D&G Pour Homme, I usually let them have the satisfaction of thinking they're right, it doesn't matter to me. Unfortunately Perry Ellis Green now smells more like D&G Pour Homme than the new German reformulation of D&G does, NO JOKE. Long story short, this is worth every penny (because it rarely costs over $20 for a 3.4ml). All I can say is ignore any negative reviews and find out for yourself. I get more compliments with this bargain bin wonder than I do with most of my higher end frags.

This is very fresh and clean scent and I can sense the lime in it for sure. It is long lasting and the projection is intense. I put about 6 sprays on thinking that since it was light, I could get away with over applying it. A woman standing about 20 feet from me interrupted a conversation she was having to say "someone smells really good." The great thing about this stuff is if you over apply, its not a big deal as this fragrance is very light and pleasant even if you are projecting 20 feet. It wont offend and is not headache inducing. I will probably stick to 4 sprays though from now on. It's longevity is nice 3 hours of projection, then its really close to the skin but will make women WANT to smell you, so they sit closer. 6-7 hours overall I'd say in the warm weather. A good choice for a cheap price.

I just bout a bottle of realities by liz claiborne, and it smells just like portfolio green. There are countless comparisons on realities to D&G pour homme, as well as 1 on portfolio green to D&G. Since portfolio green costs about $17/3.4oz and realities was $13/1.7 oz, I guess you'd just be paying for the label if you went with D&G.

This smells great. It reminds me a little of Abercrombie&Fitch - Fierce but of course not exactly the same just some similarities. For the price, you can't go wrong and I am suprised there are so many here that give this scent a bad rap.

smells like D&G Pour homme :) lasts 4 hours. Bought it for 10$ per 100 ml. A good choice for the warm evening!

I agree with joeyvice on this that I don't understand all the negative reviews for Portfolio Green. I happen to like it as well. It is a rather simple smell to me but one that I enjoy when I am wanting a sweet floral musky scent. It is pretty linear and I can only pick out two notes -- musk & neroli from the opening throughout the drydown. I live in a region where orange trees are abundant. In the spring I get to enjoy the sweet smell of the navel orange trees in bloom (neroli)and this perfume reminds me very much of that smell. The musk gives it a little more edge and brings it more into the masculine realm. I see lime listed above in the notes but I don't smell even a hint of that. I would not say it is the same as either D&G PH or LeMale but it would most certainly be in the same scent family. Sillage & longevity are both in the moderate range. Ross is the most common store where I have seen this juice and as such it is quite reasonably priced. If musk & neroli are appealing to you then you won't go wrong with a bottle of this, especially at the price.

Blind bought this one. The first spray was ok but it was downhill from there on. This will make a decent gift but I regret pulling the trigger on this one. I was looking for a green fresh scent. Sillage and longevity will last for 5 plus hours. Not bad but this one isn't for me.

This is the worst in my collection. MY RATING: 1/10

Cat pee in a bottle. Thumbs down.

EDIT: Subsequent wearings of Portfolio Green in the month since I purchased it have me thinking I have a lemon on my hands. I stand by my original comments regarding the exaggerated lime and neroli notes, and how one could loosely compare this sort of perfumery style to Alien by Thierry Mugler. This fragrance is unbalanced, and I can't help but feel it's on purpose. The problem is in ingredient quality. Having worn this several times, I've realized that Green starts off smelling like a chemical spill more than anything else. I've tried to like it, but there's something very grating about it, and it bugs my sinuses. After an hour Green does improve, and the heart becomes softer and more floral, with hints of jasmine poking through the fog. This stage I enjoy, although not enough to struggle through the lengthy opening. It still smells synthetic, but analogous to real ingredients, not chemicals. Overall, not really worth even the $16 I paid for it. I won't throw it away, but I don't think I'll be wearing it that often after all.

I have a few sample vials of the vintage D&G Pour Homme, so when I read this was similar, I had to check it out. And Id say its very similar. Again the avg sniffer will have a hard time distinguishing. Found my bottle at Ross for $9 50ml and Id see $15 100ml. Ross has the majority of the Perry Ellis line. Most of them are clones but theres so many of them, you'll have a hard time testing or deciding to blind buy. Another budget recommendation gift for dad that you wont have to break the piggy bank for.

verrry clean and certainly apreciated by many. complemented by many.best worn in spring,excellent for the office or play. long lasting too. ciao