Clubman Musk

My initial impression of this fragrance was not, as others have said, that is a beefed up version of the original. If anything it reminded me of two other fragrances in my collection: Canoe and Brut Musk. The top notes are definitely more like Canoe, Jade East, and Hai Karate than original Clubman. The drydown is very similar to Brut Musk with it's almost fruity and metallic type of musk scent. But this musk is much more subtle than that of the Brut line. Brut Musk is not for the faint of heart and it takes real guts to rock that scent, even just the aftershave. All in all I think Clubman Musk is a manly fragrance. It is my second favorite of the original Pinaud line, my first being Special Reseve. SR is like nothing I have ever smelled and every man should try it at least once. I would definitely recommend Clubman Musk to anyone who, if you're like me, thinks original Clubman is a bit too subtle and prefers something more akin to a cologne. UPDATE: if you are a fan of Avon's Tai Winds, Clubman Musk is for you. The two are very similar. Whenever I wear Jaguar for Men, I pair it with this aftershave. The two work really nicely together for some reason, like mustard and relish.

Like most of the fragrances in this line, I bought this on a whim because it's inexpensive and harkens to a much older and more relaxed time when men treated themselves as men. what is noticeably lacking in the notes the thing is that this particular After Shave includes both oakmoss and tree moss in significant enough portions that did that is the majority of the smell you have at the end of the dry down. This is an incredibly well blended but inexpensive old style barbershop scent that includes the typical aroma isolates from this period of perfumery- citral, citronellol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene and linalool. Lush, clean, masculine, definitely old school, but never dated. As aftershave, the longevity is surprisingly good when applied generously, but the sillage is polite. Hugs result in tons of compliments but it is never a rude or overt scent presence. Personally? I'd love this in a concentrated formulation with a touch of damascone added to give it a hint of a unisex edge. As is? It's fabulously cheap on the wallet and quite nearly a guilty pleasure... Rather nice as a splash before bed.

Straight up Clubman Musk is a lighter Brut in bubblegum pink liquid form. It shares some notes with regular Clubman but overall it's far more similar to original Brut than it's Clubman brethren. I'm totally down with that as it smells amazing and Brut is another staple of men's fragrances. Move your Clubmans to glass bottles to get rid of the nasty plastic smell and potential leaching of harmful crap from the cheap bottles.

Brut...lighter more refreshing Brut. Musky powdery barbershop. Great. I think I prefer it over regular brut aftershave. Scent: 8 / Sillage: 6.5 / Longevity: 6

as far as cheap and simple fragrances go, this one is fantastic. a nice clean, fresh, semi sweet smell. also has phenomenal longevity and projection