The Essence

Long overdue review. One of my oldest as a go to for summer together with Burberry Weekend. Despite my (since then growth) demand for expensive high performance perfumes (as per my profile) I always enjoy this. If I hadn’t known it had blueberry I would have sworn this is a white and yellow gentle floral with a touch of spruce - a very manly one - again like Weekend. Despite opinions here it is a decent performance EDT hence why it’s in regular rotation. The Blueberry is not deep and dark - it is more the sweet floral juicy aspect lacking the tartness with the exception of the first few minutes. The pine and juniper giving a bit of body with the pine also adding a slight freshness and clarity. The coriander and pepper giving a slight kick, a teeny greeness and a teeny powderiness. It is a strong personal scent bubble lasting 4-8 hours or more though not in your face. I disagree with comments that it is generic - I own it because I have not yet encountered a similar scent. It would be better to say it is a ‘safe’ scent. Whilst I mostly indulge with Xerjoff, Parfum De Marly etc this is one of only a few such as Cool Water, Weekend, Hermes Concentre D’Orange where I have constantly restocked my bottles. If you want a nice refreshing light summer scent that performs well this may be it... and it’s cheap so it’s hard to complain either way... Also, the bottle rocks too...

I'm a big fan of Porsche as a brand, so when I heard they made fragrances I had to check them out. The Essence stuck out to me since I've been looking for a pine fragrance, and based on reviews pine is one of the more prominent notes people pick up on. I snagged myself a 50ml bottle off eBay for around $30 and could not be happier. This is a delightful scent for me; I get a lot of juniper, blueberry, and pine, with a tiny bit of pepper in the background. In a sense, it almost smells like fabric softener with some woodiness added to it. It smells unique and not unique at the same time, it's interesting. I could see someone wearing this as a signature fragrance, with the only issues being that it's discontinued and it might not perform too well in the winter. I'm considering buying a couple of extra bottles since I'm enjoying this scent so much, and it might get harder to find. The bottle is also really sweet. To me it looked like it was plastic in the pictures, but it's actually made out of glass.

Well how can i describe it? most of the Supercars named perfumes smells like cr*p..old, yellow and reminds me of the Brut. BUT - this essence just got it absolutely for the right side - its perfect! smeels very cool - fits the summer like a glove, sweet and bit minty, fresh and light, i get alot of compliments from this product. and cheap! yes it is cheap, long lasting, great smell, great desigen! and, not alot of people knows about thie essence - what makes it special and better :) i recommend it

It was rainy this morning and I sprayed Essence on. It was fine. Well then it got sunny and hot in the afternoon and this blossomed into a pillowy and beautiful barbershop sent. Hours after I had sprayed it! Design note. The bottle is similar to Porsche design external hard drives of the same era. Seems like a long time ago, now, so cool and nostalgia inducing.

Fresh berries and pine, with a little aquatic (which I mostly dislike) But in some way, I really like it in this one. It comforts me and yet it's uplifting. Very well done. Ok... maybe it's not your most natural fragrance and there are sure some synthetic parts. But it works, for me. I love it. And the color of the bottle is just mesmerizing!

Notes / scent: 4 Longevity / sillage: 4.5 Overall / subjective feelings: 4.5 Description: simplifying - "incense aromatic", dark and really masculine Short opinion: It's hard to believe, how many negative reviews the smell has. However, IMHO, this is one of the more interesting fragrances, I know.

Dremerick a little sense of knowing sarcasm goes a long way, and the other reviewer this definitely smells like Profumo

Aqua di gio Profumo clone. Smells exactly the same.

$25 for a 120ml Bottle that's pretty good. The smell is inoffensive and safe, great summer fragrance. It's not gonna wow you, but it's extremely solid. Downside of course it's an EDT, that means mediocre sillage and longevity. Both the initial scent and the drydown smell are very similar and that's a good thing. The kind of perfume that you almost can't overspray because of how inoffensive it smells. As for the notes... I don't know, all I know is it smells fresh and summery and a tiny bit piny on the drydown. If you want a safe and professional smell for the summer, that's wearable both inside and outside, this is it. And it's not just a aqua gio / blue scent type perfume or a creed clone, so despite its "safeness" it's most definitely unique.

You definitely notice the blueberry up front. It almost has a blue raspberry vibe to it but not in a bad way. When it settles you notice the pine as it gets a little darker. The incense is what brings that darker tinge once it has settled. Overall it's a pleasant scent! It smells very blue but in a berry way and not an aquatic way. You also notice the juniper as well which gives this a little zing all the way through. The blueberry and pine are really the life of this fragrance but all of the other pieces are blended in here really well. If you think of a blue raspberry drink you can kind of imagine how this smells. It's good and it's fresh. I give this a 8.8/10

After reading everyone elses' reviews, I am torn as to whether or not I should add yet ANOTHER differing view of this juice. I am going to revisit my review later after I have let it dry down a bit more but initially I feel it most reminds me of Aqua di Gio. There is some note in it that I think is very clean/summery/ maybe marine-esque. Along those lines, there is a nice, fresh green smell but I don't really feel its pine/fir. I am hoping that the pine and juniper come out but they do not stand out initially. I have no idea what blueberry should smell like so I cannot attest to that. More later.

Nice mix of juniper, blueberry, and pine. The juniper and blueberry make it nice and fresh while the pine gives it a masculine underpinning. It's nothing groundbreaking but I certainly wouldn't call it "generic," it's a solid masculine freshie that has a bit of a fruity twist. I've never tried the Joop fragrance it's compared to but it gives me similar vibes to Cerruti Image; a little more basic and understated than that one and they don't share many of the same notes but the freshness is similar. Bonus points for a really cool bottle. Sometimes built-in atomizers are problematic but not here.

The Essence is a collectible item. The bottle is super minimalistically cool. Unfortunately, my 1oz bottle has a drippy nozzle and flimsy plastic top. I wonder if the bigger bottle would have better build quality. So anyway what's about the scent, it's comparable to my Quiksilver or Bvlgari Aqva. It's somewhat sweet and smoky aquatic from blueberry, juniper, and incense. I think it fits right between woody aromatic and aromatic aquatic. Nice but ordinary. I don't see it as a signature scent but great for gift and addition to whoever collects fragrances.

I've worn this on two work days now. I did not spray too much, afraid to choke out my coworkers and customers. But what I did spray from a sample sprayer was still there six/7 hours later. Not killer projection but not weak and I should wear this again and a little heavier to detect and analyze the notes. It smells really nice and is comfortable and had me in a good mood because I felt I made a good decision spraying this on. With the blueberry it had me thinking of a lighter Gold by Jay Z.

The ultra-cool design of the bottle has got to be mentioned before judging on the perfume as such. It certainly does the trick, because it makes you curious. After that, it's a question of principle: It's all so sterile here, which makes you wonder if this is what a perfume is meant to be in the first place. Conclusion: This one is for people who like the idea of wearing fragrances, but in fact don't know what to make of it. ***

Just got a half full 50ml bottle off eBay for just over £5! This is a really nice freshie and I had to rack my brain, as it smelt similar to something I had many years ago. Then it came to me, Pal Zileri Uomo Essenza di Capri. Uplifting and inoffensive offering from Porsche....

i have been wearing this frag for the past few hours and every once and awhile i get a scent of a light cigarette. not being a smoker its a very distinct smell. the blue berry has remained strong.

It has a nice blueberry opening, nothing groundbreaking you can even say generic but it was a good cheapest to add to the collection. Actually my sotd, I'll give it about a 6.5 out of 10

is there anyone notice ? I hear some L'eau d'Issey pour homme here !! cologne version of it.. may be

Not bad as a blind buy. $10 at walmart was a good deal on this one.