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.

So I got this as a present from my girlfriend after previously enjoying the Ferrari black cologne so she decided to get me one from my favorite car house. The opening on this is really good with a sort of subtle sweet spicy scent and the dry down goes to a nice smooth spicy scent that reminds me of aqua di gio profumo. (Not saying it's the same don't worry) It's really dang good for the money and performance isn't too bad. The bottle is interesting as well with a built in atomizer, frosted glass, and unique frame and rubber feet. It's an overall nice experience for the money. Well balanced. Definitely recommended, can be had cheap on Amazon. Like $20ish Update: I ended up stop wearing this scent and found there's a note in this scent that just keeps burning the back of my nose. Can't put my finger on it but it's hard to wear because of that.

If this is a Porsche, it’s a 2008 Cayenne. It’s not terribly exciting on the surface, but it’s not “same” & performs pretty well. As a fragrance, it’s a decent Azzaro summer cheapie. Dated due to the notes (piney top/mossy-chouli base) & lack of sweetness or naturals. Good for a 45 year old guy with a discount Porsche that’s not really into frags. As a 45 year old guy with a discount Porsche that is into frags, this one is meh for me. Maybe a spring/cool summer change up but nothing special.

Owned this, not similar to Acqua di Gio whatsover except that it’s fresh and not sweet. Smells woody and dry but not very pleasant. Smells cheap for being ”Porsche”. Didn’t like it at all.

To me, the smells exactly like Whiskey Silver, a chemist brand I was given for secret sant a present. Even though I liked Whiskey Silver at first, I still knew it was a simple chemist brand, though it smelt like a knock off of either Acqua D' Gio or some other overpriced, unjustifiably popular, generic, corporate smell. That's exactly what Porsche smells like to me, I could swear it's a known off of blah bla-blah. So the smell is nice, but what it reminds me of is not. DONT LET MY OPINION SPOIL YOURS! because it is a very nice smell and that's all that's should count. I conform to the notion that it doesn't matter if it cost less, as long as it doesn't smell cheap, and that means the smell itself.

The bottle and the color of it matches with a minimalist bathroom. "Looks like a radioactive refrigerator", as reviewer SirSlarty said at basenotes.net. Cool. The pine makes it fresh and the incense could have made it dark and interesting, but doesn't work as I was expecting. After a few minutes, it sounds like petals of flowers left on water for a while, under the shadow. Blacklens, below, said it all.

Honestly, I don't really like this cologne. I find the pine and juniper to be overpowering. The scent does seem to last forever. When sprayed on your clothes, I can still smell it days later in my closet. I guess all the notes mixed together in this one don't do anything for me. I'm a young guy and I look for something fresh and this just isn't it.

I simply loved the fragrance. The first time I saw it, I didn't understand why Porsche would go such a way (with accessories), but after having smelled it, I fell in love. I see, by the thumbs down, that people didn't like Porsche design that much. Well, maybe they will like the new fragrance, Design Sport.

It's good when you mix it with something sweet. Such as CK one shock. DAMN! but by itself, nahhh.

This is one is not good smells like someone mixed a bunch of air fresheners

awful nauseating tripe. the only bad experience with this house

Not great, not terrible, Porsche Essence is the perfect scent to wear when you don't want anyone to notice you. I am not paying it a compliment by saying that. This is a boring scent, like a hundred other boring, generic woody citrus fragrances out there, only not as well composed as most. Harsh juniper and grapefruit clash with synthetic, soapy white noise in the opening accord, creating a headache-inducing accord. There is very little blending of notes going on in Porsche Essence, and I feel that this is its biggest flaw. Fortunately things do get better in the drydown, which is pretty good. Unlike the opening and heart accords, the drydown is warm, and the myrtle mixed with patchouli and incense create an interesting, semi-sour scent that I actually kind of like. Though the drydown is decent, it's not good enough to make up for the lousy opening and middle stages. I'd only recommend this for guys who like woody citrus frags but don't have any in their collection and are looking for a low-cost option. If you're going to buy this, get the gift set - the shower gel is great. MY RATING: 5/10

This is another one of those colognes that I bought a bottle of while in college, left on the shelf and am now revisiting. It is, to me, a somewhat enjoyable fresh fragrance with a strong blueberry opening muddled with juniper and pine. The blueberry doesnt stick around for very long (at least to my nose). Coriander props up the spicy accord giving it some structure beyond just pine-freshener-scent, but after about half an hour (on my skin) what you're left with is a middle of the road spicy fresh mix that's pleasant but otherwise unremarkable. Initially I find it to be quite unique but as we move through the heart and base it loses any headway it made. Considering, on me, that is only 30 minutes into the game that's not enough to sell me on it. This cologne is neither a heavy hitter nor a pure skin scent in sillage. Its longevity on my skin is about three to six hours (note: my skin is quite dry) before its down to the skin. Overall it is likable but I wouldnt buy it again. It is certainly worth a smell if you pass it by in a boutique or can get it on the cheap.

So many points already said are spot-on. It’s non-linear, although the phases are short-lived. Strong aromatic start, then a distinct plant-sap phase, then lotiony phase, then berry and wood. I don’t think it smells cheap; I think it’s that it’s not sharp. At all. Apart from being fresh without any citrus (I’ve a soft spot for non-citrus freshies like H24), it makes no statement—and I like it for that. It’s a clean, comforting break from stronger fragrances, so I’d put it in the same category as Prada Amber and Eau Hadrien. I have smelled no other scent that is as vague and tentative about itself; it’s funny, that two people can say it’s generic while completely disagreeing what it actually smells like. At best, it’s unique but very subtly so. At worst, it’s forgettable and without character. I believe tho that what it is is irrepeatable.

It's funny how perceptions change over time. I just read the review I wrote here 13 years ago (see below), and I didn't think much of Porsche Essence back then. That was during a time when fresh fragrances were still all the rage and everyone wore them. Now that this style is no longer a fad, Porsche Essence smells wonderful. Its blend of dry citrus, spiciness and woody notes is delightful! This is a lot like L'Eau D'Issey Pour Homme, but smoother because it lacks that sharp yuzu note. Today I found my long lost bottle I bought over 15 years ago, which inspired me to write this review. I found it sitting on top of my daughter's bureau! She didn't even know it was there, and said, "You can have it back, I never wear it." I wish they would put this back into production!

I bought this for about £60 and forgot about it,having a clean out, I decided to apply it. I have to say it's a stunner. It got its first compliment within me stepping out of the car, has a beautiful clean juniper berry smell. The bottle is nothing less than with what you would expect from a Porsche design. It is still fresh as the day I bought it. Just like a typical Porsche, keeps it value and appreciating classic, however having said that, I have just seen that one can acquire this, very cheap now.However the scent is what it is about it is very nice and I think no one else be wearing it.

بیشترین بویی که در این عطر میشه حس کرد آکورد آروماتیکه به نظرم. یک بوی سبز و تند و تیز. حس ورود به یک جنگل تایگا و سردسیر رو القا می‌کنه. اگر به بوی کاج و سرو علاقه دارید امتحانش کنید. در مجموع عطر بدی نیست ولی از نظر من یک عطر معمولی و نه چندان خاص محسوب میشه. The most noticeable scent in this perfume is the aromatic accord I think. A green and sharp smell. Induces a sense of entering a cold Taiga forest. If you like pine and cypress, then try it. It's not a bad perfume in general, but it seems an ordinary perfume to me and its not very special.

If I hadn't been aware of the blueberry, it wouldn't strike me as one of the notes. I'd simply say this smelled like Jergen's lotion, simple clean smell not too soapy and a touch balsamic. Closest thing to this i've came across would be Lacoste Essential. Also reminds me of a spicier Chrome. So if you have either those, you might wanna sample first. However just as the decant color evokes, Porsche Design is a bit more darker/blue-ish compared to LE's transparent glass and light green juice. I'll wear this when smoking on the blueberry cookies..;)

I had a 1ml sample of this. The best way i can describe it: Smells like cream made of juniper, pine and blueberry. Soft smell, and cold, cream=balsamic. After first 5 minutes coming in trace of soft sweetness, like from sweet tea, like it. Modern (it's not a sort of classical-old smell), clearly manly, not for kids and not for too old people. Casual style, but can be good for formal events. Does not smell too classy, but also does not smell cheap. Emotionally on the colder side. Good for all year.

A mixed impression: The initial scniff is great: masculine, different, mysterious, not too sweet. But then it quickly dries down to something very "orddinaiare": Where's the blueberry gone? Just like a sports car: stunning first look, dashing take off but then it get's quickly out of sight ...

i tried this and i must say that it's not nice fragrance,i dont spend my money for this. if u buy a perfume, dont look at perfume firm, you must be careful of who created it.some creators not good i use porche design sport,and i really say it's wonderful for me.michel almeirac created this

Newest version of the essence is the essence sport. Very nice! Recommended for anyone who collects SPORT version of multi brands. The bottle itself described its famous name,like all accessories made by porsche design is manufactured to its best,contemporary,minimalist and super kool.

on my skin middle and base notes are very simillar to lacoste essential (patchouli and pepper) - but INHO this one is deeper and darker - it must be incense note. it's ok scent but i prefere lighter, sports version in lacoste way.

i know a lot of people dont like this but it really has a nice masculine tone to it, its a little bit diffrent and the insence patchouli base really makes it stand out and gives it a more masculine and sophisticated sensual feel

Smells a lot like Aigner for Men Blue Emotion. Inoffensive and generic , and similar to Aqua di Gio. Lasts 4 to 6 hours on my skin. Overall, I'd say 6.5 out of 10. Pretty cheap though.....

I gave it to my brother. It was a birthday gift. I don't remember much about it. Bitter aquatic or something. I liked the bottle. Just not my style.

This fragrance is resemblant of Drakkar Noir, but with a lighter fresher feel. It has a good scent but adds nothing really special to my wardrobe.

Never judge a book by its cover. And never buy a perfume by the outlooks of the container.

رایجه ای شبیه به رایحه اولیه اونتوس ، بوی شاخه شکسته درختان . عطر ارزنده ایست .

Very very good....smells very rich..just love the bottle. 6hrs + on the skin

I suppose I'm the only one who smells honey with this one?