Monogram

Smoke done right! This is so good that you won't believe how good it is, it's unexplainable, a real mystery. Smoke and soap, two opposites combined together to form a perfectly harmonious whole. One of the most unique scents, I can't compare to anything I've tried, can't classify it, it's a class of it's own, an oddity. Even the bottle is a masterpiece, but at the first look you also wouldn't tell. It's like some futuristic monitor device. When tilted in front of a light, due to reflections, a neon blue unknown cyber code appears, rewarding you and making the experience complete, now you know for sure you posess something unique, other-fragrance-wordly. It's one of those special scents, or better to say effects, a strange and mystical delight that evokes joy and happiness, not just in the wearer, but also in the (be)holder of the bottle, like some rare esoteric technology gem device, an artifact from an unknown world, but now you have it, it's all yours and you won't share it with anyone, not even with yourself, but when you do, you get to experience the magical feeling. But beware, it has it's price in every sense, first price you pay when you find it, second price you pay when it vanishes :D Smokewise no niche can compete with this, although they try, but they just can't, they don't know how to make a great perfume (for the soul), it's an anomaly when they do, like Monogram is an anomaly in the known world of fragrances. (Edit: Beaufort can do it smokewise, try Coeur de Noir, it's addictive) A rare gem. 10/10 PS: maybe it's just a cheap drug from another world

After receiving a bottle of Polo Crest in the mail yesterday and a pretty large sample of Monogram today, I can only come to one conclusion: The house of Ralph Lauren in the 80s - early 90s was simply hell bent on ridding itself of its best fragrances. Monogram is like nothing else I've ever smelled before of any era...and I've sampled a LOT of scents of all varieties over the years. It brings to mind images of the 80/90s James Bond portrayed by Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. Amazingly sophisticated stuff. Undoubtedly the most elegant scent Ralph Lauren has EVER produced (perhaps second only to Purple Label.) It definitely smells 80s, but could easily be worn today. It opens with a burst of lavender whose sharpness is offset by the sweet benzoin. Neither are overpowering, but balance each other perfectly. After about 10 minutes, the sandalwood and spices begin to peak through and add even more depth to an already impressive fragrance. What really puts this scent over the top is the drydown. The lavender slowly subsides while the benzoin is left to mingle with the oakmoss and musk in a heavenly olfactory cocktail. Sillage is great as this, with one spray, easy projects 1-2 feet away from the source. Longevity is also fantastic. One spray to the wrist has yet to fade to a skin scent after 3 hours. Scent....I give it a solid 10 and all of this after 30 years in a glass vial. This was discontinued? Why Ralph Lauren? I mean, really? Sillage: 9/10 Longevity: 9/10 Scent: 10/10

I have about a third of a large bottle of this amazing stuff stored away. In the mid 90s, my boyfriend at the time (who is now my fiance - we got back together years later, as if you care but when you get to the end of this you will understand why I am mentioning it) totally ganked this stuff from his stepdad. I think he was just trying to impress me by wearing it, not having any idea what it was. Needless to say, the stuff is incredible. Sure, the smell is quite nostalgic for me but on it's own, it's just amazing. Ralph Lauren NEEDS to bring this back. I will buy 10 bottles immediately. Every once and a while I'll bring it out and smell it (without spraying - it's too rare and precious to do such a thing lol). Anyway, since it carries such nostalgia for the both of us and being that we are first loves, he's going to wear it on our wedding day. :) Does anyone know of anything else that presently exists that smells similarly?

I tried this during my last year of high school...... I had a BFF who was loaded and lived in a house as big as our school.. We went nuts on his dad's and older brother's collection of fragrances one day when we were bored. This scent ALWAYS ALWAYS stood out for me. Sadly, I've NEVER been able to find it again. ***Does ANYONE know where I can find this frag?????? ***UPDATE Found a bottle: BNIB in an Estate Sale...... $285 for 50ml, but worth EVERY PENNY------ WOWZER!!!

Vanilla done right. Its projection is kinda average but it smells amazing. It doesnt dry down to anything but it really doesnt need to. My GF loves this one. I think its fine. 7/10