Egra Men

Fascinating range of reviews on this one.The Creed snobs hate on this despite the fact that it delivers the same general experience as GIT but lasts twice as long for literally 1/15th the price. This lasts much longer than CW, and is a huge step up in quality from Tres Nuit. Even without looking at price, this is my favorite of the four, and the only one that I would wear even if I had all four in my collection. If you ignore the "this is better than/worse than" reviews, however, there arent' many left, which is not helpful to those who haven't smelled GIT, CW and TN. This fragrance is, first and foremost, a violet bomb. Walk away if violet is not your friend. The violet is freshened by soft citrus - to my nose, more rounded bergamot than fresh grapefruit - and there is a hefty dose of aromatic lavender even if it is not specifically listed (I guarantee that the ingredients will list linalool pretty high in the mix). There are some subtle piney notes here, but nothing close to the overload that you would get from, say, Polo Green. Juniper adds a freshness, and an occasional waft of gin. But can I tell you how tired I am of people using the word "green" to describe a fragrance? "Green" can mean minty, bitter like artemesia, resinous like pine, dank like moss or dark like galbanum. It is a catchphrase that does not inform. The drydown adds some musk and amber, and a very light sandalwood, but galbanum, iris and oakmoss are like the emperor's new clothes. The description of "woody aromatic" is misleading. Violet aromatic with accents of juniper and pine is the takeaway thumbnail. This isn't a complex, ever-changing masterpiece, but then again, neither is GIT no matter how much Blackrock (the owners of Creed) spends on skinny models and billboards. If you are tempted to try GIT, you might want to drop $15 on this first to see if the DNA appeals to you. A full bottle will cost you about the same as a 5ml decant of GIT, and you might like this enough to save your hard-earned cash and just enjoy the heck out of this one.

Back when I started collecting colognes my nose was inexperienced. Now that it’s a little more experienced I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is an exact replica of tres nuit, with only little subtle differences that the average joe couldn’t pick up.I read a few reviews down below and a few people compared this to cool water. This is so far away from cool water in terms of quality it’s not even a conversation to be having. I also seen that some people compared this to Aspen, again too far away in terms of quality to be compared in the same league. Sadly, Cool water is a shell of its former self in regards to preformance, and the same can be said for Aspen. I am one of the lucky few that still has a sealed box of cool water from the year it was released. This scent is absolutely stunning. I get a lot of green, but in the base I get a creamy leathery type of smell. I checked the pyramid and leather isn’t there, maybe some people who are little more experience than me can tell me what it is that I’m smelling, if it’s not leather. Considering I got this from FragranceBuy for 20$ bucks or so, I would even go as far to say that I like this more than Tres nuit. It’s a pretty close dupe of GIT. Obviously you’re getting what you pay for with Creed bottles, but if this was a race between GIT and RE, RE may not be as fast, but it could jog at consistent pace with no breaks to keep up. The longevity I get in this one is insane as well. I easily get between 8 to 10 hours depending on the weather. Beware of others saying this one is a dud. Maybe it’s a body chemistry thing if it doesn’t work for them. I tested this juice on 3 other friends and they all got roughly the same amount of performance as I did. One friend said it lasted him 12 hours and stayed on his clothes work about a week. 9/10

Like most people, I imagine, I bought this for the "substitutes' bench" for days when Creed's Green Irish Tweed would be too costly as an everyday wear. I already have Armaf's Tres Nuit - in addition to GIT - so I have a good basis for comparison. Tres Nuit doesn't open much like GIT but grows increasingly like it as it dries down. By comparison Egra is shockingly like GIT straight out of the flask, then early in the drydown it becomes a little different - perhaps 'more faint' (in its resemblance to GIT at a similar stage of drydown) is more accurate, and then on drydown rallies again in its similarlity but with some slight hint of some unlisted note counterbalancing the slightly sweet sandalwood - a bit of vetiver, wormwood? This is a very close GIT clone 90-95% (I'd rate Trés Nuit 75-80%) - but make no mistake - it's 100% a superb fragrance. While incredibly fresh it's streets ahead of the fashionable 'freshies' (Bleu de Chanel etc etc) in that it's both more subtle, less synthethic smelling and more complex than most of them. Despite what's written on the box - claptrap about it being a 'darker and warmer oriental fragrance - Egra is completely in line with western taste and reminiscent of Creed and Chanel at their best when producing men's fragrances. The price is phenomenal - it's under £20 for 100mls - but this would be meaningless of course if it weren't good - and it's more than good, it's superb.

Wanted to re-review this as my vote for this originally was a strong like but has grown into a very strong love. Now,actually it’s 1 of my favorites ! Egra opens with a very fresh,green outdoorsy smell that’s very crisp but also at the same time slightly powdery giving this depth and its very slightly synthetic but still beautiful in my opinion. As the scent dies down it does remain pretty much the same but it does start to get more powdery,smooth and rich smelling. In the drydown this actually smells pretty luxurious and doesn’t reflect the price point at all ! Very lovely scent In comparisons to GIT I’d say this is the closest clone that I’ve tried so far(I have yet to try knight) and in comparisons to the other clones it has some of the sweetness of Tres Nuit and a lot of the green qualities of Aspen. If I had to compare this to anything though I’d say this a more refined Aspen. Performance on this is very good as well ! It projects moderately for 2 hours but lasts on my skin a total of 12 hrs. It’s perfect for work as it’s very smooth and inoffensive and is noticeable but not loud. I’ve received many compliments from this scent and my fiancée loved this so much she actually bought me a backup bottle. Overall rating-8.5 out of 10 ! Amazing scent that has great performance and has a good price tag as well

Rasasi Egra was the next step in my journey of trying to find an affordable GIT-inspired fragrance. I had previously owned Armaf Tres Nuit and enjoyed it, but wasn't satisfied with its performance, and I generally enjoy Rasasi as a house so I decided to try this one next. Right away, this seems smoother and a little more natural than Tres Nuit (and don't even compare it to the modern formulation of Cool Water...) with the green notes supporting the violet leaf. It's still plenty fresh, but with a tad more depth. Terrific opening. Performance? Eh, it's about as expected. Around 6 hours longevity with moderate/mild sillage. Still, better than Tres Nuit. Unfortunately, this runs into the usual Rasasi pitfall of lack of availability in the US market. Fragrancebuy (Canada) sells it for about $20 USD, which is a steal, so definitely look there first before thinking about the ridiculous prices this is going for on eBay. Overall, I'm pleased with Egra. It does its job just fine and I would definitely take it over Tres Nuit, Aspen, Cool Water, etc. etc. etc. Just make sure you can get it for a low price, because that would have been a sticking point otherwise.