Masculine Kingdom

On my third bottle and have one backup. This reminds of Aventus but better. Its not as sharp to the nose( no pineapple). Pleasent and fresh, very juicy.This is my favorite Aventus clone, better than the original also not smoky. Rate it 7 out of 10.

I am happy to be first to review this gem. This as i signed uo for the service on same day. This is not your high end niche but this is certainly a wonderful niche fragrance nonetheless, perhaps in the vain of (Bleu De Chanel and Elysium), dont own either but have smelt and tried both on skin and in the air. I tend to love this one better than the other two - in fact i Like Masculine Kingdom very much, it really is a variant to some degree (at least to my nose) of the above two frags but with a unique esque about it and better versatility. It opens up very fresh, probably a combination of the lime, bergamot and madarin and the heart notes of watermelon and peppermint combining with that zesty opening, giving an almost fizzy, almost like a soft drink /soda vibe, almost good to drink and quench your thirst if it were edible. It then goes aromatic with that lavender, jasmine, star anise and geranium give it a good balance and blend well into the dry down with a delicate yet bright clean Vertiver, patchouli combination,tobacco boosts the ambiance ever so faintly with a present touch of musk - juxtaposed between animalic (slightly dirty) in the heat but comes off cleaner (white musk like) in cooler summery, autumn or spring weather. Overall a great smelling fragrance, surprised it hasn't blown off. I got this when it first came out a few years ago before Gents Scents reviewed it on you tube, relatively still unknown. I believe its worth the buck, very affordable given what it could be up against. To me this smell is green yet kind of blue, to sum up its turquoise just like the colour of the bottle, its earned me a few compliments from the ladies, a hidden gem.

This smells closer to BDC than Blue Memoire does. I would say this is definitely a BDC clone. Maybe of the EDP. I don’t get Aventus or Elysium in there really - but there is something else in there that reminds me of something from the 90s that I can’t quite place. Actually Elysium does that to me too, so maybe they are similar at least in that way. But yeah as a BDC clone I’d recommend this over Blue Memoire for sure. **update: the BDC thing apparently is just in the opening to mid. The dyrdown is something altogether more soapy and just plain different from BDC. Performance on this thing is weak to moderate unfortunately. I really do like it otherwise. For the price tho eyyyy why not