Evolution

Blind bought this fragrance while it was on sale. I must admit- it is much better than what I expected, and a good deal for the price (got it for $36). Rocawear is a bit of a hybrid fragrance, in which it minces many of the favorite scents of fall and spring together to give a wonderfully blended smokey woods with hints of light coffee in the background. When it first hits the skin, it is wretched with a fruity, almost pineapple scent that cannot be ignored; strong, but certainly pleasant. After a few minutes, it dries down to the wonderful tones described before. Longevity is slightly above average, as I got around 6 hours (maybe a little more) with decent rising projection for about half of that. The scent is fairly pleasant and complex to a degree, with varying levels of notes rising throughout the life of the fragrance. I did not expect this much from such a cologne, but I was not disappointed to say the least. Buy, try or pass? Try it first, and if the notes agree with you, try to find it on sale (either online or in store). Spray recommendations: 2 to the chest, 2 to the neck, and one spray elsewhere if desired. It is strong at first, but dwindles after a short time to a very manageable projection. Best seasons? Most likely fall and spring, just to be on the safe side with these notes. You can wear it for summer, but I would recommend going easy on the trigger at first until you gauge the life and strength of this scent. Longevity: 6/10 (6+ hours on the right skin) Projection: 6/10 (2-3 hour cloud) Versatility: 7/10 (Good throughout the year, and any informal/ formal event) Smell: 7/10 (Pleasant, complex, and fresh)

First off i'd like to thank mkpunk who i message and asked him what gourmand frags in his collection he would reconmedation for me to try...and he said try this bad boy. Mannnnnnn! This frag is a sleeper hit! Point blank! Carry around a travel atomizer to solve the projection & longevity issues that will pop up. But that's the only con to this fragrance. The note pyramid is amazing...and as a whole, this gourmand beauty won't do you wrong my brothers & sisters. Wow...nicely done...I don't expect much from celebrity fragrances, but this knocked it out the park. Cheers. I used six sprays...both wrist, back & front of my neck, chest and front of my shirt. Will I buy this again?...Yes. Does this fragrance enter BEAST MODE, good, just okay or weak sauce at best? Good. What's the strength of this? EDT. Am i willing to trade this fragrance? No. Should You Skipped It, Sample It First or Blind Buy It? Blind Buy Worthy, hands down! Can you use it as a unisex scent? No. Is it the old, new formulation? Unknown. What's its availability; in production, limited edition or discontinued? In production. SKU Number: 719346562140 Batch Number: 2HA1 (Production Date: Unknown) Age: 30+ From: Perfume-Empire Size: 100 ML Scent: 4/5 (Nice). Value: 5/5 (Cost $13.98). Sillage: 3.5/5 (Three to four feet). Longevity: 3/5 (Six hours max). Creativity: 5/5 (A nice gourmand fragrance, under $15). Projection: 2.5/5 (90 minutes tops). Versatility: 5/5 (Anytime & anywhere...Perfect for winter time & close encounters). Compliments: 3.75/5 (Decent). Until next time, I'll catch you on the flipside.

Just picked up a 3.4 oz bottle of this in an eBay auction for $11.11! (Lucky!!!) This is similar to Polo Double Black and Polo Red to me, but with mango, while having a darker/warmer/more manly vibe from the smoky incense. If you like incense, this is absolutely a safe blind-buy, especially for the price. The dry down of this scent becomes a bit deep/dark, but it retains just the right amount of sweetness to balance it out. It lasted on me about 6 hours last night, however it's a skin scent for half that time. Projection is perfect for the first hour and a half, kind of average for the 2 hours after that, but again, the last half of the dry down, it's a skin scent. Overall, I LOVE this for an $11 cheapy! If I were on an extreme budget, this could easily replace Polo Red, Kenneth Cole Black, Fahrenheit Le Parfum, and CK IN2U, in my collection, at least. I won't say that I like it better than all of those, of course, but it does share something in common with all of them. However, the boozy vibe and Blue De Chanel-esque incense and dark mango firmly separate it from the rest. It's as if they took the best features of a bunch of other scents and combined them into this one, and the end result is an all-occasion cool weather scent that I think most people will enjoy. Lastly - If you haven't seen the bottle in person, it's much nicer in hand than it looks in pictures online. It has a dark gunmetal chrome cap and a black yet just slightly transparent bottle.

Spicy sweet mango and boosy rum with a hint of smokey incense and the bite and Zest of rich rhubarb. Classy, mysterious, seductive, party, night scent. Well blended. Doesn't smell cheap or synthetic. Smells extremely expensive. Ignore the Jay-Z branding and make up any name for this if someone asks you about it. 3.4oz for around $20 US, this is easily one of the best top ten value celebrity scents of all time. Very unique. Wear this and nobody will smell like you. Loved by college girls where I live. Hint of coffee smell but that might be a few other notes that are mixing in the background. Like someone else mentioned - a mix between Polo Double Black and Dolce and Gabbana The One and perhaps 212 VIP and Muglers Pure Malt - the real star of the show is the excellent dry down - very similar to V&R Spice Bomb. Projects for 3 hours and lasts for 6. Bottle and sprayer are nothing special. 9/10 Buy it love it, buy a backup bottle.

This is a wonderful scent for the price you pay ($20-$25). For me it opens up with a blast of Rum mixed with some fruits, and then the dry down has this nice and elegant Coffee note that just makes me think of the Fall and Winter. That being said, I think this a great bang for your buck fragrance that is great for the colder day and nights (Fall and Winter), but could also be pulled off as a date scent, as well as a clubbing scent. But for me this thing is a heavy hitter for Fall and Winter. Longevity with this fragrance is never an issue on my skin. I absolutely adore this fragrance and think it's certainly worth every penny! Ratings: Scent: 9.5/10 Projection: 8/10 Longevity: 10/10 Versatility: 8/10 Silage: 7/10 Overall rating: 9/10