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

This is crazy... It's a Saturday morning and I smell something really nice as I'm driving to the football field. I had put nautica voyage on my wrist 2 hours early... But that's not what I'm smelling... It's coming from the back of my hand... Where I had sprayed rocawear evolution the night before when I went out. It's been about 12 hours and I can still slightly pick up whiffs of it. Amazing. When I apply it, it does not project much at all, but wow, does this have lasting power! Nice boozy, mango, and incense scent, but the incense doesn't kick it til late (around the last hour or 2) Scent 8/10 Longevity 15/10 lol Projection 3/10 Value 10/10 Seasons Any Occasions Work, Date, Casual

I got this one for my son, and it has become his "go to" fragrance because of its versatility. He began wearing Evolution during his Masters internship, speaking before our State's legislature as an advocate for those in poverty. It is surprisingly appropriate for professional settings. Plus, the girlfriend really likes it too! (And she's particular.) While incense and tonka are always present, the other notes ebb and flow. Mango and rhubarb are so well blended- creating more nuance than main attraction. I find this cologne to be very balanced, with just the right amount of sillage. Two thumbs up!

WOW!!! This is a sleeper, I never would have imagined that this would smell as good as it does. I went to the mall to get the new John Varvatos and I ended leaving with this instead and I'm very happy I did. Longevity and sillage are great and this was well recieved by everyone I let sample. This is a winner for me, many will pass or refuse to like it because its Rocawear but if you have a open mind give it a shot and you just might like it.

Warm, cozy, incense, just the right amount of sweetness... This is the equivalent of chicken noodle soup. It's a great scent for those days when it's cold out and you'd rather be at home tucked under the blankets. Not enough f*s to give to wear something more expensive, just give me something warm and cozy. Sometimes, it's just what you need. Definitely worth having for the price.

When I seen the comparisons to JV dark rebel I thought no way, I just now starting getting whiffs of dark rebel. The rum in this fragrance is the same rum used in dark rebel. And the combo of rum mango oddly gives it some comparisons to dark rebel.

Got this today for twelve dollars today. Didn't know what what to expect, but what a pleasant surprise. Smooth, spicy,incense/coffee/nutmeg/clove... Reminds me of a more tame version of AMen ...in a good way. Great find!

A Cologne That Truly Surprises The Buyer! The Smell And Scent That It Leaves On You Lasts Such A long Time That it Keeps Your Nose And Others Wanting More!

My experience with frag's is limited so all I will say is I like it a lot and I got it for 17 bucks at ross. Safe blind buy at that price.

IMHO - 2 sprays is no where near enough. I love this fragrance but I apply 8 or sometimes more.

Best men's perfume I've ever smelled. Lasts ages and doesn't change a lot.

This is good juice. Before Gold came out, this was my daily driver.

Really nice. Boozy, earthy, woody and sweet. Blind-buy bargain win.

Good smell Poor longevity and projection

Another under rated fragrance from this house ! This is a great fragrance and to me it smells like a mix between Polo Double Black and Dolce and Gabbana The One. So if you like either or both of these fragrances you deffinitly need to check out this fragrance as it smells amazing and for a great price !!! This starts out smelling like Double Black as theres some coffee with something fruity in the background(it kind of smells like pineapple even though pineapples arent in the note breakdown) A lot of people like the opening but honestly the opening was only ok to me. In the mid that coffee takes over,some spices(incense) kick in and in the background that rum comes to play really rounding this fragrance out and making it more smooth and slightly creamy. The drydown is pretty much the same except the rum and what smells like amber take over the fragrance making this smell like a gourmand. This is a great fragrance for the cooler weather especially if your into BLACK or darker fragrances. It would also be a great fragrance to get if your trying to get your nose more used to gourmand fragrances. Performance on this is average. This lasts on me 3-6 hours and only projecting average as well. Id give this a solid rating of 8.5 out of 10 ! Amazing scent for average performance and I love rum notes when done right so this gets bonus points for that :D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great compliment getter and smells like a much more expensive scent ! A lot better than most niche scents to be honest Also something I love about this scent is that its creamy,smooth and gourmandish but at the same time theres a freshness to it that gives it that extra appeal.

Rocawear Evolution is a scent that I overpaid on but I still really like the scent. It is anomaly. It is a boozy, coffee incense scent that goes a little sweet in the base. I don't like coffee especially black coffee like this (give me cappucino notes anyday), yet the coffee note works in this fragrance. I don't like incense, yet the incense note works in this fragrance. The opening is dominated by black rum. I say this because this rum note smells like say Kraken as oppose to say Malibu in Joop Homme Wild. This combines with some Polo Black-like mango but in about an hour fades out into the coffee dominated balsamic mid with due to incense with sweet tonka heavy base that has some musk and amber in it as well. As I mentioned I'm not big into coffee and incense but they are masked enough in this scent somehow. I can't explain it but they are. This is a good date night scent. It may also work in a bar but it isn't a club banger honestly. It performs so good surprisingly. It works any season, even summer. This scent is pretty good, i'd rate it at a 7.8. Very good and unique for its low-end price-point. I rate it so high because it has scents I don't like in other scents YET they work in this fragrance. It's almost a love but not quite.