Romeo Gigli For Man

This one is a big ? for me here and in reviews all over the internet. Is anybody else here an owner of this? Last month i aquired a new scent (maybe old but this one i remarkable unknown) I bought out of pure curiosity after reading about other Romeo Gigli perfumes like Uomo and men it was cheap (19 dollar) - came in a brown box with a model without a face. Very rare here and elsewhere as i see. Large classy bottle with light green color. 4.2 fl.Oz and a wooden cap. What do i smell : This is surely one of the most bitter,dry-est and darkgreen wooden tobacco fragrances i ever had. It smells just as the real tobacco as if you smell the insides of a shag bag (A cigarette made with shag tobacco may be called a rollie, a roll-up/dole-up or hand-rolled) Together with some black tea (maybe) and some dry wood. This scent is ultra linear (top vs base is almost equal) What comes close it Annick Gioutals Duel made of Mate a bitterish tea note from Latin America, sometimes used to reinforce herbal aspects or to tone down florals but AG's Duel is sweeter and more herbal balmy. Im very curious for it notes because this scent is reviewed nowhere on Basenotes and fragrantica and nobody talked about this on internet. This scent has zero floral and zero sweetness from what so ever. Romeo Gigli for man is somehow intriging and wearing it gives a good sillage. The smell close to skin is bonedry but radiates a green sophistication by others i encountered it is not a romantic scent This is for the man who : Gets dirty at work working as a mechanic, is conventional and introvert, grows a beard from time to time and loves the outdoors for hunting.

This fragrance seemed interesting to me, looking at the intriguing notes I thought to myself it could be an underrated gem. So I though of blind buying it. Unfortunately I am sorry to say that the smell was disappointing. Smell is slightly minty, green in a not so pleasant way. Although it's a cheapie, there are many better fragrances to buy at this price point. Don't bother looking into this one, just pass.

Meh! A bland, generic and diluted scent, reminding me of a lot of other cheap/er smells from the late 1990s. The only notes I can make out is a little cypress and vetiver with some nutmeg in between, but longevity and sillage are so weak that it disappears on me within two hours. It's not that it smells bad, it's just that I mentally forget what it smells like 10 minutes after the last vapours of scent are gone. To be quite honest : nothing to see here, move along !

Nothing special ... not for me.

Mildly bewildered by the poor reviews on this. For its price point this scent is actually a very reasonable buy. It possesses an ashen green distinction which dances between woody and chypre in just the right measure. Aromatics run from sap-laiden conifers to a dry oakmossy trail. Nutmeg is also one of the starring protagonists, with its use likened to that in Cacharel Pour Homme, Kenzo Jungle for Him and Versace l'Homme. The sum of these components makes for a fragrance which seamlessly slips from day to night and summer to winter. A far cry from the ambroxan-laiden horrors of the mainstream market, Romeo Gigli still stands firm as a cost-effective example of quiet Italian luxury.