Stetson Legend

This have climbed up on one of my favorite fragrances of all time, I know this is not for everybody, but to me it goes well for me reminds me a little bit of curve gold this like a version of curve gold but more mature, the note of cactus I love it it's so earthy, masculine, aromatic and mysterious, I liked it this, someone gifted me a decant and then went and I bought me a full bottle.

I’m absolutely stunned how good this is. I personally think every man should own a bottle of this. To my nose it’s better than Santal 33. If it had a tad better performance it would be a 10/10 for the price.

Woody, Spicy, Masculine. Got mine CHEAP on Amazon. Not as All-year Friendly as Black, but still a great scent. No notes!

I love a number of Stetson releases (Stetson Original, Stetson Spirit, Stetson Caliber) and when I heard about this one especially being a woody fragrance with leather, I was excited for it. Stetson Legend was the second of the releases of Stetson under Scent Beauty rather than Coty (after Stetson Spirit.) This really very much a Fahrenheit style fragrance. I mean it is along the weaker Fahrenheit style fragrances so don't expect a beast at all like many clones namely Curve Black. That said, it a bit of unique take on that style fragrance. Stetson Legend opens with a unique mix of prickly pear, pepper and smoke. The smoke mixes with mesquite which I can tell you from my father using a smoker for barbequing. Legend then starts showing leather and due to the smoke and the woodiness, it can smell slightly petrolic which is where the Fahrenheit feeling happens. The base is woody as well with the cedar and sandalwood. It will easily mix with most cedarwood or sandalwood beard oils. Stetson Legend I find is better than Stetson Black, Curve Black and I want to say Hitfire. Curve Black is a joke and a waste of money. Steston Black has little character and Hitfire is good but can be a bit much early on. Stetson Legend is a bit more subdued. There is a number of special qualities to Stetson Legend, namely the mesquite and smoke. The smoke is not like the palo santo wood. Palo santo wood notes have a more smokier take, this is more woody with some smoke. I do think there is some Givenchy Xeryus Rouge in Legend which will set it apart from the Fahrenheit pack like Curve Black or Stetson Black. That is due to the cactus/prickly pear note. Cactus and prickly pear have a similar smell. I can say this due to living in Arizona. I think Legend's is a slight more fruity due to it being a pear. Stetson Legend sadly performs like Curve Black and Hitfire. The fragrance lits 4/5 hours of performance and medium projection. It fits for Fall and Winter. Stetson Legend seemingly replaces Stetson Black. The one problem is that Stetson Legend has a bit high price. Instead of being $25 like Stetson and Stetson Spirit and Prefered Stock, Legend is $40. That said, you do get 100mls for it. For this reason, I think Stetson Legend is a 7.5 out of 10. Unique take on a known DNA but does not have the performance.

The scent profile is pretty much what I expected: evocative of a small, old, dusty, Southwestern USA town. And Old West cowboy horse hitching posts. I mean its Stetson, right? Dry, dusty, WOODY. Prickly pear, mesquite wood, sage, a little smoke, leather, black pepper, cedar, vetiver, moss. The notes listing itself is evocative of this image, you get it just looking at the notes. So, true to brand theme, and fairly well executed scent profile. Fairly nice profile, although I could have used a bit more sweetness in the background, maybe a bit of amber or even a mild honey note as a tip of the hat to the OG Stetson. As is, Stetson Legend is very dry with almost no sweetness. A good and common scent profile, who's facets can be commonly found in other fragrances. But the performance is ABYSMAL! I sprayed at least 30 times on skin and clothes and got nothing above a whisper. I've had to do that with other "cheapies" such as David Beckham Instinct. I guess it's a common trait with cheapies using cheap, low concentration materials. It seems that a brand could try to match the performance of their OG, however.