Edge Intense

After weeks of testing this scent in their shop in Dubai I finally decided to buy a bottle. The drydown smells unique from the rest of my collection and it was because of this fresh from shower, geranium-black currant-apple accord that I learned to love this scent. Not too sweet as aquatics and woody aromatics, not citrusy like most pour homme sporties, the opening sometimes gives hint of pineapple note but a very tiny trace of it. Because of this trace of pineapple note other noses compare this to CA but its far from being a clone of any perfume that I know. A&F Fierce is the closest but I am reaching here, and probably VC&A in New York like most of reviewers attest here. The subdued sweetness remind me of Geparlys Equivoque pour homme. For me this is a different beast because of strong projection and sillage. I love the projection of fresh, almost soapy vibe when I sprayed this on my clothes. Longevity may be average but the drydown is good. Comparing this scents longevity to popular scents in the market, this still has a good shot of beating them. This is simply a keeper for me and now a new favorite. Killer projection and killer drydown. I can imagine John Wick wearing this scent in the darkest night to lure his hunters and bring them down one by one... This is my second favorite Swiss Arabian scent after Casablanca. Worthy of 8.4/10 rating. olfactorx.blogspot.com

After having owned this one for roughly a year I've learned that less is definitely more. I had been toying with the idea of selling it on as I often found it a bit too sharp and cloying. However I found going light on the sprays really brings out the best in Edge Man Intense, the dry down is quite exceptional, very alluring, I could see this getting some hype. At first I could see the Aventus et al comparisons but I think that's really due to several notes they share and they certainly share a similar vibe if not the same smell. I can see the comparisons to Montblanc Legend Intense more though now but this one isn't as sweet and the apple note is more subdued, pineapple is more noticeable imo (hence Aventus comparisons). The geranium however is beastly so you have to like that note (which I do) and the ginger gives it a real spicy kick. High quality scent & presentation, highly recommended.

Update 24/04/2020 This is an extremely good fragrance which at the time I purchased it, was selling for less than 15€/100ml! I've been wearing this a fair bit recently and like I stated before, at first it seemed a bit too 'Intense' for warm weather but less is more with this one, it helps to apply further away from the face too. A superbly invigorating and dynamic fresh-spicy-fruity cocktail of ginger, pineapple, citrus & geranium! Very 'Western' designer smelling (as opposed to Middle Eastern) this one is most definitely worth checking out, it may not re-write the fragrance history books but this is a solid, above average scent in my book! Edit: for some reason this scent evokes images warm weather sports for me rafting or kayaking on a sunny spring day!

Edge Intense is basically PDM Percival plus Goldfield and Banks Pacific Rock Moss, then add a clean shower gel soap vibe. How it smells Sweet aquatic freshness like Pacific Rock Moss Citrusy punch and sporty vibe like Percival or Fierce Overall: fresh, citrusy, soapy, just out the shower Performance Solid for a fresh scent Lasts about 6 to 8 hours Projects well for the first 2 to 3 hours When to wear Anywhere. Gym, work, errands, going out. It is a true dumb reach. Rating 7.3 out of 10 Not groundbreaking, but consistently smells good and can pull compliments. P.S - I see a lot of people comparing it to Fierce and Aventus. It’s closer to Fierce. Aventus has more pineapple Smokey and this is fresh and sporty. It is 70% Fierce/Percival DNA.

This has become one of those fragrances I'll look to when I don't know what to wear, especially during the spring & summer but not exclusively. It truly does get good reactions from people and even when I think it's not all that projecting, it is indeed. I'm surprised Edge Man Intense seems to rarely get mentioned by Youtube reviewers, especially considering the versatility and quality to price ratio of this fragrance (and the fact there's pineapple ;) ). Nothing revolutionary but highly worth checking out for anyone who likes fresh-fruity-spicy and uncomplicated, likeable, easy-to-wear scents.