Vetiver Citron Cologne Intense

It is not the best but for 16€ I bought the 100ml, come on, that is the best perfume for that price that i have bought and i have bought so many in over 20 years of me buying perfumes.

This isn't a bad fragrance, it's citrusy and fresh. Unfortunately, I am old enough to have worn some of Art of shavings, much higher quality fragrances such as their sandalwood essential oil fragrance which was incredible. I would hose that stuff on because it was like crack and then I would go nose blind to it and think about hosing it again. It was that good. This stuff by comparison it's just okay. A nice small cologne, especially at the discount rates since art of Shaving went under, that, you can toss into a bag and not offend anybody. Not saying it doesn't smell nice, but art of Shaving set the bar way too high early in the game in the early 2000s then went the wrong route with the overpriced hipster targeting 10 years later.

Mainly sharp citrus and grassy vetiver. Woodsy with cedar and patchouli. The black pepper, artemisia and cardamom bring slight spiciness to the background. There is some softness from the base with tonka, labdanum and cashmeran. A fresh, mature fragrance. Basically, it smells like it sounds. I get around 4 hours with Vetiver Citron Intense. Very satisfied with this $12.00 blind buy. (And a very nice bottle with a magnetic cap for those who care about these things.)

I'm coming off an Art of Shaving cologne jag having recently purchased three of them. This one is nice and is best for spring and summer. Not my favorite vetiver (I like Guerlain) but good with a classic barbershop scent. It reminds me of Proraso's Cypress & Vetiver. Art of Shaving's has a more pleasant citrus base than Proraso's woody base. Art of Shaving lasts longer, too, but both are average performers.

I like this but it is not long lasting, 3 hours at the most. Definitely will need a booster to get through the day. Any citrus notes are gone in a blink leaving you with a green slightly spicy scent. I got one spray on my shirt and that brought out the artemisia pretty strong for a bit. Freshens up at the end of the dry down. This one I was able to find pretty cheap so in the end not a bad blind buy.