Reserve Collection: Italian Cypress

Absolutely worth the money to buy this one! Think of the softest, most comforting cypress, basil, and mint(which together create a beautifully soft herbal, very slight sweetness), underscored by a light, chocolatey incense and oak moss. I realize that is a weird combination of smells to think of. This reserve release does indeed have oak moss, despite some people claiming it doesn’t. Take away any and all sharpness, menthol, and tobacco from polo classic and amp up the quality of ingredients and you have this. Cypress is similar to pine, but not as sharp and pronounced, I feel. Perfect fragrance in my opinion. It is soft and rich, and doesn’t loudly project, but the trail will be noticed. Absolutely fantastic. I will be wishing I hadn’t made this review I think. It definitely takes me back to smelling Polo Classic as it was in the early 90’s. Though it isn’t the same fragrance, the scent memory is there. This just has a smooth, cypress/chocolatey richness to it, as one reviewer describes. Polo is a more dry and a possibly a bit colder fragrance. This is warm. As others have noted, Apex definitely shares similarities in structure, more so than Polo.

I love this version just as much as the original. Both are just damn excellent. However, there are some differences to my nose. This updated version is fresher, less woody, and has no real oakmoss, therefore lacks the sophisticated bold touch the original has. Instead treemoss takes the center stage, producing a much lighter and airier, iteration. A perfect example of a reformulation where the scent profile is not affected, only compound density. One could easily own both. Such a shame these two gems are discontinued. I own Floris 1962, Vintage Z-14, Vintage Polo, AF's Italian Forest and yet nothing does it for me like Italian Cypress.

Wow! There is something holy nostalgic about this scent for me. I grew up in the 80's and I remember this kind of scent from my childhood.It has a very 70's vibe for me and I love it! I have to get me this, when I can afford it.

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I’ve got a flacon rerelease with a lot left I’ll trade for Amouage gold man vintage bottle.