Impact

I received a sample of this with my latest online purchase. Impact smells so late 90's/early 2000 that if you're 40 something like me you can't avoid the nostalgia effect. I have to admit that the first thing I thought upon smelling it was "Boss Bottle". So I went to retrieve my trusted BB miniature and made a side by side comparison. Verdict: not so similar after all, and although I don't esclude that Bottled may have served as an inspiration, I think that the style this perfume was made plays a bigger role in suggesting this comparison than the actual similarities in the two formulas do. However, if you really can't let go of the idea that this is Hilfinger's take on Boss Bottle, I'd say this is Bottled made better. Also, Impact has an incensy facet that gives me some Gucci pour Homme vibes. I don't see nieche-only collectors elbowing their way through the crowd to get a bottle of this, but if you don't have ultra exclusive tastes this is a pretty solid release and a very comforting scent - ESPECIALLY if you feel that nostalgic connection I mentioned before. This is also a perfect scent to wear on a date: it's very "huggable" and I wouldn't be surprised if you found her/his head resting on your shoulder by the end of the movie...

Sprayed it on at Tommy Hilfiger store on a whim, I wasn't expecting to be blown away but this was so good I bought it the next day. This is very reminiscent of Hugo Boss Bottled but cleaned up and more modern. The apple, woods and vanilla is very present here, it has that apple pie style that is so memorable from Boss Bottled, removed the cinnamon and made more versatile for all four seasons. I also detect hints of La Nuit de L'homme/Ferragamo F Black in the drydown. Projection and longevity is actually quite good. I was not expecting a Tommy summer fragrance to be a good performer so it was a very welcome surprise. If you like boss bottled you might enjoy this.

This is quite good. I cherished the sample vial for a few months eager to get hold of a full bottle. Got my 100ml EDT(Plus a cute little 4ml built-in travel spray in the cap) today and its a unique and pleasing perfume, shining more in its dry down than in its synthetic opening. Mid and dry-down has good strong Pepper + pure green stem/leaf note of wild rose also which I found unique (no rose-flower note thankfully). Later found out that one of the creators is Jacques Huclier (I like some of his blends). In no way am I able to relate this to Boss Bottled or Ferragamo-F or any of the usual blue perfumes in anyway. Longevity is around 4 hrs max.

Unexpected result for what it could have just been a small synthetic perfume... easy to wear but above all, that stands out. It seems natural, simple and even gourmand. Its spectrum going from bitter fresh to discreet fruity gourmand is quite broad. Very versatile on the skin and depending on the context, it knows how to offer different facets... in rainy or hot weather, during the day or in the evening it is different... a nice surprise that finds its place at home between L'eau D'Ikar, Oud Maracuja, Nuit de Megève, Aventus and all my other perfumes from another range...

Impact Intense seems to get more hype in the fragrance community, so I tested it first in a store and didn't really like it, but that turned around over time to loving it. I now pulled the trigger on Impact Intense and out of interest, I also added the normal Impact to my order as a blind buy. I wasn't expecting much. But damn. I love the woody freshness this has. It is a freshness of a kind that I haven't smelled in this way before and I am digging it, because I seem to be a lover of woody scents in general. The fruityness in the opening is a nice addition.