Success

I purchased this cologne (along with the accompanying deodorant and shower gel in the gift set) when looking to move on from my bottle of Nautica Voyage being my regular fragrance, and was pleasantly surprised with the very clean smell. Smells like one fresh out of the shower, having used some sort of nice expensive body wash or such. For me its works in both casual and formal situations, not seeming overpowering, underwhelming, or smelling cheap in either situation. I was surprised a celebrity fragrance (by none other than Donald Trump, even!) didn't smell synthetic or just bad, especially for what I think is a great price on this fragrance! The day it arrived, I found myself constantly taking the bottle just to smell it. It's quite good to me, and everybody that's commented on it, loves it. The masculine, fresh, clean smell fits very well with the name Success. It doesn't go away quickly for me either, I get about 5-6 hours with it. And a small review of the Success deodorant and shower gel (there is also an after shave but I did not purchase this): Both smell very similar to the cologne, obviously. The deodorant smells pretty much exactly like the very cheap Ocean Surf - Speed Stick deodorant, though it does feel nicer to put on your skin to me. The shower gel smells like the Success cologne but with far more citrus (and smells very nice; like a fragrance I would love to purchase!) Smells kind of similar to Speed Stick Ocean Surf (just a similar vibe) but with far more luxury, depth, and far more notes and thought. Out of the 60 or so fragrances I have sitting in my house, none are quite like this one. Honestly very unique I think, and that's surprising for a celebrity fragrance. Also, it's missing that "aquatic" note (in a good way!) that plagues so many generic aquatic fragrances, so that's wonderful. Overall, quite satisfied with this purchase.

My fiancé got this as a joke-type thing, but it actually turned out great. This is def not what I was imagining for a Trump smell, and it's much better than what we had expected. Both he and I love it! It smells fresh, clean, and light. It's not intrusive or loud, as some colognes can be, and it feels understated, yet solid. I def get the Bond No. 9 and D&G Light Blue references everyone has mentioned. It is very close to Bond No. 9, and it shares the same light, fresh smell of D&G LB, but with less musk. This scent lasts for quite a long time on my guy (6-8 hrs), and the sillage sits pretty close to him. You'd smell it if you were talking face to face, but it's not a loud smell that would dominate your convo. It holds a quiet confidence type of energy. Sometimes, my brain doesn't even register it until after he leaves and I realize that the pleasant scent is gone. However, I've noticed the real magic of it happens when he walks by. I'll catch a hint of something so fresh and happy, it makes me want to follow him to keep smelling it. This cologne has also gotten quite a few compliments from others, and it acts like an interesting icebreaker when he tells him it's Success by Trump. Oddly enough, it also gets the most comments from me too, bc it hardly ever smells the same to me and I'm always asking him what he's wearing. Overall, I would def recommend any guy getting this. It smells amazing and feels much more expensive than it actually is. It's inoffensive enough for everyday wear, but still attractive enough for dates.

It's clean...yes, it's fresh, yes...but, sadly, I just didn't enjoy wearing it very much - all politics aside. Looking at the notes pyramid, I do sense birch, juniper, vetiver, etc., but what really pushes forward, to me, are prominent bamboo and aquatics accords (like an aquatic-cucumber) along with some herbal tones. It's not a bad fragrance - just not for me. Performance was also a bit disappointing in that it lasted 4-5 hours on my skin, projected within an arms-length for around 30-minutes, and sat quite softly on my skin. I've worn this a handful of time and have never received a compliment. You'll smell fresh & clean, but this scent won't get you noticed. On a positive note, Trump Success was quite affordable and may be worth a try if you're into these kind of scents. Offhand, I would take Mont Blanc Starwalker over this one when I'm wanting a fragrance with a bamboo note. Finally, while I don't really care for this fragrance, I must say that I really, really like Trump Empire. Peace.!

From what I remember, very masculine, kind of heavy/synthetic sometimes, spicy. Drydown was nice in some spots—especially dried on clothing and smelled amazing lingering on clean laundry. Musky, strong birch, dark, synthetic after a few hours but would go from that synthetic darkness to a much nicer smell when combined with sweat. I can see how some people would not like what this dried down into on skin. Was my ideal gym scent and the only fragrance that has ever garnered enough attention to have people ask what it was mid-workout since it was unique. Possibly it just worked well with my skin chemistry. Clearly it had good sillage since they could smell just one spray on the chest from range. Ran out and now it's too expensive to consider. Good enough to go through a whole bottle using only one or two sprays a day. Patrick Bateman would wear this.

This is my second fragrance from the Trump line. It's a very nice scent, no doubt a good portion of the dislike votes here are from angry liberals that hate Trump. I'm neither a fan or a hater, so my review is based on the fragrance, and not the man. Isn't that how we rate scents on how it smells? Anyway, Success Trump reminds me of just that - Success. It's fresh, clean and although not totally unique, it's different enough to enjoy without reminding me of my other fragrances. I don't like owning 2 fragrances that smell too much alike. I wear this on my 5 or so business trips into NYC in the summer and early fall. I don't get any leather, but I do get a very nice fresh spicy vibe kind of like a mix between Azzaro Chrome and Versace PH. 8/10

i smell juniper mostly, then coriander and ginger. not bad i suppose. it is going to be a GAG gift for the hubster, HAPPY HANUKKAH! LOL he doesn't wear cologne so i chose the trump scent i felt i would enjoy the most. i didn't spray it on myself just a piece of clothing to test it, he's not going to care that it is opened. i can still smell it the next day. and the sillage is about 6 ft at first then a bit later, arms length. i really love the smell of juniper trees. while hiking i have been known to take the berries, squish them, and smell the smells so i'm glad the juniper is detectable in this.

I remember smelling this next to a beloved discontinued fragrance (ysl libre) which is one of my favorite fragrances and had to think a while to determine which I liked better that the time. I also never really smelled anything like it, it has similarities to D&G le batchellor 01 or Luis Vuitton summer fragrance. I really enjoy it.. D&G light blue mens vibe. Very good to me but the quality is no better than the other fragrances just mentioned..

Success is a very nice, attractive men's fragrance. I really like it. It smells great on my husband. It's the second one he has of Trump's, (he also has Empire) and they're both really excellent. This is a lovely juniper and redcurrant, with beautiful vetiver and is very easy to wear. Gets lots of compliments too. Very good sillage and longevity. It lasts all day after only a couple of sprays in the morning before work. It's lovely.

I have a fragrance collection of about 170 fragrances or so. On two occasions I've had a friend over who's interested and have gone round the collection getting them to sniff maybe 20 or 30 of the best. Both times, I've got to this one and they've said 'THAT'S THE BEST ONE'. And then they've found it really funny when they found out what it was. Obviously they're not Trump fans. It's a goodun people.

This is a great fragrance as I've said before. If you have smelled Kenzo pour homme,the best way I can describe this is: if Kenzo pour homme is very light blue, this is a darker light blue. It smells like a darker version of Kenzo pour Homme. It's fresh, woody, very slightly aquatic, metallic, with prominent birch and juniper. Refined, subtle, tasteful, businesslike. The epitome of a work fragrance.

Success is a success with me! It's fresh, clean and I really like the Birch and Juniper notes. I think this is a great scent for mornings and early afternoons during Spring and Summer. Longevity on me is about about 18 holes (walking) and by the 19th it's a strong skin scent that goes great with a couple of Gin and Tonics. I like Success and feel it is well worth checking out.

This is another great example of why you should never dismiss a "celebrity" fragrance out of hand. This has a lot of similarities to Nautica Discovery. Good to know if you are ever asked, for the same reason you would pretend to not mind paying excessive coin for and choking down a vegan meal on a date.

This is good dupe for Bond No 9 Wall Street. Refreshing, classy, safe for the office.

I just had to write a review on this fragrance.. I got this for my brothers birthday being that he likes fresh fragrances and he is a fan of the old Donald Trump show "The Apprentice".. Well occasionally I would pick his bottle up and give it a sniff from the cap and it smelled great.. Now I do not quite understand why this scent is getting so many negative reviews.. I guess it is because there are so many people out there that do not like Trump.. I really feel that they should be judging Success on it's own merits instead of being biased towards this fragrance just because they do not like Trump.. Success opens up with a fresh citrusy blast which comes from the red currant, but it fades away fast while the juniper stays around a bit longer.. The ginger and bamboo leaves keep the scent simple and fresh but add an interesting touch.. The birch stands out the most to me and dominates the fragrance, while the bamboo, juniper, and other notes blend to make a fresh modern metallic scent that smells unique and great.. There is some clean musk, a hint of vetiver, and tonka in the drydown.. I am not sure how the fragrance performs but from the tiny squirt I sprayed on my wrist it seems to do well.. This scent is unique and interesting.. It does not smell like all the other fresh men's fragrances on the shelf.. It is different and I can see it being a love or hate type of scent but people need to judge the fragrance not the name.. If Success was not a Trump fragrance it would have sold better and there would be much better reviews.. The bottle is simple but very nice, give it a sniff!

In all seriousness, politics aside, this is a very decent fragrance. I was at a perfumania, and the lady behind the counter sprayed this without showing me what it was. The opening was an amazing fresh, aromatic blast, heavy on juniper. I really liked it! I sprayed it on my hand, and in the drydown it got nice and woody, heavy on birch, which is one of my favorite notes, and it has a nice, light, aromatic background (I'm assuming from the ginger, bamboo, and germanium). On my skin I got good projection for about an hour before it dies down close to the skin. Overall I can smell it for 3-4 hours, though it could also be my nose adjusting to the liner birch drydown. Scent: 7/10 Longevity: 6/10 Development: 7/10 Drydown: 6.5/10 Sillage: 8/10 to 4/10(drydown) Price: 8/10 Overall: 7/10 Good for daytime in the spring and summer, possibly fall. Ages 18+. A unique smelling fresh that stands out from the aqua and citrus that dominates the summer market. Put politics aside and smell!

When i first entered fragrantica to see the reviews of this perfume i was shocked with the fact that dislike bar is longer than the like and love ones. after reading reviews i realised that the character "trump" had implicit and explicit effect on the reviews. since i have no idea who is trump, my review will be based on the perfume only .... i feel that the smell has some resemblance to D&G light blue! it has that zesty fresh feeling with light cloying smell that i honestly dont know where it comes from. i think the like and love bars should exceed the dislike one.

I have this and it's nice and fresh, but I prefer Empire by Trump, which is not in the database presently. Empire is more of a sexy scent. I'm a female BTW, and use several fragrances for men. What's with all the comments about the bottle? I find it attractive. Someone said they can't get their tiny hands around it to spray the scent. You know what they say about small hands.. 9/17/16 edit, recently noticed that Empire is in the database now.

Come on people! Please review this fragrance for it's scent and not it's name! If this fragrance was made by Creed or some other house everyone would be raving about it! It really is a nice pleasant scent, and you can't beat the price.. Much better than any of the celebrity fragrances out there for men.. Very fresh, clean, with a interesting metallic vibe..

Well, this fragrance is stunning from to top to bottom. Professionally executed packaging and scent. Uplifting, energizing, positive and superbly performing. Exceptionally well blended. Among the best fresh fragrances out there. Unfortunately taken off the shelves at Trump Tower and Trump Online along with Empire but still widely available online.

This opens with a cucumber-y vibe and a pond water stench at first, that faded after a few minutes. It then turns into a juniper and ginger scent that last for 4 hours until completely disappearing. It is a clean, spring and summer scent. Suitable for daily, office wear. I could also see this working at a barbecue.