Atlas

Tumi has mostly flown under the radar over the last few years. I own several scents from them and they are all nice, using high quality ingredients, and are typically sold at very competitive prices on discounters. Atlas is probably my second favorite behind Dusk (although I haven't tried Unwind or Kinetic yet). I would classify this as blue fragrance adjacent: a citrus and aromatic opening, giving way to a spices and wood in the dry down. I believe that the term blue fragrance is overused and not many people can agree on exactly what qualifies as one. Atlas has shades of several other fragrances, but mostly does its own thing. If you have ever tried Dolce and Gabbana The One Grey, it reminds me of Grey mixed with LV Imagination. I can smell most of the individual notes in this, they are blended expertly, and you can tell that they used very high quality ingredients. Performance is good. Longevity is at the cusp of the high end of average and the lower end of above average with moderate projection, which is nothing to sneeze at considering the nature of this being fresh. I got about 6-7 hours out of this with the strong projection in the first 1.5 hours and slowly receding to a skin scent. As far seasonality, like most modern freshies/blues, this is safe for all occasions, settings, and weather, but it certainly shines in the late Spring, Summer, and early Fall. This is definitely a more masculine leaning fragrance, but a women could certainly wear it. It definitely smells more mature (and natural) than Awaken. I got my 100ml bottle for $30 at Burlington which is an absolute steal! Atlas could easily go toe to toe with some of the most expensive designer freshies in my collection from houses like Channel and Yves Saint Laurent. This is not a niche fragrance by any means, but it punches WELL above the price point that I paid for it. I have only had this one a few days, but I have a feeling that I will be wearing this a lot more than I thought, especially with the weather warming up more and more. The more I wear this, the more I love it! 84/100

S-Tier $30 Burlington pick up. This is a lovely blue fragrance with all the ubiquitous versatility and mass appeal blue fragrances are known for. I've had my nose on many blue fragrances (besides Open Road lol) and this doesn't really smell like any of the other popular DNAs honestly. My bottle of Dylan Blue smells much more like the BDC DNA than this. The opening can come across as generically soapy/men's deodorantish (not necessarily in a bad way) but as it dries down, it takes on this crispy mintiness that feels sparkly and enchanting against the rich and deep wood/vetiver of Atlas. The DNA also just has this cozy familiarity to it, I'm not sure how to explain it. I don't really think I've actually smelled this DNA out and about that much, but this DNA gives the impression of a classically masculine, gentleman's scent (although I wouldn't call it dated). Atlas is an amazing dumb reach too, living somewhere with an almost year round hot climate, I can get a looooot of mileage out of this for the office or just going about my day. I'd say you can pick this up from skin for about 7-8 hours, maybe 9 on its best day. Decent projection for 2-3 hours before it begins drawing in. Haven't gotten the chance to wear this one out too much yet, but I would anticipate a couple compliments similar the ones you commonly hear when wearing a nice blue fragrance: "manly" "how a man should smell". The cardamom and amberwood are also sort of sketch at first, but as it dried down, they grew on me because I realized how much of the character they were giving. I think those 2 give this the subtle coconut accord some reviewers mention (I really, really like this). Overall, this was a pretty decent blind buy for the price alone, I have a pretty distinct memory of a Macy's worker introducing me to the Tumi line and trying to convince me to buy one for $200 or something like 2 years ago. The novelty of finding these at Burlington for $30 now is worth it in itself. Would recommend at rack store prices. Nice and clean.

Got a sample of this with a sample lot and tried it out. I was pleasantly surprised with the scent and I ended up getting a bottle. The Scent - As the notes suggest, it opens with bright a citrus. Some openings to fragrances can be harsh or too sweet, but to me this is a rather nice. It isn't groundbreaking, but it isn't bad at all. Citrus and aromatic. The magic happens during the dry-down though. The citrus lingers, but the woody/vetiver (I'm assuming that is why it's called atlas, for atlas cedar) comes to play, and it is great. It isn't a dark woody smell, but a bright, light, semi-sweet, clean wood. The projection is average, and the longevity is average as well. I wear it at work, but I genuinely belive it has the versatility to be worn for most occasions. The citrus makes it a clean day/spring/summer fragrance, but the woody/sweet dry-down makes it viable to wear in the evening and at colder times of the year, or at least I think so. The Bottle - The bottle and presentation it pretty slick. The bottle itself doesn't feel cheap, and they use this semi-clear/grey-hazed wrap for the label. The cap is pretty unique, in a good way. It is made of a hefty metal and sits on the atomizer like most caps, but it has a dial on the side that lock it into place. Nice touch, if you ask me. TL;DR - It is a great scent and if you aren't over inundated with woody fragrances in your collection, it is worth the buy. It doesn't do anything crazy special, but it very far from offensive. The other bottles in this line are worth a test as well, but this one was the one I liked the most. I've worn it 4-6 times and each time I like it more. Thank you for the read! Jesse D.

It has some 'blue' fragrance elements in the forefront, very bright clean fresh citrusy floral scents. Something light amber-woody keeps the opening hint of citrus rounded and not too piercing. It transforms into a sharper wood during its drydown, less like amber and more like sandalwood. From start to finish, this fragrance carries a sweetness throughout the entire journey. Yet despite this sweet undertone, the fragrance never feels heavy nor overpowered, and stays ethereal around the wearer. The transparent and synthetic elements remind me of some pieces by Ormonde Jayne. An incredibly modern fragrance experience that tries to remind you it took no inspiration from works of antiquity. The ~5hr longevity is nothing to write home about. The opening fades quickly and the drydown pretty much becomes the meat and potatoes of the entire experience. Neither is the projection, which stays close to the skin. The opening is probably one of the more beautiful, relaxing, and incredibly clean smells I've experienced in a while. I grabbed this one because of its aviation inspired themes, which is quite fitting since it behaves modestly in tight spaces like a cockpit.

Who knew a luggage company could make such good fragrances - you can find many of these heavily discounted from their original full retail which makes them a true bargain. I picked this one up And Awaken Distilled for under £35 UK each. You should probably have one just for the bottles! The locking cap mechanism is nerd cool! Anyway what does this smell like to me. I often heard reviews talking about "pencil shavings" and it was always like WTF for me. I now understand, this smells like pencil shavings and a bit of something like aniseed (at least to me). It definitely works on an older guy like me, great 6-8 hours plus performance. You could wear this formal office type as well as jeans and t-shirt. I don't think it's a date night/evening out scent. It doesn't smell anything like Coach open road, BUT if you were going to put it in a Zen diagram of smell types, you might put it in that zone - with something like Loewe Cobalt 7 - although that's obviously a much bluer take. It's probably the herbal aromatic notes these fragrances share?