Versace Man Eau Fraiche Extreme

I feel like I’m taking crazy pills reading these reviews. It smells like an enhanced, modern version of the OG. Can definitely sense the ambroxan and some other additional nuances that aren’t in the OG, but it actually remains pretty faithful to the original, imo. They removed whatever makes the original smell synthetic and outdated. From what I understand, the culprit was lower quality musks that were around in 2006. I’m a bit bummed about the starfruit supposedly being gone, but then again I’m not sure I actually know exactly what starfruit smells like. This still has a sweet, citrusy accord that for all I know could be starfruit, and maybe even smells better than the original starfruit. Just received this today, so will update when I have some more time with this, but I am relieved and pleased with how it smells. Good job Versace! You stayed faithful to the original but modernized it. The OG was my signature scent for over a decade before I really started to get into perfume. After I became a frag addict I strayed away from the original Eau Fraiche because it had some bizarrely weird, bad smell compared to newer fragrances. I went to a discounter about 4 years ago and I remember when I smelled their decant of Eau Fraiche I thought it was mislabeled because it smelled terrible - not even sure how to describe it. Like pencil shavings and play doh or something, but not in a good way. I later realized that they did have the actual fragrance in that decant, after repeating this experience at home, smelling eau fraiche after smelling the rest of my collection. But it might just be something about how the top notes go “bad” on the nozzle - spraying it, that bad smell almost completely went away, although a hint was still there. (Happened with my acqua di gio also). Anyway, all this is to say that I believe Versace, specifically Mr. Cresp, knocked this out of the park. They kept what worked and tossed what didn’t. Eau Fraiche has been modernized. Hallelujah! I can enjoy my old signature scent again.

Fluffy marshmallow orange blossom and lavender laundry sheets, a bit of lemon cake and a massive dose of a high quality, almost effervescent and salty clary sage. This fragrance is more clary sage heavy than ambroxan to be honest. People always find fragrances with high doses of natural juniper or clary sage to be "synthetic" which I always found rather ironic. Dries down to a sage-y, ever-so slightly dirty cedar note with traces of the orange blossom still present. Impossible to offend; the pinnacle of safe. Whether that's a good thing or bad thing is up to you. Editing to add: reminds me of Lagerfeld Bois de Cedre, only partially in smell but totally in feel in how it captures the essence of a blue sky, carefree day. There is a hint of saltiness in the dry down from the cedar and musks and the way it melds with the fluffy orange blossom and almost clean cotton clary sage accord is therapeutic in its comforting simplicity. I'll have to give this a test on skin before I could say anything definitive but there may be a certain magic here; sometimes less really is more (even if Yngwie disagrees).

Versace Man Eau Fraiche Extreme isn't bad, it shouldn't have been a flanker however but more on that later. It's a lovely scent, but as others have said it's eerily similar to YSL Myslf EDP, with a hint more musk and a smidgen less sweetness. Their dry down is nearly identical yet Man Eau Fraiche Extreme last longer. It's not nearly as bad as others claim, it's generic and redundant, yes! YET, not as generic as say Dylan Blue. . .Extreme is a decent 8/10, but it really shouldn't have been used as a flanker. This bears ZERO resemblance to Eau Fraiche 2006. If Versace wanted jump on the orange blossom bandwagon of 2024/2025, they should have kept the starfruit... that would have given this the right as a flanker & given it a unique spin...I do prefer this over YSL Myslf EDP, It's a year round fragrance leaning warm, yet the musk really broadens its use.... be warned, MANY of the bottles are experiencing issues; where the base metal that connects the bottle to cap isn't sealed resulting in leaks.

I am honestly shocked at the low rating of this perfume. This is the best cologne I have ever smelt in my life. I know a lot of people find it generic but I think it is quite honestly very unique and the best blue fragrance I have ever smelt. In my opinion, this scent is very versatile. It is incredibly fresh and I could see it working well for the office or even for running errands, but elegant and sophisticated enough to be worn to a fancy event. I prefer this to the original, which I think has merit but reminds me of lemon drops or cleaner (sorry, I know everyone loves that one). I think this is a great option if you want a perfume that isn't overly trendy, it does not seem very popular for some reason. I could see this becoming popular or trending soon, this is totally underrated. I'm genuinely shocked at the rating. 11/10 in my opinion.

Just got a sample of this and I like it. Granted I haven't tried Myself or any of the flankers, so I can't compare but to me this unique smelling (but definitely blue). I don't really get much of the original in this, to me this smells like fresh laundry in the best way possible. There's a neroli like note (I guess the orange blossom) that really pops. There's something about it that brings me back to JOOP nightflight, but maybe that's my memory playing tricks on me (it's been 30 years). I can see a use case for this in my collection so likely I will be picking up a bottle depending on how it dries down and it's performance (just sprayed it).

Don’t listen to the negative reviews on this. Everyday I have worn this I have gotten a compliment or asked what I was wearing. It just smells good. It’s not meant to be the OG. However the dry down is very similar and it last longer than the OG. The OG was the only fragrance i wore for 7 years so I have a great love and respect for it. But this is a step above in my opinion. Smell for yourself!! Update: Today I went to a Doctor appointment. After I checked in and walked away. The young lady behind the window told her co-worker “OMG did you smell his cologne? It smells sooo good” I am 3 for 3!

Went to ulta and tried it out and the chemistry was there. Masculine citrus/floral. 3 sprays on the wrist and walked out. Gave me 6-8 hours on the skin and it projected very very well. My wife loved everything about it. At the end of the day it’s whatever she likes on me. It can fall short from anything ground breaking but coming from a guy that grew up with Eau Fraiche, it was a no brainer and I caved in and bought Eau Fraiche Extreme. If you like to just smell great and gather compliments, do yourself a favor and buy it. Scent 9/10 Sillage 6/10 Longevity 7/10 Overall rating 8/10 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

This scent profile is totally right up my alley. Smells similar to YSL MYSLF mainly, with a dash of Invictus (layered for comparison); but floral-leaning with a lighter citrus accord, soapier, and a bit muskier. It has a light bubblegum-like sweetness, but isn't too sweet nor juvenile. The clean muskiness and the soapy accord from the middle notes balances it, giving it a fresh and masculine vibe. I'm happy with this fragrance, it really uplifts the mood. ✅Excellent

Honestly, it's not close to the og. The ambroxan is heavy here and it seems to be Versace tried to create it as a mass appeal dna and a wannabe fuk-boi scent. Some of you critics will see this as a basic generic designer, darker soapy lavender with amber, some musk and very ambroxan. Some YSL Myslf vibe here due to use of orange blossom perhaps. Has Invictus and 1M vibe and dna too. Not that impressed but will wear a few more times

Dude this slaps,i dont get the hate for one more time..and nobody has added the freshness on the notes..its fresh clean,has kept the dna of the original up to a point but is deeper.I like it very much..and i will say that: reminds of ysl intense,yeah there i said it..anyways should have been rate around 4.20 out of 5 easily..nice clean fresh scent ! There is no way you can say that smells bad 😂😂..the scent is pleasant af!

Oh and this smells nothing like any of the versions of MYSLF, lol Edit: ok, I finally see what people were talking about. I had myslf le parfum and then I got absolu, and didn’t notice any similarities in those. But I eventually rounded out the collection with the edp, and yes, it does smell similar to this. Different enough to stand on its own and I don’t regret having both in my collection, but I do see the similarity

I went in store to test this on my skin the other week. I was expecting something terrible or below average from everything I heard. I went back the next day and purchased a bottle. It's winter here in Australia but I've been wearing this to the gym and when summer hits, I'll pump it hard. It is clean, fresh and classy for sure. Casual and semi formal. I think it's another great release from Versace.

Love this fragrance, the orange blossom and lemon really lift the wood and musk scented undertones. The opening is citrusy and sightly sweet, id say its not as sharp as the EDT in the opening but it makes up for it with the warm intimate dry down. Very good fragrance overall with good performance and value. Edit: Just today i got another compliment on this fragrance out of the blue.

i tried this cologne at an ulta the first time seeing it. i wanted something that not a lot of people have and i found it. this smells like a flowery beautiful blend with fruits. i was complimented by the ulta worker at checkout and complimented right after i walked out into other stores. a very safe blind buy if you like softer scents. i find that it lasts on my skin.

This is low key stunning, a modern versatile fougere, fizzy and fresh and slightly bitter green with a beautiful combination of barbershop favorites like geranium, clary sage and clean lavender bouncing off fresh ambroxan. Easy reach! At first the orange blossom smells a bit same-y as current releases but this then goes in a beautiful fresh fougere direction.

Very linear fresh blue scent, projects pretty well and lasts long too. It does not smell the same as regular eau fraiche but it has the same punch or feeling it introduces. For some reason it smells very familiar to me like a very expensive soap or laundry detergent but still very classy and unique I'd say.

Absolutely fantastic fragrance. Don't believe the hate for it, it's a lovely fresh punchy fragrance and I got 50ml for around £40. Really pleased with it, very safe blind buy and quite different to anything else I own I think 👍 Top stuff 9/10 all round.

Recent purchase for me. Signature scent worthy. It has similarities to the original but has its own flair. As my wife described it: Its very fresh and manly, without smelling too young or old, its just perfect. Im in my 30's and this works well.

Everything I look for in a summer freshie is in this - this will be my go-to this yr. Expensive tanning lotion vibes with a powdery finish. Wouldnt buy this full retail $ though - fortunately for me I got this with a major discount.

I think this is superb! Very much traditional lavender leaning but with the other notes supporting it and making the whole blend a stand alone, suprising yet very much appealing scent for the man above 40. Bravo.