Achille

Only 8 reviews on here. This cologne will get its flowers one day. I’ve been using this on and off for years after a beautiful woman tried to sell it to me at Perfumania. I passed on it back then, but always remembered I enjoyed that first initial discovery. If it’s summer and I want something light that I can spray 10 times and not be offensive this is it. As a youth I had the Nautica orginal cologne in the white box with block lettering. The sea green one. Every time I use this I’m reminded of that smell. It shares a lot of the same base notes and the top and middle aren’t far off either. One of the best cheapies you can buy for summer imo. Would work best on vacation. Has an ocean/beach vibe. Very breezy. It’s a cheap cologne, but like any cologne the right man can elevate it by pairing it with the right look and setting. It’s the definition of fresh. I love CK Everyone and this is even fresher and cleaner than that. A 10/10 cologne.

Sadly, this is destined to go unnoticed until it's eventual discontinuation. Such an overlooked fragrance. It's cheap, long-lasting and incredibly hard to dislike. Simple creamy sweetness with a great grapefruit note. Can't recommend this enough. Get it before it's discontinued and costs $100+ on ebay. 7/10

Unlike Ulysses, I find this can be a bit more generic. Not in the way most fragrances are now, but more emblematic of it's time. There's something sharp in this fragrance that keeps me from really liking it, or wearing it all that much. It's got that powdery vibe from Ulysses, which is nice. This one feels a bit heavier, almost stickier compared to Ulysses. I feel the tart apple from Ulysses shines through, while the notes in Achillies are muffled by the flour they rolled this thing in. Just that weird sharp note clawing it's way to the surface. It's got a lot of notes I like, but unfortunately I can't pick them out like I'd hoped. No real ginger smell, nor noted Cardamom, two of my favorite notes. I can get the martini vibe, maybe if someone mixed a bit too much gin with it, and then used baby powder as a garnish. It's not bad, I know I'm being harsh, but I just don't find anything too surprising. I bought it for the bottle mostly, which I know is silly. I love how these bottles look on my shelf, but ultimately most people aren't freaks like me that want symmetry of bottles on my shelf. I also bought it for the notes listed, but again, I can't really find them. It's citrus powder surprise. It smells like the vibe the song I'm comparing it to will be. This smells to me, like M.E. by Gary Numan. I absolutely love that song to death, so the comparison is a bit more esoteric. This song sounds like I'm sitting in a back room at an arcade, in the corner next to an arcade machine. The neon pattern carpet right below me. Big wooden panel walls all around. There's popcorn cernels caught up in the pile, and too many people around for my liking. It's got things I like, but it's just too much all at once. This fragrance smells like an arcade to me. Maybe I was at an arcade many years ago and someone bathed in this stuff, but there's a note here that smells like that. Cleaning solution, citrus, and a weird powdery smell. It's got a lot of 90s DNA that you'll find in many different fragrances, in the way that M.E. has been taken from and sampled over and over again. I just think it's rather forgettable. It's Versace Blue Jeans with less headache, running into Davidoff and Avon, and ending up in the baby powder isle. I'm not offending by it's existence, and if you wore it I'd think you'd smell just fine, but it's just not one I would reach for.

It's fresh, light, and airy. It's really a beautiful freshie that you can find for $20ish and overspray. Performance is lacking, so you'll have to reapply after a couple of hours, but for the price, you'll be hard pressed to find anything better! This is one of my dumb reach gym or errands fragrances. Perfect for warm spring or summer days.

Under $20 hidden gem. It’s one of those you can spray 10x and not offend anyone. Similar vibe as Invictus Aqua. I think the performance is better than advertised in other reviews, it really sticks to clothing. Stays linear without any cheap woody drydown. Perfect for the gym bag. 8/10

A nice fresh, soapy and sporty frag, somewhat more imaginative than others of its league, the martini/floral/vanilla combo give it a youthful sweetness without making it bubblegum "Joop" sweet. Really cheap purchasing price and inoffensive, so can't go wrong. Blind bought mine.

It is one of the cheap ($20) hidden gems. Its very nice pleasant aromatic scent somewhat reminds YSL L`Homme. It gives some retro 80s vibe, I like it for its simplicity and good longevity.

I blind bought this awhile ago. Grapefruit is sort of hit or miss for me. This was really cheap, so I figured there wouldn’t be much danger in buying a full bottle. The grapefruit, martini, coriander and cardamom really stuck out to me the most. The orange blossom and ginger I could smell every now and then, but overall I wasn’t a fan. I found the grapefruit and martini to be very overpowering and there just wasn’t enough development for me to really enjoy it. Also, it’s just a cheap, synthetic scent - these are often a roll of the dice.

I love this. If it had just 20% better sillage and longevity it would be my summer go to. Versatile. Clean shirt and shorts, lunch by the sea, even a more formal, Sunday brunch fragrance or early short sleeve evening choice as well. Just have fun with it and overspray clothing. Thank God! There is no bergamot in this. So no sour turn for me. Opening is exactly as described in the pyramid. A light alcohol/grapefruit blend that is almost effervescent. Along with a slightly botanical, surprisingly natural vibe. Dry down does bring the cardamom and a touch of powdery vanilla, but not enough to take over. It all blends well until it fades to a skin scent after 4-6 hours depending on temp. I have naturally dry skin so your performance may be better. I don't want to discourage anyone from trying this. Easy blind buy recommendation.

First thing I noticed upon applying is that it has a chalky vibe to it. I can't really explain it much more than that. Not powdery.....chalky. Weird. It does smell pleasant, but it's so incredibly weak!!!! It's not worth buying. So, I would not recommend this particular cologne from my girl Vicky Tiel. However, I WOULD recommend Ulysse. Smells better, lasts longer. Should be the same price too (about $20).

This is one of those pleasant surprises. Right up there with Individual MB. Or like a sportier fresher version of YSL L'homme, where the warm spice is more downplayed. And for the price and the longevity, you can't really beat it. The bottle is pretty cool too.