Spicebomb Extreme

What is all the hate about? Its very clear to me that all the haters of the original voted on this scent before they actually smelled it. There is no sensible explanation for the above ratios on this scent. The only way you don't like this is if it doesn't work with your skin chemistry, your are not into spicey frags or certain notes which are highlighted in this or you simply have bad taste. lol. This scent is in the style of Spicebomb meets Tobacco Vanille. It's beautiful and could easily be an alternative to those TF scents if their price tags turned you off from them. It reminds me so much of a designer version of TV that calling it similar to One Million is an insult to this scent. There's no way one should confuse this with that if you were to smell it on someone. It's Dark...It's Sophisticated...It's Rich...totally the opposite of One Million. It is actually the anti One Million. It may even be far superior to its original scent SpiceBomb which itself is a very good designer fragrance. I personally prefer this over the original because its more masculine, denser and I love the smokey resinous tobacco, vanilla and pepper combination. It almost has an incense vibe to it. Ideally this is a night time scent. I'd wear it during the day as well but this would be best worn at night. As someone mentioned before this could've been called SPICEBOMB NOIR and would've fit perfectly. The word "Extreme" obviously tests better in marketing surveys though. I'd consider this strictly a cool/cold weather scent though it can be worn at nights during the spring as well. So to me its sort of versatile since you could reasonably wear it 3 of 4 seasons. The knocks on this is it's synthetic (but so is every Frag including Niche these days) and isn't versatile- besides being a no go in the summer it better suits a style forward look. If you go casual with it, dont go sloppy and im sure you will get a couple compliments wearing it. Longevity is great also. It last 9+ hours on my skin and really projects during the first 3-4 hours. After that it became less potent but never quite became a skin scent on me until about hour 6-7. It will however linger longer on clothes which is great for me as i like to spray the inside of my tshirts. I just truly think people are not appreciating what a great fragrance this is. One of the best offerings in 2015 by a designer house without question. If Tom Ford put this in bottles, the love rating would be far greater than its likes or dislikes. Or probably not, as some might say he did this already...lol. This scent wowed me and the original didn't. The original is a boy. This Extreme Flanker is that boy as a man. 9/10- Im biased on this one because I love good sweet tobacco scents... 8/10- if i were being totally unbiased. YouTube Channel- Simply Put Scents

Spicebomb Extreme di Viktor&Rolf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Il Re dell’Inverno: Un’esplosione di carattere e calore Se la versione originale è stata una rivoluzione, l’Extreme è la sua evoluzione definitiva. In questa concentrazione da 90ml, ci troviamo di fronte a una fragranza che non chiede permesso, ma si impone con un’eleganza rude e avvolgente. Profilo Olfattivo e Evoluzione L'apertura è un colpo di cannone di pepe nero e pimento, ma è nel cuore che avviene la magia. Nonostante la piramide ufficiale si concentri su tabacco e vaniglia, su pelle emerge una sfumatura sorprendente: una nota che ricorda molto la violetta di Parma. Questa sensazione talcata e leggermente retrò bilancia perfettamente l'aggressività delle spezie, donando al profumo una profondità floreale "scura" e raffinata che lo eleva rispetto ai classici gourmand speziati. Caratteristiche Tecniche Performance: Impressionanti. La persistenza supera facilmente le 10 ore, con un sillage che si fa sentire senza risultare stucchevole. Drydown: Il finale è un abbraccio di tabacco da pipa e una vaniglia bourbon non alimentare, quasi liquorosa, che mantiene alta l'asticella della mascolinità. Verdetto Finale È un profumo eccezionale, perfetto per le temperature rigide o per serate in cui si vuole lasciare il segno. Quella traccia di "violetta" che percepisco lo rende unico nel suo genere, creando un ponte tra la profumeria classica e il design moderno. Voto: 9.5/10

Felt like I needed to say a few words on this one. I had tried a sample years ago and wasn't thrilled, but that was back when I was pretty close-minded towards sweet fragrances. Since then, I've done an about-face on that attitude and have come to enjoy a lot of sweet scents... This is one of them. I find it to be intoxicating---it's in that prefect zone, for me, of sweetness from the vanilla with enough weight, body and depth from the tobacco and spices to make it feel perfectly balanced and a favorite of mine for cool weather. I don't detect the cumin, but if it's there, it's done tastefully in my bottle. One of the reasons I thought I wouldn't like this was that I purchased Cremo's Spice & Black Vanilla years ago, and I've gotta shoot straight with you---that one sucks. lol. For me, it just doesn't compare. Cremo's offering smells like a cheap imitation and does NOT have the depth and body to balance the sweetness. I get no tobacco (don't even know if it's supposed to have tobacco, but people say it's supposed to be close to Spicebomb Extreme) and on my skin at least, it comes off almost soapy, which just doesn't work with the sweet vanilla. TL;DR - Spicebomb Extreme's hype is justified. Cremo's Spice & Black Vanilla is not an acceptable substitute. (And I'm not a hater of dupes. On the contrary, I have many from Armaf, Lattafa and Afnan that I rate highly.)

Smells like sex in front of a fireplace. Ultra masculine and loud, yet inviting, playful and cozy. Complimentability on this one is really high. The scent opens up with loud, a little bit of synthetic/harsh spice accord and to my nose, I also get some booziness. This is the phase that most people will not enjoy. However, what comes after the opening is purely magical. In my opinion this is the best designer vanilla scent there is. Ever. The tobacco is not earthy or rugged, but rather makes the vanilla even creamier. The dialled back spices and the tobacco accompanies the vanilla beautifully. This is the best drydown in my collection. Just for this drydown it is worth it to have this scent. And now for the biggest heartbreak, I have a batch from 2025 and its performance is nowhere near the previous batches. Although Viktor&Rolf have denied the reformulations on this, it definitely is the case. It becomes a skin scent just after a couple of hours, so overspraying is definitely needed on this one. Good to use this as a daily driver in colder months, as it will never be perceived as nuclear. Still, one of the best date night scents because of how it sits close to the skin and how lovely the dry down is. In intimate situations, this is the king. Even with the current reformulation, I would still recommend this just to experience the magical dry down.

Every winter, after spending hours researching what new luxurious perfumes i will buy this winter, i buy this and wear 80% of the time. I have tobacco vanille, have marly, sauvage elixir and still i pick this over them. Now to the pefume itself, the perfume itself is so well blended, the vanilla is not overbearingly sweet and blends incredibly well with the tobacco , bourbon and cinnamon to give an intoxicating spicy, fruity aroma that delights the senses. I also get a cherry cola cigar (not in a bad way) like a luxurious cigar or a botanical brewed cherry cola undertone. It smells tasty but isn't overbearing unless it you overspray. Not headache inducing, you get whiffs of something luxurious and rich like an expensive bottle, exotic fruit or a tasty expensive dessert. Its amazing value, above mid tier pricing but performs like a luxurious high end perfume. It's definitely a dark sexy scent that would suit a man but still would suit a woman.