Zippo Original

First impression: WOW! A perfume...from Zippo?! Background: I used to collect Zippos and had some from way back in the 50s up through the nineties. The idea behind them (If it breaks, we fix it for FREE!) is something that has made them a worldwide success, and they live up to it. Even though the company has downsized a bit (only 700 employess now, when half of Bradford used to work there)... The packaging: Ingenious! The juice is in a removable "inner casing", JUST like the lighter (recharge kits are available), the tube on the sprayer is just like the wick, and the scent comes out (sprays) from where the flame WOULD be in a lighter! Color me: tickled!! The line: After stopping at the Visitor Center for Zippo/Case, (they merged with Case knives a few years back), since I live in western PA; I found this out-There is a 100ml EDT, a 100ml EDT with a "refill" of same size, a five ounce body spray, a five ounce shave balm and a set with a 100 ml EDT and shave balm with bag. They are not taking internet orders (yet) due to shipping regulations and such...the people there are marvelous and so friendly!! (From the packaging) THE ESSENCE: Bergamot oil of Sicily, Clary sage absolute from Provence, Cashmere woods, Leaves of Indonesian patchouli and smoked Vetiver from Haiti and Java... The scent itself: WOW! I half-expected this to be (sorry to say) a joke. What I found on spraying the tester and sniffing it was nothing short of amazing! This begins with a sheer, bright and cleanly bitter green with a sparkly, almost dry fruitiness. Amazingly fresh! (And not in a "phoney-caloney" way, either) As it begins to dry, herbs and subtle warm spice blend with clean dry masculine florals and remain smooth, as tonka's sweetness emerges to wrap this in a very sexy aura. It is obvious, from the first sniff, that they used actual essential oils in this and not as many synthtetics as most name brands use. This scent is very very well done (not unlike the quality and care they show in their primary product) and I can see this working in any season or for just about any occasion. The drydown is very woody, earthy and sweet. Cedar and cashmere make a great pairing as the dry grassy (not quite "soapy") vetiver and patchouli keep it sexy, but not raw or skanky. Vanilla here is more of a catalyst, as I do not really smell all that much of it, but it adds to the overall yumminess of this scent. Worth getting, and even more so: worth wearing! Sillage: very good Longevity: above avearge Overall: 4.25/5 My only question: If my sprayer breaks or leaks, will Zippo fix it for FREE?!?! LOL I first got the body spray (as it was cheaper, smells very nice and lasts for almost 24 hours) and had to giggle at reading the ingredients! BUTANE (!!) is listed first; but it is in a pressurized spray-can, and they assured me at the Store that butane is only the propellant! I did get a couple samples of this and must say: when I am next up North, I will be getting the Deluxe Kit. Since it is only 15 dollars more than the EDT itself. Rumours: Next they plan on a Zippo Gold for men and, supposedly, a women's scent after that. (In a slimlined "outer casing", no doubt!) ;)

I work in a UK store that sells fragrances at the checkout area as a pushy extra. "That's £3.27 for the toothpaste, toilet cleaner and a hairbrush please. Now, would you like to spend a small fortune on this absolutely *cough* lovely perfume to go with your purchase today?" You know the tactic. We were selling this and checkout staff are encouraged to wear the fragrances that are on offer on any given week so that we're giving out the right olfactory vibe. If it wasn't for that, I would probably have never discovered this frag. Ok, it is genuinely very nice. It smells natural, like it has been blended using at least reasonable quality ingredients. Not too synthetic or screechy and it is fairly soft edged. Not weak, just rounded. Quite sweet and powdery, definitely pushing towards unisex. My partner smelled it and said she wants some! I get the vanilla and the tonka but then it goes all herbal and flowery for me with quite strong tobacco elements which I am surprised is not listed in the notes. It reminds me of Jacques Bogart Pour Homme quite a lot on the dry down in fact and I'm getting more lavender than patchouli. Longevity is still under scrutiny as I've only had it on for just over five hours now. It's still going strong but I did apply fairly heavily. Projection is moderate to heavy for me on the skin. Some of it went on my t shirt when I put some on my chest and it's pretty punchy from there and I could smell it wafting along with me when I went out for a walk. This seems like the kind of scent that a lot of people will vote as a Winter/Autumn choice but I love rocking it in hot weather as it goes borderline beastly in the sun! The lighter shaped container is great too with a lovely 'click' when opened and closed. Refillable as well but god knows where you'd get one from lol! Now here's the best bit: When we were selling it on promotion, it was £14.99 for 50ml and that was a good price. Now it's been discontinued in our store so they were getting rid of the last few.........£4.99! I bought all of five of them. It hurts a little to give my wages straight back to my employers but I think of it this way - "Pay me in perfume!" It makes me happy. Overall, it's good and I'll see how it goes with me after a few more tries. Peace out - Zoop

Some years ago I bought the deo anti-perspirant. What I didn't expect was for an anti-perspirant to have the kind of sillage it did. It projected like you wouldn't believe. From my armpits into the workplace, I loved smelling myself. The smell itself was not particularly unique, as D&G had done similiar scents within the Be Delicious range. Except, this was more peachy, literally... and it was superbly blended. I never got the chance to sample the EDT. Regretably.

This is the badass scent which you'll proclaim for +12 hours as you spray the misty atomizer on its top. fcukin' lovely perfume with kinda seriously harsh performance (in a pleasant way actually)!! No one can resist against this, as it has a + 4 hours of a room filling projection, where all its attendance will happen to love the weird smell on the air...I'm having this as its 4th bottle on my little collection...in my opinion its faultlessly perfect.

It reminds me Animale a little , and some sweetness similar to Black XS from Paco Rabanne. It starts strong with sharp citrus and spices , but in an hour it gets better and more sweet and woodsy. But it has its own personality. The more I use it , the more i like it. I wonder how Zippo into the Blue varies from the original.