It definitely smells synthetic, but in a very tasteful way. What gives this a really nice touch is the orris and jasmine, providing a soft floral bed for those bright citrus notes, which in AdP's Colonia, have an almost irritating effect at first. Artisan Pure seems to be able to capture those scents and keep them around for a while. With Colonia, you're on a short timer counting down to when that citrusy blast starts to fade, and we're talking a matter of minutes. This opens up with a lemon and orange citrus blast that's reminiscent of the same initial blast that you get with Colonia by Acqua di Parma (1916). I actually ended up buying Versace Man Eau Fraiche, Hermes Eau Givree, and Sauvage EDT (EDP is too weak, Parfum is trash, Elixir is more trash, don't me) for my summer arsenal. While I definitely believe in wearing colognes for yourself, it's not a good idea for a hetero guy to wear something women are repulsed by. Unfortunately, if you watch Fragrance Room's videos where women react to this, nearly all of them hate this fragrance and rate it below 4/10. My closing remark is that this feels like Versace pour Homme minus tonka bean and 4x the neroli - they are really that similar even though VPH lasts about an hour, is plain and boring, but also cheap. This is praised as the definitive vacation scent, but to me it's the definitive *beach* vacation scent with that south european twist and I almost feel like wearing this anywhere else would be out of place. This makes JVAP a more floral springtime scent whereas Sauvage is straight up "blue" that everyone "expects" a men's fragrance to smell like. Oversimplifying, Sauvage EDT takes the lemon cleaner smell edge off with black pepper the same way as JVAP does with floral and herbal notes. It's herbacious and floral enough for spring AND citrusy and floral enough for summer, AND cheap enough to overspray, AND a fairly safe scent (unless someone hates the smell of citrus blossom, in which case you should probably avoid that psychopath anyways).Įven though it's nothing like Sauvage, it still gets compared to the king of citrus and the king of ambroxan. It definitely gave me a headache because I can't stop enjoying this. It's Neroli Portofino Forte! If you don't believe me, check out the perfumer for both and notice it's the same gentleman behind both, and they are both his most popular fragrance (single). AdG Absolu is extremely popular after the big bottles went 60% off on black friday 2022, but a sweet aquatic smells so "cologne-guy", a category almost as bad as "old man cologne guy".Īfter seeing JVAP called out in multiple videos, I tried on 4 sprays in Macy's and went right in. I see the Lacoste L1212 and Abercrombie First Instinct called out often, but smelling like melons is just such a strange concept to me. Perhaps not the absolute best spring/summer scent out there but definitely in the top 10s.I found myself looking at top 10 videos from 2018 in desperate search of a spring/summer fragrance that was unique enough for me to enjoy and also mass-appealing enough so I could wear it without worrying about bad reactions, and affordable but also not cheapie smelling. Refreshing and energizing citrus-lemon-cedar blend. It appears with the PURE one they tried to look edgy and save costs. I have seen the other artisan products from Varvatos, and their packaging is also way better. I have the dark rebel, and the decor around it is rubberized, which was comfortable to the touch and also visually appealing. It is not comfortable on the hands, and has a few spiky split ends. The rope-like material covering the bottle is rough on the hands, seems to be made of some plastic or something. The bottom and the cap looks like it has ridiculously poor quality fake wood. It also takes a bit of effort to take off. PACKAGING: (In comparison to other Varvatos products) Also, you may try spraying on clothes to get more hours, however it is not advised, as these sprays have a lot of alcohol. Bear in mind performance depends from skin to skin. Past the 5th hour it really is a skin scent. PERFORMANCE: (In comparison to other Varvatos products) A summer night out may need a bit more kick (think of versace eros) Maybe even formal wear if you have lightweight summer formal clothing. The cedar is almost a tiny bit leathery, I might add. Finally, after about 4-5 hours, the original smell dies down to a faint sweet smell, and you get a subtle cedar wood smell. The flowery-cirtus-lemon tones down a bit and you smell a tiny bit of wood, but I could not find out what wood smell this is. Give it 30 mins and the alcohol dies down and the spray settles in your skin. Starts off very strong with citrus and lemon, almost like a flower extract smell or something.
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