The Best Aromatic Fragrances for Men
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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Introducing NEW Aramis Black
Kind of an odd launch for summer time, and as soon as it hit my desk, I sprayed it and dismissed it. But I never condemned it to the storage room (where products go and never return) instead I’ve kept it sat on my desk and almost daily, sprayed it, sniffed it, and got back to…
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Serving Fragrance Love: Two Scents for The Tennis Season
With the Wimbledon tournament starting on Monday and temperatures rocketing into the high twenties, what better time to change up your early summer fragrance wardrobe? Murdock Renshaw British Cologne Launching last summer, Renshaw by Murdock London honours the great British traditions of tennis, croquet and the sporting games of the well-manicured lawn. Murdock themselves boast Renshaw…
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Guilty Pleasures: The Versace Eros Collection
I’m rarely a fan of high-street fragrance, it’s often all marketing and a shoddy product that when it comes to the world of male fragrance, all smell the same, with the same notes and classless bottles. Versace Eros is one of my very few exceptions; I don’t know why I love it so much but…
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AromaticCitrus & CologneHome & InteriorsHome FragranceMen's FragranceNiche & Luxury FragrancePenhaligon'sPenhaligon’s Bayolea Candle & Giveaway
Launching this July in an Eau de Toilette and grooming range, Penhaligon’s have created Bayolea and incredible scent and the fragrance for London Collections Men 2014. Bayolea intoxicates with a head of lemongrass, tangerine and mandarin; a dusky heart of black pepper, neroli and lavender all based on a foundation of traditionally masculine cedar, sandalwood, musk,…
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Revisited: Alvarez Gomez Agua de Colonia Concentrada Natural Spray
You might have seen on Tweeper and/or the Facebooks that I’m currently out blogging in Barcelona, my most favouritist city in the whole wide world; I also came out and blogged here a few times in 2012 as well as working with a particular brand on their launch and with such fond memories, I associated…
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Victorinox Swiss Unlimited ENERGY
This is masculine, I mean, damn, the guy in the commercial not only has a surfboard, but he rides to the beach carrying the surfboard on a freakin’ skateboard! That’s Energy for you (he says sat slumped at his keyboard covered in the crumbs of a Christmas tin of Cadbury’s Fingers). You may have read…
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Jo Loves Green Orange & Coriander Bath Cologne
I wanted to create a product that looked and felt the same as pouring cologne into the bath. After two years of trying, I have finally pioneered and perfected an entirely new luxury bathing experience. I wanted to sit writing this fresh; feeling fresh and with the Jo Loves Green Orange & Coriander Bath Cologne…
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Clinique Chemistry for Men Eau de Toilette
Launched three years after I was born, this is one of Clinique’s hidden gems and you’ll find it tucked away at the bottom of your local Clinique counter’s Skin Supplies for Men display. The fact they’ve not updated the Clinique logo on the packaging (it’s the old bold logo) always made me think it was…
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Tom Ford Noir Eau de Toilette
A quick one for Sunday but something I think you’ll love and with 2 shopping days left, you might decide to run out and grab it for that special someone (i.e. yourself). Tom Ford Noir Eau de Toilette is a new variation on the original Tom Ford Noir Eau de Parfum. It’s not that different from…
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Victorinox Swiss Unlimited Eau de Toilette
I really wanted to hate this. I saw it and thought, “OK, the Swiss-Army knife people have made what they think is a fragrance, maaaww!” Well shut me up, it’s damn good! It puts big fragrance houses, Ara cough! mis cough, to absolute shame. The bottle is stupid and annoying/fiddly but I get it, it…