Men’s Fragrance Reviews
Below you’ll find comprehensive reviews of various men’s fragrances, covering a range of brands and scent profiles. The reviews explore different aspects of each fragrance, including the unique blend of notes, the overall scent experience, and the packaging. I provide insights into fragrances from both well-known and niche brands, catering to a variety of preferences and occasions. Whether you’re looking for a fresh citrus cologne or a deeper, musky perfume, these reviews hopefully offer valuable guidance for selecting a fragrance that resonates with your personal style.
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NEW Jo Malone London The Bloomsbury Set: Leather & Artemisia
The Bloomsbury Set is a new collection of fragrances from Jo Malone London and is described as being inspired by the free spirited artists of the Bloomsbury set, a collection of scents capturing the intoxicating essence of an unconventional life in their legendary country house in Sussex. The collection has 5 pocket sized fragrances, each…
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Bracken Man by Amouage
With days to go, this is the one for him this Christmas. Bracken Man by Amouage is a modernised fern fougere that’s long lasting and fabulously unique. It’s notes are bergamot, lemon, cypress, lavender, nutmeg and cloves; a heart of geranium, sandalwood, cedar and cinnamon; finally a base of patchouli and musk. It takes a very…
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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Travel Set
With 1 day left for Christmas Delivery, I have the perfect last minute gift. The Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Travel Set is the ultimate luxury fragrance gift and a truly unique and deliciously indulgent set for Christmas. Baccarat Rouge 540 is the result of a partnering of Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Maison Baccarat…
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Buly 1803 Scented Matches
Scented matches are always fabulous, and these, designed for both candle lighting and bathroom deodorizing, are made of tender woods and soaked in beautiful fragrance. Before even striking the matches, opening a box gives you a sudden burst of delicious fine fragrance. Once lit, they burn slowly and give you plenty of time to light…
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TOM FORD Private Blend Body Sprays
In addition to the stunning matched fragrances, TOM FORD has launched 3 new Private Blend body sprays in Tobacco Vanille, Noir de Noir and Tuscan Leather. Also, whilst we’re on TOM FORD, for something really, really nice this Christmas and beyond luxurious – check out this TOM FORD Private Blend Atomiser wrapped in supple leather with gold…
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My Favourite Budget Fragrance: The Body Shop Kistna
This was the first fragrance I ever owned and to this day is mature, fun and effortlessly wearable. The Kistna men’s fragrance was created in 1743 by Ye Body Shoppe… OK, that’s a lie, but it is one of the brand’s longest serving veterans. It’s formulation is far more elegant and complex than its mere £15/100ml price…
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Cartier L’Envol de Cartier for Men
There haven’t been many mainstream fragrance launches this year worth writing about. The biggest heroes have been in the world of niche fragrance. However, L’Envol de Cartier by Mathilde Laurent has single-handedly redeemed the industry’s shortcomings with something familiar, yet totally new. The notes of L’Envol are simple, and it opens with a relatively standard violet leaf…
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NEW Fornasetti Profumi L’Eclaireuse
Forged through a partnership between The House of Fornasettii and design-led store LECLAIREUR, L’Eclaireuse is a new home object featuring a new scent housed in an undeniably gorgeous bone-china votive. Created by the renowned nose, Christian Astuguevieille, L’Eclaireuse features the new scent Mistero – winter-warming notes of sandalwood, cedarwood and musk with a head of Incense and pink pepper. It’s not as devilishly dark as…
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NEW Heeley Paris Eau Sacree Extract de Parfum
As we fly into Autumn and Winter, it’s time to switch your fragrance up. Going from light fruits and aquatics, to warm darks. NEW Heeley Paris Eau Sacree Extract de Parfum ticks all my autumnal boxes with its seasonally warm composition. Top notes of Labdanum; a heart of Olibanum, patchouli and rose with a base of…
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The Cool Waters of The Merchant of Venice Venetian Blue
Taking all the best loved traditional elements of Aquatic Fragrances blended with the citrus notes of a fine italian cologne, Venetian Blue by The Merchant of Venice, part of the Nobil Homo collection (no, that’s now how you translate it, I promise) is an absolutely stunning, easy-to-wear, all rounder fragrance. What makes this different is its smokey,…