Men's Fragrance Reviews
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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NEW Armani Code Profumo
Launching on the 27th April, I firmly believe Armani Code Profumo is going to be the 1 Million or Invictus of 2016. You’re going to see this in every duty free hall, every flight and every department store going; I guarantee it. The poster boy is everyone’s new favourite Captain Kirk, Chris Pine. Armani Code Profumo…
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7 Loewe Anónimo
Well this is something a bit special. Spanish fragrance brand Loewe is relaunching its 2010, 7, WITH a new flanker 7 Loewe Anónimo. The campaign is all about giving thanks to someone, who although not anonymous to you, isn’t some global superhero appearing in the pages of Hello and Harper’s. Before I get onto the fragrance…
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Perfumer H by Lyn Harris
When I first found out about the Perfumer H venture I had to keep my gob shut for sooo long but it has definitely been worth the wait. Perfumer H is the new brand from Lyn Harris after her depart from Miller Harris. The fragrances in the photo are lab samples whilst the retailed products are housed…
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L’Occitane Cedrat Fragrance and Skin Care Collection for Men
I love a L’Occitane fragrance with my all time favourite being Eau des Baux with it’s vanilla, cypress and peppery incense. They’re always so different and particularly with men’s fragrance, break the mould and go beyond the norms of traditional masculine scents. Cedrat is no exception! When you think of Cedrat you’d be forgiven for thinking this is another…
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LUSH Ltd Dear John & Dad’s Garden
It’s always a treat to play with LUSH Ltd fragrances and embarrassingly I’ve been sat on these for quite a while! The three fragrances are part of Volume 3 of Gorilla Fragrances which if you’ve yet to experience, firstly you really have to and secondly I reviewed some of the earlier editions here when they launched…
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Ormonde Jayne Zizan Eau de Parfum
Ormonde Jayne Zizan is a solid men’s fragrance. I’ve been wearing it this week in contrast to some of the sweeter, more caramel fragrances I’ve been wearing recently (Spice Bomb Extreme, Serge Lutens, Replica Jazz Club and Frapin 1697). Zizan takes the elements of traditional men’s fragrance such as vetiver, cedar, musk, sage and amber…
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Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille
Created by the nose behind Chanel’s Coco Noir, Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille is an intoxicating vanilla gourmand scent. It’s beyond delicious. With black licorice, coconut milk, sandalwood beeswax, bitter almond, musk, vanilla, benzoin, guaiac wood and tonka bean; it’s a very three dimensional fragrance that gives depth below and above the vanilla. If you’ve ever experienced…
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Prada Amber Pour Homme
This is probably the last of my lifelong favourite fragrances along with A*Men, Le Male and DKNY Be Delicious, starting back in my teenage years. I think turning 25 last month has made me a touch reminiscent and fragrance is always the strongest thing to evoke of memories! It was actually my mum that bought it for…
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DKNY Be Delicious MEN
I LOVE Be Delicious and with a limited edition for women launched almost every year, I’m heartbroken that it seems almost impossible to find the men’s version any more. Launched in 2005 by Aramis (who do all Donna Karen’s fragrances) when I was 14, massively into my JPOP era and all about fun, bright fragrances…
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Acqua Di Parma Room Spray: Colonia Accord
I had always known Acqua di Parma did candles, but it wasn’t until my mum gave me this for my Birthday, that I finally discovered their room sprays! This is the Colonia Accord Room Spray, closest matched (pretty much identical) to the original Acqua Di Palma Colonia. This is a fully three-dimensional room fragrance with tops…