Top Notes
Lavender
Cypress
Heart Notes
Patchouli
Frankincense
Cedarwood
Base Notes
Grey musk
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Notes06/24/2021
HugoMontez
53 Reviews
HugoMontez
4
Woody musky sexyness!
Gucci Rush for Men is so good that it's one of the few discontinued fragrances that truly deserves a comeback.
Gucci nowadays has almost nothing interesting in their fragrance line for men. Guilty Absolute, that offers a woody-leather experience and the underrated Guilty Cologne are probably the only ones that i can recommend. But back in the late 90's and early 00's, Tom Ford was in charge and put some ideas on the table.
One of the best examples was this fragrance. A woody fragrance composed by Antoine Maisondieu and Daniela Andrier. Two great perfumers who created some great fragrances throughout the years. They joined again later for Bottega Veneta pour homme, another great woody-leather fragrance with pine needles upfront.
This one was launched in the beginning of the new millennium and followed a new genre of woody masculines. The milky nuance is, I believe, popularized by Feu D'Issey in '98 but doomed because it was a feminine release. This time, the milky sandalwood was joined by Cedar and Cypress with a musky finale.
Seems and feels simple, and it really is, but in a beautiful and comforting way. A second skin experience. There's definitely Iso E Super here, supporting the woods and along with the musk, helping the increase of longevity. Very dry and fresh woody fragrance with milky nuances.
The opening has light green cypress leafs and echos of Encre Noire. Both have cypress and iso E super so the comparison is logical, but this is more milky, creamy and more musky. Also more rounded and second skin-like. They just have a similar woody-new wave style.
After the opening, it mellows a bit, tuning down the cypress and cedar note and increasing the musk one. It turns into a beautiful sensual milky musk with a masculine (and new at the time) woody trail. It doesn't last long (3-5h usually) and doesn't project great, but it acts like a sexy skin scent and i like that.
It's something that i can see in the niche world easily, cause it's very conceptual and avant-garde at the time. One fragrance that has some similarities is Azzaro Visit but that one is more sweet and it lacks the beautiful musk note. And it doesn't have the green cypress. It's more a alternative on a budget.
And speaking about the price, this is ultra expensive nowadays due to its discontinuation. So I can't recommend you for those prices. But if you find this under 90€/100ml I would pick it up. It's good, unique, sexy, avant-garde and it comes in a beautiful retro plastic and metallic bottle that seems like it came from the 80's.
Overall, a beautiful woody scent that i will miss when I finish my bottle. Luckily, I still have +90ml of juice to enjoy!
4/5
Gucci nowadays has almost nothing interesting in their fragrance line for men. Guilty Absolute, that offers a woody-leather experience and the underrated Guilty Cologne are probably the only ones that i can recommend. But back in the late 90's and early 00's, Tom Ford was in charge and put some ideas on the table.
One of the best examples was this fragrance. A woody fragrance composed by Antoine Maisondieu and Daniela Andrier. Two great perfumers who created some great fragrances throughout the years. They joined again later for Bottega Veneta pour homme, another great woody-leather fragrance with pine needles upfront.
This one was launched in the beginning of the new millennium and followed a new genre of woody masculines. The milky nuance is, I believe, popularized by Feu D'Issey in '98 but doomed because it was a feminine release. This time, the milky sandalwood was joined by Cedar and Cypress with a musky finale.
Seems and feels simple, and it really is, but in a beautiful and comforting way. A second skin experience. There's definitely Iso E Super here, supporting the woods and along with the musk, helping the increase of longevity. Very dry and fresh woody fragrance with milky nuances.
The opening has light green cypress leafs and echos of Encre Noire. Both have cypress and iso E super so the comparison is logical, but this is more milky, creamy and more musky. Also more rounded and second skin-like. They just have a similar woody-new wave style.
After the opening, it mellows a bit, tuning down the cypress and cedar note and increasing the musk one. It turns into a beautiful sensual milky musk with a masculine (and new at the time) woody trail. It doesn't last long (3-5h usually) and doesn't project great, but it acts like a sexy skin scent and i like that.
It's something that i can see in the niche world easily, cause it's very conceptual and avant-garde at the time. One fragrance that has some similarities is Azzaro Visit but that one is more sweet and it lacks the beautiful musk note. And it doesn't have the green cypress. It's more a alternative on a budget.
And speaking about the price, this is ultra expensive nowadays due to its discontinuation. So I can't recommend you for those prices. But if you find this under 90€/100ml I would pick it up. It's good, unique, sexy, avant-garde and it comes in a beautiful retro plastic and metallic bottle that seems like it came from the 80's.
Overall, a beautiful woody scent that i will miss when I finish my bottle. Luckily, I still have +90ml of juice to enjoy!
4/5
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