Dixieland88

This one seems to get negative reviews, and Im not sure why.

Initially, I thought the smell was good - not great. Classy Guerlain feeling, more spicy green woods than warm spicy.

After wearing several times, this is a moderate projector, but a long lasting classy woody masculine scent - sharp and confident. The oud is the woody "hollow tree" type of oud, and the spices are very smooth, greenish and unsweet.

Anyone looking for a gourmandish warm spicy fragrance should look elswehere.

With that said, this has become a love for work, office, church, etc. Easy to wear, as it isnt a room filling beast, and very very pleasant to smell in the air.

This is a very underrated fragrance.

8.9 rating

The description of dry white sand and blue skies makes sense here. The opening is an ADP Colonia Pura esque experience. This may actually be a bit sharper and crisper even. Bright dry citrus gives way to a mixture of said citruses and woody creamy base, but this never veers away from that squint inducing brightness. This is quality hot weather citrus rind and synthetic freshness, done in a high quality way. The performance is great.

Update: it's bright and floral all the way through. Think of a richer ADP Pura dunked in the dry sand with much better performance. Tremendous.

Smells like a sweeter, more modern version of drakkar noir. Love the stuff. Performance is better than the complaints, does not smell old but definitely masculine. Not really a blue fragrance at all to me, more green and soapy. Nice stuff. Nothing aquatic here. Good for all age men, but may lean a little mature. Barbershop with some twists.

The deft hand with the tart cherry, fleeting sweetness, and rose combined with subtle pleasant oud is as classy as one can imagine. It's simple, somewhat subtle, and sublime. The cherry in this reminds me of a higher quality version of the cherry used in lhomme ideal edp. This is actually a simpler fragrance than the designer beauty, but the quality difference and blend here is obvious. Sometimes cherry can come across as cough syrup, but this does not. The oud is light, woody, beautiful.