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Sampling Encounter Scents Compliment for Her, my first try of the five women’s scents. It’s fruity, very sweet, slightly floral, and slightly fizzy/effervescent, and seems fitting with modern women’s scents that lean youthful. It has citruses, peach, caramel, tonka, musk, pink peony, and heliotrope. It’s sugary and easily enjoyable for those that like sweet fragrances, but it’s aptly feminine, probably too feminine even for some men like me that enjoy sweet scents.

Compliment for Her is quite strong, as well, a bit stronger than Compliment for Him, and is very good performer, with strong projection, high density, and great longevity. Like the rest of the line, both men’s and women’s, Compliment for Her is priced at $85 for 100ml in extrait concentration, available with a 15% discount.

7 out of 10

My fourth sampling of Encounter Scents is Romantic for Him, a sweet floral mix of rose, saffron, toffee, magnolia, coriander, and white musk, among other notes. It’s a little fresh, as well, a very lovable blend that’s nonetheless somewhat provocative. The first blast is very rosy and it remains so on my skin, and the mix becomes slightly sweeter as it dries down. I tend to detect rose prominently in fragrance, so that might be just me, but Romantic for Him does seem to have a good parity between rose and other elements, a harmonious blend of supporting notes that complement the rose.

Romantic for Him is another well-named creation, as it does feel romantic, as most rose-laden fragrances tend to, and leans slightly formal rather than playful, though the sweet toffee accord in particular does make it a little playful. It feels fairly versatile, as well, with respect to season, not overwhelmingly on a summer night but still strong enough for winter wearing.

I saw someone liken it to Navitus Parfums Absolutio, and while the toffee does foster some connection, Romantic for Him is far more a rose scent, while Absolutio has more of the cherried toffee vibe with a slight metallic twinge.

Like the other entries in the line, Romantic for Him is extrait strength and is priced at $85 for 100ml, with 15% off available, sometimes more. Performance-wise, it’s not as strong as In the Club for Him but perhaps slightly stronger than Compliment for Him or Confidence for Him.

Romantic for Him so far gets the highest marks of the collection, with Compliment being my second favorite. I’m quite impressed with the collection so far.

7 out of 10

In the Club for Him is my third sampling of Encounter Scents, and once again, it’s aptly named, a sort of sweet citrus nutty spicy woody scent. There’s somehow a juicy/boozy quality to it, as well. It feels like a nighttime scent, midway between formal and informal, but year-round friendly.

It’s an odd mix of notes but they create a loud experience that feels very apropos for a club. There’s sharpness from the lavender and mint, dirtiness from the clary sage and tobacco, sweetness from the pear and vanilla, spiciness from cinnamon. It’s quite sweet, overall—perhaps too sweet for those unfamiliar with this type of scent, but very much on-target for a clubbing-type scent.

In that vein, In the Club for Him reminds me vaguely of Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male and Paco Rabanne 1 Million but is surely quite different from both, and worth trying, especially, if you dig clubbing scents.

I find Compliment for Him and Confidence for Him, the other two Encounter Scents offerings that I’ve tried so far, to be more agreeable, with In the Club for Him being a bit edgier and more particular, and it’s slightly stronger than the other two, as well, but priced the same, at $85 for 100ml in extrait concentration, with discounts of 15% (or potentially greater) available.

7 out of 10

Confidence for Him, my second sampling of Encounter Scents, is a sort of fresh, herbal, citrus / woody mix with sweet undertones. Its prominent ginger- and lavender-driven sharpness is paired appropriately with grapefruit and lemon over a contrasting bed of tonka, vanilla, resins, and white musk, with a hearty barrier of patchouli, vetiver, and sandalwood.

It’s a harmonious mix, overall, really a sort of year-round-friendly, agreeable, casual mix that I suspect would work best in warmer weather but is robust enough for cooler weather, too. It feels a little informal but well-composed enough to be taken seriously, so I might wear it while relaxing or while out and about on a summer day but it would feel appropriate enough in a more formal setting, even if it wouldn’t be my first choice for such an occasion.

Concentration / pricing are the standard extrait de parfum and $85 for 100ml, reasonably affordable, particularly with a standard 15% (or more) discount.

Overall I quote like this one—I would give Compliment the edge over Confidence so far, but Confidence is quite nice, as well.

7 out of 10

Encounter Scents Compliment for Him is very easy on the nose and likable from the onset, a fresh citrus / aquatic mix with particularly notable touches of juniper and ginger over a woody, musky bed.

It feels like a very modern, fresh, slightly fruity and woody men’s scent, indeed, and it’s an easy compliment-getter and therefore aptly-named. Additionally, it performs well, and the price is right at $85 for 100ml with discounts of 15% or more available.

There is less to say because there is nothing objectionable about it. It’s perfectly pleasant, versatile, and easy to wear.

7 out of 10