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Sporty fragrance with a very Italian twist of the low-class variety. I'm not sure why, but I was hoping for something more generic and mass appealing, for days at the gym where I just want to blend in and smell clean. Instead, it smells like a character from the TV show "Sopranos" in a burgundy Adidas velvet track suit, on their way to shake down some shop owner or someone with a gambling debt. Unfortunately, I also found myself allergic to some ingredient in here, not violently so but enough to be uncomfortable. It makes my eyes itch and water a bit and dampens my breathing. Due to this, I will be giving it away to the local Goodwill on my next visit.

For those who don't know, Roots is a major clothing brand in Canada that celebrates the national spirit, similar in a way to Dunhill in the UK and Ralph Lauren in the States. While most of these kinds of brands and shops offer a fragrance, Roots no longer does. This particular fragrance was very inexpensive in its time but is getting more expensive because it has since been discontinued. At its core it is similar to any branded fragrance you could pick up at certain shops in the mall like Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, and Lucky Brand, with a tuned-up shower gel sort of aura. Roots is a bit better than these because its adds an element of dirt, leaves, and what I could best describe as Canadian lakes and mountains. I dislike that it wears very close to the skin (i.e. very poor sillage) and only gives a few hours of mileage. Overall I like it because I grew up in Canada and it has nostalgic value, but for the objective fragrance lover I think it would just be an okay scent, nothing more. I do hope that Roots releases fragrances once again. With such a large distribution chain and significant brand awareness, at least in-country, I don't doubt that it would be an easy money maker for them.

If you own a motorcycle or have been involved in motorcycle clubs, are a fan of the TV shows Sons of Anarchy or Mayans, lift weights regularly, and wear a beard, there is a high likelihood that you will like this fragrance. It's NOT for everyone, especially anyone who wears tight pants, shaves their chest, listens to top 40 pop music, or has a naturally high pitched voice.

For a masculine man made in the modern conception of someone who sometimes colors outside of the lines, it will ring true. You may not get compliments on it the way a typical, mass-appealing scent would get compliments, because women who are drawn to it will not like like it in the general androgynous sense, but in a spirit of attraction, and they may be shy to tell you so. If you scan YouTube and the web for reviews and comments by women, you will see that a certain kind of woman finds this fragrance and its connotations very appealing. I would say that this fragrance is a bit like the sword Excalibur, in that for most people it will not be correct, but in the right hands it can help you unleash your potential.

Mythos is in a cheesy, decadent bottle, it doesn't last long, nor is it a projection beast. Yet, I would still buy it again. The scent itself, while it lasts, is amazing and very competitively priced. I found this while patrolling the internet for something that smells like the now discontinued Chopard Heaven, which my uncle (and many others on Parfumo, it seems) raves about.

With all of the rave reviews out there on the internet I picked up a bottle of this. Terrible, terrible fragrance and an utter waste of dresser space. I have a very strong stomach and this stuff nauseated me. A woman I am dating told me to wash it off immediately.

I like a lot of macho, stronger, classic scents from decades past (Hugo Boss No. 1, Azzaro, Paco Rabanne, etc.), so that's not my issue with Third Man. It's in a special category of terrible all by it's lonesome, and I can't see it being used for romance unless you are trying to chase down old ladies in a nursing home.