so ladies and gentlemen Javon she has
been on a roll lately with some really
good releases over the past few years in
fact one of the releases gentlemen
cologne actually made my number one
favorite choice for this summer of 2020
in the designer realm of things so today
we're gonna take a look at the newest
release from the Shivani gentlemen
collection gentlemen old apothem Baz it
stick around the reviews next welcome
back from the fragrance review on max
Forte if you guys love to make a great
first impression you know that's
smelling great is definitely a good way
to start so let's take a look at the
newest from the Givenchy line of
fragrances gentlemen old if I fumble
Isaiah which translates to woodsy or
woody and I have to say that as soon as
I heard about this fragrance release I
was immediately you know struck by
wanting to check it out because of the
ingredients the notes it was gonna be
like a woody air spicier version of the
original which I loved
you know the bath um gentleman's
actually great as well and of course the
cologne made my top favorite fragrance
before the summer of 2020 so this is a
2020 release got this at my local Macy's
and it retails for $74 for the 75 mil or
$104 for the 100 mil like the one you're
gonna see here on this video really did
the presentation here at love what they
did here they took away and paid homage
to the original gentleman's from from
the 70s and early 80s the bottle looks
really cool it's this frosty bottle from
darker to lighter with this leather like
strap here in the middle gentlemen Javon
she's like Miss golden kind of lettering
and the sprayers are actually pretty
good gentlemen's she was she's doing
quite good with their bottle
presentation the cap is solid metal
heavy the last really good job kudos as
you long she with their gentlemen's
collection presentation actually on
point here Himanshu gentleman blase is
actually a wee spicy composition it was
composed it was created by Olevia crest
and Natalie Larson so here's the deal
guys when I first looked at the notes
you know we're talking about cocoa we're
talking about iris the first thing that
came to mind the light bulb went off and
I said this is going to be a take did he
won't she take on your own view almond
tents that's what I went into when I
first opened this particular fragrance
when I spread on paper the initial blast
was actually quite nice
to say the introduction is the best part
of this fragrance in fact I'm going to
give myself a blast year to remind
myself it is very very nice guys it's
gonna be very enveloping very spicy the
iris and cocoa dance will definitely
play a key role here in the introduction
however I'm digress and just talk to you
guys about the introduction of personal
man and tell you exactly what I thought
about when it got into the heart and
into the dried down but I have to say
just from the get-go the introduction is
gonna grab you so if you smell this
at a store chances are you gonna want to
pick up a bottle because in the
introduction is definitely gonna be very
grabby and compelling we're talking
about coriander we're talking about
black pepper we're talking about a
really nice iris here up front and we're
talking about a dry cocoa that really
gives a nice character and really
sophistication to the composition from
the get-go but I have to say if you're
expecting a cocoa iris powdery creamy
vibe kind of like what you get with your
own with your intense this is not going
to beat it ladies and gentleman it's
gonna be more of a dry cocoa and a dry
iris here not as screaming not as
powdery as you would expect that we get
from your own drama intense your thumb
which is the kind of iris and cocoa vibe
that I usually enjoy with that cocoa
patchouli in the dry down this is gonna
be a little drier spicy for sure
concentration is actually pretty good on
if you can see on my hand there's a
sheen going on here this is an odor buff
um it's not gonna be a projection
monster but it's gonna give you really
nice Yash especially if you spray your
clothes like me and it's gonna actually
last pretty good Bowl get the
performance in a little short while but
needless to say the introductions really
very captivating but again not similar
to the your home or the dorama intense
line the heart of the fragrance the
midpoint within 35 40 minutes is another
highlight which is gonna get the
patchouli coming through it's a dry
patchouli I have to drive down on this
hand and also on this paper the dry
patchouli is actually really nice also
giving support to the composition giving
character given dimension the iris is
gonna stay here but it's always going to
be very dry not gonna be powder you're
not gonna be very creamy
also offering some support to the
composition as you get into the dry down
you're gonna get a nice little sharp
cedar in the dried down and also a
little bit of a creamy sandalwood that
really gives us nice creaminess to the
dry down which makes it a nice scent but
really not outstanding the 40-minute
mark is when the fragrance starts to
transition to becoming a little bit
boring on my skin the dry down after the
40
minute mark became a little bit known to
my nose it was actually a little bit
uninspiring and rather boring to me not
that it's a bad scent but it's because
it smells like a lot of sense that I
already own it gave me like a vibe like
you mixed don't you Kabana the one the
dry down along with lemon wheat alone
it's kind of like the dried out that I
get here which again those two are great
fragrances so the dry down is not gonna
be a bad scent by any means it's just
it's a very familiar dry down to me so
it started off with tremendous potential
the heart was actually pretty good but
as soon as you hit the 40-minute mark it
became a little boring a little bit too
known to my nose if you will so let's
talk about performance performance is
about six to seven hours on skin if you
spray your clothes you get to the seven
to eight hour mark which is really not
bad for designers specially nowadays it
pushes really nice for the first hour
and a half or so even though it's a no
the puff um again it's gonna remain
closer to your immediate surrounding the
projections gonna be about an hour and a
half or so if you do spray your clothes
you're gonna experience a really nice
yawns and people will definitely notice
you the scent is nice I just wish that
the composition had a stronger note of
cocoa here and the iris was a little bit
amplified a more creamy like a Norris
butter
I think this had amazing potential but
needless to say most likely you mushy
gentlemen will continue to grow and most
likely they're going to release a boss
that intense or a boss that extreme it
was a noir who the heck knows I just
think that I wish this had a little bit
more power a little bit more oomph it
would have been a great sin especially
if you retain some of that great opening
a great introduction that you
experienced in the first you know 15-20
minutes of the competition seasons for
this one I think you could definitely
rock this all year round it's you know
strong enough that you have enough
character here to pull it off in a
colder months however I probably would
not pull this off in a winter time it's
not strong enough it's not rich enough
it's not deep or dense enough to pull
through the winters that I get here
where I live but it's spicy its woody it
definitely has some some good character
that you could definitely get away with
it through the cooler months I want to
say early spring through the fall summer
time probably not so much because it is
a little bit spicy but if you control
your sprays if you go into a place that
you have AC going on you can definitely
do two to three sprays you're gonna
smell great night out date romantic
settings I think are the best suited
occasions for
particular fragrance I definitely think
this is more suited for 25 and up
gentlemen I think a lady can wear this
but it's definitely more leaning the
masculine side of things and I think
somebody 25 and up will appreciate this
fragrance if you have a job if you're
going like I said for a night out for a
bar for lounge restaurant if you go in
for a date first date occasions romantic
situations this will be perfect my final
thoughts on Givenchy Boise or the pot
farmers this is a good release could
have been great if only Givenchy amped
up some of the oriental and spicy
components perhaps more cinnamon perhaps
maybe a warmer wood in here a little bit
of an ood touch maybe some con yak booze
eNOS to the fragrance this would have
been a fantastic composition but like I
said 30 35 minute mark it's actually
pretty good you'll have to reapply if
you really enjoy the introduction
otherwise it would be rather a pass for
me especially $104 retail perhaps when
this becomes discount that you can find
this for 75 80 bucks it's a really nice
pickup I like the collection that's why
I picked it up I think it's one of the
best out there when it comes to
designers as I said before the Cologne
version of this fragrance is actually my
top favorite for the summer 2020 and
it's not a bad scent by any stretch of
the imagination just I wish it was a
little bit more unique and a little bit
stronger in character those are my
thoughts let me know down in the
comments section have you guys try
gentlemen blasio the buff um let me know
if you guys like this one what are your
thoughts on this particular collection
and what is your favorite please guys
sound off down in the comments and of
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