Carolina Herrera Men Eau de Toilette 200 ml

Tokyo, 1983. It was a long day full of phone calls and paperwork. The sky from your panoramic window on the 34th floor begins to slowly change from blue to purple. You walk past your secretary, thank her, and press the elevator button. In the underground garage, you see your white Mazda RX-7. Outside, it has already become dark, and somewhere in Shibuya, you get out and head to your favorite bar. The entire scene is shrouded in a gray fog of cigar smoke. Only the dim orange lamps give you an idea of where the bar is. Tears of the Star by Casiopea is playing. You order a Yamazaki on the rocks. That’s exactly what CH Men Privé is for me.

To me, this is very much like a blend of 75% Le Male Le Parfum and 25% Dior Homme 2011. The neroli in the opening is fresh and really is great, but it's too bad that it only sticks around for 15-20min or so. Performance is, unfortunately, nowhere near as good as LMLP or DH, but isn't terrible, so I'd say it's just average, at 4-6 hours or so. Honestly, I came here to write a review because, after looking at Fragrantica, you really can't get an accurate depiction of this from anything on there. Bottom line, this isn't as strong or powdery as either LMLP or DH, and it's not as complex or dark as something like Dior Homme Intense, or even as clean as Prada l'Homme. It's kind of just in the middle of all of those, and, IMO, if you have any of those already, this would be both redundant and also not as interesting. If you don't have any of those, this may be worth a sample, as you might like this safer/less-polarizing take on iris more than those. Cheers!

Stadtpark - taufrische Wiese - Zuckerwatte in der einen, Grapefruit+Vanilleeis in der anderen Hand. Süßlich aber trotzdem maskulin ;)

Süßer und edler Duft vorallem für Jüngere geeignet. Für einen süßen Duft sehr edel. Zucker trifft auf würzige,ledrige und fruchtige Noten.

Super schöner und angenehmer Whisky/Leder Duft. Leider ist die Haltbarkeit nicht ganz so stark.