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Armin1000 – :
I have an original mid-90’s bottle that was probably purchased not too long after it was launched. My dad passed it on to me since this was a gift from my mom and was not really his style (He was a PS Paul Sebastian guy). For this fresh and clean style of fragrance, it is very long lasting. I still have about 1/2 a bottle. This juice was never brown, as someone else mentioned. It has always been a very light yellow/clear.
mamadun – :
A highly refined classy scent that has an almost invisible smokey-like presence – perhaps similar to the effect of the ISO E Super ingredient style of fragrances. I think it works off body heat to become more incensey and noticeable, but it accompanies and complements your presence like a shadow. I would buy this if it wasn’t so overpriced, but a highly overlooked fragrance that is not so easy to find. Definitely worth checking out in my opinion!
Семечкин – :
It’s supposed to be for men but I wear ii so I would say it could be a unisex scent. Spraying on clothing, I could still smell it on my clothing after 8 hours. On skin, barely smell it after 30 minutes. That’s just me though. It smells so clean!
kosmos27772 – :
I must have tried a dud bottle in Boots. This absolutely stank of urinal soap and bombay mix. The most disgusting thing I’ve ever sprayed from a fragrance bottle.
Neosterp – :
It’s metallic and citrusy. It’s citrus juice staining your old carbon steel knives. It’s somewhere in no man’s land between the powerhouse 80’s and 90’s fragrances and the much more subtle fragrances of this century. This fact probably is the reason why this fragrance never broke out into the masses. But the fact that this one is well done has kept it on the shelves. Longevity and projection are good. Those who want to be subtle and those who want their fragrances to make an announcement will both be disappointed with this one. Not sure this fragrance’s history with being pulled off the shelves or discontinued but it’s been readily available at Clinique online for years. I don’t use it often. But every time I do give it another try, I say to myself: this is too good for me to use it so infrequently.
B3PbIB – :
This reminds me so much of Big Pony 3 by Polo! This however, is much more adult-like whereas Big Pony 3 is very youthful and preppy.
валерок – :
I did not give this frangrance as much time before judging as I usually do, simply because it wss not long lasting.
Aside from not being long lasting, I don’t care for it.
Nuff said.
Ksaltotunn – :
A great quality blend with a fine, stand alone aroma! I love it on fall and spring days. Comforting and reliable, like a good friend. Stood the test of time and has a fantastic performance as well! Pure class!
FlikZiS – :
I gave this a try and the initial hit is gingery and citrus, which dries down pretty quickly to a skin scent that reminds me of celery and linen cupboards. Projection and longevity seemed fairly poor. There are so many better fragrances available.
tyz – :
Right out of the bottle, I get a strong, minty, spicy citrus. As it dries down, it becomes musky and woodsy, but remains clean and soap-like. But, it is not the same kind of soapy as Gendarme or Acqua di Parma. It’s much more brisk and masculine to my nose. Unlike a lot of newer soap-like scents, I get an old-school barbershop vibe from this one. Initially, I didn’t care too much for this scent, but I have come to like it very much. It’s clean and easy-to-wear but with enough spice to make it different.
billhornetty – :
Chemistry is actually a pretty decent late 80’s/early 90’s fresh fougere along the lines of Calvin Klein Escape for Men or Aramis New West. Also it’s unbelievably strong and tenacious on my skin – and this is just from the current version! I can only imagine how bombastic the vintage stuff is. Worth trying!
AnGeJIok – :
We just recieved a shipment of goods from Estee lauder and Co. A big big shipment with loads of brands that were not sold in the shop previously like Tom Ford, Aramis, DKNY and Clinique. Lots of sampling these days :D!
One of the new items was a Clinique named Clinique Skin scent, Cologne for men! I tried it and I wanted to review it… But my search here came out empty… Then I found this… It’s the same bottle shape but the box is pure white and the notes seems be the same either… Well… I’ll review Skin scent here.
Unfortunately… Skin scent is just… Well… a skin scent. So subtle and so gentle you won’t feel it on you without putting your nose into it. That’s aside it is fairly long lasting… You get easily a 6+ hours from it.
It starts out with a lemony minty fragrance before turning into a musky spicy aroma which was completely unexpected… I thought it would remain citrussy and fresh… The drydown is soapy and very clean.
All in all… It’s not bad but not my cup of tea… The main problem for me is it’s weakness and blandness! For those who likes to smell subtly clean and unoffesively gentle this is perfect!
Edit: I rechecked and found out that chemistry is written in bold above everything else… I don’t know how I missed it…!!
tens68 – :
I adooooore this fragrance. I wore it my entire senior year of high schol waaay back in 1996 and never thought much about it in the intervening years mainly because I stopped wearing cologne for many years but now I’ve tested hundreds in the last 4-5 months and came back to where I started with this one. I was expecting this one to possibly be discontinued but I never expected it to have so few supporters.
This is a very, very dry fragrance. Its downright pucker-inducing. Bracing mint,ginger and white musk. The longevity is monsterous for this type of cologne. I think its amazing but obviously this is a polarizing
one. I purchased my new bottle from ebay.
Yulia20 – :
I can understand the nonchalant attitude toward this fragrance and the fresh thing is something that’s hard to dislike right?
Well it must be my ‘Chemistry’ that doesn’t agree with this fragrance because I actively don’t like it. The opening is bitter and musky then becomes cheap and lacking in everything which could make it enjoyable or just inoffensive. Just weak perfumery for me, I couldn’t wear this and I’m someone who has worn Happy for years despite finding it synthetic smelling it’s fresh and uplifting in a way I’d hoped this would be.
Chemistry is a flop…not good at all.
dremutiil – :
Soap and dryer sheets. Nothing offensive going on here, but it just smells bland.
Highly recommended if you want your clothes to smell like you JUST washed them all the time.
pokil – :
Soapy goodness!! Smells like Ivory Soap when it settles down. Clean and fresh all the way. It is a very subtle scent that stays close to the skin but lasts. Smells so good!!!
fukserga – :
I wore this for a few years and I loved it. The original juice was a BROWN color. Now I see it is a translucent alcohol color.
This should give you an idea on how the reformulation went.
Redaarenrynus – :
Another men’s fragrance that reminds me of the guy I was dating at the time… it smells excellent but brings back bad memories.
свн – :
Dihydromyrcenol scrubber.
ravengrey – :
I love this scent on my husband for day/spring/summer. This is masculine, but without trying too hard. No awful leather or strong tobacco notes. It’s quite citrusy & warm. It’s a refreshing fragrance that blends smoothly & lasts a long time on the skin. The price is pretty decent too!
romanich – :
@sultan I had the same experience and got mine in Harrods.
150991nataha – :
This is supposed to be a man’s fragrance but I love it! It’s very clean smelling.
dimaka73 – :
This is true hatred for me. I am generally very patient with fragrances I don’t like but this I had to scrub off. So loud, chemical and feminine smelling it was embarassing to walk around in public after a timid spray on the wrist. It doesn’t wash off!!! I had to endure its horrible stench for two days (and yes I had showers and washed hands maniacally during)! I felt like living in a carton box of laundry powder (the cheapest available at the market). I tried it out of curiosity because I had never noticed it before. Turns out it lives among us since 1994 and no one has heard of it. No wonder…
PS: If my coworker wore this at the office I would slap him in the face. It is THAT offensive!
PS2: I don’t want to say all bad so the bottle is nice in its simplicity. In fact it tricked me into testing the contents
PS3: On paper it tells, a different, much better story of cleanliness and floralcy, if only it could do it on skin…
Optivavap – :
i came here to read the reviews on this, my daughter raves about it so. it’s live on the clinique site. it must be a holidays-only type of scent.
Easermatiesia – :
A clean, modern, refined & elegant fragrance. Easy to wear, yet stylish & sophisticated.
hedgecor – :
Jesus, this stuff nearly took the lining off my nose! I actually thought it was for a woman as the packaging is quite unisex – I might come to it with a different perspective if I think of it on my husband. Has it got no Aldehydes in it? It was so searingly aldehydic from the bottle (come back, White Linen, all is forgiven!) I think it would take a brave and individual guy to wear this and now I really want to smell it again, on skin!
mefis – :
there is a chance to buy it again. it’s a limited edition, however it’s not being sold everuwhere like before, but if you really like this cologne you can find through the net or dutyfree shops, etc.
i1ya90 – :
This amazing frag was masculine! I used it around 3 times till is no longer available cause its been discontinued like many unforgetable parfums like Insensé by Givenchy. I don´t understand why is that but it´s what happened with Chemistry. At least in Argentina. I remember it like a very longlasting scent in my skin. Really delicious and fresh scent!
Наталья Никитина – :
oh boy! this fragrance is masculine! 😉 I’m loving it since 1994. just from the day it saw the light on the shelf of Dillard’s in US. at that time fragrance for man from I would say one of the first producers of lux fragrance free skin care products for man was just not usual and very outstanding. Chemistry. the last bottle I got few years ago. it was last in a stock and the seller told me that it won’t be available any more. so I used it very rarely to save to precious drops of my favorite Chemistry until one summer day when I arrived to Dubai and saw it at the airport store. I was sooo amazed that Estee Lauder and co have made a great decision to recreate it’s extravagant perfume. and the box has changed to conquer hearts that already have not been stolen.