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shifish – :
Sample 2 – Discovery set
– This could get very redundant in your shelf, if you have a tasteful collection of colognes.
Lavander based scent, good classic, reminds me a bit of John Varvatos Vintage with better performance. Thats a simple way to put it.
Another classic, Santo De Cartier Concentre (last 10 hours with solid sillage), I might go back to that.
Very Masculine.
Uniqueness (1/10) – Classic
Wearability – 6/10 – Not offensive, just a mature man fragrance.
santyr – :
A sweet and spicy masculine with a classic feel.
Besides of the obvious spiciness at the beginning, it’s sweet and warm. Usually the lavender brings a mentholated and cold smell, but not here; the lavender is aromatic and warm.
The base is creamy sandalwood with light traces of leather.
6/10
neporada – :
Completely Agree with Landshark
This is a fresher take on a arabic spicy and ambery aromatic
It has a good composition and dry down of the fragrance. It is mass pleasing and hard to dislike. Far less sweet and more masculine than many designer ambers.
Overall, if you have always wanted a arabic fragrance, but did not want something daring at all, then this is perfect
I find this gentlemanly, not too loud and it lasted 5 hours or so
Recommended
Nowiktls – :
Eight & Bob Egypt is a spicy, semi-sweet, semi-fresh, masculine-leaning scent that seems to be both a nod to classic fougeres and more modern spicy/sweet men’s scents alike.
The fresh opening of lavender, lemon, and moss shapes the freshness of the blend, the lavender in particular standing out, as it often does, the lavender and moss blend providing the foreground of a fougere while the rest comes together. Nutmeg and cardamom provide a spicy heart, while the base is composed of a familiar balance of leather, patchouli, and sandalwood, a relatively safe landing spot.
Somehow, the blend comes off as somewhat sweet, and I attribute this mainly to the nutmeg and sandalwood, but still, the sweetness is surprising. Nevertheless, Egypt is spicier than it is sweet. I get hints of the leather and sandalwood but not so much the patchouli in the dry down, myself, which perhaps keeps it smelling sweeter rather than dirtier on my skin, at least.
Performance is solid, much like the others I’ve tried from this house (original and Cap D’Antibes), and the pricing is fair enough ($175 for 100ml) given that Egypt, like the others, is versatile, and can be worn, in my opinion, year-round except perhaps on a hot summer day. Otherwise, though, Egypt is an easy winner, a fragrance that strikes me as universally flattering on men based on traditional norms but certainly wearable by women. The scent leans ever so slightly more mature than youthful, but is really balanced enough that most could find joy in wearing it, either for formal or casual situations.
High on versatility, to say the least.
Another solid entry from Eight & Bob and one I’ll have to consider.
8 out of 10
papa_25782 – :
Nutmeg bomb. When the big beautiful citrus opening exits after 5 minutes, the warm nutmeg comes in against the lavender and the whole thing smells like chewing gum stuck under a dusty shoe on a hot day, perhaps somewhere in Egypt
dyedKnide – :
Clean, spicy and sophisticated. Who cares if the story is true? It’s a fragrance and a yarn, not a history lesson,anyway. Smells lovely on the husband, and probably smells familiar, classic note combinations are that for a reason, some things just smell good together, and this classic of spicy cologne and brisk aftershave makes me think of my grandfather, and my mother hers. Not to say that it is ‘old’, but comfortable, familiar.
Anpoli – :
Absolutely my Signature.
I love the sophistication of it. It’s warming and classy and I feel great when I wear it.
The amount of compliments I get when wearing it outstrip all others with the exception of Aventus.
I don’t care about whether the stories are true or not, it’s just a fantastic creation.
pepelyashkov – :
Egypt is a pretty solid fragrance. It has nice spices with a nice minty and lavender opening and little bit of a green quality to it. It definitely leans more on the masculine side and I think it is better suited for a more mature gentleman. Perhaps 25+. This is a very versatile fragrance. It is better for cold weather however and I think it would work great for formal occasions, it is quite classy smelling. Performance is just okay for an eau de parfum. It’s not great and it’s not terrible. Does this smell like what I think Egypt would smell like though? No. It smells like a mainstream designer fragrance. It’s very contemporary smelling and a serious type of scent. Not that that’s a bad thing but Egypt isn’t really anything unique or anything that hasn’t already been done before. This a great fragrance but it is a bit generic and let’s be honest here, it’s overpriced. It’s a designer quality fragrance with a niche price. I still enjoy it though.
bovlad – :
I hate this. It reminds me of some awful department store juice. I can’t pick out any individual notes, just a mess of chemicals.
pomans – :
People seem to love to hate this House but the truth is, they’ve lasted this long for a reason! Like 99.9% of all other houses, you win some & you lose others but they nailed a homerun with this one! I read other reviews gripping more about “what’s not in the composition” & less of THE BOTTOM LINE,”THIS JUICE SMELLS AMAZING!” Quite honestly, i don’t care where the ingredients are from. Whether or not the oakmoss or the tea is from England, Egypt, China or the north pole… WHO CARES! Bottom line, the composition smells similar to what i would relate to the name…. EGYPT! I get a very sexy blend of spices, oakmoss, cardamom, nutmeg & some kind of juicy citrus, patchouli, leather, sandlewood AND A WHOLE LOT OF EGYPT!!
lex2674 – :
Hmm… Meh!
Hmmm….. Meeeh!
Another aquatic fragrance from lacoste! i mean summer fragrance of Armani, Dolce & Gabbana! oh wait, it’s EIGHT & BOB… whatever
Lavander, oakmoss, slight metallic, citrus, patchouli, spices, yada yada yada, and some cedar, and major aqua with TEA! the usual flopped masculine gang notes.
How does this considered to be inspired by the ANCIENT amazing civilization of Egypt while “Salome” by Papillon Artisan is inspired by erotic dancer! Is this really the smell of the house of Albert’s friend Ahmad! and ironically it was in 1935! I’m not saying it is hideously awful, but lavender, oakmoss, and tea isn’t Egyptian! it’s more ENGLISH! where is the heliotrope! or even the Nile’s favorite flower the lotus! i’m just not buying that hideous story and i believe the inspiration behind this story is that (the one who blended this) was in a posh club in London in late 90s and he sniffed this fragrance on a a guy who was just back from a trip to Egypt, so he created this.
Anyway, this is just another man’s cologne with doses of tea and lavender, nothing more and nothing less, and not a single Egypt note is involved.
genesis – :
This is a heck of a nice scent fellas! Wow. Super clean barber shop vibe and the name is throwing me off, but I really don’t care. Amazing. This is a safe niche fragrance all around. Great feel of quality and blend on skin. There’s that note I know (lavender) mixed with something I don’t which is really nice and I think it’s the middle notes throwing me off. The base leather and woods. Perfect gentleman scent all day long. Don’t listen to any negative about this stuff, try it for yourself and you can thank me later 🙂
9/10 highly recommend
vpg239Diobtetty – :
Okay, I hate Eight & Bob and it’s difficult not to let their bullshit stories cloud my judgement of their fragrances, maybe I should just lighten up though?
So that aside…Egypt was a bottle I looked at and instantly figured would be a spice laden, warm affair and that’s pretty much what you get in the opening. It’s a great masculine opening too, some lighter tones but then nutmeg, sandalwood maybe even a slight tobacco Tom Ford for Men sort of feeling. This actually quickly dissipates and it becomes a more milky, lavender, cardamom fougere, in the mould of the original Eight & Bob or something like Amouage Reflection. I’m actually not so keen on this middle part of the experience and crave that more spice market beginning but in truth Egypt never really delivers that anyway. The dry down does return to something of a warmer and vaguely leathery, boozy and spiced sandalwood resembling Chamber noire or Bentley Intense but it’s too little too late. I can still very faintly smell it 9 hours later so I can’t really say it doesn’t perform but it’s no beast that’s for sure.
I have to say I instantly liked this fragrance and then over analysed it slightly, the truth is Egypt is right up my street in a lot of ways and see it as a good everyday scent but certainly no L’air du desert marocain or even a Bentley Intense. It’s still worth a sniff though as it has some interesting themes that will appeal to people who enjoy the fragrances I’ve mentioned. The new Eight & Bob Bottles are classic but cool looking as well. Check it out, I have a couple more samples I will definitely be wearing again.
mug – :
Eight & Bob sells telling a story about the firm that invented and has quite implausible novel.
Egypt say the firm was created by Albert Fouquet and was made in 1935 for a friend named Ahmed.
In short, this is a spicy woody fragrance. The game is almost nothing fresh except for lavender and yes the notes of cardamom and nutmeg anticipating the arrival of woods that are the main protagonists of Egypt feel, feels great sandalwood rest somewhat sweet and creamy even it seems to notice me something cedarwood together all at a patchouli with a sour and discolored hue, because the grades are not very good (point against)
The set feels special and very little could resemble many other inconsequential fragrances (another point against).
The packaging is very fine and the price very expensive, because they charge a niche fragrance with designer qualities (hoot against).
Rating: 3
kceh – :
Top Notes:
Lemon, Lavender, Oakmoss
Middle Notes:
Cardamom, Nutmeg
Base Notes:
Leather, Patchouli, Sandalwood.
genrih8 – :
Finally….An Eight and Bob that I would choose over the book. This is what I would call a good unoriginal offering but waaaaaaay overpriced! Starts with a very fine nose of moss and cardamom riped possibly with lemons, then turns “gourmand sweet” with some of the warmest nutmeg you can find. This oriental shows vast depth and length, with the finish being several minutes of sweet patchouli and spices. The envelope here is definitely not pushed, especially for a perfume deemed Egyptian; more like Mainstream Egypt.
vitality210190 – :
The creators of Eight and Bob are in the wrong business. They should be writing novels…..they are very good at it.