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harya1984 – :
I find this to be really nice. When I first tried this all I smelled was woody and spicy notes. But now that i’ve owned it.
The aroma is very warm, sweet, creamy, yet bright. It has a wistful dry down. Along with Reaction, my favorite Kenneth Cole.
wia992speagoessenda – :
The term RSVP comes from the French expression “répondez s’il vous plaît”, meaning “please respond.” If RSVP is written on an invitation it means the invited guest must tell the host whether or not they plan to attend the party.
To me this name sets the tone/ mood for the scent. Sophistication and class are in order. It’s meant for an older sole, age would be irrelevant. But a state of mind is required. It blends the essence of what a man’s cologne always was meant to smell like, but with a softer modern feel. It’s like wearing an inexpensive suit that fits tailored.
Definitely a late fall to early spring scent. It’s projection is certainly not overbearing nor do I think it’s meant to be. Where as some frangances demand they be noticed, this demands nothing. This just simply says I am a man, to women and you are invited,
nsk89 – :
A bargain bin goodie. It’s definitely one for colder weather. It smells of woodys peppery and lavender. It runs in the middle of the mill for me with, but like I said it’s good for cold weather and it’s starting to get cold here in CA and I got it for only 15 bucks for 3.4 oz now that’s a deal regardless.
iknut – :
Don’t know why all the hate for this one. Out of all the colognes I own, It’s probably my number 1 compliment getter. It’s a very nice unoffensive smell that is good for pretty much all occasions. Added bonus is the fact not many wear this so I am happy for others to hate and continue to snob it because it’s better for me 🙂
vvdvoinyh – :
RSVP scent is basically, the scent of a wood panel with citrus and spices added, a a little floral sweetness. But it works.
My bottles are the ones that came with the wood box, it seems they change the package, maybe they changed the scent toó. I mention this since this lasts and projects very well on my skin, which is the opposite of many new reviews here
I like this one a lot, and ladies like it toó, many compliments from this one. And the best part is, it can be usted for any ocassion, even nights.
The best from KC is still Black…..if only that one lasted more, like this one does.
deathfactor – :
No idea why guys are giving this bad reviews.. I get women I don’t know stopping me to tell me how good I smell when I wear this. If I wear something else girls that know me notice I’m wearing something different.. No other cologne I wear gets close to as many positive comments.
b650ac – :
Tried it in the fragrance shop, and it was awful, I put some on my wrist, and though it was bad, then the two women asked for a sniff, they said it’s nice, then I gave it 20 seconds, and said to them have another smell, and they agreed, it is terrible, I had to walk home stinking, I said to the woman at the shop, I will probably get a swarm of flies follow me, and she said, not even the flies would like that. It’s a no for me.
stop – :
I am going to start off by saying that I have to agree with ‘RobbieX’s statement but with one exception.
I wouldn’t go as far as to say it is less pleasant but I think I understand why it was said. One of the Top notes is kind of sharp and annoying and I aggree that I didn’t like that, however, over the course of the dry down that scent mellowed out and seems to work more harmoniously with the middle and base notes.
I personally feel that RSVP by Kenneth Cole is a very successful scent BECAUSE of the difference between it and Juicy Couture’s Dirty English. When you do a side-by-side comparison between the two, you notice that the RSVP utilizes more citrus fruit and flower fragrances than Dirty English which might be why it has that “cheap scent,” as stated by ‘insolence’, and would also explain the ‘rough”ness that ‘RobbieX’ experienced.
This review isn’t intended as an attack on anyone’s experience or opinion. I just thought I would investigate what people were talking about and maybe shed some light on to why some people were feeling this way. All in all, I really enjoy comparing and investigating the different opinions so I thank everyone for providing them. 😀
burftropura – :
I bought a 100 ml bottle of this one in college and, looking back now, I honestly have to ask myself “what was I thinking?”
I find this scent to be a muddled mix of wood and spice. It is so confused nobody really knows whats going on. Take a look at the scent pyramid. As of today the second highest rating on this scent is the scent of orchid. Seeing as you can’t actually harvest the scent of orchid and that many of them smell different this is marketing talk for “generic floral smell”.
Combine that with powerful and droning synthetic sandalwood (among other weird wood-like odors) and you have a real one-two knockout. Ouch.
uggboots574 – :
Quite a nice spicy aromatic scent. It’s like Dirty English but a little rougher and less pleasant. D.E. is MUCH nicer than this one.
ArhangeL1 – :
Had to agree with reluctant12. Not really woody, more like sweet smelling.
Okay if you like the Joop Homme type of scent. Unfortunately the iris’ (and,do I detect lavender?,) sweet flowery scent overpowers everything else.
But it garners compliments from women.
Longevity is 3 to 4 hours.
bpve – :
Had to agree with reluctant12. Not really woody, more like sweet smelling.
Okay if you like the Joop Homme type of scent. Unfortunately the iris’ (and,do I detect lavender?,) sweet flowery scent overpowers everything else.
But it garners compliments from women.
Longevity is 3 to 4 hours.
malkoi – :
A black pepper bomb exploded in a large damp carpentry!
Alex1ndr – :
AFter 40 years of buying colognes I have to say that I trust my nose. If I hate it on the paper, I will hate it on, so I usually don’t even bother. When I first did a test spray of RSVP, to be honest, I hated it, and I hated it passionately. It was just harsh and rude, although there was something orangey-citrus that was appealing…well, that was just wasted. Awful….. Then, a few days later, out of nowhere, I started to have this Proustian recall of RSVP and I really was intrigued by how it had worked its way into my brain. I made it back to the store and put some on paper. I can’t say I liked it, but I didn’t hate it anymore either…Though a little stronger and intense than colognes I tend to like, I put some on just so I didn’t have to be haunted by it anymore. I wanted to get it overwith. Just rent a room and get it out of your system, know what I mean? Needless to say, as it mellowed a bit and got it on with my chemistry, I absolutely LOVED it. I had to admit that I’d made a big mistake based on that first impression. This is one I adore for the bottle & box design, for its functionality, and mostly for its bold yet evolving scent as the day goes by. One of my favorites that I reach for when I am feeling adventurous — or when I am not, but need to be feeling that way. Very unique fragrance to have in your palette….
ReattResdaymn – :
nice, pleasant smell. not too havy, not too light. can really smell the lavender! i like to wear this in the day. it lasts for a couple of hours, then to really smell it someone needs to be really close to you. i like the red bottle, and the wood box it comes in!
nik_kgn – :
My wife bought this for me and when I sparyed it on myself I really loved how it smelled but after half an hour I could hardly smell anything.I wanted to try this fragrance because I love the Kenneth Cole Women fragrance my wife has but this fragrance is to expensive to fade so quickly.I would rather wear my wifes version.
zxsaqwedcvf – :
my husband thinks that this doesn’t have lasting scent. He likes to spray cologne on and wants it to last thru the day so that other people make comments about it. It smells awesome. will buy it again for him
Ballari – :
با سلام
رایحه این کار دقیقا همانند یک جنگل بارون خورده می باشد
چوبی و با پخش و ماندگاری خوب
مناسب فصل پاییز
برای یک بار داشتن خوبه
با احترام
Balewop – :
Looks more like a red fruity-sweet than floral-sweet I think, but not like Joop’s fragrances. There is a woody tone somewhat synthetic and very sharp during the first half an hour or more which could be agressive. I hardly use, but is interesting and youthfull, not particularly teen. Can be a good alternative indeed.
AndreiBC – :
This is an interesting fragrance. It’s a gentle, woody, slightly creamy, slightly sweet, but still a masculine smell. It reminds me a bit of a cross between Baldessarini Ambre and Eau des Baux L`Occitane.
On first application I got a nice strong sense of spice and fruit, but that very quickly gave way to the cedar and sandalwood. Within about 20 minutes I swear I could already detect the start of the woody, vanilla & musky drydown; but it still stayed predominantly woody. After that I really couldn’t detect too much other than a close, musky, mild, woody skin scent.
However, for a seemingly gentle and low key scent, it’s certainly gets a lot of compliments. The first time I wore this to work, the woman I sat next to on the bus in the morning lent over and asked me what I was wearing, saying that I smelt delicious (30 minutes after application). Later that day when I went into the copy room at work before lunch (about 5 hours after application), the boss’s PA also said that my cologne was delicious and wanted to know what I was wearing! Then when I was out buying lunch, the woman behind the counter at Subway asked me what I was wearing. You guessed it; she said that I smelt delicious. I kid you not, this all happened on the one day.
I honestly didn’t think that much of it or that it projected that well, but obviously it does have very good sillage and the longevity isn’t too bad either. Considering that this can be found relatively cheaply, I would recommend for anyone who likes easy to wear, sweet/woody masculine fragrances (and definitely for those of you who want to be thought to smell delicious!).
ivan.elabuga.87 – :
Ok, I got this a couple of years ago thanks to Jon Bon Jovi!!It is a fabulous fragrance and screams grapefruit but in a manly-way! Lasts throughout most of the day. I spied my junior colleague creeping up behind me and taking a deep breath but I didn’t pull her up on it ‘cos that would be embarrasing!!I use the shower gel now which is great as well.
ewr975speagoessenda – :
Good masculine fragrance one can easily sense the transition of notes from top to bottom. Each part has distinct notes. starts with strong spicy notes midnotes are soft/floral and basenotes give a trail of woody/spicy fragrance. Good projection and silage. i actually like the fragrance very much.
Overall i give it 7.5 out of 10.
Semski87 – :
I have to say this was a fluke – not knowing it I got it together with some other samples on ebay for test all of them I was more curious about – and it turned out to be the very best of them all! At first it seems to be nothing special indeed – nicely fresh but gentle AND quite elegant (the latter being an attribute that doesn’t fit many male fragrances though)… But what really got me hooked is the drydown – it’s incredibly sexy!!! Not sure if I (being a woman) can actually wear it, because it is a man I imagine when I smell this – oh if only I could find him!!! X)
ninusik – :
This is really truly wonderful. The composition is dominantly woody, but each note adds something and comes together soo harmoniously. Where to begin? The snap of pepper that jolts you to attention and makes you wonder, “Who’s that?” The crisp lemon that keeps it fresh and modern. The tingle of the vetiver/patchouli duo vibrating against the heart. The light blanket of aromatic lavendar, soothing, reassuring, and in control.
Smells goooood, real men only please, I highly recommend for a calm cool guy who appreciates good cologne.
Edit: it’s worth noting that the lasting ability is tremendous. But further and further into the drydown, the cologne becomes sweeter and heavier, if you’re into that.
ksyusha–1 – :
I’ve seen some rave reviews from this one and when I tried it I was disappointed. What’s so great about this? Another one that does not smell offensive but does nothing to make me want to buy.
Саске – :
I like it. However, I think its the weakest link in the Kenneth Cole arsenal. By a pretty decent margin, actually.
However, with that said, it really is a good fragrance. It could actually really hit the spot if you are a big Patchouli/Vetiver/Cedar fan. It’s pretty much woodsy through and through.
There is a hint of sweetness right at the top which makes up for the darker, warmer tones for the rest of the scent.
It’s absolutely a night time/rainy day type of cologne to me. The age range is about 25+.
Dimon4ik – :
Good scent, but nothing special. Smells like Gucci Envy mixed with a vanilla sandalwood candle. This may appeal to some people, but when I buy a cologne I look for originality and uniqueness. There are so many people on the streets that smell like this that I would never buy it. Overall I give this a 7 out of 10 just because I enjoy the scents mixed, but in my opinion there is nothing enticing about this one.
Rogozhinww – :
i bought this for my boyfriend and i have absolutely no regrets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Speabledupe – :
I bought this for my husband and it smells great, I especially like the lavender. The only bad thing is that for some reason it doesn’t last that long, but other than that a great scent.
nitro_drumer – :
I bought this almost by accident once and after coming home was near disappointed. But I didn’t want it to go to waste so I started using it.
I quickly not only got used to it, but actually started preferring it over some other ones I liked previously.
It’s one of the longest lasting fragrances I have in my collection and I use it at work mostly because of it.
My girlfriend also likes it but for some reason she cant remember what it is and constantly keeps asking me what I have on.
AureliaGoro – :
It is very elegant, warm fragrance, with nice sweet and herbaceous notes, and warm woods. Not aggressive at all, modern and calm.
Shivandaneemn – :
I bought this one for my boyfriend and he absolutely loves it… It’s a nice, woody, masculine scent. I enjoy hugging him when he’s wearing it 🙂 Smells so good. The notes of cedar bring out the best in it. The box it comes in is awesome!