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Sergik_super – :
@LeotheLion I bought a tester bottle on ebay from a seller I always had good luck with before. The batch code is 4CAC which according to Cosmetic Check was made in March 2014. I’m not ruling out a possible fake despite the batch code match. A counterfeiter can simply put the same batch code on thousands of bottles. Or possibly bad batch like you said.
akaIP – :
@richmilton and @sattogoesdeep, can you share which type of bottle you own? There’s talk about certain reformulations to stay away from and others that are legit.
maxim-3211 – :
@ Sattogoesdeep I’m experiencing the same as you. I bought a bottle 2 weeks ago and it’s not lasting more than 2 hours. Even at 1 hour I need to dig my nose in to get a whiff.
Someone posted here that some fragrances today need oxidation for a year or so to “mature” and strengthen. They suggest to use up about 10% of the fragrance and then let it sit for a year for oxidation. I have no idea if that works, but I’m left with no choice because the longevity is really poor. Even on clothes it’s literally gone within 2 hours. Others I’ve asked can’t smell it on me either after 1-2 hours so I know it’s not my nose.
This is really frustrating because I LOVE the smell of this fragrance. It’s so classy, gentleman-like, masculine with an extremely interesting vintage-like composition but in a modern way. If it was possible to bottle the words ‘distinguished gentlemen’ this would be the scent! Damn, if this lasted longer I’d been in happy land all day wearing this masterpiece. But unfortunately, it’s only happy hour due to the weak longevity.
If anybody has an older used bottle of this for sale HMU!
chebos – :
this just came in today (22 feb 18). it was a blind buy, I remember testing this sometime in the past but after reading the reviews here, I finally decided to buy the concentree version. my first impression was “damn it, it’s the same as with Antaeus or M5- wish I would have tried older formulation for all three of them, as the current ones are very disappointing !
For this one – the longevity is 4 out of 10 (a couple of hours tops) and silage also 4 out of 10. After just a couple of hours, you could sense it only at neck level.
The scent is not bad, but I can immediately think of at least 10 other perfumes I could have bought instead, way better than this one (another heritage,van gils or kouros, who knows how long it will be until l’oreal fucks it up, or maybe narciso rodriguez for him which I plan to purchase in the near future anyways).
So, bottom line – very poor longevity, average scent, poor silage – wish I would have had the chance of trying the original formulation as it has a lot of positive reviews.
midwaym – :
Santos Concentree is a scent from another era. It reminds me of my late grandfather- not as an old man, but as a younger, self-made “man of the world”, when he was in the prime of his powers. He owned his own eponymous real estate company, drove a Cadillac, flew Cessnas, loved to ski, had a sailboat, carried a gun, ate steak on a warmed plate, belonged to the Elks Club, and wore gold watches. I do believe he fancied himself a real-life James Bond. This scent is an hommage to this kind of man. This is great to have in my collection, not because I wear it often, but to remind me just how powerful and amazing perfumes used to be. I applied one spray to my wrist last night, showered in the morning, and 24 hours later I can still smell it on my skin. Nothing I’ve ever worn performs like this. Makes everything else I own seem like body spray in comparison. To be honest, a fragrance like this just makes me angry at all the weak, gutless, overpriced flavor water being sold by just about everyone. This is just in a different league.
Powerful, rich, masculine, spicy, classic.
mr-kuz – :
Pure class! A perfect masculine blend that lets the aroma of sophistication and “joy de vivre” linger around you! The performance is stunning, the ingredients of highest quality. This juice makes todays niche fragrances look like a fool. LOVE!
moris47 – :
Wow what a great smell very masculine in the lines of oscar de la renta pour lui and kouros big time fragrance for me. 910.
Black Sun – :
Divine exotic sensual masculine cologne – absolutely wonderful! Fantastic! Classic perfection. Sublime!
Deroxwntkj – :
Cartier Santos!… I don’t even know where I should start from. First time I smelled this heavenly smell I was 10 as my father was the sole distributor of cartier in dubai. So I grew up on Santos, Aramis, Kouros etc. Santos is the only one till day (45 now) I can wear it almost every other day. Only men’s cologne that will stay on ur clothes and you all day all night. Very dark erotic exotic smell. Must have for every male human.
xsv323JeomiWogkig – :
Great soapy scent.
Shaiba – :
A classic. You wan’t find stuff like this on the shelf today. Santos Concentree is a sophisticated strong scent for stylish gentlemen. Very sharp and almost unpleasant in the opening, but the dry down is pure elegance. A must have for fans of 80ies scents like Antaeus and Oscar de la Renta pour lui. If One Million and Le Male is your style, stear away from this. You wan’t like it..
8/10.
madmax-nn – :
The notes listed here are way off; consult the pyramid for the original instead. There is a very strong clove and leather note here that is not mentioned. It immediately recalls Jacomo de Jacomo in its intensity; its almost rubbery (how Jacomo almost smells like the rubber interlocking floor tiles gyms line their floors with). It is one of the rare fully masculine orientals; there is pretty much nothing in the way of sweetness here. Creamy vanilla lies in the middle, and perhaps some coconut somewhere in the back. If amber is around, it is only to soften the edges of the otherwise piercing aromatics; it is not discernible on its own.
Santos Concentree is so imminently enjoyable because it retains the powerhouse green aromatics you would normally see in stronger fougeres and chypres, but dumps a load of spice on them and takes the tone through a decidedly darker turn. The opening is a piercing blast of resinous woods and aromatic herbs: juniper, rosemary, and cedar, all accompanying a powerhouse clove note. If you have ever had the pleasure of actually eating a juniper berry from the plant itself, you know that it carries with it a light, grainy sweetness (not unlike that of a blueberry). Coupled with just a few, lightly applied sweet elements (coconut and vanilla), the entire composition has its edges smoothed out, but never glazed. Basil, geranium, and verbena add some juice to the green, and vetiver and patchouli contribute to the brown, “earthy” feel of the clove-studded leather.
The middle is dominated by clove and leather, the two loudest elements in this fragrance. Everything else plays a supporting role, to soften the leather, round out the cloves, and make it all just a little creamier. Towards the drydown, coconut and vanilla get turned up a little bit, but are still largely an echo in the face of the powerhouse aromatics.
This, more than so many others, really feels like a “black” fragrance. It is high class; the immediate mental image is of an impeccably dressed, well heeled man of experience and confidence. There are elements of the 80s macho legends here, but whereas most of those have fallen to the wayside, sandbagged by their musks, animalics, and off-putting notes, Santos has shrugged off the years like they were nothing. Probably not suitable for the high school crowd, but this would be a fantastic choice for an adult man (mid 20s) ready for a unique formal fragrance or a signature to make his own. This will easily hang with 1 million and all the other syrupy garbage clubland wears today.
Perhaps not suitable on the hottest/most humid of days, Santos can easily be worn in all other situations. It is definitely on the stronger side; 3 sprays carried me 12 hours with moderate to heavy projection. In closer quarters or more reserved environments, 1 or 2 sprays would be enough.
An excellent value and highly recommended.