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vovkill – :
Decent. I got a coconut vibe from it. Definitely worth a sniff at least. I’ll get it once Game of thrones is back for its final season or I can pick it up for cheap. Whichever comes first.
naikomen – :
Armani Code A-List, Mr. Burberry Indigo, Coach Platinum, & YSL Y Eau De Parfum were amongst the newest offerings at my local Ulta but Grey was the stand-out fragrance much to my surprise! Grey was the fragrance I was least excited about when I saw it sitting on the shelf. I almost didn’t test it which would’ve been quite unfortunate. I sprayed Grey on a test strip and I knew instantly I was taking it home!
Grey’s ‘The One’ DNA is instantly recognizable but Grey differentiates it’s self with an undeniably all-season freshness reminiscent of cedar heavy fragrances such as YSL Ultime. While there are notes in Grey that are found in recent ‘generic’ fragrances Grey has enough of The One’s DNA in it to make for a unique fresh fragrance.
This fresh interpretation of The One is certainly more versatile in terms of what season & situation it would be best suited for but it is also more versatile in terms of age range. I find this to be less mature than the original but not juvenile in any manner. Grey is a fragrance that would work as well on a 20 year old as it would a 40 year old. Grey has the potential to be a hit release and to be a compliment getter. Grey is safe enough for a blind-buy
The only downside to Grey is that the performance is lacking which is to be expected from The One line. However, I do find that Grey out-performs the original but not by any drastic amount. I personally get an hour of average projection and 4-5 hours of longevity. I personally like Grey enough that I can live with that level of performance and will carry a travel atomizer.
All things considered, I rate Grey as 4/5☆
adev – :
The original ONE with fresh aspects. It actually works well. Quiet good projection in first hour, but after that it goes exponentially to skin scent. Original performs better, but this one has more modern element in it. I like it, but right now I have other frags on my list.
Scent: 8/10
Performance: 6/10
Versatility: 8/10
boots522 – :
Lacks the incredible opening of the original, and is instead just ‘ok’. The heart phase of this is nice though – smooth spices, etc. I’ve grown too used to the original though, and now even smell that as flat aromachemicals after the opening. I need to stop wearing it and come back and reappraise both. Maybe the heart of this is better – more constant anyway – perhaps the lavender helps bulk it out but also makes it more run-of-the-mill (like Sauvage – haha!). Lavender then takes over in the drydown and makes it a bit boring and soapy. OK but not great. I’ll try this again to be sure though.
cheap sports hats – :
Nothing special or worth buying. How many damn flankers are they going to release cash in off the original, which was great.
How about you, Dolce & Gabanna release a new fragrance at least for the mass appeal..
abj612speagoessenda – :
To all the people saying that this is a lighter version of the original.. How is it possible to make something lighter than a fragrance that you can hardly smell even right after you apply it.. Dolce gabbana should wake up and start making some decent fragrances
Keeper6 – :
Reminds me of Gucci Rush or Azzaro Visit…very cedar forward, even though cedar isnt listed in the pyramid…this has much more depth
gku097elipseskism – :
The One Grey is quite a decent effort, at making a lighter The One It adds a light sweet citrus note, and some aquatics on top of The One amber-y base.
It works reasonably well. The scent is lighter, and is subtle yet persistent.
I won’t go too deeply into the scent, because it really is quite simply a fresh citrus accord on top of The One.
A reasonable effort that will perhaps appeal to the die hard The One fans out there, looking to add a summer flanker.
For the rest of us, I recommend sticking with the original eau de toilette. It was perfect to start with.
Longevity is reasonable yet subtle – 6-7 hours.
Rating: 5/10
Annet_OS – :
The opening is beautiful. A r fresh, fruity, rich, and sweet experience. Then the dry down turns into The One. It was not what I was looking for.
kemyidepe – :
Nothing new, nothing extraordinary, already been done.
This is just an attempt to hurry up and get something out the door to the consumers. The further along I get into my fragrance journey, the more I appreciate niche fragrances. This was at most meh.
4/10
oliam79 – :
Fresh version of the original. As Seattle Dweller stated, you smell the original underneath. It’s a pleasant scent and surely a crowd pleaser. The tobacco isn’t very pronounced, which is a disappointment, but overall this is decent. Safe for the office and just about any environment.
The biggest question that I have is that if the original is “The One”, then why are there so many? At this point, it’s like “The Five or Six, Maybe Seven”.
Still a good fragrance and value for the money.
LsDisney – :
There were two new releases I was looking forward to sampling this week, Bvlgari Man Wood Essence, and D&G The One Grey.
I had assumed that I would enjoy Wood Essence but I was more skeptical about this one, but having sampled both yesterday and today I have done a 180. Wood Essence is out of the picture, but I am very intrigued by Grey.
Many thought original The One was intriguing but was too sweet. I think those people should definitely sample Grey.
As anticipated, the sweetness has been dialed back, and with the cardamom amped up and the sage and vetiver added it is much more aromatic and woody than the sweet-spicy original.
This seems to be more of an offset to the original. Some like me who like the original will also like this, but I have a feeling this will be more of an either/or choice for more people.
GaineeNip – :
I could definitely smell the DNA of the original in there….deep in there. There is much more dry woody aspects to this one.
Its good, but not great. Not bottle worthy in my opinion.
Пробойник – :
Nice mix of citrus and Woody. Ok scent. Was gone after about 2 hours.
vcggysjbdtq – :
Interesting – early testing:
There is A LOT going on in the composition of this fragrance.
DNA of the original – tobacco – but the added cardamon and vetiver does give it a Dunhill Icon / Icon Elite vibe.
Long lasting so far – always around 7 hours with a nice scent bubble for the first 2 or 3.
excimaartibre – :
I really wanted to like this, because the EDP is one of my favorite scents. I gave this one a try, but unfortunately it smelled like hamster bedding on my skin.
algonaspipals – :
I Bought this immediately. It is love at first sniff. i love it.
jeromsonwifuq – :
A parfum very very incredibile . A good good surprise.similar in a good way to terre d’ Hermes but more fresh.excellent performance.8/10
nikita.goncha – :
This should not have d&g the one name attached to it. Very disappointed nothing like the original. “It’s a no for me dawg.”
Wolkoff822 – :
Had the chance to smell this at Macys. Not a bad scent but definitely familiar. After testing on my skin for a few hours it finally came to me that this scent reminds me a lot of Dunhill Icon Elite. Same dry down and vibe in my opinion. This one being a bit more fresher and less of a leather note but the clary sage has a very close resemblance to Icon Elite.
89melkon – :
I just tried this one at Macy’s today. It dries down to a spicy scent that is reminiscent of walking into a Hobby Lobby or a BBB store when they have the Fall decorations out. To me it smelled very different on skin than on the test strip so make sure you test it appropriately. A hint of citrus may be in the background and tobacco is def evident here. There are layers to this scent which is nice to see from a designer these days. All in all a decent release for the upcoming autumn season. I am still deciding if this is full bottle worthy.
repin004 – :
I was lucky enough that my good friend Joe showed me a photo of this new Flanker over on the Dubai Duty-Free. At that moment I try to check it over on Fragrantica and even on the web but I couldn’t found anything so, I was torn between buying it or not, I didn’t know if it was a new flanker or maybe just a Special Edition from 50 Shades of Grey or something. Anyway, I’ve decided to go for the Blind buy, and I’m very glad I did… I have worn it for the past three days so I could give an honest first impression. At the time there wasn’t any information about the notes, so most of this it’s “flying solo” but I can say that this Flanker is fresher, lighter and to my nose greener. I think this could be the replacement for the old The One Sport.
**EDIT- I check again Fragrantica, and they already posted the notes; It has green cardamom (beats me what’s the difference between that and the regular! ha ha ha)It reminded me to The One Gentleman with a green trait (maybe Clary Sage?). I think that for a summer scent it has a perfect performance; moderate sillage and last´s for 6 on the skin.
sonik010 – :
By looking at the notes, i think this will have the fresh and dry vibe. More ambergris will lead it more to sauvage. Dunno, have to find out.
ErmilK – :
I did not rate this because I haven’t smelled it. I just want to say, that is by far, hands down, the ugliest bottle I’ve ever seen. Such luxury!
ShumGunny – :
Love all the notes listed here but for.some.reason I doubt this fragrance and it will fall short of expectation and have 2 hours of longevity as I have come to expect from this line anymore