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misiss – :
Not sure why people are saying this smells just like vodka or even had the resemblance. It had a citrus opening and then had a sweet dry down. I suppose it could of had no ones like grey goose because GG does have a nice smell to the alcohol, but it was an attractive scent to me. I enjoyed he nice opening and could see myself wearing thisnis the spring or summer. Aromatic and inviting.
Scent 9/10 for me.
Eva_fromAC – :
★★★
For those familiar with Argentinian cuisine, chimichurri is what Vodka On The Rocks ended up smelling on my skin.
Chimichurri is an uncooked sauce constituting of garlic, oregano, red wine, parsley and vinegar. It is served with fine Argentinian grilled steaks.
Bottom line is, for the price, I was not expecting to smell like food. I appreciate the vision and creativity, but just not the appeal. There is the alcoholic aspect that may resemble vodka, but really, I can’t understand how a bottle of this food smelling blend is priced and promoted as a luxurious offering while you can go and grab an Hermes fragrance, or Diptyque, both houses which offer luxury and quality for the fraction of the price.
Hey I guess scent can be subjective, but I am aware that scientifically we all smell the same thing in the end.
I guess disappointment is the word.
kgbwg – :
I suspect if you want to walk around smelling like an alcoholic, this might be up your alley. “Eau de Barfly” may have been a more appropriate name. Even though I dislike the scent, I applaud the imagination behind it and acknowledge the fact that this in fact does smell like a vodka on the rocks initially, and then calms down to a more floral, citrus middle that’s surprisingly nondescript.
nina555 – :
I saw this bottle today in Nordstrom. I loved the name and made the mistake of spraying a test on my hand. I absolutely agree that this is a dead ringer for whatever cologne Abercrombie and Fitch douses all over their stores. There is nothing in this that I identify with a perfume or a scent that a woman would wear. I put one spritz from the bottle on my hand and I can still smell it 8 hours later, so it does have longevity going for it. If you want to smell like a guy and the A&F store, this one’s for you.
fics4136 – :
I am literally shook that people are, to a certain extent, hating on this scent. I have owned many colognes and perfumes over the course of a decade (and have moved into botique scents over the past two years), and I must say that VOTR is by far the most complimented scent I have owned to date. Yes, it is a “safe, workplace friendly” scent, but where do you spend most of your time? Work! The other day I wore it in the physicians office and within a matter of 10 minutes, three separate medical assistants walked in and said “oh my god, it smells so manly and amazing in here…one of you must be wearing some sort of cologne that smells great!” The other docs looked at eachother and said “it’s not us…” and I piped up and said that it was me. The next day, one of them even complimented the scent again.
Anyway, I’ve never had longevity issues with this, and it is definitely a vibrant, everyday type of cologne. Good for all occasions and all seasons, which is why I wear it as my signature scent. Definitely expensive, but you can buy the refills online from any high end retailer and get a discount, or you can buy the large bottles for better value.
The top note is coriander, but the aldehyde gives it the crisp vodka smell. However, I would argue there is also a twist of lemon in there as well. The tops notes subside quickly and open up to a nice Lilly of the valley and rose scent. The base notes is where it is at though, as the mid notes compliment the sandalwood and Oak moss very well. It is refined and well put together, and you will certainly get compliments from strangers passing you by.
CawJermeawCom – :
I mostly wear Clive Christian some Creed and Bond 9. I’m drawn to the higher end fragrances. But, I’m not a big fan of the Vodka on the Rocks by Lillian. On me its smell cheap and common. My sales person at Saks wears this as his everyday signature fragrance. Its smell good on others. Just don’t overspray.
moz598intitytek – :
$300 for something that would remind most people of Montblanc/Abercrombie? Yeahno.
medvedevsi – :
Got a sample from HR today. Initial impression was nothing impressive, probably nothing I would invest money in. But as i caught wiffs of it from my hand I started to kind of enjoy its simplicity and mild nature. I think this was Kilians take on a light, fresh, clean work safe fragrance and I’ve come to actually enjoy it. Also, another thing to note, it’s one of those fragrances that is actually evocative of the name. It’s clear and almost effervescent like Vodka. Albeit the price is far to much for what it is, you would really have to pour it on to get any kind of effect.
NonsNourdenda – :
A little too masculine for me. Went to Bergdoff Goodman and was given some samples after buying my Love. The gentleman assisting me told me that I was to cocktail it with Love so that it can have a better scent – in which it was way too overpowering for it . After he mixed the two, my poor little Love ran into the sunset never to be found again. I think this scent is way to strong to be cocktailed with any other scent of Kilian or any other perfume for that matter. Very bitter dry down. I wouldn’t deem this a unisex fragrance. This is def a “MENS ONLY” fragrance. Reminds me a little of Abercrombie 8.
mymagicpussy – :
Way below expectations…Still a nice scent, very safe, clean, fresh but not up to par for a niche house. It opens up very similar to Burberry Weekend, in 10 minutes it leans toward Versace Dylan Blue and minutes later towards A&F Fierce (yeah! weird transition but it is easily noticed!).
And I get from opening to drydown, hints of classic Nivea hand cream’s scent!
Overall, it’s okay but definetely not okay considered its price tag.
gjkboer-1 – :
The most hyped up By Kilian perfume.
Fresh Citrusy with Faint Vanilla Scent.
Nothing New.
Nothing breathtaking.
Nothing Purchase Worthy.
kail1987 – :
little bit versace dylan blue little bit burberry weekend. inoffensive ordinary male frag. nothing special abut it. gone after 1 hour. leak of performance
ivaner – :
I have several Kilian fragrances and I enjoy them all… I purchased VOTR this weekend after sniffing a tester…. a clean and inoffensive fragrance. Anyway after spraying some on to go out on a date it was gone in about an hour. What a waste of money and time… It’s not a bad scent and it’s not anything special either…. the top smells pretty good, but it’s gone so fast lol I’m shocked that it’s a Kilian fragrance…. I should have just went with Bond n9 Nights… Any I’m going to try and sell it to recoup some money to get something else.
otsey – :
One of my go to drinks is vodka on the rocks, so I would say I’m familiar with the smell and the opening of this fragrance is shockingly accurate. The sharp, sweetness of vodka is captured perfectly in the opening. It dries down to a fresh, still somewhat boozy beauty. I love to wear this one in the warmer months. I have the version that still says “Moscow” on the plate and the performance isn’t terrible like some have suggested.
uasergey – :
Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, hello.
I would agree with the issue of silage for the majority of wearers, indeed. The reason it is NOT like any other blob you buy at the markets are hinted in subtle details and are not recognized due to the lack of Expertise with the niche perfumery and perfumery in the general sense.
Russians, someone pointed out, do not have the variety of available choices of generics? Pardon me, mais c’est faux. Utter nonsense! I have been to Russia and I know that Russians, in particular Russians know their stuff in perfume choosing. Their perfume availability is much higher, as a matter of fact. And it is guitar irrational to conclude with such rushed judgement.
Vodka on the Rocks is very fresh. Dries down to less of the initial inclination to the masculine. If you like to blend try it with Chanel Chance Eau Vive for ladies. But i personally do recommend it.
DepBinapere – :
I love the top notes on this
But the longevity is terrible
1 hour later I cannot smell it on my arm !!
At first I didnt realize it, but its an IDENTICAL TWIN of A&F ICON! Seriously, pop by an A&F store and prepare to be amazed by how similar they are!!!!
dm88n – :
Really quite nice stuff I thought….if only it lasted for more than 20 minutes.
Add the that the price…
One of those things where if you spray it on yourself before you leave the house, it’s gone before you get where you’re going.
Aside from those two big deal-breakers, otherwise nice, I thought
fxAZqpDY – :
Biggest waste of 330 US dollars… Last 20 min tops
minesmikipt – :
Imagine that you purchase a mercedes benz car due the brand’s reputation and the impecable design only to discover when you receive it that the the engine, accessories and internal part of your very expensive car are nothing but the same of one that costs less than one half of it. This is what Vodka on the Rocks is for me, a scent that fakes luxury in concept and packaging but fails to deliver anything worthy of its price (unless you are a fragrance collector and wants to have all Kilians).
It smells fresh, citrus and slightly aquatic, something pleasant but nothing more than what you would find on your mainstream fragrances. It adds faint flowers and a boring musk base to the overall picture to keep things going.
It’s not bad the same way that a regular car works the way it should. Still, you don’t receive for what you pay here, the final result is not convincing. I wouldn’t purchase it blindly or before going into a Sephora and trying fresh masculine fragrances, you’ll find something similar and that cost much less.
patrol79 – :
I really enjoy this, fresh and zingy, with a clear aquatic note I guess that is the vodka. Having said that it isn’t super unique, but I guess not every perfume has to be. Totally wearable, would find it very becoming on a man.
TomislavRan – :
Meh! Save your money.
Psihoz69 – :
Coriander strong opening followed by a synthetic lemony scent. This is an ok fragrance that you can buy in your next Sephora in no case this smells like a niche perfume. Sillage is mediocre longevity is better than any other kilians. Save yourself the money this should cost no more thant what you would pay for a Paco Rabanne or Hugo Boss.
Scent: 6/10
Longevity: 7/10
Sillage: 6/10
olGaga – :
Wearing my second sample of this today on a fairly rainy day and I really like this one.The name says it all!!!!Extremely aromatic and fresh but woody too.Blended very well and the rhubarb adds a sweet tone to it,This is one of kilian’s crown jewels when it comes to fresh scents but the price is too high though for me
even a decant or sample is astronomical!!!Only for older gentlemen in opinion.
slotserv – :
Smells very similar to Bond. No9 Montauk.
ivansib2 – :
I tried this some time ago and it was very fresh, and it delivers what it says on the tin, vodka and a slice of lemon.
I wrote another review about boozy perfumes and had no thumbs up so not expecting any here; but again who really wants to smell like they just had their eye opener before walking in to work, makes me wonder.
And the other thing, if I wanted to smell like that, can I just drizzle myself with some vodka and rub some lemon peel on me, wouldn’t that be cheaper and closer to reality ? Sorry vodka on rocks, baraonda, etc… That’s what I think of you
arhimandrit – :
Sometimes, after reading controversial or not so good comments about a perfume, I guess something that gives to talk should have something special …
I am a rather rebellious girl with a little angel costume, well, not so young in her forties, and after many years collecting and discovering aromas, every time I read comments like here I see, I obsess until I can know the fragrance.
Of course, sometimes I am disappointed.
But as soon as I could buy this wonderful concoction, without being able to wait a second, I pulverized and booom! Magic.
It is indeed a scent reminiscent of alcoholic beverage, but for me, more specifically, rose grape muscatel and then a delicious “pisco sour” with pica lemon from the valley of Chile, which is where I live. Spring festival with wine and fruit punch with an airy touch of tree flowers. Maybe it is not as unique as fragrance and may remind other perfumes, but for me this is quality to another level. Average projection, ideal in warm weather, acceptable length of skin up to 6 hours, but much more in clothing. I would like more of this, you need applied two or three times in a day. Compliments Yes, from my little daughter, husband and even strangers on the street.
Note: Perhaps this potion is best worn on the female side, hopefully more women will leave their comments.
JokerPunk – :
I’d never been a fan of the Kilian fragrances until trying this one today. It’s nothing like Fierce or L’Humaniste, honestly it’s misleading reviews like that which cause people to either lose money on a blind buy or avoid something which they think smells like another they may not like.
I suggest trying it for yourself if you’re considering it, I liked it, and as soon as I can get my hands on a refill bottle I’ll buy it
thevugy – :
I just cannot see the big picture (if any) behind this.
Aquatic style, boozy fresh opening, recreating the smell of gin ‘n’ tonic with a pinch of freshly squeezed lime in it. A nice concept indeed, if it only lasted for more than 10 minutes.
In its second (very linear) phase, “Vodka on the Rocks”, is basically a soapy clean citrus scent, retaining only faintly some of its initial acidic boozy vibe, coupled with a delicate mossy lemony after taste.
Nice & pleasant but considering the retail price of this, I’m baffled. Perhaps this creation is beyond me.
Puzzling.
6/10
orskweb – :
The fragrance world is inundated with this sort of scent. Fresh, Generic, Boring. When you first spray it, it has a cucumber cool vibrancy to it that sort of smells boozy and unique, but that quickly gives way to the lame Abercrombie store smell that is, to me, the bottom of the barrel in perfumery. At 300 a bottle it should also be criminal. Taste is subjective I suppose and I’m sure that many would like this. Definatly not for me though. Perhaps that’s why it was exclusively released in Russia where maybe the market isn’t as flooded with generic scents that all smell mostly the same….like vodka on the rocks.
Scent 4/10…different and unique for about 5 minutes. Then I can’t tell the difference between it( other than the quality of ingredients) and a 12$ bottle of take your pick from TJ MAXX
Projection 5/10….seems middle of the road
Fortitude 6/10…3 to 4 hours I got
Full bottle worthy….for what you get and what it costs…Run down to a discount store and sniff the 15 dollar perfumes…you will prolly find almost the same thing at a 285$ discount.
kner – :
I think if you like that gin and tonic vibe, or frags with a lot of oakmoss this is for you. We can think of something like the ever popular L’humaniste, or even the more recent l’homme ultime. If this is a vibe you enjoy than this is for you.
Its fresh, clean, bracing, invigorating if you will. But all the same its probably pretty “boring” for a lot of people as well since there are a lot of scents that give a similar feeling as this I think..
The difference with this of course will just be if somehow it happens to be JUST that exact mix that youre looking for rather than getting something cheaper like l’humaniste. Or of course if well you are have a higher disposable income and this appeals to the well the rich person/collector or whatever and you gotta catch em’ all.
Other than that, its nice, and very wearable, just not particularly interesting again unless it just happens to be that exact mix youre looking for that makes it all click. As at the end of the day theres just so many other fragrances that are cheaper that can give you a similar vibe I think.
Performance is good for what it is
p36737 – :
Smells like af fierce and curve. Cheap and linear. Pass. Unfortunate Bc I love this house and own many of the gems they have, just let down Bc this is an “exclusive”. Pass. Single malt on the other hand…..to die for
lkb270speagoessenda – :
After wearing Single Malt yesterday, By Kilian’s Vodka on the Rocks is uninspiring at best. Unoffensive, perhaps pleasant, it’s mostly a light sour citrus. It opens a little brighter and fades to something more softly blended, but there’s not much to say about it other that it’s inconceivable that it would be worth the $295-for-50ml price.
6 out of 10
ANTSLON – :
descent quality…its not that bad at all…..linear but pleasant…
proskura5 – :
I can smell vodka on the opening. after that I smell citrus. the creation is interesting but it’s too week. you can hardly smell it.
vundukk – :
I’m impressed by this — which is kind of a big deal as I usually give this line the side-eye. Creating the olfactory replica of vodka is impossible as it has no scent, but creating an olfactory image is a different matter. And I think that’s where this scent succeeds — it really does smell the way a vodka-centric drink would taste. If I sniffed this blind with no clue from the name, I would still have guessed it was trying to be an alcoholic drink of some kind, although I’d probably say it was gin.
This scent works by walking the line between something that smells like a relatively generic calone flanker and tonic water. There’s a genuine chill to it (aldehydes and clove, I assume) and it carries a faint herbal cleanliness that reminds of an extremely scaled back Dirty. It also reminds me a little bit of Nu_Be’s Oxygen, and I think that if I were to guess have a second choice in my blind sniff, I would have guessed that it was aiming for clean, industrial aesthetic. It’s a tad balsamic in the dry-down — which counters the crisp, clean opening, but it maintains its power for some time, and I assume the balsamic foundation is playing a role in that. All in-all, I’d describe it as a genuinely well-done take on a crappy calone flanker. Super clean, super invigorating, and really bracing. Like most Kilian’s, you’re paying for the tacky-ass box that it comes in rather than anything costly in the bottle itself. And for as solid as it it is, it’s really just a less noxious version of one of those Issey Miyake type things, so the pricing is a tad insane. But as a scent, it’s effective at what it does and it’s more enjoyable that many recent releases from this line.
ewshei – :
Kilian has some of the best packaging in the business, to be sure. I have a couple of his fragrances and am always eager to try what he comes up with.
Sadly, this scent is not available in the US market, but I happen to have a friend in the business who has access.
I wore this for New Years eve but was surrounded by drinks and too many scents to experince it fully.
Wearing it now for the third time I find it resembles very well, the vodka drink intended. (even though vodka has no real decernable scent)
But, it’s cool, refreshing, linear and similar to a clean lemony alcoholic drink. It would likely be nice to wear in Summer at a your favorite bar, club or lounge, but be aware that it may not last more than a few hours, so re-apply if you want it to last through the party.
zda-ro-vye!
Alex-To-Hell – :
the booziness is certainly there, it’s just a pity that it smells like something bulgari or even joop would put out. it’s the token, generic ‘fresh’ smell that polo pumps out. quite disappointed in this offering. it smells quite good, and it is long-lasting, but goodness, it does NOT smell unique or special…
yan2978 – :
After reading some of the reviews, I didn’t have high expectations for this fragrance. However, once I finally tried it, I was impressed and really liked it. It starts off with a blast of nice boozy citrus and sweetens up a bit in the dry down. I would say this fragrance is pretty linear.
I gave it a full wearing yesterday, and can tell you that the projection is strong for the first few hours, but then quickly turns into a skin scent. I really wish this lasted longer. It literally seemed like it lasted for only 4 hours. I’ll have to give it more wearings to confirm my take on this scent’s longevity.
Definitely worth sampling.
Deroxmwhfn – :
Heavy masculine citrus that is pure male. Evokes the sense of Ralph Lauren or Dolce and Gabbana style colognes. Not the greatest scent that Kilian has ever developed but still worth a try especially of you are a fan of citrus based colognes. If you are looking for boozy try Apple Brandy 🙂
romsia – :
Nothing to this one. A little alcohol smell and a little aromatic ending with maybe some oakmoss. Not strong and very reminiscent of cheap men’s colognes. Not much evolution, longevity or sillage, which is a good thing because this one is not one I would like to have anyone smell on me. Smells very dated. Definitely not worth even the price of the sample I bought.
sibirlab6765756 – :
@Jeca vodka does have a light citrus tone to it, which why I love it…. Just imagine bitter citrus
zilk – :
This is interesting ;o) My grandpa preferred vodka to all other drinks that ‘smell’ and ‘taste’ just because it was tasteless and smells only on pure alcohol. I am curious to try this one ;o)