Basile Uomo Basile for men

This being an Eighties power scent, I thought I'd love this, but I don't. In fact, I don't like this scent at all.

What kills Basile Uomo for me is its overuse of basil and oakmoss. I can't stand the smell of basil in fragrances because invariably it makes a fragrance smell harsh and sour to me. Basile Uomo is no exception, so the basil is a deal-breaker for me.

The other thing that ruins this fragrance is its heavy-handed use of oakmoss. I love oakmoss (it's an essential ingredient in any real 80s powerhouse), but in here, there's so much of it that it makes this scent smell like a brackish, algae-clogged pond.

If only Basile Uomo toned down the moss and omitted the basil, I'd probably love this. But as it is, this stinks.

MY RATING: 5/10

An elegant fragrance, very well described by user -originaldeftom- I bought it for my husband more than a decade ago and when we go out I don't use my perfume but tell him to use him, I mean, Basile Uomo. I'm glad is not that popular so that keeps it exclusive.

WOW! I am the first one to write a review on this: cool!
OKay, so I have nicked (Brit. Engl. for "steal") this from my dad back in the day when I lived in Vienna before going to the traditional dancing school, wowing the girls.
I remember it as a very grown-up scent like Guerlain "Vetiver" and thought of it as very soapy, leathery, green, spicy: I think I can recall peppery notes, among fougere notes, cardamom, juniper, and it had something destinctively gentleman-like. First light and fresh and then the tobacco, leather notes took over.
The ladies must have liked it as they all wante to dance with me.