United Colors of Benetton Unisex Benetton for women and men

Honestly I really dislike Benetton's frag, but this one is so much more different than the others...All of Benetton's products are so synthetic, that I can't stand them, but not this one. Perfect decision for the summer, for office work or just to refresh your body!

My very FIRST "signature" scent was Colors by Benetton for Men (in the opaque black bottle) and I loved their clothes and their socially conscious ad campaigns. It comes as no surprise that, decades later, when perfume has become an all-consuming passion...I would come back to this house and fall in love all over again!!

THANK YOU, ANUP, for the generous decant of this truly amazing scent, and then...for bringing me a FULL NIB bottle of this! YOU ROCK!!

The name itself always "sounded" like something I would wear, personally embody AND embrace. SCENT, in and of itself, has NO gender; so when I saw this one labelled as such, I was so happy...and when I finally got to smell it, I was very pleased indeed!!

The first spray revealed a beautiful balance of a sheer bitter bergamot and a soft smooth neroli. This resonates somewhere between the archetypal associations of masculine and feminine; so far, so good! I can almost see the dew sparkling on the morning grass while feeling the sun cutting through the lingering mists and spreading its warmth on the new day, this is amazing! Its heart is subtly green with bamboo and cleanly fresh with the cotton flower's softness. This fragrance is very "green", but also quite subtle, yet it lasts! As the dew dries up, and the mist is gone, freshness abounds and all around me Nature sings her verdant song, yet never overpowers my own. A very nice (and not too synthetic) white musk lingers in the drydown, along with the shady green and ever so slightly pungent guaiac wood and, after many hours, this settles softly, like the perfect ending to the perfect day. This is something that will make you feel clean and pure, like a shower, dancing in the rain or a walk through a shady vale. There are many Houses that claim to make "unisex" perfumes, but I believe Benetton has actually done it. UCOB UNISEX straddles the typical "male" and "feminine" roles by being none of either and more than both. It just is...

Sillage: okay
Longevity: average
Overall: 4/5

It is inevitable that this would end up being compared to Thierry Mugler's Cologne; they DO have similarities such as: they are both unisex, both built the same and both strive to give you that "clean" citric and light yet subtle floral feeling. I find that COLOGNE is simpler, yet stronger, than this; but this has a "lushness" to it that Mugler's creation (which I also adore) does not. Both scents are beautiful and worth owning...what it comes down to is which one YOU, personally, prefer.

Me? I love 'em both!

I got this on clearance at Kohls for $2.60, and i must say that it's probably the best $2.60 i've EVER spent.

This fragrance is so soft and clean.
The neroli is very pungent in it's composition, and alongside the bamboo and bergamot, smells very green without becoming stringent or "compost" like.
An extremely slight hint of soapy sweetness leaves you feeling very sober and refreshed.

I would recommend this to the person looking to capture that 8'o'clock in the morning feeling!





I approve.

Smell: 10
Longevity: 5
Sillage: 5

A good unisex fragrance. Really fresh and energetic scent. Quite lasting.

Again i bought this for the bottle design . not a bad unisex fragrance for both men and women -my brother and sister both liked it so thats what they got for christmas . Doesnt last long though , but what a nice bottle

I purchased this through eBay, at a friendly price.
The reason I wanted to try it, is that I had been given a tester-spray a few years back and -although it was nothing like the perfumes I usually go for- after using one tester, I really grew fond of its freshness, and the unique cotton-clean-powdery feeling. I liked it far more than the "red" version for women [I disliked that one so much, I couldn't even finish the tester, I just threw it away].
I thought Benetton Unisex would be great as a casual scent for warm weather, fresh and easy-going.

Unfortunately I was disappointed after the first few sprays. Though green and fresh, this scent was really flat, not complex enough, didn't develop at all, and had little lasting power.
It was nothing like the scent I remembered, and I am really puzzled; how can I have such positive memories of something that smells so plain and ordinary now(?)

Fortunately the bottle is original enough for my taste, I think it looks interesting with the shiny metal top and the bright green semi-transparent bottle inside.
For the time being I'm keeping it for decorative reasons ;-)

This is a strange fresh scent. It starts on me with a disturbing bergamot(but I found out I'm sensitive to neroli, maybe that's it). Soon the bamboo settles.I don't smell any flowers. On me it's a kind but at the same time fresh bamboo with bergamot, and then it gets more powdery. I don't smell the musk or the wood as such, but the smell settles very nicely into a 'fresh powder'.
I have to say that I find it pretty close to T.Mugler COLOGNE, too. Like already stated by afraafra!
It's my cup of tea, but I know people who think I should swap it for another frag ;)

freshy scent!

Similar to Muggler Colone, very clean and light