DNA for Men 2004 Bijan for men

I bought this blind buy on an auction site, for only a few £'s. Afterwards I decided to find out a bit more on the Bijan website and was staggered to see a $120 price tag ! Naturally I couldn't wait for the bottle to arrive.

First spray was very dissapointing for me - a sweet candy shop type of smell that I've never really liked too much. I disguised it quickly with another fragrance before heading to bed.

However, last night I thought I'd give it another try, staying in the house. Again, the intial overly sweet smell was ever present, although my wife commented on the very "clean" smell that I was carrying around. After an hour or so, the candy smell had developed into more of a laundry/detergent cleanliness (wife was right) - the sweet edge had tamed a lot, but was still present. My Wife made several comments that evening, being able to detect the clean fragrance as I traversed the house - she said she like it a lot.

Having finally sat down some 3-4 hours after intial spray, I was pleasantly surprised to find the scent had developed into a pleasing woody, oriental musky type of smell (as the grouping states here). A lover of orientals, I found it immensely satisfying, although that synthetic candy smell was always present close to the skin. On this basis I've hit the "like" button. I would say projection was fair, as it could be detected several feet away, although after 4-5 hours it seemed very close to the skin and had faded considerably.

Overall, I love the musky dry down - not keen on the intial sweetness - too nauseating for me personally, but no doubt it will excite others. I think it's the Jasmine note that's most prominent to me. I'll give it another dedicated evaluation next week and maybe update if I'm able.