Classic 1920 Bois 1920 for women and men

Okay, well, my olfactory sense must not be as refined as all that. Honestly, some of these reviews read like a wine connoisseur commenting on the hints of this and bits of that. It's a little pretentious, in my most humble of opinions, so I'll avoid all of that. First of all, anyone who claims they can, with certainty, detect even half of the notes of any given cologne is full of something that has a very earthy and pungent aroma. lol Honestly, a fragrance should be judged like food or anything else. Do you like it? Great. End of story. Now, for my review of this fragrance...

I love it. It's among my top 10 all time favorite colognes. I don't smell apricot this or amber that. (btw...what the hell does amber even smell like? Isn't it a crystal?) It simply smells woodsy and masculine to me. It reminds me of The Beat by Burberry, and that is high praise from me, as I love that scent as well. It also has something peppery about it that I dig. My girlfriend loves it, as do most of my coworkers. I sell fragrances for a living, by the way, and I sell quite well exactly because I don't get all hoity toity about the characteristics of a scent. People appreciate that. When our reps come in, they basically carry on like a lot of folks here, and they fail to move their product as well as I. If it smells great, has good longevity, and is a solid purchase, that's all that matters to the buyer.

As a fan of Bois 1920 and Odori this review is not going to be easy for me as my disappointment for 1920 Classic is quite consistent. The name 1920 Classic made me think about a sort of signature scent with a classic oriental structure and a solid execution and all I got is a quite conventional and unremarkable fruity oriental.

B1920 opens with a terrifying, sweet and sticky apricot / citrus / osmanthus accord that immediately made me worry about becoming diabetic. After a couple of hours or so the overripe fruit note settles down and sweet amber makes its appearance with no surprise joined by some pale floral patterns, hints of vetiver and woods (?). In this phase Bois 1920 it's almost pleasant but yet too conventional. Overall this is a barely fine fragrance if you're into super sweet fruity compositions but the challenging price tag should be a serious deterrent, anyway. Not for me, sorry!

Fortunately (for me) I didn't get much sillage. Very good lasting power, though.

Rating: 5/10

It opened very masculine with lemon, lavander and nutmeg. The scent itself is somehow sharp, but I must say in a good way - it's refreshing, deep and little bit smoky.

When I get over the opening the scent becomes much sweeter, I start to feel jasmin and apricot which both lingers lovely together and make this a unisex, not masculine like one could think after the opening. There is some kind of "chocolate" quality here, which I cannot understand from whatching at the notes. It's sweet, dark and rich. Is it cedar? I don't know notes that good to understand. The one thing I'm sure of - I do feel vetiver, it greets me with the smell which resembles champagne brut and is very good.

This is very, very special. Look at the notes! And all this fuss on my wrist makes a delightful scent. It's masculine, but sweet, very woody, with dryness of vetiver, with freshness of lemon and basil, with the clean notes of lavander and nutmeg. It's all there.

Very unique. A must for those who search for something unique with amazing quality and depth.

What a wonderful juice this is! I have tested all of the scents by this house -- they are all top notch though not all for me -- and Classic 1920 is one of my favorites.

The minute it hits skin, it does a quick flash of sweet. This seems to be a house thing, perhaps from a base accord. Don't let it scare you off! The first three to five minutes of crazed sugar lemon calm down very quickly and then the perfume opens to reveal its depth and roundness.

This isn't a scent that easily "smells like" anything else in perfumery. The sweet aggression of the opening dries down and yet the top notes seem to linger, providing a slight citrus veil around the heart notes of deep, spicy, slightly floral woods. When the base chimes in, maybe 40 minutes into wear, it's like a basso profundo voice joining an already amazing chorus. It was great before, but now! Oh my. The musk is subtle, nothing too animalic, no dirty undies aspect for those who are turned off by such things. Just a grounding note that anchors the scent and gives it that much more presence.

You might think from this review that Classic 1920 is a screamingly loud scent. It isn't. Sillage is good but not "OH MY IS THAT OBSESSION I SMELL?," you won't be inspiring any workplace fragrance bans in this one. Those near you will almost certainly notice little whiffs of something very good, but you won't knock out dining companions and office friends.

Longevity is fantastic, as it is for all of the scents in this line. Figure if you put it on in the morning, when you get home from work you will still smell at least the middle and base notes. And if you are a morning shower person, and your skin not terribly dry? You'll wake up with just the ghost of the scent clinging to you until you shower it off. Then, this being such a great fragrance, you'll probably slap it right back on.