Yatagan (for men)

gerco

Hahahaha, hi Maryel

you're totally right. Maybe it will help.
Thanks for your compliment

Maryel

WOW! Gerco -- now THAT'S what I call a REVIEW!! I don't dare let a man of mine walk out of the house with this on his body. But wear to the boardroom, yes! Hmm... perhaps this fragrance should be required wearing in the U.S. Congress. Maybe something would be accomplished there. ;-)

gerco

If you look at my profile: Yes, I like masculine fragrances. And this one is masculine......very masculine....

Caron Yatagan is a powerhouse even when used extremely lightly. It's totally in your face,over the top masculine and even a little bit weird. Yatagan is perversely spicy, woody, piney, leathery and it definitly does NOT take prisoners whatsoever. This one lasts and lasts...has a nuclear bom sillage ...and its about a thousand light years away from anything even remotely smelling sweet or floral. There is nothing out there that one can use for comparison, I'm sorry. It's in the same niche as Knize 10. If you smell it for the first time, you hate it.....if you smell it the second and third time: it's revealing its secrets.

At first you might think that Yatagan is a purely linear scent, since the artemisia dominates completely for the first hours (!). But some after some more time (hours) the pine and geranium notes slowly emerge in a new accord that becomes grounded on a very firm leather base. A castoreum note adds warmth and vitality to the mix. The whole composition dries down slowly.....very slowly...next day.

Yatagan is named after a turkish curved sword and needs a very acquired taste. It is definitely NOT a scent for the weak and indecisive. None of the well known powerhouses from the 70-ies punches harder than Yatagan.
This is the type of fragrance that beats up Acqua di Gio and eats it for breakfast.

So, If you're tired of the regular commercial & banal aquatic citruses this one is the one for you.

I will wear Yatagan on cold winterdays, or when i have the need to conqeur the boardroom totally: " Yes sir, of course we'll comply "...... That's what Yatagan can do for you....if you have the balls to wear it.

total 8/10

desmondorama

This is a very special fragrance for me - classic because it's been around since 1978 and sexy/intimate, because it's so masculine and warm.

This also happens to be a very dirty fragrance, so watch out where you wear it!

afraafra

Similar to Gucci pour homme specially the 2007 edition, not to everyone's liking.

Aiona

Wow! I'm surprised to see flowers (??) listed in the notes. I don't smell them. I definitely smell rosemary, and since the notes list "artemisia," I'm guessing that's really what I'm smelling. Pungent hardy perennial that "repels fleas and moths" is right! It's made "for men," but yes, a woman can wear it. I did. But, would she want to? It makes for a great olfactory oxymoron, so if you're rebellious, I'd say yes!