Cereus No.4 Cereus for men

I saw the bottle and I was hooked... until, of course, I got my sample. It smells like PEZ candy mixed with papyrus essential oils - sweet and bright with the juiciness of a crisp apple but not my style. I appreciate the scent and I definitely think it smells nice, but I can't do it justice

Still want that bottle....

The problem with this is the lack of sweetness undermines the image the natural notes may conjure. This is unsweet, fresh and clean type of citrus. Not the sweet, sensual and lush/tart variant.

Which is fine, for people that prefer it that way. However, I'm a lover of the sweet n' tart in citrus so this no frills almost 'laundry-sheet' clean was never going to appeal. Read, simple scent.

The apple is of the crisp, ultra fresh variant and is accompanied by a green/lemon citrus in the background. But that, is quite just about it. A reviewer has already brilliantly summed it up, 'a transparent vetiver' for the greenness and 'awful projection'.

It is indeed a very simple scent, linear and simply very little on offer.

2/5.

This reminds me of a mixture between L'eau D'issey and Versace Man Eau Fraiche with a small touch of Dior Homme Sport. It's has a light sweetness that's outweighed by a tart (sour) green apple and some green, woody elements. It's a very nice green, citrus scent but it only lasted 15 minutes on my skin and it vanished. That's a first for me. Sillage wasn't that great either. Would I drop $125 for a 2.5 oz bottle? Probably not considering there are less expensive niche alternatives but Cereus No.4 was surely adored for our 15 minute rondevu.

After an hour this becomes a skin scent. Awful projection and longevity and the opening is just citrus, green apple, and papyrus which basically smells like a transparent vetiver. After an hour all your going to smell is a hint of apple and papyrus. After 2 hours you'll smell nothing at all. This is a suckers buy and the notes give it away.

I like the opening - the citrus and green apple are nice and crisp, but they don't come off as being synthetic. And as a plus, the citrus isn't overdone like it is in so many fragrances' openings today.

Things start to mellow out, and while I'm not entirely clear on what the papyrus note is supposed to smell like, I assume that it's responsible for this. It may be the thing that resembles vetiver to my nose, and it helps balance out the sweeter topnotes.

This is a niche fragrance, so it comes with a niche price tag...and I'm not entirely sure if it's worth it. Still, I like it, and the bottle looks nice! The first time I tried this, the opening really reminded me of Lacoste Style in Play. I have them on side by side right now, and Style in Play is definitely more harsh with a synthetic feel, but it could be a designer "alternative" to Cereus No. 4.

So I've got you on my skin, and in my face, and in the brain where your fragrant compounds react with the excited verbal cortex producing this string of words trying to slither around your transient nature:
you utter your opening chord to me in a cloying citrussy thrust, not much more, and nothing else but citrus. Citrus, citrus evrywhere, the vision gets really yellow with the tinge of something woody in the background - might it be the mentioned papyrus? ,cedar? And then, rather swiftly after the introduction, you lose your yellow intensity and transform yourself into citrusy weakling lingering onandonandon until the lemonade drydown. Now you are revealing yourself - you are a lemonade with the class, paper umbrella and sugar frosted glass. And
mandatory wooden walking stick. You'll be gone with the gulp, maybe two. Cheers. Thanks for stopping by.

According to LuckyScent the notes in Cereus No.4 are as follows: cedrat(citron), grapefruit, green apple, tagetes (marigolds), marine notes (calypsone?), galbanum, vetiver and papyrus. So yes, Natt, there are more than three notes here...MUCH more!!

As a big fan of citruses (and their ilk) I am in love Love LOVE with this fragrance. So clean, so bright, so "shiny", so absolutely pure!!! The listed citruses are usually dry, sour or zesty. Here the crisp granny smith adds tart sweetness to a bright freshness; and the marigolds and "calypsone" keeps it clear and fresh like water but not overly "aquatic" with dry, soft flowery nuances. Amazing! The utterly green vegetal drydown is superb: galbanum's resiny almost powdery green "scream", here, is quieted to a softer feel (sotto voce); the vetiver is dry and clean, and the papyrus (a pulpy reed-like scent) adds just enough uniqueness to the other basenotes to keep it earthy, yet ethereal (in how it smells and feels, not how it lasts). For a citrus aromatic to last this long...there must be some quality ingredients and masterful blending here! I MUST own a bottle of this wonderful fragrance!!!

Sillage: very good
Longevity: way above average
Overall: 4.5/5

Cereus named their company after a flower that blooms one night a year in the middle of summer. To see (and smell) that must be simply amazing! This House is aptly named: their scents are rare, stunning beauties and it is a true scentophile pleasure to sniff and wear them. Thanks again Natt, for sharing this incomprable scent with me!!!

Cereus No.4 first caught my attention because of I have this fetish for wooden cap. It's just like Kenneth Cole Signature, but its scent doesn't do anything for me. This is not the same case with Cereus.

Cereus No.4 is nothing like any Citrus Aromatic scents I have tried in the past. Even though there are only 3 ingredients listed but I smell more than that. By the way, I have no clue how the papyrus smells, so I am not gonna even bother trying to figure it out.

Its opening note is super clean, fresh, and savory. Savory?! :)~ Yes, I smell something like fresh cut celery, juicy fresh apple bits, sweet orange, and a really mild spicy ginger. There may not be celery (or it's papyrus?!) but it does smell like it! It smells so tasty that I just wanna pour over ice and drink it. After about 15 minutes, the celery begins to disappear. The savory vibe is still there however. Oranges are still present, but not as prominent as this light ginger. In addition, I smell something rooty/woody; giving the scent a little maculine feel. OMG! It smells so good. I just wanna trade ALL of my citrus scents for one of this!

Alright. So the scent is absolutely amazing. It s similar to Eau De Cartier at the base, but Cereus has way better opening. Now here is the problem. It's quite a niche fragrance, which means it's hard to find and expensive. Also, the lasting power is questionable as it is cologne on its label. For all citrus aromatic fans, this is the one to try; a must try!!! and do not miss it if you come across one.

Update: Bought it and love it!