Cereus No.7 Cereus for men

I bought this off someone on another forum as a blind buy. This was a leap of faith for me considering a lot of people compared the opening and a bit of the mid to Cool Water/Green Irish Tweed. I'm a huge fan of Green Irish Tweed and I was going to purchase it, however, I ignored my own advice of, "get what you actually want, not what's just like it". Well, with this one, it paid off.

The opening is familiar, it's a fresh green scent that's reminiscent of Green Irish Tweed. However, we get to the base where things take a slightly different turn. While Green Irish Tweed relatively sweet, mossy, and green, Cereus #7 has a somewhat synthetic leather note with some transparent musky woods that adds into the mix. It's almost as if it's an "updated" Green Irish Tweed that's slightly less natural smelling and about a notch more transparent. It sort of gives it an interesting edge where synthetic notes are done right. So, this is my current "go to" signature fragrance from this point on. It just works anywhere and any time.

However, for the price I got for this bottle in the classifieds, it was worth it. Is it worth it at the $125 plus tax from your local niche retailer? Not really. Especially if you're looking for a Green Irish Tweed replacement. You might as well dish out the extra money for the originator. However, it does a solid job of refreshing a 2 1/2 decade old composition. If I had to buy either one at the same price for the same amount of juice, I'd still choose Green Irish Tweed due to the fact that it provides a slightly thicker cloud of scent around you.

I keep dabbing this Cereus sample on my arm because it's not very noticeable. First thing I smell is a very watery almond or diluted ameretto. It's a bit plastic'y and sweet. I assume the plastic note is from leather and almond is actually tonka bean. It is not a bad smell but I am not very fond of it either.  

It doesn't take long for fresh citrus note to show up, but it doesn't really blend in. It's like this watery plastic almond takes the lead and always fellowed by this rich citrus and vice versa. Half an hour has passed, and I just begin to smell a very faint powdery orange and cedar. They are weak, I am not 100% sure what I smell really. What about jasmine? It's here somewhere. I just can't find it.

Well, I guess this is a different take on Woody Floral Musk. To me, it's more like a Fruity Woody Musk than anything else. I just wish it were stronger (or I had more juice to soak myself in), so that I could really smell it. As for this test result, I am not convinced, but it have a potential to be a very captivating fragrance.