No. 1 Clive Christian for men

So, I"m going to write a review of the perfume itself and not its price tag. Rebellious, I know.

Alright, Opening act. I"m not drawn in, to tell you the truth. The citrus is biting and chemical-ish, and ho hum for that.

After 20 min I get a strong powdery note and hints of soft florals. OK, this I can live with. But it's still just a 'pleasant' scent with no wow factor.

Enter final act. My oh my! Here I get Ylang Ylang and a wonderfully blended, highly polished base note. This is where the scent hits its stride, becoming something you would follow after like a bloodhound on the trail. I'm really impressed with this phase, just stunning.

But oh oh... when the five hour mark hits this is all but a memory. Longevity is just not what I would like, and it is at this point, unfortunately, where price becomes an issue.

Carefully follow each review, and I agree 100% with alfarom.
Put this perfume in a decanter will be anonymous, like so many others, even non-niche.
Even children know that the packaging and advertising are lucky, CC has stopped producing the unique and unobtainable Sandrigham when he worked for The Crown Perfumery ...
Today it is sold off to the luxury market.
As a lover of the perfume I refuse to speak well of these "creations" person with dignity and I think it's an insult to poverty in the world.
And I also say that the Italian style used seems to me to trash!

Considering its price (around $1500 in Turkey) it's nothing you be crazy for.
Who buys it, isn't a perfume addict necessarily, is a luxury addict!
I got that it's near to Tom Ford Black Orchid but after a while a scent of pepper and tea appears. Extremely oriental and deep. Fairly is chic and well-balanced but still believe that there are many items cheaper and more surprising that this one. I think I can invest that money into a business and crop all the perfumes in the markets!
Among oriental and middle Eastern perfumes, it's nothing extraordinary. But the quality is just unbelievably superb.

I've ordered all 3 Clive Christian perfumes directly from CC website. It was my more expensive order of perfumes (EUR 1,500). I did it after I've got the samples of them from Bologna antique niche perfumery after I've ordered there CC 1872 perfume 30ml in crystal bottle (another EUR 650). When you wear the perfume of CC for the first time, you don't really like it (it's very different from all other perfumes, where the head notes are very pleasant and you immediately buy them, but after an hour, or even worse: after you've purchased it, you understand that you don't really like the main notes). Like I told here, CC perfumes are really different: you start to love them after you are wearing them at least for 30 min. So, ask for samples and try to wear them for a whole day, then decide if you like them. I'm sure you will!

This could even be the most surprising and pleasant perfume ever created by an human being (and it's not) but there're absolutely no ways to spend over 2000 bucks for a scent. It's an ok scent, no more, no less. Do you want a Baccarat crystal /gold / diamond bottle? ok get it, but perfumery is another thing!

Rating: 6/10

I tested it once at Barney's and thought it was delicious. It smelled a lot like Bvlgari pour Femme, but the sandalwood in the base was more pronounced. I would've bought a bottle if it wasn't $300 ...

This perfume is one of my all time favorite!
I love wearing it on a date..