Erolfa Creed for men

Being that Beckham was a 17 year old kid that nobody had heard of when Erolfa launched, I think it's safe to say that it wasn't designed for him :-)

Apparently the person in the creed boutique said that this fragrance was made especially for David Beckham!

How true that is I will never know...

This may have been a good scent, during it's release date, before the giant wave of fresh scents came out, but now it has become obsolete.

This smells like an early blueprint of Millesime Imperial. A light burst of citrus, sea salt, musk and ambergris. Basically, just your typical fresh fragrance without the depth of Millesime Imperial.

The projection is bad and the longevity is bad. I know Creeds have never been good at this, but this is an all-time low for them. It's not very original. It's versatile, but chances are, no matter what the occasion, you would want to wear something else.

The scent, in it's small life cycle, develops, and gets better after the first hour, but after the second hour it starts dissipating.

Definitely not worth the money, and even if it were half the price, there are still better options like Virgin Island Water for the summer. Because outside of the summer, Erolfa just won't project.

To recap, this smells good actually. It's just that there are so many other flaws holding me back from buying it or wearing it often.

Okay. If it lasted 6 to 8 hours instead of 2-4. If it projected twice as much. If it were $70 instead of $150-300, and there weren't hundreds of other fresh fragrances out, I might give this an 8 out of 10.

Until then.

5/10

On paper, this is a tangy, salted lime. Extremely aquatic and fresh. I can't get over how well it developes on my skin. It immediately turns into a smooth, salty ambergris. Almost like you bathed your skin in salt water and amber. A lot of people dislike this fragrance for the sharp aquatic top. Let it bloom on your skin, it becomes a much better fragrance. I may even like the dry down better than aventus

This fragrance is a Ballade, bracing in adulation and adoration of the welcome days of sailing in the Mediterranean darianordan this name of primary letters Erolfa is derived. ER of the Nom's only son Oliver creed that Erwin, is derived.

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این رایحه نیروبخش ، قصیده ای است در مدح و ستایش از روزهای خوش دریانوردی در مدیترانه ارولفااز حروف ابتدایی اسم این دریانوردان برگرفته شده است . ای آر از اسم تنها پسر اولیور کرید یعنی اروین ، برگرفته شده است . بعدها اروین ریاست انجمن کرید را به عهده گرفت او ال حرف اول اولیویا کرید است تنها فرزند دختر خانواده کرید و طراح هنرهای تجسمی در شرکت فا حرف اول فبین است ، مادر اروین و اولیویا . این رایحه حس شادی دریانوردی در دریاهای آزاد را در انسان زنده می کند . با نت ابتدایی مرکبات و ترنج در ابتدا باز می شود . ساقه گیاهان در قلب این رایحه و عنبر سائل در نت پایه احساس می شود . این رایحه در سال 1992 توسط هنرمند اولیور کرید خلق شد

This is an absolutely terrible cologne. The dry down is horrid !

Erolfa is an "OK" fragrance from Creed in my opinion. Upon application you definitely get some nice citrus notes. After this however, all i got was some sandalwood, pine notes that weren't as interesting as the opening of this fragrance. I wanna say that its a nice, fresh fragrance, but after it dries down, i didnt really think it was that fresh. Its certainly got a somewhat aquatic delivering, but it just wasnt doing a whole lot for me. As an avid buyer and supporter of Creed fragrances, Erolfa is not what i was expecting from this brand. Its certainly not one of my favorite.

EROLFA is not bad. It is also not what I consider a strong offering from Creed.

Opens with a blast of bright metallic ozone, quickly turns into something resembling calone and sunscreen then mellows out into an unremarkable and nondescript sandalwood based aquatic. Inoffensive and lackluster summer scent to my nose. Heavy application lasts about four hours on me.

If you are intent upon adding a Creed fragrance to your quiver, I suggest you look elsewhere before committing to EROLFA.

tessure hit it on the head -- Erolfa is almost all ozone and citrus. This is not a very strong or long lasting scent - despite fairly heavy application, I could still barely smell it on me after a very short period of time.

Overall, this scent is pleasant but not remarkable. There are just too many other summer options to even consider spending what Creed is asking for this one.

edit: posted the wrong review!

Very bright and fresh. Definitely gives that seaside smell but not a smell OF the sea. It smells like the gentleman who owns the yacht that comes down for holiday but not the captain that maintains the vessel and has lived his life in the sun and sea. I got a small couple of samples and so far so good.

There are too many copies of this scent, so many indies near to this one but again the quality talks here in Creed production. This is this quality that makes Creed different and royal.
The scent is tenderly fresh and light fruity that is Creed signature.
It opens tremendously strong like a huge wave of white feathers with sharp half aquatic half powdery citric delicious tone and the more it goes, the more it displays masculinity. It continues in a youth way, manly and polite.
Of curse it's not on my rebel style but can be on my list for an official wear. and can be casual but preferably not on t-shirts.

Very nice with a a salty ambergris undertone which I love.

Light citrus scent, unisex, summery. Mostly ozone and citrus without base notes. It's nice and crisp but it is rather unremarkable.

terribly like millions of ozone! smell whatsoever.
Ok if it were a million noses Ck One to depend on him as a drug ... but for a house like Creed, absolutely not .....

I don't know the Creed line very well. I've been sampling them fairly randomly lately. Scorecard: Really like Irisia (bought it.) Had to try Love in White after having read Luca Turin's review. (More to follow.) Original Vetiver, Himalaya and now Erolfa. These three are all of a piece for me. They're quite similar in overall shape and could easliy have been three submissions to the same client brief requesting a fresh men's scent of the broad mid 90s - mid 2000s style. You know, easily recognizable as a fresh, fruity, 'ozonic' masculine (ie. generic) but with its own name and a narrative/description/fantasy that gives the appearance of comparative distinction (ie. mine's better than yours.) Here is the disjointed dance of the contempo-masculine. A blanket, clannish similarity balanced with the appearance (but not the fact) of distinctiveness.

So, Erolfa. Melony, buzzy. Aquatic and ozonic (two words that, so far as I can tell, have no intrinsic meaning in fragrance, but have gained descriptive value through repitition.) Not much different, therefore not much better or worse than many others of its time.

There. I've offended the Creed fans. Now, to Luca Turin. Erolfa could just as easily have been a response to the client brief that gave us Beyond Paradise for Men. They are remarkably similar, varying in exactly the contempo-masculine manner described above. To Creed's credit, Erolfa came only four years after its step-uncle Cool Water, but twelve before BP for Men.

I was on the fence with this Creed for awhile. I liked it but I didn't like it...on and off again relationship. After wearing for a couple of weeks I have decided it's a great scent. It's almost a little putting off at first...I guess it's that marine note that hits you in the face and you say, "people wear this to smell nice?!?!". But I kept coming back for more...and then the scent grows on you. It's kinda like the first time I tried beer or sushi...you don't like it at first but after awhile you aquire the test. The top notes are citrus that quickly fades into the marine middle notes that predominate. As the dry down continues I get a touch of vetiver and then woods. Through the whole dry down the oceanic notes predominate. It's a somewhat dirty scent. The scent will grow on you. You wont like it at first smell but after several wearings it keeps you coming back for more...

EROLFA is a love-it or hate-it perfume. You can either find scads of interesting material in its sandy subtlety, or find it to be nothing more than a bitter beach scent. I fall into the latter camp.

While I appreciate the well-rounded citrus top and craggy woodsy heart, I get little else from EROLFA. The vague suggestion of driftwood and brine doesn't move much after it arrives, and stays light and noncommittal, an expensive skinscent. I don't know what the original formulation smelled like, but I bet it was more complex than this.

Give it a try. With Creed you never know. But for me, this is just a beachy aquatic alternative with little keeping it.

this cologne is really nice. I looked over it again and again but not so today. Special this one is. The only thing and it’s the clincher for me is that it does not stick around long enough…to me. Refined, fresh, but too subtle.

I think a few perfumes incentivates human kind stupidity. When you see someone endorsing a perfume with a "supported soccer team" attitude (usually males), everything gets so sad. I've seen scents compared to cars, and that's absolutely silly, I've seen people wearing a scent thinking they look more beautyful (IMO scents are related to personality and taste, to charisma and sensuality and not to appearance) and I've seen many other amenities that don't even worth to spend words about. I dont' agree with Luca Turin when he says Erolfa is cheap and vulgar as I actually like it, but I completely agree with him when he says you can wear certain types of perfumes only if you dream to buy a black Audi TT with your year-end bonus. And, sadly, Erolfa seems to be among them.

Thumbs up for Erolfa as it smells so good, thumbs down for the "soccer supporter / the richer the better / look what I've got" attitude.

Rating: 7/10

anyone who like aqautic scents that hates it for smelling like a cleaner buy this. cos this is no aqua di gio for freshness. this is cooling fress a bit salty and smells like fresh air with a hint of sweetness that i deteect in GIT. it lasts about 4-6 hours minimum. and it also smells expensive very natraul smelling fresh scent. this is my second fav creed after green irish tweed.

An excellent and very natural smelling aquatic. This has a tart tangerine note with a subdued coniferous presence with a strong but pleasant and surprisingly natural smelling ozone note.

The familiar millesime base of ambergris and sandalwood (and a hint of vanilla) is present but is less creamy and sweet in Erolfa than in say, GIT or Green Valley. There is also a distinct salty presence in the heart of this fragrance that is quite unique (Amouage Arcus has it to a lesser degree, as does Bulgari Aqua and TDC's Sel de Vetiver, but its rendition here more accurately captures the sea air, imo. However, if you are really interested in true 'sea air' scents I would recommend checking out Bulgari Aqua and also the excellent "Wicken 3000", Six Scents Series 1 No. 2. That scent is a very minimalist representation of water and sea air and captures the effect perfectly and without any additional adorning notes, unlike Erolfa which has a tart orange and dry wood presence throughout).

Longevity isn't the greatest but that's a good thing in this case because to achieve greater longevity they'd have to raise the amplitude of the fragrance as a whole and that would make it unbearable in the summer heat, where Erolfa shines brightest. Even so it will last a good 6 or more hours, and even longer in cooler weather. Erolfa is the smell of the ocean, but not just the ocean; it captures the effect of warm sunlight caressing exposed flesh, driftwood washed up onto a sandy shore, and the acidic tang left on fingers after peeling an orange, all while standing next to the aforementioned ocean.

Along with L'Artisan's Navegar (a limey, salty, cedary aquatic), Erolfa is one of my favorite summer scents.

Wow, this creed really had me on the fence for a long time. I can smell the citrus with bergamot top , but the mid notes comes off as what i can describe as sea weed smell coupled with sea salt. last stage is the usual ambergris, with a hint of sandalwood. projection and silage are very poor im afraid, at least on my skin. Bottom line, would I wear this ?.......yes! would I buy this?.................No Way! poor silage and longevity does not warrant The price Imo. Only if I got a sample, or as a gift would I wear this ,otherwise save your bucks.
29 October 2010

A wide chested marine fragrance. Starts off with lots of tangy citrus and salt...all good quality. The most impressive are the heart notes, which are loaded with herbs, florals and some spices. Deceptively simple, I say. Lands on the Creed ambergris base. One of the most complex marine fragrances on the market...those who say its just another aquatic/marine don't know what they are talking about.

A 1st generation fresh/ozonic scent. It smells awesome just like all the other Creeds I've tried. It smells so good that I actually feel a little uncomfortable wearing it. The first few hours it's very fresh and then it transforms into an ambery warm dry-down that lasts a very long time.

This beautiful fragrance is truly unique, the list of notes seems like entirely too much considering the light and ethereal nature of the scent. It is masterfully blended and extremely soft yet seems to maintain it's prescence throughout it's wearing...

This opens on a subdued blend of lime, lemon and bergamot with a slight fruity kiss of melon, greens and a hint of spice. The violet note is very subtle and elegant as it twines about the fresh greenery and clear citruses. The heart becomes a delightful melange of soft florals and warm, smooth and under-stated spices with a slight piney air. The drydown is woody in the way of sun bleached driftwood and has an air of marine-type amber and a soft mossy feel with a hint of clear musk. Delightful, airy and marine without being 'aquatic' or too watery, this reminds one of sea breezes, wooden boats and wisps of cargo from faraway lands...

Sillage: close
Longevity: fair to good
Overall: 4.25/5

Another great fragrance from Creed, blended perfectly with a very light hand from obviously natural components. Despite it's rather close sillage and ephemeral longevity(you think it's gone, but others can smell it clearly) it is truly wonderful and would make a stunning addition to any man's collection!

Creed EROLFA opens very aromatically and then develops to a slightly spicy, woody drydown. I would say that this is less of a chypre than a woody aromatic, since the nutmeg, pine, cedar, lemon and lime, ginger, and caraway are all pretty noticeable, while the oakmoss is not.

EROLFA is a fine, refreshing fragrance which would be a safe choice for any man, as the drydown--even with the nutmeg--is subtle and stays close to the skin. Women who like Clarins EAU DYNAMISANTE will find here a less intense presentation of some of the same aromatic notes.

This Creed creation does seem more masculine than some of the others marketed as "universal," in part because EROLFA features a classic set of aromatic components typically found in colognes. This more concentrated fragrance has excellent staying power.

Wow. This is realy nice! Smells like a salty sea-breeze. Totaly unique!
But i think it has been reformulated a bit after the new bottle design came. The new has fresher top-notes, with a bit more citrus. The "old" is more salty, and "dirty", and has great sillage and longevity. The basenotes are the same. I would highly recommend this unique scent from Creed.
-The smell reminds me of a wooden quay by the seashore, with dried up sea-salt on it, and a pleasant warm foehn passing by.. Ahh, how delicious this scent is!

Please, NEVER buy any Creed over eBay...PLEASE DO NOT! Mostly all fakes over there! Try REAL online shop or the official shop. Thanks!

I would imagine a young, rich, high society boy in Saint Tropez wearing this scent, with white shirt, white pants in a yatch... Love, love the smell...

This is one of my oldest scents, you can smell the melon from the top note, is very fruity, long lasting, especially for summer, however, you get tired of it, the smell become very boring over time.

I purchased this maybe three weeks ago. I spray it on and cannot smell anything. Dissapointment was my only friend with this purchase. I cannot in honestly recommend to anyone. My disspointment was total and would not like others to feel the same way.

Creed markets Erolfa as being a fragrance that brings to mind the ocean. I have to say that it suceeds. Although it doesn't actually smell like the ocean, it has a nice transparent, almost breezy air to it that brings to mind walking along a beach or being out in a sailboat in the open sea. I does have a very chemical smell to it, however, with its very heavy use of woody amber, but it doesn't make Erolfa any less appealing (again, contradicting Creed's claims that they hardly use any synthetics in there perfumes). The woody amber, overused in so many stupid "Sport" fragrances, her actually adds to the ocean feel to Erolfa. Beneath that, there's a subtle scent of grapefruit or some other citrus. Although it's initial chemical blast can be a bit disarming, Erolfa really mellows out quite nicely and is a very pleasant and subtle scent to wear all day. I'd recommend Erolfa without hesitation.

I purchased this as a Christmas present for my stepfather. Oddly, he can't smell it on himself at all (rather disappointing!), but whenever we are in the same room I get waves of a lightly spiced oceanic breeze.

I sneakily tried this on my own skin and found the lime & nutmeg were by far the most predominant notes at first, before drifting away into nothingness - on him it's a far more complex fragrance that, reminding me of warm sands & faraway places. Sometimes, it scents the whole car or room he is in.

How odd this one is: on one's own skin it fades almost immediately; seemingly subsumed forever, yet fleetingly overwhelming for those around you, or other times detectable by nobody. A whispy ghost of a fragrance, then, that only appears when it wants to, never on demand!