Daytona 500 Elizabeth Arden for men

I bought this blind for a very low price and so my expectations of it weren't very high. Upon application though I was surprised to find that it was a very light, pleasant and citrusy fragrance. I do find it very simple and linear though and it's certainly nothing that'll 'blow your socks off'. All in all a decent, inexpensive day to day fragrance that's worth giving a shot.

We had this on clearance for .75 cents for the 100ml/3.4oz bottle. Arden is messing up the market with fragrances and making wearing them less special I think. This fragrance smells cheap and as a result costs next to nothing.

My current favorite. Brought two 3.4oz bottles. It is a woody citrus smell. Similar to Banana Republic Cordovan. Fresh four seasons fragrance. Perfect daily wear smell in my opinion, but I wear it during the summer and fall and preferably day-time. Inexpensive, and I felt that I got my money worth when compared to Cordovan, by Banana Republic. Plus, it is not pump-up in the mainstream media like others so it will be a rare case if someone have the same smell like you.

Smells like Mediterraneo by Antonio Banderas . The bergamont it's the predominant note in this fragrance.

I also assumed this would have a racetrack type smell, or be overpoweringly masculine and "racy". I was quite surprised to see it was a citrus aromatic; and after smelling it, shocked at how nice it was...

I love a bright citrus scent, and this has a lovely mix of citruses: mandarin (juicy-sweet), yuzu (fresh-sparkly) and Bergamot (bitter and bright) resulting in a very revitalising opening. Truly citrusy, just like after peeling them and their scent is all in the air, this is quite uplifting and zesty. The simple heart is just a dry green accenting a nice lavender (floral, woody, soapy). It does the opening justice though, and resmbles the classic splash eau de colognes. The drydown is spicy smooth and warm from the amber, with dry sandal adding a tinge of clean richness bordering on sexy. No must-have, but definitely nice to own.

Sillage: pretty good
Longevity: average
Overall: 3.75/5

I am glad Nattonline recommended this to me. I ended up getting the three piece 100 ml giftset with EDT, full size body wash and shave balm for $12.00 at BigLots, after mistakenly buying the after shave splash in the 50 ml bottle first. It now lives with my brother-in-law, as it was just not strong enough. The EDT is much better; and, if you want a nice after shave: go with the balm, it is better and more scented than the splash is, by far! The EA quality is apparent here, and despite pretty common notes it is very nice...

Only got to smell it from the cap. Don't expect a rubber/leather scent here as the name might suggest something like smoking tires and burning fuel. It's actually a very fresh citrus and sweet orangey scent; a very common scent in this group, but perfect for being outdoor or a hot day during Daytona 500. I can't see anybody hates it. Safe for men from all ages, preferably younger crowd and probably safe as a gift as well.

if your looking for an inexpensive cologne, that is good for every day use, i would suggest this.. if you like swisss army, then you would probably like this.. very similar..

It's a very refreshing fragance because of citrics notes, then it turn into some very common wood fragance, nothing soo special, but perfect for daytime and summer days as well.