Grey Flannel Geoffrey Beene for men

I have a soft spot for Grey Flannel. It was one of my first real fragrances and one, that while quite polarizing, can be considered a classic. Starting with the great price point, and the incredibly natural feel to the cologne, if you like the distinct smell of GF then it is a great value buy. The projection and longevity are excellent, it doesn't smell synthetic, and it is quite unique. The uniqueness of it is what first hooked me, I hate generic smelling juice.

The initial spray of GF is what turns a lot of people off, in my opinion. It is a very sharp grassy, floral smell with some faint lemon. This is a good place to mention the potency of this fragrance, the top especially, is very, very powerful. Not my favorite opening, but the rest is worth sticking around for.

After the initial blast, GF dries down into an incredibly clean smelling masculine floral, most noticeably violet leaf. The violet is very strong, but it is a clean, soapy violet. While the strong violet may give off the impression of a feminine fragrance, GF is far from feminine. Tempered by the oak moss, which is the next most noticeable note behind the violet, GF is masculine, woodsy, natural, and very clean.

Cheap price, and very good juice is you like the smell. A thumbs up from me.

Very distinctive, strong and manly aroma, usually for formal or evening events, good sillage and projection, to be worn with discretion as it tends to be overpowering.

As an afficionado of "old school" fragrances, I love Grey Flannel! Atypically masculine and powerful. Top notes are intense galbanum, neroli, and bergamot. Middle is sweet floral (violet and rose) balanced by sage. Base notes are cedar, geranium, vetiver, and almost indiscernable patchouli. A fresh, powdery amber lingers under the cedar and florals. Amazing!

EN MI PADRE SUELE TOMAR UN OLOR COMPLETAMENTE HERBAL, MAS EN MI PIEL ESTE ADQUIERE UN INCONFUNDIBLE Y PENETRANTE OLOR A VIOLETA, TENGO 21 ANIOS MAS EL AROMA DE ESTE CLASICO SE ME HACE UN TANTO ATRACTIVO

BUEN FIJADOR Y MUY PERCEPTIBLE, EN MI ALMENOS.

It smells to me like crush hyacinth and grass at first. After half an hour it-s totaly different. Pleasant, clean, persistent... it's something from other time.

I ordered a bottle today! so excited tis is a rare item here where i live, my review will def. be here soon!
tnx all for reviews.

Very nice 1 of kind smell! Nothing else smells like this!! But many, if not most people, will NOT like this smell. Wear this to impress yourself...not others!

GReY FLaNNeL

There are perfumes and then there are perfumes that make u trip with your eyes closed and body stretched into conscious yawns into a world of your own...
This is one of the trippy ones...
This is the scent of a MAN!!...a complete MAN!
Its strong and mixes well with the male chemistry...not too long staying but worth another spray!
The Perfume doesnt remind me of any other...its mossy and the scent is prominent unlike most perfumes that promise those...geranium and bergamot and lemon intertwine to make me feel the need to be with the guy who wears it...
its a damn SEXY perfume for men...
:D

Just the most AMAZING perfume EVeR
*ooh la la*

terrible. smells like souring laundry and some kind of baby powder soapy cover up. it makes me sneeze, makes my eyes water, makes me gag... I tried to understand this smell... i don't know why anyone would want to smell like this. yuck.

یه کاری هست که خیلی سعی شده که به انسان با رایحه هاش آرامشو القا کنه.انواع بوها توشه.یه جورایی هم بویه دود میده.در کل ارزشه امتحان رو داره.

For what i read here, i guess this needs to be set on my wishlist, a scent with a story to tell.(unique and simple my key words in a good frag)
tnx guys its cheap in the UK so in need to order it there hope they ship fast.

An extraordinary classic man fragrance. I would not call it oriental woody, but chypre woody.

It has a unique pungent scent, which is strong and not my taste. You can smell the oakmoss very strongly, and that put me off in the perfume. It is very strong scent and even after few hours could not get the other notes. Had to wash it off as it caused a headache. Not for me for Sure.
Thanks

I've been wearing GF since 1984. My collection is NEVER without a bottle and even though I don't wear it very often, I'd feel somewhat depressed if it wasn't there to "go to" every so often. It's fabulous with jeans and a white shirt strolling on a sunset beach ... and even better straight out of the gym shower in grey sweats and sneakers! Can't beat the price either! Re-marketed under a different name, this could very easily reach niche and cult status ... and command HUGE fees!

Grey Flannel is where the green-grey needs to stop, before stepping over the line into the bombast that is Guy Laroche's Drakkar Noir.

The first time I smelled GF, I was a kid, and it was horrible. I picked up a sampler in a department store when my parents weren't looking, and sprayed it on my arm. I now realize that the bottle was off, because the Grey Flannel I dearly love now is nowhere near the putrid, pee-smelling stuff I remember from then.

After its initial blast of woody citrus, Grey Flannel reminds me of rain - a foggy, misty green-ness laden with violet tinges: Iris, violets, green violet leaves, grey sage and oakmoss. It's my go-to autumn/winter rain fragrance. Something about it just begs to be worn in the cool damp, under a wool overcoat.

Respect this stuff, though. A little goes a long way, and it is a power projector. It is confident, serious, and a little mysterious; the men's perfume equivalent of film noir.

I seem to like Tonka Bean notes cause everything i seem to keep smelling and liking contains tonka beans (my favorite being Hermes Vetiver Tonka). When I was a kid I used to like Grey Flannel because it is different & the violets, woodsy cabin lodge and grey opaque feel lends its uniqueness. It was one of the most masculine and different smells I smelled during the 80's like Fahrenheit, Obsession & Eternity without smelling like an old man or business tycoon. Unfortunately in today's society it is too recognizable as a very 80's outdated but classic scent but that doesn't hold up today with the rest of the woodsy male classics that still work today like, lets say, Fahrenheit? I bet if GF was re-marketed with a different name or never existed and Tom Ford had released it as one of their private blends series it would be a hit because GF has that strong woodsy brooding dark mossy, not for everybody scent that Tom Ford has in his private blend series marketed as unisex. Would be great if Grey Flannel got a reformulation and the bottle and notes get a complete makeover revitalizing its unique violet/vetiver/tonkabean notes like they did with Dior Homme & YSL. Still, This fragrance is somewhat of a guilty pleasure not for the scent itself but because it brings back memories and not everyone chooses this. The fact that its only 10 dollars and lasts all day and night and not a fragrance that has notes that go sour like most cheap colognes is a bonus. Consider this more as a "just showered and shaved cologne or casual wear" instead of a "let me wear this tonight and impress my well dressed friends fragrance" and you'd be fine.

This fragrance is about the only one I cannot wear. It turns on me something fierce. I must be allergic to it because I will sneeze endlessly and go into an asthma attack. Yup that bad, no matter who is wearing this fragrance. Weird.

This is a brilliant fragrance that might have traded some degree of acclaim for ubiquity. Well, time has passed and so many current perfume fans weren’t around when this bad boy was released. Time to reconsider it.

I’ve read Grey Flannel referred to as a fougère, but I don’t get much coumarin. Maybe just a touch to lend that particular quiet but high-pitched sweetness that works so well with the violet leaf. And I don’t get any lavender. I find Grey Flannel a citrus woody violet. Or let me make that VIOLET with some orange/petitigrain and cedar. This scent reads as crisp and immaculate; it would make an ideal alternative to the sporty–fresh wing of the men’s perfume market. But you have to like the violet leaf note or you’ll never love Grey Flannel.

I’ve mentioned it in the past, but simple, stark accords appeal to me for their broad legibility and that fact that there’s always some degree of virtuosity even when the notes harmonize. And the best potential for synergy is when seemingly different elements are connected by a couple of associative links, as in the seemingly Kevin Baconish degrees between bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum in a chypre. Here the connections are orange twigs to cedar (wood), cedar to violet leaf (a high-pitched camphorous note not unlike eucalyptus) and violet leaf to citrus (astringent.) The thin links connect; the large gaps allow for the inclusion of other notes that makes an accord like this so rich for new ideas.

Grey Flannel ties with Lauder’s Azuree and Private Collection for best single inexpensive fragrance available.

(An aside: There is a strong resemblance between GF’s violet leaf note, and the scent from urinal cakes [a bad expression in the first place] that I remember were used in the 80s-90s. Tragic connotation for GF.)

for me its very soapy remind me of camay soap also lux soap.

If you are allergic to mildew, stay away from Grey Flannel. I was buying cologne for my husband and tried this. It took my breath away, literally! The lady at the fragrance counter swabbed me down with alcohol to remove it, bless her. All that I remember is the strong bite of mildew and decay.

This is the first commercial floral hit for men that I am aware of. It was trend setting in its day. its more of a floral chypre than anything. Its still rather distinct in todays market. I alway felt it a bit more avant gard than it marketing promoted. I guess gray flannel suites seemed more wise!

Its really more purple flannel than gray. The violet is really pronounced as well as the other crushed flower-namely rose and narcissus. The vetiver, oakmoss and patcholi seem to keep the composition under contol and masculine. It has a fresh washed/soapy quality to it

It really reminds me of Fahrenheit, only less harsh. Its not for dandies, just men who like to feel important. It hasnt been around for 35 year+ for nothing! A real classic. Ladies love it too!

I think Grey Flannel is a very, VERY distinct scent. You can pick it out in less than a second if you pass someone wearing it.

I think that because it is so distinct, it tends to smell exactly the same on each person who wears it. I was addicted to this cologne when I was in my late teens and early 20's, and then I think I out-grew the scent because I didn't really feel it was 'mine' anymore!

But this is also a 'tip of the hat' to Grey Flannel - it's a masculine scent that can smell good on just about anybody, so it's a great cologne for a guy who wants to dip his toe into scents and try some out. You really can't fail with this.

I adored this back in the late 70's and early 80's when as a teen and into my very early twenties I wore this myself. My Father had received it as a gift and didn't like it. I made it my own.

I am a woman and if this hasn't been reformulated I'm going to repurchase. The dry down and the warmth and richness of the base notes are incrediable. I'm going to have to look for it.

How I love this!! I am female and have worn it. My husband doesn't like cologne :( so he won't wear it. he sticks with the body sprays, which are quite good, but nothing compared to Grey Flannel.

One spray of this fragrance will assault you and your companions with its hyper-real violet leaf freshness all day long. If you want to feel absurdly crisp until the next time you shower, no matter how long an interval of time that may be, this is your go-to.

My husband and I went shopping intending to buy this grey flannel and accidently bought the grey flannel all day blue. both ate exceptionally sexy smelling. love both of them

A gardener harvests fresh grasses and gather them in a corner of yard where sun doesn't shine, so they remain a little wet. Greens get spoiled after a while and scent a deep green sharp odor which is awful as a waste and perfect as a perfume. Among the cut may be some vegetables as lettuce and some garden flowers. Blend whole this scent to a botany shop and you have this perfume.
Whole the scent is deeply aromatic and dark green, extremely vintage and reminiscent.
It opens with creamy mood and goes to soapier phase. The scent is exclusively masculine and formal.

longevity: I prefer it in cold weather because it presents chicer and neater. One or two shuts may doesn't last perfectly but the more you apply, the more you get headache; it's not something for over-apply, 8/10
projection: in case of enough longevity, it spreads the scent outstandingly, 10/10.

"The horrible smell of Grey Flanel" should be the name of a horror movie.

This is a horrible smelling cologne.It starts out smelling like salad dressing and then after setting on your skin for a few minutes turns into a nasty sweet pine scent that reminds me of a urinal cake.This is a disgusting and vile fragrance and I do not recomend it to anyone unless you want to smell like a public restroom.I am not bashing Grey Flannel products,I personally like the Eau De Grey Flannel but the original is a putrid and offensive cologne.

I bought this blind because of the reviews & opinions seen in this forum, I did not see another fragrance that had this many varied reviews.

It certainly is inexpensive but its cool in all possible ways stays long, projects good, smells really different i kind of like this & its a classic.

This is the great cologne & it shouts hey I'm here.

My Rating 8/10

Briefly, this fragrance smells like public bathroom, specifically gas station bathroom. Horrible! In the initial spray it almost kills me for being so strong. Over time it gets softer, giving more room for floral notes, but remains terrible. Anyway, I washed it after 30 minutes on my skin!

از آن استفاده میکردم و خیلی هم از رایحه اش خوشم میامد اما هیچ کدام از اطرافیانم عطر آن را دوست نداشتند و همیشه بعد از استفاده و یا بو کردن از بطری آن اظهار بی میلی میکردند
اما کاری است آروماتیک
شاداب کننده بطوری که بعد از استفاده احساس میکردم قلبم خنک میگردد

Oakmoss galore! Hit you on the face at the first spray, stays until the bitter end. First I get the herbaceous, clean, and soapy then followed by the sweet flower bouquet. At that point, I honestly can't imagine a man smell like that, sweet flowery smell. Don't take it wrong, I love it, just couldn't picture this to be a masculine smell.
Oh well, it might be the different chemistry.
All in all, it's a beautiful scent.
additional note: great for summer!

Grey Flannel is an outstanding, clean smelling scent, and I really can't understand why so many people hate it. Why? Because it's inexpensive? Because it's not niche? Because you can buy it at KMart? I don't get it.

I find Grey Flannel to be very green, dry and herbal smelling. This is a scent with many facets to savor, changing all the time and ensuring that it's always interesting to wear. I smell green leaves, pepper, lavender, oakmoss, wood notes, and in different combinations during the day. You'll have plenty of time to enjoy wearing this because it lasts all day and projects strongly. Grey Flannel is a strong powerhouse of a scent.

Like Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme, this is a power broker's scent. It's very austere, and it smells like money and power. Grey Flannel is the perfect cologne for a CEO to wear at a hostile board meeting, when he wants throw his weight around and crack heads. A guy wearing Grey Flannel is not a guy to screw around with.

MY RATING: 9/10

Grey Flannel is my favorite fragrance for a few reasons. Firstly, it's a beautiful chypre for men (and daring women). We just don't have enough chypres to choose from these days. It's a category that is under-served and under-staffed. So when a good one comes along, it needs to be given due process, and Grey Flannel is a classic that has been around long enough for due process, and then some.

Secondly, Grey Flannel has improved over the years. It's one of the few fragrances that has gotten better with reformulation. Violet notes are very difficult to create because violets don't have much of a natural essence, and usually chemical reconstructions are necessary. Back in the '70s, '80s, and '90s, these reconstruction methods were a bit crude, which made Grey Flannel smell a tad harsh. Not until recently has technology caught up with the demand, and now violet notes have a wonderful smoothness to them. This smoothness is on display in Grey Flannel's dark green heart. The touch of sweet violet and cool violet leaf make the fragrance truly remarkable, and the best green I have come across.

Lastly, Grey Flannel is absurdly affordable. This could easily pass as some highbrow niche scent, and go for $150 a bottle. Pull the zero out of there, and you have the cost of a 4 oz bottle, usually available at discount retailers. For $8 I can get a 2 oz splash. I love how easy to find and cheap Grey Flannel is, because I love how well made and green it is.

It opens with a dessicated citrus, mainly lemon, and rapidly eases into a cool violet leaf, oakmoss, galbanum, and sandalwood structure. The sweetness of violet tinges the periphery of the scent, making this green a little purple in nature. I really can't find fault with the structure, and there's an amazing degree of finesse in the handling of oakmoss and galbanum here. Usually these accords are confrontational, but in this fragrance they are simply dry, austere, and very natural.

If you love greens as much as I do, you need this on hand at all times.

For a fragrance that you can buy so cheaply whenever my partner wears it women just want to know what it is. One of my favourite male fragrances and I must get him some more.

the opening of this fragrance is very sharp, almost got me headache! But then it soften and milder, getting nicer. Drydown on my skin is kind of powdery, very contradictive with the opening. Nice, I like it!

My motto is "if you have something interesting to say, you don't need to shout it out loud" and that's exactly what Grey Flannel is doing since 1976. Seminal, influential and distinctive but at the same time discreet and gentle, definitely classy. It opens with dry and sparkling clean green notes, violet leaf and mannered woody citruses. Simply delightful. In the drydown it gets somehow sweeter but its "dry-side" is still there to perfectly balance the scent to a bittersweet little symphony. Never loud and with a good longevity it's a perfect scent for daytime and office. Mannered but never affected. A masterpiece and an all time favourite.

Rating: 10/10

Old, strong, and nothing special. At least 99% of guys younger than 30 won't like for sure.

I sought this cologne due to its respected best-seller rank. It's among the FUNKIEST! colognes I've ever smelled. Maybe it's top seller because you could spray roaches and kill them with it. Some pissed off witch conjured a bunch of poisonous weeds together for her x-husband. Strong, I bet long lasting; and smells old.

I bought a bottle of GF at TJ Max. Based on the reviews, I thought that I would give it a try. I have a diverse collection of fragrance, and I like to try new scents. I could not get over the violet. I know that I was warned. I kept waiting for it to enter the next phase of the fragrance, hoping it would get better. It did, but the violets remained...Strong violets...Very strong. I endured it about and hour and a half, and then I couldn't take it any more. I took a shower and brought the bottle back to the store the next day. I guess I just don't like violets.

On the other hand, I do like Eau of GF. Much lighter and not nearly as extreme. A totally different scent.

A classic for a reason--I saw a bottle on sale and decided to grab it to refresh my memory. Forgetting its strength I poured a fair amount in my hand and applied on all the usual places. Within seconds I was greeted with an eye-stinging punch in the nose of petit grain, citrus, sage and vetiver, which took about 15 minutes to soften as the cedar, violet and galbanum opened up. The mimose and orris add their powdery notes around this time also. At some point the rose and oakmoss became more noticeable. This is a very busy scent for its time and nature but it's an enjoyable one and an unusual one. My only complaint about Grey Flannel is that, on me, it has an odd metallic note that I often find in scents with vetiver and geranium. Even if you decide you don't like it you need to experience Grey Flannel to have a complete education in perfume.
Sillage: continental
Duration: it may outlive you
Fabulosity: okay but not special
Price to value ratio: Off the scale--a true bargain

To be honest, I was curious enough to wanting to know how it smells like. So since I can't grab any sample, I decided to buy it.

Take a whiff, and omg, man....it stinks. Its smells like a bad, burning wood, and that mossy herbs. Sorry to even add that I vomited after smelling it. My mom hates it to, and when I told her its 1970s stuff, and she was like, yup kind of remind her of Brut. Man, if Brut is like this, that's it. It is in my hate list.

So I decided to spray this in my car, since my car smells new, I use this to neutralise that new-car-smell.

Works so damn good, my car smells like leather now =)

When I couldn't find a women's scent with violet, mossy wood and incense, I turned to Grey Flannel. Added bous of a sharp, very clean mid tone before settling into my favorite note of vetiver. Grey Flannel works when I want to go big but not oriental.
Today, I think of it as unisex.

I got the gift set of this, its not too bad. It starts off smelling grassy and herbal, and calms down into something that reminds me of plastic or rubber. Honestly it smells like a latex or plastic to me. But it lasts all day, and at the end of the day, it becomes almost like a sweet musk. The aftershave i got with it is very nice, great for when you need less power to the scent. I like the smell of the aftershave more than the cologne for some reason...i don't know why, maybe its more subtle.

LOVE THE REFORMULATION!

i didnt know they have reformulated this one , but it seems so..i bought a new bottle last weekend and saw that is now made by EA FRAGANCES , when i spray it on myself gone was that bitter and nauseous base ( probably the oakmoss ) that was very offputting for me for years..now it conservates all the florals ( violet ) and seems to be fresher.... longevity and sillage are still monstruous ..but now i find it more accesible ...so sometimes reformulation is not a bad thing!

Got it as a gift and have been trying to give it away ever since. It is a very different smell -- very sharp and can give some a headache I am sure. I would use very little of it.

Although created in 1975, it seems to marverously render the atmosphere of the 1950s-at least this is my impression after reading "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" by Sloan Wilson. I often wondered how the protagonist must have smelled in the uniform gray flannel suit...

Anyway, due to its appealing name, I got myself the bottle of GB's GF and I immediately fell in love with it. Originally, I was planning to give it to my husband, but now I know this little gem will remain only mine.

I must admit it is the most unusual perfume I have ever encountered. It is not linear, but evolving all the time. At first I get the smell of weed (yes, that kind of weed!!!), some strange herbs, then loads of tobacco (I know it is not listed, but that's what I get on my skin), then sage and other greenish notes, the wonderful oakmoss and some unspeakable smell-I know it may sound strange-but it is pretty close to the smell of... underground parking lot, with the gasoline fumes and warm tyres. Hmm, pretty odd, but not unpleasant at all!! Well, the overall impression is stunning and awesome. The projection, the lasting power are simply amazing. It's a YES at first sniff, highly intoxicating and enchanting. Can be worn by women, without second thoughts. Superb, in a class of its own!

For the holidays I bought my dad (who loves scent but won't break down and buy for himself) three colognes... Grey Flannel, Polo Double Black, and Aspen. He doted on Polo Double Black, loved Aspen (cheap in price, but good fresh scent), and absolutely loathed Grey Flannel. He thought be might add it to his laundry detergent but decided against it as ruining the wash! I find it a unique and decidedly different scent myself--not exactly lovable--but I sure adore the packaging.

To say the utmost truth, this cologne isn't for everyone, as our colours are diffrent so our desires, tastes and style. personally, Grey Flannel is very sharp, intense, soul-relishing, strong and a little over-powering for a mature, responsible and classic masculine figure. it radiates a unique top note, a blend and fusion of bergamot+ splashy lemon. as it penetrates the skin the mid-notes molecules are released to the air bringing out a whole new brand of smell...
i mistakenly squirt a little out of the bottle while i was opening it and it splashed on the rug.....i felt the smell all through the night.
it's total grab!...i love it. i enjoy it i crave for more.

It's the oddest thing......of the colognes I have in my cabinet, this one seems like the most "un-synthetic" of them all.

The opening notes are so "natural" and strong, sort of astringent but never does the thought of a chemical odor cross my mind.

To some noses out there the immediate smell after application might turn them off but if you give it some time it really proves it can settle down and prove its maturity.

If you are under 30 you might not "get this" but if you are truly a nonconformist then you might impress your peers with a daring departure from the normal fragrances Mtv pushes.

Absolutely wonderful old school scent. After using it for some time it has become one of my absolute favourites. It is very very natural smelling and seemlessly put together. I love those dirty flowers. Very long lasting.

I bought two big testers, probobly rather old.

This has become within my top three!!!

9,5/10

My boyfriend has Grey Flannel. It smells really good on him. He said it smells crisp and clean and refreshing... I think so too! Its one of his favorites. Its not pricey either, but it smells pricey and it has great lasting power. When I've seen him put some on he sprays it in the air and walks through the mist. Then he will hug me so I can smell like him lol

I only get frozen rotten violets. Sory to say this, but I find nothing appealing here.

The first perfume Ï liked when I was still a child. Its strength makes it very distinguishable.
This perfume is indeed for mature, respectable, no-nonsense man with whom you see what you get. The X generation will eventually like it as they mature.
It fits best in winter.

I was very intrigued by this fragrance seeming that I had read so many rave reviews on it. It was surprisingly quite difficult for me to track down, however I managed to find it hidden amongst some lesser known fragrances in a quiet little chemist.

Upon first application I was beginning to question why this fragrance was so popular. The citrusy opening notes were very strong and in some ways, harsh. The scent was also quite green, which is an aspect that I rarely like in fragrances.

I did not doubt Grey Flannel's obvious masculinity, however I expected something more unique and memorable. It wasn't until the scent settled that I understood why Grey Flannel is so likable.

The scent has an almost soapy-fresh quality with subtle herbaceous notes. I can see why this fragrance is hailed as a classic, it is indeed very sophisticated yet adaptable for any occasion.

It actually smells rather nostalgic to me. I swear that my Father used a talcum powder that smelt rather similar to Grey Flannel when I was a child.

The whole powdery, clean aspect of this cologne is both warm and cozy. Unfortunately I find the name of this fragrance rather misleading, as the name Grey Flannel only makes me think of old, smelly men's pyjamas.

When settled on the skin, Grey Flannel smells very natural and musky. It also lasts a good while which only adds to this fragrance's appeal.

This scent is a little medicial after the drydown. It is clean citrus fresh scent that is more suited for a middle age to older man (45-65). I do not see myself wearing this right now, being in my mid-20s. Overall a decent scent but not enough to go out and but it. Overall a 6/10

This is quite medicinal - a violet, woody note that is linear - it's strong, so don't overdo it - now the judgement - A beautiful fragrance...powerful, unique, clean, daring, soapy and fresh. Some men may find this too feminine. I would classify this as a woody floral frag though. Make no mistake, it's a great fragrance! (You have to be fond of violets though). Longevity awesome, sillage excellent. You can't mistake Grey Flannel for anything else - it has to be a classic!

Manure, hay, bugs:-)The rural romanticism.
Horror, but I love it:-)

I love this scent! I spray it all over the house for freshness and to kill the dog scent. My husband's dog is awful so I have to kill the scent somehow so I use Grey Flannel. I love the scent alot or I would not use it. IM INSANE AND I KNOW IT!

Out of all the fragrances I ever owned or currently own, this is my least favorite. Now keep in my mind, my current and previous fragrance total is less than 30. However I like Grey Flannel the least as well as Vegas by Playboy. Then again, these are the only two I own that are oriental. So if you are a fan of the oriental scent then this may be alright for you.

Pee-uu!! What a difference between this stink-bomb and the Eau de Grey (which I adore!). Smells like those cakey things they put in men's urinals.

Grey Flannel is one of best perfume that I have. I love it.

I had an employer who used to drown himself in this stuff. Maybe that is why I found it so hard to stand within 10 feet of him! To me, it smelled like wet flannel, so the name pretty much said it all. Even my husband tried it once, which was all it took to decide it wasn't for him, either.

I am a women and I wear it I get comments all the time I would call it unisex esp with the violet middle notes my favorite perfume of the last 20 years cheap but very chic.

best suited for men over 30-40 , it's definitely not for my age, I've tried it but I'd rather not use it

Purchased a bottle a few years back in some alley store in the far east. Use it sparingly fearing i may not be able to find it again. Timeless.

This is my holiday scent..crisp and a joy to wear.buenasnoches/goodnight.

After reading all the reviews, I found myself in a store checking out a bottle of Grey Flannel. From the first spray I was hooked.

Whoever whipped up this one did a good job and must be commended, because you sure don't find such classic.

Truly a great cologne!I've purchased this going by the fantastic reviews over here and hey it's a hit,it's probably the biggest bang for the buck cologne one can have.

I had a choice of three fragrances on sale for around the same price: Live Jazz, Cool Water and Grey Flannel. After smelling the first two I thought yeah, nice but not nice enough to shell out $30 or so. Grey Flannel had no testers, so I bought it purely on the basis of reviews I read here at Fragrantica. What a great decision. It is a truly magnificent fragrance. It starts with an explosion of sharp notes (I want to say that it is reminiscent of Paco Rabanne - but that is probably not quite right). After a few minutes the violet notes come to the fore at which point it becomes sweeter and this is where its real beauty is. The violet is balanced with herbs, which make it masculine. The violet stays around for long time with little change. When the violet eventually starts to subside a little the basenotes emerge more, particularly the oakmoss. It's hard to believe this is not wildly popular, I think the rather elementary (unpretentious)looking bottle has something to do with this. I agree with glitteralex - with a more arty bottle and name, this could easily sell for much more (I paid $30 Aus - $24US for a 4oz EDT and 4oz Aftershave). I can see I am going to have to change my top 10 list to include this.

P.S. of all my fragrances, this is my wife's favourite. She absolutely loves it.

Such a gorgeous scent ! As a woman, I can easily tell you that Grey Flannel is the most stunning, alluring, seductive, provocative and so on.... men's fragrance I've ever smelled! And also it's very cheap despite all these perfect features. My ex-boy friend used to use this one. I love and adore every notes in it. I admit that I can easily fall in love with any guy who wears Grey Flannel ;)

When I smelt this straight fom the bottle I wasn't sure if I liked the smell, it smelt "offensive" at first. But when I wore it, it felt different. More fresh, a sharp, green, woody, kind of fresh with a bit of flowery sweetness. After the opening the sharp green fades into a woodsy herbal violet smell. Smells great from start to finish. If this was the only fragrance I owned I'd be happy wearing Grey Flannel almost every day. I was expecting a barely wearable harsh old mans fragrance, but it's not. It's a great everyday manly scent, and most of all it's strong and interesting. It became a staple fragrance, I love it

An olfactory essay on violets.

It is fine taking in mind it was designed in 1975, it smells rather as a mid 1980s fragrance. Judging from its success, it must have paved the way for the powerbombs so popular launched during the following decade.

The flowery notes make it quite exaggerated, flamboyant, cloying and femenine for my tastes.

A recent obsession with violet, in combination with the sale rack at Ross, led me to a 4oz bottle of GF EdT.

I have to say, it is a beautiful interpretation of violet. The dry herbs in the front are so fleeting, and bear semblance to those in Weil's iconic Antilope-hot, dry, abrupt. Within moments, the violet charges in. It stays for a very, very, long time. Incredible depth and concentration. This surpasses even an EdP in strength. The sillage, as we all know, is outrageous. While the eventual polite mossy drydown is definitely Scottish Grandfather and a bit dreary, I don't care, because at $10/bottle, I'll just apply more liberally!

The fact that this was created in 1976 has absolutely no impact on its freshness in character. My new bottle has excellent ingredients, and smells just as I remember from back in the day. However, the simplicity of ingredients is very contemporary and "niche" in nature. If we took this juice, packed it in a smart minimalist bottle, and called it "Labdanum Violette", we could get $200 an ounce for it. People would note its nod to Grey Flannel, but say it was a "newer, fresher" take on Geoffrey Beene's old scent. Don't fool yourself, this is the real thing-then and now.

As a woman, this scent pulls the meek florals out very nicely, more in the style of JPG's Le Male than Dior's Farenheit, two other frags to which this scent has been compared.

Usually I like the rough and dirty kind of men perfumes, but Grey Flannel is a comfortable exception. Maybe one of the best there is.

Grey Flannel smell of money, elegance and that classy kind of masculine safety. Like a really great looking slightly older gentleman in a taylormade suit. Oh, yeah you all think a "old man" frag... maybe. I kind of like older men, especially sexy ones.

Grey Flannel make me think of that classic photo "Man in polyester suit" by Robert Mapplethorpe and... well I think that photo speak for itself. At a first glimpse there´s just a man in a suit... *blushing a little*

Boys can stay away from Grey Flannel and leave it to the mens I think.

I wore Grey Flannel working behind a bar in America in 92. When the bottle ran out I could never find another - i thought they had gone out of business!
When I think of the scent its unique dreamy quality comes straight back - like no other. I have found it again online - only hope it's genuine and not a replica ....

I think I'm in love!

I trotted off to Marshall's to hunt for some bargains and picked up an open bottle of Grey Flannel. All I could say is "Wow, oakmoss city!" I love mossy scents but I find most fragrances marketed to women are heavy on the floral and leave you looking for the green mossy splendor.

Grey Flannel was, therefore, something of a revelation to me. Yes there's all those woodsy violets and iris roots but the fragrance never gets bogged down in a real bouquet, the rose and jonquils never dominate to my nose, in fact I simply don't notice them and that's a good thing.

The basenotes are scrumptious and green and the cedar and oakmoss completely overwhelm the tonka and almonds. I never get the sandal here.

A beautiful well-crafted fragrance. A joy to wear and popularly priced!

Needless to say, I bought one!

A very unique composition and truly romantic!

Put the men classics of the 70-80’s era in a contest (Grey Flannel along with Paco Rabanne, Azzaro Pour Homme, Aramis 900 & Devin, Givenchy Gentleman, Jovan Musk, Polo, Van Cleef & Arples), winner will certainly be the Grey Flannel.

A dominating violet note can be observed throughout the composition, it does have flowery substances but not a single note is there to discard the manly affect, fragrance is well merged with slight citruses in the beginning and dry-down goes fantastic with wood and herb notes. Quite intense and has a great lasting power with absolute silage. Grey Flannel is the all time favorite for decades, created in 1976 and still alive in 2009, will always have an enduring freshness and popularity for sure. Without a bottle of Grey Flannel one can be a collector but not a fonder.

Grey Flannel is quite an extraordinary, yet clean and simple scent. It opens with very intense, sharp, top green notes reminding you of fresh topsoil over bergamot and lemon notes. This should definitely give you a shock when you first try the fragrance. After marveling at how unusual this opening is, you'll soon notice the violet kicking in. From sharp green, the notes turn sweeter and flowery. Apart from the violet which remains present at all times (Grey Flannel is quite a long-lasting scent, by the way) you'll definitely notice rose, and also geranium. Sage is also present in the middle notes, so it's not too floral. Base notes of oakmoss (lovely), vetiver, cedar wood/sandalwood and tonka bean then join in. This is a very elegant, timeless, classic, unusual and well-made scent, in which all elements seem to effortlessly blend in. On top of everything, it is also very reasonably priced. A must-have, as far as I am concerned...