Halston 1-12 Halston for men

Fresh, clean, invigorating classic scent - nice blast of citrus, moss, floral notes in the middle with pine that settles down some over time, but always maintains poise. Great reviews by Gypsy Parfumista (as always), santino (unique analogy) & karlovonamesti (you have very good reviews that I follow)...the key here is not to focus on the price tag. If someone blindly smells this, they will know that quality is in the juice - period. I, personally, love Aromatic Green scents (and fougeres). Once you look at the price tag, you lose a sense of what this fragrance offers. But, this is true with most anything people buy - they think a higher price tag means better quality. Not always the case. This is truly a great composition that has stood the test of time. Does it smell dated? Of course it does - but in a good way. Anyone wearing this today is confident, understands scent and would prefer not to smell like anybody else. My overall rating is a solid 7.5/10 and a recommendation to blind buy. Wear this and be confident. I was hoping it would be close to the quality of another Aromatic Green that has similar notes, Krizia Uomo...I would say it is equal, if not better. In all honesty, I would reach for this first and Krizia Uomo is a very good bottle of juice.

Halston, was a very elegant man...and so are 1 12 and Z-14. Glad they're in my collection...enuf said.

1-12 is proof of two truisms in perfumery: 1) fragrance doesn’t need to be expensive to be good, 2) men’s fragrance = (women’s fragrance – the more interesting parts) x 0.75. Forget the fact that Halton’s 1-12 preceded Balmain’s Ivoire by 4 or so years. As a notion, an exercise, take Ivoire. Walk it back, strip it down, and you’ll have 1-12. Ivoire is a definitive soapy white/green floral with an oddly edgy creaminess and a drydown arc of days. 1-12 isn’t as dense as Ivoire, but it is green and musky with a pinch of sharpness as well.

Their shared characteristic is green soapiness with a bite. Well, actually, for you dog people, where Ivoire has a bit of a terrier’s bite, 1-12, more a bird dog, has a soft mouth. Ivoire’s bite is an extremely peppery carnation that fits perfectly with its dense white/green floral sensibility. 1-12’s sharpness is a mild dose of moss and gives 1-12 its light green chypre quality.

1-12 comes only in edc concentration and after a strong opening, doesn’t have great endurance or projection, but because of its chypre drydown remains comfortable and coherent.

1-12 opens with a blast of galbanum and lemon. Eventually the heart wells with pine, spicy carnation, lavender, vetiver, cinnamon, basil, coriander, and a touch of tonka. This is a wonderful chypre, straddling the line between leathery and fresh. A must try for any fan of greens, and perfect for autumn and winter.

I love this, very elegant citrus, pine and moss. Found a bottle from about -85, don´t know how it compares to the present.

Bought a 4.2 bottle at TJ Maxx for $5! It is similar to Z14 but more subdued, especially in the dry down. The lavender is more pronounced than Z14. Very nice.

Much like Grey Flannel, Halston 1-12 gives me the same trouble that Grey Flannel does - too much violet leaf. I tend to have problems with violet leaf-dominant fragrances (see also: Fahrenheit and Ocean Wet Wood), and in 1-12 it's no exception. The violet combines with oakmoss/green notes to smell overbearing and slightly putrid, like grass stains and mashed potatoes. Weird comparison, huh?

Granted, the green notes are a little more pleasant than Grey Flannel, but still, I can't find much difference between the two. Thankfully, 1-12 usually goes for $10 or less at discounters and isn't overpriced in any way.

This is a story of two brothers. One of them is very charming, rugged, mainstream and acceptable. The other guy is artistic, misunderstood, rebel and understated. You know this story of I-12 and Z-14 reminds me of one of the most famous siblings in the world. Vincent Van Gogh And Theo. My father is a fanatic of painting, so in my childhood, he would read the book Letters to Theo to me instead of fairytales! And as I began to wear Z 14 and I 12 on regular basis, I naturally associated them to the famous Dutch brothers.
I happen to love both of them. My only complain is that glory of Z-14 has over shadowed his elegant brother. Now being in my late 20s, I understand that this would take beating by current generation who cares to smell "fresh" rather than masculine. Can there be any cologne more fresh smelling than Halston I-12? Well atleast not to me. To describe this fragrance, I would just say imagine a fragrance that has essence of Halston Z-14 and Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel. Yeah I know many are frowning now! But thats okay. I will take pleasure in knowing that since this scent is so misunderstood, I wont easily run into a guy wearing this

I swapped for a decant of this and sampled it three times over the courser of about five months. I don't understand the appeal of it at all. It seems so weak, with just a somewhat soapy/green quality that I find irritating. Perhaps I just don't like this combination of notes. If you think you want a soapy/green fragrance, why not give this one a try, since it's so inexpensive? You can always spray more than usual. I'm more of a Z-14 person. I prefer ones like Quorum or Polo to 1-12. I think the young guys of today much prefer aquatic or fresh/sports fragrances to soapy/green ones, especially for casual situations or school/office/job, but it may be good for a young guy who has to attend a formal event. I would not be at all surprised if I sampled a reformulated version that is a pale reflection of the original.

Bought a 4.2 oz bottle of this at one of the discount stores for 7.99 when I heard it had been discontinued. I really like all of Halston's men's scents (Z being the only one I've never smelled)and this one is no exception...

This is a classic men's scent in every sense of the word. Having been launched in 1976, you would expect it to smell dated (Canoe, Brut, etc...) but this one is fresh and clean. A very citric green resinous opening is created by the lemon, bergamot and mandarin. Add to this the power of galbanum and freezing mint and it is quite biting and aromatic. As this begins to settle the the greens continue with pine and juniper rising in an almost vapory way that is not entirely unpleasant, due to those ever popular male seventies florals of lavender, carnation and jasmine (woody, dry and sweet). The drydown on this continues in a powerful way, but is more subtle than the top or heart. The resinous smell of labdanum and amber is offset by the woodiness of cedar and the soapiness of vetiver. The warmth of tonka beans and smooth vanilla mellow it, as does the oakmoss and musk gives it just a hint of natural attractiveness.

Sillage: great
Longevity: very good
Overall: 3.75/5

I've heard that Halston could not make up his mind between Z-14 and 1-12, so he decided to release them both. The names came from the numbers on the test batches from the Noses involved. Pretty shrewd on his part, I think. There are times when Z-14 the leather-heavy manly 'evil twin' to this is more apropos and times when this very clean, green powerhouse is more applicable.

This is very aromatic and may not be for everyone, but I think it is worth trying out, and is very classic...

I bought this blind so that I could have both Halston Z-14 and Halston 1-12. It is a high quality fragrance, though I don't like it as much as its brother.

After an opening which smells similar to Z-14 (at least for 30 seconds) it settles into a soapy fragrance which has a touch of sharpness. It is much less animalistic than Z-14 and in fact is rather clean-smelling.

The middlenotes are dominated by jasmine which is supported by the rich, diverse array of basenotes.

It lasts about half as long as the Z-14 on my skin.

It is winter at the moment in Australia and I think come Springtime this will be a great fragrance to wear. The one advantage it has over Z-14 is that it will suit a wider range of temperatures.

in the 70's when it was time to stop stealing my dads Pierre Cardin and search out a smell of my own in a sea of fragrances i stumbled across this gem. i didn't just like it i loved it. it smelled like..me I've never thought about its composition never could pick out the notes , though Ive always thought it did have a cedar thing going on that was always buried in the ? orangy floral bite of spiciness that engulfs and envelops as it opens around you, many many girls have complimented on my 'smell' over the years and still do, always loved that!,its half the reason for wearing it the other half is though I've searched and found a few great guy scents over the years i have never found one that works as well on ME and my chemistry it smelled great young and unique and still holds it own and I'm glad i don't have to pay $80 a bottle for it these days now you can get about 4 for that nowadays wow what a difference, i do like i am king some similar qualities and so does my wife but as a replacement...hmmm hard to change after 30 years.. still if one came along and blew me away like this did oh so many years ago maybe, this scent also blends so well with the smell of a good leather jacket in the 80's i dumped a bottle on my new motorcycle jacket and it was a whole new level of awesomeness! the new juice is still great a little sharper and spicier than the original the liquid is now green instead of purple like that makes a difference, but i could still bath in it,seriously, ok enough rambling but its hard to stop when its love :) 1/12 forever!

Masterpiece among chypre fragrances!

70's powerhouse scent that's actually a tad sophisticated. Not bad

strong and macho .very unique scent .feel warm and power.Also it stay long and change smell depend on climate and sweaty or not.
classic bottle in my cabinet.

Fond memories of 1-12 & Z-14. My first adult job in 1978 (right out of high school) was at a Hudson's dept. store and I purchased both of them. I used to wear both at the same time. I haven't smelled or worn this fragrance since the mid '90s, but remember it as a nice masculine scent, esp. mixed together.