Jacomo de Jacomo Jacomo for men

This one is tough for me. Purplesun and a few other reviewers describe it well. I have a hard time tolerating the top notes. I feel it is identical to the smell of burning rubber mixed with a Djarum clove cigarette and some heavy leather (perhaps vinyl at first). Rough and rugged - this is not for the timid and will slap you across your nose if you are used to aquatics and sweet vanilla fragrances. All in all, I don't dislike it though - the drydown is where this is good. My wife hates the top. I have to spray it and leave the house (or room for sure) for an hour or so before getting back in her good graces and within reach of her sense of smell. Funny thing - it actually makes me want to have a cigarette...the whole "Zippo" lighter flacon and the scent itself - and I am not a smoker! I rarely have a social/casual cigarette, but this fragrance has a lot of smoke...no tobacco notes ironically. I don't get much more than harsh, dry lavender in the top complimenting the notes I previously mentioned. Is my bottle bad? I don't believe so, because the drydown hits what people here are talking about. Dark and smoky. Do you wear this, or does it wear you? 6-6.5/10 just for the originality and drydown. Longevity is there - my wife washed my shirt and I swear I still smelled a trace!

Update: Wearing a full dose today on a cool winter day in Northern California. I stand by my last review - applied 15 minutes ago. It like an ashtray opening of all the notes in the pyramid above - literally burning cloves and lavender with a whiff of moss. I have smelled fresh-burned wood all my life and grew up in a home with a wood-burning stove for heat. I am getting a lot of plumes of various things here...but all smoky. A forest fire opening in a bottle that has a lighter-vibe (as seen and previously mentioned). I know some green notes are in there, which keeps this interesting and you want to find them - but they are muted. I will refrain from changing my score: 6-6.5/10 - but add that this is a fragrance that I may reach for on cold days more often. The "leather" has been confirmed as black vinyl and greasy as hell. I wonder if layering an aromatic green (Halston 1-12) or even a couple shots of reformulated Drakkar Noir might make this interesting...hmmmmm. The notes of DN made be too much overlap and get sickly twisted, but Halston 1-12's "clean and crisp green scents" could bring some new fresh grass and pine to a charred forest that has a lot of deep dark notes. I may have to experiment here, although Halston is not lacking in any way as a bottle of juice.

Update: Okay, why not? I sprayed a couple of shots of Halston 1-12 to see if I could get the green notes in Jacomo de Jacomo's charred and brooding composition to shine through...this is more than interesting! I am not one who constantly layers, but when a note pyramid is in front of you and a lot of components are missing - you look to fill them in. In this case, Halston 1-12 has offered some great green notes...almost creating on one wrist a lighter, lifted smell (1-12 with smoky notes) and the other is Jacomo "Green" (darker and more Jacomo is there, but pine and other green herbal notes blend in). One spray on the shirt - Jacomo rules and the 1-12 is barely there. A lot of clove now with dark moss...pungent. I like the Jacomo "Green" smell the most...a lot of depth on the skin and you get a new scent entirely. My estimate would be 2 parts Jacomo, 1 parts Halston 1-12. The drydown is where the blend really happens - Jacomo first and let it drydown for a while...then apply the Halston 1-12 for something deep and dark, but a lot more green. Again, why not? This was fun and was nothing more than trying to get a nice blend, which works for me. Even the darker 1-12 smells good - less soapy and more deep.

It starts with tons of spices and lots of smoke, I must say A Great Masculine Opening. It's a bit old fashioned but very decent perfume and can be occasionally complemented too. The dry down is rather soft and powdery but it is still nice.
Really well worth for its price.
Silage and longevity is average but projection is good.

I give it 6.8 out of 10.

Love this fragrance. It does go on strong but calms down to an excellent scent. The leather and spicy notes really seem to stay with you throught the day or night. Oldie but goodie. Defiantely masculine all the way.

This fragrance needs to be tolerated for about an hour, before it becomes terrific, I mean really good. Up till then, it smells like caramel, burnt tires, tar, smoke, you name it. Those who know this know what I am writing about, those who don't should not be scared off, because JdJ is an enormously likeable fragrance.

One of the very first perfumes I had!

Still good.

A big, spicy, bold fragrance that brings back the early '80's for me. I'd never wear it now.....I view it as a cultural memento of that time.

green, dark, cloves, lavender, large-scale I do not think aggressive, amber, moss and vanilla soothe the black knight obscure, interesting, confusing? want to feel that everyone feels this aggression but he only Demonstrate the top notes then ride to calm his horse, wearing his dark a quiet dark knight.

Strong,deep,dark and long lasting is Jacomo de Jacomo. Open by a little fresh lavender next is aroma scent and leather at last. It's the best one from Jacomo. And good dark type men perfume. Not suitable for hot weather.

Starts off with strong lavender and clove, but after an hour or so it calms down significantly. Then, a couple hours later, the base appears. It's nice, but the "problem" is that if you go in any direction, there's something better at reasonable prices. For example, for a green, powdery fragrance that's mossy, I'd choose Pheromone for Men (Miglin) before this one. For a spicy one, I'd choose Havana or Versailles Pour Homme. For a powdery lavender oriental with some moss, I'd go for vintage Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur. For an "old school" mossy leather, Francesco Smalto will give you considerably more bang for the buck. And I don't know if this has been reformulated (or which version I have a sample of). I guess if you like this one for some reason more than the others I mentioned (or are on a really tight budget), this might be the way to go, especially if you want an "old school" masculine fragrance that possesses a drydown that won't send people running for the exits. This drydown is almost like an attempt to domesticate the "80s power frag," and it does smell nice (though a bit generic and noncommittal).

The night I met the man who is still my BFF he wisked by wearing a Nazi Generals' trench coat (complete w/ bullet hole) and a blond pompadour so fixed that it took a stick to break it, and a cloud of Jacomo de Jacomo.
My first thought was was, "Damn, I bet Billy (R.I.P) likes him!" Then, "DAMN, he smells good!"
30 years later, we are stil friends, as am I with those who met that winter, oddly connected through our shared taste in fragrance. My bottle of (original) Guerlian Vetiver was sitting on my bookshelf, and when his best friend saw it....well, a family was born.
For those of you trashing this scent-go get your self some Polo. That ought to do it for you! And yes, spraying it on clothing is The Way To Wear It!

very spicy , masculine , long lasting
beautiful for cold nights

Dark, dry, spicy: an original scent even though it dates back from the 1980’s. Theoretically, a creature of its time, but not a powerhouse; don’t let the top notes fool you. Why? This is marked by strong spicy accords in a way that it is impossible for me to tell nor identify any of the notes mentioned in the pyramid as per information available in Fragantica: rosemary – lavender – basil – petit grain – marjoram – lemon. (other sites mention lavender - cardamom – galbanum, notes closer to my perception, IMHO). These notes might give an idea that J’s top notes are dominated by citric notes, nothing far from reality since this spiciness makes me think of pepper-based food. This peppery feeling is so dominant that it could be considered as a blast, an attribute that might be discomforting for those unused to this kind of opening. From there on, J's evolution is, to some extent, linear, this initial opening stays on, however, in a subtler way as time runs by. Add to this base a composition of musky – sandalwood – oakmoss – vanilla - amber basenotes.
J’s sillage is prominent as soon as applied, but it turns into a short lived / close – to – the – skin scent in less than an hour. If you are fond of it and regret this, I realized that longevity is improved if applied on clothes.

I love it! It smells cinnamon & lemon, and resembles a bit to cool opening of Pino Silvester!

i cant believe they bottled this crap up and tried to sell it as cologne. i couldnt give it away quick enough. the guy i gave it to loved it tho,GO FIGURE?

I have been using this perfume for 2 months .. first week I felt that it was a perfume for a 30+ man in early 80's but after a month of using I began to like it and it seems as its getting very well with my body chemestry .. but still I dont like the opening as it smells like an old oil operated machine.. LOL :-D
but after 10 minutes it turns into a real nice sexy masculin woody scent with touches of spices and the leather\amber base is really gooooooood ..I also like the bottle .. its one of the sexiest perfume bottles indeed
I also enjoy people comments on this perfume ( all of my friends like it on me )

sillage is good enough for everyday use but longevity is average or a bit less than that...
this perfume is not for summer its suitable for winter or fall
and I think that this perfume would give its real spirit on a young but a mature man

Reminds me of Allure Homme a little, but more old fashoined and complicated