Amen Philosophy for men

I've heard a lot of people on TV say that they love Philosophy fragrances. I like their line of skincare products, but unfortunately, I can't say the same about their fragrances...which is surprising to me because they're supposed to be fresh and clean smelling, and I like those types of fragrances. But in my opinion, they're verying boring.

But now after saying that, I must be fair and say that out of all of their fragrances, Amen is the least boring...though it's definitely not (IMHO) the best perfume I've ever tried.

The beginning starts off with a soft citrus. I say "soft" because I've tried fragrances that feel as if they "burst" with citrus as soon as you spray it...but I think the tea plays a role in making the citrus more of a "soothing" tone, rather than one that's used to "wake you up". To me, the beginning is quite boring because of it...but the spices arrive and make the fragrance somewhat interesting. It's not overly spicy and doesn't remind me at all like an Oriental...but I'm glad that they're there. Musk always improves perfumes to me, so I was happy that they included it. Since the citrus didn't "pick me up" like they normally do (like they SHOULD), the musk helped to do that for me. I don't remember smelling the sandalwood, which is ashame, because I think it would have helped with the overall "feeling" of the perfume. When I think of the word "Amen"...I think "uplifting", "enlivening", a bit of spice to remind me of the old days, but also something much much more than what Philosophy concocted here. Sorry Philosophy!