Zen for Men Shiseido for men

smells just like axe's dark temptations and armani's diamonds for men....both dark temptations and diamond for men smell almost similar...if the don't then atleast diamonds for men and zen for men do smell similar...

armani's diamonds for men is difficult to find so all the forementioned lovers zen for men is your new diamonds for men

ZEN is a very nice perfume with moderate sillage and longevity!! I like the smell of nutmeg and patchouli...what a nice combination! I realised that it has the same drydown of the feminine version of ZEN.

Splendid. Love it!!!

a very good perfume.very fresh with a good longevity.i can only reccomend it.

@marioslg you said you read somewhere that this fragrance is gay??and you hesitated wearing a fragrance because an idiot said its gay??first of all a fragrance is not a living person...i myself am gay and have worn Kouros and Aramis and did not turn me str8.i simply smelled gr8.but this is not about me. Fragrances are meant to be gender-less and be enjoyed by the wearer and the admirers. Close mindedness makes this world smaller and sadder. Trust your instinct and since perfumery is an art accept art and human beings the way they are-as you hopefully do with yourself. forget about the tags people love putting to each other.find your inner confidence and enjoy the endless opportunities that perfumery has to offer.

p.s especially fragrance can be very tricky one day i have been wearing YSL la nuit-le parfum and had simultaneously 2 ladies commenting-one said this is a truly virile concoction and the other one thought was estee lauder s sensuous...go figure...:) thanks

Thankfully for my bank account there are SOME fragrances that don't work for me. This is one of those fragrances.

How can something smell so nice on paper (see all the positive review below!) turn into something so vile on my skin? From start to finish: a synthetic, dirty jumble.

As always, try on your skin before you buy!

Absolutely A M A Z I N G!!!

Zen is a aromatic wood, opens with pear, for sure, mixed with nutmeg and violet. After, comes a light oriental touch, i feel a sintetic cold sugary scent in drydown, i think is the rhodondedron in the juice before enter leather and patchouli. Very good projection. Longevid about 12 hours on my skin. Totally recomend!

Hello spring!
This perfume reminds me Nowruz- our most famous tradition- and welcoming the spring and new year.
The smell of ginger in a softened way pets my nostrils. Zen presents in an increasing process, the more it goes, the stronger it becomes; specially its ginger.
So aromatic and spicy, soft and smooth, loyal to the nature and silky with a small sharpness in middle, the rest is just divine. Start up is a little yummy, cool and misty. Can't catch strong floral hint in middle but in dry down. Proper for official times and indoor places, but not for parties and crowded ones, no matter how calm are guests. It needs a tranquil space just like Japanese interior architecture to shows evokes all heavenly moods.

longevity 7/10
sillage 8/10
scent 7/10

If someone asks you what you mean by a 'synthetic' men's scent, just direct them to this abonimation -- it ticks all the boxes.Stay away.

I had a sample of this and enjoyed it. There is an overall cold feeling to it and by that i am not talking weather but rather the notes. It is soft and transparent with a delicate fruit note that never eally leaves.
After having this on my skin for a couple of hours it kept reminding me of another fragrance in its structure and then it hit me...Nautica Voyage.

I picked up accord of cucumber and tobacco in the drydown. Oh well.
I wasnt overly impressed, I suppose it's pretty nice. It start a spicy floral the dries, what i thought was) green and musky.

Very very good perfumes. This one is one different than any kind and even for a japanese cosmetic brand, remember how long it had been existed on the market.
I must give a special compliments to this and you would smell entirely different.
Two thumbs up and a 9.5/10

I bought this perfume last Tuesday together with its shower gel. Before I open them, I read an arcticle in the MINDCANDY page and I was so infuenced that I was looking forward to return the perfume back to the shop. Comments like "it is a gay perfume", "fruit towards femine" etc are some of the comments in that specific page. Finally I took the risk and tried again the perfume. It is indeed somehow a fruity perfume but in no way a gay perfume. it is a sweet spicy perfume that is very pleasaunt and wellcomed by almost all surrounders. The page above absolutely smashed the perfume and it's a pity because it is a good one, not so common, powerfull, well constracted and durable so I advise all readers not to base their decision on a perfume on just one review. the final judge on a perfume should be given by the user based on taste.

One year ago I wrote that I'd find this one wonderful (see below), and that I got hooked. Well, today I seem to have gotten enough of it, I use it almost never these days. I don't know what to make of it, it's like a fashion that comes quick and vanishes after juust one season.

this fits my boyfriend to a tee - and he is ridiculously picky, not liking very artificial scents. This really mixes with his natural scent though and smells woody and earthy.

Notes of kumquat, bergamot, kinkan, violet, nashi pear, rhododendron, nutmeg, leather, patchouli, agarwood and musk.


The opening of "Zen for Men" is a rich combination of exotic fruits.
A vivid kumquat, bergamot and Kinkan: (an asian type of orange), sparkling-juicy top notes surrounded of spices such nutmeg.

The clear but sweet essence of the Nashi and the violet reigns in the heart of the perfume with a surprising "deja vú" of a clean, cold smoky incense.
The zesty notes keep its position in the game, on the background of the composition in a effervescent way.

This cologne, in fact, could be gratefuly included on the succesful "CDG's Incense Series" line: It follows a parallel character with the above mentioned. The perfume shows a spiritual, smoky, playful, sexy yet elegant face.

Pleasant flowery touches from rhodondendron with leather and a pinch of musk brings us down Earth.
And here it comes the oud wood. Smoky-leathery-woody drydown with splashes of musk, patchouli, while the pear, violet and rhodondedron still around the juice as a whisper.

Despite its aparent difficult character, "Zen" is a minimal, kind of vintage, hypnotic yet calm perfume that made me love it on first sight.
Trying to dive on it won't be an option: "Zen" is an oda of scented sights and sounds.
Austere, reserved: A juxtapose blend of notes, fruits melting with an icy metallic flower heading on a musky-smoky woody base.
A breath of juices lying over pebbles. Heady metallic flowers dancing in the breeze, while the smoke of an incense stick dissolves itself with the aroma of a fresh cut agar wood piece.

Lacking the richness and complexity of a masterpiece, it's def. my third best perfume launch for men of the 2009, sharing the throne with "Power" and "He Wood Rocky Mountain".
Spiciness with a complete lack of warmth - a spiritual "cold" burning incense. Solitude. Zen.

Wonderful, simply wonderful. I tried it at the shop and I got hooked. Below it is mentioned "it's a nice spring fragrance". Well, spring hasn't arrived yet, but it's nice during autumn, too.

Love to smell it on my boyfriend :)

really relaxing fragrance i like the top notes,they are fresh,good for every day.i think it's a nice spring fragrance. when the flowers are opening,and there are boys and girl dating around you.but it's not a romantic fragrance.i say the dating because i think spring is always full of dating...:D
but I think it a weak scent. I only smelled it on paper,so maybe on my skin is more strong.I hope so....
Good job Shiseido!!

strong leathery but not too bad, quite nice.

For me woody-fruity in the top notes & woody-aromatic in general.

Nice scent!

The fruits are very prominent, especially pear, for about half an hour.
Then it becomes velvety smooth, I can smell delicate flowery and leathery notes. I can't smell nutmeg, which I hoped to find here, because I love this note.

Generally, very gentle and well-behaved scent. Modern and relaxing, and universal - I can see men of different ages wearing it. But after the top notes are gone, it's not that outstanding.

The lasting power is average.

Could be a good companion in the office or on a casual day. For all seasons, I guess.