Comments on: John Varvatos Artisan Black ~ new fragrance

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:57:20 +0000

Me too…

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:55:03 +0000

I know just what you mean — I call that “man smell”, and sometimes “generic man smell”.

By: Carlos BFL 319

Carlos BFL 319 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:36:51 +0000

I also loved the original, this will be on my “to try” list.

By: Tama

Tama — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:22:19 +0000

lol at “Eau de Fraternity Boy” – sounds so much better than Frat Boy.

I know just what you mean. I have a hard time with that typical “men’s fragrance” base that Artisan has and I also got with Fleur de Male, unfortunately. As much as I enjoy a lot of male-skewed scents, I have to let them dry down all the way before I take the plunge.

Not sure about this one – “watery melon” can be a bit of a deal-breaker. “Watery” anything, actually.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:21:48 +0000

I liked the original fine until something in it (the underlying musk, I’m guessing — the usual suspect) started bothering me. It verges on that typical “men’s fragrance musk base” that I seem to be able to smell a mile away. Again, it’s nice, but I find myself grabbing much more for the zillion other neroli/orange type things I like better.

To me, “more woodsy and musky” sends up red alert signals just because my mind links it with the wood/musk of Eau de Fraternity Boy.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:37:28 +0000

I haven’t tried it yet, but guessing I’ll like the original better too. It’s so summery and sparkling — making it stronger will probably change that.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:36:50 +0000

It’s a great unisex, & don’t know why they market it as a masculine.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:36:25 +0000

Hope it will work for you…

By: boojum

boojum — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:23:39 +0000

I think I’m currently visiting stage 5…loved the original, but this doesn’t appeal to me at all (both the bottle and the juice, thanks to the watery melon).

By: Absolute Scentualist

Absolute Scentualist — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:13:13 +0000

Both the CEO and I loved Artisan and its another one we share between us. This sounds good as long as the ginger doesn’t beat one over the head. A more intense version of the original’s got to be great. I can’t wait to try it.