#Fragrance Archives - Style4Men.ca

SMELLING AMAZING IS NOT JUST FOR THE 1%

The DEMETER Fragrance Library has been a destination of mine for a few years now. DEMETER is not a fragrance house in the usual sense of the term. What they offer is a fragrance library. Things like: • Espresso • Gingerbread • Pistachio ice cream • Saffron • Mahogany • Rain Click here to seeRead more

I NOW SPEAK ITALIAN

This Espresso fragrance by DEMETER is so accurate that after a spray I started to speak Italian… Questo è fantastico! I am a big coffee drinker and love everything about coffee as well as what coffee represent. Anything good generally started with a coffee. The aroma is rich and deep and perfectly aligns with myRead more

Pistachio Ice Cream

As far as fragrances go, I have deep weakness for arrangements that fall in the “Gourmand” space. I recently found myself wondering if anyone had made a “pistachio” based fragrance. This led me to the one by DS&D URGA, but at $300 a bottle, my wallet slapped me and said keep walking! Then IRead more

BLACK LEATHER IN A BOTTLE

Wanting to smell good and being budget conscious doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive. In that frame of mind, I have been a fan of INSPIRATION fragrance houses. In simple terms, these are fragrance makers who specialize in crafting colognes that are very close if not exactly the same as a big house banger.Read more

LIFE STINKS

Yep you read that right. Just think for a minute how many things in your life have repulsive scents… B.O. is the easy one but the list is long. Our sense of smell has evolved over millennia in order to protect us. We can all detect rotting food and excrement for examples. Stuff we haveRead more

ALRIGHT FRAGHEADS HERE IS HANDSOME DEVIL

Having explored the Grooming Lounge shave suite of products, I was converted! So when I saw that gorgeous red bottle called Handsome Devil, it immediately went on my wish list. As per the Grooming Lounge… TOP: Red Grapefruit, Italian Cedrat, Red Cranberry HEART: Red Saffron, Lavandin, Red Sage BASE: Red Wood, Amber, Coffee Berry You seeRead more

DEBONAIR by 19 Fifties

A few months before Christmas, I was scrolling through my feed and came across the announcement from one of my favorite brands, 19 Fifties, saying that they were launching a fragrance. Having been a long-time fan of their Union Pomades range, I was delighted by this expansion in their product offering. But contrary to popularRead more

King of Wood by Milkman

Trying out the King of Wood eau de parfum by Milkman. SPOILER ALERT: Loved it! And it’s a perfect winter fragrance IMO So what are we looking at? TOP: Bay leaves, Cinnamon leaves MIDDLE: Oak, Patchouli, Vanilla BASE: Sandalwood, Cedar, Smoke To my nose the cinnamon is what comes out first and gently caresses everythingRead more

DEMETER PAPERBACK – Completely Unexpected

We are back with a number of new fragrances by DEMETER. Catch my Instagram unboxing here. One of them is called PAPERBACK. Yes, like the book format. You are probably having the same perplexed expression on your face as I did when I first came across such a fragrance name. Wouldn’t you know it,Read more

TOBACCO BOSS reinvents tobacco into something new

Authenticity Perfumes (AP) is one of my favorites house as each fragrance is like an injection of raw positivity. The brand just launched their latest baby, TOBACCO BOSS. Being a tobacco enthusiast, I was simply giddy that AP would explore this palette. My anticipation was further augmented as this is somewhat different from the restRead more