If there’s one occasion that you want to smell good, it’s Valentines Day.
Smell good for a girl, for yourself, in the house or if you manage to go out on a date. There’s a lot of great fragrances that are guaranteed to get you compliments.
These are the best men’s fragrances for Valentines Day this year.
I finally joined the family of one of the most popular ranges of scents. I got myself a bottle of Emporio Armani Stronger With You Intensely, and it smells great.
Here’s everything you need to know about this scent, including what it smells like, and if it’s worth getting.
Winter is here! It’s cold outside, and you need to keep warm. The obvious thing is to wear warm weather clothes, but your scent should match the season too.
There’s so many great fragrances to wear in Winter, I have a lot of them.
Here’s some of the best men’s winter fragrances you can wear in Winter. They’ll give you that warmed up feeling!
It’s been a while since Chanel had their last fragrance release from the Bleu de Chanel line, 7 years in fact since the brilliant parfum was released back in 2018.
Now it’s 2025, and it’s time for a new scent from the line, Bleu De Chanel L’Exclusif. I was excited when I heard about this scent, Chanel has sent over a bottle for me to review.
Here’s everything you need to know, including what Bleu De Chanel L’Exclusif smells like.
Valentino is well known for it’s fragrances, and I’ve been fortunate enough to have tried a few and own a few.
New for 2025 is Valentino Born In Roma Uomo Extradose, a woody fougere style of scent in a parfum intense concentration.
This is everything you need to know, including what Valentino Born In Roma Uomo Extradose smells like.
The Valentino Born In Roma collection is here, and it not only smells incredible, the entire presentation looks incredible too.
This could be one of the best unboxing of a fragrance which I have done, so let’s get to it.
This is the Valentino Born In Roma collection, here’s what it smells like and everything you need to know.
Is it just me, or are fragrance dupes everywhere now?
Maybe it’s because I write a lot about perfumes and aftershaves, but I am seeing a fragrance dupe all the time.
If you don’t already know, a fragrance dupe is a scent which smells exactly like a designer fragrance. They’re cheaper alternatives made for the sole purpose of smelling like a more expensive scent.
Dupe is simply short language for “duplicate”, i.e. a certain smell has been recreated or duplicated by someone else.
As people’s tastes for more expensive designer and niche fragrances grow, people want the high end perfumes and aftershaves. But without the price tag.
That is where the dupe comes in.
Here’s what you need to know about dupes.
What’s the difference between eau de toilette and parfum?
If that’s something you’ve asked yourself (or the Internet) you’re not alone.
Remember back in the day when guys used to just buy a bottle of aftershave and that was all, it was pretty simple.
These days there’s cologne, eau de toilette, eau de parfum, cologne, elixir and even a couple of others.
Are these just buzzwords, or is there a difference?
It’s true they are not the same, and it’s not such a difficult thing to understand.
So what is the difference between eau de toilette, parfum, cologne and eau de parfum?
One of the best kept secrets for a good modern men’s fragrances has to be Dior Homme Intense.
This eau de parfum is such a fantastic fragrance, and is perfect for the colder months of Autumn and Winter. I’ve owned it for several years but it’s never been a solid favourite of mine.
That’s kind of changed in recent times as I’ve rediscovered this gem.
Here’s what this aftershave is all about.
One of the most iconic fragrances which has ever been created has to be CK One from Calvin Klein. I had it growing up, and still have a bottle now.
Calvin Klein released CK One Essence in 2024, a brand new ode to the classic scent. But how does it stack up?
I wanted to try this out and got a bottle for Christmas last year.
This is how it smells, how it compares to the original and everything you need to know about CK One Essence.
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