Man Wood Neroli

Let me start by saying, I LOVE NEROLI FRAGRANCES. To date, my favorite best bang for the buck is Banana Republic Neroli Woods. Here's my honest take on Bvlgari Man Wood Neroli ... I love it, but for me ... I disagree with most who give it a far superior score to the Banana Republic one. Ok ... for my review: the bottle is heavy, masculine and very attractive and pretty much embodies the name MAN wood neroli. But ... the atomizer is sub-par, narrow spray and difficult to depress. The opening is nice, EXCEPTIONALLY nice ... on the slightly sharp, slightly sweet, yet also slightly SOUR side due to blending it with bergamot. In the mids the slightly sharp neroli tones down a bit due to the sweeter, BEAUTIFUL orange blossoms ... my personal favorite part of the fragrance. As the woody part of Bvlgari man WOOD comes to be noticeable, I was thinking that this would be the winner in my neroli fragrance line, but unfortunately the woody drydown is below average in strength, especially when compared to such a strong opening. Within 2 hours after wearing 4 sprays, I had to put my nose within a couple of inches to even detect the woody notes on my skin. The drydown scent profile is nice ... just way too intimate to warrant any praise. All in all, however, I'd still give it a 7.5 as my total score out of 10. For comparison, I'd give Banana Republic Neroli Woods a score of 8.0 ... and perhaps even a little higher. I have a review of the Banana Republic product under that fragrance. It is a slightly more "juicy" and naturally sweeter of an opening and a little more floral, too. It's pretty much a woody floral, but the drydown is very similar to the Bvlgari but lasts longer. My personal recommendation ... because they are pretty different, yet both good ... IF you can afford it ... GET BOTH 😉. ENJOY!!!

Absolutely devastated that they discontinued this banger. Was one of my first fragrances and I really fell in love with it and neroli scents after. Beautiful blend of neroli orange blossom with a robust sophisticated woody base to support the florals. Smell leans professional over playful, like a finance guy in a suit. Smells expensive and gives off “put together” and “successful” I feel. it also works for more casual occasions like a date night; not particularly unique or memorable, but it smells clean, nice and gets the job done. Ex really loved it too so I might be biased, but this neroli wood bomb is definitely a sleeper, never was mainstream but really good value for the scent. Sprayer is abysmal though I was using this via a travel spray the whole time. 9.2/10. Longevity 4-6 hrs.

This is a great spring, summer fragrance that actually lasts most of the day and projects very well for most of its life on skin. I am hit and miss with neroli but this one is so well balanced with the citrus opening and the slight woody dry down. Its a scent that just makes you feel bright and positive wearing it. Very juicy citrus up top then mixes in the neroli, white flower and a slight woody base. Kind of a simple scent but is great for hot weather and sunshine in general. Its not a feminine scent but isn't macho guy scent either. Its just clean and inviting. Great for sales guys. Many compliments in professional use. Over a year of wearing it and doesn't get boring. Not for dates or clubbing by any stretch but is a good pick up if you can find at discount store or online.

A blind buy that exceeded my expectations. Smells like a combination of Bvlgari Wood Essence and Tom Ford Neroli Portofino minus the sweetness of the former and some of the notes/complexity of the latter. It is less synthetic than Wood Essence and also has much better performance on my skin (average vs poor). I feel that the neroli actually accentuates the woody notes and the citrus helps keep it fresh. There is a slight creaminess and also a nice warmth. Reminds me of a 25-35 year old man working in the office which is perfect for me. A bit sad that it was discontinued but layering Wood Essence and Neroli Portofino gave me similar results. Dry down is very close to TFNP. Overall a great office scent for moderate to warm weather.

I really love this. I wanted something broadly in the same space as Eau d'Issey which I'd loved for years but grown a little tired of. The opening of this feels like a more subtle, personal version of Issey - the neroli citrus/floral notes are really prominent. But once it calms down the magic happens for me, and it creates this gorgeous, completely addictive citrus/woody/musky blend on my skin which really works for me. The combination of muskiness, cleanliness and *slightly* indolic/animalistic notes slightly reminds me of... How to put this delicately... My partner when she's straight out of the shower and I'm feeling generous. I am very ok with this.