1981 For Men

Its a pencil shavings cedar with dried up and used smell of incense and a smidge of sweet leather. This is by no means a sweet fragrance though. The amber is ambroxan or molecules of similar sort (ambrox, cetalox, etc) with a bit of methyl ionone gamma or some type of ionone, damascone total, beta, or gamma which gives a slightly wine fruity nuance (hence the color of the "juice" to match). The oakmoss (veramoss) is in the background which gives it the musty chypre-ness. Bergamot is just there to blend and create the chypre accord. Barely noticable, if that. The violet leaf sits way in the back but its there. More noticable than the bergamot to my nose. Its a very faint scent. I actually really love this and use it when I want something close to the skin that won't protect or choke anyone in tight quarters (think of a car or elevator). If you get it for $20 or less, worth it if you enjoy light fragrances. If not, then skip. The scent isn't anything to brag about but it is pleasant. If you're going to be out for an hour or two, it'll work fine. After that, its basically none existent on my skin.

Performance is lacking a bit, but you can get it for a song, and this little guy is actually pretty frickin good! Skews a bit mature, reminds me a bit of the Lalique Pour Homme line. I hadn't seen any reviews so I wasn't expecting much when I bought it second-hand for 8 bucks, but was really surprised! I'm starting to appreciate Guess a bit more for their fragrances after this and Seductive Homme Noir. Considering they can be often found at Ross, TJ Maxx, and the like, definitely worth the 20 bucks they can be found for. I've bought a lot worse for a lot more money, that's for sure!

So Guess 1981 is a nice fragrance! Whether it is Synthetic, I do not know! But what I can tell you is that it smells very close to Dior Sauvage! And I have Sauvage Parfum. On a scale of 1-10, this is a 7.75/8.00, to what Sauvage is! This is just my opinion! I heard a few people say, that this doesn't last long on their skin. I don't know why that is for you! But I will say 3-4 sprays, should carry you 6-7hrs. It then tones down! I was still smelling this 9hrs later, when I got a gust of wind...Don't overspray this one! 3-4, and that's it...

How has nobody mentioned the similarity to Tom Ford's Ombré Leather? This smells like a flanker, with an extremely similar opening and mid. To me, Ombré Leather is all about a pretty feminine floral contrasted with intense photorealistic leather. Here with 1981 that pretty floral is slightly toned down, and some of the leather has been replaced with smoky wood. Otherwise they're identical to my nose. Even though this supposedly has violet and Ombré Leather has jasmine. There's gotta be some unlisted cardamom for how similar these are.

Smells like nettle garden under a few cedar trees , infused with very realistic church incense , calm, sober, manly and intelligent . Austere and introspective. Nothing unisex , according to some votes.Very unique smell, somehow hypnotic . On me lasts 12 hours easily with 4/5 spritz - multi season and classic , even slightly futuristic .The bottle is simple but well made and looks beautiful , resembling some niche frags or classic apotheke glasses. with band like label on them . For 18 euro /100 ml this is great.