Review of Versace pour Homme Eau de Toilette by Andrew R

Youthful confidence, loud citrus and mint, with a creamy vanilla. Personal: 7/10 – I used to enjoy this a lot more than I do now. It’s still pleasant in the abstract, but the sharp apple, mint, and vanilla combo feels overly loud and less refined than the EDP/parfum. Mass appeal: 9/10 – This is extremely likable and instantly recognizable. People respond to it, whether they admit it or not. Performance: 7.5/10 – Strong projection and longevity. It announces itself early and sticks around for a reasonable amount of time. Slightly weaker than the other concentrations, though. Value: 8/10 – Not cheap, but you’re paying for performance, recognition, and a proven DNA. Uniqueness: 4.5/10 – Once influential, now heavily copied. The DNA has been done to death. SCORE: 72/100 Full bottle buy? NO, I’ve moved past this style of loud sweetness. Blind buy? YES, statistically safe if you like bold, sweet, youthful fragrances. Recommend? YES, especially for younger wearers or those who want something confident and noticeable without spending big bucks. Date night? YES, loud, sweet, and attention-grabbing, though far from subtle or seductive. Office safe? NO, too loud and playful unless applied very lightly, but that's why the parfum exists. Pros: Very mass appealing, strong performance, youthful and confident, instantly recognizable Cons: Loud and sharp, synthetic, overly sweet at times, lacks refinement, overexposed DNA Eros EDT is loud. And I mean that one neighbor who has a straight piped EK8 Civic with a blown-out 12 inch sub who LOVES to go on drives through the neighborhood at 2:30am kind of loud. It's a bit cloying, very synthetic, syrupy but still fresh, and really, it's everything you'd want for a club fragrance. That's practically the only job that Eros EDT has been resigned to, simply because of how well it does it. I think the magic of this fragrance is simply how undeniably bold and ostentatious it is. The magic of wearing it nonexistent for me, however. I would much rather wear the EDP, which has been a daily of mine for years, or even the parfum for a more calming, not as loud, but still sweet and green dumb reach bottle for 4 seasons. Really, because of the other concentrations, I think the EDT's time in the limelight is over, and we can effectively forget about it, as a bottle that I would recommend, or as a bottle others should wear. Truly, the other concentrations take what many dislike (and I now dislike as well) about the DNA, calm those aspects, and introduce a more simple, more mature angle through less screechy citruses and vanilla. Though, there's something distinctly charming about Eros EDT. It still smells like high school, like night clubs, like late nights out, later than we should've been, and a more carefree time. It's nostalgic, but that's subjective, though I'm willing to bet it'll be a somewhat familiar feeling for you too. All that said, it’s impossible to deny its impact. Eros EDT shaped a generation of fragrances and remains effective at doing exactly what it set out to do. I may not reach for it anymore, but I understand why so many people still do, despite better flankers existing. I'm just glad that Eros never suffered quite the same fate that Sauvage did.