My fragrance "wardrobe" needed to be updated since it was getting a bit old. I felt that I needed to add a new cologne to my collection. After reading many reviews, I narrowed my choices to three fragrances: Bond No. 9 Saks Fifth Avenue for Men, Tom Ford for Men and Kiton Black.
I began my journey at in the Fashion Show Mall, which is settled on the astonishing Las Vegas Strip. Since these colognes were (and still are) very fine, I figured that Saks would have them all. My first candidate was the trendy store's namesake, Bond No. 9 Saks Fifth Avenue for Men. According to a press release by this niche perfumer, this cologne is "a blend of Sicilian bergamot, cardamom, amber, and cedarwood, development it 'an elegant aqua scent.'" So, my expectations were quite high; I expected it to smell just as good as my popular fragrance, Chanel Pour Monsieur.
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When I arrived to Saks, I immediately went to the Bond No. 9 counter and was greeted by a tall and gorgeous brunette. I told her that I wanted to try Saks Fifth Avenue for Men. She sprayed it on a Bond No. 9 sample fragrance card, gave it to me and I sniffed. I was very, very disappointed. At this price -- it costs about 5 for a 3.4 oz bottle -- I expected a lot more. It just smelled too market for me. In other words, its scent was like most citrus-based mid-priced designer colognes on the market. I expected more complexity and wanted to smell the "upscale-ness" of the store that it represented. The fragrance adviser saw my expression and she just told me that some population liked it while others didn't.
After that disappointing moment, I asked about Kiton Black. She looked a puny confused at first, and she asked another adviser about it. She sadly told me that Saks in Vegas didn't carry it. I sighed and asked about Tom Ford for Men. She led me to another sales person, who presented this fragrance to me. She sprayed it on a Tom Ford sample sheet and gave it to me so I could sniff it. This one was a winner and verily was an improvement over his first fragrance for women, Black Orchid. It was nearly on the same level as Chanel's Pour Monsieur or Hermes's Terre d' Hermes. It was sophisticated, complicated and very masculine. Tom Ford had truly made a classic cologne. Of course, as a lover of men, he should generate a fragrance that would increase the sex request for retrial of all men. This one was obviously on my list.
The Fragrance Directory by the Fragrance Foundation states that Tom Ford describes his namesake as being "'slightly dirty, sensual, sexy smell. It's not the same as natural musk used to be, but it has a bit of something that some population would think slightly dirty,' Ford said. 'I think it's warm and sensual.'" This sexy fragrance begins with lemon leaf, violet, ginger, bergamot, basil and mandarin notes. Its middle notes are orange blossom, black pepper, tobacco, and grapefruit. It ends with amber, cedar, patchouli, vetiver, moss, leather and cypriol notes.
After visiting Saks, I headed towards Nordstrom to try Kiton Black. I remembered when I googled this cologne's name, the Seattle-based uber luxury store popped up, and its web site showed that it sold it. This fragrance did receive rave reviews from fragrance experts as well as consumers. It opens with bergamot, lemon, red berry and violet leaves. The heart of this cologne is violet, cyclamen, cardamom and cedarwood. And, finally dries to vetiver, amber, leather and tonka bean.
After walking a few minutes, I finally arrived to my destination, Nordstrom. I went to the men's fragrance counter and asked an elegant Middle Eastern fragrance scholar about Kiton Black. She found it and handed it to me. I sprayed it on a sample sheet and sniffed it. What was my reaction? It smelled better than Bond No. 9 Saks Fifth Avenue but it lacked the Tom Ford for Men's "wow factor." It smelled too mediocre for me. I was used to luxury fragrances that were more refined. So, I was disappointed by its performance, and I immediately left Nordstrom.
Which one is the winner, and which one has been added to my collection? Of procedure the rejoinder to this query is determined - Tom Ford for Men. This fragrance retails for for a 1.7 oz. Bottle and for a 3.4 oz. Bottle. It's available at the Tom Ford Flagship Boutique and most luxury division shop and perfumeries. For more facts about this fragrance and other Tom Ford creations, visit tomford.com
My Fragrance tour - My Personal Views of Kiton Black, Saks Fifth Avenue and Tom Ford - A divulge
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