John VarvatosEau de Toilette Spray, 125 ml

I had been looking for a new fragrance for a while before I bought this. Scrawling through Fragrantica, I could see that most of the top rated men's fragrances were either too common (Million, Le Male etc) or very expensive (DHI, Allure series etc.) I didn't want to blind-buy a fragrance that cost £50+ a bottle and risk hating it.That's when I stumbled upon John Varvatos EDT. It had almost unanimously good reviews on every site I checked, and the £29 for a 125ml bottle seemed perfectly affordable and reasonable. So I went for it, and I'm so glad I did.This is so different to any mainstream men's fragrance. Most of the well-known ones are woody or fresh, giving many of them a similar scent to each other, which gets tedious over time. This however is as oriental as oriental gets. Instead of using heavy notes of citrus, woods and vetiver, this uses heavy notes of leather, cinnamon, plum and fig to give this a spicy, sensual backbone.It opens with the smell of clean leather and cinnamon, with a little touch of green coming from the note of lime. This dries into a more fruity and spicy tone with the woody notes and the black pepper beginning to push through. It reminds me of pot pourri, but a very posh, expensive one that's not synthetic in the slightest, It's a very natural and beautiful blend that really is a credit to the John Varvatos house.The bottle itself is a well designed. It is wide and flat, with a leather band running round the mid section. It's nothing particularly fancy, but it's classy and makes it look more expensive than it is. The cap fits snugly and the sprayer works very well too, with good dispersion.Longevity is admittedly a problem with this fragrance. It doesn't last long on skin and doesn't really project at all. It will last much longer on clothing, but still won't project well. All in all it is a skin scent, and a very good one at that. This is very well liked by women, so it's a great scent to wear for close-contact situations (shall we say).All in all, this is not an everyday scent, but for many occasions there's no better or more suitable fragrance that I've ever smelled. Seriously give this one a go. For £30, it's a steal for how flipping good it smells.

This was delivered very quickly and I am very pleased with its overall condition as was well packed. It has been showing as 'running late ' on my account and I couldn't find anywhere to say it had been delivered unless I accidentally ordered 2, so thought I'd mention it here. It is a Christmas Present and I'm sure my son will be very pleased with this beautiful fragrance :)

Smells great. I was so pleased with it when I got it and a good price to quality ratio.

Bought this for my husband, he likes it.It's not perfect, but good.

I have tried in the years of manhood many aftershaves, from the traditional to the exotic, Yardley, Brut, Old Spice, Aramis, to name a few. A few years ago I received a Christmas gift, or was it a birthday, can't remember as I have had so many. I had a flat looking hip flask like bottle, black and rather nice leather look label on it. The name was unknown to me at the time. My expectations was a cheap aftershave of unknown quality. I did the usual sniff, interesting, spayed a little on my chin, oh yes! Someone had found something pretty amazing, a warm, heady fragrance that made me feel good, a fragrance that suddenly became better than those musky Brut of years past. This was a wonderful gift from my son. Seems he knew me better that I know myself. I would personally describe this as a woody, leather, and oriental spice with a wonderful manly appeal. The following year I received another JV of a different but still wonderful fragrance. That had been used up so time to renew my acquaintance with EDT. Is it wrong to fall in love with aftershave? It feels like the return of a long lost lover. Excuse me while I inhale the scent of this wondrous beauty.. err hem sorry...

I don't understand what other persons saying it doesn't last for long compare it with. I sprayed it once on my wrist about 10 hours ago, I can still smell it and it had a strong smell for hours.I wish I had known it has vanilla in it, which I either missed or it was not said in the description here, but it is written on the bottle. Maybe this is the reason why I don't like it.It seemed to be hinted in other reviews this was on the heavy side. I expected this to some extent, maybe not so much. It is a heavy smell! I can barely cope with it. It has vanilla in it, which is meant to be comforting and sweet, if one doesn't get sick from it. I really need to stop buying perfumes blindly, as I don't understand the descriptions involving different ingredients to make more informed decisions, although it is hit and miss anyway.I gave it 3 points for the longevity and strenght, but I don't like it:(I like Artisan Blu from Varvatos quite a lot, where my error was, that I may like a different one from the same designer.I'm 41 YO, I wouldn't wear this in the morning or during the week days or physical exercise. Maybe early evening or cold weather in small quantities.Bottom line, to make an informed decision spray it on your wrist and smell it throughout the day. Anything else is a gamble. Almost 1000 positive reviews here made me waste £40 or so.

2nd fragrance I have tried both really good

Absolutely amazing smell, too classy. You have to have it in your weaponry.

Si quieres un perfume cítrico y llevadero este no es el indicado. Tiene una salida profunda y dulce que después se vuelve limpia y atacada. Excelente perfume para toda ocasión sin llegar a ser clásico. Buena opción si quieres algo versátil.

Perfume encorpado é forte!

Super, schöner Duft

No es un producto original

Seems fake. Normally never doubt an Amazon product but this seems this one wasnt the real deal