Growing up I spent a lot of time with Grandma and next to her house was a lilac bush . I would bring her some lilacs and she always put them on the table and her house smelled of lilacs and cigarette smoke . I loved it . The fragrance reminds me somehow of her .

Mainstream men's colognes - a wearying bunch of scents that more often than not smell of "cold" citrus (harsh, metallic, faux citrus) floating on a sea of "marine" notes or buffeted by ozonic winds.

This is a new scent by Gucci , and I was very excited to give it a try. I bought a small bottle without sampling it , because I am usually a huge Gucci fan. I got it home and sprayed some on prepared to be delighted , but instead I smelled a very weak floral scent that was similiar to so many other...