Chromish so good

Performance is great for a fresh fragrance, easily giving me 4-5 hours. However, the herbal rosemary combined with the heavy metallic oakmoss gives off a very mature, traditional 90s vibe. I’m more into modern, sweet 'blue' fragrances, so this felt a bit too old-school for me.

It definitely nails the classic DNA at about a 90% accuracy mark, and the mossy, woody base notes are done very well. My only minor complaint is that it feels a bit denser and lacks that transparent, airy, watery crispness that the original has. Still a solid budget option for daily use.

The quality of the oil blend is undeniable—it opens smoothly with zero alcohol blast. But as it dries down, the rosemary and neroli notes turn very intensely soapy on my skin. If you love that fresh bar-soap or barbershop vibe, you'll love it, but it just wasn't my style.

The dry down on this is a beautiful, smooth mix of white musk and light cedarwood that lasts a solid 5 hours. However, the first 10 minutes are incredibly sharp and have a very strong metallic edge that hits my nose a bit too hard. It’s a good clone, you just have to give it time to settle.

It skips the sugary sweetness of modern blue fragrances and sticks to that clean, classic, elegant barbershop freshness. Highly recommended.