Bross London Gold by Fragancias Cannon

To me, it’s one of the best national fragrances, very well done. Arabic style with a deep rose but not too dark. I love that kind of DNA. I recommend it for dates, although I’ve sometimes worn it to the office. Always in cool to cold climates so as not to overwhelm anyone. Very easy to like and, for the price, it’s a guaranteed blind buy. Now a pretty similar one came out, not identical but in the same style, the Kevin Dubai; for the price, I’m sticking with this one.

ROSES IN MEMORY. Strong grapefruit opening, spicy and floral. Then it settles and a strident floral combo of roses and saffron lingers over a woody base. It’s an oriental, woody, and dark floral. Polarizing and challenging in its scent. Its performance surprised me: it projects well for the first hour and lasts at least 4-5 hours. On clothes it clings hard, like a TV in a nursing home. Its inspiration? The owner of Bross was amazed by an unknown perfume on a trip to England, kept the scent in his memory, and tried to recreate it back in Argentina. The result? An interesting and distinctive offering, very affordable for what it delivers (about 17 US dollars for 100 ml), available at the corner pharmacy, and a small source of national pride.

The truth is I didn’t have much experience with rose fragrances, but I really liked it, in a good way. I consider it a blind buy for the price; I got it in 6 installments of 25,000 pesos, practically less than 5,000 a month. It commands presence and has a lot of body, which is surprising for the price it has. I don’t think it’s a hard perfume to wear, but you have to measure your sprays because it makes itself known. There are people who criticize others for liking it, which surprises me—everyone has their own taste, and I don’t feel it’s a hard perfume to like. That said, I think it’s a 30+ perfume. For the price, my experience is excellent. Another thing: it doesn’t smell anything like Kevin Dubai.

When we talk about perfumes that have to be tried before buying, this is the perfect example. It’s not a versatile perfume; it’s too heavy and has a very intense longevity—people can smell it from a meter away even with a few sprays. I don’t recommend it if you don’t want to stand out from everyone else. The opening is extremely strong; you smell the intense spiciness too much at first (as happened to me), but as you let it dry down, it reveals its true intention: the rose and cinnamon start to come through, until finally a soft, sweet, very rich base remains. It lasts—easily—more than 8 hours. It’s happened to me that I put it on my clothes and let them air out after wearing them, but the next day you could still smell it quite a bit, which doesn’t make sense for what it costs. I congratulate FC on the quality of the product, as well as being an original scent.

Review summary: The perfume is incredible, mainly because of how easy it is to get it, its longevity, sillage and projection (both the perfume and its deodorant version), and the excellent price, which, as if that weren’t enough, can also be paid in installments. Apart from that, except for its price, it is by no means a blind buy. It’s a perfume with complicated notes that can be unpleasant to yourself if you’re not used to it. The grapefruit and rose combination was very well achieved, and when it evaporates, in my case it leaves a super menthol sensation (maybe it’s the patchouli, I don’t know). I completely recommend trying it, either at a pharmacy (almost all of them have a tester for it) and/or buying the deodorant version first, also highly recommended if you like the scent. Apart from that, excellent product of national industry.

I bought it blind—NOT RECOMMENDED—and at first I hated it. It was pure rose, with a smell like truffles, dampness, old-lady cream, grandma. For men? I thought. I was almost embarrassed to give it as a gift. But after a few months, I tried it again, and it was like Arabian perfumes that oxidize: the scent rounded out, the grapefruit came through in the opening—a pink grapefruit, very ripe—and along with the sandalwood, it cuts a little into the dominance of the rose, which at first was almost total. Recommended? It depends. I like it, but I don’t find many occasions to wear it. Is it powerful? For its price, it’s a great perfume, fairly oriental, and you have to LOVE the rose note… if not, don’t buy it.

This is a fragrance I recommended to a friend, and he thanked me because the perfume itself is a banger and the price is laughable. That said, the smell has its nuances, and it’s not one of those super simple, fresh, crowd-pleasing scents. It’s a grapefruit + lightly spiced rose blend with a woody part that gives it its masculinity. Projection is very good—you can smell it without needing to be very close to the person wearing it—and it lasts a long time (7/8 hours, give or take). All occasions, ages 20+, and it’s winter/fall/spring nights because it’s fairly dense; even though the grapefruit might give you an idea of freshness, it doesn’t go the simple fresh route. The downside: it’s everywhere in Argentina—I smelled this on the bus, at the gym, walking down the street, etc. It’s also not an easy scent to like. The upside: ridiculously cheap price, more than good projection/longevity, and a smell that has no clones as far as I know.

When I was just getting started in the world of perfumery and wanted to buy fragrances to grow my collection and compare them (well, I think I still do), I came across Bross London Gold. I went to a perfume store in my neighborhood, the kind that doesn’t carry designer or Arabian fragrances, and the girl working there, very helpfully, started smelling them with me. None of them caught our attention until we both smelled something different there, and it turned out to be the winner. I hadn’t heard of Bross London yet, nor did I know they made perfumes, so I wasn’t influenced at all. After using it for a while, I can say a few things: -It’s a scent that doesn’t go unnoticed, to me very masculine, spicy, and floral. I personally still like it a lot, but I can understand if someone says it reminds them of a cleaning product. -I’ve come across people who literally LOVE it and others who think it’s ugly. There isn’t much middle ground. It’s the favorite of one of my coworkers, and that’s saying a lot since the collection has grown quite a bit. -Its performance, compared to the cost of the perfume, is absurd. I can still smell it on skin after 8 hours and on clothes for days. Much more than some that can cost four or five times more. For me, it’s one of the best perfumes for its price that I’ve tried during this time. I’m sure that if, instead of Bross London, it were a bottle from another brand, more than one person would rave about it.

A perfume that I detest on an aromatic level but that is a performance BOMB, especially for the absurd price it has. A real monster made in Argentina. A lot, a LOT of saffron smell, a very creamy and powdery rose that really smells like a heavily made-up lady, and an artificial intensity that almost makes me nauseous. It absolutely must be tested before buying.

When I was just starting out in the world of fragrance and wanted to buy scents to grow my collection and compare them (well, I guess I still do), I came across Bross London Gold. I went to a perfume shop in my neighborhood—one of those that doesn’t carry designer or Arabic fragrances—and the girl working there, very helpfully, started smelling them with me. None of them caught our attention until we both sensed something different right there, and it turned out to be the winner. I hadn’t heard of Bross London or even known that they made perfumes, so I wasn’t influenced at all. After wearing it for a while, I can say a few things: -It’s a scent that doesn’t go unnoticed, very masculine to me, spicy and floral. I personally still like it a lot, but I can understand if someone says it reminds them of a cleaning product. -I’ve met people who literally LOVE it and others who think it’s ugly. There isn’t much middle ground. It’s the favorite of one of my female coworkers, and that’s saying something since the collection has grown quite a bit. -Its performance, compared to the cost of the perfume, is absurd. I can still smell it on my skin after 8 hours and on clothes for days. Much more than some that can cost four or five times more. For me, it’s one of the best value perfumes I’ve tried in this time. I’m sure that if instead of Bross London it were a bottle from another brand, more than one person would rave about it.

ROSES IN THE MEMORY. Strong grapefruit opening, spicy and floral. Then it settles, leaving a loud floral combo of roses and saffron over a woody base. It’s an oriental, woody, dark floral. Polarizing and challenging in its scent. Its performance surprised me: it projects well for the first hour and lasts at least 4-5 hours. On clothes, it clings as hard as a TV in a nursing home. Its inspiration? The owner of Bross was amazed by an unknown perfume on a trip to England, kept the scent in his memory, and tried to reproduce it once back in Argentina. The result? An interesting and distinctive offering, very accessible for what it offers (around 17 USD for 100ml), available at the corner drugstore, and a small source of national pride.

It’s really a strange perfume for a man, but I like it. It’s a rose accompanied by sweet and woody tones that, for some reason, make the rose not smell like a lady’s perfume. It’s nice, for an older gentleman, I’d say. It lasts well, projects for an hour, so for the price it’s fine, but you have to try it before buying it because not everyone will like it.

A perfume that I detest on an aromatic level but that is a BOMB of performance, especially for the absurd price it has. A real monster made in Argentina. Lots of LOT of saffron smell, a very creamy and powdery rose that really smells like a heavily made-up lady, and an artificial intensity that almost makes me nauseous. It absolutely must be tested before buying.