Neroli Sauvage by Creed

Luxury baby cologne in a bottle. If you have extra cash, you either buy it for yourself, buy 200 Nenuco plushies, or light a cigar with the 300€ this Creed perfume costs.

Neroli? Sauvage? Neither one nor the other. Is it bad? No, but it bothers me that a war movie is titled ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ just as much as it annoys me when Monegal calls something a ‘siesta’ that causes insomnia, or when Dior calls ‘Sauvage Elixir’ something that has nothing to do with the original. And despite some reviewers posting videos reading the name without smelling it, I don’t. Verbena Sauvage or Bergamot Sauvage would be more appropriate, even ‘Elegant Verbena.’ What Creed has is the ability to create seemingly plain perfumes that later on make you fall in love. This is one of them. One of the best citrus scents on the market, without the hype of the loud ‘Nio’ by Xerjoff, whose acclaimed neroli also failed to capture its supposed splendor. Does anyone really think that if I spend 300€ on a perfume, I’ll care if it lasts 3 or 6 hours? It’s like buying a Ferrari and complaining that it costs less than a Maserati. As Clark Gable would say in ‘Gone with the Wind’: ‘I don’t care.’ Neroli Sauvage has something, something wonderful and addictive that hooks you from the first moment. While your brain tells you that this rough side isn’t worthy of a luxury perfume, your nose can’t stop smelling it. Minutes pass, and as it dries down, the attraction grows, and you realize that Creed’s ambergris is, once again, doing its job in an unmistakable, masterful way. No fresh Xerjoff has reached the beauty of Creed’s Original Cologne; no Xerjoff citrus enamors like Creed’s Neroli Sauvage. Not even Amouage, because their perfumers probably aim to satisfy themselves more than their customers. Creed knows how to treat its loyalists because they know people don’t buy their products for the label, but for the scent. I don’t intend to underestimate Xerjoff or Amouage; on the contrary, I use them as examples of quality; but between you and me, now that no one is listening: where Creed stands, the rest can take a hike. A tasty, beautiful spring and summer cologne that absolutely doesn’t smell cheap, even elegant. My favorite citrus, but that’s just my personal taste. Natural citrus longevity: 3-4 hours on skin, but enough to enjoy a beautiful, luminous scent for a sixth of the day. If you want a Neroli perfume, this isn’t the one; if you want a magnificent cologne, yes. By the way, verbena as an ingredient is very cheap, and I’ve read here that it’s made with a grapefruit accord; I don’t know if this applies to other perfumes, but not this one, first because it makes no sense since it’s a very economical ingredient, and second because the verbena here smells like verbena.