Abercrombie & Fitch First Instinct For Men Eau de Toilette

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I couldn't say if this compares to Invictus as others say, since I haven't had the chance to try it. True, it has elements from them but, it goes it's own route especially with the addition of lavender to give it that cleanness and pineapple leaf combined with the orange blossom to give it that fruity sweetness. The musk is an enhancing and projecting accord, it supports the fruity notes making them feel sharp, a slightly lemony musk, inoffensive but projecting. The cardamom is as noticeable as the floral notes, the cardamon comes across as a sweet, resinous, spicy, and slightly bitter note.

It has a similar vibe with most of the scents mentioned below but, whomever says that it's identical to Invictus Aqua '16 or '18, YSL Y edt, edp or fraiche and the rest mentioned are a bit off. Definitely, a good starter fragrance if you don't have any sweet/clubbing, or bubblegum scents in your collection. It's very sweet, but almost to a candy syrup level where it's cloying to wear in the heat but the scent profile is out of place in the cold. I secured it in a swap and it was a blind swap so because I think it smells less mature I gave it to my brothers son who is 13 for his first cologne. To the fragrance snobs or self proclaimed scent elitists stick with the world renown "STFU" protocol.

SUMMARY: A moderate projection, sweet, fruity, apple, pineapple, floral, lavender, orange blossom, musk, and woody fragrance with spicy accords. Very similar Mont Blanc ledgend spirit and somewhat similar to YSL lhomme cologne bleue, but it's not as good. I just want to say, this is not redundant to have if you already have Rasasi Hawas or Invictus Aqua 2016, I can't speak for the 2018 Invictus Aqua.

Dating, it is too common due to Invictus and fragrances that are similar to it including YSL Y; clubbing, it is just not strong enough; and for dressing up, it is too casual to wear (which I think most Abercrombie scents are.

A clean, fruity and youthful fragrance that's a dumb reach and can be worn all year round at the gym, or in the summer time if you want to wear it out. The fragrance has a very little opening to dry down changes, the only subtle change is the projection moving down from strong to moderate. As others have already stated, nothing new, it's cheap, sweet, and fresh with average to low performance.

I've seen this cologne every single time I've gone to Marshals, but never bought it because I was unaware that there were great quality "cheapies" out there. Among their four different fragrances in the line, including the original instinct, the blue version, the together version, and the extreme, this one stands out as my absolute favorite.

I was hoping the Invictus vibes would be a little more subtle in this one, but unfortunately they're more prominent than I would've liked. As a college student, finding it for 17 dollars at my local ross made me go for this over a new Absolu bottle and I am glad that I did. Its sweet, fruity, and tropical notes make it perfect for the Florida heat, and I receive compliments and double-checks from people passing by. It is tailored for a younger audience and engineered to be a no thinker when are reaching for a fragrance.