
Creed · Men's Cologne & Fragrance
Aventus Eau de Parfum
The compliment magnet. If he owns one cologne, it should be this one.
$250–$500
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Jean Paul Gaultier · Men's Cologne & Fragrance
Vanilla, tonka and honey. Devastating in cold weather, too much in July.
The Elixir is the sweet, dense, night-time version of Le Male, and it projects for hours. Buy it for the boyfriend who wants to be noticed walking into a room in December. Do not buy it for the man who works in an open-plan office.
4.5 out of 5
Vanilla, tonka and honey, and devastating in cold weather in the way the original Le Male never quite manages. Enormous longevity in the elixir concentration. Genuinely too much in July, and two sprays is the ceiling.
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