Reviews of Envy for Men (1998)
by Gucci

Smells like menthol shaving cream.

I'm going to spend some extra time with this one, given all of the positive reviews. But I have a feeling I'm not going to get past the fact that this smells like menthol, and I hate menthol.

I find this a paradox: fine after drydown....which is quite long in coming, but too "sweet" before so. I find "sweet" oriental frags too "Jade East" like, although this scent i quite different, apart from the too sweet, oriental quality. This negates the masculine qualities of this scent. I am quite ambivilant about this frgrance, despite the plaudits of many Basenotes colleagues. I cannot wear this scent comfortably.

Too woody for my taste. Smells like stepping into a lumber mill.
Maybe more suitable for older men.

If I had to guess blindly what house produced this, I would have gone for Gucci or D&G -- it's so over the top and synthetic with it. Also, I find it incredibly dated for some reason. It wears you down -- with it's heaviness. Nyet -- something wrong here. Pass.

Kaern

When I first wore Envy for Men, I thought it was a brilliant creation. However, since then, my tastes have developed and become more sophisticated.

Envy for Men now smells cheap, watered-down and unfinished - its longevity and sillage lasts less than an hour on my skin, which is pitiful. There have been rumours that Envy for Men has been reformulated, at least once since its launch, so I'd advise anyone to approach this 'mess' with extreme caution.

Purchased this blindly and I must say I'll never risk doing such again. Smells like cheap cologne for older men. I don't get the hype. HUGE disappointment...!

A masculine scent that lasts pretty well on my skin. Unfortunately, despite all the notes listed, from first spray to dry down it brings only frankincense to mind - definitely not my style.

I love every listed note for this fragrance yet when I tried it, what I got was sharp opening, sickly sweet gingerbread heart, and a nice, slightly gingery incense drydown. A disappointment to be sure.

I have tried to like this scent, but it is obviously not for me. It just overwhelms my entire sinus cavity. It's outrageous, right when I think "OK this is nice" something just shocks me. I doubt I'll ever wear this in the future. It's just way over the top for me.

okay,nice bottle and package.warm oriental and sensual scent for a dreamer, an androgynous type.....very gucci, very tom ford -this is the time when men became thinner and thinner, would wear very tight open shirts and jeans...everything very metrosexual, vain skinny boys.....if you are one of these guccimania slim guysgirls then this edt is right for you....the scent is quite intense, a bit sweet and lasts long.

Ok,before I bought this cologne, many guys and girls told me how good this cologne was. So I went to Dillards and purchase one without trying it. I was so dissapointed after I tried it on. Don't get me wrong, it has a nice old fashioned smells on it, but seriously, this might be the worse cologne I've ever owned. To me, it smells like cheap cologne, one that your old english teacher would have it one him, or cologne that you would buy it at a discount store 2 for 1. Guys/girls, I'm not trying to put Gucci down, but this cologne is really terrible. My mom and dad used Gucci since I can remember, I still can't believe this one is so poor in smells. To you all young ones, stay away from this one. One thing I would appraise about this cologne is that the smells will last on you for a long time.

Envy is soooo disappointing. Not because the notes and scent are bad-- but because they are so incredibly good. I like this scent much more than the Gucci Pour Homme campfire scent. But as stated in other reviews, this particular scent stays so close to the skin that you might as well spray it up your nostrils to achieve noticable effect (at least for me). What's the deal????? Gucci, please get with the molecular program and revamp this EDT. I want babes to pick up on the scent and notice me, not notice me and then pick up on the scent. Well, technically the later works ok, but kinda defeats the purpose of a good EDT.

As if old smells poured in Gucci Envy.
reminds me of Old Spice, Obsession & Pleasures - all of them are timeworn.
Artistic combination of junky perfumes.
Gucci Envy is expired.

I don't know what exactly it is but there is a note in Envy which smells very synthetic, almost nauseating to me. I found it very pronounced esp. during the first cca 30 min. After awhile it gets better but I still can't wear this frag. That stench ruins the whole, otherwise good, cologne for me so I'm using my 100ml bottle as a toilet air refresher for now and hope it runs out soon. Floris Santal = Envy without the synthetic stench, it's so much better!

HUGE disappointment !!!!
I had much appreciation and expectations for Envy. After i read rave reviews on this board i decided to take a risk and buy this fragrance blindly.
This is the only fragrance in my collection that has no depth and doesn’t develop at all.
Very light and weak fragrance that stays very close to skin.
If i smell near my skin the only notes that i detect is incense and a bittersweet cedarwood, nice smell but nothing special.
I guess i am in the minority here but this is a hyperbole fragrance and actually is nothing to write home about.
I will stick to Gucci pour homme (definitely the best of Gucci) which is much more better than Envy.
In conclusion the only positive thing that comes from this is that i have learnt my lesson.

I heard that Gucci changed the formula and have cheapened Envy. Is it true?