Aigner Black for Men (2004)
by Etienne Aigner

This is the redeeming factor from a string of really short of class/identity scents, X limited, blue emotion(both of which i own along with the subject). Had to buy the black coz it really brought aigner to a level of originality, the scent is for once in a long while not tacky smelling. i wouldnt say musky coz its hardly leathery, and i woulnt say its refreshing coz it defenitely isnt a casual scent imo, but full respects for creating a very unique scent. Its nice and dry, naturally woody notes managed to escape the usual downfall to synthetic turn of notes, On me,they seem pretty consistent, the notes. a crisp light wood scent. Its got a little bit of gucci envy and a little bit of boss selection. Tho not incredible, it was imo perfectly balanced and its not difficult for ppl to take to the scent very easily. Love it.

Very sweet opening which I personally did not like, thogh I normally like gourmands, try before you buy.

To me, Aigner Black is a pretty BLACK smelling scent.. I love it.. I remember having read somewhere that it contains some pure Black Musk and if you ask me, it does smell like it really has healthy doses of Black Musk added it for good measure. Some people say it smells like the men's cologne by John Varvatos but the one and ONLY thing common between these two is the leather note... apart from that, these two are completely different beasts altogether... once settled on the skin, they take the completely opposite paths, atleast on mine they do.

I find Aigner Black to be a tad more sweeter than John Varvatos.... and definitely more "sexy" of the two after it settles. Think of Aigner Black as Angelina Jolie and John Varvatos as Jessica Alba... while both are sexy, Jolie is more "sultry" .... probably not an ideal correlation.. but you get the idea ;-)

Dear Aigner Black

Aigner Black, I love your leather note, sometimes I also hate it. It uplifts me and sometimes it beats me down. I love your sweet notes. I love your insane longevity alongside your controlled but pronounced sillage. I love your bottle. I love your sense of style. But I just don't know where I can wear you. Stick around and maybe when I'm suited and booted. We can take over the world together.

Love

Critic

This is an extremely masculine scent. And by no means does that imply that it is concentrated testosterone.

If it was a personality it would be calm, confident, self-assured, and a little relaxed.

Highly underrated and quite the undiscovered gem. Lasts long too.

I really like this scent. When I wear it I think of Harley Davidson and a black jacket with black jeans. Extra masculine and long long lasting. The bottle is cool, with elegant cap. Give it a try!