Aramis Devin Eau de Cologne - 100 ml

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At the risk of making an understatement, I am going to say, it smells like an old leather bound book in a countryside home in yorkshire. The projection is very good so if you wear Devin it will be surely noticed (silage is a plus however longevity isn’t phenomenal, expect 6 hours or so. Sometimes it is a bit grotesque (Havana, Aramis900), sometimes brilliant and innovative (New West), sometimes timeless. For example I find the softened Aramis 900 lovely, but not quite as appealing as the blockbuster Aromatics Elixir. I love colognes from this era 70's because they remind me of my father and his friends with their traditional smoky tobacco or green woods kind of smell.

This is so much lighter that you could easily wear it day or night (though it may still yet be a little too earthy for the workplace). Other than that, the marketing blurb captures it just right: "Aramis Devin Eau de Cologne Spray is a rich, sophisticated fragrance that captures the relaxed, unhurried attitude of the country life". not a ground breaking cologne but just a really nice pleasant quality solid scent for a man to wear, not pretentious , i could see this around an office environment also.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Devin is a bit less animalic than Yatagan, although it does have a bit of horse + hay vibe underneath, albeit in a clean well maintained stable kind of way. In comparison to Caron Yatagan, this is warmer, sweeter and lacking the distinct bitter herbal, celery and incense. I'm truly gutted that I have discovered this scent during its demise and have been duped with a pale imitation of the wonderful original.

Longevity varies, and to be honest I wish it was a little better in this area, but yesterday I could still smell it on the back of my wrist 8 hours after applying, which included a sweaty 3-mile bicycle commute.

I do find the balance (and integration) of fresh, bitter and sweet to be a little off, although, surprisingly, but the sweetness works really well in hot and humid weather.

Although I believe it is of EdT strength, I find that the current version from the Gentlemen's Collection has slightly disappointing longevity on my skin at around 4 hours.

I have to admit to being a fan of Aramis colognes in general, I have five fragrances from this house and find them all very different from each other, in a world where flankers are all over the place it's great to see a brand that diversifies its scents. It smells like Devin has left behind the city and the college life, and has a little lake house made of woods. If you're a guy or girl that enjoys fragrances that are affordable but have complexity and allure/sophistication, Aramis is for you.

When the heart notes begin to appear, there's an aromatic lavender scent, pure lavender which wafts into the air early in the performance of Devin. Profoundly green with a chypre undertone, a super warm, sunny-meadow heart, with thickness of jasmine and honey and yet not sweet. I know what's going to happen: I'll put it on in the morning and she'll smell it after it's been on for hours and then ask me what I'm wearing because she likes it! My recent purchase from Notino, on the other hand, is a shockingly flat, lifeless and synthetic version of this former masterwork.Devin is another longtime favorite that would lose some of its appeal if every Tom, Dick, and Harry were wearing it. Congratulations if you do get to miss out on this and all Bernard Chant's other supremely rich, evocative creations.