Kenneth Cole Black (2003) was truly a black sheep of sorts, as Kenneth Cole Reaction (2004) and Kenneth Cole Signature (2005) would echo vibes from the original Kenneth Cole New York Men (2002) designed by Steve Demarcado for LVMH, while this one did not. I'd use something like Kenneth Cole Black now as a work or office scent, since it doesn't have the "night club factor" anymore after being years removed it. It's hard to over-apply with this stuff, and that's actually one of its downsides - the projection is weak. It contains notes of ginger, lotus, mandarin orange, water mint, suede, basil, wood, nutmeg, violet leaf, incense and cedar.

In addition, as we give you the option to choose what best suits your needs from several sellers, you have the power to decide so you can make your purchase as you wish. Violet leaf is the primary floral here but it competes with the fruity minty tones and a bit of dusty nutmeg into the heart.Rights: access, rectification and deletion of data, as well as other rights, as explained in the additional information, which can be consulted in our Privacy Policy. In this attempt to be moody and dark, Kenneth Cole merely helped create the future of mainstream versatile dumb reach scents for men instead, all while avoiding the 2000's pitfall of sour candy musks or itchy black pepper notes.

The thing is, even though it's a bit more higher quality smelling than Claiborne's line of men's fragrances ie Curve, Mambo, Bora Bora, it's too synthetic and, despite it's fresh nature, a bit cloying. Jacques Polge must have been a fan of Harry Freemont and Sabine de Tscharner's work here for Kenneth Cole, because he copied about 60% of it into Bleu de Chanel. Both are primarily fresh citrus and violet leaf fragrances over a modern psuedo-chypre bases, but the older Kenneth Cole Black gets the bum rap because it has a bolder opening and relies on cheaper period-specific materials to make the same point.Like the genre of nü-metal from the same time period, Kenneth Cole Black is better than you remember; but I still wouldn't be caught dead enjoying it around anyone you'd want to make a good first impression on, for reasons you can likely guess. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . Kenneth Cole Black for Men was created by Harry Fremont and Sabine De Tscharner and is a unique, sensual and long-lasting fragrance for gentlemen. It’s fresh, aromatic, slightly citrusy, with some woodsy notes and amber, making it smell masculine without being overbearing.