Kenneth Cole Vintage Black
Kenneth Cole
Good priceKenneth Cole Vintage Black by Kenneth Cole ranks among the best perfumes for men .This top greens & herbs fragrance blends Grapefruit, Green Notes, Lavender, Lime, Oak, Pepper, Sandalwood, Tequila notes with greens & herbs, beverages, flowers, citrus, woods & mosses, spices accords, earning high praise in our perfume review community. Kenneth Cole Vintage Black excels as one of the best perfumes for summer or spring, shining during day wear. Our PerfumeRates community ranks Kenneth Cole Vintage Black as a leading greens & herbs fragrance for men, a must-try from Kenneth Cole's top perfume brands. Dive into the best perfume reviews, explore top men's fragrances, and discover cheap perfume deals on PerfumeRates!
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spring175
summer189
fall87
winter45
day339
night156
Longevity(257)
enduringlongmoderateshortfaint
Sillage(292)
powerfulstrongsoftclose
Price value(152)
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female (1)
unisex (9)
male (148)
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Ocassions
Main accords
All ocassions
Notes
Grapefruit
Green Notes
Lavender
Lime
Oak
Pepper
Sandalwood
Tequila
In my best Jerry Seinfeld voice --- "What's the deal with the name of this scent?? There's nothing remotely either Vintage or Black about it." Read the list of notes --- or take a whiff --- and it's clearly mostly a citrus scent, with a hint of spice and sandalwood in the drydown. Its very nice for a fresh citrus scent, but grossly misnamed --- along with Perry Ellis Night, Obsession Night and Kenneth Cole's original Black. Have we gotten so accustomed to aquatics that the inclusion of anything else automatically makes it "Black" or "Night"? God, I hope not!
I have both this and the original Black, and I think this one outdoes the original. The citrus notes that open the fragrance are perfection, and I enjoy how they grow and develop into a strong and smooth woodsy base. I can definitely smell lime and grapefruit, and after that the tequila a little bit. Even after the top notes have seemed to "end", they are still somewhat evident in the base as the woods reflect back onto the citrus'. I think it's a winner. One of, if not the best cologne I own!
Picked this up on a whim, as it was on sale. Not a bad fragrance, but not the best either. It's pleasant, if somewhat generic. But what else could you expect for USD 25 for 100ml! The open is a nice lime and tequila mix, reminiscent of a margarita, with a bit of grapefruit thrown in. This quickly settles into a lavender-woody base. Nice, but not going to wow you. I'm confused as to why this is called 'vintage' though. It's a very modern fragrance. It's also very different from the original Black, which I think I prefer. Longevity is average, I get around 3 hours with moderate sillage.
My first impression of this fragrance was very pleasant and masculine. It opens with a crisp citric aromatic notes and wen it dries it remembers me of the original Black from KC. Woody, green and dirty. I'm not a big fan of the original Black but Black Vintage feels more fresh and casual. The longevity is kind of average (3-5 hours) and the sillage is soft but still not weak. I really recommend to try first this fragrance with a sample cuz is not a safe blind buy. But personally I love Vintage Black more than the original Black. 3.5 out of 5.
Just kinda meh. Your typical summer citrus scent. Nothing new or exciting. Or even slightly interesting. Just meh. A sharp blast of synthetic lime followed by more sharp synthetic citrus notes. Not getting woods at all. Disappears in a couple hours. This fragrance profile is used car salesman in mid-July trying to convince a young guy that a 2002 Pontiac Aztec with 210k miles is cool because Walter White drove one. There are much much much better summer scents in the same price range. Nautica Voyage, Ferragamo Acqua Essenziale, Lalique White, Bentley Azure.... the list goes on. Hard pass 👎🏼