Man X
Coffee and whisky in the same heart is the whole proposition of Halloween Man X Eau de Toilette, and it is a bolder idea than most masculine fragrances at this price are willing to attempt. The start is deceptively tidy. Cardamom gives a cool dry spice, lavender the clean groomed quality that signals a men's scent, and lemon a brief citrus lift. For five minutes it could be any well behaved cologne. Then the middle opens up. Coffee is roasted and bitter rather than milky, whisky is boozy with an oaky edge, cinnamon adds dry heat, and leather sits underneath all three giving the heart a tanned, slightly smoky texture. It smells like a bar at the end of the night, which is clearly the intention, and it is the reason people either buy a second bottle or give it away.
The finish keeps that register but softens it. Tonka bean brings a warm resinous sweetness with a bitterness underneath that suits the roast above it, amber adds glow, and incense gives a dry smoky thread that runs right to the end. Ten materials, released in 2019, and a composition that genuinely transforms between the first minute and the twentieth. Eau de toilette strength still gives six hours here because the materials in the base are heavy ones, and two or three sprays will carry an evening. It is winter wear, night wear and firmly a men's fragrance.
Spain is where these are made, through a line named after the Madrid couturier Jesus del Pozo, who started out with a shop in 1974 and died in 2011. Perfumes y Diseno has handled the fragrances since Duende in 1992 and went on to acquire the fashion business. Halloween is the high point of the catalogue.
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