To Be Good Vibes Man
Sichuan pepper is not the kitchen variety, and the difference is the first thing you notice about Police To Be Good Vibes Man Eau de Toilette.
It is brighter, more citrus tinged and faintly numbing, closer to a tingle on the tongue than to a sneeze, and putting it at the top of a men's scent gives the opening a lift that an ordinary spice could not manage. Bergamot adds a bitter citrus brightness beside it and sage a dry, herbal, slightly musty line underneath, so the first ten minutes are sharp and grown up rather than sweet. It is a confident way to begin and it buys the fragrance a good deal of goodwill. The middle softens without going floral in any obvious way. Juniper berry brings its cool resinous bite, the one familiar from a glass of gin, magnolia adds a lemony and faintly creamy lift, and jasmine supplies a white richness that rounds the edges of both. It is a well judged heart and it lasts.
Tobacco closes it, dry and leafy rather than smoky, with amberwood warming underneath and vetiver running earthy and rooty below that. The last hours are the most characterful part of the wear, and at eau de toilette strength they stay close to the skin rather than filling a room, which is the sensible way round for a scent built on bitter materials. That makes it a good scent for restaurants, offices and autumn afternoons, and it suits a man who wants a bit of bitterness in what he wears rather than another sweet bottle. Four or five hours of useful wear is a fair expectation.
The Police name belongs to De Rigo, an Italian group, and the brand opened in 1983 selling glasses. Its first move beyond that was fragrance, produced by a licensee rather than in house, with men's and women's scents launched in 1997.
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