Loved it till it dried
I know it’s me, so many great smelling perfumes dry down super sweet on me, this is one of them.
Knize Ten is a long-term classic, launched in the 1920s. Joseph Knize is the founder of this house, he was the Viennese tailor to the Royal Court. The Ten in the name is a reference to polo. Created by Vincent Roubert and Francois Coty, it is an extreme masculine with notes of bergamot, orange, petitgrain, rosemary, lemon, geranium, cedarwood, rose, orris, carnation, cinnamon, sandalwood, leather, musk, moss, amber, castoreum, and vanilla
The Hundred Classics Pick (Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez)
Fragrantica - "Tailored Tanginess with a leather note that doesn't pretend to be suede. Impeccable, luxurious and somewhat raw, Knize 10 is the epitome of seductive, classic masculinity with an edge."
Fragrantica - "Gosh, this really slaps you in the face upon it's opening, but really dries into such a smooth leather that seems so classic but still vintage. I have quite a few masculine fragrances and as I've started to sample to step my toe into the genre more, this has just stuck around with me. No pun intended, but the longevity is also crazy. It projects and lasts so well, I don't know how to describe my full feelings around this but I love it."
Fragrantica - "Well Knize Ten is a chance to have a bit of that museum experience on your own shelf. A beautiful 1920s masculine floral/animalic, so far from current trends that it has completed its historical journey from trendy to outdated to unfamiliar, and now we can experience it anew. It takes me to an Austria of a century past, with massive amounts of masculine florals (well beyond today’s typical masculine) and a soft powdery leather (orris/castoreum) giving a somewhat sporty feel, evoking handlebar-mustachioed men working out with leather medicine balls in a boxing gym, before they shower and return to the streets of Vienna in dandified formal clothes. If any of that interests you, for god’s sake give it a try. It’s cheaper than a museum-hopping trip to Paris."
I know it’s me, so many great smelling perfumes dry down super sweet on me, this is one of them.
I had to try this when I read it was similar to vintage Tabac Blonde. It sort of is...On me, it goes on ashtray smokey, with soft vintage civet leather notes and golden aspects of cedar, but it didn't strike me as being remotely the same. About an hour after I wrote that top bit, I decided it DID smell like Tabac Blonde, so I put on vintage TB on the other hand and while they are very close, TB is far superior. That being said, KT is still lovely. Warm, slightly spiced woody smooth leather, both of them, with tarry vintage aspects. KT is the less refined, gaucher cousin. Both are lovely, but Knize Ten is easier to find than vintage Tabac Blonde (and it MUST be the vintage. The update is nothing like the original.)
I know it’s me, so many great smelling perfumes dry down super sweet on me, this is one of them.
I had to try this when I read it was similar to vintage Tabac Blonde. It sort of is...On me, it goes on ashtray smokey, with soft vintage civet leather notes and golden aspects of cedar, but it didn't strike me as being remotely the same. About an hour after I wrote that top bit, I decided it DID smell like Tabac Blonde, so I put on vintage TB on the other hand and while they are very close, TB is far superior. That being said, KT is still lovely. Warm, slightly spiced woody smooth leather, both of them, with tarry vintage aspects. KT is the less refined, gaucher cousin. Both are lovely, but Knize Ten is easier to find than vintage Tabac Blonde (and it MUST be the vintage. The update is nothing like the original.)
It's definitely strong leather, with clear civet and soft cedar that reminds me of peanut butter (a common effect of cedar on my skin.) If you like vintage style leathers, this is a must try. I would call this truly unisex; I definitely get no florals, so it's not feminine, and also detect no strong citrus/woods, so it's not markedly masculine. Glad I tried it, but it's a bit too vintage for me. My sister, who's signature scent is vintage Tabac Blonde, could totally pull this off, even though they aren't remotely alike. They are somehow kindred spirits nonetheless.
Or at least in the top 3
naaaa didn't work for me