Young Man by IKKS bottle
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Young Man

3.7/5 · 26 votes Masculine 2016
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Fragrance notes

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Character

Longevity2.6/5
Sillage2.5/5
Day88
Night13
Spring100
Summer63
Fall31
Winter31
Our take

Young Man does not hide its synthetic edge. The grape and cassis open with a candied brightness that feels lifted from a shop display rather than a vineyard, and the basil cannot fully convince the fruit to behave. Licorice in the heart pulls the sweetness toward something darker, but the lavender here is clean and soapy, smoothing the sharper corners without ever feeling natural. Coriander adds a gentle heat that keeps the middle from collapsing into pure candy, yet the whole composition stays close to the skin, moving through the air only enough to remind the person next to you that something is there.

Sunlight hits a paved terrace where a glass of cold water sits beside a notebook. The cedar and sandalwood in the base give the air a dry, polished wood feel that matches the stone underfoot, while white musk keeps the finish soft rather than heavy. This is a fragrance built for that kind of morning, present in the personal space but never reaching beyond it, carried through the fabric of a shirt more than through the open air. The final impression is herbal, green, and quietly sweet.

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