JC—August 11, 2018✓ Verified purchase
Not what I was expecting, but very satisfied with this quality product. A Very Classy interpretation of Neroli in a men’s cologne. A universal fragrance that can worn out for the day or evening in summer,spring,and fall. Business and formal. High quality is written all over this cologne. I have Creed Neroli and enjoy it very much. While Castle Forbes Neroli is very different, it takes no backseat to their own rendition of neroli cologne. 5 Stars! Read more
Coury hodges—November 4, 2017✓ Verified purchase
Beyond amazing! The smell gets you noticed by those around you. The smell makes you stand out. You pay for what you get for! This isn’t designer cologne. This is Castle Forbes! You pay for an amazing scent. Not a name on a bottle of cheap junk! I highly recommend this! Read more
JW—June 25, 2021✓ Verified purchase
There are only a few reviews on Castle Forbes' Special Reserve Neroli. A couple are on here, a few randomly online. You have to dig for them. So if you're reading this, you're more of a fragrance lover than the average Tommy Bahama fan. Put simply, CF Neroli is not a popular EDP, nor is the brand. You have to know some things about fragrance and have a specific knowledge about neroli itself, to have come searching for Castle Forbes version. This is how I came to know this brand and EDP myself. My view is that it's not worth the cost of 160USD. That's a lot of money for a 3.4oz. bottle. CF has a nice brand image, the EDP presentation is great, and the quality of the materials used are outstanding. However, the scent alone falls short. Neroli Reserve starts out wonderfully: crisp orange and neroli, combined with greens like pine, grass and hedges. You feel like you're at the beach, sitting just where the sand dunes meet a lush forest. This lasts for about 20 minutes. Then the "woody/musky" basenotes kick in, and this is where CF got it wrong. It deteriorates into a powdery, barbershop, very British scent. It's something your grandmother (not grandfather) would have worn if she lived in London in 1865. Designer houses today try and replicate this a bit, usually just producing a floraly, loud, baby powder vibe (see MDCI Invasion Barbare). This basenote scent is what then dominates for the next 10 hours, more if you've sprayed any arm/chest hair. The woods aren't masculine woods, just faint tree bark really. The EDP strength is phenomenal; this stuff lasts. The only problem is whether or not you like to smell like a woman, particularly a powderpuff with flowers. I do get some faint whiffs of neroli, but it's overpowered by the floral powder. I would not recommend this for a man, and unfortunately, would recommend Tom Ford's Neroli Portofino over this. A different vibe for sure (more aquatic), but TF's neroli sustains. Overall, 3 of 5 stars just because the ingredients are so good, but the scent isn't as much neroli as it is the musky amber that CF used. Bummer. Read more
