On the bottom or on the box it is a re formulation missing several key notes that will not last long at all and smells putrid. Sometimes it opens up really well but there are days where the opening is a bit medicine like for some reason. Consider it a mix of "Roma Uomo" with a "Le Male" aftertaste (yes, Gaultier's mega hit was strongly influenced by Minotaure) with some of Joop!

Moving from NYC to Florida, I have worn it less - it is a Fall/Winter scent that can be difficult to wear in really warm weather. I could do without the cherry and licorice, but since they recede a bit in the base, I'll begrudgingly give this a thumbs up. Inoffensive but energetic and although it doesn't stand out as a rare scent it's not generic either. Read about this perfume in other languages: Deutsch, Español, Français, Čeština, Italiano, Русский, Polski, Português, Ελληνικά, 汉语, Nederlands, Srpski, Română, العربية, Українська, Монгол, עברית. I would be curious to experience the original formulation, and can only recommend testing before purchase to make sure you really want to play in the Labyrinth that they have created here.

I’m getting synthetic floral sweet fragrance that reminds me of the after shave I had but I definitely feel this is better left in the 90s. While each flower gives off its own distinct profile, they form a gorgeous bouquet of garden scents.

The bottle is fantastic and would make a nice addition to any fragrance collector for the bottle alone. I wore this one on a New Year's Eve 2012 party and people around me said I smelled like a yummy dessert.Girls there is a true beastly handsome viril masculine prince of darkness around,who will come and seduce you with only one look and you will be lost in his trap" and my answer was "oh I can't wait! Minotaure, is a smooth, aromatic, fruity and vanilla fragrance which sits closely to your skin and lasts quite moderately - edging towards around 7 hours on skin, even longer on clothes. Our top 10 perfume for women is your go-to guide for all things scent-sational and features the best of the best! Within the first 10 minutes, that zesty start blends into a more fruity-lemon scent, followed quickly by sweet mixed fruit notes, very heavy in the melon (musky, fleshy, earthy) and a bit of pineapple. It's fruity, and linen-cloth crisp, but there's one note that really classifies this as winter only.

I finally baught a bottle of Minotaur this year as I really liked how much more woody it is in relation to Nikos Sculpture. Just an update to my older review where I tested batches of this (vintage Cosmair vs less vintage Cosmair vs newest, non Cosmair): I got a bottle of 1992 Minotaure and what shocked me was how animalistic it was compared to my mid-90s Cosmair. Given the rarity of good fruity woody orientals, it's a decidedly good predecessor to YSL's L'Homme.com perfumes magazine - All Rights Reserved - do not copy anything without prior written permission.