Lucky You Lucky Brand Cologne Unboxed Tester 3.4 oz.

In my opinion, the people on here who received good bottles and are bashing the scent probably have way too high of expectations for a $20 bottle of cologne. Lucky You was the first cologne I started wearing in high school, when I caught a whiff of my friend’s cologne and asked him what it was. Target sold 1.7 oz bottles at the time, and I’d pick up a bottle every so often. I got MULTIPLE compliments, including from the ex girlfriend of the friend I mentioned before, as well as my sister, who always said, “You smell SOOO good!” I can’t compare the number of compliments to other colognes because I only recently branched out and started buying other colognes. However, recently I pulled out an old bottle of Lucky to throw on for an evening out, and just an hour later, a random college-aged girl sitting nearby turned around and asked, “WHAT are you wearing. It smells SO good.” I was a little worried that this bottle would be a fake or would be really watered down, especially considering how cheap it is, but in the air and on my skin it smells the same as it always has. Straight away, it smells strongly of citrus and alcohol, which is to be expected since it’s a true cologne (look up cologne vs. edt vs. edp vs. parfum if you don’t know about fragrance concentration levels). To me, after the dry down, it smells very fresh, soapy (if you like soapy fragrances), citrusy, and slightly sweet, which I’m guessing is the cardamom. I don’t know much about base notes, but Fragrantica.com identifies teakwood, sandalwood, and musk, which are classically very masculine scents. It only projects for an hour or two, which is to be expected for a true cologne and in my opinion is great for an evening out or to kick off your day at work. It’s a GREAT daily fragrance considering the price point and the fresh, clean scent it offers.