Versace Eros Cologne Review EDT

Donatella Versace, the creative director of Versace, designed the bottle for Eros herself: a beautiful teal glass reminiscent of the glittering sea off of the Greek islands.

The bottle boasts a simple and unadorned shape, which, personally, I find perfect for travel. Its flat design seamlessly slots into luggage, unlike rounded bottles that can be a bit bulky and space-consuming. It’s a practical choice for those on the go, ensuring both style and convenience for travel enthusiasts like myself.

The face is lined with Greek-inspired decorative motifs with the brand’s recognizable image of Medusa and the image of Medusa is also seen on the golden cap, the perfect luxurious finish.

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Versace describes Eros as an “aromatic fougère”. Overall the fragrance is fresh and green with a warm, woody undertone. 

The early notes include bright, effervescent mint, green apple, and lemon; the middle warms up with notes of tonka bean, ambroxan, and geranium; and the bottom smooths out into a smooth, woody base of Madagascar vanilla, Virginian and Atlas cedar, vetiver, and oakmoss. 

When I first spritz on Eros, it gives me quite a summery vibe. It features bright mint, a hint of zesty lemon, and those cool aquatic notes. It’s the kind of scent that brings to mind lazy days by the pool with a piña colada in hand. And here’s the secret sauce – that saltwater touch, thanks to ambroxan, giving it that extra cool factor.

A subtle tartness from the apple and sweetness from the early hints of vanilla play delicately side by side. The top notes are energizing and summery, and lean more masculine and youthful — the languid god of love in his prime. 

Whenever I wear Eros, after about fifteen minutes, the grassy citrus begins to fade away and the dark sweetness of the vanilla and tonka begins to shine alongside earthy geranium hints that gives it a really warm, earthy feeling.

The sweetness is never overpowering, held in check by the growing fougère qualities of cedar and oakmoss. The tonka and vanilla merely soften the edges, nudging this fragrance away from the more classically masculine and into something approaching unisex. 

As the fragrance approaches its base the cedar notes really begin to shine, rounded out by the oakmoss and vanilla. Remnants of tonka and ambroxan give this an ambery quality, and Eros remains a warm, sensual, woody amber that rests close to the skin. 

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Eau de Toilettes are normally considered the wallflowers of the fragrance world, but Eros isn’t content to hover in the wings. 

Eros is bold, brash, and unapologetic in its top notes, rendering this fragrance, at least in its first hour, a scent more appropriate to a day out than a day in the office. 

While it softens throughout the day, you can count on people in your immediate vicinity wanting to know what scent you’re wearing. On my skin, Eros hangs around for a solid six to eight hours, gradually settling into this cozy “skin scent.”

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In spite of its go-big-or-go-home opening, Versace Eros is a crowd-pleaser. I’d say this fragrance sits in the casual to semi-formal range but due to the convenient bottle I find myself taking it to most places I travel, and the scent never seems to be out of place outdoor.

While it’s an ideal choice for a younger man, there are very few people of any age or gender who wouldn’t enjoy smelling this scent.

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This fragrance is marketed as a man’s cologne, but it could be worn by women as well, especially during its more sensual drydown stages. It has quite a youthful, breezy energy to it and is a great choice during the spring, summer, and autumn months. 

Eros is best suited to men from their teens up until about their forties. Lovers of vanilla and woody notes in particular will find this fragrance a perfect match.

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