In the end, Absolute is a dark, mysterious, and bold fragrance that would be more suited as a niche fragrance rather than a designer release which ultimately ended in discontinuation. As the fragrance slowly transitions into the heart notes, the fragrance starts to get more natural, with touches of sweet accords reminding more of pine and cypress tree sap. With that said, I highly doubt anyone would wear Absolute on warmer days of spring and summer where heavy leathery and woody notes might give you or people around you a potential headache. To say that I was surprised by Gucci releasing something like this, and also praise the creative decision to be different in the sea of clones, and similar perfumes.

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That’s why all the eyes or better say, noses have been pointed to Gucci house when Absolute was released, immediately after the hype within the fragrance community started to spread like wildfire. Different from everything in the Guilty line, and I’m sure that Gucci won’t ever again take this kind of risk in the future.This is undoubtedly one of the best leather-based fragrances I have experienced in my life, and this is coming for someone who has tried almost all popular and less popular leather fragrances on the market. Regarding the potential compliments, Absolute is a fragrance suited more for personal enjoyment, and towards an experienced audience that enjoys more artistic perfumes. I’m quite sure that Absolute will go down in history as one of the best and most original leather fragrances ever released. Accurate review… GGA is a fabulous underdog mostly unknown sauce, and one that will become very difficult to source and legendary. Because of moderate performance, and heavier statement-making notes, the funky side would become more evident in case of higher temperatures.

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The fragrance is described as woody leather and includes a new natural raw ingredient known as Nootka cypress along with Goldenwood which is specially selected for this release.To appreciate fragrances, we sometimes have to open our minds and go into new and unexplored territories. Even if I have more affinity for leather fragrances such as Dior’s Fahrenheit, Tom Ford’s Ombre Leather, and Marc-Antoine Barrois Ganymede, I cannot ignore the fact how original this is, and how it actually smells fantastic. Right from the start, let me tell you that Gucci fragrances have never been up to my fragrance standards, except for now discontinued Gucci Pour Homme 1, Gucci Pour Homme 2, and Gucci Mémoire d’une Odeur which tried something new. When the fragrance dries down, Absolute moves into being a woody, earthy, musky, sappy, and even cozy fragrance.