Otto Kern Signature Man
The smell in short
Main smell: warm spicy and aromatic. It opens with cardamom and bergamot, moves to lavender and orange blossom and dries down to tonka bean and cedar.
- Came out
- 2008
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
Signature Man notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
A closer look at Otto Kern Signature Man
Otto Kern is the house behind Signature Man.
Otto Kern perfumes worth knowing
The house has 25 perfumes here, led by Beyond Horizon, Signature Extreme and Ypno.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €395. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Edt 1 and Mont Blanc Individuel.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Edt 1 and Mont Blanc Individuel last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like tonka bean and cedar are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Signature Man: day or night?
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear. Its aromatic side keeps it clean and easy. For evenings, Frederic Malle Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur has more depth.
Signature Man through the year
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, spring, fall and summer.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by aromatic and citrus. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and aromatic smells and notes like lavender and tonka bean. Less obvious notes include artemisia, cinnamon and musk. Perfume fans rate it 3.98 out of 5.
Other versions
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 2015.
Signature Man dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Edt 1 (8 shared notes), Mont Blanc Individuel (6 shared notes), Frederic Malle Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur (6 shared notes) and Gisada Titanium (6 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Gisada Titanium starts from €149.
Quick answers
Does Signature Man project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.
When did Signature Man come out?
It came out in 2008.
Can women wear it?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.