Paul Smith Man 2
How it smells
Main smell: woody and warm spicy. It opens with cardamom and grapefruit, moves to cashmere wood and cinnamon and dries down to sandalwood and musk.
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- fall
Man 2 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 Paul Smith Man 2
Paul Smith is the house behind Man 2.
Price per bottle size
In Europe it costs about €32, depending on the bottle size and the shop. That makes it one of the more affordable picks. It costs less than Dior Sauvage Elixir and Tom Ford Oud Wood.
Its style
The strongest accord is woody (100%), followed by warm spicy and gourmand. You will probably like it if you enjoy woody and warm spicy smells and notes like cashmere wood and sandalwood. Less obvious notes include granny smith apple, nutmeg and tonka bean. Perfume fans rate it 3.73 out of 5.
Man 2 through the year
It is at its best in fall and winter. It is less suited to summer. From best to least suited, the seasons are fall, winter, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Day or night?
It is easy to wear from morning to evening.
Man 2 longevity
Expect about 3 to 6 hours on skin, which is about average for a perfume. Dior Sauvage Elixir and Gisada Ambassador Intense last longer, if that matters to you. If you want more hours, Paul Smith Man lasts about 6 to 9 hours. Base notes like sandalwood and musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Other Paul Smith perfumes
This house has 21 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are London Men, Extreme Woman and Portrait For Men.
More from this line
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 2009.
Man 2 dupes and alternatives
These perfumes have a close smell: Dior Sauvage Elixir (6 shared notes), Tom Ford Oud Wood (7 shared notes), Gisada Ambassador Intense (7 shared notes) and Elizabeth Taylor Passion for Men (6 shared notes).
Questions people ask
How strong is Man 2?
Medium: people near you can smell it.
Can women wear Man 2?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.