Reaction
Reaction by Kenneth Cole is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 2004 in the budget price tier. It opens with bergamot, mandarin and black pepper, moves into lavender, geranium and nutmeg and dries down to cedarwood, musk and amber. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
- Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
Heart
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
- Nutmeg Warm, woody and slightly sweet. Cosy without being gourmand.
Dry-down
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
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