Customer Reviews

Realities for Men Cologne for Men by Liz Claiborne

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I first got a tiny little .05oz sample bottle for Christmas from my aunt like 3 years ago. I loved it. I was never into colognes since I would just let my deodorant handle the scent issue but this stuff smelled amazing. Deodorant scents now that I'm older have started to remind me of cheap scent-sprays kids would wear vigorously in junior-high so I had to move onto wearing unscented deodorant and letting real-man's cologne do the talking. I couldn't find Realities in stores so thank goodness Amazon has it.

Realities smells amazing. I'm an outdoorsy type and I hate super-sweet smelling or super-musky old-man smells. Realities says it has the smell of patchouli which is quite true. Every woman commenting on it loved how fresh it smelled and how it "smells like a sunny day" whatever the Heck that means. It's sweet, but not too sweet. When it dries it gets WAY better. It also lasts quite a long time. I usually hate smelling the cologne I'm wearing but I can stand this.

This is a light scent great for daytime wear. It's certainly not overpowering and it's quite pleasant to be around. Some reviews say it smells like Dolce and Gabbana, but DandG has more of a sharp smell than Realities, and also it doesn't last as long as Realities does. DandG is also 3 times as much. I definitely recommend this for anyone wanting anything light and fresh without that sea-water smell you get from other colognes which are meant to smell fresh. It's such a great deal for what you pay for.

I bought this just trying something new, and it surprised me how good it smells once you put it on...and this site has the best price i have seen for any cologne. But even if you don't like it....but you like women BUY IT!! you'll hear good comments all day. all around good.

My son had this fragrance before and he love it. He had been looking to replinish his his supply when I found it on Amazon.com. The price was sooooo much less than any price I've found anywhere. A real bargain.

Liz Claiborne's latest fragrance for men, Realities, is an outdoors fresh, clean scent. The blend of citrus and wood notes is ultra masculine, while a certain richness is added by Italian Grapefruit, and Mandarin. Then with a touch of Nutmeg, Ginger and Teas there is also a hint of spiciness.

It's attractive and memorable without being at all overpowering.

The heavy glass bottle is broad shouldered with a gun metal silver cap with a double band of olive - good looking.

Realities is available in the 3.4 oz. and 1.7 oz. Cologne spray as well as in After Shave, After Shave Soother, Hair & Body Wash, and Deodorant.

Realities for Men was a blind buy, and I learn the disadvantage of blind buy in a hard way. The cologne starts out well, but as it dries down, the woody scent becomes really overpowering. It literally gives me headache every time I wear this fragrance. You can catch the oriental blend of tea, sandalwood, cedar wood which could have been pleasant, but to me, it almost smells like a woman perfume because of sandalwood. I notice that one of the reviews here also state that it does smell like a woman perfume after 30 minutes or so.

It is interesting that a lot of people say, it is a fresh summer fragrance. I agree with them for some extent but "Realities" is not that fresh. I feel like it's almost there but not quite. Paradoxically, being close to fresh but not quite, gives me a gloomy mood. In terms of projection, it is a little bit weaker than most of the perfumes I have tried, but it is ok. I don't know about the longevity because I washed it off after an hour. That's the longest I can stand the scent (headache).

I have asked opinions from my friends, and they also do not like the scent that much. When you wear a fragrance, you might want to consider people around you as well. You can expect few comments wearing this perfume. It is my subjective opinion, and my suggestion is to smell the fragrance first before you buy it.

This cologne was a present for my step father. He really loves the fresh scent and my 7 year brother likes to use it too.

I got a sample bottle of this cologne when my girlfriend bought a different cologne recently. I was taken back by how great it smelled and by the fact that it was actually worth wearing since free stuff is usually not worth having. Realities also has a product called after shave smoother that smells just as good as the cologne. I highly recommend this product.

No reveiw needed, get it, how many colognes can you find of this quality for this price, just buy it, I purchased a bottle of it already and if you wont get it someone else will

I first smelled this on my (then) new boyfriend and I was unsure about the scent, because it is different from the average "male" colognes. It only took a few days and I was hooked! Now I can't get enough - glad he's running low, it's a no-brainer Christmas gift!

For the cost of the amount I purchased it was well worth it you surely couldn't get it for the price I paid in a department store! I was truly pleased...