NovoGlow
Gold Medal Cologne for Men Eau de Toilette 3.4oz
EDT · 100 ml
$20
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From our own shelf: sold under its own name by the house that made it.
How it smells
Mapped on twelve accords, from the box.
We haven't put this one on skin yet — no scores, no measured numbers until we do. What the house publishes:
NovoGlow Gold Medal Cologne for Men Eau de Toilette 3.4oz, 3.4 oz (100 ml). A men's fragrance in the woody leather family. Top notes: Blood Mandarin, Grapefruit and Mint. Heart notes: Cinnamon, Spicy Notes and Rose. Base notes: Amber, Leather, Woods and Indian Patchouli.
Decoded from the note list the house publishes.
Top notes
First 15 minutesBlood Mandarin
Citrus
Soft, sweet small citrus — gentler than lemon.
Grapefruit
Citrus
Pink citrus peel — bitter, slightly sulphurous, refreshing.
Mint
Aromatic / herbal
Cool leaf — sharp, camphorous, immediate.
Heart notes
The next few hoursCinnamon
Spice
Warm bark — sweet, dry, biting.
Spicy Notes
Aromatic / herbal
Listed by the house on the box.
Rose
Floral
Petal-rich flower — honeyed, green, sometimes jammy.
Base notes
What's left at the endAmber
Resin / balsam
Labdanum-and-vanilla accord — warm, sweet, glowing.
Leather
Leather / smoke
Tanned hide accord — smoky, dry, a little sweet.
Woods
Wood
Woody base note — dry and long-lasting.
Indian Patchouli
Wood
Leaf — earthy, damp, slightly camphorous.
Note list as published by the house. Descriptions explain the raw material itself — not how this bottle performed on us.
What our shelf has learned
From 324 bottles and 21 logged wears in our own register.
How these notes have behaved on us across every bottle we've worn — not a measurement of this bottle.
- Amberon 73 of our bottles, 5 wornoften sits with Musk, Vanilla, Patchouli
- Cinnamonon 36 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Vanilla, Tonka Bean
- Roseon 39 of our bottles, 1 wornoften sits with Jasmine, Musk, Vanilla
- Leatheron 27 of our bottles, 1 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Lavender, Patchouli
- Minton 22 of our bottles, not yet wornoften sits with Lavender, Tonka Bean, Lemon
- Woodson 21 of our bottles, not yet wornoften sits with Bergamot, Musk, Ginger
No measured longevity or projection logged yet.
Counted live from our register and wear logs.
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