I wasn't even sure if either one of us would like the smell of this [SEP] My husband doesn't wear cologne very often, just mainly when we go out somewhere special, but not on a day to day basis. I wasn't even sure if either one of us would like the smell of this, but for the price I got it for it was worth a shot. I was actually planning on saving it as a stocking stuffer for Christmas time since I start my shopping early for that, but he happened to see it when I was opening the box. It took awhile to be shipped so I forgot I even ordered it or else I wouldn't have opened it in front of him. Oh well. It's a really strong scent. He didn't even take the cap off the bottle and we could really smell it. He says he doesn't mind the scent of it. It's not his favorite but he is willing to wear it and try it out as long as I can handle smelling it. I told him just to not use too much cause it would probably bother me to be around it for too long. Overall it isn't bad, I guess it just depends on someone's preference. I got this at a discount in return for my honest review.