A quick note upfront: Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme is genuinely distinct from the earlier, unrelated Gucci Pour Homme (2003), a separate, now-discontinued fragrance that shares a confusingly similar name. Gucci by Gucci EDT is a sophisticated woody chypre fragrance built around cypress, tobacco and leather, and Maids Scents carries the authentic Eau de Toilette with delivery across Nigeria and beyond.
What is Gucci by Gucci EDT?
Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme EDT launched in 2008, created by perfumer Aurélien Guichard in cooperation with Frida Giannini, Gucci’s creative director at the time. Gucci positioned this release as the masculine companion to the brand’s own 2007 women’s edition of Gucci by Gucci, and it has since gone on to become one of the most critically acclaimed designer fragrances of the past two decades.
Fragrance Profile
Gucci by Gucci EDT opens with cypress, violet and bergamot, a moody, sharply clean burst more than one reviewer specifically compares to Hermès Terre d’Hermès Limited Edition EDT, which we already carry, though with a genuinely softer, more approachable touch.
As it develops, the heart brings in tobacco and jasmine, warm and smoky. More than one reviewer specifically describes this stage as sex in a bottle, classy, masculine and seductive, though it’s worth being honest that a smaller number of reviewers find the whole composition too safe, refreshing yet ultimately bland.
The base settles into patchouli, amber, leather, elemi resin and olibanum, closing out a warm, resinous dry-down more than one reviewer describes as simple and sophisticated, the kind of scent that quietly prompts people to say you smell nice rather than shouting for attention.
Top Notes: Cypress, Violet, Bergamot
Heart Notes: Tobacco, Jasmine
Base Notes: Patchouli, Amber, Leather, Elemi Resin, Olibanum
Who Should Wear Gucci by Gucci?
Gucci by Gucci EDT suits anyone who wants a genuinely versatile, classic signature rather than a bold, attention-seeking scent. It’s genuinely worth being honest that reception here is sharply divided, with some reviewers calling it sex in a bottle, others separately finding the same composition too safe and somewhat generic, so sampling first is a sensible way to confirm it suits your own taste.
Performance and Longevity
It’s genuinely worth being honest that Gucci by Gucci EDT has directly contradictory reported performance. One detailed reviewer specifically reports seven to eight hours with above-average projection, while a separate reviewer describes the performance as genuinely poor, and another finds it gets you roughly three quarters of the way through a full day at work.
Given this genuine variability, two to three sprays on pulse points is a sensible starting point, and moderating application in hot weather or close-quarter settings like the office is worth keeping in mind.
Best Time to Wear Gucci by Gucci in Nigeria
One detailed reviewer specifically describes Gucci by Gucci EDT as all-season wear, suited to roughly 11 months out of a typical four-season year, which maps naturally onto Nigeria’s climate especially well, working comfortably through Lagos heat and humidity for confident, versatile daytime or evening wear.
Buying Gucci by Gucci From Maids Scents
Every Gucci bottle we stock, including Gucci by Gucci, comes from verified suppliers, so what you receive matches what you’d get through an authorised Gucci retailer.
We deliver across Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Enugu, Benin City and the rest of Nigeria, and we ship internationally for orders placed from outside the country.
You can read more about the fragrance on its Fragrantica listing.
If you’re curious how it compares, Hermès Terre d’Hermès Limited Edition EDT is worth trying too, or browse our full range of masculine perfumes in Nigeria.
Gucci by Gucci EDT is in stock now at Maids Scents.
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