Cedar Essence by Ferrari

I’m not sure that I have samples of every single Ferrari cologne that they’ve released, but I definitely have most of them. As such, you can expect more of them, in the very near future once I am done writing them all up. In this post, I want to take a closer look at Cedar Essence, which is a part of the Ferrari Essence line of scents. What does this one smell like? How does it perform? Is it even worth a purchase?

What does Cedar Essence by Ferrari Smell Like?

Notes include: orange, peppermint, lime, watermelon, cedar leaves, ocean sprays, cedar, amber, patchouli, coffee beans

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My Full Review

Wow. This is such a unique and sort of baffling fragrance. Cedar Essence opens with an oceanic salty blast mixed with watermelon, peppermint, and lime.

This gives it a cold fruity aroma that has a really crisp spice to it. Add to that, the cedar which is stable throughout and there is a woody base with all of these notes blended around.

Ferrari Cedar Essence is a very marine and open blue water scent. It isn’t overly salty like many other oceanic scents, but it’s there. It’s such an odd cologne, it’s almost like they tried for something like Creed’s Millesime Imperial, and then just added a bunch of other stuff out of left field.

As it dries down, it becomes more of a normal sort of cologne. I get an amber-laden cedar, mint, and the watermelon with a marine accord. It’s smooth and refreshing with a bit of spice.

However, the cedar note isn’t as prominent as one would expect from the name. It’s there but I was expecting something a lot more woodsy, not a fragrance that is really oceanic/aquatic.

That’s essentially what I pick up from Cedar Essence. Not much development, oddly named, but interesting with what it brings forth.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

The sillage of Cedar Essence actually starts out fairly strong. It isn’t insanely heavy but I knew it was there the whole time I was wearing it. I weakened pretty quickly, as the longevity isn’t the best, but during those first few hours it was solid.

During the rest of the wear, it’s light and doesn’t project very far from the skin. It burns bright up top, but that’s short-lived.

I think I got about 5 usable hours from this Ferrari, maybe 2.5 before it became a complete skin scent. A few more hours with this hanging around would’ve been nice. The Ferrari colognes are usually decent, but not amazing with how long they last, and this is a great example of that.

This strikes me as a nice spring/summer casual cologne. Pretty nondescript at times, but pleasant and has an upbeat feeling to it, within the aroma. I could see wearing Cedar Essence with a t-shirt and shorts during the daytime.

Overall Impressions of Cedar Essence

Overall, do I recommend this cologne? I honestly can’t say. I really don’t know what to make of it, at times, as the notes are such an odd combination. It has some really unique moments and then at other times, this cologne seems completely generic.

I don’t love it, but I have moments where I think it’s pretty good. The fact that it never fully won me over, makes me want to say that it’s a pass for me, since I’m not ambivalent about any other fragrance that I truly do like.

That opening is a nice blue and marine sort of fragrance. I like the breeze, peppermint, watermelon, and lime. It’s a unique and fairly nice smelling blend versus what you get with many fragrances.

The amber and cedar part is also pretty good, but it’s not as intriguing.

Plus, the performance is pretty mediocre. If that weren’t the case, a cheap bottle of this Ferrari cologne, might be worth having around.

This scent threw me for a loop, as I thought I’d be getting a super rich/fresh woody scent. Sort of, but the mint, lime, watermelon, and aquatic notes weren’t so expected here.

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