In today’s fragrance review, we have Coach for Men, which was released in the past few years (2017) and has enjoyed some popularity. Note: I’ve updated this page since the initial write up. I have tried it out and will report on all aspects of my experience with this cologne. How does it smell? What are the ingredients? Does it have good performance? Is it even worth a buy?
What does Coach for Men EDT Smell Like?
Notes include: bergamot, kumquat, ambergris, pear, vetiver, suede, coriander, cardamom, geranium
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My Full Review
The opening of Coach for Men is a blast of the fruit notes consisting of pear, citrus, and kumquat. This is all surrounded by warm amber and some light spices thrown in.
It’s clean and pleasant, but smells totally familiar and like a bunch of other scents that I’ve come across before. It’s very fruity and sort of makes me think of Dylan Blue, with the amber note, but I think I like that one more.
The pear note is the strongest to my nose, in this one, but the citrus and kumquat are quite juicy and so it does have that bright citrus aroma sitting just underneath.
Ambergris is soaking the entire composition and I detect that smooth smell of suede. It’s enjoyably simple and smells quite nice.
As it dries down, it doesn’t change all that much for me. I do get hints of cardamom and coriander, after about an hour, but they aren’t too powerful and get outshined by everything else in here. Coach for Men is fairly linear, but the citrus aspect, does weaken as it moves along.
Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility
Projection wise, the sillage is pretty moderate for the first few hours, it’s probably noticeable from 3-5 foot range. After that, it is really light and damn near a skin scent.
The longevity is much to write home about, I get about 5 hours on my skin, and that’s it. Meh. Again, only the first two hours have any projection that is noticeable. Really disappointed by the performance.
Coach strikes me as more of a spring/summer scent, but honestly, it can be worn year round without issue. It isn’t heavy and doesn’t seem to turn sour at any time.
It has great versatility and can be worn in seemingly any situation. Aroma wise, it is very safe to wear at work, and is great casually. It smells nice, but isn’t really sexy, and it’s not a club beast with it’s performance.
With better performance, this could absolutely be a daily wear and all-around fragrance, for a guy to own. That’s what they were going for, it just didn’t workout completely.
Overall Impression of Coach for Men
Overall, is Coach for Men good? It smells good. The performance is pretty weak. It smells like a lot of other scents out there. I do enjoy the fruity top notes, the pear and citrus mix is great, and the additional kumquat is a good change up.
It’s pretty much every other mass appeal fragrance of the last decade, with a slightly different blend of notes, to give it some sort of uniqueness.
I find it to be a good wear. However, at its price I don’t think I’d buy a full bottle. It’s performance is concerning and it doesn’t have any uniqueness to really capture my attention.
But, it does have a good level of likeability. If it actually lasted, I’d be higher on this scent.
Maybe, if you can get it on sale, it might be worthy of a pickup. If it were stronger, it’d be a definite yes. As it is, I pass, without a huge discount.
Best Men’s Colognes started back in 2013, as a way to share my learning experiences with the different fragrances that I’ve owned, as I dove head first into the hobby. Since then, that new hobby grew into a consistent passion, helping millions of readers along the way. I have personally written reviews for well over 800 perfumes and colognes for both men and women. This is along with writing hundreds of other in-depth fragrance guides.