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This is the one that started my obsession with fig notes. The recent formulation seems to have a shorter opening, and a less creamy, more sharp/rough dry down compared to my memory of the initial release.

Still have 2/3rds of my bottle. Looks and smells just like it did when I got it in 2003. The fig was intoxicating to me! I didn’t even know I had a thing for fig scent! Lol. Now I love a candle with black fig 🤤🤤
I don’t wear it often. Never complimented, my wife says, “it’s just okay.” Haha. So I wear it once in a while for nostalgia.

To the reviewer below me: Bluecollarfresh

Where did you see that its discontinued?
It is still very much available Where i live. 😊

Very good unique summer fragrance of yesteryear. Luckily for me when I started my fragrance obsession a few years ago, you could still get this on discounters. So I did. Then over the next year it became very hard to find. Now impossible. Still got 95% of my 4.2 left. Fou d out it was discontinued so I rarely use it. Special occasions only!

COCO FOR JACOBS!

I went through so many bottles of this!!!! I get coconut at the opening but surprised that coconut is not listed in the notes.

I really enjoyed wearing this during the day, the silage carried well into the early evening and stayed on my clothes for days. The last time I purchased this was in 2017 at the Marc Jacobs store on Melrose in West Hollywood. I would love to find a bottle again and relive my mid 2000's to mid 2010's.

I wore this fragrance so much that I go my brother and a few friends on board to purchase and wear this beautiful fragrance.

MARC....please bring back more men's perfumes!!!!!

I've had my scent for over 10yrs....it's pee yellow....and lasts forever. I love the scent pure class.

Imagine you are at the beach.

Seriously thats about all I got. It’s good tho. There is something in it that I’m allergic to and I still wear it so that can give you an idea of my fondness. It’s very beachy and I guess sunscreen and coconut on the top.

Silage is mediocre and longevity is not good. Still a great scent, value is moderate.

Tonka, aqua, and sweet pepper on the back. It doesn’t last long but for modern scents that is what one might expect. A few sprays and you’re ready to go do beach things or have brunch. Maybe even a backyard game of catch. It’s unisex in my opinion and not something you will encounter many people wearing.

7/10 because it’s inexpensive. There’s so much in this price range that could do worse and many which can do better. If you need a tropical that’s unique here it is.

I don't know, there's just something about this I don't quite like. What it reminds me of is how your breath smells after eating ice cream. Weird comparison, I know.

BUT, there is potential. I feel something about this is missing which could be fulfilled by layering this fragrance on top of another. I just haven't found that fragrance to layer this with.

Will report back...

I love the smell of this fragrance HOWEVER for me there is absolutely no performance. When this first released I wore it everyday and then I ran out and couldn't find it anymore and assumed it was discontinued. In 2021 I got curious and searched around and found it on the Marc Jacobs website and ordered a new bottle. I was so excited to receive it and also to find out it smelled exactly how I remember it but the performance is abysmal. I can literally spray 6 times on my wrist and 5 minutes later it is gone, non existent. The only upside is it started me on a journey to find a new fragrance and now here I am, knee deep in a new (expensive) hobby, lol.

This is my all time favourite, I wear it everyday and never get tired of it.

Its getting harder to find though, has it been discontinued?

I really enjoy the fig/coconut smells in the opening; the scent is intoxicating and ahead of its time! I also feel thankful that cardamom and cumin notes are nonexist to my nose. Cumin should only belong to the culinary world, not fragrances!!! When it progresses to the heart and base, however, those watery floral notes mix with musk turn into a headache inducer for me. I love the opening fig/coconut and the bottle design, not so much for the watery floral musky smell.

Brilliant, quite unique, definitely floral, and sweet green notes. Highly recommend if you don't like aromatic frags and prefer the sweet fruity green floral notes. 10/10

@hazysummer

Try Fig Man from Carner Barcelona. I recently received this fragrance and it definitely has similarities to Marc Jacobs Men. Upon first sniff, Fig Man instantly reminded me of Marc Jacobs Men.

I was in love with this scent for years, recommended by a sales assistant,
and now found that it is harder to get hold of. Could anyone recommend a scent that is similar to this?
I love all the woody, fig and coconut notes in this one. Its soft and I'm looking for something with a similar vibe.
I would be so thankful if anyone could give me some other similar ones to try.

THE GOOD: green, bright scent that is unique compared to other men’s scents
THE BAD: it gave me a rash and I am not sure why, it also barely projects but still good
RATING: 6/10
BLIND BUY: Yes, if you like green scents

interesting fragrance. To me the cardamon and the fig are the strongest players. the florals smooth out the fig, but don't stand strong on their own. This is the type of fragrance that changes its aspect based on the temperature. Colder weather favors the fig and warmer weather plays up the ginger and florals. quite nice and fairly versatile. works in the office or on a date. sits close to the skin after an hour or so, but lasts a bit.

انجیری که صاحب سبک و الگوی اکثر عطرهای انجیری امروز است و خود دیسکانتینیو
تلخی، شیرینی انجیر و برگش را توامان دارد
اینجا از نارگیل خبری نیست
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Scent & Quality: 8/10
Longevity: 7/10
Sillage: 7/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 9/10
Affordability: 7/10
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Overall: 7.6/10

Luca Turin's "sad fig" review of this fragrance strikes me a tad reductive. Marc Jacobs for Men was a breakthrough for me, cutting hard against the tropes of designer scents and giving me a foundation of understanding of what niche scents were aiming at. This stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a scent like Philosykos. The bottle captures the essence of the fragrance beautifully; heavy and dense, yet soft around the edges.

It was 2004 and upon visiting my Cousin I caught a fragrance from him which I thought was unbelievably good. I sneaked to his bathroom cabinet when he was out and found the bottle - Marc Jacob. I had to get it.
Fast forward a few months and i'm in Portugal on a golfing holiday with family and family friends.
My older brother's scent at the time was Paul Smith and he wore it like he bathed in it. A plethora of compliments everywhere he went on how great he smelled.
Up steps yours truly, wearing this Marc Jacob scent.
One after the other I hear women saying to their friends or partner, 'Mmm what is that lovely smell?'
Before long they would try to sniff out who was wearing it and land on me, begging me to tell them what i was wearing.
Night after night i'd have women coming up to me asking to sniff me, then walking away satisfied.
My brother by this time was becoming agitated, and would insist on them smelling his Paul Smith, the response being, 'Yeah don't get me wrong that's nice, but, THAT is, *face literally pressed against my neck and earlobe* ahh my god that is amazing.'

The attraction i got was literally insane. The longevity weren't bad but wasn't great either which is why i sprayed my top aswell as my skin to prolong the smell. All in all though, in the warm climate this made women giddy at the knees and pulled me some gorgeous women during those 7 days, and i'm not exactly an oil painting.
Everytime i smell this now it brings back some great, no TRULY great memories. I've worn many fragrances but never received anywhere near the attention this got.

It was the night of my 18 birthday in 2007 when I first smelled this on someone. It was so different to whatever else the guys were wearing back then. It stuck out so much I had to buy a bottle - probably using up my week's student allowance... I love it. I have probably outgrown it by a few years, but I keep a bottle to bring back the memories. A shame that it's been discontinued. I have only smelled it 2-3 times on anyone else. Not revolutionary by any means, but a great unique fragrance of it's time.

I bought a bottle of this in 2004 and I thought I had read that it was a gardenia scent. Apparently I was confusing this with the feminine fragrance of the same name. However, the entire time I wore this (2004-2005) I smelled gardenia and musk in this because that’s what the power of suggestion can do. In retrospect, it’s not that far-fetched since green and floral notes combine with coconut and fig to create a soft unisex creamy floral that can, with some misinformation, make the leap to gardenia. So I am sticking with my original description of this in its’ vintage prime: Marc Jacobs Man once smelled like a memory, something washed away by rain and time, of a glamorous dandy in white tie and black sequined tuxedo slippers, wearing a fresh gardenia boutonniere still chilled, straight from the florist’s fridge. It’s not the kind of scent that paints a vivid picture, crisp with detail. It’s more like a watercolor or a blurry photograph. And that is appropriate for Marc Jacobs who often takes gaudiness of fashion past and recontextualizes it by presenting it in a new way in the blurred, light-saturated, pale photographs of Juergen Teller.

I was utterly in love with this fragrance when it was first launched... Sophisticated, elegant, discreet - nothing similar to the usual bombardment of masculine fragrances. The bottle was gorgeous, the name was simple! However, I believe it suits better younger ages. When I was 20 it was perfect. It had this naïveté, this care-free attitude. I don’t feel it expresses me any longer. Also, something has changed sadly in the quality of the juice. After half an hour you can hardly detect it on your skin. I recently tried it in New York in an attempt to reminisce... The past belongs to the past!

When I sampled this I thought it was pretty nice but when I purchased a full bottle I felt like I wasted my money because of the similarities to good life and new york musk. All of these fragrances are crazy similar even in The weak strength. They all smell good but miss the mark of ever becoming a signature scent due to how low the silage and projection is as well as short longevity. I won't be rebuying this because I already have goodlife and NY musk and feel as if I wasted money on both, now I have one more fragrance that smells similar but isn't gonna get much wear.

This perfume made me realise how much i detest fake fig fragrances... its not for me and i hate when i smell it on others too

I was working event for COTY, who now owns Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, and Calvin Klein perfumes among others after they bought Procter & Gamble fragrance division, and it was given me as a present.
On opening it smells like a hair spray. Later it smells like all mainstream perfumes, both male and female, were mixed in one giant barrel, and then watered down in half.
Totally faceless uninspiring perfume.
I can only see me wearing this if I'll go shopping in Walmart, which I do no more often than once in 2-3 years. I guess it would make it a gift of a lifetime? LOL
Scent: 3 out of 10
Longevity: 5 of 10
Projection: 4 of 10
Silage: 4 of 10

EDIT:
Ok, after giving it few more tries, it is little bit better than I originally thought. I can give it 5 out of 10 for scent. I could also wear it when going grocery shopping, not only to Walmart.

I love this fragrance with all my heart and I definitely respect Lucas' dedication, however this fragrance is not discontinued. About six months ago I called to confirm this with the company and it is still available for purchase on Marc Jacobs website and in his boutiques. To me this is a warm, slightly tropical but cozy scent. I don't get a "green" vibe from this at all. I bought this for my boyfriend years ago and he must be on his fifth bottle by now. If he only knew the reason he's going through bottles so fast... I'm wearing it too. Lol

and yes. i have to agree on this one, it's GREEN !

imagine yourself walking in the fig garden, with fresh cut coconut in your hands, that's how i can visualize this scent through words.

Scent : erm 6 out of 10 (its way tooo "green" for me. and yes i can see myself as a "walking tree") lol, but its not that bad. maybe its good for summer night out, something casual? not really. its better worn outside i think.

Longevity : Moderate, got 3-4 hours on my skin. 6.5 out of 10
Projection : Soft. and im glad for that. if this were Beast. damn. what will they say? A GIANT TREE CHOKING THEIR NECK? lol.

overall : Try before you buy

A very classy and seductive men's perfume which I love. The fig notes combined with tonka beans notes add an air of safistication to this perfume which is irresistable. A must for those evening's you want to impress!

@Lucas...did you really buy TWO HUNDRED bottles? Can you use so much in your lifetime? I am in awe of that...wow!

Lovely, beautiful smell. Unfortunately, it doesnt always last long on me. I still love it!

This perfume is has nice soft coconut-figgy note which makes it perfect but also unique scent for summer wear. Only fault I found with it was that it didn't really last long (Max 2 hours) or project well. Since it costs $130 AU for a 125ml bottle, the premium price doesn't warrant the purchase.

My ex gf bought me this in 2004 or 5 and since then I wear it everyday.
when I heard it was discontinued I went to the cosmetic shop and luckily it was on sale so I asked them to get me ALL the bottles they had available in ALL their stores in the whole Hong Kong so I bought more than 200 bottles!
Needless to say I love it ! :)

I enjoyed this ,it smells like milky coconut,but the longevity is substandard.
Perhaps if it came in a smaller bottle i would buy a little but not a big bottle.
You could get a similar effect with coco butter lotion
I feel that this is unisex as with most gourmands.

MJ Men is nice and smooth. This is another fragrance that is absolutely more suitable to those warmer weather days when subtly is all that is needed.

I have been brought up to a Mediterranean seaside place where the landscape is dominated by olive and fig trees that you can find in abundance as well as cypress which is used in order to separate people’s fields and mark the space with it's dark green presence in a vast landscape of green and silver that commences from the shores of the sea and climbs up to the mountains.
The salty sea breeze blends with the aromas of the trees, the herbs and the flowers as they coexist in an incredible balance.
I think that this perfume is the only one I have tried that is able to convey all these with such clarity as it manages to recreate in a totally three dimensional space this Mediterranean vibrant landscape and its wild but also balanced beauty.
I recall my father and our endless walks at those fields where he used to define certain herbs or flowers, to tell stories about them or to reveal to me some of their secrets. I still remember our favorite place under the cypress where we used to gaze at a colorful sea of trees at the one side and the real one at the other and also swimming during the summer time. The salty fresh air and the intense aromas of the fig trees with the cypress in a superb coexistence is what I mostly detect at this perfume and this is the main reason that I adore it as it instantly places me to this landscape and awakes all those precious memories.

I am on my 2nd 125 ml bottle. This stuff is just heavenly. I prefer it over Diptyque's version. This is pretty much the perfect daytime spring/summer scent. Straight up figs and that's all good with me. One that women can easily pull off as well.

Love this fragrance. It may not be for every man unless they are in touch with their feminine side, but why let that bother you or even question it? How can some people not smell fig in this? Marc Jacobs + BVLGARI Eau Parfumee Au The Rouge together=FIG HEAVEN.

This stuff is kind of strange, and I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. It is indeed fig and coconut, and opens green and creamy, and not very sweet. The combination is very tropical and refreshing, but it shares some of the bug spray aspect that intrudes into my enjoyment of Tommy Bahama...just a slight chemical edge. It starts to get less green and more spicy after a few minutes, with a little bit of the rubber smell of brand new sneakers. The green foliage also starts to return, but this time it's musty and fetid, and no longer tantalizing. Fangorn forest, where the Ents live, probably smells like this. I like how the stuff never gets out of hand in terms of sweetness, but as it progresses it just gets too dirty and staid. By the end, there's a big component of soggy, rotten rubber from an old shoe, with the foliage of an office ficus trying to keep it pleasant. There are so many better fig fragrances that it's a bit of a waste of time in that arena, but it's not too bad overall.

Im surprised many are saying it has not longevity or projection. I get hours of this on my skin even after shower if I don't scrub off hard. It is very masculine as well while beach fresh and nightlife sexy. It is not feminine at all but possible worn by women. I get compliments of all ages and sexes. It becomes darker and creamier in warm weather and it becomes a rich sexy fresh magic scent in cold nights when out with the friends or ladies. This is a great fragrance that recall all at once a, woodsy forest like nature, with fresh sudsy soapy clean out of the shower feeling, rubbery-like fixing a flat tire on a new car in a new suit handsome gentlemen and a sunny beachy sexy island after a long tan on the sands and ready for the nightlife. take a deep whiff and imagine all that rolled into one.

A great creamy fig based scent. I wish it had a bit more projection power because it's a safe scent with a calmness to it. I had the chance to wear it for a majority of my summer, not yet for spring but I feel like it would be perfect for spring. Sweet fig, with a coconut scent to it, unique to my nose at least. Also, with 4.2 oz I spray this 5 times on me because of the weak projection and there's so much juice to be used.

A mild sweet mixture of coconut, fig and clean watery notes with a very, very soft cedar background. While its mild and one might think the sillage and longevity are weak, they really are not. I thought so too initially, but Ive had people comment on it at the end of the day after I applied it in the morning. There is something about this one I like. Its perfect for an office environment or a lazy sunday afternoon. Its refined and not over powering. It may be slightly too sweet for some, but for a fruity sweet scent it def smells like a man's cologne, and not unisex at all. I applaud Marc Jacobs for making something totally unique in such an over crowded marketplace. Thumbs up.

I bought this one 10 years ago.
Now I know why I never touched it again…

But the quality is very good.

5/10

Nice subtle scent with a great smell!

Smells great. Doesn't last long though. Very soft scent, after maybe 3 hours you can't really smell it unless you put your nose near or against the skin you sprayed it on, so I like to spray in on my shirt. It's a great scent if you just want something to wear and don't feel like wearing something strong.

I actually ended up buying this but took it back. Terrible longevity. It's not really even considered a "soft" scent to me. Just unfortunately a waste of money.

smelled every scent in sephora and ended up blown away smelling this on paper.

Tried this at the store today and wow does it ever smell awesome! As everyone else says, very creamy and it definitely has a coconut vibe but as it drys down you get a floral thing going on with the coconutty (figgy) vibe in the background. I love fig and coconut (I must have 4 or 5 frags with coconut as a note) and this does it in a way that is masculin and has absolutely no sweetness. Yes it only lasted 2-3 hours on me but that is ok as I would be happy to re apply this hourly just to smell that opening. Awesome stuff and I'll be getting it and dousing myself all summer ;)

Marc Jacobs Men is soft, sweet and taps into something in me which I can't help but love.
I like to think I'm into manly, dark, woody, peppery, spicy, incense etc... fragrances but give me something soft and playful like this and I revert to being a small child craving the sweet and comforting.
Opening with a lovely fruity citrus and cardamom I was happy enough but then it reveals a fig based fragrance which is sweet and creamy probably due to the combination with Tonka bean. Fig is one of my favourite notes it would seem and I'd go as far as to say this is one of the best fig scents for men. (although it's very unisex)
I have Fico di amalfi (soft, citrus fig) and love Philosykos (stark, green fig) but I don't think this is all that similar aside from it having fig as the centre piece. It's soft Like Fico but has a creamy coconut accord and gentle woods which set it apart in my opinion.
Longevity is okay but not great and it doesn't really project all that much but smells great and the bottle is cool!

A mellow yet rich presentation of the fig leaf with nuances of butter, coconut and an underlying musk that hints to the smell of skin several hours after the application of sun lotion, once it has been absorbed into the skin, leaving it toned and nicely conditioned by the sun. Suitably casual, yet elegant enough for the office, perfect for warm weather... (Tip: if you are into this kind of scent and you enjoy a traditional wet shave, it layers very well with Geo F. Trumpers Coconut shaving cream). The scent seems to pass quickly yet compliments still come many hours later in the day... A nice and easy tropical fig scent to wear in the hot months, perfect for BBQs, garden parties and/or beach vacations. Just add a suntan and a Mojito... Cheers.

For me a copy from Salvatore Ferragamo Pour Homme!

I Love this Fragrance,

I wore it 24/7 back in 2004-2005 and whenever I smell it now it takes me back.

I know it has lots of notes, but i just think of it as a fig perfume. lol. and i love fig.

i've been thinking i might introduce it back into my library and make some new memories with it. Unfortunately its really hard to find in Australia - Bang seems to have taken over - and i'm not a fan of the peppery hit of Bang.

Buy this fragrance if you want something Classy, fresh and clean and if you don't want to smell like every other guy at the bar.

I bought it long time ago. This is elegance perfume.Good for office day time.Mild cypress and gentle coconut smell.It make me feel good.Long lasting is ok not bad,Suitable for summer time or raining day. Best one from MARC JACOB.

Hint of coconut, quite warm, musky and that's it. Quite boring, never drew compliments and on that note, I will never buy again.

i'm sorry but this was one of the very few frags that i just can't get to liking :c
it's very coconut suntan lotion like. Buttery in a way, yes. I can understand that it is likable, but it's too clean, beachy, cotton dinner suit, clean shaven impression i get.
It has huge projection and is very long lasting too, so you better like it if you try it.
Also, most people don't realize, that "plasticy synthetic" note... is actually Cyclamen. it has an odd... sweet greasy lipstick like scent that is in other celebrity Diva frags i do like.
so try going to the Garden section at a mega store, and sniff around!

@Ritarudna I am crying lmao@I just can't shake the fact that it smells EXACTLY like I can't believe its not butter

Very mildly coconut or woody. It's hard to tell because this is so timid.

It's boring, has no longevity at all (it's gone on me within an hour) and no sillage. To quote Luca Turin about another fragrance, about the most you can say for this is that it has a smell.

Why are there so many of these glutting up the market?

Marc Jacobs for Men is a soft, thoughtful fragrance. It is comforting but still fashionable. It feels silky and a little buttery. It has a tropical essence but in general I think it's just very appealing and alluring. None of the notes are loud or bold in any way. I am very surprised to see people say that it is boring, because I think it was actually an edgy statement to release this as a masculine fragrance, especially a self-titled one.

Just to put it out there, the bottle is awful. It looks like a paperweight you'd find on the desk of a used car salesman during the late 80s. The bottle is very wide and flat with the atomizer placed directly in the center, which makes it awkward to press down with your finger while your hand is holding the bottle. It feels as though you could drop it easily. You may even have to use both hands with the larger size bottle, which is an absolutely glaring design flaw.

I greatly appreciate that Marc Jacobs for Men is relatively inexpensive compared to similar designer fragrances when you consider the price per ounce. Even though I love the way it smells, I will definitely pass on a purchase, because the projection is extremely soft, to a degree that's unacceptable for me. I say this completely without hyperbole: it has probably the worst sillage of any fragrance I've tried. My final verdict is that Marc Jacobs for Men is a wonderful scent with dreadful performance and a terrible bottle.

BEAUTIFUL!
sprayed this on my wrist right now. and it just takes me to an island paradise. white sand and the blue ocean in front of me. eating macadamia nuts and got coconut juice on my right. no other person on my sight. just me and my perfect beach vacation.

honestly i don't care about longevity or projection 'coz then i'll just spray more. besides this for me is a scent to be enjoyed by myself.

A great fragrance if you don't mind the fact that it smells like so many others in the genre. I'm wearing a sample right now and it reminds me very, very, much of Guerlain Homme, a bottle of which I own, and which also shares the same abyssmal longevity that other people have complained about here. If you have never smelled scents like Guerlain Homme or Prada Luna Rossa (which this also bears some semblence to), and you enjoy a pleasant, lime-infused, smooth, safe, rather generic, citrus affair, then perhaps this fragrance is for you. If you only wear unique, classic, amazing or attention grabbing scents, I'd pass on this one for something more a bit more... intriguing.

Par for the course, yet pleasant: 7.5/10

The initial smell is like cocunut and vanilla, some spices as well. Dry down is nice but it fades quickly. Projection is horrible as well as longevity and that is too bad, because the smell is very inviting. It's almost unisex. Try it.

Love the smell for an hour, then goes to shit! Wont purchase ever again and this is my second bottle.

I agree with what's been said: a really lovely, powdery blend of fig and coconut with neither note dominating the other. It smells wonderful but has horrendous longevity and next to no projection. If it wasn't so pricey, I'd suggest it more as a body spray than a fragrance.

As someone already mentioned, Diptyque's Philoskyos does the smooth fig thing well, but lacks the complexity of the Marc Jacobs. Also, the Demeter Fig isn't bad and actually lasts longer than this one does.

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A coconut-smooth style frag which opens up warm ,cosy and so lovebale, but it goes close to the skin quickly and does not last..

I applied 6 heavy sprays

0-1 hours - 1 foot projection, "All you need is Love, Love, Love" , The Beatles... This is so special and lovely- not unique as a number of female frags are similar - but just what I want. Coconut and melon come through but both are not listed!!! So I assume this is the mix of cardamon and tonka bean. I feel content when wearing this, like someone special is with me and I am in love..

1-2 hours - 4 inch projection.

2 - 3 hours - 2.5 inch projection. Please don't go

3 hours - 6 hours - Close to skin. Gets a little dated in the drydown

Please release an EDP!

Smells like coconut. I once had Paul Smith's London for Men and I was very contented with it. When it was discontinued, I started looking for a substitute until I finally found this scent. It is similar, but not as good as Paul Smith's on my skin.
Quite linear,with cardamom and tonka bean overshadowing other smells. Lasts 3 hours on my skin.

Tenho certeza que o Marc Jacobs não usa e nunca usaria esta porcari... digo,este perfume em sua pele. Sacola plástica de supermercado com côco. perfume chato, enjoado. ARGH!!!!

What is going on with the Fragrantica page on this one??
Its not a woody scent its a fresh fruity fig scent.
The notes stated may contain those, but you mainly get wet fig leaf, fresh fig, coconut, and the usual citric top + wood base.
Its the most beautiful fragrance esp in summer, totally understand some people having a hard time with it.
To me i find it fairly linear it doesnt change all that much but im glad it doesnt.
Its more of a memory fragrance now as ive worn it through some of the hottest summers and on holidays.

The nearest thing ive smelled to it would be Philosykos by diptyque but there not that close.

Marc Jacobs for men was not a signiture scent but one of my faviorites back in the late 2008 and early 2009. I loved the smell in the winter although it is supposed to be a more summery smell. I loved it back then, it was sexy and fresh, yet light and sweet. I havent worn it in three years and decided to get another bottle. For some strange reason I do not like it as much as i used it. Not bad but certanily not my go to by far. I do like the soapy, powdery, clean feel i get from this.

Remind me of Dior Dune ,
Fresh syntethic metalic but not aquatic.
Give me headache.

A wonderfully unexpected fragrance for men that steps outside of traditional gender based norms. worth a sniff if only because of its unique characteristics.

Very sexy if you ask me.

On me, this fragrance gives off that sweet, creamy coconut-like scent from the fig note, and then follows up with something underlying it similar to an almost fennel or anise licorice-like quality. Not in your face, but very subtle, and adds some nice depth underlying the sweetness. I get compliments quite often with this from women that smell it. Most definitely not a wet dog smell on me, but it's pretty obvious from the reviews here that you will want to test this one on your skin.

Smells very peppery to me but when i put it on my skin in smelled exactly like wet dog. On paper it smelled good thought, but beware blind buys.

even tho it is not listed in the notes it has a bit of a cocunutish vibe goin on but longtivity and projection are very poor especially for a designer fragrance not worth the money

This is my ultimate summer fragrance. I was taken over by its mischievousness and androgynous qualities. I see quite considerable resemblance to Diptique's Philosykos, thou the latter is much greener on my skin.

The fig in here is succulent and fresh, wrapped into delicate oak-mossy veil.
I am a huge fan of both coconut, and fig based fragrances so gems like this come as a real treat.

This one opens very promising: freshness with notes of fig and coconut, quite different. But after some time it develops in a cloying combo of flowers that doesn't smell natural and becomes musky and powdery. The projection is good, but the fragrance doesn't lasts long.
I won't buy this one again.

This is very nice! I love it for night time. I cant stop smelling the bottles top alone. It makes me want to spray it eachtime just to smell it on me again but then i would just be wasting it. I get many compliments. Sometihing about it is very gentlemen, young sexy but also clean refreshing and beachy. I see people are saying they sense coconut & I thought I was the only one but no coconut notes. strange, even has a pleasant tanning lotion scent. I hope Mark Jacobs releases a Parfum version to have a longer longevity. I also noticed that some bottles have different boxes and some the liquid is a darker yellow while some are very light yellow. They are not fake nor went bad. They might have just been reformulated. In anycase they smell the same to me. Wonder if one of them has longer staying power.

Marc Jacobs for Men is a fragrance that conquers slowly, it is a very elegant and fragrant soap, note that more strikes would seem the coconut ... but I'm not so sure that it is coconut, is a wood and superbly proud that fancy to the senses ... a whiff away
brings me to a seaside resort in summer over a large terrace located on top of a cliff, perhaps around the cypress trees that are leading this wild and pungent smell ...
but the smell certainly does not end here, the bottom is pure luxury is indeed outrageous is so opulent and rich, in essence it's something exceptionally good although perhaps not widely known.
From a ride

Nice, there is some coconut but not overwhelming. A fresh spicy and pleasant fragrance. Bang and Bang Bang are not even close to this one!

کاری کلاسیک و مردانه از مارک جاکوب
گرم و شیرین
جذاب
بی آزار
رایحه ای خوش و آروماتیک
دوام و همچنین پخش بویش متوسط است
برای بعضی که از واکس موی سر استفاده میکنند تداعی کننده آن است
چرا که بسیار رایحه نارگیل میدهد و من مطمئن هستم با توجه به اینکه اسمی از اسانس نارگیل نیامده است اما نت اصلی و رایحه غالب این عطر کوکونات یا همان نارگیل میباشد
Coconut

Best for a nite at an exclusive party at an Asian nightclub..

I have been wearing this off and on for a while now and I have to say I really like this. I too wondered about it not lasting but I have found that if I just give one more spray the lasting effect is just fine at about 6 hours or more for me.

I simply don't smell coconut like other people have mentioned, but what I do get is a very nice waxy floral that reminds me most of gardenias. Perhaps the coconut smell people get or the gardenia smell I get is the fig. I love the smell of gardenia and the "heavy" waxy smell really says summer to me. (EDIT: This aroma has to be the fig.)

Too bad about the reviews here because this is an unique smell and I quite like it. Could become a signature scent for me. On second thought, I am glad for the somewhat negative reviews here...that means not everyone will be trying this. If it were more popular I don't think I would like this as much but since nobody seems to wear this, I LOVE IT!

As one last note, it is no wonder this unique aroma won a FIFI award in 2003. There is nothing quite like it that I have smelled. You must smell this one if you want something that is not ordinary.

if only this lasted!!sprayed it on my skin and in just over an hour,the scent was gone leaving behind a faint trail where i had to really struggle to smell this on myself.

I do love the overall smell regardless of the figs or coconut smell that many are talking about.My nose sniffs out the unusual so it should have been ok but given the price I would have loved to have a fragrance that saw me through at least 3hours.

wouldnt say no to owning one but there are others that offer what it promises for less and longer.

ELEGANT BROODING AND SEXY
THIS IS A SPECIAL OCCASION SCENT
DATES,WEDDINGS,CLUBBING, CHICK MAGNET HANDS DOWN

Marc Jacobs Men é um perfume para o dia dia.
É chic e as mulheres gostam do cheiro. Homens também gostam. Tem um lado meio sujo, meio rustico na base. Particularmente não sinto cheiro de coco, mas já me pergutaram (uma pessoa). É um perfume transparente, light, a fixação dura em média umas 4h. Por não ser forte, vale a pena abusar um pouco mais, e ficar com o cheiro mais tempo.
Não considero um perfume pra noite. É dia mesmo. Combina com bermuda, calor, t-shirt, camisa, praia, cidade, jeans, blazer... Pode até ser usando para noite informal... boteco, barzinho, pizza, sair com amigos... ETC. Atenção: light porem estiloso. Perfumes com madeiras sempre são estilosos e de personalidade. A declaração da última mulher que setntiu o cheiro foi: "...Nossa! que cheiro bom de homem."

I bought this for my ex back in 2005. Its still quite delicious! On him I got an overwhelming smell of the fig leaves but in bottle it seems more varied. It was a nice sexy scent for someone who toes a more "metrosexual" line. As a predominantly women's hairdresser he simply couldn't smell like "man of woods".

Marc Jacobs for Men is very feminine and not personalities. If you pour some water in cK One and a little extra help to fig, then you will come to Marc Jacobs for Men! I am interested in the smells of fig and MJfM is no exception too, but does not convince me to buy it.
Linear and about four hours on my skin stays not changed much.
If you want it how many times must I recommend testing it on.

How is there no coconut in this? I don't believe it for a second!
Warm, sweet, milky, gourmand. Beautiful. Inspiring.
One day, When I make perfumes (and become an egotistical, bigoted, hype-obsessed designer millionaire :-/ ) I would like to make milky coconut gourmand scent, but I'll muck around with it a bit to make something a lil more masculine and dirty. Maybe with tobacco and leather?
Tobacco leather and coconut?
Look my point is that this has inspired me to take a new look (in my eyes) at perfumry and inspired me to be creative. Of all scents I've lived, this one made me want to actually design.

For the record, I WOULDN'T change this scent, it's a beautiful, unique scent, but it's inspirational.
The projection is pretty good too, I'm still getting wiffs from waist height

From the Marc Jocobs website, i found the pyramid:

TOP NOTES: bergamot, cypress, cumin, cardamom, ginger
MID NOTES: fig leaves, rose, cyclamen, water notes
BASE NOTES: cedarwood, tonka bean, patchouli, moss

this smells so WOW.... really good combination of fig and coconut. it's close to the skin so don't expect big sillage.

When I first try this, it appears to be a very weird scent, something like a minty bubble gum sweetness scent, BUT like others said, don't be scared off by this scent, minutes later, the second notes appears and it is very unique and pleasant > refreshing green scent - something like fresh fig / green grass scent that give you peace of mind and I like it a lot, it remind me a lot CK Truth Men. Last note is a mild green musky scent, very nice.

This can be a unisex fragrance as it is not too masculine yet it has a very unique green/ fig scent that works! A very good everyday office or casual scent, easy to carry and versatile.

Longevity is average on my skin, 5 hours plus, the pleasant middle notes last longest! Overall this is a very good fragrance that give you free of mind, and easy going. 8/10 from me. If you are looking for a unique green scent with fig, be this one!

This is an addictive, unisex fragrance. I bought it for myself (I'm a woman) because I love the fig + gingery-spice + lightly floral + woody notes. It's only negative is that it has absolutely no longevity. Within maybe 2 hours all that's left is the faint smell of a favorite soap, nothing more.

Love it. It smells like coconut, woods, vanilla, and gardenia. Just HOW it works on a man is a mystery to me. Usually I would associate these notes with women's fragrances. It definitely does not smell like a woman and will not make a man seem effeminate. It's my second favorite men's cologne after Acqua di Gio.

After repeated uses,this is now my favourite men's fragrance.Whereas Bleu de Chanel is understated,this is much more intense.It is similar to Equipage by Hermes.It exudes a great quality.

The heart notes for this one are missing here; they are as follows:

ginger,cyclamen,fig leaves,provence fig,
rose de mai and caraway. This also contains nirvanolide in the base.

This is another of those quick, rash decisions I've made and then regretted! One of the discount stores had a 4.2 EDT with deodorant and body wash for 29.99 (!) and after smelling the initial blast, I decided instead on Zirh's Ikon, not knowing the lush and beautiful creature it would become.

This begins with a heavy green spicy scent with citric overtones and can be off-putting (why I did not get it at such a great price), but the heart of spice, ginger, flowers and earthy sweet figs is very sensual, and the drydown is musky, slightly sweet and woody in a very clean way due to the nirvanolide's barber shop type smell.

If you try this, do not judge it on it's initial blast, give it time to mature and dry and you will be pleased (at least I was, after the fact) with what it becomes...

Sillage: good
Longevity: decent
Overall: 3.75/5

This is a very elegant and unique fragrance built around the fig and fig leaves in the heart. If you dislike figs you should maybe pass on this one; I, however adore figs as one of my neighbors had a fig tree in Arizona and to me it's scent is earthy, fruity and woody all at once...heaven!!

Top quality men's fragrance.Very chic,contemporary & elegant.Five stars at least.Excellent product.

hmm a nice scent reminds me of coconut and the tropics however I couldnt escape the scent of greasy cooking oil/tanning lotion underneath?? Plus longevity isnt very good :

A very unusually scent.
Some people may like it, but I smell like a tree when wearing Marc Jacobs Men. Don’t get me wrong I care about the environment, but this...
I can imagine people pointing at me and saying “Hey there goes that dude that smells like a tree.... Yeah and I heard he gets a little too close to the plants if you know what I mean.... Hey tree dude! Why don’t you make like a tree and leave?”

I just can’t dig the fig. I just can’t dig it.

Love it! Its classy and simple! For young guys who has a sence of style. Not generaly for young guys... ;-)

An uninspired and boring fragrance. Although not listed, I'm sure there's coconut in it. I cannot smell any fig, but maybe there's some underneath the coconut.

Longevity is also a shame. Very light. Actually, it reminded Must de Cartier... like a light and boring variation.

A very boring scent. I don't know why, but to my nose, every ingredients in this bottle combines and turns into something full of coconut smell. So scare of this scent.