A classic green & aromatic citrusy fougere with a fantastic performance! "A bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of lawn bowls." - thats the name reference as I finally found out!
Hi Chris...love your creative opening. I have Bowling Green and really enjoy it. A much overlooked reasonably priced classic with style for miles and miles. And it would be great to wear playing sports or going to brunch on a Sunday. Bravo!
This is very good.. Fresh, green, herbal, aromatic, citrusy, elegant, clean, and a little floral.. and it is very affordable. Old school and clean, and I find it formal too, If you are very well dressed I think it is a good combination.. One mor advantage is that it comes into this cardboard cylinder, so I think it is not worth to produce fakes.. Greetings from Mexico.
Great review! I just bought Grey Flannel and will pick up a bottle of BG. I used to wear both in the 80's and love them both! I will definitely check out your other video's!
The no. 1 for me. Such a beaut of a fragrance. And it has everything from the green and soapy aspects! Been rocking it since my early 20's. Very potent, don't understand people saying its weak...
To me it is groundbreaking at its fullest. So sad it is discontinued. The best fragrance ever. Nothing beats it, sorry, not even olfactory perfumes. Period.
I agree! I don’t like Grey Flannel so I was a little hesitant to get this one. But I got it for $15 and I am so happy I did. It’s excellent thank you for your review.
Is this in anyway similar to Eau de Rochas Homme? I sense this might be a bit dated, but I also think your review is on a vintage version, where the oakmoss probably was a bit amped up.
Talk about reviewing a fragrance so far under my scent radar that I would need to submarine to locate it. LOL! Anyway,you have me intrigued but this little guy...but it tends to be on a pricey side since they are apparently becoming hard to find. Why am I intrigued? Partly because I have fallen in love with the older, 70s/80s fougeres, aromatics, power-colognes (call 'em what you wish) since IFRA is practically banning them out of existence. And partly because there are almost 30 notes listed in this Bowling Green and I am curious to find-out what this bad-boy smells like. I read where it is a brighter/greener/lighter version of Drakkar Noir. However, I see a lot of prominent citrus notes and your mentioning it's lemon-lime feel gets me to thinking about Chanel Pour Monsieur and Givenchy Monsieur de Givenchy, which are both in my collection. Any similarities to these other classic scents? I would pick-up a bottle if I could find it on the cheap. Regardless, I enjoyed the review and appreciate these classic fragrances not being completely forgotten.
+Jim R Hi Jim, yes it have that vibe about it with its prominent citrus / lime top but only on fabric. On skin the citrus aspect disappears quickly. Still, if you like the classics you mentioned, this one is definitely up your alley! It even less dated than CPM in my opinion and also has a more natural feel to it.
Scent Land there you go that explains it. I'd mention that if you didn't already because you'll have many running to get this ending up disappointed with 4 hours longevity
