One Man Show

I did not expect this to be that smooth for how affordable it is, it's not harsh or abrasive at all out of the box, very very smooth and easy on the nose The scent is pine forward with some basil and a distinct soapy undertone that dominates in dry down (which I like a lot) , it has a strong vintage yet likable character It's not like something in the realm of Polo Green, it's very piney fresh green and soapy rather than incense/tobacco/patchouli It can take some wear to appreciate for some people but this is an instant love for me

NOT like versace l'homme, versaces opening is citrusy and herbal but not in the funky way like one man show, its more astringent, and its dry down is dusty and dry with a prominent rose-cinnamon-leather combo with a dry vanilla whereas one man show is green and soapy with a dry coconut and slightly animalic leather. This is MUCH more like oscar de la renta pour lui, pur lui is its fresher cousin.

My late father left among his belongings a very vintage, boxed sample bottle - - tiny, about the size of an SD card. It has to be early 1980s. A few drops from it smell less synthetic than my recent full size sprayer, and resemble a brightened-up version of Paco Rabanne PH. Excellent.

If you wish to brighten this up a little for summer, I reccommned layering with Cerutti 1881. They both complement each other remarkably well

This was my dad's signature scent. He died when I was 3, so I never knew him very well I learned about this cologne when I got a bottle of it when I was 13, and inherited a bunch of my dad's old stuff. I wore it regularly throughout that summer Fast-forward 15 years, and I had just recently bought another bottle of it after recently taking up cologne collecting as a hobby. One whiff of it, and... Oh my God... Memories came zooming back into my psyche at 100mph, there's no way to describe how I felt after smelling this cologne for the first time in 15 years RIP Pop, I know I'll never be even a fraction of the man that you were, but I just hope that I can one day be a halfway decent son

I'm a 32 year old guy who does industrial maintenance and this smell cuts through all that grime. It's got that classic civet-muscenone-castoreum masculine musk profile blended with a foresty-barbershopy brightness that sort of tingles the nose. The older guys I work with think it smells fresh, the younger guys are sort of iffy. Here's the thing, when I wear this at work I feel like a more established guy who knows a thing or two about what I'm doing. I don't wear this to attract anybody or get compliments, though I will say the older guys seem to respect me a bit more. I also have a bottle of Brute at work to go along with this so I'm full on embracing smelling like a vintage dude and it's definitely a vibe. I wear overalls with a flannel shirt most of the time so I think the look helps it all work.

This is a combination of quorum and versace Lhomme to me. Like, remove the citrus from versace, add quorum, boom.

Smells like pine toilet cleaner. Definately not good. If you want a good pine scent go with Yatagan,the pine is a lot more refined and realistic. This one smells synthetic and cheap. Performance is ok.

Miami Vice, open up! Edit; The missus loves this!

Bought a new bottle recently, and paid $15. Opening is still as I remember, as is the heart and base. Sort of Krizia Uomo but with an intense Kouros accord of animalis and castoreum instead of cedar. First five minutes are the most Krizia-like, but grassier, more sharply herbal, and not as much lavender. Once that opening fifteen minutes starts to fade, it diverges from Krizia and becomes more Kouros, but of course only in general style. My box doesn't have the batch code near the barcode—instead it's printed on the back of the box, and suggests it's a 2016 batch, although I believe Bogart's codes repeat every decade, so it could be a 2006 bottle, which may actually be more likely. Either way, still a good fragrance.

Johnny Cash’s signiture scent. This stuff may not be the strongest or longest lasting fragrance from its era (in current form) but by all means still stands tall & proud alongside powerhouse legends such as Kouros, Anteus, Drakkar, & Lapidus alike. The scent of One Man Show alone has enough presence to the point where one could ask “Is more power really the answer here?” (not always and certainly not here). This is a masterpiece through and through. Overall what I get from One Man Show is a creamy pine shaving foam juxtaposed by a very skanky and musky leather (castoreum). Classic 70s green meets 80s powerhouse funk. Clean yet dirty. Serious yet sensual. This stuff lives up to its name. Buyer beware: this scent is the balls and will not appease to enjoyers of ‘bleu de candy de beta elixir’ or whatevathafuk is sold today. One spray on the wrong man will have him on his way to the ER in a stretcher. You have been warned. Enjoy responsibly!

If 46 years (1980-2026) is not enough to convince you of its legendary masculine composition. You probably hate anything manly. I suggest you stick with Dove deodorant and tell everyone your pronouns.

Eternally classy, won't appeal to modern generation or perhaps even future generation, i don't know if this scent profile will ever come back, very coniferous, strong, a bit screechy, it demands patience but if you are looking for a cheap green scent that lasts long Bogart always offers quality.

Maybe I should've tempered my expectations, but I was pretty off-put by how soapy and fougère-like qualities of it. There's something so barbershop shaving foam about it that I can swear I'm being tricked into smelling lavender in the opening. I have a couple barbershop fougeres I like, but I'm not a fan of soapy hygienic scents in general. It does eventually take on a more classic men's chypre vibe, but not to the extent that it really satisfies my chypre supremacist tendencies. Perhaps I should've expected exactly shat I got because all the men who seem to sing it's praises are total fougère freaks. I, regardless, did not at all expect this. I don't hate it, but I'm disappointed and I don't know how much I'd really wear it. I suspect this might go sour before I run it out. I can't not recommend it to guys for a try though. It's so cheap and such a powerful performer that it's silly not to give it a shot. Edit/Update: I absolutely hate this. I still recommend it to anyone interested in classics, given it's affordability, but I'm throwing this away or giving it away. It remains a chypre bordering on a fougere, but the soapiness that gives it the adjacency to a fougere is more apparent with each wear. I fucking hate it with everything in me. Cheap hotel soap boiling over the underlying qualities.I doubt I'll ever buy another Bogart fragrance. To me, its abhorrently hygienic. Some are into soap. I prefer it remain in the shower. Maybe I'll break it over a noticeably piss-smelling patch of sidewalk downtown.

A very classy masculine complex green scent. Super affordable. Not super strong on me. Great stuff.

One Man Show One Hit Wonder. I think the scent is....nice. I like it. it hit my nose immediately w/ sweet melon ( Cantaloupe? Galia..not sure which) then it is rushed by intense citrus. a small potent orange fruit (bergamot?) Soon it mellows and just sits there. It lingers with a soft powdery vanilla. I give it a 6. Nice, cool design of box and bottle, a classic but it is simple. it is not complex. It makes a dramatic entrance into the room then finds a spot near the wall...and looks on ----- Impressions. Imagery. Nostalgia so far no nostalgia. no memories. no evocations of any kind (only the box and bottle) the box the thin lines underscoring each word makes me think of late night tv in the 70s and 80s. the johnny carson show. out in 1980 the design has spillover from the 70s. early 80s definitely differs from what would come in the later half of the decade with all the neon. One Man has the look of the 70's but it is following its nose into the 80s

EDIT: Update--I have no acquired a bittle of Versace L'Homme, and this--One Man Show--must have been what Versace was going for, and does it a bit better, actually. Original Post: I was prepared to hate it. Bought it just because of the name lol and because it was so cheap—figured it would be some 80s over-powering garbage that I at least needed to know what it smelled like, for “research.” But I now feel it actually is a sophisticated scent. Definitely mature, but nothing animalic or gross (thankfully not like Kouros, yuck!) Two sprays are enough though. It’s not like modern juicy fruity colognes. Think of a man in a dark gray flannel suit. Nicely polished brown leather Allan Edmunds. Gold watch. maybe a college professor, maybe a kindly, august insurance agent, bank manager. Maybe a dad who coaches his kids Pop Warner football, or even a guy that finally got his life together and is just beginning to make a little money for once. If you are practical in common things but still like the finer things, this could be for you. It’s cheap and reliable. Definitely good for cold weather. Definitely not good for hot or humid weather. Of all the notes listed above, accurate, but there is also a really nice, strong, black tea note to this on the dry down. The bottle is dated in design and cheap looking. No way around that, it looks cheap. But the good stuff inside is actually a pretty complex, deep, sophisticated scent. Also it has a beastly longevity without being obnoxious about projection. But don’t necessarily take my word for it: check out my profile and see the kinds of frags that I like, to see if you can understand my perspective, understand the world I’m living in.

This is basically the air freshness, they use in your local mosque. if you like that smell then i guess you would like it

The opening is quite awful, in a hairspray, toilet product kind of way. Once it begins to mellow, it gets much nicer, with a good combo of green pine and powdery floral aromatics. Unfortunately there's a honeyed note that hangs over it, which is akin to warm piss. The far dry down is actually really nice, but I can't make it through the opening.

This fragrance is one of my most beloved and nostalgic one that ever exists this thing is verry masculine and am loving it so much this is my signature one besides Dior Fahrenheit edt,this thing is woody ,citrusy ,green and chypre and classic it has an animalic note thats make it more stronger but they reformulated sadly but it still powerful i would personally ride a Shelby AC cobra 1967 this thing and applying this one on the street. The longevity and projection on this one hell yeah and also a powerhouse in its time of release in 80s my dad used to wear this one in the 90s when i wear this fragrance i am feeling my self as a masculine man in my personality nowadays genz and alpha hate the old fragrances they love the trendy stuff but for me am from gen z and still loving this sh**t even the price is amazing nowadays And also much better than newer and quote did say: (old is gold) Bottle design:.10/10 The Smell:.10/10 The longevity:9/10 The projection:.8.5/10 The price:.10/10 Overall:9.5/10

Abrasive, harsh & cheap smelling. Synthetic, coniferous greenery reminding of floor cleaning products or laundry detergent. There is an extremely unpleasant, syrupy sweetness to it, lingering in the back. Is it the caraway? It's like a tiny speck, a whiff of a rancid cumsock with berry jam. Like you're trying to wash off your feverish sins from the night before, but the stain only digs deeper into the carpet. You're frenetically trying to rub it out of the fabric, but your sticky shameful jam merges with the textile, as you scream internally into the void of your soul. Becomes slightly more harmonious on the drydown. Both projection & performance are poor, which brings down the grade from Ok to Dislike. If you want a better fragrance in the same vein without the nauseating sugar try Krizia Uomo.

One Man Show is not a projection beast, but the scent itself is brash and aggressive. It's a dry blast of sharp green herbs, patchouli and moss. There is nothing smooth, elegant or sophisticated about One Man Show. That is why it's so appealing to men who don't want to smell like cookies. This is a macho scent for sure that will announce your presence just from its smell alone, so you'll need to possess sufficient gravitas to wear this well.

One Man Show precedes it's reputation as a fragrance with such substance and masculine backbone that the price to quality here isn't even funny. I bought a bottle for £13 + shipping and I'm pretty blown away by how wearable it is for something that's allegedly quite polarizing and retro, I was a little worried it would be a bit too funky or dry for me. And I can definitely see where it would divide buyers on the overall lack of gourmandy notes and the abundance of spices, aromatics and inclusion of animalic aromas. But I'm pleased to say that to my nose it's got a rugged nuance and different wearability that I liked about the classics - Zino, Drakkar Noir, Homme de Cafe, to name a few. To my nose, I get the green aromatics, sweet florals with a good amount of spiciness and this oddly alluring funky, balsamic muskiness on the drydown. It gives sort of a carnal attractiveness akin to the smell of skin, along with freshly ironed clothing. I really hope more people of my generation (Gen Z) start warming up to classics like this as well since the oldies are some of the best and most robust fragrances I own!

One Man Show was released in 1980. My bottle is from 2003. just purchased December 2025 This is just a masterpiece in all honesty. Hall of Fame, take this one to the bank. I think personally, this is one of the finest, manliest and most uncompromising classic colognes all time. Its not only amazing, its affordable and is still available at a great price with the same level of performance it always had (unlike many other reformulated classics of its era). This is one of the manliest fragrances ever made. Its old school certified, its genre is chypre fougere barbershop and its absolutely eighties, commanding and masculine. Its a lot like Polo (Ralph Lauren OG green 1978) and Quorum (Antonio Puig) from the same era but the difference lies in its less foresty feel and its fearless tenacity. Theres maybe a touch more citrus and a smokier depth, a little more powdery, less leather and patchouli and less fougere earthiness. its so very close to Polo and Quorum ....a few little differences but not too much, maybe a bit sweeter, more barbershop and its definitely less complex. One Man Show is clean yet grimy, earthy, raw, rugged, outdoors, dirty and pretty loud. This is an expression of its times, a mans man scent, bombastic, confident and doesn't suffer fools gladly. Its still bang strong in the modern era. The kind of man juice scent that was massive in the eighties and personally i still love these eighties strength chypre/fougere classics. I sure couldn't wear them daily or even every week though...... and summer is just a no go, this is for winter and autumn. Mens colognes of the 21st century just don't smell like this anymore, and men just don't smell like this anymore, which is why i love to wear classic fougere chypres like this every few weeks. Like playing a classic Hendrix album at full volume and pissing the neighbours off, its a wonderful treat every now and then.....filthy loud, nasty, dirty yet smooth, rich with harmony, tightly rhythmic, glidingly structured by genius and unquestionably a masterpiece. Pine, patchouli, dusky leather, persistent animalic castoreum, floral/geranium, set off with a light touch of spice and smokiness, fresh, foresty, green yet plenty deep, a typically fierce chypre with hefty sillage, projection and longevity but way darker and deeper than most. Basenotes are beautifully addicting, smoky patchouli and just delectable. I adore the drydown on this....a classic gentleman chopping wood in the woods scent. You can't get a better old school classic for this price, you just can't..... and you won't find many better expressions of traditional masculinity either. Possibly the definitive most masculine Chypre Fougere of all time, minimum it achieves a place on the podium next to Polo and Antaeus. Hall of Fame for me and its still selling for around 20-25 bucks maximum, 15 if you shop around. So if you're looking for an affordable classically old school scent that still performs as well as it ever did for a mans man type of guy, what are you waiting for?

Really not bad, actually. For some reason, the drydown reminded me of Gucci Envy for men.

7.5/10 Don't Bogart that scent, my friend! After buying into some of the fragrance hype at my late-40's peril, I decided to try some tested and true historical scents. One Man Show enters the chat at $10. I like the simple, clean, non-saturated, non-sweet sensibility of it. It definitely has been an eye-opener that I didn't expect, and while the drydown (which happens after about an hour) stays close to the skin, it just smells like you're fresh and clean. Magnificent! It doesn't last long, but spray away. EDIT - if you really get to overspraying this scent, it opens up into something really nice that brings out some of the middle notes. It also hangs around for 7hrs or so. Whether fewer or more sprays, this a scent I'm really comfortable wearing anywhere and is in the same general sphere as many of the LV Imagination dupes that I've tried.

Haha! This fragrance straight up offers a strong, masculine bubble gum scent to me (you can still distinguish the pine needles)… It’s VERY playful and radiant in a way… Jacques Bogart genuinely makes good quality fragrance blends and never disappoints… I am so in love! As a mature minded individual, this works so well for me…

I'm updating my earlier review. The first bottle I bought was leaking slightly and the juice had no real scent to speak of. It was extremely weak so I offloaded it to someone else. Since then, I picked up a couple of the One Man Show flankers (Gold, Oud) and fell in love with them - so I decided to give the OG another shot...and I'm glad I did. This stuff smells amazing. Vintage, old school, masculine, all of that! Very comforting. I don't see how anyone could not like this scent. The bottle I received is from 2019.

Incredible masculine perfumery. It covers all bases: Scent, Sillage, Performance, Masculinity and Price. This is one of those rare instances where a fragrance from the 80s still smells and performs so good even after countless reformulations. Heck, they even kept the 1980s price tag. I love the house of Jacques Bogart.

It’s a one man show in a bottle. A vintage gem, overlooked and accessible—a fragrance that teaches you patience and rewards the wise. What opens bold, closes with class. What starts loud, causes some to close their ears. but the shouting is only for a moment. Then once the show binds attention, it whispers a memorable tale. Now That’s character. Strong enough to demand attention, yet patient enough to reveal depth. Those who rush miss the story. Those who linger? They discover elegance, subtlety, and that unmistakable signature only time can unveil. Some will hang around long enough to find out that maybe it was some of the best $15 bucks they have ever spent. Goes on screaming but it quickly turns into a moderate whisper that lingers in the shadows. Damn I should have saved that line for something niche. 🤣 But hey. That means it does the job . Right ?