I have a “perfume guy” I see. Mostly because he knows where to find the small batch perfumes or original formulas/ discontinued stuff. I was about to buy Eros because the scent out of the bottle/ initial spray was amazing.
But just as you said, he confirmed the scent does not last long at all. He said the first few [when it first released] formula might have lasted longer but don’t expect it do go beyond 2-3 hours. Which for the price is just pathetic. You could try the vaseline [small amount on wrists or spritz points to help the scent adhere] but I don’t think it would do much better.
Edit to add on: I’ve noticed the older batches tend to have a weird after smell when the top notes fade. As many have posted, the 2018 batch seems to do better but still a risky spritz if you ask me lol.
I own the EDP version, it's got nuclear projection and longevity as many of you know. What I want to say is, the smell, it's so erotic and seductive. Would picture an attractive, extroverted guy wearing this, with a slightly mysterious vibe. And here comes the versatility problem. Yes no one stops you to wear it as a signature scent, but you would definitely lose that special vibe you want to have at a party, or night out. It's a compliment monster, and it always gives me looks from girls.
Another thing to mention, I advise you people to steer away from the EDT version, it's not what it used to be anymore, longevity and projection are weak now due to reformulations. The EDP smells the same and it's got nuclear performance and projection. Buy the EDP.
I ♥ EROS, its in my top 3 scents out of 150 or so I smell. I wrote an in depth review on Fragrantica, I'll just copy & paste here:
EROS【Hidden Smooth Calming Aromatic Therapy】 Step off the HATE-TRAIN for 1 sec, EROS is surprisingly smooth & calming. This is because EROS smell like 【Lemony Mint Vanilla Bomb】which make it a great Aromatic Therapy for stress relief:
【MINT】relieve stress, anxiety, pain, raise alertness, increase energy, and even improved memory
【VANILLA】calming, soothing, sedative effect on brain Vanilla not only reduce social-anxiety, but it is also a proven spirit-lifting【Anti-Depressant】Lastly, Vanilla like chocolate is an Aphrodisiac that stirs sexual desires EROS is a great DATE/SEX Scent for watching Netflix on the couch w/your partner. Its smooth calming quality relax your partner into romantic sex.
You can HATE the Versace the Brand, or HATE Eros Homo-Erotic marketing, but you cannot DENY EROS is a Minty Vanilla with heavy dose of aromatic therapy
【EROS is OverHype as Club King】 Due to its Calming tranquil qualities, EROS lack the "ATTITUDE" of PB INVICTUS or 1 Million. Eros can't compete against Armani Code Profumo in Projection nor Longevity. It'll work in club, but not the best. Eros perform the same as reformulated JPG Le Male
On my Skins for comparison sake: 1 Azzaro Wanted [too strong I had to wash it off] 2 Armani Code Profumo, project 4~5 hrs, last 14hrs 3 PB INVICTUS, project 4~5 hrs, last 14hrs 4 PB 1 Million [reformulated], project 3~4 hrs, last 10 hrs 5 JPG Le Male [reformulated], project 3hrs, last 8hrs 6 Versace Eros, project 2~3hrs, last 6hrs [as skin scent]
I ♥ EROS but for an entirely different set of reasons: • EROS is loud enough for clubbing, but also • EROS is also Calm [relaxing] enough for working • EROS is romatic for dating, and • EROS is relaxing enough for aromatic therapy • EROS MINT give it a Summer Freshness • EROS VANILLA give it Strength to in Fall & Winter • EROS = 10/10 in all season VERSATILITY
EROS has no Weakness, other than a poorly conceive marketing as a Club scent. People jump on the HATE Train without discovering its Theraputic qualities.
EROS is actually better on【Older Mature People】 Its soothing, calming, qualities give it a vibe of a Mature Confident Man [who doesn't need to prove].
Younger Men might be better off with Paco Rabanne Invectus / 1 Million / Black XS, PB Frag have serious ATTITUDE that makes you STAND OUT in clubs.
Lastly, don't jump on the HYPE or HATE trains, judge each Fragrance with your own nose, the results may surprise you. I was expecting an Attitude Loud Frag, but what I get is a Calm Soothing Romantic scent.
Oct 26 2017  
Hey folks! I've begun writing fragrance reviews again on my new blog, Mannscents. I'll be reviewing easily accessible and inexpensive fragrances, offering ingredient spotlights, and covering various other fragrance topics there too. Here's an excerpt from my first review. If you want to read the rest, or download an audio version, please check out the article here. Have an awesome week!
What Does Versace Eros Smell Like?
It opens with a big hit of vanilla, tonka bean, and the synthetic compound ethyl maltol, which smells like nothing so much as fresh cotton candy. It's pretty sweet when it first starts out, likely due to the fact that creative directors these days seem to be convinced that sweet = sexy. Fairly overwhelming at first, but, thankfully, the sweetness burns off early, allowing the rest of the fragrance to come forward.
Once the vanilla/tonka/maltol opening quiets down, you can smell some of the mint accord beneath, which lends a touch of fresh greenness to the opening. I wouldn't really call it a "minty" fragrance so much as one that happens to feature certain facets of the smell of common garden mint. Despite Versace's description, I get absolutely nothing recognizable as lemon from Eros, and it doesn't strike me as a citrusy fragrance overall. Honestly, a good lemon accord would have evened it out a bit, so I'm rather confused as to why Monsieur Guichard chose to incorporate it at such a low level. Maybe the creative director believes in a "less is more" philosophy when it comes to citrus. Whatever.
I'm not necessarily sure that they did it on purpose, but Versace actually managed to create a perfect example of "transparent" perfumery for the apple note in Eros. Transparent colognes and perfumes are basically the equivalent of olfactory mosaics: they're greater than the sum of their parts, and, while you can smell the individual notes, the cologne gives an overall picture as soon as you stop focusing on the particular pieces. Eros accomplishes this quite well, and I find the apple note most apparent when I stop paying attention to any specific bit of the structure. Truth be told, I didn't actually recognize it as apple at first, and I don't think it's especially obvious that apple is supposed to be part of the design, but I can see how the overall scent might give that impression. It smells kind of like apple pie a la mode at some points, and remains very sweet for several hours.
Eventually, a touch of ozonic freshness starts to work its way through the sugar, in this case courtesy of the synthetic compound norlimbanol. Norlimbanol is one of those things that you have to smell to believe; the scent of dryness, of absolute desiccation, it's used to cut the sweetness of many masculine fragrances these days. It's harsh and sticks at the back of your throat when smelled at full strength, but it works really well when used in trace amounts, as it is here. It's kind of a tired trope, though, and I wish that perfumers would start using other methods to cut sweetness [or, better yet, just stop making sickeningly sweet colognes]. The use in Versace Eros is a little bit obnoxious, permeated with a feeling of "Haven't I smelled this already, in, like, a dozen other places?"
As the scent starts to fade, you can smell the geranium a little better too. If you've never smelled synthetic geranium, it's usually made up of several different molecules [particularly geraniol and geranyl acetate], and buttressed with little shots of licorice and mint. That's especially obvious here, and Eros starts to pick up a mossy, licorice-mint character as it goes. It's not obviously geranium, but it does work pretty well to close out the scent, which otherwise fades to a nondescript sweet muskiness by the end of its run.
EDIT: AUTHOR'S NOTE
I had originally thought that the slight ozone character was the result of the inclusion of norlimbanol, but, upon further reflection, I think it's actually a feature of International Flavor & Fragrance's [IFF] Amber X-Treme, a captive perfume molecule that imparts a warm, fresh, amber-y character to fragrances in which it's included. It's less harsh than norlimbanol, but has a similar effect.
Knowing how popular it has become in modern masculine fragrances, my guess is that Amber X-Treme is the actual source of the characteristic.