The cologne was leaking when recieved...not alot,but the whole outside of the bottle was moist .I thought I would apply some from the leakage. The smell was very over powering. It would not wash off and made me feel sick from the smell. Even the next day my clothes and hands still smelled. trying to move the bottle without getting any on the hands was impossible. So days later trying to move the bottle without touching it, i pinched the end of the bubble wrap to grab it and threw it out. Just from touching the bubble wrap with 2 fingers the smell stayed on me for several hours..
So the cologne has very effective staying power.....but was too overpowering, and I did not want to go near it again, so I had to throw it out.