Notes by Robert Piguet
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7.3 / 10 72 Ratings
A perfume by Robert Piguet for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is spicy-floral. It is being marketed by Fashion Fragrances & Cosmetics.
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Main accords

Spicy
Floral
Fresh
Sweet
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Clary sageClary sage BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Orange blossomOrange blossom GeraniumGeranium CostusCostus
Base Notes Base Notes
OakmossOakmoss Tonka beanTonka bean VetiverVetiver

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.372 Ratings
Longevity
7.856 Ratings
Sillage
6.555 Ratings
Bottle
7.156 Ratings
Value for money
6.116 Ratings
Submitted by Profumo, last update on 06/17/2025.

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
ColinM

516 Reviews
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Helpful Review 2  
Tragic
At the first sniff Notes smells like a ton of cheap, mass-marketed colognes: a dull bergamot-citrus note with aromatic neroli, synthetic mossy woods, a hint of evernyl (synthetic oak moss), something vaguely floral (lavender) and some aromatic fruity notes. I don’t want to sound pretentious with all these “something” but that is what I smell – generic plain stuff, precisely like in any mall’s fragrance or deodorant. To which Notes smells quite similar in fact, basically it is a generic “whatever” masculine aromatic citrus-woody cologne. Both uninspired, as it sits close to the cheapest [insert inexpensive chainstore brand] scent’s around, and even within this lack of creativeness or at least “elegance”, particularly clumsy and cheap-smelling. So basically it’s boring and not even nice. The price is pure highway robbery to me, and that is part of why my review may sound too grave. Let’s stick to vintage Piguet’s and pretend the brand doesn’t exist anymore...

4/10

(I forgot to specify that after the first sniff nothing changes for hours)
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jtd

484 Reviews
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Helpful Review 3  
Generic notes
A scenario popped into my head the moment I smelled Notes. Aurélien Guichard made a flanker of Jean Paul Gautier le Male called le Male Terrible. Piguet’s Notes could very easily have been his first draft, returned by the client for being too similar to the original.

I haven't smelled all of the new Robert Piguet line, but having both Calypso and Notes in the same line seems a mistake. Although they don't smell particularly alike, the similarity of their construction is close enough that they fill the same slot, and neither is a stellar perfume.  Calypso is a 21st-century Cool Water and Notes is a spin on Jean Paul Gautier’s le Male.

The new Robert Piguet line seems intended for a younger, less perfume-experienced buyer than their Futur and  Fracas buyers. Oddly for Aurélien Guichard, a technical master with a particular proficiency in balancing linear and traditional forms, Notes and Calypso both come off as rather monophonic. It's possible that the perfumer aimed low and hit lower still, hoping for the perfume equivalent of a catchy pop song, but winding up with a jingle.
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Fragrance16Fragrance16 2 months ago
10
Bottle
10
Sillage
10
Longevity
10
Scent
The only fougere I swear by. Beautiful compose! More sweetness than other fougere, making it better than most
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KuraiKurai 3 years ago
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
4
Scent
The combination of clary sage and tonka makes this a bit too familiar masculine evening scent. No matter the quality, it's a big NO for me.
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