Arrogance pour Homme Arrogance 1982 Eau de Toilette

Arrogance pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Arrogance

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7.9 / 10 132 Ratings

A popular perfume by Arrogance for men, released in 1982. The scent is spicy-leathery. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by The First.

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Main accords

Spicy

Leathery

Woody

Earthy

Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Artemisia

Spices

Bergamot

Lemon

Heart Notes

Patchouli

Carnation

Cinnamon

Jasmine

Rose

Sandalwood

Base Notes

Civet

Leather

Oakmoss

Musk

Benzoin

Coconut

Amber

Vetiver

Ratings

Scent

7.9132 Ratings

Longevity

8.4110 Ratings

Sillage

8.1110 Ratings

Bottle

6.7103 Ratings

Value for money

9.241 Ratings

Submitted by Feylamia, last update on 12/16/2024.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/05/2013

5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 9
Scent

Drseid
820 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 7

What Do You Get When You Combine Vintage Versions Of A Number of Greats?...

*This is a review of the original Arrogance pour Homme.

Arrogance pour Homme (vintage) opens with a gorgeous rose and lemon combination supported by early hints of the soapy oakmoss and patchouli tandem to come. As the fragrance enters its early heart, the lemon disappears leaving the relatively dull rose and the now starring intensified soapy oakmoss and patchouli combo from the base, supported by a honey-like accord, carnation, and just a touch of dirty cumin spice with other subtly implemented culinary herbs for good measure. During the late dry-down amber from the base sweetens the remnants of the still starring soapy oakmoss and patchouli, as the cumin and florals become nearly undetectable. Projection begins outstanding but becomes slightly above average a couple hours into the development, with longevity slightly above average at 9-11 hours on skin.

This one is a keeper. Arrogance pour Homme (vintage) comes on strong like the 80s powerhouse patchouli bomb it is, and you immediately smell the large amount of soapy oakmoss rising from the base that you will never find in any contemporary releases due to restrictions on the ingredient. That said, things calm down in time and the composition actually becomes much more versatile than one might think after a couple hours. The rose used throughout the composition is not the big heady floral bouquet you might expect, but instead is a very dark and dulled implementation of the flower with the carnation keeping the rose well in-check. Cumin is a spice I don't get along well with, but while I am sure there is some in here (despite it not being a published note) it adds just a hint of dirtiness to the composition while avoiding coming off as bad body odor. To give folks a bit of an idea as to what one should expect here, the closest fragrance Arrogance pour Homme (vintage) resembles early is Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme (vintage), leading later to a combination of Captain Molyneux (vintage) laced with some of the honey accord found in Antaeus (vintage) for added measure. As all three of those are classics and some of my absolute favorites the fact that Arrogance pour Homme meshing perfectly with my tastes should come as no surprise. The bottom line is the still relatively easy to obtain approximately $50 a 100ml bottle on the after-market Arrogance pour Homme (vintage) may not be entirely original, but it deftly combines many of of the best aspects of other classic fragrances from the time period yielding an outstanding 4.5 star out of 5 rated result. Highly recommended to 80's powerhouse lovers for sure!

04/24/2022

10
Pricing 7
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

manlyscents
96 Reviews

manlyscents

2

Makes me feel like Snake Plissken

I was curious about this fragrance but couldn’t get hold of the vintage version which is notoriously more animalic. I came across a tester bottle of the reformulated version in a retail store, put my nose to it... BIBLICAL… purchased it without waiting for the dry-down, and here is the review.

Disclaimer: Understand that for a kid raised on a steady diet of Denim Original in the 80s and 90s like me, Arrogance PH is going to be the ne plus ultra of masculinity.

A big, dark, spicy-citrus, masculine AF opening gives way to a rose and carnation mid, then oakmoss, patchouli, and leather come alive in the dry-down... but it's very spicy throughout. While the newer version lacks the bucketload of civet and castoreum, it's still a manlier fragrance than 99.999% of what's produced today.

Arrogance PH projects very strongly for a couple of hours, and then takes ages before becoming a skin scent. I catch energizing wafts of macho spice repeatedly during the day. Warning: It's like Red Bull, don't wear for bedtime.

Arrogance is not a well-respected perfume. Frag-heads consider it unoriginal, a mish-mash of more popular fragrances that preceded it. Azzaro Pour Homme with a shotgun. Denim Original with sunglasses and an Uzi. Good enough for me!

Masculinity Level: Snake Plissken, WWIII hero turned criminal. The apex of badassery.

02/02/2016

7
Bottle 9
Sillage 7
Longevity 10
Scent

Lucian
12 Reviews

Lucian

Helpful Review 1

Still a beast!

I discovered this scent in my dad's collection, and it was not love at first sniff. Initially it reminded me of Azzaro Pour Homme, which I honestly dislike it. Now I know I was wrong.

But I kept it on my wrist, and after an hour or so, I start enjoy it quite a bit . Is so animalic an deferent that all of my fragrances, so I both a bottle for myself.

To my nose is smell like a mix of YSL Kouros and Givenchy Gentleman.

I have the 2000's reissue version made by The First SPA, and is still a beast, not really like the vintage one (by Schapparelli Pinkenz) which my dad is owning, but is close.

Truly a hidden gem, I can't wait to try more fragrances from 80's, like VC&A Pour Homme.

9.5/10

10/24/2018

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Jazzy76
320 Reviews

Jazzy76

2

Rhapsody in black

I am a little excited writing aabout my father's scent: many memories come to my mind looking at this bottle and smelling this aromatic jus. But I'll try .
In this elegant bottle as black as the grand piano we owned and He played everyday there's a classy and multifaceted fragrance , just like the" Rhapsody in blue" by George Gershwin which was the soundtrack of my parents' life .
But this one could be described as a "rhapsody in black" with a spicy-citrusy ouverture, a flowery-woody heart with an earthy patchouli note and a "gran finale" of moss, animal notes, benzoin and a warm amber.
The sillage is good as well as the longevity. I remember he wore this perfume in many different occasions: with a sporty outfit or with his smoking before a concert.
Me too, nowadays, when I want to feel my father ("flown away" 22years ago) still close to me I spray this scent on my feminin skin and the result is surprisingly pleasant: deep but with the gentle flowery touch .
It remains a great classic of the medium-low cost perfumery and I keep Always a little bottle of this one in my perfumes wardrobe. it's a piece of my heart and of my history. Scents are like music: they have the power to recall memories and people and it's never really the end....

10/26/2023

10
Pricing 9
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Liviuss
41 Reviews

Liviuss

1

italian strong

For some time now, now tired of the modern pseudo niche, I started to (re)discover the old classics, the vintage ones as it's cool to say today (but I prefer to call them old classics).

Modern version;
a perfume of TWENTY EUROS (€20) which, apart from a slightly chemical opening (it reminds me of some detergents, but I really like it), literally puts the jewels on top of many modern design perfumes and niche products. However, it must be said that perfumes of this kind are children of an era in which brands were not afraid of offending anyone, were not subjected to political correctness or "gender fluid" and were not afraid to offer products that are openly and distinctly masculine or feminine; and from this point of view, here you can't go wrong .... we are in the presence of a true masculine perfume, on a par with Kouros, Zino, Platinum, Lapidus, Antaeus and beautiful company .... in short, a perfume that identifies a male, classic, with austere and perhaps refined ways. Everything is then strengthened by the very dense and full-bodied patchouli which, together with the amber notes, brings the perfume to a vaguely sweet and lovable finish.

Vintage from 1982;
a perfume so dated in the hints, complex and dense in the composition and in the rendering. The freshly sprayed perfume is very strong but the opening is extremely different from the modern one, it does not smell of chemicals but of green and natural, in full 80s style, it is felt from meters away with its bitter and aromatic green scents . The green aromatic part is then supported by a fat and dense base of rough castoreum very similar to Antaeus by Chanel but more marked and stronger than its cousin from beyond the Alps. The drying is similar to the modern one, let's say that the new one looks like the original vintage one but the differences are extremely evident. I own both and have a small stock of the vintage, but I also continue to use the new one whenever I want something good but undemanding and to wear casually.

Duration and trail important for vintage, reduced duration on the new which after the initial hit tends to diminish quickly within about 4 or 5 hours. In any case, whether vintage or new, promoted. For lovers of the classic fragrances of times gone by.

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