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Notes05/20/2022
Mikeaveli
1 Review
Mikeaveli
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4
Quite Different Than Pour Un Homme
As its name suggests, Le Matin seems designed for daytime wear in spring and summer. It isn't static but doesn't appear to undergo dramatic transitions. It comes off smooth / creamy, not sharp / spiky.
I get noticeable citrus (bergamot / lemon) in the opening, along with petitgrain. I don't smell much ginger. The citrus is not particularly zingy / sparkling. It is a refreshing opening but not in the way that something like Dior Homme Cologne or Louis Vuitton Afternoon Swim is.
The scent is very clean but not in a modern, shower gel-like, way. It's more soapy / mossy to me. For that reason, it gives me a more "old school" and mature impression than most of today’s "blue" scents (more Paco Rabanne Pour Homme or Calvin Klein Eternity For Men than Bleu de Chanel or Sauvage). Le Matin is more white/green than blue. The bottle color (opaque white with a greenish hue) is a good reflection of what I get. It is creamier in texture than powdery but as I said it's soapier than it is anything else.
If you're looking for a scent closely tied to the original, you will not find it here. Le Matin is not a suitable replacement for Sport either. I think Le Matin is less likely to offend modern mainstream noses and comes off more overtly masculine than the original. It's also probably unlikely to be embraced by traditionalists. It's not as refreshing, juicy, or sweet as Sport.
I don't find Le Matin particularly sexy (although that is something highly subjective) and I don't think it's trying to be. I think Le Matin would make a good scent for an office setting.
It performs adequately for the kind of scent it is. You put it on the morning and it dies down in the afternoon. You put something else on in the evening (Le Soir in Caron’s design I imagine)
This is not a revolutionary perfume that someone with dozens and dozens of fragrances will be blown away by. (How many such fragrances are released every decade? Not many. Many people here and elsewhere have absurd expectations.) It is a nice scent, however, and I think people who are intrigued by the description above should find a way to test it.
I get noticeable citrus (bergamot / lemon) in the opening, along with petitgrain. I don't smell much ginger. The citrus is not particularly zingy / sparkling. It is a refreshing opening but not in the way that something like Dior Homme Cologne or Louis Vuitton Afternoon Swim is.
The scent is very clean but not in a modern, shower gel-like, way. It's more soapy / mossy to me. For that reason, it gives me a more "old school" and mature impression than most of today’s "blue" scents (more Paco Rabanne Pour Homme or Calvin Klein Eternity For Men than Bleu de Chanel or Sauvage). Le Matin is more white/green than blue. The bottle color (opaque white with a greenish hue) is a good reflection of what I get. It is creamier in texture than powdery but as I said it's soapier than it is anything else.
If you're looking for a scent closely tied to the original, you will not find it here. Le Matin is not a suitable replacement for Sport either. I think Le Matin is less likely to offend modern mainstream noses and comes off more overtly masculine than the original. It's also probably unlikely to be embraced by traditionalists. It's not as refreshing, juicy, or sweet as Sport.
I don't find Le Matin particularly sexy (although that is something highly subjective) and I don't think it's trying to be. I think Le Matin would make a good scent for an office setting.
It performs adequately for the kind of scent it is. You put it on the morning and it dies down in the afternoon. You put something else on in the evening (Le Soir in Caron’s design I imagine)
This is not a revolutionary perfume that someone with dozens and dozens of fragrances will be blown away by. (How many such fragrances are released every decade? Not many. Many people here and elsewhere have absurd expectations.) It is a nice scent, however, and I think people who are intrigued by the description above should find a way to test it.
