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Argousier Sauvage
Wild Sea Buckthorn
2006

5.4 / 10 13 Ratings
A perfume by Durance en Provence for men, released in 2006. The scent is fresh-green. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fresh
Green
Woody
Spicy
Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
BergamotBergamot LemonLemon MugwortMugwort
Heart Notes Heart Notes
LavenderLavender Royal fernRoyal fern
Base Notes Base Notes
Orange treeOrange tree CedarCedar Indian sandalwoodIndian sandalwood
Ratings
Scent
5.413 Ratings
Longevity
4.910 Ratings
Sillage
4.79 Ratings
Bottle
4.714 Ratings
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The fragrance is part of the L'òme collection.

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Tar

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Serenity
Have you ever had pink eraser, the wonderfully smelling kind of must-have equipment for little girls in school? Or fragrant colored pens in purple or violet color? A much simpler name should have given for that delightful scent! So we have a fragrance for the beginning of the school. Let’s say the ideal name would sound as „September in the School Desk”.

As the happiness of new books slowly fades away, the perfume settles down on a creamy, smooth base, that is dominated by lavender, orange wood and sandalwood. I am touched by the kindness and serenity of this beautiful fragrance from the beginning till the very end.

No, it is not for men. It is for people with inner child. Maybe the low ratings comes from wrong positioning of the fragrance, the saturnine bottle and „for men” categorization, people testing it and expecting a serious scent. Reminiscence Paris would know better, how to advertise a perfume like this.
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with Sea Buckthorn Extract
...so that's what's behind it!

Well, friends of natural ingredients will likely appreciate this.
Whether the scent becomes better because of it...???

It is quite a fresh perfume and starts off fresh and friendly - citrus with a hint of green.
After that, a distinct fruitiness joins the freshness, along with a somewhat scratchy, bitter note that is ultimately supported by a noticeable sweetness.
Fresh, fruity, sweet with a scratchy-bitter edge.
Hmm, that's not tasty to me.
However, I actually suspect that this could be due to the sea buckthorn, as it does have a somewhat scratchy-bitter yet sweet profile.
This bitterness is often interpreted as "masculinely pronounced," but it's not my thing. It reminds me a bit of "Bois d'Orange by Roger&Gallet" - the scratchiness, not the scent itself.

With a really generous application, the longevity is okay, but the projection is rather subdued even then. With a normal application, both are likely to be mediocre.

I don't believe the notes listed in the pyramid above. I haven't been able to verify them anywhere.

The concept of 'Durance en Provence' sounds interesting, but I have found the scents to be somewhat colorless and lifeless so far. But maybe that's how it should be.

So far, I have tried 'Durance en Provence' "Fig Tree Wood" and "Spiced Absinth" - both of which I prefer over this composition.
Thanks to Oloroso, I have a few more designs from 'Durance en Provence' to test. It remains exciting.
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6 years ago
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I only smelled galbanum, which felt a bit monotonous to me. Green, grassy, and herbaceous.
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Herb-citrusy, green, and woody are the dominant notes. Quite nice for hot temperatures, but the longevity and sillage are quite limited.
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