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7.4 / 10 23 Ratings
A perfume by Emanuel Ungaro for men, released in 2018. The scent is powdery-sweet. It is being marketed by Salvatore Ferragamo Group.
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Main accords

Powdery
Sweet
Floral
Spicy
Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
PeachPeach Black pepperBlack pepper BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
IrisIris LavenderLavender Clary sageClary sage
Base Notes Base Notes
LeatherLeather CedarCedar PatchouliPatchouli

Perfumers

Ratings
Scent
7.423 Ratings
Longevity
6.219 Ratings
Sillage
6.119 Ratings
Bottle
7.230 Ratings
Value for money
7.910 Ratings
Submitted by Franfan20 · last update on 07/07/2026.
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What the fragrance is similar to
Valentino Uomo Intense (2016) by Valentino
Valentino Uomo Intense (2016)
Valentino Uomo (2014) (Eau de Toilette) by Valentino
Valentino Uomo (2014) Eau de Toilette

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Soyungnomo

59 Reviews
Soyungnomo
Soyungnomo
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No llameis Cuero a lo que es un Aromático Oriental

Se suele ubicar a L’HOMME DE UNGARO dentro de la Familia CUERO. Pues bien, lo lamento pero tengo que discrepar, ya que para mí es un AROMÁTICO ORIENTAL. Es cierto que aparece la nota de Cuero, pero como un efecto secundario de apoyatura.
En esta vida, no hay nada –o casi nada- puro. Ni un Fougère, ni un Cuero, ni el aire de las cumbres del Himalaya. Todo lleva mezclas y aporta tesituras diversas, como la vida misma.

L’HOMME DE EMANUEL UNGARO es una agradable sorpresa y un perfume injustamente olvidado. Es un AROMÁTICO ORIENTAL que se despierta con un tonillo grasiento, ligeramente cárnico y un pelín punzante, fruto todo ello de algún aldehído graso, alguna molécula orgánica cárnica, un añadido cítrico y un conjunto de salvia, lavanda, cardamomo, pimienta y alguna especia y hierba más. Por supuesto que tiene almizcle, pero no de la variedad ropa limpia de lavandería, sino de un almizcle brillante y oxigenante, casi alpino. Una mezcla de clasicismo y modernidad en un frasco que en España se encuentra bastante barato actualmente, lo que quiere decir que le quedan tres telediarios para su descatalogación.

Lo que os puedo asegurar que no detecto es esa nota descrita de durazno (melocotón) por mucho que lo intente.
Según evoluciona esta fragancia, comienza a aparecer el inconfundible aroma a lápiz de labios de toda la vida, o sea, IRIS. El Iris de Dior Homme o Valentino Uomo, por ejemplo. Y es a partir de este momento, cuando se puede identificar más claramente el Cuero, pero ligado al pachuli y a la pimienta, de forma que se aleja notablemente de un PARFUM DE PEAU DE MONTANA o de un OSCAR DE LA RENTA POUR LUI, ambos dignos representantes de lo que es un perfume CUERO lo más cerca posible de la puridad coriácea.

L’HOMME DE EMANUEL UNGARO es un perfume sólido, de empaque y bien construido. Es un perfume con una estela moderada y de muy buena duración. Te diría que lo veo unisex, y como para vestir. Más propio de temperaturas fresquitas. Es elegante y con un punto de sofisticación.

Aunque se haya lanzado en 2018 y Emanuel Ungaro ya no pinte nada, de vez en cuando, los herederos de una marca retoman las directrices primigenias del fundador o fundadora, para poner en marcha algún proyecto nuevo. Y este perfume tiene ese rigor y esa arquitectura, tan queridos por Balenciaga y aprendidos por Ungaro. Y a la chita callando, sin que casi nadie se haya dado por enterado.

UN POQUITO DE HISTORIA Y DE MIS QUERENCIAS PARTICULARES

EMANUEL UNGARO (1933-2019), francés de familia costurera italiana, apareció en París con 20 años de edad, y poco después entró a trabajar con Don CRISTÓBAL BALENCIAGA, nada menos, con quien trabajó desde 1958 hasta 1965. Luego pasó al taller de ANDRÉ COURRÈGES y en 1967 abrió su propia boutique en la Avenue Montaigne.

De Balenciaga aprendió el rigor y el perfeccionismo. Allí no se permitían las chanzas, ni chirigotas. Los dos trabajaban con bata blanca y con el acerico para los alfileres rodeando el brazo, como los antiguos costureros y sastres, como dos cirujanos del vestido, dispuestos a deshacer un traje de noche ya terminado, porque en un oculto dobladillo aparecía un microscópico fruncido que nadie era capaz de ver. Nadie, excepto Don Cristóbal, claro está.

Porque si alguien quisiera aprender alta costura de verdad, debiera de poder acceder a los patrones originales de Balenciaga y a poder diseccionar unos de sus increíbles corpiños; de sus complejos dobladillos; de sus mangas tres cuartos compuestas de tres piezas y forradas en tafetán de seda salvaje; de sus líneas saco, túnica, tulipán, trapecio, baby doll, globo o barril; de las pinzas de la cadera al busto y de la cadera al centro de la sisa; de sus faldas fruncidas con amplio vuelo en un evasé más allá del espacio exterior; o de la introducción del gazar en la alta oscura, tipo de tejido que le permitió crear sus elaboradas estructuras geométricas y majestuosas.

Porque “lo que la verdad esconde”, lo que el exterior de una obra de Balenciaga esconde, es la base de la arquitectura textil, de la técnica gótica catedralicia de cimentación y contrafuertes y de la magistral paleta de pigmentos de los óleos que configuraron el barroco español. Todo oculto, nada se ve a simple vista, pero todo está ahí, sosteniendo con firmeza los trajes más vaporosos; los volantes, palabras de honor y abullonados más inverosímiles y los sombreros de vuelos monjiles importados de los marineros de Guetaria en un afán de sublimación que la moda nunca antes había visto.

Tengo que reconocer que en cuanto tengo la más mínima ocasión, acabo hablando de Balenciaga, porque para mí, es la cumbre de la moda y de la inspiración artística. En Ascot siempre han necesitado la presencia de Balenciaga, por mucho que Cecil Beaton hiciera todo lo que podía para dar una prestancia a unas carreras de modelos y sombreros, la mayoría de las veces más cerca de la ordinariez con pretensiones que de la elegancia revolucionaria del maestro de Guetaria.

Como dijo Coco Chanel: “ Balenciaga es un couturier en el verdadero sentido de la palabra. Sólo él es capaz de cortar los tejidos, montarlos y coserlos a mano. Los demás son simples diseñadores de moda”.

Si revisáis vestidos de alta costura de UNGARO de los años 1970, veréis influencias clarísimas de Balenciaga, en cuanto a cortes y estructuras, pero también aparecen tejidos, colores y texturas nuevas, más en la línea de un Versace, de un Hermès o de un Saint Laurent.

Emanuel Ungaro fusionó lo mejor de todos los mundos y siempre se mantuvo fiel a sí mismo, sin grandilocuencias ni escándalos. Exactamente igual que su insigne maestro, Don CRISTÓBAL BALENCIAGA, al que cuanto más lo conozco, tanto más lo venero. Si miras hechuras actuales de Inditex, de China o de Cincinnati, los patrones y las estructuras de Balenciaga aparecen una y otra vez por todos lados, reinventadas pero siempre las mismas. Los típicos vestiditos sueltos, sin cintura y primaverales de la última década, ya los inventó Balenciaga hace cincuenta años. Y qué decir de las mangas, cuellos y cortes asimétricos. O de las gasas tutú superpuestas. Y así con todo.

Sólo se mueren los buenos. Sin hacer ruido. Retirados a tiempo. En la más estricta intimidad.
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Elysium

918 Reviews
Elysium
Elysium
Helpful Review 8  
Steadfastly Vibrant
I was very, very curious to discover this fragrance, and I immediately added it to the watch list when it appeared among the novelties a long time ago. I know the Emanuel Ungaro brand well and am fond of the old compositions. In the 90s, unfortunately, I was lucky enough to use Ungaro pour L'Homme II Eau de Toilette, discontinued today. A very unconventional perfume, opulent, rich, with glorious notes of carnation and civet that in modern perfumery are now extinct or are hardly used anymore. Besides this jewel, I still own Ungaro pour L'Homme III Parfum Aromatique, Ungaro pour L'Homme III Eau de Toilette, the magnificent Ungaro pour L'Homme III Oud, and some U-shaped bottles like Man, Blue Ice, and Silver. And just today, I was lucky enough to find this perfume at a ridiculous price for the 100ml format, just €20. The test on the paper strip convinced me on the fly, nothing disruptive or innovative; Dior Homme and Valentino Uomo have explored this stage long before, a reinterpretation of a classic olfactory style in a modern way, but the test on the skin has engraved so much on the purchase, very pleasant, comfortable, and intriguing. Just to anticipate my impressions, the essence is based on the triplet composed of black pepper-iris-tonka, although the latter is not mentioned in the olfactory pyramid. And I would like to say the bottle, a sandblasted blue denim glass with a matt finish. To the touch, it is as if it were made from porous stones.

So, what does this perfume tell us? The first nuances are rich in spice. Black pepper is the master of the opening; it expands and occupies all the air that surrounds me, deep, penetrating. Without falling into vulgarity, I dare say that this peppery explosion is similar to an orgasm, intense but fleeting, ephemeral. The powdery aspects of the iris emerge prematurely on my skin and most likely on my nose.
In contrast, the fruity notes of the velvety peach and the citrus ones of the bergamot are shy, almost imperceptible, perhaps obscured by the spices and rhizomes. I don't get any syrupy or pulpy peach. I don't define the beginning as a fruity or citric accord, but definitely spicy and powdery.

In no uncertain terms, the presence of the Florentine iris announces the heart's entrance. Now the powdery and powdery aspects of the rhizome dominate the scene without that nuance reminiscent of the carrot. Supporting this noble flower are the silvery leaves of sage intertwined with violet-lavender flowers. The whole look fougére. If the opening turns out to be fleeting, the central part remains stable for a few hours before heading toward the final act.

I realize that L'Homme has reached its finale when a strange sweetness takes possession of the scene. Nothing to do with exotic vanilla but something toasty similar to Tonka. The sweetness is proportionate, not from annoying sensations. It is balanced by a pinch of patchouli that dirties the dry-down just enough, together with a woody nuance provided by cedar wood, whose dry and resinous sawdust nuances are unmistakable. Now I feel the leathery accord, very smooth like the one generated by birch bark, not at all animal or rough. In all phases, L'Homme gives me pleasurable, pleasant and relaxing sensations. Never too pushy, pushy, or arrogant.

If I had to sum up L'Homme with a few adjectives, it would be earthy, woody, powdery, spicy and slightly leathery, with a fougére tendency. Miserably underrated, a little gem I find ideal for mid-seasons, it can work well on summer evenings outdoors, while it is a bit weak to face the cold winter months. Preferable during the day and discreet for the office, its performance is below average, with moderate projection but great longevity. However, I think it is sufficient to cover almost a whole day. Suppose you like the leathery and powdery genre of Valentino Uomo Intense and Dior Homme Original (2011) Eau de Toilette. In that case, you should consider this cheap, high-quality alternative without synthetic splinters. It's so inexpensive and not on anyone's radar.

I'm formulating my impressions on a bottle I've owned since June 2023 (BC 2227901).

-Elysium
Updated on 07/14/2023
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MarioParfems

4 Reviews
MarioParfems
MarioParfems
Helpful Review 3  
Another Iris made well.
This smells somehow similar to Valetino Uomo Intense but fresher.
Peach note is fresh and sweet and stays through all duration of fragrance.
Moderate longevity and sillage about 4-6 hours.
I really like it a lot. It is not as sweet as Valentino and dont have lipstick vibe of Dior Homme.
Suitable for allmost every ocasion and is really cheap.
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Fresh21

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Top Review 26  
Peach-Iris for Ladies (and Gentlemen)
Hey, the first comment on this fragrance, what an honor :) But unfortunately, despite its high rating, I gave it the worst score so far - a flat 6, haha ... if you would prefer a good review, please read only until the marker ;)

Well then, let's start with my impressions after the first 1-2 tests:

Already in the first 5 minutes, the peach is quite dominant, then a bit of pepper joins in and together with a hint of bergamot forms a blend that feels very fresh and pleasing. Nothing special, but appealing. You just smell good. Even though the sweetness of the peach is borderline for me, I like the ambivalence of fruit and spice, as it creates a fine transparency in the scent.

After that, L'Homme only starts to powder about half an hour in, albeit subtly. This makes the fragrance a bit warmer and softer - very nice. Even as it develops further, the peach is still clearly noticeable, while the iris only becomes more prominent after about 1.5 hours and continues to increase, but is never dominant. Rather, it expands the previous blend, in which now essentially the peach, a bit of pepper, and the powder of the iris define the scent. At the same time, it now feels less differentiated, as everything blends more densely. Here, I would have wished for the pepper to maintain its counterpoint, but unfortunately, it slowly fades away.

After 2.5 hours, the iris is in full bloom, having gained a bit more presence, while the sweet peach still dictates the tone of the fragrance, making this Ungaro at least a unisex scent, and thus particularly recommended for the ladies.

Unfortunately, I can hardly make out the other heart notes and especially the three base notes (leather, patchouli, cedar). Too bad, because more counterpoints would have provided something to oppose the powdery fruit sweetness of the fragrance, which is quite prominent.

Conclusion: The Ungaro L'Homme is a simply constructed fragrance that essentially consists of two notes: peach and iris, which for 6-7 hours exactly fulfill the attribute "powdery-sweet." The scent, which is well perceivable at arm's length, loses significant sillage after about 2 hours, shows no edge, and thus does not clash anywhere. Why would it, as one often desires exactly such a subtle pleasantness.

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And then this:

After 5-6 more tests, I unfortunately came to a different conclusion: I must have been nose-blind in my "obsession" to finally find an iris fragrance for myself after a long journey. So I obviously fell into the trap of smelling nice ;) having already gone through all the usual suspects of the designer ranks in vain. Because now I unfortunately find Emanuel Ungaro's L'Homme quite unsuitable for me:

In the first 5 minutes, I experience a distinctly overdriven peach, which still seems intrusive to me in the first two hours. Way too sweet and synthetic, like a typical ladies' drugstore scent ... Only after that does it become more bearable for my nose, but basically, this is a simple mix of peach and iris, with the latter not being particularly intense (the current 21% is a bit too high for my nose).

However, the other (so far) 12 users seem to perceive this French fragrance much better, as evidenced by the current rating of 7.9. In other words: somehow I am off the mark. "Then go to Nice... uh Prada" … and yep, I am too. Because in their L'Homme, I ultimately found my iris fragrance, and with Emanuel Ungaro's, it’s probably just a matter of dosage ;) Therefore, I make no claims to be able to really weigh in on this cheapy, and certainly not as an expert of

Peach-Iris for Ladies (and Gentlemen)
Updated on 10/26/2020
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Just to anticipate my impressions, the essence is based on the triplet composed of pepper-iris-tonka, although the latter is not mentioned.
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This is the perfect blend of Dior L'Homme and Valentino Uomo with good longevity.
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Pleasant iris cheapie (19 euros/100ml!)
Similar to VUI but lighter and without vanilla
No "synthetic drydown" like Zara 9.0
Longevity is okay
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Tested today: Peppery fruity sharp start, sweet iris with leather. A jumble, no clear line.
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