L'Homme Emanuel Ungaro 2018

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

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