Presidente pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Emper

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Presidente pour Homme Emper 2008 Eau de Toilette

6.9 / 10 43 Ratings

A perfume by Emper for women and men, released in 2008. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Green

Fresh

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Eucalyptus Kumquat

Kumquat

Heart Notes

Apple blossom

Electroplated Toothpick

Base Notes

Sandalwood Vetiver

Vetiver

White leather

Voltresnip

Perfumers

Jérôme Epinette, Pierre Wulff

Ratings

Scent

6.943 Ratings

Longevity

7.234 Ratings

Sillage

6.734 Ratings

Bottle

8.043 Ratings

Value for money

6.218 Ratings

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/15/2022

6.5Scent 7Longevity

Tauriel
110 Reviews

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Tauriel

1

Wood and Smoke

At first, I smell light smoke and strong eucalyptus, which clears my nose when I sniff close to the skin. I don't smell apple blossom. After about 20 minutes, the woody notes come through, and the eucalyptus takes a backseat. The woods combined with the vetiver create a quite nice, slightly smoky blend. The scent remains like this and changes hardly at all, if at all. After 30 minutes, I can no longer smell the eucalyptus. Only when I sniff close to the skin does it still tingle a bit in my nose. Quite nice, but it's too boring for me. It leans more towards the masculine side. I'd rather go for Mr. Vetiver by une nuit nomade, which is much more exciting and complex. But it's all a matter of taste.

08/30/2021

6.5Scent 8Sillage

Stanze
105 Reviews

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Stanze

Very helpful Review 13

Bohemian Villages

Kumquat travels, with the eucalyptus,
In a beautiful Bohemian bus.

The notes remain incomprehensible to us,
No matter how deeply we probe them.

Even Eucalyptus (who only sniffed for the scent's sake)
is at a loss for advice.

Yet just this makes us pale like mud.
No blow to the neck will help.

And he writes in his weekly chronicle:
Another experience, without electronics!

(Very loosely based on "The Bohemian Village" by Christian Morgenstern.)

Even though a certain online sales portal always translates "bohemian" as "böhmisch," this translation is at best outdated. In the 19th century, the French thought that the French Roma had come from Bohemia in the 15th century. Their lifestyle was romanticized as unconventional and free. Therefore, bohemian is indeed böhmisch, but the people of Bohemia would surely be surprised if they were seen as unconventional, freedom-loving, French Roma.

At this point, family tester M pointed out to me that there is indeed Bohemian absinthe. So absinthe from Bohemia. Damn, and I was just getting into the swing of things. I have never drunk Bohemian absinthe and therefore cannot say whether it smells like Bohemian Absinthe. Bohemian absinthe differs from traditional absinthe in that it contains no anise. Bohemian absinthe does not turn cloudy when water is added, so diluting it is not really worth it, and according to Wikipedia, many Czechs do not dilute their Bohemian absinthe at all. This explains why Bohemian Absinthe smells so strong that it fills the whole room with its aroma... uh, scent. I definitely do not want to drink Bohemian absinthe, as I already get a headache from the smell of Bohemian Absinthe.

I thought to myself that the website of the sisters of Noé might enlighten me regarding the meaning of this scent, and lo and behold: it represents the ecstasy of the French in the 19th century over La Bohème ('Bohemia'). So forget what I said about Bohemian absinthe and remember the romantic, unconventional, freedom-loving, French Roma of the 15th century. That’s how it smells.

I would not want to wear Bohemian Absinthe in any season. The sillage is very unconventional and freedom-loving. One can wear this if one has traveled back in time to the 15th century and does not want to stand out among Bohemians or French Roma. Or if one wants to remain abstinent at a feast with Bohemian absinthe. One then smells as if one has heavily indulged in the drink. Apparently, you can't see that in the glass. So cheers.