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Homme de Grès Grès 1996 Eau de Toilette

8.2 / 10 47 Ratings

A popular perfume by Grès for men, released in 1996. The scent is fresh-spicy. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Fresh

Spicy

Citrus

Woody

Green

Fragrance Notes

Bergamot

Amber

Jasmine

Sandalwood Musk

Musk

Neroli

Peach

Perfumers

Gérard Anthony, DSM-Firmenich

Ratings

Scent

8.247 Ratings

Longevity

8.136 Ratings

Sillage

6.836 Ratings

Bottle

7.244 Ratings

Submitted by Fantaghiro77 · last update on 03/13/2023.

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/19/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Very helpful Review 2

Solid barbershop scent

Solid. Maybe a bit boring, but terribly solid: citrus, sharp bitter green notes, oak moss, a barbershop accord of lavender and freshly cut woods. A really “conventional” fresh fougère for men in the same league of Yves Saint Laurent pour Homme, but with a hint of uniqueness lying in the unusually loud tone of the green notes, which smell sour and sharp as hell, enhanced by the astringent citric bitterness and the raw feel of woods, and cleverly “rounded” by something powdery-musky, almost animalic too, I guess due to lavender (you can really smell a ton of it here) and mossy notes. Really simple, sophisticatedly dry, virile and mature, probably not memorable, but a perfect piece of old-school self-confidence in a (fantastic!) bottle.

7/10

12/19/2012

7Scent 10Longevity 2.5Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 3

The Powdery Finish Mars An Excellent Start...

Homme de Gres opens with a slightly bitter herbal lemon combo that establishes the theme for the scent early on. These notes hold from start to finish, but joining them in the scent's heart is a nicely done powdery lavender that builds over time. In the base, a leathery undertone adds a further dimension to the powdery herbaceous lemon/lavender combo. Homme de Gres is a bit more than a skin scent, but it is no projector either. Longevity and strength are quite good (as is the sprayer on the bottle, for what its worth).

When I first smelled the herbaceous green lemon opening I was really into Homme de Gres big time. It kind of reminded me of some of the better qualities of herbal lemon scents like vintage YSL pour Homme, then when the lavender based powder joined in, I even got a slight reminiscence to the great Patou pour Homme Prive... Unfortunately the powder continued to build until it became too much, before diminishing a bit later-on in the dry-down. That is where Homme de Gres lost a lot of its positive momentum and its comparison to those two great scents among others. Still, this is a very good scent in its own right and I am happy to have a bottle in my wardrobe. Even though it is discontinued, bottles are available on eBay for reasonable money. I suggest if you like powdery herbaceous lemon scents you pick one up while you still can. I give Homme de Gres a very solid recommended, and a 3.5 out of 5 star rating.

03/13/2023

7Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

manlyscents
96 Reviews

manlyscents

3

Halfway between a citrus aromatic and a chypre

On first spray I get a gorgeous melange of astringent citrus, green notes, and neroli. The strong bergamot note is restrained by the greens creating a balance that I greatly enjoy. The dry-down is still citrusy and herbaceous, but also sandalwoody and mossy.

The opening reminds me of a more herbal Capucci PH. The dry-down is like a more citrusy Loewe PH. This is halfway between a citrus aromatic and a chypre. It would have been considered fresh and contemporary in the late 1960s, but was completely out of place when Grès launched it in the mid-90s. Hats off to Grès for daring to release this when men had already been wearing Cool Water and Eternity for years.

Projection is moderate but longevity is good.

Masculinity Level: Pacino's coked-up detective in Heat. Though we never actually see him take drugs.

10/29/2014

10Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Soulmates
57 Reviews

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Soulmates

Top Review 11

Unfortunately Perfect

That Homme de Grès is no longer made is actually a crime: Its extraordinarily unique opening with a green herbal note - one third basil, one third cumin, one third juniper - combined with a crisp citrus chypre in the vein of Pour Monsieur, a twelve-hour longevity, and a fine yet strong sillage, were probably too retro in 1996. HdG is thoroughly Seventies. Not a powerscent, but an almost stark fragrance, whose minimalism stands in stark contrast to its outstanding performance. Its great, bitter freshness comes from an almost sparkling, stale citrus note to which only a hint of indolic white is added. Together with the aforementioned herbs and spices and a woody base, somewhere between cedar and vetiver, it results in an EdT that wears like an EdP, a Mediterranean scent with the progression of an oriental. Also safe for the parquet. The lacquered bottle makes the hearts of detail lovers beat faster. And with 125ml, there's plenty of substance for the money. It's just a shame that all of this wasn't appreciated when it mattered...

(Grès is worth a second look anyway: "Cabotine" also possesses similar qualities...)

03/14/2012

10Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Gentilhomme
120 Reviews

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Gentilhomme

Very helpful Review 12

the 3rd attempt...

...which unfortunately didn't really succeed either.

While "Homme de Grès" has been around since 1966 under the name "Grès pour Homme" and was also marketed in the mid-1970s in a slightly softer version for the sporty ladies of that time as "Quiproquo," it sadly never really established itself in the market.

Quiproquo always stood in the shadow of Cabochard, and "Homme de Grès/Grès Pour Homme" somehow never felt contemporary, neither in the late 60s nor with its relaunch in 1996.

Nevertheless, I want to champion this wonderfully fresh-herb-woody-powdery scent and highlight it as a misunderstood genius composition, as the mixture does remind me a bit of a milestone in men's perfumery, MOUSTACHE by Marcel Rochas! It definitely bore the signature of the master of draping, Madame Grès.

The original formula of Grès pour Homme is described by the H+R Fragrance Atlas of 1989 as follows, and this was also applied in 1996 to Homme de Grès in only slightly modified form:

Top notes: Lavender, Bergamot, Lemon, Petitgrain, Basil
Heart notes: Patchouli, Fern, Clove, Iris, Rosewood, Cedarwood
Base notes: Vanilla, Moss, Tonka bean, Musk, Benzoin, Leather, Labdanum

Let’s hope this fragrance, like cats, is granted 7 lives; it deserves it! :-)

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