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The nice Frenchman drinks sage tea
Hello snoopers :)
Welcome to a new comment from me. Today I introduce you to "Le Frenchy" by Guerlain, a fragrance that is a little newer as it was only released in 2017.
As you can see, the name simply means "The Frenchman". I'm probably the complete opposite of a Frenchman, well, you know I come from Turkey. But hopefully I can use this scent too :D
Now, what can you say about a Frenchman? Well... I like her anyway. An actor, whom I like very much, comes from France: Jean Reno! An actress who I like very, VERY VERY, also comes from France: Audrey Tautou! *sigh*
(... hmmm... a déjà vu? Ohoo a French word, how fitting to the subject! But didn't I just mention Audrey Tautou in one of my commissions? Hmm...)
I think the language is great! Although a little catastrophic to learn (argh, I also failed as a student at that time because of the Imparfait :D), it has a great sound! There are also tasty baguettes and croissants and even the peanuts I like so much are total France fans, especially Snoopy :D
But... of course... what just came from France? Fragrances of course!
And the girls look really cute, by the way! Girls are cute all over the world :))) Except maybe here on Parfumo, because here you only meet the concentrated load of beastly, dangerous femininity! Where... aren't you ladies beastly all over the world?
*run away* :DD
What I find beautiful and what you might think I am a freak or crazy for (or both...) is that the herbaceous part of the fragrance, especially the sage, comes across a little like sage tea. Well, I drink sage tea maybe only in combination with herbal teas now and then in winter, but the scent here is not so bad :)
And that's basically it. The fragrance always remains fresh and has this slightly old-fashioned citric aura, especially later, when fragrances such as sage become significantly weaker and one can smell more oak moss. Sweetish by amber, the scent is only slight. Especially towards the end, the fragrance, which many call the Barbarian Shop fragrance, is most pronounced, even if the Sillage is the weakest. All in all, a classic, nice men's fragrance.
Soo... you know what? The scent's not bad. Honestly, I like him very much! Although at first glance it smells like millions of similar (barbarian shop-like) fragrances, it differs a little, especially in the beginning, in that the herbaceous fragrances come across stronger than expected and the fragrance in general, despite its somewhat shorter shelf life, does not have such a bad sillage for a short while.
But strictly speaking (or even later) it belongs of course to the typical citric men's scents with lavender and oakmoss, as they are really very common :D
Because it's a bit old-fashioned, or let's say classic, it's not a fragrance for younger people. For everyone else, it is a great day and work fragrance that could be used in all seasons, but would probably be best in spring and summer.
The only real disadvantage or the negative is: The fragrance is apparently a little more difficult to get at the moment, and apart from that it costs between 220 and 250 Euros, which is a lot for such a fragrance, which was kept quite simple strictly speaking, especially if you consider that despite the beautiful fragrances there are still a lot of alternatives on the market. Nevertheless you can test it, because you get the usual good Guerlain quality, i.e. a fragrance where you don't perceive anything synthetic. Apart from that, tastes and perceptions of a fragrance are always a bit different anyway, so that others may feel the fragrance a bit more special!
And that's it again. And I hope that the female readers here excuse my beastly comments to ladies,... once again :DD
All of you have a nice evening. See you then
Welcome to a new comment from me. Today I introduce you to "Le Frenchy" by Guerlain, a fragrance that is a little newer as it was only released in 2017.
As you can see, the name simply means "The Frenchman". I'm probably the complete opposite of a Frenchman, well, you know I come from Turkey. But hopefully I can use this scent too :D
Now, what can you say about a Frenchman? Well... I like her anyway. An actor, whom I like very much, comes from France: Jean Reno! An actress who I like very, VERY VERY, also comes from France: Audrey Tautou! *sigh*
(... hmmm... a déjà vu? Ohoo a French word, how fitting to the subject! But didn't I just mention Audrey Tautou in one of my commissions? Hmm...)
I think the language is great! Although a little catastrophic to learn (argh, I also failed as a student at that time because of the Imparfait :D), it has a great sound! There are also tasty baguettes and croissants and even the peanuts I like so much are total France fans, especially Snoopy :D
But... of course... what just came from France? Fragrances of course!
And the girls look really cute, by the way! Girls are cute all over the world :))) Except maybe here on Parfumo, because here you only meet the concentrated load of beastly, dangerous femininity! Where... aren't you ladies beastly all over the world?
*run away* :DD
The fragrance:
The fragrance begins beautifully herbaceous-citric with lemons or especially lemon balm (verbena) and sage, accompanied by some neroli. One also smells lavender and oakmoss at the beginning, where the combination of these two fragrances makes this fragrance look like a very classic men's fragrance. However, I find that sage and lemon balm can be perceived much more intensively as far as the individual fragrances are concerned. What I find beautiful and what you might think I am a freak or crazy for (or both...) is that the herbaceous part of the fragrance, especially the sage, comes across a little like sage tea. Well, I drink sage tea maybe only in combination with herbal teas now and then in winter, but the scent here is not so bad :)
And that's basically it. The fragrance always remains fresh and has this slightly old-fashioned citric aura, especially later, when fragrances such as sage become significantly weaker and one can smell more oak moss. Sweetish by amber, the scent is only slight. Especially towards the end, the fragrance, which many call the Barbarian Shop fragrance, is most pronounced, even if the Sillage is the weakest. All in all, a classic, nice men's fragrance.
The Sillage and the shelf life:
The Sillage is despite slight fragrances not soo weak, as one would imagine it. Of course, the fragrance will not smell at great distances, but at close range you will perceive it quite well. The shelf life is about eight to nine hours, but already after half of this time you will hardly notice it, because then it will be very weak. The bottle:
The bottle is rectangular and high and has a red wooden frame, as is always the case with this series by Guerlain. That is why the name of the fragrance is on the side of the bottle. The chrome-plated neck also features a matching red cylindrical wooden lid. All in all a very chic bottle!Soo... you know what? The scent's not bad. Honestly, I like him very much! Although at first glance it smells like millions of similar (barbarian shop-like) fragrances, it differs a little, especially in the beginning, in that the herbaceous fragrances come across stronger than expected and the fragrance in general, despite its somewhat shorter shelf life, does not have such a bad sillage for a short while.
But strictly speaking (or even later) it belongs of course to the typical citric men's scents with lavender and oakmoss, as they are really very common :D
Because it's a bit old-fashioned, or let's say classic, it's not a fragrance for younger people. For everyone else, it is a great day and work fragrance that could be used in all seasons, but would probably be best in spring and summer.
The only real disadvantage or the negative is: The fragrance is apparently a little more difficult to get at the moment, and apart from that it costs between 220 and 250 Euros, which is a lot for such a fragrance, which was kept quite simple strictly speaking, especially if you consider that despite the beautiful fragrances there are still a lot of alternatives on the market. Nevertheless you can test it, because you get the usual good Guerlain quality, i.e. a fragrance where you don't perceive anything synthetic. Apart from that, tastes and perceptions of a fragrance are always a bit different anyway, so that others may feel the fragrance a bit more special!
And that's it again. And I hope that the female readers here excuse my beastly comments to ladies,... once again :DD
All of you have a nice evening. See you then
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