Hypnôse Homme Lancôme 2007 Eau de Toilette

Hypnôse Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Lancôme

Bottle Design:
Charles Boussiquet

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7.5 / 10 467 Ratings

A perfume by Lancôme for men, released in 2007. The scent is sweet-spicy. It was last marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Sweet

Spicy

Oriental

Woody

Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cardamom

Bergamot

Mandarin orange Mint

Mint

Heart Notes

Lavender

Base Notes

Amber

Musk

Patchouli

Perfumer

Maurice Roucel

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Ratings

Scent

7.5467 Ratings

Longevity

7.2352 Ratings

Sillage

6.7342 Ratings

Bottle

8.3371 Ratings

Value for money

7.4100 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 05/06/2025.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is the British actor Clive Owen, set in scene by director Wong Kar Wai.

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Reviews

13 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/17/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

3

Half-nice, half-horrible

At the very first sniff, the inner nature if Hypnose is already clear: a half-good work. Perfectly split in two parts: one is completely good, the other completely crap, and the clash is just... err. There are indeed some nice features: the mint note is fresh, green and realistically crunchy, avoiding the toothpaste effect; the spices are vibrant and lively, and overall, it surely catches that mid-2000s “metropolitan” masculine elegance played on amber-warm-sweet notes blended with spices and woods, here also added with a dusty layer of lavender and white musks, clean and classy like a freshly ironed shirt. The family, in broad terms, is the one of Dior Homme or Arpège pour Homme (to which Hypnose resembles a bit, just more pungent and spicier), that type of urban, office-safe, yet somehow feminine elegance which was in fashion some years ago. So far so good: lavender, spices, woods, a balsamic breeze. It would be a good perfume, but... the “but” here is quite a big “but” (sorry for the pun), and it's represented by a completely useless, unrelated, horrid metallic-ozonic-fruity note, or better say “feel”, which smells quite similar to that stuff they use to build tropical-sea notes (I just thought of Azzaro Chrome for instance, but you get it in many other scents as well). Basically some kind of pungent, moldy, metallic and completely weird spicy-calone aftertaste, which is fruity in a way, but warm at the same time. And as I said, completely separated from the rest, just sitting there like an elephant in a room – and I mean a real elephant into an actual room. Without this nuance, which to me is quite bold, it would be a good scent, a bit trendy and conventional but good; but as-is, it's just annoying. Such a shame!

4,5-5/10

10/12/2022

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 6.5
Scent

HugoMontez
80 Reviews

HugoMontez

Helpful Review 3

Weird hypnotic smell

Before i found out that this was going to be discontinued (in fact, it was discontinued recently) i bought a 50ml bottle of this. Not because i really love this but because it's weird and intriguing.

This is a fragrance that has a good idea but was made with low budget. It starts off with a blast of sweet mint and cardamom. Sweet inducing and annoying. As it dries down, the lavender round things up a bit and links the sweet and fresh mint-cardamom combo with the shower gel amber and patchouli-musk base. Nothing is particularly good and the opening is definitely cheap smelling. But there's some interesting ideas and the overall experience isn't that bad and, in fact can be alluring in the right occasion.

This was made to be worn at night. I tend to wear it on a dinner or a night out, but this isn't that strong to be considered as a good clubing fragrance. It's just a cheap fragrance that has nice ideas but on a budget.

Maurice has better options even with low budget (Nautica Voyage). I compare this one with Ted Lapidus pour Lui which has the same problem but that one is actually worse cause it's just a Le Male done wrong.

This is a nice fragrance if you find it for a nice price. Has some nice ideas and the overall smell is pleasant but it's cheap materials make me nauseated sometimes, specially the opening.

Because this was discontinued, it may became a bit expensive and i will not recommend you to spend much money on this. Get La Nuit de L'Homme Eau de Toilette for a better night out/dinner fragrance. They aren't super similar but they do utilize lavender and cardamom and the YSL is miles away better.

3/5

05/02/2023

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 9
Scent

Elysium
888 Reviews

Elysium

5

What Makes It So Hypnotic?

Hypnosis, or hypnotherapy, is a state of deep relaxation and focused concentration. It’s a type of mind-body medicine. Hypnotherapy is a heightened state of concentration and focused attention. Guided by a trained, certified hypnotist or hypnotherapist, hypnosis allows you to be more open to suggestions for making healthful changes in your perceptions, sensations, emotions, memories, thoughts or behaviours.

Thus, what makes it so hypnotic? At the opening, you immediately feel lavender’s fresh, aromatic, and herbaceous nuances, a massive dose, but it worked well. It is as if a bundle of lavender spikes had dived from the springboard into a tub full of well-dosed citrus juice, in which mandarin orange and bergamot are mixed, but I also smell a little orange and lemon. The presence of cardamom is noteworthy, a warm spice with its somewhat balsamic colouring that goes well with the citrus part, making it slightly acidic. For an instant, it seemed to me that I, too, had the same vibrations of Touch for Men Eau de Toilette and Le Mâle Eau de Toilette. There is something that smells the same without making one a copy of the other. Instead, the mint note is subdued, perhaps overshadowed by the lavender overdose.

The more the fragrance grows, the more the citrus notes are lost. Instead, wet violet leaves’ metallic and dewy edges stand out with a slightly sweaty aftertaste, a very virile, masculine, hypnotic sweat. It’s not an ugly, nasty, disgusting, stinky sweat while remaining very close to the smell of the body, of clean and cleansed skin, which is attractive to many people.

The cardamom continues its path, and having reached the centre, it joins the lavender, offering tea-like accents. The spicy aspect is very fragrant than piquant or pungent. Something even creates a hint of fresh, moist, and unburned tobacco. At this point, Hypnose differs from the two perfumes mentioned above. The dry-down surprises me with oriental, musky and amber accords. The fresh part was lost; now, the scent is warm and sensual, keeping that sense of sweat clean. A touch of patchouli, not overly damp rich, and moist, gently soil the more animal aspects of musk and the powdery ones of amber and coumarins.

All in all, the perfume’s finish is moderately sweet, despite many sweetish notes. It also showed some creamy edges, which makes me think of hidden sandalwood. A splendid interpretation of the fougère family, to my nose significantly leaning towards the masculine universe with a potent combination of cardamom and lavender. Too bad it didn’t achieve the success it deserved and that it was discontinued; perhaps too much underestimated. It is one of those scents you either hate or love. The accords place it among the autumn fragrances, even if I suppose new nuances can be perceived if worn in spring or other warmer or colder seasons. It is a perfume with limited performance, the projection is intimate, and the duration is around half a day. Almost a classic; it never leaves its comfort zone. It is ideal for formal meetings, work, an outing with friends, or a dinner. Even though it’s rated for the night, I also find it suitable for the daytime.
Such a lovely and hypnotic scent, I'd suggest to men of all ages, a perfect staple in my collection for when I want to give off an alluring vibe.

I'm basing my impressions on a bottle I have owned since June 2019.

-Elysium

10/05/2012

5
Sillage 5
Longevity 3
Scent

Coutureguru
223 Reviews

Coutureguru

3

Corporate Boredom

Meh!!

I got a bottle of Hypnôse Homme in a duty free shopping spree some time ago and in a bit of a rush this morning, it was the first thing I grabbed as it was unopened. "Time to try it ..." I said to myself. I seem to remember it being a nice Cedar. WRONG ... I must've confused it with something else on my arm.

As fragrances go there is little to redeem this one in the way of being different. Nothing 'hypnotic' here I'm afraid. It's pretty much a bog standard rendition of a generic male fragrance that smells like dozens of others on the men's shelves today. This doesn't smell awful ... it just smells boring!
Synthetic Lavender and Bergamot up top with with a vaguely amber/patch dry down does very little to inspire. Hypnôse Homme also has that 'tinny' Musk note I have no time for.
9 to 5 business suited men in middle of the road corporate jobs would probably have a lot of use for this ... it's inoffensive and smells like deodorant. YAWN ...

It can go to my brother in law, who's an accountant.

01/05/2019

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7
Scent

Darkbeat
350 Reviews

Darkbeat

2

Beautiful and generic at the same time

Today I was able to wear this Lancome perfume. It is a good perfume, but, I expected something more complex, anyway, it is a beautiful fragrance and easy to dress.

There is a fundamental pillar in this perfume, which is lavender, cardamom and amber, a warm aroma, spicy, sweet and very aromatic. This is the aroma that we will perceive throughout the life of the perfume, only that, at the beginning, it is much sweeter and more fruity, with a touch of precious mint. Then, the aroma lowers in intensity and stabilizes, disappear citrus and mint, to give greater presence to lavender and amber, with a little spicy cardamom, and the addition of patchouli, which gives body and a woody tone very pretty. This is how the aroma stays until it dies flush with skin, and in spite of its monotonous drying, it is a perfume that I like, it is warm, neat, elegant and very sensual.

The perfume from the first moment you smell it, you seem familiar, I'm still slicing my brains to remember what it looks like, although it belongs to that line of fragrances with very generic fragrances and that smell very similar to each other, and therefore, I'm not going to eat my head very much, but at all times I've been thinking that it reminds me of something known, although, its aromatic generality does not mean that this perfume smells phenomenally good.

In my skin the performance has been moderate high in duration, and moderate to dry in projection, remaining in skin for about 7 hours. Its use I see it more appropriate for the night, but it is one of those aromas that are very versatile and you can use it in any season or hour, except for summer, where I think that its sweetness could overwhelm a little, otherwise, I think a good perfume.

Sorry for my bad english.

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