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Whip 2014

Version from 2014
7.6 / 10 77 Ratings
A popular perfume by Le Galion for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Citrus
Fresh
Spicy
Green
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Verdello lemonVerdello lemon Calabrian bergamotCalabrian bergamot TarragonTarragon CardamomCardamom LavenderLavender
Heart Notes Heart Notes
GalbanumGalbanum IrisIris JasmineJasmine VioletViolet
Base Notes Base Notes
Leathery notesLeathery notes OakmossOakmoss PatchouliPatchouli VetiverVetiver

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.677 Ratings
Longevity
7.162 Ratings
Sillage
6.665 Ratings
Bottle
7.760 Ratings
Value for money
6.816 Ratings
Submitted by ExUser, last update on 09/24/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
Whip (1953) by Le Galion
Whip (1953)
Monsieur Balmain (1990) by Balmain
Monsieur Balmain (1990)
American Dream by Gravel
American Dream
Eau Sauvage Extrême (1982) (Eau de Toilette Concentrée) by Dior
Eau Sauvage Extrême (1982) Eau de Toilette Concentrée
Ô de Lancôme (Eau de Toilette) by Lancôme
Ô de Lancôme Eau de Toilette
Pour Homme (1971) (Eau de Toilette) by Yves Saint Laurent
Pour Homme (1971) Eau de Toilette

Reviews

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Midnights

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Very helpful Review 14  
50 Shades of Citrus Medica
"Wanna get dirrrrty?" the lemon purrs in my ear.
Wow, what's going on with lemons these days? Is there a sexual revolution among citrus fruits? Has the hypersexualization in the media now reached the produce section? Or have the lemons just remembered that their ancestors were not only fresh but, when combined with other ingredients, could also express their animalistic side?
This little lemon here has escaped from the ethereal-cool world of "Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée | Hermès." To keep it simple, it will be referred to as lemon from here on. Here, it gets to express its more bitter, spicier side. And this lemon has a lot of catching up to do. From Miley to Britney, numerous stars have shown how to liberate oneself sexually, and it has been paying attention. On the wrecking ball heading towards the beach. After a long bath in the sea, it has lathered up with a spicy shower gel, rinsed off, dried off, and slathered itself with a galbanum lotion. Outfit for the seduction: just a leather jacket. Grrrrrrrr! Do hot lemons do that, too sexy for this world, 50 Shades of Citrus Medica. Instead of a flower behind its ear, it has stuck a whole bouquet. Less is more, only beginners say that. Choice of flowers? Of course, jasmine, what could be sexier?! The smooth iris provides the lascivious 90's R&B groove, and a tiny hint of violet, barely visible, suggests an abyss. Teeth brushed and mouth rinsed with rose water. And there it lies before me, on the patchouli blanket in oak moss, legs crossed, a vetiver blade in the corner of its mouth, arms folded behind its head. It surveys me from head to toe, a provocative look, a chauvinistic grin. I don't exactly feel the urge to undress, but at least to open one or two buttons on my shirt. And then it dawns on me in a hormonal rush: we know each other.
My enthusiasm is not for this staged lemon sleaziness, but for the comfort of the familiar. Like the encounter with a past love: every gesture is spot on, every movement complements the other’s well-choreographed. You little fruit! We had a longer fling back in the mid to late nineties. Even then, you were significantly older than me, only you went by different names: "Eau Sauvage (Eau de Toilette) | Dior," "Pour Monsieur (Eau de Toilette) / A Gentleman's Cologne / For Men | Chanel," "Monsieur Balmain (1990) | Balmain," "Moustache Original 1949 | Rochas," or alternatively "Pour Homme (1971) (Eau de Toilette) | Yves Saint Laurent." You have roamed through past decades and taken what you like. Yes, yes, I like you very much and at the same time feel deceived. Especially with the rates you charge for your services.
I don't wanna get dirrrrty, at least not with you. I button up the two buttons on my shirt and close my wallet, and now I’m going to engage with other olfactory messes. And I’ll reach out to those past loves from my youth, let’s see what they’re up to today.
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Gentilhomme

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Gentilhomme
Very helpful Review 10  
Sounds like Rockabilly…
…but is rather Bossa Nova.

Le Galion's reissue of Whip is a well-executed time leap into the era of pomaded hairdos, nerd glasses, and tailfin cars. Not far from the original from 1953, but a bit more contemporary and with less barbershop attitude.

After Yatagan's fabulous comment on this fragrance, it’s a bit challenging to characterize the scent more deeply. I find the fragrance to be rather gentle as well, although the name suggests something stronger.

Pleasantly balanced citrus top notes, a floral-spicy heart, and a lightly leathery-woody base meet my taste entirely. I believe I also perceive a tobacco accord in the base, even though it is not listed in the pyramid.

In short, a pleasing and unobtrusive companion for the warmer days. I am glad to finally have it in my collection! Whip 2014 strongly reminds me of the original version of Robert Piguet's Cravache, which suffered a bit during reformulation.

Now that I own the third fragrance from the brand, I think this won't be the last one…. Vétiver, please don't disappoint me when you finally resurrect…. :-)
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Yatagan

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Yatagan
Top Review 44  
Gentle Whip
Uncommented Fragrances No. 54

Le Galion's Whip is a scent that suits my taste perfectly: a gentle, not too sharp lemon, actually more the smell of citron or cedrat, which I find and love in many fragrances. The reason I don't rate the scent with 90 or 100% is probably because there are better representatives of this genre that inevitably come to mind whenever I use Whip.

I find the concept of reviving a classic, once-famous brand quite exciting. Of course, one could argue that this is just part of a currently successful marketing strategy aimed at re-establishing once-legendary perfume houses and milking a nostalgic, tradition-minded audience. True! That’s probably the case, and I willingly fall for it. And this, despite the fact that I have just criticized the shameless marketing machine of many niche brands in my blog. As I noted there: I don’t exempt myself, and of course, we (almost) all are susceptible to one or another strategy of capitalism that relies on growth through advertising and our collective participation.

“In 1930, Prince Murat, a descendant of Joachim Murat, the brother-in-law of Napoleon I and King of Naples, founded the perfume house ‘Le Galion,’” it says on Le Galion’s stylish homepage (and speaking of “stylish,” we are back to the aforementioned successful advertising strategies). Soon, the house of Le Galion was sold to Paul Vacher, who led it to a prominence that still resonates today, and whose name still has a positive connotation for many fragrance connoisseurs interested in perfume history and tradition, likely conveyed more through collective scent memory than personal experience.

In the 30s and 40s, Le Galion and its perfumer Paul Vacher had already become a celebrity; many fragrances still belong to the traditional canon of perfume history and have influenced other houses and perfumers in their conception and direction. Le Galion worked, among others, for Dior, developing and producing fragrances for the fashion house - and the fame grew. In the 50s, the golden era of French fragrances, during which influential classics still valid today were created, Whip (1953) was also born - or rather, the precursor to today’s Whip, which likely or perhaps was similar in concept and composition, as the current scent carries traces of older compositions from the 50s and 60s; think of Green Water, Eau Sauvage, Chanel pour Monsieur, and many other similar, hesperidic, citrusy, or citron-focused (I hold the patent on this word) fragrances.

When Paul Vacher passed away in 1975, his daughter initially took over the house and the development of his fragrances. Finally, in 1980, sold to an American corporation, the name Le Galion soon disappeared from the scene until the house was re-established this year (2014). A rascal thinks ill of it.

Curious (yes, yes, I know, I have ultimately proven my susceptibility to advertising), I ordered a set of the men’s and unisex fragrances from the brand. Whip is my first test candidate.

Similar to other aforementioned fragrances from the golden era of the 50s and 60s, the lemon opening quickly mingles with mild herbs and a floral heart note, which here seems to smell less of the mentioned jasmine and iris and more of paler flowers, such as violets. Classically, the base follows with moss and vetiver as well as leather; so far, so good, so classic, so pleasant - similar to Chanel's Pour Monsieur, Fath's Green Water, Monsieur Balmain, Dior's Eau Sauvage and Eau Sauvage Extreme, as well as other fragrances from this era. One could almost say that the scent lies at the intersection of the aforementioned representatives: very close to Monsieur Balmain (more to the new, slightly weaker version than to the old, more mossy version), less fresh than Dior's Eau Sauvage or Fath's Green Water, somewhat less distinguished than Chanel's Pour Monsieur, which emphasizes the more conservative gentleman in a man.

However, this ambiguity is also Whip's weakness. The whip crack remains gentle, is not as spectacular as the name might suggest or hope, resembles the aforementioned and many other representatives, which I do not want to list all due to the large number, but can easily be found in the corresponding column of the scent genealogy by Haarmann & Reimer online - and anyone who has some of the aforementioned fragrances in their collection will rightly wonder if they want to experience the gentle whip from Le Galion as well. As beautiful as the scent is: I do not want it.
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Radiantly bright lemon freshie
With a classic herbal character
Soft green-bitter notes
Soft soapy moss
A hint of dark-warm leather
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Who snacked on the lemon lemon?
No excuses with the blossoms!
The gentle spanking is politically correct.
Naughty lemon*
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Hello there, you cheeky little fruit
in your leather apron
swinging that vetiver grass whip
so refreshingly self-assured
on your mossy blanket
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Mr. Lemon
with tarragon twist
on a soft moss bed
is gently swayed
by iris & jasmine
as the leather whip
deprives him of his senses
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A perfect summer leather chypre for me, as it completely lacks the syrupy sweet leather note that I often encounter. Sharp and fresh!
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Whip me with the lemon whip, whip me, whip me. Similar to Monsieur Balmain, citrusy-mossy, just slightly leathery. Yes, bring on the whip.
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A basket full of citrus fruits garnished with spirals of lemon peel is wrapped in a fine smooth leather jacket. Refreshingly elegant.
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Opulent lemon paves the way for soapy clean moss. Iris & jasmine play listlessly at first, then the leather ball flies with joy.
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Hearty lemon, oak moss depth. A great shot, fresh, bitter, spicy, classically explored.
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Natural lemon, very elegant. Leather is subtle, not too soft or smooth. Finest smoke. No soapy scent clichés here. Beautiful!
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