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Esencia Loewe 1988 Eau de Toilette

7.9 / 10 247 Ratings

A popular perfume by Loewe for men, released in 1988. The scent is spicy-green. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Spicy

Green

Woody

Fresh

Fougère

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green notes

Lavender

Tarragon

Bergamot

Galbanum

Juniper berry Lemon

Lemon

Petitgrain

Heart Notes

Clary sage Basil

Basil

Geranium

Jasmine

Lily of the valley Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Pine

Neroli

Rose

Base Notes

Fir

Oakmoss

Amber

Cedar

Musk

Patchouli

Sandalwood Leather

Leather

Tonka bean Vetiver

Vetiver

Perfumer

Olivier Cresp

Ratings

Scent

7.9247 Ratings

Longevity

7.4199 Ratings

Sillage

7.1193 Ratings

Bottle

7.5190 Ratings

Value for money

7.589 Ratings

Submitted by Seglein, last update on 10/13/2025.

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Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/15/2013

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Hgonzalez
7 Reviews

Hgonzalez

Helpful Review 4

Great drydown

The opening it's not very good, but after that, with the drydown, get better, a lot better.

It's a old school smell but i think that is acceptable.

PROS:
- Last a lot and projects well
- Not popular
- A old school with nice drydown.
- A quality fragrance
- Elegant

CONS:
- Someone can think that is grandpa smell
- Can be offensive if over apply

It's a nice acquisition for a collector or for someone what looking for a good alternative to the formal - old school scents out there.

If it's your case, try it.

Regards.

04/24/2022

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

manlyscents
96 Reviews

manlyscents

4

Fantastic green fragrance

I discovered this fantastic fougere a few months ago thanks to Scents of South Jersey on YouTube.

For fans of old-school green fragrances like myself, Esencia is a dumb reach, especially in Spring. The pine tree needles note in this one is just outstanding throughout. It is often compared to Polo Green, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, and Jaguar For Men, but its dry-down is much more subtle with just the right amount of oakmoss, no soapiness, and dare I say, it's just classier overall.

Masculinity Level: Tom Berenger in Sniper, spending weeks in the forest getting his job done without ever actually getting dirty.

08/08/2021

10Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Haschm
18 Reviews

Haschm

4

Esencia pour Homme

A fantastic '80s scent that transports you to a men's barbershop. Sharp scissors, razor, pomade. I sit in the chair and look in the mirror and sense the smells around me. And beside me, to my right and to my left, other gentlemen with sharp razors running down their faces, their eyes closed, sensing one scent as I do. Esencia pour Homme. Great !

12/21/2020

10Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Nwhite
31 Reviews

Nwhite

Helpful Review 2

Esencia Loewe pour homme

Born in the 80's, but its soul lives in the 70's! Huge powerful frag that is awesome if you dig Polo Green, Quorum or other chypre/leather/fougere cousins from the era.

A massive, in your face, rainbow of green wet forest, smoke, and leather. Extremely masculine and present with a projection sillage that may redefine "vapor trail".

Put on your flannel, find an axe and splash away!

4 stars

12/27/2012

6Scent 5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

2

Green, Too Green...

Esencia starts off very fresh and extremely pleasant with a blast of aromatics and lavender. Then it turns very green (maybe a strong pine, perhaps?) and that is where it loses the thumbs up from me. The green notes are somewhat harsh and in your face at first, making me take pause and reconsider my initial positive impression... then they settle down and become pleasant. Bottom line is if you like green scents you will most likely enjoy Esencia. I can appreciate a lot of the positives that others have mentioned and concur with many of them... I just keep coming back to the initial pine overkill in the early heart notes before it calms down that prevents me from strongly recommending it. It is an above average green powerhouse, just not quite there. 3 out of 5 stars.

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