Esencia Loewe 1988 Eau de Toilette

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.

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.

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

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 !

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.