Quartz pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Molyneux

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Quartz pour Homme Molyneux 1995 Eau de Toilette

7.5 / 10 30 Ratings

A perfume by Molyneux for men, released in 1995. The scent is citrusy-fruity. It is being marketed by Groupe Berdoues.
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Main accords

Citrus

Fruity

Fresh

Spicy

Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Grapefruit Yuzu

Yuzu

Heart Notes

Cardamom

Nutmeg

Pepper

Base Notes

Musk

Sandalwood Cedar

Cedar

Leather

Ratings

Scent

7.530 Ratings

Longevity

7.018 Ratings

Sillage

6.118 Ratings

Bottle

7.127 Ratings

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/04/2024

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Guitar2016
232 Reviews

Guitar2016

2

A Great Complex Scent

WOW, Amazing fragrance! Uplifting, Airy, Elegant and Classy. You can't go wrong with it. QUARTZ is one of the best perfume in my collection. Close your eyes and you will find yourself in a magnificent garden. It has a very unique composition. It opens up with like fresh citrusy, fruity and warm spices in the background then dry down is musky woody. The Cloves and The Galbanum notes are dominant in this scent. This is perfect for the spring, summer and fall, Longevity is good. I really enjoy it and I love QUARTZ POUR HOMME EDT. I'm so glad that I have it in my collection. Highly recommended.
BRAVO MOLYNEUX !
Two Thumbs Up.
Rating : 8.5 / 10

07/20/2013

4Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

4

Where Are The Promised Notes?...

Quartz pour Homme opens with a pretty straightforward sour grapefruit. As the fragrance enters the heart phase some of the grapefruit remains, but a relatively sanitized jasmine starts to develop. As the linear progression of the fragrance continues through the dry-down the jasmine grows into the dominant note and stays that way through the late dry-down as the now supporting grapefruit continues to fade, supplemented by an underlying subtle cedar wood and amber tandem late. Projection is above average and longevity is outstanding at over 12 hours on skin.

What a disappointment. Quartz pour Homme was a blind buy that I based on my positive experience with the outstanding vintage Captain from the house and the commonly listed published notes to the composition that contained things like moss and vetiver among others. Let's just cut to the chase, this is a review of a current bottle (sold in a box with a navy top horizontal stripe) and I have to wonder if there was a reformulation along the way because this is a grapefruit and jasmine fragrance all the way with just hints of wood and amber. I detect no moss, no vetiver, no leather, not much spice, etc... Quartz pour Homme strikes me as an inferior jasmine spiked version of Bulgari pour Homme Extreme (and that release was far from any masterpiece to begin with). On the plus side, the performance metrics are quite strong, but that is not necessarily a good thing if you dislike the fragrance itself. The bottom line is Quartz pour Homme is relatively inexpensive at about $25 a 100ml bottle and it may have been a much better fragrance in a prior formulation containing the ingredients I expected to find, but I can only comment on the current formula bought and that earns a disappointing 2 star out of 5 "poor" rating. One to avoid for sure in its current formulation.

11/20/2018

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Nofretete
42 Reviews

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Nofretete

Top Review 11

The Unknown Green Quartz

The name from the realm of minerals fits well with this complex perfume. A raw piece of quartz, such as rock crystal, growing on stone, looks chaotic. Large and small prisms point in different directions; at the top, they are mostly crystal clear, while at the bottom, they are opaque. Only after a longer observation from various angles does the beauty of the quartz reveal itself, as new structures continually emerge.

Indeed, the scent begins quite convoluted. The brief, nonspecific citrus opening quickly transitions into a tart-fresh cider note that also ends swiftly. Now follows a peculiar intermezzo that neither fits the opening nor the subsequent development. It is a contradictory mixture that is both piercing and dull-sultry, as if white pepper had been crushed with nutmeg and mixed under freshly cut leaves of coriander and black currant. Fortunately, this soon fades away and is forgotten!

Now it becomes pleasant. Galbanum makes the scent green, and vetiver adds spiciness, which receives an ethereal note from cardamom. Above this lies a delicate floral accord. The narcotically sweet aroma of jasmine and something like lilac or broom gives the perfume a certain something and makes it extremely attractive.

After many hours, during which an apple peeks out here and there, the scent reveals new facets once again. Heavy amber, powdery sandalwood, and iridescent musk create an undertone that richly accompanies the green-spicy character of the perfume.

Quartz is not an easily accessible perfume due to its initial awkwardness. At first, I disliked it, but after several test runs, I find it pleasant and even quite seductive, also because of its enduring subtle sillage.

01/05/2013

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

LuckyDog
37 Reviews

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LuckyDog

Very helpful Review 7

Never too rich or too thin (Edward Molyneux)

Tall, slim, and intelligent were said to be the preferred clients of Edward Molyneux. Perhaps one should also add wealthy, as it was primarily the affluent who had Molyneux dress them in the late 1920s and 1930s. Among them were well-known names like Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. Simple elegance was Molyneux's ideal. With dark blue, black, and gray, he liked to emphasize this classic chic and recognized very early on that the right perfume was part of a complete appearance.

With the outbreak of World War II, Molyneux left Paris to serve again in his British home army. Wounded, he lost an eye, and returned to post-war Paris to try to reconnect with his former success, which he was not fully able to achieve. In 1950, he withdrew into private life and dedicated himself to his originally cherished career aspiration, painting.

Molyneux bore the nickname "the Captain," derived from his military rank. This was also remembered by the fragrance of the same name that was discontinued. The Captain's legacy was upheld by Geoffrey Beene, who had interned with him, Pierre Balmain, who worked for him for several years, and Christian Dior, who partially drew inspiration from him.

Today, Molyneux's fragrances are marketed alongside six other brands by the French family business Berdoues, with the current Molyneux fragrances created after the namesake's passing. Quartz is one of three men's fragrances currently available under this brand.

Quartz, whose top notes are dominated by bitter citrus fruits and green apple, starts off fruity-fresh. Interestingly, the official fragrance pyramid lists blackcurrants in the top notes, which I do not perceive instead of the unmistakable apple. The fragrance pyramid, which can be found in various variations online, seems to be of little help for this scent overall. I am also puzzled by a cool-metallic, synthetic note that I believe is unnecessary.

Vetiver and a combination of sweet-spicy notes make up the heart. For the spices, I would have guessed the cardamom listed here, but since I have read about clove several times elsewhere, I am somewhat confused. A slightly woody base follows, evoking the impression of oak moss. A gentle hint of musk and an even more subtle leather note resonates.

Quartz is a blend of cologne and spicy fougère, which remains pleasantly dry throughout despite the fruity start. Although the fragrance pyramid only has overlaps in the base, Quartz feels to me like a younger brother of Cacharel pour l'Homme. An affordable, office-appropriate scent for the warmer season.