Rochas Man Rochas 1999 Eau de Toilette

Bottle Design Franzrudolf Lehnert, Michael Forster

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7.6 / 10 868 Ratings

A popular perfume by Rochas for men, released in 1999. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is being marketed by Inter Parfums.

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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Spicy

Powdery

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lavender

Green leaves

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Musk

Jasmine

Lily of the valley

Raspberry

Base Notes

Coffee

Vanilla

Amber

Patchouli

Sandalwood

Perfumer

Maurice Roucel

Ratings

Scent

7.6868 Ratings

Longevity

7.1671 Ratings

Sillage

6.6652 Ratings

Bottle

6.7669 Ratings

Value for money

8.0245 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 09/09/2024.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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The Forward

Statements

14 short views on the fragrance

Elysium 1 year ago

8
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 8
Scent

Sweet & powdery accord paves the way. Then bleeds to drier ground, with light woody and musky undertones, and smells like soft sugary suede.

JoaoMartins 6 years ago

2
Bottle 1.5
Scent

Chemical garbage. One of the most synthetic "perfumes" I've ever smelled.

Hermesh 9 years ago

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Sweetened cappuccino with some raspberry and subtle lavender freshness. Unusual and chic!

Lmr4j3ire 3 years ago

Smells like cappuccino, but it's not cappuccino w/ sugar added, it's actually sugar w/ a bit of cappuccino added. Too sweet, linear, boring.

BertolucciK 3 years ago

7
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Sweet gourmand with coffee and lavender. The drydown is a slightly synthetic and cloying vanilla. A cappuccino to chill at home.

JMWeed 3 years ago

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Warm morning cappuccino, a nice go to coffee fragrance. Blended well and not expensive.

Topfpflanze3 3 years ago

6
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 7.5
Scent

One of the most relaxing scents ever. Nice cup of coffee on a rainy spring day

MrHonest 5 years ago

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

A strangely chaotic opening, but a lovely aromatic, POWDERY vanilla-n-cream lavender drydown. Like floating in clouds of powdered sugar. Mmm

HugoMontez 4 years ago

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

One of the best creamy vanilla-lavender-coffee scents out there. Comforting and seductive scent. Grab a vintage bottle if you can.

PedroCabral 3 years ago

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Lavender with cappuccino... what a combination! If you like notes with coffee, you'll definitely like it.

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24 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/15/2012

4
Scent

Greysolon
74 Reviews

Greysolon

Critique Very helpful Review 7

Recipe for a vanilla caramel 2 X 4

Normally I have stories for the fragrances I write about. For Rochas Man I got...

...nada.

After reading loads of favorable reviews I happened to see Rochas Man on sale at a discount store, so I bought it. I've tried it numerous times since and I still can't understand all the enthusiasm.

When you first apply Rochas Man it's big, over the top, syrupy and vanilla caramel sweet. As it dries down the only thing that changes is that it's not as big and over the top but just as syrupy sweet. Then, as Rochas Man dries down further, wood comes through. Except it's not the sandalwood listed in the notes. It's more like freshly cut 2 X 4 lumber. That's about it, a vanilla caramel scented 2 X 4. Aside from the woodiness it's very similar to Givenchy Pi. Pi is roundly disparaged so why does Rochas Man catch a break?

Oh, and the bottle? Not to be indelicate but, well, you know...

Addendum: Sherapop noted in her comment to my review that many people think of Rochas Man as a coffee scent. Since I hadn’t mentioned coffee at all she wondered if I found it wanting in that regard. Before I wrote my original review I had scanned through other reviews but I couldn't recall coffee being mentioned. So I made a search of “best coffee fragrances” and, of course, Sherapop is right: Rochas Man appears frequently as a popular coffee fragrance. So I reapplied Rochas Man, tuned my inner nose to coffee and... I dunno... maybe I could get to coffee if it were a super sweet, milk laden caramel cafe latte. And I may be willing to concede that what I called the sawn “2 x 4” wood accord might be coffee notes interacting with other essences. Maybe? Ultimately my overriding impression is still sweet, vanilla caramel. I wouldn’t count on Rochas Man for my coffee fix.

04/18/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Comparison Very helpful Review 7

Exquisite gourmand

If there’s a bunch of good masculine-to-unisex gourmands, Rochas Man would be surely in. And possibly be the uncle of them all. Two references come to mind as a comparison among dozens; Yohji Homme, and Thierry Mugler’s style. Rochas Man is just way more discreet, compelling and refined than most of Mugler’s offerings, yet less sophisticated, cold and “avantgarde” than Yohji. Still that would be the family more or less; a coffee-anisic gourmand top accord on a sort of crisp barbershop-powdery base comprising mostly lavender, sandalwood, spices, amber, a hint of bracing citrus. Two notes or accords stand out for me in particular: coffee and flowers. The smell of coffee here is quite remarkably executed: slightly sweet yet “roasted”, earthy, much aromatic, fairly “natural”, mellow and dark, perfectly blending with amber and woods. Slightly milky and vanillic too, as if it was meant to evoke a “cup” of coffee rather than coffee beans – so, say, a quite “urban” and civilised approach to coffee notes, still quite realistic and not that tackily plastic (take that, Mugler). On the other hand, “barbershop” and fougère-ish grassy flowers provide a silky, gentle frame of clean powderiness, bit of “freshly laundered shirt” vibe, providing some more classic “masculine cologne” feel. Woods and amber do the rest acting as a discreet, warm, slightly earthy frame with a hint of smooth leather. What would you ask more? Rochas Man is one of those clever, well-crafted scents that have them all: it’s versatile, it’s classy, it’s distinctive, it’s surely kind of a “youngster” but perfectly suitable for gentlemen; it’s bright and dark, it’s quite “daring” yet completely civilised and wearable. It’s a bold gourmand, but it’s composed in a way it stays elegantly warm and discreet on skin, stopping just a step before getting tacky - so don’t fear smelling like a candy. You’ll smell just unique. Good stuff.

8-8,5/10

EDIT: the review above was based on the later "version" (pink box, pink-ish juice). I now acquired an older bottle (wine plastic packaging, brown-ish juice) and if you're interested in a comparison, they're, say, 90% identical. The 10% is what makes the earlier version better; slightly less sweet, more smoky, more ambery, more "mature". It's a matter of subtle nuances but if you get the chance, my advise would be to prefer the earlier bottles.

01/17/2022

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 8
Scent

Elysium
834 Reviews

Elysium

Analysis Helpful Review 7

A Perfect Starbucks Frappuccino Mocha

I approached the world of Rochas for the first time back in 2001, with the masterpiece Aquaman Eau de Toilette, of which he will soon write a few lines. Only recently, I added other elements of this brand, and I'm talking about Femme (2014), Lui Rochas, and lastly Rochas Man Eau de Toilette. Of course, I also own an original vintage Madame Rochas (1989) Eau de Parfum, kindly given to me by my mother. Is it really an imitator of the famous Starbucks drink going back to Rochas Man? Mocha Frappuccino is an iced drink made in a blender. They blend ice, whole milk, coffee Frappuccino base syrup, instant coffee and mocha sauce, then top off the glass with whipped cream. And the Moka is a chocolate-flavoured coffee drink. Let's see if the cologne is genuinely similar to that delicious milkshake.

A sweet and powdery accord paves the way for this oriental, fougére, and slightly gourmand fragrance. The strong opening is an attention-grabber and will pique anyone's interest. The white frosted glass of the bottle is flawless and goes well with the perfume that oozes all its sensual, enveloping, and complex character. I don't get too much harshness from the bergamot. Instead, a powdery, herbaceous, medicinal lavender immediately blends with a familiar hint of cocoa powder and spiced vanilla from the base. If a bit of harshness is there, it soon becomes a delightful sugary cotton candy type scent. I admit I've been very reluctant to buy this cologne because too many reviews claim its sweetness, and I don't like over-sugary things.
Conversely, despite a blind buy, this was indeed a delightful surprise. I love the way the perfumer managed it. Although it sneaks up on me as a very sugary cotton candy scent at first, it is not choking or oppressing.

The talc smattering survives in the heart and welcomes floral and gourmand accords. I catch a bouquet of indole jasmine, more stressed on the paper than on the skin, dusty violet, and a milky veil of dark, creamy, semi-sweet roasted coffee beans similar to cocoa and slightly burnt. I said cocoa because the coffee does not become dark and bitter like an Italian espresso, as in Uomo Eau de Toilette. It is much more like a cappuccino. Unfortunately, the heart never fully reveals the coffee deal. Meanwhile, the herbaceous lavender is still there, not as prominent as in the beginning but smoother and more seductive, a kind of tamer for the wild coffee and vanilla duo.

The cologne bleeds to drier ground, with light woody and musky undertones, and now smells like soft sugary suede, as opposed to a vanilla dessert. It's warm, with just a slight amber note, which gives Rochas that enveloping feeling. I only get a hint of patchouli, which makes the scent more intriguing in the final stage. The rich vanilla blends nicely with what's left of the heart, creating a delicious mocha frappuccino, with hints of creamy wood—blonde sandalwood, I bet—and sparkling flowers. Ultimately, what remains on the skin turns into a sweet musky earthiness, or earthy muskiness, a more animalic moss and less clean laundry.

For me, Rochas Man remains an autumn and winter fragrance because it smells much better in colder air; the heat exacerbates the sweetness of the perfumes and makes them annoying. This is the perfect gourmand fragrance, so warm, sweet, yet not cloying and perfectly balanced. Even though it's sweet, it never smells too feminine. The cologne is quite versatile, not offensive. I can wear it every day at places like work, but I can also apply it at night for evenings spent with friends or especially on a date. The sillage is good enough, but not too heavy. As for longevity, it lasts several hours on my skin, and I feel it on clothing. It's not a beast, but it's still very appropriate for most occasions. I consider it a fragrance that is still very current, despite its twenty-something years.

I base the review on a bottle I have owned since July 2021.

-Elysium

08/27/2012

2.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Missk
1263 Reviews

Missk

Critique Helpful Review 5

The perfect masculine for setting the mood

I'm not sure why, but prior to testing, I had imagined Rochas Man would smell really sweet, almost sugary. I pictured something more feminine than masculine. Well, I'm glad my assumptions proved incorrect, because although this fragrance is mildy sweet with its bold gourmand accords, it's something that really gets my heart racing, if you know what I mean.

My man has been wearing Altamir by Ted Lapidus for nearly a full year now, and while I love it on him, whenever he's 'in the mood', he practically drowns himself in it which makes it difficult for me to get close to him with all that sickly, spicy sweetness in the air. Rochas Man is a scent in a similar vein to Altamir but thankfully with a lot less sillage. That's not to say that the sillage isn't good, because it is. It projects itself well and lasts an outstanding length of time too.

Rochas Man is sweet, (like I mentioned earlier), but more focused on the sweet aromas of a capuccino, a bottle of vanilla essence and lavender-scented powder. Together they all blend to create one very delicious combination.

I actually revel in how masculine Rochas Man turned out to be. My immediate thoughts when the scent hit me was, "boyfriend... bed... now!" It's a scent that needs no introduction.

They don't make many gourmands for men these days, and that saddens me, since as a female I find them much more appealing than feminine gourmands. Vanilla is surprisingly sexy on a man's skin. Needless to say I bought a bottle for the man in question, and although he laughed at the somewhat sexually suggestive bottle design, (he does hide the bottle from his friends to avoid snide remarks), he wears it whenever I go to his house to stay for the weekend. Lucky me. And even though he still sprays in abandon, it's a fragrance I don't mind in heavy doses.

05/23/2013

10
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Mojtaba
5 Reviews

Mojtaba

Analysis 6

Men's fragrance with a sweet aroma

Sweet aromas with scents of lavender and jasmine fragrance, this scent is very mild, and the lily of the valley and musk notes, middle and end with the aroma of vanilla, sandalwood, amber and coffee aroma and the flavor is very creamy and delicious Caramel 's.

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