Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme Salvatore Ferragamo 1999 Eau de Toilette

Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Salvatore Ferragamo

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Thierry de Baschmakoff

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7.5 / 10 209 Ratings

A popular perfume by Salvatore Ferragamo for men, released in 1999. The scent is woody-green. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Main accords

Woody

Green

Spicy

Fresh

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Fig leaf

Rosewood

Caraway

Cyclamen

Geranium

Grapefruit Neroli

Neroli

Heart Notes

Cardamom

Orris root

Carnation

Jasmine

Rose

Base Notes

Vetiver

Cedar

Leather

Musk

Sandalwood Oakmoss

Oakmoss

Perfumer

Jean-Pierre Mary

Ratings

Scent

7.5209 Ratings

Longevity

7.2164 Ratings

Sillage

6.5171 Ratings

Bottle

7.7182 Ratings

Value for money

8.350 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 11/30/2024.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/20/2017

7
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Smora
155 Reviews

Smora

Top Review 10

Southern Elegance

Scentrack: Ornella Vanoni – L’Appuntamento

As I was born and raised on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea the beautiful smell of fig leaf is my natural habitat (another one is tomato leaf). The smell of fig leaf reminds me of my garden in the small seaside resort. If I must choose just one note considered as personal, the fig leaf is the note. That is the reason I love Salvatore Ferragamo Pour Homme. This fragrance is a well done masculine fig leaf. The essence of ancient Mediterranean culture, and Italian passion for life are preserved in this great-looking Ferragamo bottle.
Ferragamo pour Homme opens with a realistic, milky fig leaf note, accompanied by a fresh neroli. This Mediterranean fresh opening is garnered with a hefty dose of cardamom, similar to the one observed in Costume National Homme. The heart of this fragrance is flowery. Subtle jasmine, soft rose, and pale old school carnation. The base is made of vetiver, clean soapy musk, and cedar. This woody character of the base gives the whole composition a pronounced masculine twist.

Rating: 7.5/10

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12/30/2012

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Apicius
224 Reviews

Apicius

Top Review 11

Unique Elegance Forgotten

The brand Salvatore Ferragamo mainly focuses on the mainstream, however, there was one really outstanding exception: Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme.

The concept of this fragrance was absolutely innovative. On first sight, it could be filed under fig leaf fragrance. But...whereas it is that very and fresh green note that most fig leaf fragrances bring to the stage, Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme puts it into a different context.

I don't really like the well known straightforward fig leaf scents such as Diptyque's Philosykos or L'Artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier. Fig leaf scent is about what you get if you pick leaves from a bush and grind them with your hands. For a perfume, straightforward fig leaf is too much nature, and not enough artistry. This is where Salvatore Ferragamo comes in.

Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme seems to combine the fresh fig leaf with the darker and more robust vetiver, in equal parts, and the outcome is a unique accord of sheer elegance. The fragrance pyramid is unusually opulent, and with spicy, woody, floral, leather notes and musk, it contains ingredients of all scent directions and hardly anything can be detected as such. In my perception all these notes are aimed at balancing and investigating this new unique accord making the result even more elegant.

There is not a lot of development in this fragrance, eventually some masculine musky notes blend in when the base is reached.

Uniqueness and elegance make Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme a fragrance which you might not get away unnoticed when you wear it. Concerning its uniqueness, I would put it on the the same level as Prada's Amber pour Homme and the use of violet in there.

It is hard to understand why this great way of handling fig leaf has hardly been seized as a suggestion by other perfumers. Dolce & Galbana's Velvet Vetiver is not really a gent's cologne. Micallef's Richard was only produced once in a small batch as a signatory perfume for Beauty Affair in Düsseldorf. There seems to be only one other men's perfume currently on the market where this special accord can be found: Charriol's Royal Gold for Men. However, a fig leaf and vetiver combo is only top notes in there with a further development of a completely different, oriental direction.

Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme has been discontinued for a while, but some bottles can still be found on the net for small money. I already put another 100 ml bottle on stock, and I recommend a blind buy even just to get acquainted with an accord that is currently missing in perfumery.

01/05/2020

5
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Khrodino
11 Reviews

Khrodino

Very helpful Review 7

Surprising

Every time I smell a Ferragamo fragrance I'm blown away. Not because it's one of the best I've ever smelled, but because for these prices I'm expecting a cheap scent. And it's not. Not one bit.
It's rich, smooth, different, sweet and a bit balsamic, a fresh smell with a warm feeling.
Fig, rose, cardamom and vetiver are the main players to my nose, and I must say: the fig-rose accord is something divine.
Maybe to me it's not one of the best fragrances I've ever smelled, but guys, this is awesome nonetheless. Try it!

03/31/2021

8
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Finerthings8
16 Reviews

Finerthings8

Helpful Review 6

Mediterranean Garden

I am really enjoying this. As a someone from Mediterranean, a good fig parfum is essential. I have tried many in the past. I am very surprised by quality price ratio if this one. Costume National homme is another favorite of mine at Aromatic Spicy genre .This one seems to be lighter version of that with added fig note. It performs average but still better then Diptyque’s Philosykos. It is perfect for summer evening at Mediterranean coast , smelling this together with sea breeze,other flowers &spices.

04/09/2024

9
Pricing 4
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Musicandarts
206 Reviews

Musicandarts

3

A beautiful inexpensive green floral from Ferragamo

This is one of the six perfumes I bought a few years ago from Jomashop without testing, because I couldn’t find samples of these cheap scents. This review is based on that full bottle. It is one of the best budget perfumes ($19) I own.

According to the reviews on internet, Salvatore Ferragamo Pour Homme apparently was a classic men’s perfume two decades ago. The nose behind this is Jean-Pierre Mary, about whom I know little. Ferragamo is a brand worth considering if you are looking for high quality budget-priced perfumes.

The opening is dominated by a strong fig leaf accord, which alone is worth the money. A nice mix of minor ancillary notes add color to the green opening. I can smell caraway in the opening, but many others remain unidentified. As florals emerge shortly after the opening, some may consider this as a budget version of some expensive green floral perfumes. There is not much separation between top notes and heart notes. I get many of the middle notes in the opening. But the base notes are distinct and excellent. I can smell a nice harmonious blend of vetiver, leather, cedar and other woody notes very vividly, albeit at low intensity. But there is a hint of fig leaf even at the end.

The longevity and sillage are very good. I can smell it on my skin 10-12 hours later, and more on my clothes. My clothes retain the fig leaf in the top notes longer than my skin. In summary, this is an inexpensive green-floral-woody daily wear perfume that was worth buying blind.

Salvatore Ferragamo Pour Homme would have been a classic if it had fewer minor notes and enhanced what remained. This is the structure achieved by many new elegant expensive fig leaf scents such as Dior Dioriviera and Givenchy Trouble Fete. Despite this, Salvatore Ferragamo Pour Homme is one of the cheapest and most frequently used perfumes in my collection. I recommend it as an essential starter in all collections, and it works fine as a unisex fragrance.

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