Lapidus pour Homme Ted Lapidus 1987 Eau de Toilette

Lapidus pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Ted Lapidus

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Lapidus pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) (Ted Lapidus)

7.8 / 10 281 Ratings

Lapidus pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) is a popular perfume by Ted Lapidus for men and was released in 1987. The scent is spicy-woody. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by Groupe Bogart.

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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Animal

Sweet

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lavender

Pineapple

Bergamot

Juniper berry

Tarragon

Basil

Lemon

Heart Notes

Honey

Orris root

Caraway

Jasmine

Lily of the valley

Petitgrain

Pine

Rose

Rosewood

Base Notes

Musk

Tonka bean

Amber

Patchouli

Sandalwood

Tobacco

Oakmoss

Cedar

Perfumer

Martin Gras

Ratings

Scent

7.8281 Ratings

Longevity

8.7242 Ratings

Sillage

8.5241 Ratings

Bottle

6.3239 Ratings

Value for money

9.3107 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 18.05.2023.

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11/04/2019

6
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

ShaunBaker

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ShaunBaker

Top Review 9

The first. The second. The third. And bought

I've often read on Parfumo that some fragrances first have to be "learned", and thought to myself then, yes, learn, if I don't like it, it doesn't work.
But when a spark of fascination plays along, things look different. So also happened again at Lapidus pour homme. Many years ago already by an exchange got and immediately tested: Wow, what a top note! Fresh, spicy, herbaceous, mossy, pithy. TL pour homme powert with everything he has. Unfortunately, the top note does not last too long and the scent quickly changes to a woody honey scent as you often know it from this time.
This contemporary here, however, does not hold back with anything. Here the head/heart scent is quite fluent and from the heart note on there is not much left, it seems to me rather as if all scents melt together and the scent slowly dims out after about 3 hours, because unfortunately the good Lapidus does not last longer. Surely it was a little different when he appeared.
At that time I couldn't get rid of the feeling that in the background there was a rough animal note vibrating, but I don't notice any of this anymore. Whether it's my meanwhile hardened nose or a newer batch I can't judge, but what I notice now is that I like the base much better now. I recognize in any case the iris root, honey, as well as a dry cedar note which appears somewhat cinnamon-like in this interaction.

To the current version I can only say, as far as the fragrance itself is concerned, it is certainly still very potent, even if there is some lack of durability. But maybe I'm only spoiled by concentrated perfume oils from the UAE in terms of shelf life.

Believe it or not, Lapidus is a popular perfume to imitate as it seems. I already got to know some interesting and even better such scent twins, first of all I would like to mention Landos from al rehab. They have managed to freshen up the top note a bit and seemingly extend it forever!

To the bottle: some would try to push out the shower gel until they notice that it is made of glass and has an embedded spray mechanism at the top. I have to agree with FabianO that it would be a great design for shower gel. :-)

My final conclusion: if you don't know this fragrance, it's a challenge for the nose at first, as it is for kouros, although I personally can't even begin to compare the two. I would call this fragrance "advanced" because it's very good, provided you give it some time and I've even been asked about it several times (positively), so there must be something to it...

11/02/2018

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Konsalik

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Konsalik

Helpful Review 16

Meet me halfway (at the gym)

Powerhouse Review #4

Since this is already the fourth Powerhouse fragrance that made it onto my dissection table, I thought to myself: Why not make a row out of it? After all, there are still many treasures to be found in this area - and my interest in this fragrance DNA, which was so popular between about 1978 and 1989, remains unbroken.

During the first test run I was still convinced that this review would manage with only a few lines, as Lapidus pour Homme actually seemed to me like a mixture of YSL's "Kouros" and Cartier's "Santos" in a ratio of 40 to 60: A discreet but noticeable shot of the "urinosity" of Kouros, but without its soapiness, combined with the cinnamon-like gingerbread warmth with which Santos envelops the wearer - without, however, reaching its heaviness. Some kind of late '80s powerhouse best-of for everyone? Considering the very reasonable price certainly an obvious thought. But then the equation didn't quite work out and my distrust of my own miserable fragrance library in my head didn't allow me to handle Lapidus so snobbishly.

For even if the impression outlined above has not proved to be entirely wrong, this fragrance has a number of nuances that ultimately make it more interesting. Thus Lapidus shows a strange, enigmatic freshness over the entire course of the fragrance, which I cannot translate other than with "retro sportiness". This basic tone reminds me a little of my childhood sports shower gels, which translated this theme into fragrance in a different way than today's shower gels. A tart coolness reminiscent of fresh sweat and mint. In the fragrance pyramid there is nothing to be found of mint, which is why I strongly suspect that pineapple, lemon, lavender, pine and last but not least caraway have their share in this closed "aerobic freshness" occurring as a single note. The durability is also sporty (two euros into the Gerhard-Delling-Schweinderl...), whereby Lapidus runs in contrast to the more persistent Santos rather half marathon: After 5-6 hours it becomes very close.

It's a funny coincidence that the trashy bottle, with a little imagination, is actually reminiscent of an eighties shower gel bottle. And indeed, if you're looking for a less massive, more daytime "sports version" of a classic Powerhouse fragrance, this might be the place to find it. It should be noted, however, that I find Lapidus in its fragrance signature to be much more clearly "retro" than the other fragrances mentioned here, which - at least to my mind - are a bit more timeless. Lapidus is dated. And I like it!

For your information here is my catchy soundtrack while writing this review: Simply enter "This aerobic video wins everything" on YouTube. Complaints please to my mailbox...

10/31/2018

9
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Stinki

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Stinki

Very helpful Review 12

bamm - seriously?,

it was almost a bit embarrassing for me to describe or wear such scents. I'm actually over the age thing and this 80-90s feeling, incl. macho attitude, I thought.
But to be honest, today, when people are perfumed, about 70% m/w walk around with more glands/sugar/wadding/sugar/döner spice/WC stone scents or oud nuclear bombs than this could ever be. With TL fragrances (I know 3 m/w) I always have the following association with the first spraying (God the righteous, I will never wear that). But I never put them away, and at some point I spray them on myself and I have dozens of associations in my head; I know that, I knew who they were and above all at some point; not so bad at all. Then comes: not at all bad and not at all annoying or artificial or exhausting and then sometime; very horny and incredibly wearable. At first they all seem very strict and later on they are actually very tinted and very interesting. So it can go in life, with many things .. haha.
It begins with a nuclear lemon pineapple explosion with WC stone (s.Versace PH) with old-fashioned beeswax Odeur, which initially reminded me more of a Brut Konzetrat - until that sits down takes so its time. But even then I was almost ashamed to have this smell on me. But gradually came the habituation, and you need it for TL. If you can or want to get through it, you will be rewarded with a fantastical fragrance that lasts so long that it is unbelievable not to be obtrusive. Even the initial lemon/pineapple cocktail can still be clearly heard after more than 10 hours, flanked by lily of the valley and underlaid by very shallow, but almost dangerously good smelling woods and shallow dark mysterious spices, which never turn too much into oriental (alá YSL opium). The leg wax note is also there, but very unoffensive and also the cinnamon holds back very gently, thank God. From old-fashioned or 80 -90s feeling in the drydown no more trace - this fragrance is still today the most miles ahead. For me a masterpiece, which comes at night perfectly to the validity. If the oils would be better a Tucken, I would give 100%, here the prices must have been respected with the purchase, with 15 EUR for 100ml understandably. Wear it. No one should be ashamed.

01/10/2019

8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Minigolf

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Minigolf

Helpful Review 15

"Deadly said" live longer

There are scents that are believed to have disappeared into the nirvana of time. Displaced by Modern Fragrances and Maistream and gone forever. But they still exist, even though I happened to come across this beautiful fragrance: "Lapidus Pour Homme" from the 80s, which is probably still being produced. An exchange gave me this surprise. Which I have selected again on the basis of the "fragrance pyramid" as being suitable for my nose. But the pure "coming into question" has molted in favour of "being enthusiastic".
It is a very complex Fougère-like fragrance wonder, which is floral as well as woody and green and just as "fernig", spicy and "coniferig-moosig". It has a good-natured and very powerful character, which is extremely multifaceted. It is neither only "forest and field", nor "flower bed" or "spice shelf" or however a "woodmichel with moss at the feet".... It's all the good things you can wish for others and yourself and all in one.
Forest walk companion, damp autumn or spring air, a colorful meadow with flowers and herbs, a warm blanket for cold days ( woods, tonka and amber), a pick-me-up for tired "brothers/sisters" (lavender and pine) or simply a little olfactory, colorful joy in the grey monotony of everyday life.
And alive. VERY LIFE!!!
No corpse in the vastness of the fragrance cemetery, where many a good perfume lies buried, assassinated by reformulation and renewal freaks of the fragrance industry and their henchmen (Ifra)....

07/07/2018

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Benlives

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Benlives

Helpful Review 9

Dandy Couros

The resemblance to Kouros cannot be denied. The same animalic-soapy theme. The implementation, on the other hand, varies considerably. Playful, extroverted and almost shrill, the Lapidus comes with its almost overloaded fruit and honey fullness. Moving to the Club like 'what up, I got a big cock'. Dandyboy Kouros aka Ted Lapidus Pour Homme. And he stays in the club a long time. He danced a good six hours in a tiger coat until he had enough.
The Kouros, on the other hand, remains comparatively serious and strict. He's the respectable one. Masculine and broad-legged both come along. Even Ted can't deny that despite his dandy demeanor. I noticed a similar relationship between two fragrance brothers at the time with Joop! Homme and Jaipur.
A great dirty-fresh-fruity men's fragrance with a good shelf life, in which the little bit of "too much" is almost used as a stylistic device. Too much, on the other hand, is not the price at all, but a real hit (around 20 to 30 euros / 100 ml).

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