Lapidus pour Homme 1987 Eau de Toilette

Lapidus pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Ted Lapidus
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7.8 / 10 366 Ratings
A popular perfume by Ted Lapidus for men, 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 Top Notes
LavenderLavender PineapplePineapple BasilBasil BergamotBergamot Juniper berryJuniper berry TarragonTarragon LemonLemon
Heart Notes Heart Notes
HoneyHoney Orris rootOrris root CarawayCaraway JasmineJasmine Lily of the valleyLily of the valley PinePine RoseRose PetitgrainPetitgrain RosewoodRosewood
Base Notes Base Notes
MuskMusk Tonka beanTonka bean AmberAmber PatchouliPatchouli SandalwoodSandalwood TobaccoTobacco OakmossOakmoss CedarCedar

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.8366 Ratings
Longevity
8.7318 Ratings
Sillage
8.4316 Ratings
Bottle
6.4309 Ratings
Value for money
9.2181 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 02/10/2025.

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24 in-depth fragrance descriptions
TwilightZone

13 Reviews
TwilightZone
TwilightZone
Top Review 5  
dirty honey
Ted Lapidus pour homme: Vintage, multi-layered with frequent changes during the first 2 hours. Pineapples and citrus in contrast with a dark honey, barbershop vibes from floral elements à la Kuros contrasted with tobacco and incense. Typically oriental, in practice it cuts through all the main categories, and incredible value for price
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8
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
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HugoMontez

74 Reviews
HugoMontez
HugoMontez
Very helpful Review 7  
Young and virile machoman from the 80's
I associate this fragrance with a young macho from the 80s, like nowadays 1 Million, Invictus or so. This is compared to Kouros and the only comparable thing is the virility and sexy young macho vibe that both have.

This is a fresh honeyed tobacco based scent. Opens up with a fresh and juicy pineapple note but surrounded by aromatics such as lavender and artemisia. The pineapple is evident but not a major note in the composition. The whole thing suggests a masculine scent but not a old or classy one, more a young virile one like Kouros.

As it dries down, the fruitiness fades and the honey note (that seems to be the star of the show) appears. But this honey is not a gourmand note but rather a warm, slightly sweet, note that reminds me of depilatory wax in a way.

The honey works together with a dry and aromatic tobacco. This combo is reminiscent of Boss Number One. But in Boss we have a more "dated" smell and definitely more grown up. Dont get me wrong, i like Boss but i enjoy more this composition.

The fragrance has a rosewood note hidden behind the honey-tobacco accord during the whole time. It gives more substance and a bit of a sweet nuance.

The fragrance finishes with a sandalwood, giving its creamy facet and a musk note, ehancing the macho young sexyness theme.

The fragrance has great performance with a strong presence in the opening and mid (1-2h) and a nice trail until the 8h mark. Strong but a bit fresh, actually.

It's not obnoxious at all. Even after the opening, the freshness maintains and cuts the dense and strong woody and musky trail. That's why i love about this composition. The freshness that, besides not being the theme here, exists to balance everything. I smell something reminiscent of pine needles and it's probably where's the freshness comes. Also, lily of the valey has that power so, i would guess these 2 notes are hidden but making their job.

Overall, a classic macho scent that suggests virility ans sexyness in a 80's "dirty" way. I love it and recommend it. Takes all the boxes.

4/5
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4
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10
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10
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3
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Kurai

388 Reviews
Kurai
Kurai
3  
For educational purposes
Kouros? Well vaguely yeah, maybe if you take out the animale vibe and add a nuclear blast of pine, eucalyptus and mint. Ice cold greens with a touch of battery acid, or pineapple perhaps.

Into the late drydown it goes from green to brown. A familiar honey tobacco cumin melange. Acceptable, but not worth the wait.

Although I appreciate a retro scent and I fancy a bit of skank, this one doesn’t do it for me. Nevertheless, this is something that one must try at least once. Just to learn the meaning of “old school powerhouse”
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10
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10
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10
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10
Longevity
9.5
Scent
JavSantana

59 Reviews
JavSantana
JavSantana
8  
80's bottled better than Drakkar Noir
Lapidus Pour Homme has an excellent everything. Great presentation, good bottle, only thing that might bother is the atomizer cap comes off easily but nothing that a good couple of drops of superglue cannot fix. Worth commenting the box doesn't come plastic sealed, but you can tell it is new and hasn't been used since the atomizer will need several initial sprays that don't pump out any liquid and then it will atomize normally. When i opened it and first sprayed i noticed the liquid had a bit of an oxidation aura, like when you smell new citrus oils and they come across a bit like oxide. But anyway, after a couple of days of regular wear, that goes away and the nuances start from being rather synthetic, poorly conceived and even weird or disgusting smelling (The aldehydic pineapple note...) to a more refined and natural product. Made in France and for less than 20 bucks and with this longevity, excellent as well, but it does need a bit of aging and more usage of the liquid to reach that beast mode performance.

Scent wise: Very complex, mantains nuances of pineapple, herbs and citrus in the opening, which kinda smells like a grape soda or stuff, then honey appears, also heavy animalic musk nuances in there, and its base consists of a mixture of amber, oakmoss, patchouli, musk, and smoke tones of tobacco (OG tobacco, like cigarrette, whether lit or a new cigs pack, not the hookah sweet tobacco of today...) and incense, like an esoteric store or stuff where they burn incense sticks on interiors and you smell the incense so clearly and strongly as it impregnates everything in the place with smoke. It is quite musky as well, and floral also, has a good nice rose note in there and some say it brings out an animalic jasmine note. Has a good backbone of wood as well in there, particularly cedar pops up to my nose. Mantains that freshness of aromatic notes like artemisia and juniper berries to a good part of the fragrance as well, and sprayed on clothing it will be a monster. If you ask me, seems to be as heavy smelling as back in the day and it is the fragrance i guess will be the closest to its original formulations, but surely a bit toned down in concentration, while mantaining a good performance. In the worst of the cases, the aged liquid after some 6 months of use will have a performance of around 8 to 10 hours and a monsterous projection for around the first half. If it goes better, i am pretty sure it will reach a longevity of around 12 or 14 hours easily and project more heavily so. Overall a great fragrance and a great price - value proposition. Highly recommended. Not for everybody though, and bear in mind the smell is not particularly luxurious or stuff.

Bottom line: 80's bottled. Put on a synthwave playlist and drive a Delorean or Lamborghini Countach at sunset and night with this on.
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5
Bottle
7.5
Longevity
8
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Silverfire

130 Reviews
Silverfire
Silverfire
Helpful Review 5  
Sniffer Calibration?
After reading the other reviews and checking out the listed notes, I think I may need a sniffer calibration. So many of the notes I don't smell at all, and I get notes that aren't listed. With that note of olfactorial confusion, let's get down to the dissection!

Lapidus Pour Homme goes on in an old-school way: mint, spices, incense, eucalyptus, and something aromatic. I'm no fan of the old school, but this is more retro than old-school, or perhaps just old enough to be cool and not smell dated.

Sometimes it amps up in the projection, sent into the 3' range by sweaty cumin; sometimes it just meanders along. A bit later, around the 2 hour mark, something mildly aromatic comes out, and sometimes holds hands with storax. The patchouli follows with some spices; or an oud aroma comes out, mingled with the mint. It lasts at least eight hours. The effect in most of these stages is one of confident masculinity, fraught with a little bit of danger and mystery.

Lapidus Pour Homme is a compelling scent but it's quite variable. I know what oud smells like and this fragrance gives it off, but it's nowhere in the notes. I've used only the mini (which is a splash, not a spray), so apparently that lacks a lot of the oomph that the sprayer gives you.

Verdict: worth trying for a little retro aggression.
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HugoMontezHugoMontez 3 years ago
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A great classic fragrance that doesn't feel dated. Weird honey-tobacco-lavender thing. Very unique and masculine. Recommended. 4/5
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ElysiumElysium 5 years ago
Antaeus, Kouros, masculinity and dirty cleaning as the atmosphere in the locker rooms after the hockey game, the eroticism of a stinky cup!
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StamatiosStamatios 2 years ago
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9
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8
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A classic gem.In Kouros era but more animalic and smoky.Fine honey,flowery,sweet tobacco and soapy vibes.Nice blended,manly and powerfull.
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BambukBambuk 1 year ago
7
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9
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9
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9
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A still living creature from the past. Masculine and loud. Not for everyone, but you don't choose Lapidus, Lapidus chooses you.
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KimJongKimJong 4 years ago
6
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8
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9
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7.5
Scent
Good for real men. It's a bit crude but it reminds me of the days when Christopher Reeve was Superman. Much more than Kouros or Boss No 1.
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CaisahCaisah 2 years ago
8
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8
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8
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10
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Great 80s smell. A nice honey tobacco combination with some lavender & pine freshness plus some flowers. It's a love or hate kind of scent.
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RobbieXRobbieX 12 months ago
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10
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10
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10
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Amazing perfume...Kouros like with honey. Great performance. It's a classic
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ChicoRoch1ChicoRoch1 3 years ago
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10
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9
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This stuff is nuclear. Wish all fragrances were as powerful as this! Love it!
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KuraiKurai 4 years ago
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3
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Let's place this in the 'weapons of mass destruction' section. Handle with extreme caution
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CaspikaarCaspikaar 4 years ago
5
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10
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10
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7
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Slick, sloppy and too confident guy kinda smell. Don’t overspray cuz you’ll be noticed in a bad way. I like it but I understand some don’t.
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