Bonsoir Teo Téo Cabanel 2025
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Not a gourmand
I'm a big fan of Patrice Revillard's work so blind buys are a no brainer for me. Having said that, this one surprised me!
Based on the fragrance notes and name I expected a big, dark fragrance that leaned into gourmand territory. Bonsoir Teo is not that. It is dark, yes. But what I didn't expect is the total absence of any sweetness. This is dark and dry. Like, so dry it's almost astringent.
The opening is a dense, lipsticky iris with rum as a supporting player. The rum is true to life, not the sweetened accord I've come across in perfumery previously. Within a minute, the leather rears its head and it is dark, uncompromising. The cocoa soon appears and It is NOT chocolatey. There is no creamy sweetness. It's an unsweetened cocoa powder.
For a brief minute, maybe two, I find all this nearly overwhelming until the leather begins to lean more towards suede and the iris turns into a background player. And eventually the woody-amber base appears which tames the dryness and darkness a bit.
The opening isn't bombastic but there is definitely big projection however the scent bubble draws down to one or two feet after 15 minutes or so.
Overall, this is a beautiful, surprising, and perhaps challenging fragrance that won't be for everyday use but will get a good use from me during the colder months of the year. I also find it to be an interesting, seemingly new direction for Patrice Revillard -- at least based on the fragrances of his that I've smelled.
Based on the fragrance notes and name I expected a big, dark fragrance that leaned into gourmand territory. Bonsoir Teo is not that. It is dark, yes. But what I didn't expect is the total absence of any sweetness. This is dark and dry. Like, so dry it's almost astringent.
The opening is a dense, lipsticky iris with rum as a supporting player. The rum is true to life, not the sweetened accord I've come across in perfumery previously. Within a minute, the leather rears its head and it is dark, uncompromising. The cocoa soon appears and It is NOT chocolatey. There is no creamy sweetness. It's an unsweetened cocoa powder.
For a brief minute, maybe two, I find all this nearly overwhelming until the leather begins to lean more towards suede and the iris turns into a background player. And eventually the woody-amber base appears which tames the dryness and darkness a bit.
The opening isn't bombastic but there is definitely big projection however the scent bubble draws down to one or two feet after 15 minutes or so.
Overall, this is a beautiful, surprising, and perhaps challenging fragrance that won't be for everyday use but will get a good use from me during the colder months of the year. I also find it to be an interesting, seemingly new direction for Patrice Revillard -- at least based on the fragrances of his that I've smelled.
Updated on 01/17/2026