What It Is: Nathalie Lorson's root beer float... peppery cola with a scoop of high quality vanilla ice cream while Guichard burns some incense in the room. This Is Him! is a one-two punch fragrance: the opening is all fresh ground pepper with a little stab of grapefruit oil and the dry down is a very pretty, somewhat linear vanilla-soaked sandalwood with a puff of incense. It's a straightforward scent, lacking much of the sugary sweetness or jammy depth found in other vanillic scents. Lasts for 4-6 hours and doesn't project much on me, but very pleasing to the nose.
Who It's For: Perhaps you aren't big on the heavier, sweeter scents like Le Male, but still want a spicy gourmand for sweater weather and date nights. Skews younger and masculine, but I think plenty of women will adore this.
Alternatives: For vanilla scents, Le Male Le Parfum strikes a similar balance of spice and sweetness, but with the sugar and intensity dialed up. For pure pepper, Spicebomb Extreme is a much louder interpretation of the note. For incense, Lorson's own Encre Noir A L'extreme is excellent, but it's based on vetiver and unsweetened.
For me, This Is Him! is about as sweet as I can go when it comes to foodie gourmands... it smells a bit youthful, but for the price and restraint compared to others in the genre, it's an easy reach for cool weather nights out.
