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Not a real Fougere!
I don't really understand why the two statements make a reference to "Fougere" by Harry Lehmann. Just because of the name?
"Fougere" is, after all, just a specific fragrance family, like Chypre, Oriental, and Floral. The name is supposedly derived from the French word for fern. Accordingly, perfumes from this family tend to smell more herbaceous-fresh-green. They usually contain lavender, oak moss, and coumarin and are almost exclusively masculine (which is not particularly relevant for many perfumes).
The typical fougere scent components are not present at all in "Midsummer Deep Fougere" - if the mentioned pyramid is complete. I perceive MDF more as woody-spicy than herbaceous. It is a bit fresh, though. But I don't feel reminded of a walk in the woods - aside from the fir-green bottle - as there are other perfumes that capture that mood much better. I also find the cardamom quite restrained here; there are other perfumes where this distinct spicy note is much more prominent. I don't pick up any apple at all.
Overall, I find MDF to be quite balanced (even for a masculine perfume), only slightly sweet and more autumnal than summery. An affordable all-rounder.
To return to the "Fougere" by Lehmann mentioned at the beginning: I can't find any parallels or similarities in the scent! The Lehmann is a true Fougere (and not just if you believe the pyramid of the equivalent perfume #49 by Frau Tonis) with a distinctly leathery component. One can easily imagine a forester or hunter in an old leather jacket wandering through ferns and dead wood in the deepest forest!
"Fougere" is, after all, just a specific fragrance family, like Chypre, Oriental, and Floral. The name is supposedly derived from the French word for fern. Accordingly, perfumes from this family tend to smell more herbaceous-fresh-green. They usually contain lavender, oak moss, and coumarin and are almost exclusively masculine (which is not particularly relevant for many perfumes).
The typical fougere scent components are not present at all in "Midsummer Deep Fougere" - if the mentioned pyramid is complete. I perceive MDF more as woody-spicy than herbaceous. It is a bit fresh, though. But I don't feel reminded of a walk in the woods - aside from the fir-green bottle - as there are other perfumes that capture that mood much better. I also find the cardamom quite restrained here; there are other perfumes where this distinct spicy note is much more prominent. I don't pick up any apple at all.
Overall, I find MDF to be quite balanced (even for a masculine perfume), only slightly sweet and more autumnal than summery. An affordable all-rounder.
To return to the "Fougere" by Lehmann mentioned at the beginning: I can't find any parallels or similarities in the scent! The Lehmann is a true Fougere (and not just if you believe the pyramid of the equivalent perfume #49 by Frau Tonis) with a distinctly leathery component. One can easily imagine a forester or hunter in an old leather jacket wandering through ferns and dead wood in the deepest forest!
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