Par Amour pour Lui 2019

Par Amour pour Lui by Anthologie by Lucien Ferrero
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8.0 / 10 26 Ratings
A popular perfume by Anthologie by Lucien Ferrero for men, released in 2019. The scent is woody-resinous. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody
Resinous
Spicy
Leathery
Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
BergamotBergamot CistusCistus CorianderCoriander French tarragonFrench tarragon Provençal lavenderProvençal lavender
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Tobacco absoluteTobacco absolute Hay absoluteHay absolute Carnation leafCarnation leaf LeatherLeather PatchouliPatchouli StyraxStyrax
Base Notes Base Notes
Labdanum absoluteLabdanum absolute Haitian vetiverHaitian vetiver SandalwoodSandalwood Tonka bean absoluteTonka bean absolute White muskWhite musk

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.026 Ratings
Longevity
8.024 Ratings
Sillage
7.224 Ratings
Bottle
7.323 Ratings
Submitted by ParfumAholic, last update on 04.03.2024.

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Very helpful Review 10  
Par Amour pour Lui? Who the Fuck is Lui?
While rummaging around for a tobacco scent I came across Profumo's commentary on "Par Amour pour Lui". He professionally put this wonderful scent into words almost a year ago and really got me hooked. Although he has already written everything important about the scent, I would like to add my mustard to it. Why? Because he has forgotten something. He didn't tell us who Lui is!

Tobacco, hay and leather are clearly in the foreground with him. In the trio it sounds a bit like the "cowboy in the prairie" to me and I actually feel the same way about Lui. Not a loud, trigger-happy cowboy, but one you better take seriously and respect. But Lui is also a gentleman of the old school, who holds the door open for the ladies and takes off his hat.
But there are two things missing to a perfect cowboy cliché - horse and whisky.
Anyway, for me, Lui is a real cowboy, with or without a horse. And we'll talk about the whisky later. But let's start at the beginning.

Imagine the most natural leather you have ever smelled and double the intensity. Can you do that? Then you'll know roughly what to expect at the start of "Par Amour pour Lui". I suspect that different leather notes were used for the scent, which, in relation to my "Cowboy Lui brainchild", appear as boots, pistol holster and horse saddle on Luis' shoulder (What's a cowboy without a horse? A semi-trailer. :D).
The silage curve reaches its peak after about 5 minutes and then falls rapidly over the next 30 minutes. The leather looks quite hard at the beginning, but becomes more and more delicate as the silage falls and stays at about the same level with tobacco from the heart note until the end (approx. 7 hours) A strong, slightly humid and dark pipe tobacco which appears particularly natural here in contrast to a dry and light hay note.
Unmistakably different herbs also play a role. The only thing I can recognize is tarragon, which is very noble and accompanies Lui during the whole process. I would have thought that sage would be a good choice but it is not listed.

Before I forget, I'd like to say something about whisky. First - whisky is definitely not included. Secondly - but it can certainly be interpreted into it. Various herbs and an almost overripe bergamot could be the reason for this. I take this "whisky note" only sometimes, and then only as a "light flag".
For me, however, "horse" cannot be associated with the scent at all. What now?
My suggestion: The nag simply ran away and lost the whisky at a gallop. The bottle broke and the wind now occasionally blows the "whisky flag" in Luis' direction. Well, how does that sound?

Do you think Lui is for you? I don't know Maybe you know his Coursan "Feuilles de Tabac" from France. The same guy only clean-shaven and without leather and a little bit more distinguished. If you like him, then you probably like Lui too. Lui may be "nishig" but he is also socially acceptable. I take him to work, shopping, home.... ...everywhere.
In the evening in front of the TV he might get on your nerves a bit, though, as Lui is a real nature boy. Even on hot days he tries hard.
I beg your pardon? On "hot" nights? Well, you're gonna have to figure that out for yourself. He's not short on testosterone.
To a woman it fits about like a men's check shirt or a cowboy hat - so very good ;-)

One last question: Do you know Marion Robert Morrison, aka John Wayne, aka "The Duke"?
He was THE Hollywood cowboy icon. I don't know if he was a good actor. But a heroic fighting spirit, paired with an astute mind and a stoic composure he could bring convincingly enough to the screen, so that milky boy like me back in the 70s wanted to follow in his footsteps blindly. My cowboy walk in front of the big mirror in my parents bedroom was so cool... now I was "The Duke"!!!
Today, a good 40 years after his death, heroes of his calibre are anything but "up-to-date". For me too, the old Westerns are long gone. But with "Par Amour pour Lui" you have the opportunity to take a look at the prairie to meet the old heroes. Well, at least it worked for me.

Lui - I take off my hat!
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In one word: classic!
If you are interested in 'Par Amour pour Lui', you should be particularly receptive to three fragrances: leathery, aromatic tobacco and strawy hay.
These three main actors dominate the fragrance throughout its course. However, not everyone enters the olfactory stage at the same time, but gradually. First the fragrance opens with a very concise, spicy leather accord, without any citrus freshness, only underlaid with a bit of bitter bergamot: 'Tabac Blond', 'Knize Ten' and 'Cabochard' greet!

I haven't smelled such a distinctive dark leather opening in a long time - great! But you should already have a weakness for these old leather stretches, because this leather is really solid, accentuated with Styrax and aromatic spice (tarragon!). No fine suede leather, no beige suede and certainly no synthetic imitation leather, no, thick, tanned cowhide leather, and that's full.

Behind this furious leather opening, the other two dominants will soon emerge. Together they intonate a rich and long-lasting triad, which is wonderfully harmonic and yet does not end in an indefinable mush of sound. Aromatic tobacco, with light honey accents remains just as recognizable as the brittle dryness of the hay changing between grassy and woody nuances, together with the leathery-cracky spice of the prelude.
The latter then runs out of breath after a good while, so that the tobacco/hay heart comes to rest on a milder, semi-oriental basis of fine sandalwood, resinous labdanum and discreet creamy Tonka sweetness.
A trace of Castoreum prolongs the leathery reverberation until the fragrance ends and gives it a subtle erotic-animalic aura. But, do not worry, this quiet animalism requires a certain intimacy with the wearer of the fragrance and unfolds its eroticism alone in the closest proximity.

When I sprayed 'Par Amour pour Lui' on for the first time I was immediately thrilled: the famous wow effect. But at the same time I thought to myself: I know that! And after some sniffing back and forth it occurred to me: 'Or Black' by Pascal Morabito, in the old version. Par Amour pour Lui' is a kind of homage to this masterpiece by Jean-Louis Szieuzac, which has a great reputation, but unfortunately hardly any distribution. The homage, however, ends in a similar opening, the spicy leather chord, while in the following the fragrances develop quite differently - 'Or Black' rather in the direction of an aromatic Fougères, 'Par Amour pour Lui' on the other hand in the direction of an oriental leather fragrance, following the already mentioned 'Knize Ten' and 'Cabochard'.

These references to the great leather classics therefore make Lucien Ferrero's fragrance more of a neo-classical work, similar to the creations of Vero Kern, or more recently those of Antonio Gardoni, such as 'Maai' or 'Mem'. They all make use of the arsenal of the classic fragrance spectrum, avoiding all the fashionable variations - from Calone, Cashmeran, Ambroxan and Co. no trace.
A fragrance like Quentin Bisch's 'B683' for Marc-Antoine Barrois, on the other hand, looks very modern, very modern, 'Par Amour pour Lui' in comparison almost yesterday. Both distinctive, spicy leather fragrances, one launched in 2016 and the other in 2019, seem to be decades in between. Here: youthful, casual, fashion-conscious charm, with a slight hipster tendency, there: classic elegance and distinction.
I think this old-school touch, or better: retro charm, is great, but I can imagine that it might disappoint some people a little.
I can already see the objections: old-fashioned, 80s Vibe, for the set man from 50 and similar more.
Yes, all right, and again not.
Par Amour pour Lui' is a stylish and elegant men's fragrance, which I would place alongside Patricia Nicolaï's 'New York' in terms of appearance and habitus. Both combine a great refinement in composition (one literally smells the care with which the individual notes were calibrated!) and a rather formal chic, while intimate details only open up in the arms of the wearer.
And yes, 'Par Amour pour Lui' is really an adult fragrance. Whether the adult man is 30, 40, 50 or older doesn't matter, only to young men, let alone to boys, I can't imagine him. A certain maturity and elegance it underlines, however, auf´s Beste!

By the way, Lucien Ferrero has already created a fragrance with similar properties: 'Itasca' for Lubin. A fragrance of similar format, but completely different, rather green-woody theme, while 'Par Amour pour Lui' clearly smells brownish through leather, tobacco and hay.

Also the so-called Sillage corresponds rather to that of a classical gentleman smell: strongly in the prelude, but only briefly room-filling, afterwards over a very long time not over a arm length going out, in order to end in an expressed sinnlichen skin smell in the evening.
Although the fragrance develops a persistent presence close to the wearer, it avoids the ego-shooter penetrance so typical of many modern fragrances thanks to its lack of sweetness and stylish synthetics.

Can it also be worn by women? Yes, sure, provided the potential wearer has a penchant for dry, spicy woody leather scents with masculine DNA.
As I said, 'Cabochard' isn't miles away.

The design of the bottle and the quite voluminous box is also beautiful: classically simple elegance. Not a trace of mannered playfulness or even screwed exaltedness - entirely according to the content.

If I were to characterize this fragrance with just one word, and I have already used it often enough, it could only be one: classic!
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HolscentbarHolscentbar 7 months ago
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Beautiful spicy and leathery tobacco. Smoky, elegant and pleasant! Love it!
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