Par Amour pour Lui Anthologie by Lucien Ferrero 2019

While browsing for a tobacco scent, I came across Profumo's comment on "Par Amour pour Lui." He beautifully articulated this fragrance about a year ago and really got me hooked. Although he has already written everything essential about the scent, I want to add my two cents. Why? Because he forgot something. He didn’t tell us who Lui is!

Tobacco, hay, and leather are clearly at the forefront for him. In this trio, it sounds a bit like the "cowboy in the prairie" to me, and indeed, I perceive Lui that way too. Not a loud, gun-happy cowboy, but one who you better take seriously and respect. Lui is also a gentleman of the old school, who holds the door open for ladies and takes off his hat.
However, two things are still missing for a perfect cowboy cliché - a horse and whiskey.
Be that as it may, for me, Lui is a real cowboy, with or without a horse. And we’ll talk about the whiskey later. But let’s start from the beginning.

Imagine the most natural leather you’ve ever smelled and double the intensity. Can you do that? Then you have an idea of what to expect from the opening of "Par Amour pour Lui." I suspect that various leather notes were used for the scent, which, regarding my "Cowboy Lui brainchild," appear as boots, pistol holsters, and a saddle on Luis's shoulder (What is a cowboy without a horse? A saddlebagger. :D).
The sillage curve reaches its peak after about 5 minutes and then rapidly falls over the next 30 minutes. The leather initially feels quite hard, but with the declining sillage, it becomes softer and holds its own alongside the tobacco from the heart note until the end (about 7 hours).
A strong, slightly moist, and dark pipe tobacco here contrasts particularly naturally with a dry and light hay note.
Unmistakably, various herbs also play a role. However, I can only identify tarragon, which feels very noble and accompanies Lui throughout the entire progression. I would have guessed sage too, but that’s not listed.

Before I forget, I want to say something about the whiskey. First - whiskey is definitely not included. Second - you can certainly interpret it in. Various herbs and an almost overripe bergamot could be the cause. I only perceive this "whiskey note" sometimes, and then only as a "light flag."
However, I cannot connect "horse" with the scent at all. So what now?
My suggestion: The horse simply bolted and lost the whiskey in the gallop. In the process, the bottle shattered, and the wind now occasionally blows the "whiskey flag" in Lui's direction. So, how does that sound?

Is Lui something for you too? No idea! Maybe you know his Coursan "Feuilles de Tabac" from France. The same type, just clean-shaven and without leather, and a little more refined. If you like that, you’ll probably like Lui too. Lui is indeed "niche," but quite socially acceptable. I take him to work, shopping, home... everywhere.
In the evening in front of the TV, he might annoy you a bit since Lui is a true nature boy. Even on hot days, he can be a bit much.
Excuse me? On "hot" nights? Well, you’ll have to find that out for yourself. He certainly doesn’t lack testosterone.
He fits a woman about as well as a men's checkered shirt or a cowboy hat - so very well ;-)

One last question: Do you know Marion Robert Morrison, alias John Wayne, alias "The Duke"?
He was THE cowboy icon of Hollywood. Whether he was a good actor, I’ll leave that open. But he convincingly brought a heroic fighting spirit, paired with sharp wit and stoic calmness to the screen, so that milk boys like I was back in the 70s wanted to blindly follow in his footsteps. My cowboy gang 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 caliber are anything but "up-to-date." Even for me, the old westerns are long past. But with "Par Amour pour Lui," you have the opportunity to take a look into the prairie to meet the old hero. At least it worked for me.

Lui - I take off my hat!