by Duccio Pasolini
Bottle Design:
Pierre Dinand, Jules Dinand
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5.9 / 10 27 Ratings
A perfume by Duccio Pasolini for women and men, released in 2011. The scent is fruity-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fruity
Fresh
Spicy
Synthetic
Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Blood orangeBlood orange RhubarbRhubarb ResedaReseda MasticMastic DrukfenzolDrukfenzol
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Egyptian geraniumEgyptian geranium Indian gingerIndian ginger Pine needlePine needle SandalwoodSandalwood
Base Notes Base Notes
Atlas cedarAtlas cedar CypressCypress LabdanumLabdanum PatchouliPatchouli Reinforced ToothpasteReinforced Toothpaste

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HMan

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Great take on a modern fougere
@EvitaVilla I get why many don't like this one. At first blush it's another crass, loud, hair chested fougere a la Sauvage. It's super interesting to me that a lady would go for this, but then, when you remove expectations, that's what happens. :)
I got a sample of this when it first came out, and was pretty disappointed, this isn't a Le Galion scent, is what I felt. But having just received a 10 ml sample along with a recent purchase, I think I get it now that my expectations from it have settled.
This is exactly what the brief asks it to be. In the same way that the original Eau Noble could be seen as a riff on Eau Sauvage, this follow up is a riff on Sauvage. Now I wouldn't want to have to choose between the original two, they are both great, but I'll take this any day over the modern Sauvage.
Come into this scent looking at it that way, and maybe one's perspective changes. Of course you have to like this kind of aromatic scent. I personally do, but at the same time, it's very easy for them to feel a bit ham fisted and cliche. Here, the way the sour, fresh, and green notes come together works very well for me. If I were going to have this kind of scent in my collection, this would be a contender. Sometimes one just wants to relish in something a bit brash after all.
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EvitaVilla

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Love at first sniff...
Eau Noble is my favourite from Le Galion. The opening is a beautiful blood orange, followed by a botanical geranium. The base is a fresh woody chypre. Nice for spring and summer but also not bad for cold seasons.
I highly recommend it if you enjoy Hermes Eau d'Orange verte, Acqua di Parma Blue Mediterraneo collection or Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Pampelone. It's not similar but it's a close friend...

Edit from july 2024 : I wonder why its scent rating is so low. Could you explain why some of you seem to dislike it so much?
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Serenissima

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in the shadow of the cedars
How I love this: Sitting on summer afternoons in the wide shade of a cedar, enjoying its woody-resinous and spicy scent that caresses me, along with individual sunbeams.
My gaze wanders relaxed over green land in the gentle slumber of the time of day, a cypress avenue stands with the shadows of its slender spears lining a road that meanders through the slightly undulating green; its spice also permeates the air.
Only the cicadas underscore this mood with their almost perpetual sawing on their very own violins.
When this idyll is further infused with light fruity aromas and the delicate, violet-like scent of reseda and the somewhat stern bitterness of rose/English geranium, then it’s simply: Enjoy!
Sun-warmed conifers with their essential oils, the earthiness of dark patchouli, and the animalistic-creamy note of sandalwood round off “Eau Noble” by “Le Galion” in well-known harmony.

This is how relaxed and green-spicy relaxation in the south smells to me.
The creation offers pleasant freshness and time to linger, without becoming boring in its balance.
Here I have found a place under the canopy of a large cedar, which I will surely visit more often on the coming warm days.
Rarely has one of the “Greens” excited me so much!
And since I do not know the “old Eau Noble,” I can enjoy without having to compare!
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Profumo

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Noblesse perdue
Faithful to the old “Eau Noble” by Paul Vacher from 1972, which at the time of its introduction did not stand out for its innovative spirit, it nevertheless scored points with sophistication and a fragrant nobility that remained committed to a tradition of classic Eau de Colognes such as Guerlain's “Eau de Cologne Impériale” and “Eau de Cologne du Coq,” as well as their evolution into fresh, lightly aromatic Chypres like Givenchy's “Monsieur,” Chanel's “Pour Monsieur,” Dior's “Eau Fraiche,” and “Eau Sauvage.”

That one could indeed give this long-established genre a modern touch at the time is exemplified by fragrances like Yves Saint Laurent's “Pour Homme” a year earlier and Loewe's “Para Hombre” two years later. “Eau Noble,” on the other hand, held back with dignity: no animalistic stench, no overtly harsh aromas, no, just pure cultivation. In light of the joyful spirit of experimentation of that decade, questioning everything and pushing forward with vigor, Le Galion offered with “Eau Noble” rather sleepy, albeit sublime, perfumery.

Fifty years later, the now revived house of Le Galion apparently felt the need to finally make up for this supposed shortcoming of lack of innovation and presents us with a completely modernized version, crafted by the renowned perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux, who has already enriched the house's portfolio with such outstanding contributions as “Cologne,” “Cologne Nocturne,” “Bourrasque,” “L’Âme Perdue,” and “Jasmin.”
The current Le Galion team describes Paul Vacher's work with the following words:

“In the early 70s, the world was changing, the counterculture was being celebrated, and perfume became more accessible. A fresh wind was blowing over France and into perfumery. Traditional formality gave way to youthful energy, and outdated bourgeois notions were thrown overboard by young, freedom-hungry students.
Eau Noble embodies these two mentalities. The name itself refers to a prestigious heritage, while the unisex fragrance heralds a radiant future. A bold legacy.
A perfume that is just as relevant today as it was yesterday.”

Quite a load of nonsense, I think. If it is still as relevant today as it was yesterday, then why this update?

To this, Flores-Roux says:

“When reworking Eau Noble, I wanted to capture the energy and momentum of life that characterized the early 70s. The wave of intense, modern woody notes evokes movement and forward thrust. To accentuate these notes, I tried to create an electrifying and fluorescent 'Technicolor' strawberry-rhubarb accord. Patchouli, cedarwood, and cypress give the fragrance depth and elegance, while mastic resin, pine, and labdanum appropriately reflect the sensuality of that time.”

Hm, well.
Honestly, I perceive the result somewhat differently, and to put it succinctly: the fragrance presents itself primarily as a modernist remake of a truly groundbreaking 70s icon, namely “Azzaro pour Homme.”
Not that the two fragrances are particularly similar, no, but somehow the idea struck me that this classic of the fougère genre was chosen as the starting point for the new Eau Noble fragrance concept: simply swap out the aromatic complex of the Azzaro fragrance for a modern sour-fruity rhubarb accord, accentuate the green and woody facets with a more contemporary makeup, and dim down the fougère elements a bit - et voilà, the new “Eau Noble” is not so far off!

What does this have to do with the old “Eau Noble”?
Nothing at all.
The new “Eau Noble” doesn’t even attempt to quote the old one and for this reason also reminds me of another 'rebirth,' that of “Patou pour Homme.”
Both new creations of the same name are not bad per se, but they achieve neither the grandeur of one nor the nobility of the other. On the contrary: in the attempt at a contemporary reinterpretation, one has, whether intentionally or not, succumbed to mediocrity and shallowness, terms that are simply forbidden for the original works.

Perhaps I have become too old, too attached to the old warhorses, to endure them stripped of their dignity and dressed in hip attire.
Why not simply give these 'rebirths' different names?
The new “Eau Noble” is not 'noble' at all, while the old one certainly is, and how! Just like the exceedingly successful perfume version “Essence Noble.” But the new “Eau Noble” - nada. Nobility is lost, completely.
It represents my not only olfactory but also musically and architecturally highly valued 70s just as little as Dior's “Sauvage” can capture the spirit and sophistication of the 60s icon “Eau Sauvage” (another disastrous name theft!).

One thing I must admit, though: even if I have smelled rhubarb more convincingly fragrant (“Rhubarb my Love” by The Zoo and “Sept.21.1966” by Rundholz!) - the bottle is simply genius! Pierre Dinand has designed it again and created a beautiful interpretation of his work from half a century ago - Bravo!!
Perhaps it would be better to pack the old “Eau Noble” along with its perfume version into this beautiful piece and give the new “Eau Noble” a reset under another name, perhaps filled into the cylindrical bottles of the entire Le Galion range, which are also quite nice.
Wouldn’t that be an idea, Monsieur Chabot?
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From a noble Eau (2014), it turned into a rather overpowering synthetic water with a rhubarb top note that quickly retreats in offense.
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Wood, citrus, and floral notes infused with the typical tangy freshness of the 21st century.
Or simply put: The scent with a certain nothingness.
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The 2014 version is leagues better. The 2022 version is somehow scratchy, unbalanced, and, in my opinion, anything but ....
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Unfortunately, it doesn't compare to the 2014 version. There's something sharp, something unpleasant in the top note, rhubarb. What a shame.
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Oh, how lovely is this little water! Spicy, not harsh, with a subtle ginger note, aromatic geranium, and lots of green!
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I don't know the old version, so I'm unbiased. No nobility, but a fruity orange freshness. Ginger-spicy and very woody.
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Oh my goodness.
I wash the noble compost with the exquisite shower gel. Sublime prickliness.
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Starts fruity and scratchy, and that doesn't fade in the later hours. It also blooms later + there's wood somewhere too. I*
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I just wanted to refresh myself a bit. Now I'm panicking because my insulin levels are skyrocketing. Dessert is off the table. *
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With this Eau Noble, the world is coming to an end.
A huge disappointment, a sweet-squeaky attempt
to cater to the zeitgeist, fermented fruit salad. Sorry.
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