Eau d'Hadrien
Hadrien Absolu
1988 Eau de Parfum

Eau d'Hadrien (Eau de Parfum) / Hadrien Absolu by Goutal
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Eau d'Hadrien (Eau de Parfum) is a popular perfume by Goutal for women and men and was released in 1988. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is being marketed by Amore Pacific / 아모레퍼시픽. Pronunciation
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Main accords

Citrus
Fresh
Green
Woody
Spicy

Fragrance Notes

CitronCitron CypressCypress GrapefruitGrapefruit Sicilian lemonSicilian lemon BergamotBergamot Green mandarin orangeGreen mandarin orange Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang

Perfumers

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Scent
7.8129 Ratings
Longevity
6.497 Ratings
Sillage
6.199 Ratings
Bottle
7.4106 Ratings
Value for money
7.916 Ratings
Submitted by Chemist, last update on 13.03.2023.
Variant of the fragrance concentration
This is a variant of the perfume Eau d'Hadrien (Eau de Toilette) by Goutal, which differs in concentration.
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Very helpful Review 11  
A citrus scent of superlatives...
this water of Hadrian is indeed. But when is a fragrance really special?

If he smells good... check... when he's a popular classic... check. But this perfume actually sets a record: According to celebrityfragrances.com, this fragrance is worn by more Holliwood stars than any other. Proud 21 nominations can be found there, among them some great legends of the American film.

It is surpassed only by Chanel No. 5 with 30 mentions - but this fragrance is a good 60 years older and therefore out of competition. The nice Aventus only gets one mention :)

Now let's get to the actual fragrance: released in 1981 (as EdT), it was one of Annick Goutal's first perfumes and can be described as the flagship of this house. The EdP we're talking about here came a little later (1988) and lasts a little longer than the EdT. The higher scent concentration is the reason. This makes it smell even more lemony and fresh than the EdT. The durability unfortunately remains below average. But at the beginning you get a strong freshness kick.

This kick comes from the lemonatzitrone (cedrat) which smells even more citric than lemons. Some people think this scent is like a toilet stone or citrus cleaner, and I have to admit, sometimes I find it a bit too stinging.

Nevertheless a great Mediterranean scent, reminiscent of the garden of Villa Adriana, where once Emperor Hadrian last resided.

Another superlative is the number of flacon variants. After the renaming from Annick Goutal to Goutal, the flacons were redesigned. There is also a Homme variant (square) and a Femme variant (oval) with identical contents. I haven't seen anything like this in any other perfume yet.

Annick Goutal, who died in 1999, left behind Eau d'Hadrien, a fragrance of superlatives for posterity that is indeed beyond comparison with lavatories.

Your Frankfurt Fragrance Lover
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BrianBuchanan

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Top Review 5  
Cologne Noir
This is the most atypical, shady, low down smelling antithesis of all citrus colognes you could ever imagine; the Evil Twin of Extra Vielle; cologne from the Dark Side.

After the most perfunctory of citrus fanfares, Eau d'Hadrien EdP keeps only the most tenuous relation to citrus via an herbaceous and choppy textured note of lemongrass.
But this is a fig leaf, there to give a surface cologne-like respectability to the caustic ginger that struggles to control its temper, and a dark bitter liquorice molasses that's found brooding in the depths: these are the ones who rule here, so make no mistake.
All those who imagine Eau d'Hadrien to be a sunny Mediterranean sketch of citrus and cypress - think again.

And then, you may wonder; in one hour! ... where did it go?

[Distant, booming Comedy Villain voice comes vanishing from the depths]

'No poxy white musks here!
Ha ha haaa ... '
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consistent freshener
" Hömma - are you still biting fresh? "

So here in the pot unreasonable acting or thinking is commented.
Fresh and free from the soul.

I like this blunt way in which a shot of cordiality always resonates.

But since I prefer to be "fresh", I use Eau d`Hadrien, because I am immune against comments of this kind
The scent could awaken marmots and animate lively actions.

Clearly citric and at the same time aquatic, it blows around me like a stiff lemon breeze.
The cypress blends green with it, but also with an invigorating effect.

Otherwise there is no noteworthy fragrance development - but as a "cheerful alarm clock" Hadrien does his thing well.

I like this consistent attitude
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Helpful Review 2  
Lemon, lemon pure.
Like every year in summer a citrus scent can move in with me, I love lemon scents in summer, they give me so much cool freshness, holiday mood comes up, I dream of the south with lemon trees under which I stay. This year it is after a long time again Eau d, Hadrien Edp, lemon pure, the little sweet comes probably from the little Mandarine. Many facets one may not expect, there is only lemon, clear and pure and if I am on the Titrontrip is Eau d, Hadrien wonderful. I use with the Goutaldufften of which I like some very well only Edp, because the Edt unfortunately are not very durable.
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Kurai

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Kurai
Kurai
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Brief but good
Hadrien starts with that tricky yellow lemon, that I have grown less and less fond of - after trying a few too many lemon-centered old-timers. Immediately, I fear this is going down that yellow-lemon-with-the-usual-herbs road. But as soon as the other citrus species kick in, I realize I was put on the wrong track. This is anything but typical yellow lemon. Bitter citrus with a sub-layer of also a-typical herbal impressions make this a fascinating and highly enjoyable refreshment.

Performance is in the "notoriously brief" range. The enjoyable experience does easily make up for that, though. Pretty sure I can welcome a full bottle to my collection soon.
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