Eau d'Hadrien
Hadrien Absolu
Goutal 1988 Eau de Parfum

Eau d'Hadrien (Eau de Parfum) / Hadrien Absolu by Goutal

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7.8 / 10 167 Ratings

A popular perfume by Goutal for women and men, released in 1988. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is being marketed by Amore Pacific / 아모레퍼시픽.
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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Green

Spicy

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Citron

Sicilian lemon

Bergamot

Grapefruit

Heart Notes

Juniper berry

Italian green mandarin orange

Base Notes

Cypress

Musk

Ylang-ylang

Perfumers

Annick Goutal, Francis Camail

Ratings

Scent

7.8167 Ratings

Longevity

6.4128 Ratings

Sillage

6.1130 Ratings

Bottle

7.4132 Ratings

Value for money

7.132 Ratings

Submitted by Chemist, last update on 06/18/2025.

Variant of the fragrance concentration

This is a variant of the perfume Eau d'Hadrien (Eau de Toilette) by Goutal, which differs in concentration.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Eau d'Hadrien Eau de Toilette

Les Colognes - Eau d'Hadrien

Acqua Viva

Acqua Solaris

Mediterra Lemon Garden

Giallo Riviera

Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/28/2016

BrianBuchanan
351 Reviews

BrianBuchanan

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 ... '

05/15/2022

6
Sillage 4
Longevity 8
Scent

Kurai
388 Reviews

Kurai

3

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.

04/29/2025

7
Pricing 10
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 8
Scent

Chrysoptera
105 Reviews

Chrysoptera

2

Classic citrus

Invigorating blend of bergamot and bitter citrus, sparkling but brief, with a hint of cedar below. So bright without being astringent. Like most citrus fragrances, it is not very long lasting. The citrus began to fade after about an hour and continued to linger close to the skin for another hour after that. I didn't get the base notes listed. This fragrance would be attractive on any sex.

05/02/2019

7
Bottle 6
Sillage 5
Longevity 7
Scent

FFL
12 Reviews

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FFL

Very helpful Review 12

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

05/16/2018

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

pudelbonzo
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pudelbonzo

7

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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