Théorème pour Homme Rue Broca

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Théorème pour Homme is a popular perfume by Rue Broca for men. The release year is unknown. The scent is citrusy-fresh. The longevity is above-average. It was last marketed by Afnan. Pronunciation

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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Fruity

Synthetic

Woody

Ratings

Scent

8.569 Ratings

Longevity

8.068 Ratings

Sillage

7.868 Ratings

Bottle

6.469 Ratings

Value for money

9.567 Ratings

Submitted by Frankie, last update on 17.03.2023.

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/09/2023

10
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

PedroCabral
132 Reviews

PedroCabral

4

Wonderful

Sometimes we are surprised by something because of its innovation, but that's not what we're talking about here (also because it's very close to Tygar). Théoreme is a very easy aroma to please, that's a fact! But what surprised me here was something else: the fact that it is an extremely pleasant aroma.

The fragrance is amber with a citric, sweet and spicy character. The opening is effervescent with the freshness of grapefruit citrus along with the spiciness of ginger (?). With something that reminds me of a citrus soda. A contrast between the citrus accord of fresh grapefruit and the ambery ambroxan.

The perfume surprises right from the start, with a very pungent opening. The drydown looks great with a big dose of a woody, musky ambroxan. The ambroxan molecule has been a leading edge note in perfumery used to highlight musky and woody undertones in fragrances.

The main notes of the fragrance are: essence of grapefruit, ambrox and ginger. It is an ambery, velvety and delicate citric perfume. A perfume with good versatility in terms of climate, but in terms of occasions, I think it's more suitable for more sophisticated situations or even for evening outings in the summer. The performance is excellent, so if we consider the price and compare it with Tygar... The perfume is sweet, light, soft, warm, luminous, unisex, refined, sensual, ordinary and modern.

10/22/2022

10
Pricing 6
Bottle 8
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

MrHonest
104 Reviews

MrHonest

Helpful Review 4

Finally, a cheap woody amber freshie done right. Sorta...

I'm just gonna straight out and say it. I hate woody ambers. With a passion. They burn my nose, smell exactly like isopropyl alcohol and just about outlast and overpower everything in a composition. Up until the summer of 2022, I was like most people - I really didn't notice them; but something must've happened to my receptors one strange night, because after that, literally everything changed.

Suddenly, I was smelling woody ambers in everything - designers, niche, and especially middle eastern clone brands that seem to view them as a solution to the performance problem that freshies have in high heat as well as a way to widen the profit margin on already affordable fragrances. And who can blame them? They're cheap, extremely stable, abnoxiously powerful and most people can't even make them out, making them the perfect material to supercharge otherwise flaccid compositions. In fact, I'll bet my bottom dollar that what I used to think was a cheap synthetic spicy oud was actually a woody amber like Amber Xtreme cleverly wrapped in a warm coat of iso-e or labdanum derivative.

The problem I have now, is that my newfound sensitivity has opened my nose to the realization of just how ubiquitous the materials are. And when I smell them in a post-2001 perfume, there's really no way to un-smell them. So the question then becomes - how do you hide an atomic bomb blast in plain sight? Theoreme. That's how.

On the surface, this fragrance can be summarized in 3 words - citrus-woody-amber. But a better way to describe it is spicy amber-something-or-other covered in sweet grapefruit, on a bed of non-decript patchouli-musk. If you look at the notes of Afnan's Turathi Blue, that's it EXACTLY. Absolutely no doubt. Rue Broca is a subsidiary of Afnan after all, so it makes sense. Haven't smelled Bvlgari's Tygar; but if they're charging that kind of premium for a massive dose of a cheap captive molecule (can anyone say Erba Pura?), then they're laughing all the way to the BANK.

The good - the grapefruit is on par with D&G's Light Blue Forever. It's a synthetic grapefruit accord to be sure - reminiscent of the flavouring in Allan's sour grapefruit slices, but it seems to fool most people and definitely is on the bitter side of things. Fortunately, it never really jumps out and kicks you in the face....exactly. Instead, it's steadily balanced by the patchouli and warm spices that actually give this fragrance a quasi tea-ish vibe. Like a warm tea brightened with a spritz of grapefruit? Curiously, I get a similar effect with Rochas' Moustache edp (which also utilizes a decently obvious woody amber), that takes that warm tea and adds a good dose of rose and honey. On SKIN that is. On paper, Theoreme keeps things a bit colder and sweeter - like an iced-tea with a hint of grapefruit. Pretty sure that would be the effect on clothing as well.

Unfortunately, on skin, the show really doesn't go on for that long. After about an hour or two, the rubbing alcohol vibe takes over (as it always does) and everything else just sort of disappears from notice. To me. And I'll bet you anything that at this point, many people would mistaken that sharp nose-burning effect as an indicator that the citrus is still hanging on. But therein lies the illusion. lol That's musk indenofuran for ya.

So is it a good scent? In a way, hell yeah. Textbook on how to hide a potent woody amber in a fragrance. For....a few short hours. After that, there's just no way. Something like Amber Xtreme will outlive your grandmother. But when that grapefruit is kicking and the whole warm tea vibe is there, I think it's bloody fantastic. Never have I ever ticked every box in the first 3 categories of the classification system below. But this fragrance does it. Anytime, anywhere, anyone. Anytime. No I already said that. Anyone, anywhere. And here's the kicker - it doesn't burn my nose! Yes, the woody amber is still easily detectable, but it seems like my nose just doesn't care anymore? I dunno, difficult to explain. But yeah, it's good that way.

As the for the bottle, the upper collar is a fingerprint magnet, and despite the cap being reasonably heavy, the shape of the bottle makes it kind of cumbersome to remove and replace. Sucky. But the atomizer sprays out a ton of juice, so that's another plus. And price? Forget about it. Dirt cheap.

The bad - difficult to find. Very difficult actually. Might as well just go with Turathi Blue if you can't find it tbh. Otherwise, have at it. It's really quite pleasing. And versatile. And a massive projector for the first couple of hours thanks to......you guessed it. All hail woody ambers as perfumery's Lord and money savior. Saver. Typo. Nuthin' left to say. Other than.......anytime.