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Beautiful unknown
Torrente is - or rather was - a French fashion house. It was founded around 1968 by Rose Torrente-Mett in Paris, initially as a boutique and soon developed in the direction of haute couture, but also designed men's and women's clothing.
The founder's brother, with whom she had previously worked for a time in his design company, was a certain fashion designer named Edmond Lapidus - known as Ted.
Torrente pour homme is clearly dated 1976 on a British internet encyclopedia. However, the sources on which this is based remain unclear. However, it seems plausible to me to place the fragrance there: Its counterpart for women,
Madame Torrente Eau de Toilette, also dates to 1976. (In both cases, the creator is apparently unknown.)
Ted Lapidus' first men's fragrance
Ted Lapidus pour Homme (1978) Eau de Toilette was released in 1978, so it is quite possible that the siblings were working on the launch of their first fragrances at almost the same time.
I have not yet been able to find a fragrance pyramid for TPH.
For me, the overall impression of the fragrance has striking parallels to
Jacomo de Jacomo (1980) Eau de Toilette. Here, as there, there is a very cultivated smokiness that always makes me think of juniper. It also reminds me a little of 
Sergio Tacchini Eau de Toilette.
The projection of the fragrance is not (no longer?) very strong in the samples I was able to test. However, I can perceive the fragrance reasonably close to the skin for at least 4 hours.
The founder's brother, with whom she had previously worked for a time in his design company, was a certain fashion designer named Edmond Lapidus - known as Ted.
Torrente pour homme is clearly dated 1976 on a British internet encyclopedia. However, the sources on which this is based remain unclear. However, it seems plausible to me to place the fragrance there: Its counterpart for women,
Madame Torrente Eau de Toilette, also dates to 1976. (In both cases, the creator is apparently unknown.)Ted Lapidus' first men's fragrance
Ted Lapidus pour Homme (1978) Eau de Toilette was released in 1978, so it is quite possible that the siblings were working on the launch of their first fragrances at almost the same time.I have not yet been able to find a fragrance pyramid for TPH.
For me, the overall impression of the fragrance has striking parallels to
Jacomo de Jacomo (1980) Eau de Toilette. Here, as there, there is a very cultivated smokiness that always makes me think of juniper. It also reminds me a little of Sergio Tacchini Eau de Toilette.The projection of the fragrance is not (no longer?) very strong in the samples I was able to test. However, I can perceive the fragrance reasonably close to the skin for at least 4 hours.
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Sensual feel-good fragrance
I absolutely share the enthusiasm for this endearing and uncomplicated fragrance, which @Minigolf has already described very aptly.
So much so, in fact, that I can't resist adding a few of my own:
Behind the Dimensione Uomo men's line is the company Farmaceutici Dottor Ciccarelli, a traditional Italian company that has been producing care products and cosmetics in the broader sense since 1821.
According to the manufacturer, the Dimensione Uomo brand is certified as natural cosmetics.
Sensual Fougere therefore smells very natural and nourishing, but without going down the "eco" or Ayurveda/spa route.
Right from the start, I smell fresh, ethereal notes on a soft, balsamic background. In my opinion, SF does not make the mistake that some descriptions of
Sexiest Fougère, for example, accuse of distorting the fougère theme with a base that is too sweet and creamy.
This certainly doesn't happen with SF, if only because the woodruff-like aromatic freshness is so astonishingly persistent.
Prominent lavender on vanilla - that sounds a lot like
Pour Un Homme de Caron (1934) Eau de Toilette. And yes, there are certainly similarities. However, Sensual Fougere smells denser and not so much like the scented pillows you get sold everywhere in Provence.
The name also fits perfectly: SF is a sensual, feel-good fragrance that never annoys me. I could bathe in it...
So much so, in fact, that I can't resist adding a few of my own:
Behind the Dimensione Uomo men's line is the company Farmaceutici Dottor Ciccarelli, a traditional Italian company that has been producing care products and cosmetics in the broader sense since 1821.
According to the manufacturer, the Dimensione Uomo brand is certified as natural cosmetics.
Sensual Fougere therefore smells very natural and nourishing, but without going down the "eco" or Ayurveda/spa route.
Right from the start, I smell fresh, ethereal notes on a soft, balsamic background. In my opinion, SF does not make the mistake that some descriptions of
Sexiest Fougère, for example, accuse of distorting the fougère theme with a base that is too sweet and creamy.This certainly doesn't happen with SF, if only because the woodruff-like aromatic freshness is so astonishingly persistent.
Prominent lavender on vanilla - that sounds a lot like
Pour Un Homme de Caron (1934) Eau de Toilette. And yes, there are certainly similarities. However, Sensual Fougere smells denser and not so much like the scented pillows you get sold everywhere in Provence.The name also fits perfectly: SF is a sensual, feel-good fragrance that never annoys me. I could bathe in it...
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Fata Morgana or the emperor's new clothes?
Difficult, difficult. It already starts with the packaging: If you expect a noble wooden casket with silky inlay (as pictured above), you will be disappointed. The fragrance currently traded in this country comes in a neat cardboard slipcase. This is not particularly luxurious.
The fragrance also reminds me strongly of X by Clive Christian. "Inspired by..." is the positive interpretation of this fact. One could also say, it is a fairly high-priced clone.
In this respect, one could now also read at the template, if it should be about the description of the fragrance.
In any case, it is easy to see that Geza Schön has done the groundwork. Monarch has this floating transparent beauty and this Fata Morgana-like volatility, which distinguishes many of his works.
I find Monarch to be woody and fresh in a very distinguished and sublime way. That's the positive aspect. The sillage is on skin, textile and paper is, however, modest to unsatisfactory. I do not perceive any development in the course of the fragrance. Thus I have the impression of a molecular fragrance, even if the pyramid claims something else.
And apparently you can such composed fragrances also hardly "turn louder". Presumably, they otherwise lose their magic.
Monarch fascinates me despite these weaknesses nevertheless very much - probably just because he gives himself so unapproachable.
The fragrance also reminds me strongly of X by Clive Christian. "Inspired by..." is the positive interpretation of this fact. One could also say, it is a fairly high-priced clone.
In this respect, one could now also read at the template, if it should be about the description of the fragrance.
In any case, it is easy to see that Geza Schön has done the groundwork. Monarch has this floating transparent beauty and this Fata Morgana-like volatility, which distinguishes many of his works.
I find Monarch to be woody and fresh in a very distinguished and sublime way. That's the positive aspect. The sillage is on skin, textile and paper is, however, modest to unsatisfactory. I do not perceive any development in the course of the fragrance. Thus I have the impression of a molecular fragrance, even if the pyramid claims something else.
And apparently you can such composed fragrances also hardly "turn louder". Presumably, they otherwise lose their magic.
Monarch fascinates me despite these weaknesses nevertheless very much - probably just because he gives himself so unapproachable.
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