Hajuvana

This stuff gets frequently (and rightfully) compared to Rochas Man and New Haarlem by Bond No. 9, both of which are work of the great Maurice Roucel. What really amazes me, is the fact that Legend precedes both by several years (1997 vs. 1999...

...you've probably noticed that most others are positive (and rightfully so). Vetiver Extrême is essentially a herbal take on the vetiver root (as opposed to two main schools of the contemporary vetiver - the woodies...

Inky crispness, that morphs into semi-sweet soapiness. During the first third of its evolution, the bouquet of herbs actually reminds me quite a bit of Jägermeister. Hugely influential and vastly copied, which makes it difficult...

I, too, feel that Pour un Homme is about lavender, vanilla and nothing much else. Whatever there's listed on the pyramid, it's there for adding durability to the lavender. I was going to say it's there 'for structure', but after...

The pyramid looks all wrong to me. From a 2015 bottle, what I get is a borderline case between an aromatic fougère and a leathery chypre. As I happen to love that specific mix, here are some observations. Opening: Not much citrus nor lavender....

Although I'm very tempted by the idea of writing a review on Mouchoir de Monsieur without a single reference to Jicky, I guess it's only fair to start by stating that yes, they are similar. Nevertheless, if I hadn't smelled, owned and worn...

Technically, Cologne du 68 is a cologne-like (surprised, I'm sure) citrus-floral composition, which stands on unexpectedly heavy oriental base. Closest relative from Guerlain's own catalog would most likely be L'Instant pour Homme (if my memory...

I don't see (smell) Habit Rouge as a 'love at first sniff' type of fragrance at all. On the contrary, you might actually hate it at first and then one day, all of a sudden, you find yourself in love with it. Habit Rouge opens...

Imagine a soda flavour 'Tropical fruit & exotic hardwood shavings' and you pretty much have it. Artistically brilliant composition doesn't always equal wearability. On the other hand, if fruity-woody aquatics are your thing,...

One shouldn't be fooled by its affordable price nor its bathfoam-like packaging – Grey Flannel smells terrific, unique and more expensive than most of today's designer stuff. I'm having hard time detecting any of the notes featured on the pyramid...

New York is, in a way, a skillfully executed study on certain facets of Guerlain's Habit Rouge. I feel as if both the citrus opening as well as the oriental-like dry-down have been reinterpreted, while constructing a completely...

When Calvin Klein released CK One in 1994, someone at the house of Creed wasn't sleeping, but instead came up with Silver Mountain Water merely a year after. I think Creed did a brilliant job in reinterpreting that enormously influential 'transparent'...