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Dated, yet enjoyable
I have a colleague that must be wearing all the scents given to him when he was in his twenties or else did not explore new stuff launched in the last twenty years - Kouros, Polo and Drakkar Noir to be precise. Every time I wear GBH my colleague gets to mind.
It is a very honest blend, I can get the sandalwood, the oakmoss, the patchouly and the honey. As mentioned by many, it is way too strong.
Dated? Yes. Enjoyable? Indeed. Do I care the style, nope.
Caveat, do not leave your bottle to settle ("macerate"). It can turn due to evaporation. If so, you can try to pour some perfumery alcohol or else wear it on clothes - it smells differently to when applied on skin, floral notes are stronger than the woody notes. I got compliments for wearing it lake that.
It is a very honest blend, I can get the sandalwood, the oakmoss, the patchouly and the honey. As mentioned by many, it is way too strong.
Dated? Yes. Enjoyable? Indeed. Do I care the style, nope.
Caveat, do not leave your bottle to settle ("macerate"). It can turn due to evaporation. If so, you can try to pour some perfumery alcohol or else wear it on clothes - it smells differently to when applied on skin, floral notes are stronger than the woody notes. I got compliments for wearing it lake that.
No vetiver here to my nose
The vetiver of the kind of Guerlain, Carvin, Givenchy or R&G is nowhere to be found. What you will smell is a concoction of aromatic chemicals claiming to smell like the notes in the pyramid - to my nose, an impossible task.
Well, maybe giving it a full wear would change my opinion, but as far as I could get, I could not give it many chances, I scrubbed it as soon as possible.
Well, maybe giving it a full wear would change my opinion, but as far as I could get, I could not give it many chances, I scrubbed it as soon as possible.
A somehow new take on gourmand
Never ending gourmand sweetness, original, yes, quite complex at the beginning, linear after the midnotes.
Is it worth the usd 250 for 100 cm3? No, IMHO - for the price you can get better options in terms of originality (i.e. after my experience trying many by Fueguia).
Let's say it can be described as a niche scent on the safe side of things.
Is it worth the usd 250 for 100 cm3? No, IMHO - for the price you can get better options in terms of originality (i.e. after my experience trying many by Fueguia).
Let's say it can be described as a niche scent on the safe side of things.
Unexpected positive and addictive surprise
Take Habit Rouge and add some dirty notes to it. The result is an improved version of the original to the point of addictiveness.
I tried it among many others, recent releases mostly. It caught my nose in terms of easy to detect notes, contrary to what might be today's standards - blends of aromatic chemicals that might or cannot be referred to "clean smells of nature".
Guerlain seems to play against this trend. This clearly shows in this case.
I tried it among many others, recent releases mostly. It caught my nose in terms of easy to detect notes, contrary to what might be today's standards - blends of aromatic chemicals that might or cannot be referred to "clean smells of nature".
Guerlain seems to play against this trend. This clearly shows in this case.
Minimalist and Classy Summer Scent
There is nothing out of the ordinary at first - good quality lemon-like citric notes that make your mouth watery.
What follows makes TdHEG worth of consideration - a remarkable complexity of notes that are clearly discernible after the pyramid, something that is not that common in modern perfumery, since companies try to make up the fact their blends are molecules whose reference to the smells of nature are hardly that present.
It is in the middle and the base notes when TdHEG expresses its facets: smells beautifully, modern and measured, very elegant without frills, there is something minimalist in it that I could say is the reason why I like it. It makes me think that it could be the updated version of Dior's Eau Sauvage.
As to the original TdH character, I could trace references in the base notes, however, without the earthy notes - the House describes them as "metallic", I would say a high pitch note that does not feel out of key.
What follows makes TdHEG worth of consideration - a remarkable complexity of notes that are clearly discernible after the pyramid, something that is not that common in modern perfumery, since companies try to make up the fact their blends are molecules whose reference to the smells of nature are hardly that present.
It is in the middle and the base notes when TdHEG expresses its facets: smells beautifully, modern and measured, very elegant without frills, there is something minimalist in it that I could say is the reason why I like it. It makes me think that it could be the updated version of Dior's Eau Sauvage.
As to the original TdH character, I could trace references in the base notes, however, without the earthy notes - the House describes them as "metallic", I would say a high pitch note that does not feel out of key.
