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A Budget-friendly alternative to Terre d'Hermès
I've desired Terre d'Hermès for a while and tried samples of both the Parfum and Eau Givrée versions, finding their appeal undeniable. However, the high price of around 80 euros for 50ml led me to seek more affordable options. After some research, I discovered Rasasi Fattan pour Homme. Priced at a mere 15 euros, it was a very tempting blind buy.
Now having worn Fattan a few times, I can offer some insight. I think it does resemble Terre d'Hermès, but with a distinct green note. Though its initial impression is synthetic and overpowering. Unlike the subtle start of TDH, Fattan is bold and needs some time to settle before emitting pleasant vibes reminiscent of TDH.
In a direct comparison, Fattan doesn't emerge as a winner, but allowing it to dry down reveals improvement. It offers an experience reminiscent of TDH with a greener twist and less depth. If TDH were like a pianist playing a complicated two-handed chord, Fattan replicates it with one hand and 3 notes — close, but lacking intricate nuance.
Terre d'Hermès, with its French origins, signifies soil or earth, featuring deep, dark, oily base notes. Fattan deviates here by omitting these notes and substituting them with a prominent green accord. If I were to visualize TDH with colors, it would be earthy brown with a green center and orange top. While Fattan leans towards a green base with an orange or maybe even yellow top, lacking a defined center.
Could Fattan perhaps be chasing a different version of TDH, like Eau Intense Vétiver? Based on notes, it seems so. Lacking a sample, I can only speculate. Ultimately, Rasasi Fattan pour Homme is an affordable alternative capturing some of TDH's essence, offering a greener twist and less complexity — commendable for those on a budget. My TDH longing is satisfied for now, but it might resurface in the future.
Now having worn Fattan a few times, I can offer some insight. I think it does resemble Terre d'Hermès, but with a distinct green note. Though its initial impression is synthetic and overpowering. Unlike the subtle start of TDH, Fattan is bold and needs some time to settle before emitting pleasant vibes reminiscent of TDH.
In a direct comparison, Fattan doesn't emerge as a winner, but allowing it to dry down reveals improvement. It offers an experience reminiscent of TDH with a greener twist and less depth. If TDH were like a pianist playing a complicated two-handed chord, Fattan replicates it with one hand and 3 notes — close, but lacking intricate nuance.
Terre d'Hermès, with its French origins, signifies soil or earth, featuring deep, dark, oily base notes. Fattan deviates here by omitting these notes and substituting them with a prominent green accord. If I were to visualize TDH with colors, it would be earthy brown with a green center and orange top. While Fattan leans towards a green base with an orange or maybe even yellow top, lacking a defined center.
Could Fattan perhaps be chasing a different version of TDH, like Eau Intense Vétiver? Based on notes, it seems so. Lacking a sample, I can only speculate. Ultimately, Rasasi Fattan pour Homme is an affordable alternative capturing some of TDH's essence, offering a greener twist and less complexity — commendable for those on a budget. My TDH longing is satisfied for now, but it might resurface in the future.
It came to me as a sample, it wasn't long before I purchased a bottle
I come to the fragrance game from the world of whisky, you see. Therefore I thought this was a perfect match for me. Was I far off? Not by much, but perhaps a little. When I first smelled this scent I suspected that Givenchy was doing things a little differently to others. Granted, at the time I had only smelled like 10 or so popular scents, but they were all extreme opposites to what this is.
On first acquaintance I wasn't met with a typical flowery bouquet or candy sweetness like so many other top scents, but with a very boozy note - under which traveled a layer that I would assign the mysterious qualities of incense. I loved it. So much so that I thought this would become my absolute all-time favorite signature scent.
I've now worn this scent for the greater part of a month and I think I can finally give a pretty fair evaluation. The boozy note that drew me to this is still what I love most about Gentleman Givenchy Réserve Privée. Unfortunately, this boozy note wears off in the first 4 hours (worn during summer time) and what is left of the scent is probably much closer to the regular Givenchy Gentleman EDP. Which is a lipsticky, powdery, creamy, sweet iris note.
After the 4 hour mark it seems to lose its potency & projection and sits much closer to the skin, and I'm left to wonder whether I still like this scent. Without the boozy note it is much more tame. Do I want to be tame? No, so I top it right back up. I top it back up because I do really love this scent. I'm just disappointed that it can't maintain for 10 hours what it does in the first couple of hours of wearing it.
I'm quite happy with this scent. I do however think that the search for my absolute all-time favorite signature scent will have to continue. In the meantime, this will suit me more than fine on my journey through the land of perfumes! Onwards and upwards.
On first acquaintance I wasn't met with a typical flowery bouquet or candy sweetness like so many other top scents, but with a very boozy note - under which traveled a layer that I would assign the mysterious qualities of incense. I loved it. So much so that I thought this would become my absolute all-time favorite signature scent.
I've now worn this scent for the greater part of a month and I think I can finally give a pretty fair evaluation. The boozy note that drew me to this is still what I love most about Gentleman Givenchy Réserve Privée. Unfortunately, this boozy note wears off in the first 4 hours (worn during summer time) and what is left of the scent is probably much closer to the regular Givenchy Gentleman EDP. Which is a lipsticky, powdery, creamy, sweet iris note.
After the 4 hour mark it seems to lose its potency & projection and sits much closer to the skin, and I'm left to wonder whether I still like this scent. Without the boozy note it is much more tame. Do I want to be tame? No, so I top it right back up. I top it back up because I do really love this scent. I'm just disappointed that it can't maintain for 10 hours what it does in the first couple of hours of wearing it.
I'm quite happy with this scent. I do however think that the search for my absolute all-time favorite signature scent will have to continue. In the meantime, this will suit me more than fine on my journey through the land of perfumes! Onwards and upwards.
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H24 does not refer to the longevity
H24 opens with notes of freshly cut grass. Green, lots of green. So much so, that it almost triggered my hay fever. It quickly turns into a metallic sheen with hints of freshly dug dirt (sclarene). Let's call these the mineral notes. The floral and herbal notes also begin to show up at this point (clary sage, narcissus, rosewood).
At a later stage for me this goes more into freshly washed linen territory. The scent becomes slightly less green and more rounded and soapy. It left me feeling very nostalgic. Most likely because the notes remind me of activities and locations of my youth. I find it a very pleasant scent, but I can understand if it turns people off. It's really niche. Unfortunately I have not tried other scents of Hermès so I can not compare.
In other reviews it might seem like this is long-lasting and stands up to the summer heat. That has not been my personal experience. After 8 hours you can still smell it on yourself in a really diminished form, but for other people it has practically disappeared. My friend could not smell it on me up-close 6 hours after applying it. It is an EDT after all. Then again, he was wearing Sauvage, so his sense of smell may have already been bludgeoned.
It also does not have a large projection. Perhaps my skin is too dry for this, or perhaps it could perform better outside of the summer heat. Which would be entirely contradictory, because I don't see myself wearing this into winter. The scent is simply much too green and fresh for that. Mileage may vary?
At a later stage for me this goes more into freshly washed linen territory. The scent becomes slightly less green and more rounded and soapy. It left me feeling very nostalgic. Most likely because the notes remind me of activities and locations of my youth. I find it a very pleasant scent, but I can understand if it turns people off. It's really niche. Unfortunately I have not tried other scents of Hermès so I can not compare.
In other reviews it might seem like this is long-lasting and stands up to the summer heat. That has not been my personal experience. After 8 hours you can still smell it on yourself in a really diminished form, but for other people it has practically disappeared. My friend could not smell it on me up-close 6 hours after applying it. It is an EDT after all. Then again, he was wearing Sauvage, so his sense of smell may have already been bludgeoned.
It also does not have a large projection. Perhaps my skin is too dry for this, or perhaps it could perform better outside of the summer heat. Which would be entirely contradictory, because I don't see myself wearing this into winter. The scent is simply much too green and fresh for that. Mileage may vary?
