Basile Uomo

Chypre to the core. I get a smoooth green scent with a hint of herbal sweetness both in the beginning. Immediately there is a slight perfumy watery tone, but it goes into a soft green non-spicy herbal scent - kinda actually like a freshly opened pack of cigarettes.. I havent read what the perfumers say about this yet at Weruska.com. This fragrance is made in Italy. Anyways, after it developes for a while it becomes more rough and dry dusty like. which of course is the chypre. It actually has a fair bit of patchouli in it. I smell some real high quality in this scent. I reminds me in a way of quorum, the earthy aspects of that fragrance. Also its a little like Boss No 1, which is a real nice soapy patchouli. Also, I do not get a citrus in Basile, it is more of a pleasant herbal, earthy roughened type adults fragrance. This is what it says on weruska.com for ingredients: - Top notes appear with citrus touches of Lavender, Thyme and Basil. The heart, strong and spicy, preludes a woody and virile Patchouly, Oak musk and Leather background. - I get a grown up scent of like I said a freshly opened pack of cigarettes at first, then it gets a touch warmer, drier and the patchouli comes in more. Later I get a nice musk with the remainder of patchouli and woods scent.

I love my aromatics; I just can't get enough of dry herbs, and there are plenty of them here: thyme, rosemary, basil. They are very natural, earthy, and woody, and there's no pussyfooting—Basil Uomo uses them as the centerpiece, with all other notes the supporting players (citrus, lavender). The cinnamon, nutmeg and clove surface in the heart, warming the herbs without detracting from their...herbaceousness. I do agree with others that especially in this stage of development, it is reminiscent of freshly opened pack of cigarettes (which to me is endlessly more alluring a scent than the unrelenting stench of a lit one). It's really balanced and downright ravishing. My bottle is an older formulation, and it is blessed with a generous dose of oakmoss, and after a couple hours, it harmonizes with patchouli and leather, as 80s men's chypres often do, but the quality is more than evident (Italians do it better) and fulfills that desire for a frag of this genres where others have left me a bit underwhelmed and yearning more. What a delight!

What a beautiful scent. Rich, green, smooth and sophisticated. Most prominent are the notes of thyme, basil and rosemary intertwined with oily amalfi lemon, tangerine and a little bitterness and sharpness that comes from grapefruit. Feels like a walk in the Italian countryside, with smell of Sun, herbs and freshly cut grass in a bottle. I have the newest version, that comes in a bottle different from this pictured above and all I can say that it is a stunner indeed! Masterpiece of powerhouse game that distinguish itself from its rivals of the same genre. How does it accomplish that? The answer is: with the perfect blend of green ingredients that create an aura of experience and classiness around you. Yes, the word experience is the first thing that comes to my mind with this one. Don't forget the oak moss also. It is there. For the guys who like to spend time in the kitchen, creating dishes for the one you love. Glass of wine, a pasta and a view on green mountains in spring somewhere in Tuscany. A gem. 10/10.

This review is for the vintage 100ml aftershave splash. Dark grey-ish/green bottle, black cap w/ silver edging on bottom. (Note: my definition of "vintage" is pre-barcode). Wow....this is one of the best blind-buys I have EVER made! The bottle alone (by Pierre Dinand) is beautiful, simplistic and stylish, and the juice inside it is well-blended, well-structured and of high quality. The minty basil and lavender in the opening just smells so damn good. The cinnamon-nutmeg-galbanum-clove combo in the heart is delicious. And the mossy, woody leathery base rounds it all up nicely. I get the comparisons to PRPH, but where that's herbal, Basile is more green and should be considered an aromatic fougére imo. It really isn't a fullblown chypre. Vintage Basile Uomo is a great Italian quality fougére from the 80's. Green, aromatic, mossy, warm, comforting, clean, Italian quality blend. What's not to love? I, for one, am gonna get me some more of this, asap. Thumbs up! 10/10

Complex, masculine, mossy Italian chypre it takes hours for the base notes to settle. Massive sillage a real powerhouse if over-sprayed. Similar to many green herbal colognes from the late ’70s to early ’90s, what sets it apart from others is its complicated breakdown of notes. It opens with a citric Amalfi lemon and aromatic herbal oakmoss kick, slowly blending with florals, herbals, creamy sweet amber and spicy patchouli leather. The basil note stays pronounced but nuanced throughout the breakdown. Every time I smell it, I pick up different notes. Its drydown is the epitome of a classy men’s chypre similar to Paco Rabanne, but with a much edgier breakdown of notes and a much deeper story. It reminds me a bit of Action Trussardi in how the herbs and flowers are handled: aromatic, herbaceous, and mossy. Just beautiful a masterpiece in men’s perfumery.

Really wearable and classically masculine Italian chypre. This is a must own for anyone who loves men’s 80’s scents that veer toward the brown/green varieties. None of the powdery, ambery, soft spicy loudness that many 80’s scents had. This will likely be “old fashioned” to those around you and you probably won’t run into anyone nowadays who really appreciates it. This is kind of like Bowling Green if it had the citrus dialed way back, and replaced it with a rubbery leather accord that was dialed way up. I really like it. The leather is present the whole life of the scent. This was a blind buy, and I love everything down to the bottle shape. The longevity is great. I’m picking it up 24 hours later on my pajama shirt the next evening. It’s so freakin’ good!

This is my kind of fragrance. To me, Basile Uomo is a close relative to Pour Lui by Oscar de la Renta, Giorgio Beverly Hills for Men V.I.P. Special Reserve (a favorite), which is hard to find and high priced, and Paco Rabanne Pour Homme. From BU, I get a combination of spicy-incense from V.I.P and soapy-green from PRPH. While both Pour Lui and VIP are on the darker, heavier side and both better for cold winter days, and PRPH good for warmer days, Basile Uomo is somewhat softer, lighter, maybe a greener herbal, and can be worn fall, winter, and spring (probably too dense for hot summer days). Longevity and sillage are good.

Carlo Corinto, Krizia Oumo, Basile Oumo, PRPH all similar brothers with some differentiating notes between them. I see much, of what many of the wonderful reviews below point out similarities to, that I had not considered. Green spicy very mild "perfection-level" sweetness, maybe even a mild smokiness in the mid-point. Addendum: Capucci Pour Homme is something you will like if you are into sweet basil where it is more pronounced ..

A beauty. Similar to R de Capucci but Basil is upfront and center, more herbal, woodsy with none of that raw vetiver the Capucci has. Refined, old school, gentlemanly with an oakmoss punch that'll leave you sniffing your arms all day. It starts off a bit harsh, but within 5 minutes it smoothens out and blends beautifully. I haven't tried the recent formulations, this review is of the vintage.

This review vintage, So you want herbs, this is an herb bomb, in the most pleasent way. Very little citrus up top, and not getting much spice. Do get some florals in the heart, and plenty of Oakmoss, leather and patcholi in the base. Great projection and longevity. Love it! 9.5/10

this fragrance comes off at first like the scent of a freshly opened pack of cigarettes, and later becomes more of a refined patchouli. sort of a cedar patchouli type scent. its very good and good quality, if thatls the style you want.

A true leathery green fragrance masterpiece🏆 even the current version is OK! On the same ballpark as Krizia uomo❤️

A MASTERPIECE !!! ...for €10 !!! It's up there with the best masculines ever created.

What a nice and powerful fragrance!! I bought what I think It's the reformulation version: Lighter coloured bottle, green olive juice. And I wonder how much better must the older version be! It's all about "old school" green here, which means a thick and delightful mix of green herbs (not medicinal) as Basil, mint with citrusy notes, pine and the traditional patchouli/oakmoss combo (yeah, in the box is listed evernia prunastri). There are some minor floral notes, that in my opinion, could have been supressed and initially smelt a bit discordant, until I got used to them. Overall, It's a must-have for the 80s green fougeres fans, as I am, although I don't know if It can be classified like that. Longevity and sillage are superb on my skin.

In its current formulation (transparent bottle, light olive-green liquid), it's just another patchouli stinkbomb along the lines of Giorgio for men. If you're looking for a herbal scent, this ain't it. It's patchouli from beginning to interminable end. Update: I decided I needed to revisit this fragrance. What I mistook for the patchouli note is very clearly now the minty basil. Somehow this had triggered an association with Giorgio (which I detest) and had made me quickly dismiss Basile. This is in fact a great deal more refined than Giorgio and has a creamy sandalwood drydown somewhat reminiscent of Brylcreem. Definitely old school.

This is one of those wonderful 1970s-80s men's aromatic chypres that didn't cost much but was hugely underappreciated in its day. It reminds me of Bogart or Paco Rabanne Pour Homme. It's a beautiful, rich garden of dozens of dark herbs--I don't know why this should come across as very masculine, but it does. Since basil is dominant, it layers beautifully with fragrances with a dominant orange-basil accord (like Chanel Paris-Deauville). My only complaint is that it's a little soapy (though not a lot). You can find this for a real bargain online.

I usually prefer milder basil scents, but I found this composition to be quite enjoyable. The basil is a top note that gradually fades, leaving behind a green herbaceous mossy chypre.

Vintage version is closest to Balmain Ebene. 7.5/10

Some watered-down Pino Silvestre, sweeter like Agua Brava, hopeless. Although I tried the latest version with the oval bottle.

Terribile. Decisamente dozzinale. Voto personale: 4/10

I acquired a bottle a few years back but swapped it off quickly, mainly due to the lack of balance (too much lavender and clove, or something clove-like). The other day I acquired a vintage bottle and can see why this is liked by a small band of devoted fans, so I'm guessing the first bottle I acquired was a reformulation. Anyway, this is a bit dark for a "green" or "warm weather" scent (I'm assuming most will view it as one or the other if not both), but it isn't too dense and it's not animalic. I could imagine a niche company selling this for a lot of money now, except I doubt the formulation would be as good as this is. Moreover, it's got a nice sandalwood note that I'm not sure any major company would replicate these days. You need to try a lot of similar scents to realize that the "wow factor" here is the richness, balance, blending, and naturalness. The closest scent to this one that I've tried is Vetiver de Puig, but with that one the balance is off, though some may like that composition better. Overall, Basile Uomo is about as good as it gets with these notes. However, this is not for the fresh/aquatic/sport scent guy, unless he is looking for something that is very different, IMO. A true aficionado gem here!

WOW! I am the first one to write a review on this: cool! OKay, so I have nicked (Brit. Engl. for "steal") this from my dad back in the day when I lived in Vienna before going to the traditional dancing school, wowing the girls. I remember it as a very grown-up scent like Guerlain "Vetiver" and thought of it as very soapy, leathery, green, spicy: I think I can recall peppery notes, among fougere notes, cardamom, juniper, and it had something destinctively gentleman-like. First light and fresh and then the tobacco, leather notes took over. The ladies must have liked it as they all wante to dance with me.

You need to really love herbal scents to get into Basile Uomo. This is REALLY herbal! This is an 80's powerscent for sure, with dry herbs like basil, thyme, and rosemary being the dominant notes. The macho leather, moss and patchouli provide the typical 80's muscle in the base, as well as some richness. There's also some nice pine notes in the mix as well, and they provide a welcome freshness to the whole thing. Fans of green herbal fragrances and 80s powerscents should definitely give this a whirl. It's one of my favorite herbal scents!

An elegant fragrance, very well described by user -originaldeftom- I bought it for my husband more than a decade ago and when we go out I don't use my perfume but tell him to use him, I mean, Basile Uomo. I'm glad is not that popular so that keeps it exclusive.

It looks like there are 3 versions of this parfum 1987 2002 2020 Is someone can compare them? Is the latest version still worth it?