Esprit Mondain

I acquired this item in Rome during 2023, and it serves as a wonderful memento of the location. It features notes of Amalfi lemon, tarragon, and red wine. The scent does not evoke a typical designer fragrance; it is exceptionally well-crafted and far from generic.

If that perfume had more zeros in the price tag they would appreciate it more it’s similar to P33 that costs 3-4 times more and is even more long lasting, for me is 10/10

#1516 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a decant. Brecourt makes same nice scents and this is also a nice scent. Amber, Cedar, Musk and Myrrh are the base of a slew of scents in my collection. Natura "Essencial Unico" and "Eccensial Masculino." Amouage "Gold." Al Haramain "Amber Oud private Edition." Le Liquides Imaginaires "Sancti." Serge Lutens "Cuir Mauresque." Armaf "Nomad Pour Homme." I could go on for pages, but the point is it almost doesn't matter to me what you build on top of it when you have that base. The folks saying this is like Boss Bottled, Odyssey Tyrant and P.33 aren't wrong, but what makes this is a like for me is the myrrh. It gives this scent some bite that those scents just don't have, though Xerjoff P.33 makes up for it with iris and cypress. Boss Bottled is much woodier and the cinnamon helps it. Tyrant is just a boring "Juicy Fruit Gum" scent and I gave it away. This Brecourt kinda reminds me of Les Liquides Imaginaires "Sancti." This is standard masculine but not aggressive business wear. Okay for casual wear or date wear. But it's a moderate performer that you'll respray at lunch. Attractive at intimate range, but not much projection, so it won't offend anyone but might not get noticed either. Overall a nice scent. Not sure I'm in for a full bottle.

Soft and gentle summer mix. For the guys who like classy, timeless fragrances. Lavender-citrus-soft woody classic with an addition of unusual notes as grape and red wine. Although these notes give this fragrance some interesting grapy flare, it's not enough to make it a stand-out. I still like it a lot and think it's nice, somewhat organic fragrance for the easy-summer wear.

opening was just like Hanae Mori HM, lemon and lavender. hate lavender, but it seemed more like designer lavender than niche, which I prefer of the two. opening lasted a while, but then it gave in to a nice amber-elemi dry down with some fruity notes from the grape. not sure what the price is, but guessing it's not worth it.

This has a great spicy citrus opening. Originally, not flooring me. After a few hours, it changed my mind. I understand the mixed reviews. I land on the positive side. This is similar to a classic men's fragrance. Enjoyable and I may certainly look to add it to my small collection.

i wish this fragrance didn’t have myrhh and elemi, but it is nice, 7/10

It is a classic for men. I do not like it.

Finally got these samples, courtesy of IndieScents. Have to say, it is quite disappointing. Mainly due to the fact this is simply Boss Bottled, in another bottle! It's an almost identical guise of the aforementioned scent, and while not that bad sounding at first it does serve to build serious doubt as to why this was created! The worst part is, frankly speaking, it simply does not appear to be of niche standard at all. Something in the notes or blending is stopping the scent achieving the levels of utter smoothness and clarity of notes that you'd associate with your standard niche. It's basically an apple/powdery vibe at the top with some aromatic citruses in the background. The lemon is fleeting, so simply a generic citrus mix with the 'apple' at the top - possibly the grape and tarragon notes mentioned causing the fruity effect. It's quite designer in it's character, as nothing here seems bold or opulent as niches generally do. It has that 'generic designer powder' element too, which was quite shocking tbh. It's just about sweet- but I'd have preferred sweeter to add more appeal to the overall blend. Heavier notes such as non-smoked honey and resinous amber would have been excellent here, but sadly they are absent. Neither do I detect any lavender, and a lavender-bourbon vanilla accords is one of my favourites. The whole mixture then progresses into the usual soft woods (cedar) and vanilla-esque powder (elemi) just as Boss Bottled does. Why not use Bourbon vanilla? So, as nice as it seems it simply has nothing to distinguish it from the myriad of citrus/apple-vanilla designers around. Basically, it has not used it's 'niche' classing to any tangible advantage at all for me, yet is clearly marketed as one and I think this should be looked into. It could be the blending, or some other process, but it just does not bear that 'full-bodied clarity' you get with your standard niche. And that is always disappointing. Just buy Boss Bottled instead, it's less than half the price! Or better, compare this with a Frapin scent, and the difference in quality should be apparent! 3/5, just. But quality of blend is a 2, simply designer level.

Ok, so Brecourt is a new perfume house created and founded by a young woman, Emilie Bouge. So this is meant to be their "masculine" fragrance (for the gentlemen). Well, first of all, I think this could be unisex, not just for men. What I get more than anything is fresh Lemon, Lavender and some Pepper. I will try to list what I like about it and what I don't. The good: It's very fresh. There are some interesting notes like Szechuan Pepper and Elemi Resin, which I love. I also get the Red Wine note (Cabernet Sauvignon). The dry down here is also very nice. The bad: This is a "niche" perfume house, and often we say about some "designer" fragrances is that "hey, this is a designer that smells like a niche". Well, the problem is here it is the opposite, we have a "niche" perfume that (unfortunately) smells similar to a type of designer perfume. Which is a shame, because this brand is said to use "pure, natural ingredients". So to summarise, yes it's a good fragrance. But if you label a certain fragrance "niche" then there are some expectations... and sometimes it can work and other times it can remind you of other things (designer releases). Unfortunately this is the case for me. But I also hope to try more products from this house in the future (every fragrance company has to begin somewhere).

As so often happens with niche perfumes these days, I find a real disconnect between the name of Brecourt Esprit Mondain, and the liquid inside my spray vial. To my nose, this is a very straightforward, standard recipe men's woody aromatic cologne. Very conservative, very far from "mondain". More like: "Banker in a dark blue suit." Who could identify this particular scent from a dozen others in a blind line-up? Few, I believe. We have lavender, wood, pepper, citrus, a touch of green and lots of those increasingly frequent players, the "woodish" aromachemicals in the base. The "red wine" note seems to be just another gimmick and is entirely undetectable amidst the far more dominant "stuff". Ho hum. Next.

Apesar de não ter notas aquáticas, em sua abertura é perceptíveis a evolução das mesmas, posso relacionar isso às uvas e ao vinho. É uma fragrância compartilhável, por ter um doce acentuado xaropado com Âmbar e toques de pimenta. Não percebo as notas de Limão, mas nele é evidente o Almíscar com leves raspas de Cedro. Um perfume intimista, rente à pele, porém com uma fixação surpreendente. Para ser usado em dias mais quentes sem medo de agradar!