Cedre Noble

I tried Chabaud "Cedre Noble" for the first time today, and I already like it. Before I sprayed it for the first time, I smelled the atomizer, and it smelled very similar to Lalique "L'Insoumis". Then, I sprayed it, and I noticed that it seems to contain a lot of real cedar. Also, after initially spraying it out, I noticed it isn't as similar to "L'Insoumis" as it is from the atomizer, but it's still somewhat similar to "L'Insoumis". The cedar aspect of "Cedre Noble" is somewhat in the same realm as the cedar aspect of Guerlain "Bois Mysterieux", only the cedar aspect of both fragrances don't seem to me to be exactly the same as each other, and "Cedre Noble" is much more similar to Lalique "L'Insoumis" than it is to Guerlain "Bois Mysterieux". I think of "Cedre Noble" as something like a real cedar version of Lalique "L'Insoumis". "Cedre Noble" and "L'Insoumis" have similarities to each other, but they are definitely not the same fragrance as each other. In fact, it would not be redundant to own both of them. "Cedre Noble" also has coniferous, peppery, and smoky aspects to it, in addition to its cedar aspect, and in addition to its similarities with "L'Insoumis". I like "Cedre Noble" (I even gave it a "love" vote for now). "Cedre Noble" seems to have at least pretty good performance. I sprayed just one spray, on my neck, about five hours ago, and it seems to still have a good presence. I recently bought a 3.3oz tester bottle of it in the mid $50 range, and it is a relatively good price for it. I bought it without having tried it first, and I think it's a good addition to my collection. I had been interested in trying "Cedre Noble" for over a year and a half now, and I finally got to see what it's like. Also, I remember, a while ago, I watched a review someone gave of "Cedre Noble". I appreciate that reviewer, but I disagree with him when he said that "Cedre Noble" is similar to "Bentley for Men Absolute". I think of "Cedre Noble" as a real cedar, smoky, coniferous version of Lalique "L'Insoumis". I recommend Chabaud "Cedre Noble", especially if you like Lalique "L'Insoumis", and you want a real cedar, smoky, coniferous version of it.

First spray was a shock! Felt like an ashtray that has not been emptied for ages. Gave it 10 minutes to settle and this evolved to a most elegant male deep green scent. A signature scent.

Great cedare wood-smoke-herbal scent. Very different for this house

A dry-as-dust antidote to sickly florals and hyper-sweet incense; like being on a sledge, plunging deep into a wintry forest with row upon row of equidistant trees, chanting "Conifer, conifer, conifer" as the cold smoky air wafts around you. I'm guessing that's the Cypriol ... and plenty of it. Invigorating and strangely comforting, with a kind of post-sauna zing.

As a gardener and an owner of a conifer tree collection I really appreciate a skillfully made botanical scent. There are notes here that imitate a couple of conifer species (such as Chamaecyparis), which was probably done with the help of the cardamom note. Overall the scent is botanical, woody, fresh, slightly smoky, masculine. The cardamom is prominent.