L'Homme Sage

Yes, yes I really do get some of these reviews here... Yes it does remind me vaguely of Tauer LDDM as it manages to find this creamy gourmand middle. Yes, yes I also really do get the ideas that some would get bored and put it away and then come back to it... I also get connotations suggesting it’s old school old mans vintage. It’s all these things... that’s what makes it special - contradictory. It’s old but good. It’s unique but it’s common it’s simply good for the money. Decent performance. Bright orange disappears rapidly to reveal a smoky incense with cardamom and saffron. The lychee sweetness appears as a compliment giving a suede like feel with the amber and making it creamy. It’s hard to describe the uniique feel. Maybe it’s like having a smooth creamy linear lychee ice cream in an amber cup, everything else around the cup with a burning incense stick burning at varying levels. I’m stumped with this one,’I like it just not sure if it’s top shelf or below yet. Completely stumped - trying again - maybe a brown spice with inscemce and lychee cream. Just try it and let me know... EDIT: I now know how I would describe it in simple terms. Smoke on top of vinyl with a gorgeous green soapy middle and a distinct coniferous fir on the very top. It wafts and weaves with its notes so every time I smell it comes across different and that is it’s appeal for me... very unusual scent... odd but familiar...

I got this as a gift and I'm extremely impressed. I had not heard of Divine before, but I ordered samples of several others after trying this. This has some notes that are normally challenging for me - immortelle, oakmoss, and incense. I don't own any perfumes that feature any of those prominently. But they all comes together really well. I had the same experience with Chanel Egoiste - rose and cinnamon are two of my least favorite notes, but I like Egoiste. My overall impression is "classic man's fragrance" but that doesn't mean "dated," it means "timeless." Like if Mr. Rogers looked like Cary Grant, this is what his sweater would smell like. It's undoubtedly masculine, but it's not "in your face" like some leather type perfumes. It's more smooth, soft, and peaceful. I don't think it really smells like anything else, but if I had to compare it to something, I'd say it's like a softer version of Hermes Bel Ami, with added fruit in the opening. EDIT: I just wanted to update and say this is even better than my original review. This has really grown on me, and became very addictive. I have to be careful not to overspray because I just keep thinking "oh just one more spray." Sometimes I'll even go smell the bottle in my closet. It's actually re-invigorated my interest in the hobby. I had been in a rut, but this inspired me to try more niche perfumes, and go outside my comfort zone a little.

L'Homme Sage ("wise man") is my first masculine from my Divine discovery set, and what a great place to start. A smooth, spicy woody-chypre, it is classically masculine in style, but beautifully put-together. Warm, rounded and made with natural-smelling ingredients, there is no harshness here. HS opens with bright, fresh orange, complemented to perfection with a beautiful saffron note - in fact, the nicest use of saffron I've smelled in a perfume in a while. Warm, powdery and slightly balsamic, it is followed closely by peppery cardamom and smooth woody notes, aromatic and biscuit-y. Its warm smoothness is addictive. As it develops, the green, hay-like immortelle comes to the fore, marrying nicely with the spicy-woody opening. Patchouli adds earthiness, which, alongside the oakmoss note, forms the chypre base, always a welcome development in my book! The amber accord in the base is musky, warm and balsamic, a perfect development from the saffron of the opening, tying it all together beautifully. It fades to a warm, musky skin scent, addictive until final fade. Sillage and longevity are moderate. It is a masculine-leaning scent, ideal for everyday, year-round use. Elegant, timeless and easy-to-wear, HS is beautifully-composed, well-balanced and high-quality. A scent a wise man would choose. 4.5/5.

In the beginning of my fragrance journey, 2-3 years ago, I got many samples from luckyscent. Divine l'homme sage was my favourite. Now, after trying hundreds of fragrances, I tried it again. Im totally in love with this beauty. Not too light, not too dark. Perfect. It has a spiritual mystic with incense and woods, but that is masterfully balanced with fruity and floral notes. It is very easy to wear and I think it is versatile. Unisex, but leaning towards masculinity. Maybe not the best for very warm weather, but I think you can pull it off all year around. Perfect for a cozy fall feeling. It has kind of similar vibe as reflection man..they are not similar smelling, but has the same kind of balance. Divine l'homme sage does something with my state of mind. It makes me calm and happy. Its divinity in a bottle. Im gonna buy a full bottle and I need it fast. Living without Divine l'homme sage may give abstinences! Maybe my new signature scent. 10/10 masterpiece Edit: I got a full bottle and I love this scent. Incense, oak moss, saffron, hints of fruits and florals. Its an masterfully composition and I have never smelled anything like it before. If you like to try a complex, comforting, lovely scent that "nobody" else smells like, try this one.

L'homme sage - The wise man This is one of my favourite fragrances. I got a sample of it together with Jubilation XXV and Fille en aiguilles. The three share common aspects (I'm not saying they are the same!)and for the first weeks of analyzing them at the same time, this was the one that always seemed to be the best crafted (in terms of its ingredients coalescing well and behaving every time you apply in the same perfect way) and more magical. I even liked it much more than the Amouage (which is great but too much going on, too sweet and chaotic)but my only concern had to do with its target... I didn't buy a full bottle then because I felt it didn't match my age and perhaps not either my style... L'homme sage is extremely well made, very strong, long lasting and so refined... I think this is a perfect scent for people who wear formal clothes and wish to have a unique scent that combines wearable incense with a sweet powdery drydown. I recommend it 100%! Please don't use it in summer! This is definitely one of those jewels of this perfume world. I will for sure have it in the future. I would dare to say it is an older and much more interesting brother of prada amber. Go get a sample!

Sample from shopfrancellc was deeeep with lots of warm comforting projection and lasting power. I bought a full bottle from Luckyscent after they restocked in 2019 and it is significantly lightened up both in projection and scent depth. The base notes are thinner and the top/mid are louder than the sample. The lychee shines more. Almost old manish but with just enough modernity for 35+ gent to wear. Of the Divine line that I have sampled and bought, this is my favorite.

This fragrance is overall a really pleasant experience It starts with really pleasant spice where you can smell the high quality cardamon and then it evolves into a really gentlemanly Sophisticated Smell The projection is perfect for this kind of frag as it invites you to get closer without Murdering everybody in the room Another good thing is that it honestly does last Forever as the reviews say Its an amazing fragrance from a very interesting niche house

Wow!! Never heard of this house until I stumbled upon it, and L'homme Sage looked most intriguing to me...and OMG!!! L'homme Sage is one of the best fragrances I've tried in a while. I keep smelling my wrist and my mind is blown at how great this is. I'm the worst at describing a scent, but this is warm, spicy, and woody fragrance...almost smells chypre-ish. Outstanding find I can't describe how happy I am with this!!! Well done, Divine! 12/10

This scent is simply amazing. It was just so rich, warm and spicy, smoky yet sweet. Such a complex bouquet that mixes so well. The only thing keeping me from purchasing this is the sillage.I don't like that it stayed so close to my body. It had decent wearing power on me.

This is the cologne your dad wore - meant in the best possible way. It’s a fragrance from out of time, the type you wish designers still made, one from the days before they all went blue and fresh or vanilla and bubblegum. This is a classic masculine fragrance.

Just one of the most amazing scents I have ever put on my body. Every note comes shining through in the most magical way. I want to wear this forever. I'm a woman — love it on myself, find it even sexier on my bf

Quite simply put this is a niche version of one of my favorite designer scents Versace Man. The snob in me prefers this slightly mostly because I love Immortelle which replaces the tobacco in Man.

Soft, you won't over take the room, but they will know your there, just enough to want more and it lasts for ever. Beautiful, class in a bottle! Could be a signature scent I love it.

Great performance, a bit old school men’s fragrance. Very alluring, if you like things like Timbuktu and Dzongka this is very similar in its structure.

Pleasant and easy to wear. A good fragrance without pretensions, good quality, good longevity, good smell.

A hidden great gourmand scent.

Interestingly, I have bought and sold this previously and thought it to be to ‘old-man”ish or too mature feeling, but have noticed my tastes have changed recently and gave it another shot, and I’m pleasantly surprised. It definitely has an old school vibe to it, especially when initially sprayed, but it has something about it that is more deep, rounded and full compared to most fragrances in this style. I find similar fragrances to often be too powdery, screechy, or high pitched for my liking, but this has a well rounded sweet powdery oakmoss feel with depth and a touch of florals. Despite incense and saffron featuring prominently in the note breakdown, unfortunately thats not how I feel this fragrance at all. Doesn’t mean its not great, but definitely not an incense or saffron centric fragrance. Performance is great, and as usual, buy from divine’s website and save some money vs luckyscent. I believe you can get 125ml for what Luckyscent charges for a 50ml. Short version of this scent can be summed up by a comment I received from my better half- She said it smells like the inside of a pumpkin, and I can’t disagree, but a powdery version. Performs well.

L'Homme Sage opens as a soft, refined amber, in that same slightly-darkened creamy-lotion vein as Dior Ambre Nuit and Parfums MDCI Cuir Ottoman. Sheer, sleek, and civilized. Then it becomes dry and vaguely herbal in a dusty-gray-green way; I assume this is a patchouli phase, though it’s not a treatment I’m familiar with. Gradually the patchouli fades into the smooth vanilla-amber base, like swirls of white chocolate. As usual with the Divine perfumes, L'Homme Sage is beautifully sophisticated and balanced, but I don’t think it’s as interesting as some of the others. It’s just creamy refinement with a smooth woody core. Extremely enjoyable, though; sometimes you want a perfume that enhances the person without calling attention to itself. It also doesn’t read as classically “masculine” as L'Homme Accompli (riding-boot leather) or L'Homme de Coeur (gin & tonic) or L'Etre Aime Homme (brooding amber). L'Homme Sage is a cozy, luxe neutral-toned ambiance that feels quite unisex in a “my skin but better” kind of way.

The top is about a fruity/woody/spicy immortelle, and probably the most interesting part. In the heart, a moss note will join the immortelle, giving a vague impression of sweet tobacco. In the base, it's all about elemi (vanillic/sharp incense) and chocolate-y patchouli. A very interesting fragrance, that plays in the same ballpark as SL Chergui in the top, and results sharing similarities with... JV Vintage in the base, an unsurprising point given the similar structure in both (fruity-ness, impression of tobaccco, and mossy patchouli in the base). Obviously, Divine L'HS is a step higher in quality. Average/good performance. Very nicely blended. A bit too sweet in the base for my tastes, but it's quite unique. I like and recommend it if it's what one is looking for. Better worn in colder nights.

Interesting -- a fruitchouli for men. The patch and litchi jump right out at me and scream "Fruitchouli!", just like La Vie est Belle or Coco Mad, only masculined up with pine, moss and incense notes. I'd recommend L'Homme Sage to anyone who wants a darker and less sweet fruitchouli or, in particular, men who like La Vie est Belle or Coco Mad but want a fragrance with a more conventionally "masculine" treatment. Personally, I'm not really a fruitchouli lover, so I'll pass on this one even though I can recognize and admire its high quality.