Patrick

I got my bottle of Patrick from a great seller a while back and decided to keep it in cellophane until today (Saint Patrick's Day)! I am in a cloud of it right now as I write this - it is truly excellent! I am taken back a little - as this is as good as a classic aromatic fougere can be crafted! Love Grottola's review as he touches on key points about 'fougeres'. Excellent! Since everyone wants to compare it to Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, I will say a few words (although I don't see them too similar). It is a bit drier (but also cleaner and fresher) than the rich & deep classic that is Vintage Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, but I am loving this today - and not because I'm wearin' my green. Serious juice with class and taste! There is a nice touch of peaty earth, oakmoss & hay in the base (warm coumarin), which I find to be very nice natural accord. It blends well with the patchouli adding nice, classic earthiness that makes this a truly very outstanding fougere. I am smelling great fresh top notes of the green ghost note of "fern"/damp grass (very nice and natural) that are as green as an irish spring! The middle is smooth and bright, turning slightly to a note of pine/fir blended with light florals and a dash of spices. Nothing is more prevalent than the classic fougere vibe, but the heart is wonderfully-crafted. The very natural earthy accord is fantastic at the base (while also having a touch of fine-milled, artisan soap)...created with that warm, peaty oakmoss, clean & woody vetiver and a touch of green, and slightly herbaceous patchouli. Brilliant! With Patrick, there is a fantastic, slight soapiness I get here that is like a field of wet fern and bright, green grass after a nice rain somewhere in the Irish countryside. It just breathes on my skin and it is so aromatic on my clothes. A couple of shots to my shirt well over 90 minutes ago and it is very much alive and fresh! It is a nice skin scent, but not huge projection - more moderate for me. Longevity on this is very good. I just bought a back-up bottle...to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this juice. Final score, for this classic aromatic fougere lover...9/10! **Update** - very happy with a nice wearing of this today...the drydown is very nice, indeed. Longevity proved to be very good, even outdoors in cold weather, although it became a quieter, softer scent (which is expected). This will be wonderful in the Spring, Summer, and Fall (truly a year-round scent - as good fougeres are)! Leave Patrick on its own merit (and not compare it to other classic fougeres) - as an exceptional fragrance and wonderfully natural-smelling bottle of 'terroir' from the green Irish countryside. This will definitely be a bottle I reach for when craving a fresh, invigorating and classy Aromatic Fougere. It has great balance, composition, freshness that never feels synthetic. In my humble opinion, it is the best fougere for the price one can buy that is currently in production. Period. Reformulation has really diminished the classics. Cheers.

After wanting this fragrance for so long, I finally got the chance to try and purchase it at an Irish shop today in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Indeed, Patrick is worth the hype. This is a classic, old-fashioned fougère, so much so that it almost transcends "aromatic fougère" and just goes for straight, full-on fougère. Ferns, unlike a lot of other vascular plants of their type, don't really have a smell, so "fougère" as a fragrance genre has always been more of an abstract idea, like a chypres or orientals. Even still, the basic fougère idea is always defined as such: lavender, oakmoss, and coumarin (hay). So, I would say that what puts Patrick on the line between full-blooded and aromatic fougères is the extensive use of coumarin and musk in this fragrance; the coumarin and musk combine to create a rich, brown, caramelized odor that envelops the fragrance with a slight sweetness. Despite the ingredients on the box not listing oakmoss, I definitely smell moss in there, and it doesn't hold back, either. The oakmoss here is like a wet forest, or perhaps like Irish peat moss. Finally, the other distinctive note at play is pine - there's a big pine/green note throughout the fragrance that gives it freshness and pep. And, fortunately, the pine never smells "Christmas tree"-like; it's executed with a subtle presence, as all conifers in perfumery should be. Finally... comparisons. Patrick is sort of in a league of its own, but that doesn't mean nothing else smells like it. It's generic, but in the sense that it defines a genre - it IS a fougère, much like Wild Fern by Trumper or English Fern by Penhaligon's. Compared to Paco Rabanne, Patrick is more conserved, fresher, and less dated. Paco Rabanne is VERY in-your-face, with an explosion of pine, tobacco, and honey. The two share similar DNA, but Patrick is more subtle. Worth Pour Homme is slightly similar, yes, that one shows its age as well. It smells musty and has a much more prominent patchouli accord. Couldn't tell you about Great Jones or Lauder for Men, but I'd say that the closest fragrance to Patrick is probably Sartorial by Penhaligon's, with that lush coumarin accord. Regardless, I have one final question: if a small, independent firm could produce (in 1999, mind you) a superb and natural-smelling fougère with noticable oakmoss, lush greenery, excellent projection, great longevity, and overall quality in smell and raw materials, then why, WHY the hell can't major fragrance companies do the same thing? C'mon, the IFRA can't be THAT bad... Patrick is the best fougère I own. Guys, try this stuff - you'll be glad you did.

This scent is excellent. Truly classy and elegant. I feel biased as I'm Irish and I sort of wanted to love it. But I went into Tom Ford's oud wood wanting to love it because of the profile, the look of the bottle, the overall sophistication of the product. In the end I didn't. But I do love Patrick, the perfumers who made it have pulled off a hell of a classy scent. It's got a very punchy fresh initial smell. It's almost like spanish cologne on the top, sort of like Nenuco, but there's something green and floral in there too. Thankfully the floral scents die down soon, as do the citruses though a little more gradually. What you're left with is something quite musky and incense like. The vetiver certainly comes through. I'd sprayed on Tom Ford Grey vetiver parfum on one wrist and Patrick on the other arm and after an hour they were remarkably similar. However the TF is more pure vetiver on the dry down, the Patrick has spicey notes that linger and accompany the vetiver well. It's not a strong performer unfortunately. I've not yet tested it out fully on clothes and hair. I'm going to see how it goes if I douse a shirt with it and wear it around for a day. However it's not a projector either. It's not a skin scent, Someone sitting beside you in a car will smell you, or standing next to you in an elevator, or dancing with you. But you won't stand out on a nightclub floor with all the designer scents around you and you won't make an impression on the receptionist from across the desk. It's also not seductive. It's mature. Unless the seductee likes the smell of a man who probably has his life in order. Cause that's the vibe it gives off. Some of the images this fragrance brings to mind for me: Church / a priest. A professional in a small town, like the solicitor or accountant in a rural village. Your dad's friend who owns a cool sheep dog as a pet but not for farming sheep. The natural herbs soap your aunty keeps in the bathroom that somehow always smells amazing and makes you want to wash your hands way more than you normally want to. I honestly like this fragrance so much I'm considering visiting the place where they make it to see can I cajole them into making me at least one bottle of EDP concentration to try overcome the performance issue.

Years ago, at least until the Celtic Tiger of the 1990s, Palmolive soap was ubiquitous in Ireland. Every sink and every bathtub had a pale green cake of Palmolive soap (made in Germany). Nearly every man who shaved began the process by rubbing a green stick of Palmolive shaving soap on his face and creating a lather with a wet badger or pig bristle brush. It was everywhere. And to my mind Patrick conjures up memories of Palmolive. Of course, it is much richer and a more sophisticated scent than a cheap soap stick, but the similarities are there. A delightful scent memory for me. Many Americans associate Patrick with Irish Spring soap. Around 1970 Americans apparently became obsessed with not smelling human. Deodorants and anti-perspirants became necessities. "Deodorant" soap was suddenly all the rage. Regular Palmolive soap was taking a major hit from these new deodorant soaps, so Palmolive introduced Irish Spring, which was a slightly spiced up and more highly perfumed version of regular Palmolive soap. With Deodorant right on the label. They probably also figured that 140 million Irish Americans might be drawn to the new allegedly "Irish" soap. This type of fougere scent has long been associated with Ireland. SIR, and Maurer and Wirtz have produced Irisch Moos for decades in a line of male grooming products from soaps to EdT. A drugstore line, it can be found everywhere in much of Europe. Patrick is a much higher quality fragrance than Irisch Moos, but if you've tried them both you'll see the similarities or perhaps more correctly the influence of the German product on Patrick. I agree with much of what others have written about the quality of ingredients. The oakmoss and patchouli in the base create a faint scent of turf being lifted from the bog. Not the smoky scent of turf burning as one finds in whiskys from the western Isles, but rather the green, moist, airy scent of the bog itself. Trust me, an open peat bog smells better than it sounds. I really enjoy Patrick. Backup bottle worthy.

I've been trying to review this for weeks. I've been wearing it for months. I have read the other reviews and admittedly I can't do better, so I'll simply add my opinion that this borders on magical. A solid price point. Good longevity in that I have a fairly active 12 hour a day job and it will project for up to 6 hours, and still linger on the skin the rest of the night. Sillage is moderate for about 4 hours, a little less for the next couple, and skin scent for me until I shower after my work day. The moderate/moderate votes I've found to be accurate. I'd be curious how many sprays others are wearing, but I've been doing 3. Two neck sides and one lower neck upper chest. The sprayer would be the only thing I'd upgrade were I to make the product, otherwise I wouldn't touch a thing. I'd also agree that either an old soul in a young body or older would be the best fit. Also, cool and humid makes the most magic with this scent. It's still wonderful on really dry and hot days but the transition into that odd magical, indescribable scent seems most prominent with slightly cooler temps (85 Fahrenheit and lower) and a higher humidity (25%+ plus). I live in a very arid summer state and have noticed on the higher temp, lower humidity days this is a thing. Really amazing stuff.

I find Patrick to be a true relative of the venerable Paco Rabanne PH, but with added freshness, toned-down sweetness (no honey) and a vague smokyness lurking in the background. They share that soapy drydown-DNA, but Patrick is cleaner. While Paco sailed off to the big country to search for extravagance and self-fulfillment, Patrick stayed in the poverty and purity of the green island. Peat-smoke instead of cigarettes, spring-fresh winds instead of big apple sweetness. And that sinful honey-note on Paco's brown suit jacket could only be dreamt of. I will always respect Paco - as you honour someone who has worked his way from poverty to a decent life. At the same time there is an air of bitterness over him. Maybe it's the hardships of status hunt and market competition paired with traffic jams and missed promotions? Honestly, I prefer Patrick, for his younger, more vigorous and clean appearance. He is comparatively unspoiled - still a dreamer. Patrick is surprisingly natural and settles very well as your everyday companion, wether at the office or working the bogs. If you love Paco Rabanne but find him too dull sometimes, then reach for Patrick. He is not widely available outside his green island, but as the price/quality ratio is excellent shipping might be well worth.

You have to buy this scent. I cannot stress this enough. If you’re looking for an Aromatic Fougere, YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS. I owned Bond No.9 Great Jones, I ran out a long time ago and was looking for few new barbershop fragrances. After buying a small handful of expensive ones I realized I just missed this cologne. However, the resellers are trying to get $300-$500 and we are in no danger of me spending that kind of money on a cologne I bought years ago for about $150. I like it, but I don’t like it that much. Then this site turned me on to Patrick Of Ireland. For $25? If I don’t like it, I’ll just give it away. It’s $25. I’ll be a hero to someone (until they google the price). I set the bar very low, but the second I sprayed it on me I realized that Bond No.9 copied THESE GUYS! This fragrance has been out longer and they did it better! I have no guilt wearing this all the time because it’s 1/20 of the price of Creed, Tom Ford, or any other niche fragrance I own. This fragrance is RIDICULOUS. Spend the $20. Then you respond to my review and tell me I’m wrong. I will wait right here. If you owned and loved Great Jones and you don’t want to spend $400 on another bottle of questionable upbringing, you buy this cologne and you thank me

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ Irish Spring soap was a staple in my household, and it is one of my fondest childhood scent memories: "springtime in a bar." There was one bar for my Dad and one for me. I even remember the videos featuring a lad with a brogue as he takes a blade to carve into the soap and show the green stripes and white stripes that were the two deodorants: "clean as a whistle." This "manly deodorant soap" as printed on its whistling box was my earliest introduction to a fougère and any and all in this category trace back in my mind to this initial imprint. Patrick from Fragrances of Ireland, doesn't merely smell similar to Irish Spring, it animates it, renders it in 3D, and is even more vibrant, verdant, and vernal. There are also hints of what makes the opening and heart notes of Givenchy Gentleman and Paco Rabanne Pour Homme so invigorating. It's wonderfully expressive, as cozy as an Aran sweater on a crisp early Spring day, and has a pleasing verticality that makes it feel effortlessly classy. While it may paint a more romanticized picture of Irish terroir, Patrick is a fougère that smells both natural and magical.

A Client hired me and my wife to go with them to the Emerald Isles 3 Years ago and in a small shop in Adare Ireland just south of Shannon I picked this up. When I was staying at Adare Manor I was amazed how everything had a mossy green bouquet every where I went. The Fall weather was light rain, foggy, misty and always a breeze. A real magical place you really get the true meaning of the color green. Anyway once I got home and started to use this fragrance it always brought back memories of what this place smelled like! I truly think that this small fragrance company from across the pond really hit it on the mark! I can't see how anyone would not like this Cologne... I found it to be my favorite clean out of the shower scent! I really love it! It does have a light Irish Spring undertone with fresh salty wet grass feel. The dry down is still green with a hints of pete moss and just a little spice. A very versatile fragrance. I wore it year round. I am on my third bottle. I can't say enough about this product! If you want to know what IRELAND smells like this is it! 10/10

Patrick is an exquisite soapy floral green fougère fragrance. The quality of fragrance oils used in this cologne is truly unmatched, representing the best of the best. In its opening, you can immediately sense the essence of a mossy pine forest filled with bracing ferns, reminiscent of Irish Spring soap. As it develops, the notes of carnation, rose, vetiver, and oakmoss come alive, creating a captivating journey through the highlands of Ireland. The use of very high-quality locally sourced oils adds to the exceptional nature of Patrick, surpassing even Creed fragrances in terms of quality. While it may not be the most unique or unconventional fougère scent, Patrick's exceptional performance and beautifully evocative portrayal of a damp, ancient forest filled with Irish moss and bog wood, accompanied by the refreshing breeze of Gaelic coastlines, make it truly timeless. This fragrance is perfectly suited for the sophisticated, mature gentleman or anyone who appreciates classic, soapy fougeres.

I put this on this morning because I was in a spring mood due to the weather. My boyfriend said I smell like an old man (I’m a woman), and I said “thank you!!!”. I love cozy smells that remind me of my grandpa, Pop, who used Irish Spring soap and Old Spice, was a bit stern, drove a sports car, bandaged up my scraped knee and cracked corny jokes. I blind bought this on my hunt for an Irish Spring soap scent and this is the one. Nothing else I’ve sampled or bought comes closer than Patrick to that wonderful, zesty fresh out of the shower scent, You can get this lovely gem in Irish import stores for a song and a jig (about $40-50). One thing that is so nice about this as opposed to many other barbershop style fougeres is that there is no powdery element, which I really don’t care for. After the initial dry-down, it is light and airy and zesty and not overly powerful or synthetic cologne-y. It smells natural, actually. Which is surprising for a cheapie.

Makes me think of my *other* grandpa who was so Irish and so grumpy and always smoking and smelled a bit like a car ashtray but he also always wore blazers and a tweed walking hat with a feather on it and his cheeks smelled like Brut or something. So he was a grumpy stubbed-out cig of a man but you accepted also that he was classy or at least had his mind set about what to do with himself. Actually this is way nicer than that and I think it's the living essence of "fougere" and it just smells exactly like Ireland looks to me -- blue-but-cloudy sky, fresh gusty wind blowing the smell of wet stones and grasses, misty, dewy green and mud puddles. More helpfully, it smells like the fougere heart-accord of Paco Rabanne, Kouros, Havana, Tuscany, Drakkar, Brut et al. write large and all on its own, walking down a rained-on country lane. Really, really, really beautiful. But surprisingly dank and ciggy sometimes.

Absolute heaven. At the base of a traditional fougére is oakmoss, which has been so severely restricted in recent decades by IFRA that many perfumers have given up altogether on using it; this has oakmoss in absolute spades, and has blended it beautifully with vetiver and patchouli (which are now often used in place of oakmoss in fougéres and chypres). It also has the traditional other elements of a fougére (lavender, geranium, and coumarin) in perfect proportion to rose and some citruses. This produces an intoxicating accord that smells like a fern-covered grotto, and makes me think of the Irish outdoors. This has instantly shot up to be one of my favorite men's fougéres. Just a single whiff made me happy. This is hard to find outside of Ireland, but if you see it, snatch it up, since it's not expensive and is absolutely wonderful. It's my ideal of what a fougére should be.

Thought I would try this for the craic, was a bit worried that this might have been just a generic fragrance marketed to tourists to the Emerald Isle,, I couldn't have been more wrong. Patrick is a beautiful, mossy, green scent, it really does conjure up impressions of nature and greenness (perhaps standing over a glen during a rainshower), I wish I had this when I lived away, probably would've helped me from feeling as homesick! lol As someone who grew up in Northern Ireland in a semi-rural area this fragrance just nails it, to say i'm impressed would be an understatement. It is also something of a rarity in this day and age, Oakmoss and fern tend not to be featured as heavily these days as it is here, unapologetically masculine, I really like that. Two thumbs up! Very well done!

I am wondering if I accidentally topped up my pocket spritz bottle of this with Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Cologne (discontinued). It's a happy accident if I did. A sweetish but sometimes elusive almond suggests that's what happened here; combined with a gently aromatic, smooth, Spring citrus. Maybe I'm mistaking the rose and carnation for almond. It's beautifully balanced. The citrus gradually recedes, but not entirely, leaving an inoffensively sweet, mildly earthy, aromatic, rose and carnation. I'm really thinking there's Homme Ideal Cologne in it at this stage, which is also giving a superb minty undertone at this point. Whatever happened, there's been development, where I expected something linear from this. What's the point of this confusing review then? I'm not sure tbh

Now here's a weird thing. I bought this without testing around 18 months ago. I sprayed it and disliked it. It had a rotten peat-bog type of stench to it. Yuk! I put it away and forgot about it. Every now and then I'd read some very positive reviews and feel baffled as to how anyone could like this. Well, tonight I was clearing out a drawer and came across the bottle. I thought I might as well give it a spray and I was amazed this was not at all how I remembered it. Very soapy and earthy smelling as others have said. Quite different. I don't know if it was the maturing time it had, or if I'd sprayed some stale stuff from the nozzle the first time which had now cleared, or what, but this is really nice. I like it and will be spraying this one in the spring.

I was on a hunt for many many years looking for this fragrance profile which is mossy - soapy clean - and fresh. I've tried all the classics from yesteryear and own a lot of them, but none of them do it as good as Patrick by FOI. Paco Rabanne Pour homme 'which often gets mentioned' is nowhere near as good, not even in the same league! I think if you was to do a blind test with somebody who was into barbershop style fragrances, they would think that Patrick would be some obscure deep vintage costing hundreds of pounds, and i would guess nearly everybody would choose it as the winner. Givenchy Xeryus, Hermes Equipage, PR Pour Homme, Worth Pour Homme, Quorum etc are all fantastic in their own way, but Patrick does it to perfection. 10/10

"Manly , yes, but I like it too." If you are familiar with that line, then you are officially an "old fart." Can you really beat the scent of Irish Spring soap. Never. I'm going to put this down as a winter scent because when you are getting to that point of depression because you are sick and tired of clouds , rain , snow, and cold, you just spray this on and you are transformed to July. Yes, it's a wonderful summer scent , but I would wear it for all seasons because it is a happy uplifting fragrance for me. I'm not concerned with longevity or projection since it's so inexpensive you might as well re spray it or over spray. One of my favorites for sure.

I blind bought Patrick about a month ago after receiving recommendations on Facebook, Redolessence Reviews, and reading up on it. I love it. All of the adjectives used to describe it are what I like in most fragrances. Longevity and sillage are very good. Patrick is now one of my favorites and is a Top 10 for me, along with Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, Quorum, Eucris, and Fahrenheit. [Lest you think I'm only about oak moss, I'm also a big fan of MM's At the Barber, Creed's Royal Mayfair, and Lacoste Booster.]

I picked up the fragrance at a Celtic festival, and have loved it from first sniff. Very green, fresh fragrance, but to me it’s not in a soapy way. It is strong, so a warning to not over spray. One of my favorite memories was when my then 9 year old daughter and I were on a father-daughter trip and went on a hayride. I was wearing Patrick and she loved it so much, she kept pulling my wrist to her nose to smell the fragrance. She did it no less than 10 times. Great memory and Great fragrance.

Ordered Two extra bottles to be stored away for future use, just in case it should be reformulated or production stopped. Yes I love it that much!! A Man's Scent pure and simple. Not much left to say that the Pro's Grottola, Krmarich and Ericrico have not already said, they nailed it perfectly. One of my favorite Alpha Scents. A must buy! Can be found on Amazon for around $25 to $30

One very nice fragrance, it is similar to a vintage Paco Rabanne which i still own. A little like Great Jones from Bond # 9 but a greener scent to me. Not quite as strong a fragrance right out of the bottle but is still an aromatic fragrance. Patrick is an outstanding alternative at a bargain price. highly recommended.

Green, mossy, fresh, watery, inoffensive. There's not much else going on with this one. Its pretty linear. There can't be any real oakmoss in this, but it just smells so authentic. The dry down smells a lot like Rive Gauche without the anise and geranium. Love it.

Pleasantly surprised with this gem. A clean, smooth barbershop-style fougere. Since fougeres are my jam, this rates high. Lasts all work day and garners compliments. Great for a mature manly man. 8/10. A steal at $40 on Amazon. I have two backup bottles.

My nose probably isn't as good as others since I'm new. I bought this and a decant of Beachhut man. Glad I grabbed this for the price. Both green and soapy imo they're similar enough where I don't need to spend the cash on BHM. If you like BHM try this.

One of my favorite soapy fragrances. I blind bought this like two years ago and fell in love with it. The moss,patchouli,vetiver and green notes are blended well. A great out of the shower fragrance and last forever on my skin.

Amazing Work. It has got that soapiness of Acqua Di Parma Essenza mixed with the shaving-cream foam scent of Paco Rabbane Pour Homme. If you enjoy barbershop / green fougeres then you really need to check this one out.

Very nice. Irish Spring meets Givenchy Gentleman. The soapy start gives gives way to sweet and classic patchouli. Very interesting, because the Irish spring popped up back up through day.

Excellent for a man after 40. Smokey elegance with a soapy twist. The price is a bargain for a soap/smoke/rose mature refined not harsch, yet lasts very long scent Impressive!

Funny, all I smell is a cigarette note from beginning to end. Maybe that is the warm fern oakmoss. For me, this is the winter version of paco rabanne pour homme.

Patrick is a perfectly balanced clean masculine perfume. Reminds me of Creed Irish Tweed but at a fraction of the cost.

The Irish Paco Rabbane Pour Homme - that's all you need to know. This one is way better. 10/10

I got Patrick for the LA Spring weather after reading a number of reviews on Fragrantica and Basenotes saying how much they liked it, and I'm glad I did: I've worn Patrick at least 7 times in the past 3 weeks. It's definitely got that "clean green" vibe going for it. There are some noticeably darker, earthier, oakmoss notes going on underneath the grassy green ferny notes, however I would call it more of a light green scent than a heavy one. Which reminds me: Patrick definitely has Oakmoss on its official list of ingredients -- so I'm guessing Fragrances of Ireland is a small company and might not be subject to the oakmoss restrictions that have affected the big fragrance corporations. Anyway it definitely has Oakmoss in it. Btw I find its Soapy notes to be *very* prominent -- but I enjoy them. That might be because I remember the smell of Irish Spring soap from my youth so well: it's as distinctive as a Crayon. Patrick's soapy smell is a lot like a better, more natural, less overpowering version of Irish Spring. So -- for me anyway -- that note gives Patrick a "fresh out of the shower" soapy smell combined with the nice clean green earthy notes. I'm not sure it lasts very long on my skin (it's hard for me to judge that) but it lasts a long time on my clothes, I can say that much for it. Patrick probably isn't going to blow anyone away -- in fact I was a bit disappointed with it at first because so many people spoke so highly of it and my initial reaction was "well I do like it but I don't really love it". And there are fragrances out there that I do love from the first sniff (such as Vintage by Varvatos, the original Polo, or Terre d'Hermes to name just a few). But this is a good quality cologne that smells and performs better for me than most others I've tried. In fact I like it better than at least 40 of the last 50 things I tried at Sephora. To put it another way, when I decide to buy some expensive fragrances, and sell, swap, or give away the blind-buys that didn't work out so well... Patrick won't be one of them. It's a keeper for me. I give it a solid 4/5 -- very good and worth owning. Bonus: the box is really well made and attractive, so Patrick just might make a nice and affordable gift for your favorite Irish person! I got my bottle for just $40 from Celtic Croft Dot Com llc through Amazon Prime

I came across this fragrance in an Irish shop, and bought it blind for the bottle. Boy, am I glad I did that. It is a classic woodsy fragrance that is greatly underrated. The top of Patrick is a lemony fern accord that is fresh and invigorating. Natural and fresh, Patrick is not a typical citrus fragrance. However, the top is fairly short lived. The middle notes of Patrick come quickly and are characterized by pine and oakmoss. Although I've never been to Ireland, this is what I would guess it smells like, and even if not, I don't care, because it is just a great smell. Incredibly natural, the middle smells truly like the outdoors, woodsy notes done very well. It is fresh buy also smokey and potent. The base of Patrick takes the oakmoss, adds coumarin, and most importantly, musk. On me, the musk really shines in the dry down mixed with the wood notes. It is a soft, clean, musk mixed with smokey oakmoss. The projection of Patrick is decent, and the longevity is pretty good. Neither one is a category leader, but neither is disappointing as well. This is a great scent from the fall all the way to the spring for me. Overall a very good fragrance, well worth the good price.

Irish Spring (1999) Scentrack: Suede - Positivity The relics of our better past are even more valuable than ever. And Patrick is one of them. A classic fougere of our past. Patrick is old-school, clean, and undeniably masculine. It opens in a very clean manner with plenty of citrus and green notes. It is also immediately soapy, like the Irish Spring soap. The heart is very floral with a very classic and old-school carnation note. What I like in Patrick the most is the still very fresh base. Patrick is fresh for the whole duration, but the base gives a darker earthy note of moss, vetiver, and patchouli. Like peat beneath the fern. Very nice and very Irish. Patrick is simply phenomenal as a wearable old-school fougere. Wearing Patrick I smell like my grandad, in a most positive way. The only downfall is a very poor customer service by Fragrances of Ireland. As a loyal customer, I tried to find out the name of the perfumer. They did not even care to give me an answer, even a negative one. Still, they produce Patrick, and that is the most important. Scentimentalwords

Green, fresh, soapy...classic. Nothing new or groundbreaking, just a nice and safe scent that's suitable for any occasion. The vetiver and oakmoss is there from start to finish, and really, those are the only two ingredients that make a significant appearance or worth mentioning when talking about this scent. A touch of musk in the drydown, but this is a green, fresh and traditional masculine scent all the way. Don't see the comparison to Sauvage at all, unless people mean the original Eau De Sauvage, in which case yes, this is simliar but Patrick is far more linear and slightly less refined (the newer Suavage is a sweet, peppery mess and this aint that). If anything, this is a less dry version of the masterpiece Guerlin Vetiver; that one is simply perfect with it's mix of vetiver and citrus, Patrick is nearly there but lacking the maturity. Overall, very easy to wear, low sillage but decent longevity, and a scent that will happily get you thru while you hunt something more unique.

Soapy old school fougère done right. As many others have mentioned Irish Spring soap is the first thing that comes to mind. Patrick is a timeless scent where the opening is heavy on fern, the heart dominated by carnation and the base sees the focus shifting to oakmoss (which smells very natural) and patchouli with a touch of musky vetiver. Development is pretty linear, but at least you know what you'll get within the first ten minutes. Any supposed notes on blueberry are lost on me. Not as dusty or powdery as other fougeres, which keeps it - just a tad - more modern. It's soapy, clean, green and won't cost you an arm and a leg. Simple and unpretentious with an acceptable sillage and logevity ratio, it's a steal if you like smelling clean and all grown up. If you put Patrick on your fragrance shelf next to Guerlain Vetiver, you're all set for being the "fresh gentleman" in your neighbourhood. Sláinte Patrick!

Patrick is simplistic, linear, and an excellent everyday green frag. Patrick reminds me of Paco Rabanne PH but far less brash or harsh. As many have noted, it has a noticeable Irish Spring soap note. Patrick is an excellent post-shower fragrance. It’s refreshing and clean but has just enough depth to distinguish itself from being a glorified bar of grocery store soap. Similar to Brut by Faberge and Nautica’s Voyage, Patrick serves a practical purpose and is not really meant to be examined for hobby by connoisseurs. It is reasonably priced for a brand new bottle and is sold mostly online via “Irish gift stores”. Score: 7 out of 10 Would I purchase a replacement bottle? Doubtful. However, Patrick’s inoffensiveness and universally-appealing Irish Spring note makes it a safe pick as an affordable gift, e.g., Father’s Day, etc.

This fragrance opens clean, green and fresh with a lemon zest. It reminds me of a lot of different scents having a hint of each. It has the green feel of Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, the slight soapiness of Irish Spring Soap, a dash of citrus from Original Vetiver and the lemon zest of Original Lacoste scent. It does evoke the green countryside in the Spring after a light shower. As time goes by a earthy Patchouli can be smelled mixed in with the green freshness. This is followed by a lot of woods making the scent smell earthy and woody. The feeling at this stage moves from the green pastures to the green earthy woodland. To sum up a very clean and fresh green and earthy woody scent that is a bargain. It is a very good quality fragrance that is one of the most affordable you can buy.

Having received a sample of "Patrick" from a fellow BNer, I was taken back by this classic green fougere. Basenotes has opened my eyes to plenty of scents over the years and Patrick has filled yet another void. From the description and other reviews, I compared this one to Castle Forbes 1445 which is in fact very similar to Patrick. However, Patrick is more wearable, projects better and lasts longer. Sort of strange give its price point, but it goes to show that a good perfume doesn't have to cost the earth. The pine and "green" moss notes fit the description perfectly. It's an ideal scent to wear on wet or murky days which are just all too common in the British Isles. Here's to "Patrick" and Ireland!

Patrick is everything I hoped it would be. In the vein of PR Pour Homme, Versace L’Homme, Quorum, Denim, and Sung Homme. The quintessential MAN’s scent for all seasons and all occasions. I got mine from Real Irish. Fast shipping and they sent a sample of Inis. Can’t wait to try it! 💚🍀🤓🍀💚 After some wearing I realized that the dry down of Patrick has similarities with the dry down of the original Acqua Di Parma Colonia. When I checked, they do share several notes together. The openings are definitely different but on my skin they both have a similar soapy character.

This is not what i expected...as others have stated it is more of a soapy fresh, almost barbershop clean green scent. I expected a scent for Ireland to be more of an earthy wet green or a seashore aqua green, this is neither. I layered it over a little Encre Noire and got the Earthy Green i hoped for! The combination is great.

When ppl describe a fragrance as 'soapy' I think this is what they mean. Slightly green, creamy, woody, slightly sweet. Paco Rabanne Pour Homme mixed with AdP Colonia Essenza. Its lighter than both, and very wearable. Unfortunately reminded me of pre-2000 3 star hotels, so a good rather than great. 3.5/5

I LOVE this frag. It has a bright herbal green opening, that quickly gives way to a very round, very full-bodied wood base. There's nothing but class here. Great stuff. Sillage is great, and longevity is decent.

Clean, an old style perfume renewed. a drakkar noir with more style. nothing special. but it's fine for every day. 6/10 excellent performance

Purchased this because of all the reviews stating it smells like Irish Spring soap. First thing I did after opening the box was to smell it back-to-back against Irish Spring. It has some similarities but it is nowhere near a match. Best description I can give it is that Patrick smells like your Grandad's after-shave with a hint of Irish Spring mixed in.

Purchased based on positive reviews. I feel like this is a Love or Hate fragrance. Maybe this appeals to a much older demographic than myself or someone who enjoys smelling like an old bog. I did not like this fragrance at all 👎

sorry to be so harsh but it is so similar to worth for men...and worth for men is imo for 60+ people ...it's not a bad scent but IMHO it's for old people...mrluctoretemergo = 41 ! :o)

I have a new bottle shipped from Ireland. I agree that it resembles a more 'natural'-smelling Paco Rabanne Pour Homme ('73) in the opening, with a fresh 'Irish Spring soap' accord made up mostly of citrus, lavender some abstracted, mellifluous white flowers (orange blossom, maybe neroli, as in Mugler Cologne) on a bed of coumarin with its modest hay-bale sweetness. It lacks the dense honeyed musk and moss of Paco Rabanne, however; nor does my bottle, contrary to some reviews by others, list any real oakmoss extract. It does give an impression of 'mossiness', however, and like a true fern, feels fresh, friendly and familiar. The heart's fougère accord, a solid lavender-tonka flowchart spiked with peppery carnation, is supported by a base of light musk, vetiver and moss analogues with maybe a pinch of patchouli for earthy savour.) This base has a beer-like frothiness, almost effervescent in its airy touch... Indeed, I think I would agree with people that ask whether this is an aromatic fougère (as it seems to be at the start) or just a straight-up traditional green fern... Patrick lacks the shaving cream accord and sense of sensuous urgency that makes Paco Rabanne both deeply dated and crudely irresistible in a rough-around-the-edges/eternally-paternal/wear-and-tear-through-thick-and-thin sort of way. I do admit to battling a kind of cognitive dissonance because where others claim that Patrick reminds them of dewy green fields, ocean breezes and peat fires of, say, the Dingle peninsula (where I spent part of my honeymoon, in January no less), I mostly find it smells like a more 'natural' version of another, older & fundamentally synthetic genre, the fougère midway between classical fern and aromatic shaving scent... Nature imitating artifice imitating nature? Not a bad thing at all, but it doesn't have me reaching for a volume of Yeats or Seamus Heaney for articulation... I find it lovely, but not transporting. It is easy to apply Patrick liberally in the morning before work without likely offending anyone, and its sillage has attracted positive comments from others... Actually, I have a feeling it's one people like because it reminds them of somebody from their past without their fully knowing it, but it is also objectively very agreeable, stimulating without being sharp, both brightly toned and smoothly blended. I find that it does, as others have observed, last well on clothing because its grassy top notes are pretty natural-smelling. I also agree with others that projection (after the initial bloom) and longevity are moderate... After one-two hours of mobile projection it settles down to a soft but very pleasant skin scent on me, mostly vetiver, citrus and a hint of white blossoms (maybe jasmine?), for an overall lifespan of five to six hours in total. Patrick strikes me as a great scent for people who appreciate its unpretentious construction and exceedingly agreeable mix of sweet green notes and soap-scrubbed clarity. While it is undeniably 'old school' in kind and cloth, it wears younger, leaner and a bit more ordinary, honestly, than its forebears. The irony is of course that 'natural-smelling old-school-style fougères like this, with no weird conceptual 'graphite', 'coal' or 'mineral' accords, no ISO or ambroxan (especially old-school-style fougères iterated using decent-quality materials), though still immediately recognizable to many, are really *not* that ordinary anymore...

Patrick is an excellent hidden gem, at a bargain price. True value lies within. Fresh, green, with earthy undertones mixing with a very clean yet understated soapiness. The earthiness is excellent here, and Owen Bawn puts it accurately as a "faint scent of turf being lifted from the bog". Not necessarily murky/muddy, smoky, or dirty, but true nature lovers should recognize and enjoy the natural tones present here. There is no stage of Patrick that feels synthetic or artificial to me. The bonus is that this natural earthiness is rendered perfectly into a classic structure that imparts wisdom and maturity without being dated. It truly does embody the word Classic. Specifics: Brief citrus joins "turf lifted from the bog" at the opening, but both accords tone down quickly into the heart of Patrick. The heart is green, clean, with some freshness from florals that don't scream, but add a bit of lift. I almost pick up a bit of herbal artemesia (standing in for "fern" accord?) mixing with fuzzy mossiness. The base feels subtle and natural, with the green and soapy heart toning down, and the moss lingering. Really great skin scent at this point, and I enjoy every phase of Patrick. Besides a bit of sharpness and strong peaty notes in the opening minutes, Patrick is very smooth and well blended, and transitions between the top, heart, and base beautifully. One thing to note is I have a newer bottle and no oakmoss is listed, but fans of moss shouldn't fret. Whether it is there or a substitute is used, I think it scratches the itch nicely. Only gripe is projection is medium-soft, but the longevity is good, staying as a skin scent for 12+ hours. I can't recommend Patrick enough. Yes, there is maturity to it, but I think that is based more on mindset/temperament than age itself. I'd direct nature lovers and fan's of classic men's fragrances to this, but I do think the natural, green and earthy notes lean gender neutral—if you love smelling like a clean daytime forest I think this could appeal to outdoorsy feminine types just as much. Last noteworthy element about Patrick: I don't think I've ever agreed with so many reviews on a fragrance here! Remarkable, every one has something insightful and accurate to say, which matches the nature of this fragrance as well. Solid discourse is par for the course with Patrick. I especially agree with a bit from Luna_J's review: I am also struck that Patrick reminds me of someone from my past, without being too specific. It's an excellent feeling, almost like some familial wisdom that you take with you. Familiar, yet mysterious, with enough room to project your own thoughts and feelings onto.