Eucris Eau de Parfum

This is even more outstanding than its predecessor, Eucris EDT! English gothic medieval royalty, dark forests, old castles, and knights in a bottle. Geo F Trumper Eucris EDP carries essentially the same Eucris DNA as the original 1912 EDT version, with a few key differences that I'll get into in this review. What made me switch from Eucris EDT (1912 version) to Eucris EDP (2017 version) is the weak performance of the former and the great performance of the latter. Eucris is the magnum opus of the classic and venerable British wet shaving company, barbershop, and perfumer Geo. F. Trumper, based in London. Geo F Trumper Eucris EDP, from 2017, is a classy, elegant, refined, aristocratic, regal, luxurious, and gentlemanly scent, well known in the wet shaving community, but isn't too well known outside of it and isn't marketed or broadcasted across the Internet. Eucris is a "hearsay fragrance"; rumors about it and its scent profile make people interested in it. Eucris has a small but dedicated clientele, regardless of whether they’re into wet shaving or are just avid fragrance enthusiasts. What brought me to try and purchase Eucris EDT and Eucris EDP was my love for the Bond novels and Bond movies, since James Bond purportedly wore this scent in two Bond novels—"Diamonds Are Forever" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." Regardless if Bond wore Eucris or not in these two Bond novels, Eucris is a masterpiece with its own merits. Eucris EDP is a combination of Edwardian-era British royalty in a bottle, combined with an old classic English butch with an ultra-manly, no-nonsense barbershop feel to it that, in an olfactory way, probably resembles and belongs in a London setting of the late 1800s and early 1900s yet, interestingly, feels very timeless and up-to-date. The olfactory impression: a dark, thick, mysterious, inky, and surprisingly fresh and soapy; gothic (everything is relative); oakmoss; and old and rotten black currant combination, with sandalwood and floral notes lurking in the background. It smells like an old, ancient, other-worldly fantasy forest in a magical fairy tale, with old castles and knights in the background. It smells a little bit like wet or damp earth and tree moss in a dark gothic forest in the late afternoon, evening, or nighttime in the fall or winter. Eucris also has a slightly smoky, leathery undertone with something in it that reminds me of tobacco. Eucris’ bitter, slightly harsh and austere, butch, and ultra-virile aroma is probably attributable to the oakmoss, while the sweet and soft underpinnings are probably due to the black currant and sandalwood, while the fresh aroma is probably attributable to the floral notes. The ”old” or ”rotten” feel of the black currants is probably the key factor that adds to the darkness and mystery of this oakmoss-heavy scent. It’s probably the ”old” or ”rotten” black currant aroma mixed with oakmoss that lends Eucris its ancient and old other-worldly character. But the sandalwood and floral notes keep Eucris balanced, refined, elegant, civilized, and very gentlemanly. Eucris EDP is surprisingly elegant, refined, luxurious, upscale, aristocratic—regal even—in character. Yes, Eucris is one of the most regal-smelling fragrances I’ve put my nose on, next to Geo F. Trumper Eucris EDT and Penhaligon's Sartorial. Eucris’ black currant note makes it vaguely similar to the black currant note of Creed Aventus. Eucris’ olfactory impression makes me think of it as an absolute masterpiece—probably 1 of the 10 greatest men’s fragrances of all time, deserving a perfect olfactory score of 10/10. You might ask: WHAT'S THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EUCRIS EDT AND EUCRIS EDP? The fundamental difference between Eucris EDT (1912) and Eucris EDP (2017) is probably the following: 1) Eucris EDP, unlike Eucris EDT, has a massive projection and sillage for the first hour and lasts at least 10-12 hours on my skin. The EDT version has virtually no silage and projection at all and lasts for only 1-2 hours. 2) Eucris EDP smells more "smoky" and more intense, potent, and concentrated than EDT, but is equally dark and mysterious, ethereal, otherworldly, and spiritual as the EDT version. 3) The EDP version smells less gothic and less "gloomy" than EDT but is considerably more luxurious and worldly—more socially acceptable and friendly and less "creepy." Eucris EDP, in my humble opinion, tones down the "gothic" and "creepy" nature of EDT but amps up its dark, mysterious, regal refinement and sophistication and worldly luxurious opulence, which is the reason I prefer EDP over EDT. Occasions and settings: Eucris EDP is probably ideally worn on cold or semi-cold days, in spring, fall, and winter—primarily cold days, evenings, and nights in fall and winter. Definitely a suit and tie fragrance ideal for formal or semi-formal occasions and settings. Final score: A perfect and flawless 10/10. This is my signature scent and favorite fragrance.

If you are looking for something masculine, ageless and quite frankly immense, Eucris edp will give you all of that and so much more. It's so distinctive and a breath of fresh air from anything else available. I've seen and heard this fragrance described a suave, sophisticated, Gothic, gangster and many other things including references to James Bond. It's all and any of them. It's a throwback from another era that proves true quality and class does stand the test of time. Right, here we go. Initially, a wonderful, all encompassing spicy, mossy, aromatic and earthy blast will greet you. Accompanied seconds later by a deep blackcurrant, woodsy floral that just all blends together to create something stunning and unforgettable. The notes somehow entwine and change positions over the life of each wear, overall it remains reasonably linear though. A good thing in my book! It's hard to know how to describe the overall profile. It's somehow managed to be Dark and brooding whilst offering a beautiful freshness. It's a masterful creation. It's powerful, several sprays will stay prominent for many hours, offering anyone 3 metres plus an experience they will love or hate. You will leave a sillage a mile long and just as wide as you go about your business of demanding money with menaces or hunting down a criminal mastermind. It'll also happily do the boring stuff like going out to dinner or just effortlessly making you feel like an alpha at your work or leisure activities. It doesn't matter whether it's day or night, rain or shine either. Everyone will know you are around and pay their respects. 😂 I also use the Eucris skin food as a moisturiser, especially after a shave. Combine the two and feel your testosterone levels explode even more for the whole day, night and following morning. This stuff should come with a warning. Only opt for Eucris if you are a strong, willful person who knows what he (and she if you're tough enough. 😆)likes. Don't even contemplate wearing this juice if you are a softie, liberal or woke type. There are many unisex fragrances out there better suited to you. Just kidding....sort of! It's only available in 50 ml but be assured that this will last for a bit. A little goes a long way. My wife could detect this beauty from downstairs after I applied this potion on the level above! She loves it too and says it is a very manly scent, it really is. Seriously though, it's a divisive fragrance I think! If you have your heart set on soapy, modern products and are below 30 then you may not be ready for something this specialised and individual. Especially if you can't remember a time, say pre 90s when mossy, aromatic powerhouses were de rigueur for any well dressed fellow in the know. Perhaps your Dad or well groomed uncle, possibly even a dapper granddad wore something similar! Don't let that put you off though, this is timeless and shines even more in the modern world, you may well be surprised! I love all perfumery but my heart is truly with these kind of scents including C&S no.88, Rogues Mousse illuminae, Penhaligons Sartorial and Chanel Antaeus....yes, traditional old school barbershop, Fougeres and Chypre style fragrances. This sits right at the top of those genres. I can't recommend Eucris edp highly enough. If I had to pick one fragrance for the rest of my days it'd be out of the above selection and a bloody brawl would ensue. The offering from Geo F Trumper proving difficult to beat. Niche.....probably. Divisive.....definitely. Distinctive...... absolutely! For me a truly amazing scent.

I had scheduled an appointment for a shave and haircut at Geo Trumper on 1 Duke of York St when some business kept me in London over a weekend. I fully intended to pick up some of their Sandalwood cologne on the visit as it is lauded by many UK fragrance reviewers as a classic of old world British gentlemen’s scents. When my barber met me at the counter, I noticed his scent right away. I assumed he was wearing Sandalwood. It was an astonishing fragrance, and I was quite honestly shocked at how unique and extraordinary it was. However, after sitting in the chair, he told me it was Eucris, which I had heard about, but for which I had no particular enthusiasm. I can tell you now that I came to that particular dance excited about the wrong girl. Eucris is brilliant, and I bought the EDP. (I also bought the Sandalwood, but that is another story altogether.) I love fougere and barber-shop scents and own many including old and new. I love TF BDJ, Sartorial, and New York Intense, MDCI IB, but I can also appreciate the other two dozen in my collection that I consider either in this category or close cousins. That being said, Eucris stands apart from all of them, and in many ways, above or on par with all of them. I bought the EDP and it lasts and projects like mad. It is clearly a barbershop, but it also has that black current and a touch of cumin that makes it very much its own thing. Many people dislike cumin, and I get it. This cumin, however, reminds me of the cumin in Le Labo’s Rose 31. I always thought it was genius the way that fragrance used that note... as if putting a small neck tattoo on an otherwise conservative, well put together man in a suit. It is a way of saying, “hey, I am not your grandpa’s barbershop fragrance.” If you are confident and well put together yourself, you will make those around you follow this scent like the pied piper of fougeres. It stands with the best in my collection. How do more people not talk about this? If James Bond wore it in Casino Royal, then I can wear it to the office, a night out to dinner or just when I am home alone and want to be impressed by great British perfumery at its best. It is really that good.

For a fragrance that came out in 1912 it does evoke from the smell a sombre mood like a rainy day in Downton Abbey or something Mr Darcy would wear from Pride & Prejudice. The bottle is quite beautiful and ornamental with it's black and silver motif. The smell is fresh and soapy with lots of moss and musk. Out of this you can smell hints of blackcurrant, cumin, spices and light florals. The quality is very nice with vivid notes that smell Soapy smoky and ethereal. Everything is blended and balanced so that no one note overwhelms the other out of the oakmoss musk. Eventually the scent becomes cleaner with the musk becoming more prominent and the sandalwood showing up here and there. The fragrance is easy and very lovely to wear. Compared to the Edt the scent lasts over eight hours on my skin though it does stay close to you within half a arms length. It also smells more smooth and refined with some of the notes been more balanced. The cumin note has been dialled way back for example. All in all a very classy scent with a dark sombre mood suited for the gentlemen.

It's one of my favourite releases so far in 2018! After sampling it, I bought a bottle as soon as my preferred store had it in stock. It's a huge improvement on the cologne-like EdT, which only comes in a splash bottle. First impressions were "this stuff is potent!". The scent is an oakmoss overload. There is plenty of it in there. Others have commented how they "can be allowed to release a scent with so much moss in this day and age". I'm puzzled by this too but it is a welcome scent. To me it also comes across as "inky", dark, thick and mysterious, yet it maintains a certain freshness in the opening. The blackcurrant and cumin are both muted compared to its predecessor, but the association to Aventus is justified (to my nose) because of the oakmoss. 50ml of this though is ample as you won't need to spray a lot to get a good long-lasting scent into the evening. Two sprays max should do it. I personally have worn it to work a few times and its staying power is big. I've also worn it in the evening and can detect it on me well into the morning the next day