Coriolan

A herbal mossy perfume that becomes sweet by a spicy floral scent. A classic chypre that Guerlain made a virtue of this suggestion of times past with an ad saying, "A perfume like they don't make them anymore." . "عطری که آنها دیگر مانندش را نخواهند ساخت" جمله ی تبلیغاتی برند برای این محصولش. حالا چرا؟ در سال ۱۹۹۸ که شلوارهای زاپ دار و عطرهای آکواتیک تو صنعت مد ترکونده بودن معرفی همچین عطری، دمده بازی به نظر می رسید اما خب... این ترکیب، نتیجه ی علاقه ی وافر ژان پل گرلن به حال و هوای کلاسیک و پس زدن انتظارات سودجویانه مارکتینگ ها بود و نهایتا بین اون موجِ لباس های اسپورت و جین های دهه نودی، کوریولان درشمایل یک جنتلمنِ کت و شلواری و موقر خیلی خوب ظاهر شد. حالا معنی حرف برند رو میفهمیم. کوریولان در اون دوران از آخرین نمونه ها در سبک خودش بود و دیگه عطری مشابهش توسط سایر برندها ساخته نمیشد. . ⚔ژنرال کوریولانوس، جنگجوی افسانه ای و دل رحمِ رومِ باستان که زندگیش در نمایشنامه های شکسپیر و موسیقی های بتهوون هم نمود داشت، حالا الهام بخشِ ژان پل گرلن، برای ساخت رایحه ی جدیدش می شد. رایحه ای به شدت طبیعت گرا و خاکی زمینی با لایه های شیرینِ ادویه ای، رزینی و گلی. . در لحظات ابتدایی رایحه تلخ، مرکباتی و آروماتیکه. حس بوییدن گیاهان دارویی رو میده و کمی حالت صابونی و باربرشاپی داره. اما به مرور یک شیرینی رزینی ادویه ای وارد صحنه میشه، زهرِ تلخی اولیه رو میگیره و رایحه به تعادل میرسه. مقداری از شیرینیِ عطر ناشی از جوز هندیه که شیرینی ای ادویه ای چوبی و کمی مشابه دارچین اما دلچسب تر داره و با کمک صمغ ها و گل ها حس شیرین ترکیب رو در میانه راه تقویت میکنه. در آخر ما شاهد هماهنگیِ زیبای پچولی ترش، خزه و وتیور برای پایان بندی و تاکید عطر بر روی خانواده ی بویایی خودش یعنی شیپغ هستیم. این رایحه ی ترش و چوبیِ نهایی همچنان با شیرینیِ یادشده همراهی میشه و رگه هایی خفیف از حسی گلیِ بابونه مانند و یلانگ یلانگ هم در شکل گیری اون نقش دارن. . شیشه ی عطر که روبرت گارانی اون رو طراحی کرده هم متناسب با اسم و فضای عطر الهام گرفته از ادوات جنگیه. فلاسک مسی که ازش بعنوان جای باروت استفاده میشده و درعکس دوم میبینید. . کوریولان همواره از مردانه های نادیده گرفته شده ی گرلن بود اما چندسال بعد از توقف تولید ، در لاین پاریسیَنز با اسم L'Ame d'Un Héros و در یونیفرم مشترک دورچوبیِ این لاین برای علاقمندان روانه ی بازار شد.

Guerlain Coriolan is a slightly ginger-spicy woody chypre. Especially for men, being unused to them, chypres are an acquired taste - they share a sort of aromatic dry-country tone that can feel uncomfortable at first. When I first started to learn about perfumes I could not figure out what chypre really meant (usually described as citrus, labdanum and oakmoss, often with patchouli, but there were some chypres that listed NONE of those notes). After experiencing many, I now think I have the chypre olfactory gestalt, and Coriolan is fairly typical, with gingery spice substituting for the more common floral embellishment. The top note of Coriolan has a lot of stemmy-bitter-woody citrus (petit grain) followed by a gingery but still rather chypre middle and a classic oakmoss base enriched by vetiver and patchouli. Some people dislike the bottle but I think it is rather classy looking - though it isn't really metal, it looks authentic. Perhaps they don't like curves in a men's bottle, or perhaps they are disturbed that it looks a bit like a middle aged pear-shaped man with no arms and no legs. The Joel Cairo character in The Maltese Falcon is described as carrying a chypre-scented handerchief. I love it when specific perfumes (or types) make it into literature. In this case, it is supposed to be part of his gay persona, but that is more the scented hankie than the chypre. Many chypres are not in the least bit feminine smelling to me, indeed some are quite rough and astringent, more like a workman's calloused palm than a lady's delicate finger.

The last work by Jean-Paul Guerlain. The 90's signed the start of the market's invasion of aquatics and gourmands for men, so Coriolan appeared a bit anachronic, and because of that, it unfairly received a lukewarm welcome by the market. Guerlain re-released it 10 years later in their high-end collection as L'Ame d'Un Heros, but it didn't help a lot for it to become popular, probably because of poor marketing. % years later, it might have been a hit, when 'chypre' was the buzz word for most niche houses. Nevertheless, this is an underrated gem, and that allows for it to still be available to purchase online at very reasonable prices. A beautiful interplay of juniper, coriander and sage, laying on a bed of moss, labdanum and soft vetiver, that navigates in the same waters as 1881 by Cerruti, Comore by Montana and Jazz by YSL. The combo of (slightly) dirty labdanum and moss in the base quite reminded me of another of my favourites: Monsieur by Lancetti. It's an intimate fragrance for the wise man: it doesn't shout, but will leave a sheer bubble around, and gives me peace of mind. This is FM French Lover's forest, but before entering it. A pilar of perfumery in my opinion, and possibly in my top 3 by Guerlain - I'm not saying that lightly. Now I'm going to take a break, close my eyes for a few minutes, and enjoy this beauty.

When I first tried this (I had been attracted by the odd bottle), I was new to the world of men's fragrances, and my nose just wasn't educated enough to understand what Jean-Paul Guerlain had done with this very carefully calibrated fragrance. It didn't please me at the time as much as more obviously "big" citrus-forward chypres that make an immediate juicy impression, like Eau Sauvage or Pour Monsieur; this is much more austere, and also more complex. I think that's why in the end this wasn't the success that Guerlain had hoped when it was first released, but it's such a lovely and thoughtful fragrance that even if it's not going to be a huge crowd-pleaser, it's really going to please me when I wear it. Most of the most famous masculine citrus chypres have the citrus immediately forward, but here the lemon is more muted by the multiple spices, particularly the sage, nutmeg, and coriander. This gives a more delicate sense to the whole thing: it comes across as gentlemanly and refined. You're not going to come across many others wearing this, but this is quite special, and it comes from the era before IFRA regulations made perfumers have to severely underplay the use of oakmoss in their chypres (which has been a disastrous policy as far as I'm concerned). This is really worth seeking out--it's a masterpiece of the genre.

Dear Coriolan. Oh how I miss you! You were the star of the late 90's for me. I know you weren't particularly in fashion and maxpowerboston is 100% correct on everything said, but oh my! If you are looking for something close to this probably your best chance is with Guerlain Heritage, but let's be honest, it isn't the same. This was an absolutely magical scent and Guerlain created a masterpiece with this one. My dream of dreams is that they will bring this back for me to have another chance with it. This mossy, woody chypre can not be overestimated. I am sure it had some performance issues but this was one that a person wore to change their own mood more than to pull compliments. When I wore this as a much younger guy, I felt calmed down, almost like I had been set on the level by an much older person with experience in life. It created a calmness for me that I have never had duplicated since. If anyone knows of anything close to this please let me know. Heritage is absolutely amazing in its own right, but I only detect faint similarities in the base to Coriolan, mainly because Heritage is much more complicated, top/mid. Please come back Guerlain Coriolan!!!

This is really sexy. Yes, enough talk. Time for bed... Ha! Edit: Wow! I can report that this juice is an aphrodisiac of great potency. I am not sure why. The top/middle is a complex mix of so-called 'masculine' notes and very pleasing in a cultured, civilised, gentlemanly (or ladylike?) way. But the base is very animalic or indolic or, let's be frank, faecal and maybe this is why it can smell so sexy and stir up desire? It layers well with other fragrances and layering helps tame the sexy side and makes it wearable around people you do not want to turn on. I tried it with Opium (yin and yang harmony, strong, impressive and probably should only be worn by Immortals) and with Bvlgari The Rouge (rounded, elegant, smooth, probably best worn by Ambassadors and others who want to be, and to be seen to be, calm, impartial, diplomatic). Can be bought on ebay for pennies and I will stock up because I think this is quite astonishing not only for itself but for its ability to create something entirely new when partnered with other fragrances.

DWhen Coriolan was released, the concerns were that it was already dated given it was 15 years in the making. I was fortunate to chance upon 2 50ml bottles of this gem at a local fragrance store and was hesitant cause I am personally not a big fougere fan (am not crazy for oakmoss but appreciate it in small doses). So having read Colin's review previously, I hesitated for almost 2 months before deciding to make the purchase (and am happy that the 2 bottles were still there - the benefits of a nondescript small local store). Onto the scent, I would say it's timeless and regal... Definitely nuanced but very delightful. Opens with bright lemon/neroli/bergamot and develops a mossy leather vibe. Coriolan reminds me of vintage Eau Sauvage in feel even although there are only a few similar notes (Lemon, Bergamot, Oakmoss, Patchouli and Vetiver). I like Coriolan better than vintage Eau Sauvage though. It's a shame that this is discontinued, as I think it's a good refined scent.

This is another sophisticated men's cologne which is like the title of a movie..."Gone with the Wind"..so unfortunate!!! This frag's top note is a sweet/floral/woodsy aroma loaded with patucchli, coriander, sage and a load of lavender coming together beautifully. This amazing GEM has a multi layer of notes which makes this fragrance a real beast with Vetiver, sage, oakmoss giving it a deep masculine vib. Longevity and Silage is excellent lasting over 8hrs...no need to layer, let this fragrance do it's thing. Finally thoughts, What is there to say....STUNNING!!! When I first sprayed on my skin, in a quick second I almost could pick up an overall aroma of Aramis. After spraying it on your skin, this fragrance is much lighter without being cloy. I don't know why Guerlian stop making this juice...PLEASE...bring it back!! Rating this fragrance...A FABULOUS FIVE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ fragrance...Viva Coriolan.

Wrong time, wrong release. This needed to be released later (when niche perfumery was more appreciated) in the 00s or earlier when chypres were more in fashion. This is a spicy, almost soapy, chypre that hits you with some woods, some moss, some vetiver, some citrus. It's a classic man scent that was wholly out-of-fashion in the late 90s/early 00s when aquatics and fruity chemical gender-blurring scents ruled. The spices, the woods, and the overall blending make this a very high quality scent, in my opinion. If you like things like Bel Ami, Derby, Equipage (or modern soapy iterations like Prada L'Homme or spicy iterations like TdH) you might enjoy this. Performance on my skin is good, around 5-6 hours with 1-2 of projection. Not wild but not bad. A 8.25/10 for me. It's still relatively cheap, it's underrated and it's a classy scent for older guys (30-35+).

Firstly, I'm a woman who enjoys men's fragrances, I just wear whatever I think smells good. I got the all over balm. I put a little on my neck, and tops of my wrists. I wasn't sure if it had much going on at first, but then as I was working on my laptop, I got wafts of something GOOD. It was me! Mmm lots of CORIANDER, a favorite. Not much projection out of a balm, but that's OK, and expected. I wish I could afford a big ol' bottle, but I'm very happy with this! I think it will work great on its own for something intimate in sillage or layered with my other perfumes for more oomph. This would probably smell great layered with most Chypres. This has a seasonless appeal to me and could be worn day or night. edit: bought the awesome bottle, 100% worth it. average/good performance; lasts all day but the 2nd half of that time is skin scent.

It starts with a green mix of petitgrain,citrus and neroli. It is a beautiful and particular feeling, as you rub some twigs and leaves of citrus woods in your hands. This opening is the most emblematic part of the fragrance and then you have some herbs and spices like coriander, nutmeg and sage. In the base you feel the warmth and the woodiness of patchouli, vetiver and moss.Generally this is a very aromatic perfume, with very good quality of the components.I would put it in the group of the best examples of these natural, elegant citrus aromatic fragrances of the 80s and the 90s like the classical versions of Armani pour homme and Boucheron pour homme. And the bottle is so original and elegant in this copper gold.

I smelled this perfume first in Palm Beach Florida where I worked in 1998 in the first ever Guerlain exclusive Spa Boutique @ The Breakers. I find this smell to be incredibly wonderful fougere/ spicy/ full of herbs and the opening sensation is very citrussy plus dry-down very warm and woody. Not very modern and should suit a sophisticated male (or female: i think this is a scent many women like) from the mid 40ies and up! Think the typical Ferragamo customer then you get the picture. A very elegant and gentleman-like fragrance. Special!

This stuff is pure bliss and enlightenment. I was given a 30ml Corilian by my grandfather back in time that was completely unopened, which I gleefully unboxed and at first didn't quite enjoy. But god I didn't realize that nothing else would satiate my search like this does later into my journey. I wish there were something like it and it really was way too far ahead of its time, a massive tragedy. This stuff smells ontological and golden and I will treasure every last drop of it.

Herbal chypre with hints of citrus, lavender, nutmeg, sage, and oakmoss. Nutmeg reminds a bit of Armani Eau Pour Homme. Very versatile, gentlemanly, classic, natural. Kind of loving it. Bit old school, definitely not modern, but very wearable. If this wasn't hard to get or expensive, I'd consider getting a bottle. I still much prefer the magic of Eau Sauvage, but this is in the ballpark and offers something different. Pretty great. Scent: 8 / Sillage: 7 / Longevity: 7

One of the most complex yet underrated designer fragrances ever created. The market was nowhere ready for this, same story as Insense from Givenchy. It just didn’t fit into the time it was released. Its old fashioned yet not dated, its classy yet modern. Name and bottle are extremely well chosen and crafted. The blending of moss, vetiver, citrus, nutmeg etc so masterfully done by JP Guerlain, its mind blowing. Superb in every aspect.

Mossy, woody, with hints of incense, this was the last "true chypre" of the history of perfumery. And probably, the last great Guerlain. Incredibly beautiful. Although Guerlain says that the exclusive "L'Âme d'un héros" was a relaunch of "Coriolan", in my opinion it's not. "L'Âme d'un héros" is extremely similar but, due to IFRA restrictions, has lost the dark and mossy notes that made "Coriolan" so special.

Coriolan is sophisticated, classic and one of the best in the Guerlain line. I first bought this beautiful fragrance when it was introduced. The oakmoss, bergamot, vetiver and lemon make it a very special chypre fragrance. I love it! To me it is suitable for both day time and nigh time wear, all year round. I think this fragrance would also please the ladies.

Oh my god this stuff is great! It's not especially unique per se, but has that classic Guerlain quality...extremely well blended, subtle enough to wear in the office, but not a skin scent - definitely something people respond well to. Bonus - GORGEOUS bottle. I actually prefer the standard issue bottle to the special edition leather-wrapped flask.

Seriously my all time favourite fragrance, and I for one would beg Guerlain to reintroduce it, Spicy, Citrussy, Warm, I've loved it since I was 21, then I have a nose for all of Guerlain's glorious fragrances, this is the best, L'ames d'un heros is very similar but way to expensive, Come on Guerlain reintroduce this classic please :-)

I agree completely with originaldeftom's review: this is a scent that I love wearing on myself, and also want to smell on that sexy, elegant, but racy gentleman (the kind that takes you for a fast curvy ride in his convertible sportscar that leaves you breathless and exhilarated). Classic; I hope to always have this scent in my life.