Guerlain Homme Intense Pininfarina Collector

The camphorus icy menthol resin in a medicinal tea boils over a smoldering fire atop a Nepalese peak. The bright sunlight and crystal ozone wind awkens the senses to receive the cure. Pure magic.

I've had the Guerlain Homme, Homme L'Eau and Homme L'Eau Boisee so I'm quite familiar with the family. It's a nice line albeit with the original one discontinued and then brought back in reformulated form and the L'Eau discontinued...and this one a brief limited edition. The Pininfarina Homme Intense is nice. It's soft but lasts up to seven hours on me. It opens with lime and mint most prominent, a hint of vetiver, a touch of cedar and a vague floral note. An hour later there's still the lime and mint but the floral note has become more distinctly geranium and the rum note emerges while the cedar and vetiver have retreated. Three hours in, the lime and mint are both fading to leave a gentle boozy floral note with a hint of vetiver earthiness. Afterwards, it just slowly fades away. It's a nice variation on the theme, the main difference being that the boozy note is a rum one and not a mojito one. Worth a try. The bottle is beautiful and I intend to hold on to it when the perfume has gone.

My father has the Boise flanker , which I find lighter more of a classic scent and has stronger wood notes.I have and love the parfum which has the majito accord, but is more dense, rich, and seductive. This flanker smells like a santal fragrance to me, but brighter.It does not have the lime , mojito accord. It has a bit more rum. For me the evolution of the fragrance happens quickly, more aromatic, then faintly soapy, then more sweet. It settles down to a comforting, rum fragrance that is a little bit aromatic. longevity is 4 to 6 hours on me and For me this leans feminine. After it projects for a hour it lings elbow length for the majority of the fragrance life, which is a perfect and appropriate projection for this style of fragrance. I would love to smell this on a women on a date. Sadly like VR Antidote, some well done fragrances will be forgotten.

This is a cherry lyptus candy perfume. At first it felt too obvious and overtly artificial. I couldn't see the connection to the original Guerlain Homme... until the strong mint came in and stayed and stayed. It has a clear red vibe, think of Givenchy's Xeryus rouge and you'll get closer to the idea. The geranium makes them pretty similar. However, it lacks its class and stays far away from other Guerlains reputation. Three hours after applied it is still lingering, sweet but subdued and it isn't offensive anymore... neither could I say it is interesting... I think a younger audience around 20 will take it for parties and enjoy its playful touch.

I thought I would like the Guerlain homme's, and I really wanted to because of the jungle commercial, and mojito-like notes. But I absolutely hate this one, mainly because I dislike the smell of geranium, and the geranium comes out the strongest on my skin. It did last long and project well however.