Soudain L'Hiver

Lord of the forest... Imagine you have been invited by an English Lord to spend the weekend in his winter cottage, in the middle of Kielder Forest. He is waiting for you at the main door with 2 perfectly groomed pointer dogs, quietly sitting in each side of his owner. He is dress up very elegant, countryside style, and a pair of wellies boots on, since he just came back from a walk... As soon as you are approaching him you can smell this forestry, up-scale, elegant aroma that is what this perfume will provide to your senses. Here natural and synthetic materials are mixed to perfection. You can get the outdoorsy feeling of the pine needles mixed with beautiful flowers and some spices (rosemary) in a bed of oak-moss and cedar. Olibanum and hint of leather just provide more depth and seniority to the composition, making it not just an outdoorsy fragrance but an extremely refined perfume. Signature-scent worthy. This is now just available in 15ml pure-parfume, but regarding to the sales assistance in Harrods, where I discovered this gem, this could be available in 70ml sprayer next year (same price, since they just drop the 15ml oil into a 70ml flakon and pour ethanol until it's full). This perfume, and all the other from this brand, are very expensive and very difficult to put your nose on. So be patient, try to find them, smell them all (quite a big range of perfumes...), and if there is one that blows your mind, then check your financials and finally go for it... Uniqueness: high Scent: 10/10 Performance: medium-high (based only from a little drop in my hand of the pure-perfume) Would I buy it: Yes (waiting for availability of the sprayer format)

Update: I finally got a bottle (oil) and wow, it doesn't disappoint. BTW, the animalic note is very shirt lived and comes from the strong pine essence. It shouldn t stop you from getting this as it goes away super quick. This is another exceptional creation from HJ. The simplest way to describe it is the most high end, exceptional version of the original Polo. Extremely strong and long lasting too.

The biggest surprise of my 2nd visit to the boutique! The leather is quite prominent and in an animalic fashion (raw hide instead of polished), carried by the majestic pine. It is an aptly named ALPHA fragrance; makes me think of a survivor with the urgent need to kill for food and warmth—The Revenant

It is something hard to find nowadays! Excellence and exclusivity Something you feel you know, but you haven't experienced the same. Perfect as a personal signature perfume.

I haven't smelled a better men's Chypre than this. Out of almost fifteen HJ's, this is my favorite.

An absolute masterclass in Western perfumery, this is a superb woody aromatic chypre from Henry Jacques. The perfume begins with woody aromatic notes of pine needles and cedar. The heart is brief and contains jasmine, neroli and rosemary. The perfume settles into a mossy powdery bed of oakmoss surrounded by hints of leather and olibanum. Masculine leaning with moderate to strong sillage and excellent longevity. In spite of its name that translates to ‘Suddenly Winter’ it is suitable for year long wear. A few drops should suffice to create a old world refined and well groomed gentleman halo around you. Enjoy!

Very outdoorsy, Very nice! It does take me back to my dads aftershave in a lot of ways.

it's a more refined polo green I really don't understand all the hype it's just a green leather scent that smells a bit old fashioned, it has no connection to apex RSE and Ulysse are my favorites of the brand

A scent carefully crafted to capture the essence of happiness and balance, creating an unforgettable experience. As for me, this fragrance represents someone of high standard with good behaviour who carries his or herself with dignity and grace. The opening ceremony kicks with a blast of pine needle, spices, and cedarwood, then neroli, rosemary and jasmine engineered the show, while olibanum, oakmoss, and leather accord tailored the composition to reality. One of the standout features of this fragrance is its remarkable commitment to its design. It's a well-refined fougere in chypre style! What a beautiful aromatic scent 🤩💯🧡.

The best leather fougere ever. Classic, vintage, masculine, a little dirty and well made like no other. It smells like other things you know, but made with supreme quality. Projection that is almost embarrassing, it is so strong. Longevity is infinite. Soudain L'Hiver is a masterpiece.

I liked this one immensely after the Dubai exclusives and Les Toupies 3. Reviews below cover everything. Woodsy notes and florals blend so well. This fragrance is an unforgettable experience.

You can smell the quality of each note. This is perhaps a reference fragrance for what a chypre should smell like.