Outrecuidant

Spicy opening for the first 2 to 3 minutes then, smooth cardamom and saffron for the next hour. Outrecuidant is strong, so no need to overspray. For the evening, no more than 3 sprays are needed. It hovers with good arm's length projection for a solid 2 to 3 hours. If you are moving around then expect the oud to rise up faster in the scent pyramid than if you are sitting at a desk. What's most intriguing about this fragrance is that it's moody. It gives you very different and distinct scent profiles as the hours pass and, if you are active you will get an even wider range of notes that come up and through to meet you. Linear this is not! This is not a fragrance that the Sauvage crew will like or wear with any regularity. It's challenging and more to the point, it's extremely sophisticated. This is something that shines in a tuxedo or formal attire- thanks to a glimmering labdanum at the base that is joined by a warm, woody finishing note. Uncharacteristically, it also doubles as a rakish, idgaf, black bomber jacket with black jeans and Doc Marten's final accessory after the fact. How? Recall when I stated that this fragrance is moody? This aspect is most on display if you are dressed for a late night rendezvous- that's what that dirty patchouli is there for afterall. The closer someone gets the less rose/oud/saffron they get and the more dirty patchouli meets glimmering labdanum they get. So if you are openly in search of wild nights and cigarettes after s3x, you've hit the jackpot. Whomever you wake up beside in the morning will be wearing the smell of you long after they've showered- but that's if they even want to in the first place! bon chance

I have a decent amount of this juice, I can smell delicious fresh saffronic pineapple, wood and leather with kind of animalic touch like Oud fruity floral mix in it ” very nice specifically the dry down”, I detect these notes more in smokiness feel yet I can’t consider it a smoky scent , it’s almost dark yet with fresh feel,very nice scent I actually enjoy smelling this one, blended very well, I can see it will be a more nice “sillage” scent in imo, I may testing it more, the bottom line is, its an oriental fruity leathery leaning more masculine, “it has that classic touch” with western twist, may this one the smell of “ Le outrecuidant or the bumptious as translated ” I don’t know, but a very good oriental classy with luxurious masculine feel and fancy imo. Note: I can’t blame Fragrantica about the pyramid notes mixup since HDP did already, I have two 15ml from this line Prolix & Outrecuidant, both when you open the box you find a card, in Prolix card the three perfumes notes pyramid are right and in Outrecuidant card it’s the opposite between Prol. & Outre.... Irrevernt escaped!, printing mistakes may lead to miss lead, praise be to Almighty, it’s not a test results or similar!

I HAVE IT! IT JUST ARRIVED AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER! I smelled this at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York late October and have been thinking of it ever since. It came just before Valentine's Day which is the perfect day to wear this with the beautiful masculine Rose heart of the fragrance. It has much in common with my other two masculine Rose/Patchouli favorites: Patchouli Noir also by Histoires de Parfums and As Sawira by Penhaligon's. I see many reviewers use the word mysterious, and that is exactly the vibe I get too. A very classy, mysterious, confident fragrance. All the notes are well-balanced and blended beautifully. I love it!

As others have pointed out, the actual note list is as follows: Top - Grapefruit, Cassis, Pineapple. Mid - Saffron, Cardamom, Orange Blossom. Base - Cedar, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Leather, Labdanum-Ciste. The opening to me is mainly grapefruit and pineapple, with only a hint of the ammoniac cassis for what I would assume to be blending purposes. This brighter (but not overly sweet) fruity overtone blends well with the darker feel of the oud and patchouli, as well as the smokier labdanum and cardamom. It also becomes dustier as one wears it around thanks to the saffron. 7/10

Wearable, mysterious, soapy and subtle. Feeling of privacy and ancient luxury. A little historical. Like a walk down stone streets with spice merchants and temples. Not a big fragrance, but a slow burn. I think it is a good transitional fragrance from winter to spring since it feels lighter and cleaner than its fellow irreverent, which is more resinous, smoky and is great when draped in wool. I can wear a jacket in outrecuidant. My jacket is brocade and goes well with black denim and a t-shirt. Passers-by might notice soap, but my shroud is lush spices and dusty roads.