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.

Someone fix the notes, it's embarrassing. These are the notes of Prolixe. Prolixe has Outrecuidant's notes. P.S. There is actually Oud in this one, it is stated in the ad copy, but not in the notes. And I can perceive it as well.

This is a great scent. Light sweetness, with some dark depth and spice. It doesn’t really remind me of anything in particular. I wish I could be more insightful on this one, but I’m stumped. It is superb.

A great discovery! As the name suggest, this scent is an olfactory delight that does not fear presumptuousness. A niche oudy version of La nuit de l'homme by YSL and definitely in my future buy list.

A powerful opening of fresh and sweet fruits, becoming spiced and dark some minutes later. The HdP smell is discernable from the start. Woods appear gradually - these are deep, powerful, but not at the front. The fruits hand over to florals - deep, dusty and slightly liqueur-ish. This is when the impression of leather begins to form. There are animalistic (more than simply labdanum) and gasoline notes I detect in the dry down, not listed in the official pyramid. By no means unpleasant, but I would say it does make this scent more masculine than not. During the last phase, a civet note becomes prominent after an hour or so. Overall, the leather accord is well done. This is a dark, dry leather, and not as sweet as other HdP leathers. This scent is sensual, almost spiritual, and powerful when it meets the nose during the early phases. Later in the dry down, as the perfume becomes a skin scent, it transforms into something arrogant and aggressive. Performance is average for an EdP, and does not project as long as other HdP scents. I reapplied my sample after 3 hours, as it begins to sit close to the skin. I would say this is a cold weather scent for a confident and powerful man. Definitely not a blind buy, but a must try for curious hobbyists. A great take on leather - if you don't want tobacco or tonka in your leather, check this scent out.

A stunning crowd stopper of a perfume, this one which means arrogant, overconfident, or prideful person is all that and more. It has a bravado very rarely seen in modern perfumery, but remains so utterly wearable. The perfume opens in a spicy smoky cloud of ginger, nutmeg, cardamom and tobacco. As it begins to settle, a heart of olibanum and rose emerges. Finally upon complete settling, a powdery woody base of patchouli and oud remains with the tobacco and spice hovering in the background. Harkens back to the good old vintage days of heavily perfumed suited men smoking their cigars. The fragrance is beautifully blended, and has a very "formal" wearability (it quietens a lot upon settling) even though it has strong sillage, projection and lasts forever. If you like Black Afgano, you are going to fall in love with this dreamy and heady concoction of a fragrance. Be prepared to stop trains though. Enjoy!

The notes on the USA and Europe website are completely different! Fragrantica has notes from the USA website, Parfumo has European, and basenotes has USA. As for the scent, it's pretty good. I feel like I'm getting the notes more inline with what is listed on the European website, not the USA website. This is a rose oud type scent with pineapple, grapefruit, and cassis which is a nice change of pace. Dior Oud Ispahan? Maybe a little but more interesting imo. Not blind buy safe as it can get animalic 7/10 Performance 7/10

Wow! This is veeeery animalic and sour for my nose :)) It does smell bad, but it’s quite soupy and skanky for me too wear (yeah, I know that there are quite the opposite things)), but I can see how some people might enjoy it 😅 It has a very peculiar base as well that smells like coal, leather and an old apothecary. So I guess it smells like a classic male chypre from old times but with an interesting twist. Follow me on ig: scent.guide

The opening is mostly a sweet & smoky, with labdanum and cardamom. When the opening fades, this leans more unisex for me. The oud is present with a light touch, thankfully it never goes medicinal. Good longevity and workable projection, it won't clear a room but its detectable within a few feet. I bought HDP samples for all three of the new releases. Working my way through them, this is the first I've worn. I like it.

The pyramid is absolutely wrong. This is from the official site : -Showing great self-confidence. - Grapefruit, Cassis, Pineapple - -Obvious, unmistakable pride. - Saffron, Cardamom, Orange Blossom - -An impertinent and insouciant personality, daring. - Cedar, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Leather, Labdanum-Ciste – Main notes: Saffron, Orange Blossom, Sandalwood, Leather

Masculine, smoky animalic pineapple.

Completely blind test, the opening gave me some animalistic funkiness mixed with some floral elements and dark fruit, almost a purple grape juice if it wasn't for the swaying power of the other notes keeping it from turning too cloying and superficial. Let's call it grape juice semi-adjacent. As it dries down I get a bit more incense feeling but the funkiness is most prominent, maybe it's animalistic or just myrrh and oud, no idea. That's the beauty of testing blind. It does feel mature and feminine, you're over 40, have dark eyes, and are known for your strong sensuality. It has something to say, or project, and whatever it is, it's likely late at night, it's moody, and dessert (however you want to interpret that) is on its way. Looking at the notes the leather is not typical, and I don't recognize it as leather, except maybe a luxury soft purse leather somebody used at the spice shop. What i like here is the perfumery, the individual notes are not the fragrance. I would not try to judge this off the notes. Throw a sample into a bag of other misc things and I don't think you'd guess pineapple leather, masculine, etc.. The leather with the saffron, cardamom, etc. brings together a funkiness that is interesting, however, when the sweetness fades (and it does) the leftover is all mellow funkiness, and sides to unpleasant, and no fun. It's a sliding scale, like to dislike.

Kinda chaotic. A very tart, spicy leather. @Pizza_Slut's review made me laugh, there is something a little creepy about this fragrance. I don't find it repulsive, though I don't find it particularly interesting. Leans masculine.

Tested in solid heat. Down below all that is leather, rough and interesting, as Histoires de Parfums knows how to do, but the problem is the body. If the head was supposed to be Pineapple Grapefruit and Blackcurrant...then it all blended into a kind of fresh citrus bubble similar to an air freshener...vintage leather and powder in such a combination that you think of a comtesse from a historical film, alabaster white skin, a wide dress that looks like a cake, the French Civil War is raging outside the window...but you forget about it when she walks past you because this comtesse smells absolutely hellish...urinal directly to your face...not nice not funky animalic but directly do wash yourself lady!

My least favorite of the black line(En aparté), the main notes according to the votes are totally wrong. It opens on a very sour cassis then a big contrast appears between the pineapple head note and the smoky-leathery rose oud base. All in all it gives a chaotique impression of unfinished composition without a specific highlighted note , a sour fruity oud-leather who brings nothing new or barely memorable to this genre. Dislike

Goodness me, HDP - please stop it with the cardamom & leather already don't you have any other notes to play with? That's 2/3 of a fragrance line with these heavy notes; why no pure amber allowing the Oriental light incense of Frankincense to shine? Very odd decision by HDP and I'm not a fan. My rating: 4/10.

Nothing special, average scent. Received a sample and not bottle worthy imo. There are much better ones out there in this genre.

I rarely write negative reviews, but I really cannot stand this fragrance. I adore animalic-floral fragrances and love oud too. However this smells like that creepy guy who sits next to you on a bus when all other seats are free in a leather jacket trying to make eye contact. The sweet/leather/pineapple/patchouli smell is so overbearing and sickly, yet so familiar in the post-Aventus world. This perfume smells like is made from really cheap materials and is not in the least bit sexy. If vaping and All Bar One were a fragrance, this is what they would smell like. Of the 300+ fragrances I've tested, this is the first I've had to shower off, yet it's still there making me gag as I lie in bed writing this.

This shows surprisingly resemblance of Ungaro III. It is a more inkier less floral Ungaro. Definitely masculine, it is not unisex at all. You can save ur bucks with more female appealing Ungaro III with much cheaper price. I felt this is a rip-off. Next time please do not market it as a unisex as this is not.

I'd like to clarify all of this by saying that the brands supply this information to Fragrantica. So stop showing angst towards Fragrantica, which Avery useful tool/website that all of you obviously use. I'm not some Fragrantica apologist and fanboy, but the truth is it's not their fault. The majority of the literature and notes on this website are provided by the brands. I'm not sure if HdP's reasoning behind this is that they're trying to purposefully confuse you so if you read the notes for Prolixe and like them you then buy Prolixe only to realize that it's actually Outrecuidant that you want... so you purchase two bottles of perfume. This also might be a marketing scheme or a social experiment to see how fragrantica and notes effect the purchase of fragrances. We can speculate all day long, but the truth is that if you purchase the 15ml bottles of these fragrances then the accompanying pamphlet provided by HdP has the notes listed just as Fragrantica does. Once you smell the fragrances then your realize something isn't right, and upon further inspection that their websites have the notes listed correctly. Prolixe actually has: ginger, cardamom, olibanum, rose, patchouli, and oud. It is of high quality, but you've smelled this before if you've tried cheaper middle eastern perfumes. Though the dry down is a smooth smokey yet soapy rose, a slight leathery saffron, and enjoyable on the whole it's not something to consider full bottle worthy if you're into fragrances for new and different experiences. Outrecuidant has: grapefruit, cassis, pineapple, cardamom, orange blossom, cedar, sandalwood, patchouli, labdanum/ciste, and leather. This is a safer scent, but at the same time it's still interesting and oriental in a sense... kind of has a juicy fruit vibe. No one is questioning the notes of Irreverent but I'd like to say that I did not find this fragrance palatable the first several times I sampled it (same goes for Rare Fidelis); a year later and Rare Fidelis is definitely my favorite from the line and Irreverent is my favorite from the black bottles. So remember to give your fragrances time and a second chance!

I also get animalic notes from this, underneath a soft, dusky floral I can't seem to fully pick apart. First I thought rose, but then the pieces of it shifted and revealed it probably isn't. And not to be indelicate, but I get flowers and (err) lady parts. Nothing untoward- healthy, bathed and obscured by rose petals... or whatever. Fairly linear, though other notes come to the surface throughout drydown. In particular I can catch a bit of orange blossom and patchouli- completely missed the fruits, though. As ever with HdP, interesting. And as with most florals, not something I want to wear, but seductive in its own way. Gets a little raunchy on drydown, too

I recently got my hands on a Histoires de Parfums book set that contains a total of 10x of 15ml and this was one of them. And let me tell you... This is the first fragrance that has made me genuinely laugh (i apologize in advance to the perfumers) but to my nose it smells like that odor you get from a public toilet after someone had a dump. Like that soapy fresh bathroom smell mixed with that fecal smell. Theres no chance i will wear this, but i wont sell it either. Cause this is definitely the most weird smelling fragrance ive smelled so far, so i will keep it for "artistic" purposes only! Lol

resins and rose, patchouli, tobacco, cardammome (being this one the fil rouge of the entire "En aparté", in common with the gold line), oud...mmh...an impression of oud, anyway, they are all there. It starts mysterious and very dark oriental and then changes into animalic and musky fragrance, not for everyone. One material is definitely missing in the Fragrantica pyramid: civet , or indole at least, among the bottom notes, which is strong and leads the fragrance life on my skin 'till the end, along with the above mentioned cold spice.

This perfume from the new line HDP and after testing this perfume many times, I bought the whole collection including this perfume which I like out of 3, it's very classy and there is a kind of lavender note hidden here and the twisted idea of the base note was fantastic because the composition of oud and tobacco along with patchouli touch it makes it fit for the whole day and its pleasant perfume which can make you smile everytime you sniff it. overall 9/10.

This is my favorite of the En Aparte line. This is dark fruit with oud. I like that there is rose, but it isn't a typical rose oud combo. The oud is very soft and more woodsy than oudy;...if that makes sense. I'm surprised there are no animalic notes listed. Perhaps it's the oud, but there is some sort of musky base that really makes me fall in love with this fragrance. I fell like this is deserving of a solid 9/10

Sometimes fragrantica put wrong notes in the perfume,the ones who smell rose in this perfume have a lot of imagination.The notes put in this file are the ones that Prolixe has.This two files are changed... So there ́s no rose,no tobacco and no oud in this,but there is a fruit sensation with spices,leather and a creamy woodyness. We all should think about how the notes list influnce our perception of a perfume...

هزار سال سیاه فکر نمی‌کردم . ی همچین عطری. از ایستواغ . یک کثافت کاری به تمام عیار . جوری که ژولیین. پرفیومر این عطر هم از چشمم افتاد . اصلا معلوم نیست محتویاتش چیه . ماهیت ۱۰۰ درصد سنتتیک . عطری که تا حدودی شبیه به وان ملییون و کامان دانته سرژوف هست . ‌شیرین و زننده و بشدت مزخرف که در نهایت با حفظ فضای شیرین استارتش روی اکوردی چوبی با ته مایه انیمالیک فرود میاد ‌. واقعا این لاین سه گانه ایستواغ تاسف بار بود .

Gorgeous fruity leather, the pineapple plays off the leather wonderfully without being cloying, and lovely animalic notes show themselves in the dry down. The cardamom isn't dominant enough to ruin the scent, and I don't get any patchouli. Somehow this doesn't smell like generic men's cologne despite having all the characteristics of one. Good performance

Not sure how to notify the Fragrantica moderator about the Perfume Pyramid notes but if she or he is reading this, perhaps correcting the notes might be done here because as listed above, the "top notes" are incorrect. The CORRECT "top notes" as indicated on the Histoires de Parfums website are as follows: Grapefruit, Cassis, Pineapple

My least favorite of the black line from HdP I'd say but a decent frag. I guess it doesn't really stand out like the others do it's kind of a fruity sandalwood with a slight sweet leather aspect, saffron I guess. Worth getting a 15ml (nice little presentation on those) but not a full bottle for me.

Fragrantica, this is the Prolixe pyramid, and Prolixe has Otrecuidant one. Please fix this and copy them exactly from the Histoires official site. This pyramid is totally wrong and confuses people. How hard it is to copy it directly from original site?!

Just so ya's know...here are the notes for Outrecuidant according to Histoire de Parfums website: Top notes: Grapefruit, Cassis, Pineapple Middle notes: Saffron, Cardamom, Orange Blossom Base notes: Cedar, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Leather, Labdanum

Spicy saffron and pineapple at the top. Cinnamon and leather dry it out. Almost reminiscent to Banana Republic Oud Mosaic but drier and less fruity. Might be the cassis(black current)/saffron combo with cardamom. Settles very dusty.

Beautiful animalic leather on the start and then flat, uninspiring totally without a bit of creativity. Lasted only a few hours on my skin. Waste of time and energy.

These are Prolixe notes people! The pyramid is totally wrong, fragra didn't correct that since 2017.

vkioflare is righteeo switched the notes of Prolixe and Outrecuidant

You have mixed up the pyramids between Outrecuidant and Prolixe ☝🏼☝🏼