Patou pour Homme

(Vintage bottle c. 1985) The people at Jean Patou were masters of marketing. Joy was touted as the most expensive perfume ever made. Expensive equaling exclusive. 1000 was marketed as so exquisite and so unlike anything else that it required one thousand attempts at its formulation before it was ready. Patou Pour Homme was not spared any similar hype: the end-all-be-all of masculine perfumes of the 70s/80s craze made with so many natural and high-quality materials that its expense equaled justifiable exclusivity and buzz. The thing is though, for all of Patou's hype around their biggest releases they did actually deliver perfumes that mostly matched the hype. Joy and 1000 are some of the best perfumes made, in my opinion, but I'm an issue-based voter, and Patou Pour Homme... I am not about to say it is anything less than great, because it is, truly, very good. But for the hype generated during its release and for the holy-grail status it has since achieved leading to bonkers prices on the aftermarket? No, it's not going to meet that hype or come close to justifying the price tag. Calm down, boys. I consider myself very fortunate to have gotten a splash bottle for a steal a long time ago. It's been sitting in one of my collection cabinets since, only having worn it a handful of times. I am being stingy with it and keeping it in good condition; it could come in handy one day should I ever want to, say, provide a friend or relative with some mortgage relief - cough. Given its age, the top notes have unsurprisingly muted over the years, but they are largely still intact. If you're lucky enough to sniff PPH in good condition, you'll notice immediately in this top section why this perfume is lauded with that experience becoming more and more clear as the perfume evolves: PPH is a chypre, a fougere, and an oriental - three base genres in one. The opening is dense, hard, and impenetrable. Pepper, lavender, wisps of citrus, woods and green herbs instantly say "70s/80s muscular, man's fragrance." Despite the hard and impenetrable texture it's still feather-weight; like the bone of a predatory bird, it seems unbreakable, but you can balance it on the tip of your pinky-finger without any effort. Then PPH ushers in a shift to another genre via vetiver, patchouli, and oakmoss. Kerleo loved his oakmoss, so be ready for a massive slug of the stuff in PPH. The vetiver leans more woody, and the patchouli loamier. Finally comes the amber territory with plenty of sandalwood and labdanum, which come across as creamy, rich, sticky, woody, and a touch sweet. The movement from the heart to the base of PPH is one of my favorites in classic masculine perfumery. The materials are exquisite and move seamlessly and beautifully. Elegance and richness, class and luxury, all while being as light and smooth as silk. Worth the hype? Worth the stupid price tag it fetches today? No, neither. Its structure of chypre+fougere+amber is pretty special. There are quite a few masculine perfumes of the period that get quite close, but PPH stands out enough from them to be notable, and its luxurious texture and materials do take it up a notch beyond the norm, but the hype and price lead one to think it should make you collapse at the knees and hear angels singing when you smell it. It won't. However, it is still very good, and every fan of classic masculine perfumes should try to smell it if given the chance.

Patou Pour Homme. I honestly hesitated writing a review of this for a long time because I needed to get to know it. I needed to be able to decipher Patou Pour Homme and eliminate, if necessary, any comparisons. I had to find the right time to wear it, places to spray it, and all sorts of other things. Well, now I'm going to review it from my own perspective - not from the hype or praise of some of our other excellent reviewers. For me, Patou Pour Homme is an extremely rich and decadent oriental fragrance for men. It opens up on my skin with noticeable lavender and tobacco (yes, I smell tobacco) notes complimented by spices, pepper, and a cooling petitgrain note. The oily tobacco note reminds me of Havana by Aramis, sort of. There's also a dark leather note thrown in the mix. Overall, the feel is sort of like a big, oily, masculine Mitsouko (crossed with a resinous leather chypre like *vintage* Hermes Bel Ami). There are no unpleasant or "pissy" notes to turn people away - just raw, strong masculinity at its finest. After an hour or two the top notes settle down and Patou Pour Homme gets drier and a little spicier. The patchouli and clary sage rear their heads and echo the top. It's a smooth transition. At this point I'm somewhat reminded of Bel Ami again. Then, soon enough, the base kicks in - the smoothest part. Oakmoss, sandalwood, and a BIG labdanum note set off the grand finale. Overall, the transition from middle to base and the lasting base takes a while, and it is SO enjoyable. The usage of chypre and fougère elements are part of what makes Patou Pour Homme just so damn good. Now, that being said, is Patou Pour Homme the best men's fragrance ever? In my opinion, no. BUT, it is my favorite fragrance. Absolutely. It's my favorite masculine fragrance ever, and of course it's discontinued. As a final note, I don't find Patou pour Homme to be worth the astronomical prices on eBay, Basenotes, Crystal Flacon, etc. But every guy should at least try it. Get yourself a decant from The Perfumed Court - it should last you a good while.

Ok guys, ive been reading reviews here for the past year or so. I own 4 separate batches of these. 1 x 120 ml patou pour homme aftershave 1 x 1ml patou pour homme aftershave from fragrancevault 1 x 1.5 or 2 ml patou pour homme edt sample from a sample lot of patou fragrances i got from etsy And 1 x 5ml decant of Patou pour homme edt also from etsy but from a different seller I immediately get a rich green smell at the top and a definite pimento note (heavier on the aftershave version) it's a high quality juice that is very well rounded. I also get spices and light woods, i get a slightly creaminess in the drydown with still some light woods. Its very complex and hard to pinpoint every note. I have an excellent sense of smell, but my nose needs to still develop and become more experienced, and it will as i get more into fragrances... I do not believe this is the holy grail of men's fragrances... i want to be a believer, but it has not happened yet. I do believe its a very good fragrance and masculine, but not in your face, it is soft to medium. I believe polo green is more green and fresh and that deserves to be a holy grail of a man's fragrance. This is hyped up, but i do believe its a wonderful fragrance, i give it 4.5 out of 5. My opinion could change on this in the future and i plan on writing another comment when and if it does. My favorite men's fragrances are Kouros Kouros Fraicheur Tom ford Black orchid (not very masculine but very sensual and high quality smelling) Tom ford tobacco oud Memo paris African leather Lacoste (1984) Patou pour homme prive Versace dylan blue Tom ford ebene fume Penhaligon's halfeti Joop Nightflight And i will also include Patou pour homme Edit #1) i think im going to add : J Cassanova pour homme (1981) Kenzo Jungle davidoff Zino Jean patou pour homme prive To my favorites as well

I recently dug this out of a dark cupboard and had a joyful 80s revival moment. I don't know what to believe about perfumes "going off", but this one smells exactly as I remember it smelling when I bought this particular bottle in the 80s; certainly no complaints about the "longevity" of Jean Patou. There is definitely something old-fashioned about it, that also seems to be becoming very fashionable again, in men's fragrances in particular. I think it has to do with the abundance of herbal notes in there, but maybe it's also something to do with what I consider "dry" floral notes, most notably geranium and lavender. I associate their scents strongly with the South of France in the warmer months. And there is also something that conjures up the particular smells of the region, more specifically how they were used by luxury French perfumers at the time when the French Riviera became internationally known as being the height of sophistication where the rich, beautiful people hung out. As with other French fragrances that have this Belle Époque quality, often through the combination of far more ingredients than are used in contemporary juices, individual notes are often harder to detect (for me at least) and instead there is simply a beautifully blended gestalt. For example, there is a certain creaminess to it, which I am guessing has something to do with the vanilla, but you don't quite detect anything that actually smells like vanilla, if that makes sense. There is something rather grand and indulgent about it all. It's one of the reasons I have never used it too frequently: it feels like it demands a bit of an occasion rather than everyday life. I'm grateful for that now because it means I still have a fair bit left, which is reassuring since it has apparently been discontinued.

absolutely one of my favorite frangrances to wear. I have horded a few mini's that I found here and there...all 10 mil splash bottles which I put into a nice atomizer, this is one of those scents that every time I use it I worry as to running out, that is a shame to waste this. Patou pour homme is a fragrance that every man should smell. I love many of the classics like paco rabanne, azzaro, derby and some others that come to mind so many that have made an impact of me in my youth as well as now, but I gotta tell you this one gives me a cologne woody like no other. just beautiful, simply outstanding. right up there with the original paco robanne for the way that one turned my head around when I first discovered PR. I appreciated PR so much because it was different then anything I had worn at 19 years of age , PPH did the same thing to me when I first smelled it only 2 plus years ago. Some fragrances can make you emotional on how much they touch you..this is one of those ones. In my opinion, if I could only wear one this is at the top of my list. PPH is a statement fragrance.. funny thing about this fragrance is when I do choose to wear this I get just as many compliments from the men I work with as the ladies. I actually had a man about my age ask me not too long ago when I was out and about, he asked , excuse me can I ask you? what is that fragrance you are wearing? I am proud to wear this marvelous scent. maybe not for everyone and I am glad.. it is not so well known these days. hopefully I can still find some when I get thru mine. i cannot think of a better scent that defines men or masculine from my perspective.

During the 1980s I wore Dunhill Blend 30, which like Patou pour Homme has unfortunately been discontinued. The Dunhill fragrance doesn't seem to be reviewed anywhere on fragrantica, but elsewhere I have seen it often described as a green version of Patou. Having never tried Patou, I have always been curious about it, as Dunhill Blend 30 is my all-time favorite. Since a number of reviewers suggested a similarity between the two I was determined to track down and try the Patou and recently had the opportunity to acquire it. I can see a definite resemblance between the two. Both are classic 80s fougeres of extraordinary quality with similar base notes, but it is obvious to me that the Patou is a bit softer, more refined and elegant. Makes me wish I had been acquainted with it back when it was readily available. It truly lives up to its reputation. I can't say I like it more than the Dunhill, but certainly like it as much. That says a lot. I do like the opening and how the middle notes play out during the first few hours on the Patou better than I do with the Dunhill, but appreciate the last few hours of the dry down on the Dunhill more. But even here it is a close call. Let's just say I have tried two masterpieces which probably won't be repeated due to current regulations and restrictions on ingredients, as well as availability issues related to the natural ingredients used in both. It has been a delight to wear them!

Updated review I now have sprayed 4 different variations of this Patou pour homme edt 5ml from etsy Patou pour homme edt 2 ml vial from etsy (different seller) Patou pour homme aftershave decant from fragrance vault Patou pour homme 120ml bottle i bought from ebay They are all identical. As you would expect, the aftershave is a bit lighter.... the edt is a bit sharper Super pimento green note up top, aromatic, light spicy, green, light leatheriness and Mysore sandalwood lurking beneath. Very well rounded despite the sharpness of the edt, this is truly a masterful blend. Still not a holy grail in my opinion, very complex and smooth and masculine. This will be bumped up a notch to 4.6 out of 5 for me. Edit 2): just to be clear, to me what holy grail means could differ to you. To me it means the best of the best. Not just best masterful blend(which it is) and not just best quality(which i also think it is) but best scent, above all others, absolutely pinnacle in many ways... with those factors i am rating this. And to be honest, i dont know yet if such a fragrance exists.. but is this a very unique, smooth and high quality scent? Absolutely! Edit 1)Charles jourdan un homme and gucci pour homme (70s) are definitely close to this scent... it also gives me the smoothess vibes of pierre cardin cologne for men, but not quite the same....

This fragrance is a masterpiece. I love this so much, it’s hard to want to wear the perfume & aftershave I have for fear of one day running out. I admittedly had to pay at the high end of niche prices this them, but they are so rare, what can one expect. This fragrance is the exact scent memory I have when I think of my childhood and the men who filled it. The fragrance is so beautifully composed, that it blends into one fabulous scent. This scent is what niche perfumery is trying to do. We really need to evaluate perfumery as a whole and not be afraid to harken back to the days where fragrances were bold, even gender specific. While I don’t care if a man or women wear a scent, there is no confusing this as a traditionally feminine or unisex scent. And I love that about it. I highly recommend trying if you can. Jana, owner of Fragrance Vault in Lake Tahoe, has small samples for purchase. It is worth at least trying to know how it felt to wear these type scents. And if you can get a bottle for a relatively reasonable price, do it. Before long the last of these will be sold.

I find this to be a very warming, utterly gorgeous scent. This is the epitome of a man. I'm not supposed to like this because I don't care for leather nor civet in perfumes, but somehow I absolutely love it in this one. It lasts a very long time on my skin. It won't disappear until you shower (and even after that it still lingers on your skin). The smell it leaves on your clothes/collar is just so...satisfying. Sillage is great as well it seems, and I'd never use more than two sprays as it's pretty potent. On my skin it actually does get very woody and slightly soapy, and that's just the way I like it. I'd wear this any time of the year. Luckily, I now have enough to last me a very long time (EDT). I haven't tried the new release, but I can't imagine it smelling like this. If it does, I feel happy for the people who haven't smelled this before, but now have the opportunity to do so.

It’s quite nice. Smooth, aromatic, and layered, but I honestly cannot seem to get the hype. I have a 10ml miniature which I purchased for an affordable price and every once in a while I’d dab some to revisit it. To me, it’s an amalgamation of the men’s aromatic genre of that era, much like how Bleu De Chanel is an amalgamation of the blue fragrances of its era. Both achieve their intended purpose but neither are groundbreaking or unique smelling. I grew up in the 90s and there were many aromatic fragrances that played on this accord combo, and I wouldn’t think much if I smelled this on someone now other than it’s just a pleasant aromatic fougere that I’ve smelled countless times before.

Refined aromatic fougere with dry ambery gravitas. Begins as lovely classic fougere and ends with a sophisticated animalic chypre growl reminiscent of Paloma Picasso Mon Parfum. A perfume from another time. The quality we used to expect for a reasonable expense no longer exists so we chase the vintages from before quality tanked; perfume, furniture, fashion. Fraterworks.com has an excellent "smells like" demo formula (for educational purposes only) if $1000 is more than you care to pay.

I wore this to work today, and it's probably the longest lasting (and strongest) perfume I've ever worn. I did one spray on the chest and one on the neck 15 hours ago and it's still just as strong. A co-worker said the smell filled my office (12 hours ago). My girlfriend said it filled her apartment (3 hours ago). To be honest neither of them liked the smell of it, but I do so I wear it for me. Way too strong for the office, and never do more than one spray. Still love it though.

So glad I got my hands on a bottle. It wasn't quite a bargain, but I don't care. Patou pour homme is (one of?) the richest fragrance(s) I have ever smelled. When popping off the cap the topnotes can already be smelled (even when it's a few days ago I last applied it), seem to be alive and want to get out of the bottle . Literally every second of the drydown process is likeable. I smell: warmth, comfort, gemütlichkeit, complexity, quality. 9/10

Maybe if I apply myself I can find a bottle of this. The last bottle I was able to find for my husband dates from around 1995. There is only about 5cm left in the bottom which he does not dare to use because once that is gone, it will be gone forever, I fear. Patou Pour Homme is the best men's perfume ever created; it is perfect in every way.

A true masterpiece👌 has nothing in common with the new version of Patou pour Homme 2013👎! The vintage version has that animalic note of civet which makes it very unique! The original Patou pour Homme is on the same ballpark of derby vintage version by Guerlain❤️ both are now discontinued & much missed now❤️

Technically, Patou Pour Homme is an oriental chypre. Notes: Top Notes Hot Pepper, Lavender, Tarragon, Black Pepper, Bergamot, Galbanum Middle Notes Bourbon Vetiver, Cedar, Patchouli, Clary Sage Base Notes Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Mysore, Cistus Labdanum Sexy.

Best ever, so sad it was discontinued. A few gems of that era are still around such as Lagerfeld and Cerutti, however none as perfect as JP. BRING IT BACK NOW!!!

I don’t understand why they’d charge the same amount as you’d pay for the real thing. What dupe house would do that? I’m intrigued.

I remember this cologne from years ago. This stuff smelled so good.

I love this one, its so sad that it is very hard to find these days

All the puffery that Patou Pour Homme has received in the past dozen or so years is something that only could've happened in the internet age. It's like a game of telephone, the first person says "this is great, how did I not know? I must tell all of my friends about this? By only obsessing about Aventus they don't know what they missed!" The next person: "I agree, what a STUNNER. I got to make a long-winded post about how fabulous this is." The third person, "dude, this is killer. I gotta buy up some more bottles and tell my friends about it, too." The fourth, the fifth, the fiftieth, and so on, until you have some backward-minded dullard on Youtube pontificating that this reminds them of a time when women were women, men were men, that it's "the smell of everything the world lost, neighbors looking out for one another, kids riding their bikes in the streets and alleys, people slept with their doors unlocked and windows open without fear of being robbed in small town America." By the time the next seller catches wind of the hysteria, they inflate the pricing accordingly and the feedback loop perpetuates itself. Now a 60ml sits for sale for 1000 dollars. You want to know something? It's not entirely unique. Oh yes, it's lovely, a joy to wear, but masterpiece status? Hmm. Jean Kerleo seemed heavily inspired by Guy Robert here. Reviewer FMilan does point out in his review that this whole sensibility can just as well be captured in Robert's Equipage for Hermes. That to me is a masterpiece of its time. My pal Vanaris Ridari on Basenotes points out that this also resembles that of the noble Arden for Men Sandalwood, which is a salient point, as PPH was Kerleo's way of introducing a style of men's fragrance that was popular a good ten to fifteen years prior to its release. This was actually reductive to what preceded it, and the house of Patou, as legendary as it was (I shed a tear) was notorious for being one step, or two steps, behind the times. There was no revolution in the release of PPH, it really didn't break any new ground, as terrific as it might be. Fragrances I far prefer to it, besides the aforementioned: Dunhill Blend 30, Leonard Pour Homme, Monsieur Carven, Ferre for Man, Dior Jules (newer version, I kid you not).

So it's a bit of a running joke to me that I'd never tried this classic and I'd started to resent the fact and the people who had. All they'd really done was to buy massively expensive bottles and flex, you know who you are! Anyway....A very kind perfumista friend of mine once sent me a sample of PRIVE the flanker of this but sniffing out the original had still always alluded me, until another wonderful perfumista friend sent me a sample of this recently, Thanks. (you also know who you are) Well, I found it a little disappointing if I'm honest. haha...AFTER ALL THAT!!!! Perhaps because of it being built up on this pedestal I'd had it on, being the forbiden fruit? Perhaps it was simply the fact that it's just an old vintage and a little deplete of top notes and vigour? I don't know? It's clearly great, leathery, woody, spicy, mossy, masculine outing as expected but is it really any better or worse than much of it's time? ... not really. Wearing it I could feel the depth of animalic sandalwood, vetiver and patchouli all the stuff you'd expect to remain strong and get ever deeper has, but that's not what is in question here. I want some of the perfumers original intent, some of the top, mid, detail to remain and some vintages can achieve this through lack of oxidation, good storage etc... but it's unfair of me to expect it of such an old boy. So the wear was a touch lack lustre, however my long suffering partner (god love her) picked up the vial in my car on the way out somewhere in a hurry and said... "I'm putting this on." and I only marginally recoilled because... as I mentioned above this took me an age to finally try, and (dear...) that little spritz you had at today's prices probably cost about fifteen quid, so yeah...knock yourself out lover! I will say this though, she smelled far better than I, and I got new perspective on the fragrance smelling it on someone else. I mean it was quite butch or a petit lady but was quite the turn on for me...perhaps that says more about me...hmmmm.... but yeah I definitely perceived more going on. Don't think I'm gonna be dropping £800 on a bottle anytime soon.

One of the most masculine fragrances ever created. In fact, I can't think of one that rivals it. Kouros is like White Diamonds to Patou. Unquestionably a masterpiece. It's masculine but not in a brutal way like say, Bogart Furyo or perhaps vintage Knize 10. Patou is masculine in a sophisticated and gentlemanly way. Having that said, it's unfortunately become over priced and over hyped. It's rarity made it the "forbidden fruit" in the fragrance community. And few fragrances are more sought after by collectors of vintage men's colognes. It' become impossible to find at a reasonable price. WARNING: The bottles popping up on ebay from Russia and Germany are highly suspicious. The sellers are asking anywhere from $350 to $1,200 and more. Thus, it's a fragrance that is clearly going to be highly profitable for scammers to fake. Therefore, do not buy this on ebay! Besides, even if the juice is authentic, there's a possibility of some spoilage because this has been discontinued for a long time. As for the fragrance. I don't own it, but I do recall my dad wearing it often in the early 80's. I can't remember the composition precisely, but I do recall how often people would ask my dad what he was wearing. Like me, he's a fraghead, and no other fragrance he owned garnished so many compliments. It was the ideal masculine scent for him. My dad is a man's man, a Vietnam combat veteran, father of 4, welder by trade, and a dedicated husband for over 50 years to the most amazing woman - my mom. Ah yes, Patou pour Homme was the perfect cologne for him. I wish he still had a bottle. To me, they both are legends.

I've been looking for Patou Pour Homme a long time. And one nondescript day, I have found a little rest. For me it is a typical scent of the 80s. I would not call it the best fragrance for men. I compared it with three other scents: Rochas Macassar Dior Jules Aramis Tuscany per Uomo (Vintage) Please Note that Tuscany need about 4 hours to open its basenotes. So I've compared them after 4 hours. Smelling them, I would say that Tuscany and Patou have something similar. While Patou has a leathery fruity smell, Tuscany shows me a leathery salty smelling. Jules has the strongest smelling of all, it's a leathery scent with some kind of nuts in it. Patou has a soft smelling, it's the softest of the 4. Tuscany has a very pleasant smelling. While Patou is simply unaffordable I would say that Tuscany in its basenotes is the cheapest and best alternative. Edit: I have smelled Patou Pour Homme for a longer period now. All I can say is that the best alternative to Patou Pour Homme is Dior Jules. Dior Jules is even darker, because of the nutty leathery animalic note. Patou has a flowery leathery animalic note. I would go for Jules. By the way, Tuscany is the lightest and most wearable of all. So if you are looking for an alternative to Patou Pour Homme, go for Dior Jules. If you are looking for a similar smell, but in a light and easy to wear version, go for Tuscany Per Uomo.

Not worth the price... Yes, this is a masterpiece as others have written. I was brave enough to buy a 5 mL decant at a ludicrous price. Performance is average, almost a skin scent. It could be either my source or the age of this fragrance. If you really want to "experience a piece of history", then go and buy an overpriced sample. A full bottle sounds insane unless you are an eccentric millionaire. I honestly recommend someone interested in animalic and/other leather notes to try something either modern or a more affordable vintage: Kouros, Balenciaga Pour Homme, Lapidus Pour Homme, CD Jules, Fendi Uomo... On the modern side, to name a few: Tom Ford Ombre Leather or Tuscan Leather, Terenzi's Kaff, Memo Irish Leather. Yes, I know "it's not the same" but my point is there are so many other alternatives at more reasonable prices than spraying liquid Bitcoin on your chest.

I was sent a vintage sample of this from "The perfumed Court". OMG is this gold or what?! they only sent me one fourth of a 1 ml vial and it's not that cheap either.! I don't know how to explain the scent as the alcohol ages it with time besides heat and light. But after that rancid opening goes away in a few seconds it smells kind of devine. It's spicy and a little fruity and elegant in scent as well. Not too bad for a "old school" scent. Too much money for my pocket book. Maybe they have a re-formulated new version of this now.? I'm sure full size bottles are thru the roof in price(in the vintage version). Maybe if someone is interested in this scent, to check out the reformulated version and shouldn't be as expensive.? As one other reviewer mentioned and recommended, which I agree, to get a vintage sample from the Perfumed Court and check it out.

Now the brand Patou has been sold. I say unfortunately sold, because P & G had spent a lot of work to maintain perfect Joy, 1000 and Sublime. Now the brand is in the hands of a group that buys famous names in the business. And it shows. In fact, only for business reproduced Patou Pour Homme, but it is a ridiculous thing, because they can not use the ingredients 30 years ago, which is prohibited. They do not want to invest a lot of money because they do not have much money, so what do they do? They sell the illusion. that Patou Pour Homme is back in production ... But Patou Pour Homme is over, and with P & G Joy has ended its life cycle too. So Patou is dead. Go for the lovely old vintage one.

Easily the most hyped men's fragrance in fragcom. I remember it was never popular nor unique in the 80s or 90s. Equipage is similar and that too was never a big hit. JPPH is so hyped there are dupe houses selling their impression for $1K USD. "A fool and his money is soon parted."

I enjoy and possess 2 bottles of the vintage Patou -Lacoste Eau de Sport thus I was curious to test this one also by Mr. Kerleo. I was expecting something fresh and lively - energetic . Instead I discovered a mature and dated composition .... Distinguished and elegant BUT ....from and for another era . Surprising longevity for an eau de toilette - which speaks of the quality of the ingredients used. In my opinion its definitely overrated and not worth the current asking prices .

Overhyped and Overpriced fragrance ( just simply because of not been into production). According to current market value the appropriate price should be between 50 and 70 dollars, NOT more than that. 4 out of 10. Should I buy at current absurd price? BIG NO. PASS !!!

As one said, "But the hype looks like collective madness". This is so blah and dated. There is nothing that could even qualify it for vintage. I am so glad I only got 7mls of this because I will never wear this (crap)!

I decided to do a wrist sampling first, with just one tiny dab. I'll do a full wearing at some point, when I feel I'm really up for this kind of fragrance, and update this review at that point. At first, I recognized a note or accord also found in Versailles Pour Homme and Monogram, but it was handled differently in PPH. The blend is more subtle and balanced. I'd say if you took away the anisic/minty quality of Missoni Uomo and combined that with VPH, minus the castoreum note and with less spice, you would get something similar to PPH. An hour or so later, the dominant note/accords of the opening have given way, and what it then seems like is the aforementioned combination at no more than 50% and the original Bijan for Men (not the Five Star version) at 50% or more. It's not as musky or woody as Bijan and it's a bit lighter (though at least as rich). It's also at least a bit smoother, but the original Bijan aspect seems to be the major component of the drydown. I'm surprised by the praise for PPH at BN, considering how many similar ones there are. I'm wondering if it's because it's a Patou, or if it got some marketing "push" that other, similar ones did not. It's certainly an excellent fragrance, but it doesn't seem one that would be that compelling to the "hardcore" 'BNers, who are into either niche (which don't tend to be as smooth and balanced) or vintage designer frags with more "bite" (an example being vintage Antaeus). I think this may be due to the opening, which is more "exciting." When I realized what the drydown was like, I thought to myself that this is the kind of fragrance that I often recommend on threads at BN, while others suggest less balanced and subtle ones. Overall, this is solid but not at all special to me; I'd rather wear vintage Lapidus Pour Homme or a whole bunch of others, everything else being equal. Note that if there is civet here, it's very mild. UPDATE: I wore it today, after not having done so for perhaps a year, and I just don't understand why people are paying the high prices for it. Don't get me wrong, this is a very nice scent, and entirely natural smelling. However, there is absolutely nothing special about it. In fact, I wore Chanel Pour Monsieur (1959) the other day and I think I like that one better (when I'm in the mood for this sort of thing). True, PPH is more aromatic, but after an hour or so that's not nearly as strong, and I prefer the woody/citrus of CPM. PPH also weakens considerably after a couple of hours. People who say PPH is "rich" puzzle me. Have they ever tried a scent like Versaille Pour Homme? Or is PPH the only high-quality vintage scent they've ever sampled? UPDATE #2: The Estonian site has the following notes for this scent: Top Notes Basil, Clary Sage, Lavender, Petitgrain Oil. Middle Notes: Geranium, Jasmine, Vetiver, Patchouli, Carnation, Pine Needles, Cinnamon, Sandalwood. Base Notes: Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Amber, Moss, Castoreum, Leather. UPDATE #3: The aftershave version reminds me of the first formulation of Perry Ellis for Men, but simpler, drier, and more focused on wood (less floral too). It's strength, both longevity and projection, is more like that of a traditional EdT.

I have had come to the conclusion that I was never going to smell the highly rated juice until I managed to get hold of a 10mm minature. As soon as I removed the cap the smell was just as I imagined, thick, dark and rich! Once applied to the skin you realise the genius of Jean Kerleo and what he has created, It's hard to seperate the individual notes! The juice stars off very rich, Spicey with hints of lavender, as it starts to develope it becomes more aromatic with very smooth green Spicey notes in the background. What makes this so intriguing and addictive is Jean Kerleo has created a rich, dark manly scent that is also very fresh and aromatic smelling which to me is what makes this a masterpiece. Given this is rare to get hold of and I struggled to ever come close to purchasing meant I spent quiet a few years testing out scents similar in notes hoping I could find an alternative, so when I finally found Patou pour homme I was excited to compare to what I imagined to be similar and my results are as follows: Bijan bijan men: this to me is proberbly the most similar in many ways, the only difference is bijan is very dry Spicey with More muskiness. Monsieur Carven: the dry down of Monsieur carven is almost identical to the base notes of patou but is very much lighter and there is an undercurrent of creamy vanilla which takes away the machoness of the fragrance. Leonard pour Homme: this does not smell like patou but it's in the same vein, rich, dark with a freshness although this is nowhere near as refined Vintage Azzaro pour homme: this shares some notes with patou and again is quite rich and fresh but without the refinement. So for me Bijan or Monsieur carven is the best alternative as of yet, but the search goes on!

Masterpiece! One of the best perfumes in my collection, you can feel the quality of ingridients. Scent is unique, reminds me little on Cartier Roadster... Was fortunate to buy 20 ml from seller in Germany (2 x 10 ml) in great condition. It would be my signature scent if the price was not so high.. What I most like is that pepperish feel that gives me... Love the Miami Vice scene where Don Johnson twist’s that splash bottle Easily unixes... Great longevity 10/10 *2025 revisiting this gem after purchasing few more bottles of 10 ml and after reading some b.. s.... comments Every now or then I go to ebay and purchase 10 ml bottles of this gem, and every time the quality is the same, so is the joy of wearing it. Reading some comments of people that I appreciate in this community” makes me wonder If they, or why they gone mad, putting Patou pour homme in the same category with Paco Rabanne pour homme, Equipage or Leonard is out of any sense if you ask me. I never repurchased any of them. Few months ago I was having a big party, we were celebrating birth of my son, then my beautiful cousin came and hug me and ask me wtf I’m wearing, what’s that smell, she never smelled anything so good in her life (she is born in 96’), and it was ofcourse Patou. My point is that nobody told her previously that this is the real gem or this is the edt from Miami Vice and so on... Please stop with the bs just to be the different and admit! Tnx

When fragrances reach legendary levels, it's always hard to properly assest their actual value and, Patou Pour Homme ha surely gained a place in the olympus of masculine fragrances together with the likes of Knize 10, Derby, Aramis, Yatagan, Kouros and several other classics... It surely belongs to the hyper-masculine category but, whereas most of the fragrances in this genre go all *unbuttoned-shirt* and *hairy-chest*, Patou Pour Homme feels way more formal and agrees with a perfectly shaved man wearing Borsalino / Stetson hats, cigar / cigarette smoke, a girl with a tad too much make up and a super-rack and an overall noir atmosphere. This is basically a woody fragrance with leathery undertones and a massive mossy base. Aromatic facets are provided by tarragon and lavender while restrained masculine florals (mainly geranium) enhance it's old-school vibe. It's dry and rich, severe but luxurious, animalic but civilized. Personally, I find it shares more than a single aspect with Derby but also (to a lesser extent) with vintage Equipage and some Aramis while still feeling perfectly unique. Now, I can't say I've really fallen in love with PPH like others did (probably because I'm way too far removed from the kind of guy it evokes) but I'm so glad to have it in my wardrobe and I'm surely one of its supporters. So, in the end, probably not my personal holy grail but definitely a masterpiece. Rating: 9/10

The day they stopped making Patou Pour Homme, the fragrance industry died just a little. I have approximately one ounce left from my last four ounce bottle. The notes are perfectly intact, just as beautiful as when the bottle was purchased (mid 1994). I'm not certain if a spray was ever offered - all my bottles have been splash, but as anyone who has owned this will attest, the cap on the splash was very cool to twist on and off - it snapped back into place almost magically. Can you believe I am discussing the cap, when this is perhaps the best male fragrance ever? In addition to the listed notes, my nose would focus on something else: the smell of fresh cut wood. Sure I got the exotic spices, but what was most salient to me was the heady wood oil that had to be there, if unlisted. On a frag this complex, everyone's nose darts in different directions, mine picked up lots of wood. Though I have the aforementioned 30 ml left, I have not worn this in over two years. I can't bring myself to "waste" it. I mostly just use it as aroma therapy, sniffing the cap, and occasionally splashing a microscopic amount on the back of my hand. I have about an ounce left of the aftershave as well, and that I do use occasionally. Until they resurrect this beloved fragrance without reformulating it (not bloody likely) I'll continue as I have been, never to wear a full dose of the EDT again.

Patou pour homme is the pinnacle of mens aftershave, the Rolls Royce of colognes and more. It's the highest one can reach in teams of perfection, the blending is seamless and so smooth. its herbal, oily, rich and aromatic, masculine and luxurious, this sits aloft all that came before it in terms of quality, Jean Kerleo must have studied in depth all the top fragrances that came before it and created something that will never be matched of replicated or even bettered which for him must have been both the happiest feeling ever and the saddest that this is as good as it gets. Other aftershaves share similarities, Dior jules, Monsieur Carven, Arrogance pour homme, Azzaro pour homme, Giorgio red to name a few but non of them stand close in the quality, Even Dior Jules smells cheap compared to Patou pour homme which on itself is a great complement. If you can find it buy it and wear it and stand above the rest!! The Oscar goes to Jean Kerleo for Patou pour homme.

I was a Couture model in Paris in the 1980's for the house of Jean Patou, and bought Patou Pour Homme both for my husband and a good friend who is a notable artist in Great Britain. All three of us adored this fragrance, and happily wore it for the better part of a decade. It gradually dropped off the radar for us, but little did we know it would be phased out and then discontinued, which is a disgrace, given that it was such a sublime scent. From what I understand, it is virtually unavailable now, and if put up for sale, is at an exorbitant price only. Such a shame, because there is probably no better Men's scent than this one, in the deep, sensual musky vein. Also a fabulous gourmand unisex scent. Why can't they bring it back? (And no, not the recent travesty version that had the name only, and nothing to do with the original)....

I have probably smelled all of the fragrances considered to be the greatest ever made. This one, I think, is the greatest. Egoiste might be my favorite, and Habit Rouge might evoke more for me, but as an accomplishment in conveying an idea through scent, this is it, guys. I save it for special occasions, and rarely use more than one spray at a time. That's plenty. It smells like the world before influencers and Instagram hashtag campaigns. If one of those paid shills on YouTube smelled it, they'd faint. It smells like the kind of thing that would give an ambroxan molecule a nightmare. It costs too much to buy any more, and if there were any justice in the world, whoever decided to pull the plug on this is rolling a boulder up a hill daily for all of eternity. Scent: 10/10 Performance: 10/10 Overall: 10/10

So I finally found this for a good price in Europe from a private seller. It smells great but not as great as they rave about it on here. It definitely has that 80's vibe about it and I love that. So I own a lot fragrances maybe by now over 200 fragrances which I have not listed on here yet. One of them is Bois Du Portugal by Creed. I wore them side by side and I have to say 90% identical. Jean Patou has a better performance and is a bit more heavy and I love the civet in Jean Patou which is not in your face at all. But seriously guys. It is not worth $500 for 2oz. Save your money. Get a sample of this and bois du portugal and get back to me on here.

Patou pour Homme is very good, indeed. But the hype looks like collective madness (like what happened with Aventus, but in a smaller scale - in the scale of vintage freaks, like myself). People paying more than one thousand usd for a partial of this guy or Guerlain Derby or Charles of the Ritz Kouros is (it’s not personal, friends who appreciate them, myself included) insanity. Want a treat that plays in the same league as Patou and Derby? Get Equipage. You can find vintage bottles in good condition and fair prices.

Masterpiece? Well hell ya! Like my Grail the Bel Ami (produced 5 years later) this is like a grand piece of billowing symphonic bliss. Smooth almost seamless blend of endless, quality instruments. One foot solidly in the past of gentleman's conservative, the other gingerly touching the surface of the "New Wave" of piercing Tide cleanliness that is Oscar Renta Pour Lui. To my mind, that is what a scent Masterpiece is. Something that bridges Past and Future. Patou has that. It's called Presence.

To everyone interested in this fragrance.. I have contacted the company that is reissuing Patou Pour Homme, and I got this response - Thank you for your interest in Patou pour Homme, our cologne will be available in limited distribution early in 2014 in key retailers and their on-line sites. - I am excited but upset that I have to wait this long to smell it.. I have never tried this fragrance and I am dying to try the new version when It comes out.. Someone send me a sample! ;)

Haha, yeah... but no, I'm serious. Contact them yourself if you don't believe me. They even confirmed by email: "En attendant d’autres grands événements, lancements et surtout rééditions des parfums mythiques comme Chaldee ,Eau de Patou, Patou pour Homme qui constituent l’histoire de Jean Patou, nous vous invitons à venir nous rencontrer ou bien nous téléphoner afin que nous puissions répondre à toute demande personnalisée."

This very scent, is from the time when quality and originality was out there no questions, still to this day hard to beat, for all the naysayers down below, scared of high price’s versus faint expectations of modern easier to make perfumes with just a few ingredients, in here is beauty in a bottle. A great Accomplishment, no doubt about this being the grandfather of Eguipage,kouros, even cartier L’Envol. Outstanding.

Just bought this in a 4.2 ounce splash. Didn't love it sniffing from bottle. Touched the opening of the bottle and dabbed on back of my hand. Love it. Found this full bottle in an out of the way junk shop in the middle of no where. Got it for 40 dollars. Looked on Ebay and just about died. Absolutely wont sell though. It'll go into my cabinet with the rest of my collection.

A masterpiece. I had that beautiful bottle in 1980/81, aftershave version. This stuff just stood out above everything else, oozing class, smoothness and sophistication. I’d love to have it now, but there’s no guarantee that buying vintage means you’ll get a bottle in good condition. Creator Jean Kerléo has just passed away at 93. RIP, genius.

I have a good piece of news for you guys... I've contacted Jean Patou through their website and got a call from the Paris store manager who told me that they were reissuing Patou pour Homme this year, expected by the end of May. I haven't had the opportunity to try it yet but now I can't wait to get that bottle!

Cadeau de la fête des Pères 1981. Mon Papa chéri avait adoré, très chic. Il s'en aspergeait le week end quand nous sortions tous ensemble. Oooooh.... Que de souvenirs avec ce parfum superbe. Dommage qu'il n'existe plus sinon mon Gilles chéri en serait l'heureux destinataire...;o)

Yes this is the greatest fragrance of all time! I am happy with my 3x100ml bottles + my 10x 10ml that will last me until my ultimate day. But if you don't like 80's fougères just turn away This is the only review you should read. All the rest is resentment and hate'