Incident Diplomatique

This frag is in my ‘top 5 of all time’ bottles I have. What a unique mix. So unique that it can be a signature scent. But it’s NOT for the casual untrained nose. (Smells like cigarette ashtray for the hoi polloi). Certainly not recommended for a blind buy. Nowadays anyone can wear any fragrance it seems, but I think this fragrance was designed for a Man. Nostalgic. Polarizing. This is the smell of a guy who has survived years of schooling or training, has suffered through many long sacrifices, has methodically climbed his way up thru life, and is now in his 40s, is now very successful, is feeling adventurous, and is ready to let loose, to see the world, and spend and dine and ride. Time to enjoy life. It’s the smell of a sophisticated alpha in his prime, not young but not old, the upper level manager that actually knows what he’s doing, can hold a philosophical and politics conversation without going overboard, is seasoned and feels confident, and is in his Rayban shades and expensive brown leather jacket, out and about in his BMW i8. He doesn’t want any company. Just some time off for himself. This is a fragrance you wear for your own pleasure, though you can definitely wear it for a date. For work? Probably not, because it’s a strong attention grabber. Distracting, albeit in a good way. I would classify it as an evening and fall/winter/spring frag, though I think it will also work in the day and summers too. It’s the version of Jovoy Private Label that you can actually wear in public. But still informal. Longevity: 8/10 (several hours @1m) Sillage: 8/10 (the room will notice, go light on the sprays) Price: 9/10 Scent: 10/10* Overall: 9/10 * very subjective

This perfume reminds me so much of "Precious Chandan" incense, specifically the one prouduced by HEM. The opening I cannot smell the mandarin. I get an immediate smell of incense like smoke, subtle vetiver, sandalwood and woody patchouli. Literally all the notes hit simultaneous for me. The moment I smelled it, my mind immediately went to Chandan incense sticks. I love the smell. But I was questioning if i was sent the wrong decant. Where's the vetiver? I guessed the incense like smell was the javanese vetiver and patchouli but I was feeling a bit disappointed. Then the initial drydown began. My beloved vetiver accord came through with POWER. Not in a beast mode nuclear sillage, but the vetiver is PROMINENT and yet in a completely smooth velvety way. It isn't in your face like Nishane's Sultan Vetiver (which I love), but just a nice velvet smoothness, almost creamy. It becomes slightly powdery while retaining that chandan meets vetiver smell. I love vetiver and I have to say this is one of the best perfumes focused on the note. How its polarizing to some, I have not a clue. Perhaps its the incense like accord thats off putting. To me, it bringd so many calm memories. This is a versatile scent. It could be worn in cold weather, but also in warm (not hot) weather. I feel fall or early spring, particularly evenings or formal gatherings is where this would truly shine. Its a serious smell. Elegant. Refined. Its a bit too serious for work. Incident Diplomatique is unisex but the woody patchouli brings it more masculine. Its unique for sure. Its a hard one to describe because its so different than other vetiver focused scents. Absolute masterpiece.

Shout out to Sebastian from 'Smelling Great Reviews' (Youtube) who is my absolute most trusted nose in the fragrance community for all my blind buys. He gets me pumped for so many compositions and houses I've never heard of and I just jump straight in and buy blind from his recommendations and he rarely ever lets me down (except Rien Intense Incense....uhhhh, cannot wear that!) INCIDENT DIPLOMATIQUE is no exception. This is fabulous. Grown up. Masculine. Green. Earthy. Sophisticated. I normally cannot stand Vetiver but love Patchouli but them two together here in whatever ratio and extraction are just perfect. Smooth blend without any harsh edges like vetiver can be normally. Nothing dank here. For me, the magic is in the later stages of the dry down (I'm talking after 8 hours). BEAST mode is an understatement. Although not a monster projector, it is a 14+ fragrance easy. I woke up this morning at 9am with it wafting everywhere and this after 4 sprays at 5pm the night before. Incredible. But that dry down! mmmmmmm; after 8 hours it turns a creamy green when all ingredients come together in unison as apposed to jostling for the limelight. I definitely enjoyed in much, more this morning than last night where it was lovely, yet, still had that nutmeg abrasiveness that needed smoothing over. The way Sebastien hyped this got me so excited and after not initially loving after after first purchase, a month later i can definitely start to see the magic here. If you love French Lover like I do from Frederic Malle, where green and earth take centre stage with class, refinement and sophistication, then this is your jam. Thanks Seb

This is fantastic. Honestly, I was hesitant about wearing this after initially smelling the atomizer of the decant. It was an intense Vetiver smell. "I don't know if this will even make me smell GOOD," I thought. Now, I had seen Justin Copeland recommend this on YouTube, and I respect his recommendations, as he and I have similar tastes in fragrances. "It smells like the sweater of someone that smokes cigarettes...in a good way. I know that doesn't sound that great, but trust me," Justin had said. That comment intrigued me. I chose the perfect day to wear Incident Diplomatique. It was a cold, gray, rainy day in December. Something about the smoky vetiver and the darkness vibe of Incident Diplomatique makes it pair with cold, rainy days perfectly. It is surprisingly sophisticated. Once the drydown hits, Incident Diplomatique has this masculine, black leather vibe that it gives off. I know that leather isn't listed in the notes, but that "vibe" is present...if that makes sense. Incident Diplomatique, when worn in the right weather/context, is a phenomenal fragrance. Give it a chance if you're hesitant. You'll be glad you did.

This is nothing like I have smelled before. It was an absolute blind buy based only on a book I read by Annie Ernaux where the lover of the female protagonist was an eastern european diplomat who smelled of heavy and manly perfume (because the name of the fragrance reminded me of the book.. kind of a blunt association). The first sniff. I was absolutely delighted. It is masculine, smoky, heavy patchouli and vetiver, maybe a little boozy. This is not a "friendly" fragrance. It is a distant, cold, indifferent smell. It is well blended, and the ingredients are of a supreme quality. Not a date fragrance, but I used it on a date and got a compliment (a 23 year old female, complimenting this... it really surprised me). It smells of power. It is overwhelming. It is elegant. Lasted solid 5 hours, and then I got whiffs until the 10th hour or so. A friend told me I smelled great like 8 hours from application (6 sprays). I love it. Will buy a back up when I have the money. I used it in a hot and dry day and it went really well. Of course it is more of a colder days frag, but you can pull it off pretty much every day of the year.

A masculine, sexy vetiver. My favorite out of the Jovoy fragrances I have tried thus far. This scent is certainly very masculine. This comes across as a dry, earthy vetiver and patchouli scent with a good dose of nutmeg. I get slightly more vetiver than patchouli on my skin with a slight fruitiness in the opening, presumably from the mandarin. The nutmeg gives a bit of spiciness and its presence is just enough to be known but not too much to distract from the excellent vetiver and patchouli combination. The sandalwood is just noticeable in the dry-down. Due to the dryness and slight spiciness, I feel this would be best worn during Autumn, Winter and cool evenings. Performance for me is excellent. Very long lasting and easily carrying itself throughout the day. Sillage is borderline monstrous. Probably not the best scent for close encounters, but certainly useful for asserting olfactory authority. People could smell this fragrance like a fart in a car. Scent: 10/10 (Outstanding) Performance: 9/10 (Excellent)

Vetiver and patchouli are my one of favorite notes in perfumery. So ID was for me a must to try. I couldn’t find decant or sample so I decided to make blind buy. I don’t regret, this is a very good perfume and blending is masterfully done. Upon spraying as majority of the people say there is orangey boozy according which last couple of minutes and after wards patch (the least poweful) nutmeg and vetiver combination dominates until the end. The vetiver here is oudy I meant not very dirty but not clean, rooty soily. I may say ı Love the scent. Staying power is good I got 10-12 hours of longevity but the projection and sillage is very soft, close the skin. You may have Whifts if you fastly move yourself. I was expecting more but maybe the perfume wanted to have classy wibe by making the scent soft. For this kind of scent a little more projection and sillage would be better or at least I would prefer. I would prefer Amouage Dia over this due to more power. But all in all I would rate it 8/10.

Incident Diplomatique by Jovoy Paris is an elegant fragrance with sour citrus notes to juste pulvérisé given by mandarin, which immediately give way in the dry to a solemn earthy and smoky ascending riot of imperious and variegated vetiver, enriched by a pleasant note of nutmeg épices , in the dry down the masterful review of refined vetiver magically combines with the warm spicy / aromatic accords of sandalwood and patchouli creating an olfactory symphony of rare beauty. Incident Diplomatique by Jovoy Paris is an olfactory experience that enhances the sublime quality of vetiver, breaking the historical prejudice that makes it a traditional masculine fragrance, finally and totally this obsolete cliché decays. Personally I find this prestigious work exciting to my sense of smell. Sillage boises / smoky of sublime beauty, over time it turns into a delicate and impalpable spicy / aromatic. Fabulous.

We are gathered here today to remember our beloved friend and lover, Older Formulation Incident Diplomatique (OFID). OFID was always cut above other men, with rich nuances of bourbon vetiver, slightly smoky, nutty Java vetiver, oily sandalwood/amyris, and patchouli. The piercing and mentholic nutmeg will never be forgotten. His elegance and class was unmistakeable and always turned heads. OFID will be suceeded by his only son, New Formulation Incident Diplomatique (NFID, 2021), who is overall thinner, weaker on skin, muskier, much less spicy, and more woody. As my decant of OFID comes to an end, and I compare against NFID side by side, wrist against wrist. Oh how I grieve your loss, old friend. This is not just a matter of maceration/maturation. The newer batches are objectively thinner and weaker. A sad ending for a classy fragrance.

I found this fragrance from Sebastian’s YouTube channel and I’m enamored with it. I find my experience with it differs from some. I smell all of the listed notes inside this fragrance yet this fragrance is truly a sum of its parts. To me it has this predominant smokey woody smell- not of ashes but of a campfire currently crackling in front of you. It’s slightly very slightly sweet and spicy from the nutmeg. It’s deep and mysterious but never challenging. Somehow while being mysterious it’s also incredibly refined. This could definitely be worn dressed up. It always feels like the warmest of hugs. I’m not typically one who enjoys the smokey variety of vetiver but it really works here. Again I’m enamored with this fragrance and recommend it to anybody. Longevity and performance are no slouch either on my skin.

What an exquisite blend of grassy, earthy vetiver and patchouli! Best reserved for the over 30s and for very formal occasions, this juice will make you feel like a prince. Other reviewers have described the opening as harsh, but I do not find it so. I find it smooth and refined from the get-go. Definitely more masculine leaning, this fragrance is made with high quality long-lasting ingredients, which justifies the somewhat high price. The real magic comes in the ever-changing dry-down, which keeps you coming back for more as it evolves on your skin with hints of mandarin and nutmeg coming through. I have not worn it out enough to see if it garners compliments, but will report back. To be honest I don't mind if there are not many compliments because just smelling it on myself takes me to a higher realm.

Of the Jovoys, I've only tried Private Label, and now Incident Diplomatique so far. I like Private Label but I feel its too strong and has too many things going on that I can neither understand nor appreciate. This, however, is more my speed. More straightforward, smoother, and a better scent overall IMO. I love this. I sense a versatile Patchouli-Nutmeg in this with the Vetiver there as more of support. I can't sense any orange or sandalwood at all. A very unique, classy fragrance. The performance is pretty good -- its still omnipresent 7 hours after first spray -- but it doesn't make as big a statement as Private Label, which can fill a room. This one is a bit more subtle and people-friendly. Got several compliments this morning walking through the office. Made me feel like a million dollars, LOL.

Idk if this is for me bc I already have enough vetiver scents but if I didn’t own them I’d buy this. On one arm I’m wearing Goutals Grand Amour and this on the other and I’m having such an exquisite time luxuriating in their tug of war. It’s more of a dance though as these would be the two scents enemy spies wear as they seduce each other at a discotheque in Russia. I’m not a manly guy at all but I’ve discovered that the more u get into perfume the more you really can appreciate masculine scents for being much deeper than you thought they were as a novice. Almost everything becomes unisex but I can’t still tell that it would be interpreted as a man’s cologne to the average person. Beautiful transcendent scents like these make this hobby worth all the money I blow on it

Jovoy has a real knack for creating beautiful, enduring, natural smelling fragrances. Incident Diplomatique is one of the finest vetiver and woods fragrances I have smelt. This is unlike the herbaceous-green vetivers you may have come across in the houses of Hermes or Guerlain. Rather, this is an earthy, nutty, damp, soil-like creation. The nutmeg provides a bit of fresh spice over the base of creamy sandalwood and, despite its presence, the patchouli weaves into and out of the vetiver. It's submissive. Longevity is not incredible, but just about average. This doesn't jump off the skin, which is preferable here - this is something intimate and special. The person who wears this is deliberate and confident. Not mass-appealing. Old school. Luxurious. Incredible.

Male! Blind purchase I felt safe with. Reminiscent of 70s-80s but this one has an extremely nice modern mix that shows Niche at its best! The vetiver (there are two) means one is smokier and the other calmer. Patchoulin can for some come quickly but for me after about 2 hours which calms it all down even if Patchoulin is not the weak but is more earthy. It starts with some type of citrus that for me disappears relatively quickly. I guess this one is so special in a positive sense so many people may be disappointed with the smoky Vetiver which is strong in the beginning but I love perfumes that are reminiscent of the 70s and 80s and have an extra modern niche twist like this. Very nice mix and Jovoy seems to make quality perfumes in my opinion. 10/10

I really find it a great and wonderful perfume. Nothing to add to the other magnificent reviews written before mine, I can only say that this perfume is of disarming elegance and quality. A perfume that opens with a wonderful citrus / vetiver mix, a fragrance with a wonderful vetiver, note that I don't like some perfume, but in this I must say it's wonderful. The nutmeg note gives it a very slight spiciness, the patchouli at the bottom makes it a masculine perfume par excellence. Jovoy is a historical and quality brand, fantastic raw materials and no chemical scent. Elegance and refinement to sell, I love it. I want. Recommended.

So Incident Diplomatique for me is quite the enigma. First let me say, I love it. Its so familiar, yet so unique at the same time. One one hand, it reminds me of super dark camp-firey frags like Slumberhouse Jeke but on the other hand it smells like nothing ive smelled before. My guess is most who typically dont like vetiver, which I typically do not, are going to shy away from this expecting a very abrasive vetiver note, but to my nose I dont get that. I just get an extremely pleasant and extremely smooth blend of sexy smokiness that isnt too smoky. I know that sounds weird but get your nose on it and youll know what I mean.

An intoxicating scent. It keeps me getting back to it. A simple yet elegant blend of vetiver with patchouli. The vetiver doesn't come harsh or needly, rather soft and creamy. The Patchouli is detectable, but takes a supporting role to push that vetiver "butter" further and further. Really sublime. Performance is good, with it lasting to 7 hours on skin. Projection is classy with a good scent trail for an hour or two. This is the vetiver scent to convert someone who doesn't like the note. More on the masculine side. I bought it without sampling, and I'm quite pleased with what I've done.

This is my first review on Fragrantica. Excuse me my broken english and non professionalism. Incident Diplomatique by Jovoy Paris is extraordinary, outstanding, radically 'masculine' scent without any sweeteness. Opposite to 'crowd-pleasers', 'panty-droppers' etc.. I like that concept very much. Sharp, medecinal at opening, softer, smoother at drydown. For my nose this fragrance is in the same niche like Yatagan by Caron, but maybe less complex, more linear, without pine and herbal notes. But maybe deeper at the same time. I love both. Longevity 36+ hours on my skin. Silage moderate.

In my opinion, Incident Diplomatique is the best patchouli perfume among the (non-vintage) perfumes available in the market right now. The harmony of vetiver and patchouli is unique. It has an addictive structure. It's like a more tame version of private label. I am very happy that I bought a full bottle, I don't think I will ever get bored. It's been 2 years and it still continues to surprise me and make me smile every time I wear it. Jovoy's best perfume in my opinion. Its performance is a tap below Private Label, but still not bad. It can be used anytime except hot summer days.