Lalique Pour Homme

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I love the f*cK out of this stuff! To my nose, this is neither powdery or overpowering. This was a throw-in-blind-buy because it was so cheap and upon receiving the package, I sprayed a business card in my office as I was already wearing something that day. I'll admit that I wasn't thrilled with how it acted off the paper. I took the three business cards I sprayed with the three different fragrances I purchased (this, guerlain l'instinct EDP, and ralph's club elixir) and went to a few of my colleagues and asked them which they liked the most. In hindsight, this is pretty stupid, but I work in a small office and everyone at this point can figure out that I wear a wide variety of fragrances. Well, let me tell you that out of the 4 or 5 people I asked (3 women and 2 men, I think), 3 liked ralph's club elixir (no surprise and it's my least favorite out of the trio), one guy hates everything (yet really needs something to mask his own "scent"), but one woman (my favorite colleague in the office) immediately gravitated towards this. Let's call her "A", because it's easier. I was a bit shocked. At that point I was having doubts lalique pour homme lion (or whatever this fragrance is actually called) was even worth the $20 I spent on it: the opening felt too astringent and almost medicinal in the way it came off both green and overly soapy. The dry down was just starting on the strip and A told me she could always tell which of her husband's fragrances would develop much better on skin and in the air from the sillage based on how they reacted to paper. Her husband is a big Tom Ford wearer, so she and I would occasionally talk about fragrances that he was wearing lately if she though I hadn't tried it yet and I knew she had some depth on the subject. Well, A could have been full of shit, but she was 100% right about this! The opening is far less stringent on my skin and the way it radiates a warm, yet fresh and slightly sweet citrus is so f'ing good. Better yet, the dry down introduces this smokey note that makes most barbershop fougere fragrances jealous. It's on this weird borderline between fresh/aromatic and smokey that I honestly didn't think existed because the two just don't seem to sit next to each other on any spectrum of notes - at least they didn't in my head. Until now... The majority of the wear features a smokey, green, fresh and woody profile, while opening with a gorgeous citrus and aromatic blast very reminiscent of other barbershop style fragrances. But this is just so much better. If you dress nicely for work, this is perfect any time of the year and can be worn dressed up as well as business casual. It's masculine and unapologetically so, but not in a douchy "sauvage-toxic" sort of way. It's more like the way a confident guy smiles at people authentically and makes eye contact to show he's giving his attention to the other person and earnestly listening to them comes off as masculine. It's not "alpha" or whatever idiots want to pretend they are by comparing themselves to four legged animals, but gentlemanly and lends the wearer a vibe of solid upbringing and mastery of their life. Basically, I have no business wearing it, but it's so f'ing good, I love rocking this and how it makes me feel when I'm feeling good in my skin and clothes. So get it if you want a fragrance that harkens back to an older, more refined model of what masculinity looks like. It's not like men's fragrances started with cringe inducing YouTube influencers a decade ago. This speaks to those who understand the difference between traditions worth keeping while letting go of the toxicity that often accompanied the same era. It's a modern take on a classic idea. There, that's what I meant to say with this long rambling comment. Forget everything else but this last bit.

wWOWw!! I am freakin' BLOWN AWAY! I mean WOW! I thought I had some idea of how Lalique Pour Homme might smell but I was just WAAAAY OFF! Smells much better than I'd expected it to and I would've gotten it AGES AGO if I'd known how this smells! The opening is so clean, crystaline and YES a bit on the mature side, but I honestly thought it would have a more "Vintage/Powdery" Masculine smell like a lighter version of Guerlain's Habit Rouge, Davidoff's Zino or Tom Ford's Bo De Jor and THAT'S why I was putting off grabbing a bottle bc of redundancy, but while Lalique Pour Homme is "Mature/Masculine" it is NOT "Dated" like those fragrances are (Which I also adore) and reminds me more of like an 90's powerhouse masculine fragrance. The "Retail Price" for Lalique Pour Homme edp 2.5 oz bottle is $117 on Laliques website and that price is 100% justified! Dont get me wrong, I am so, SO glad that we can get these amazing fragrances for a fraction of the retail cost on"Discounters," but sadly it truley is a detrimemt to this fabulous brand bc it de-values them in peoples minds bc they're under tbe impression that these are just "Cheapies" or have "Low Quality ingredients" and if ya know a good, quality scent when ya smell one, then ya know that's just NOT the case with Laliques offerings. Its actually a detrimemt in the market for Lalique as well!... buuut, I digress.. As iLalique PH dries down it does get slightly more powdery, but NOT as powdery or vanillic as the other options Id mentioned. Lalique Pour Homme gives TOTAL "Boss Vibes" and is excellent for businees attire, is office safe and is just so great smelling and does have a "Modern edge" to it. Id say its for fellas 25 and up and is "NOT for the kiddos" like the "Negatives" drop list states. This scent is very vesitle being great for basically all seasons (maybe not for super hight heat tho.) Now, straight outta my brand-new bottle this has moderate longevity/projection (5 to 6 hours on skin, arms length projection), but as some may already know, Most Lalique fragrances almost ALWAYS drastically improve once air has been introduced into the bottles and they've had a chance to "Maturate." Also while this had been compared to Creed's Bois de Portugal, I have not smelled that one so I cannot compare them, BUUUT what I can say is that out of my 200+ bottle collection (including many Classic/Masculins) I have NOTHING else that smells quite like Lalique Pour Homme! Now, I rarely grade fragrances in my in MY collection over a 7 or an 8 unless Im just blown away by it, but Lalique Pour Homme has to get a 9 outta 10 from me! I mean what an unexpected, pleasant surprise, like FORE REAL! Folks if your a fellow "Frag-Head" like myself and collect, do yourself a big ol' favor and just grab this CRIMINALLY underrated/inexpensive fragrance, ESPECIALLY if you're into 80' or 90's style masculine fragrances! I went for a 2.5 tester with cap for only $19!!.. FREAKIN' BONKERZ!! And DO NOT let the inexpensive price tag fool you into thinking Lalique Pour Homme smells "Cheap", this stuff smells super refined, smells "Expensive" and just plain AMAZING! A real Must-Have in anyones fragrance collection! I mean I can't even🤩!! Lol! So glad that I finally got this and I can confidently say that this is one of my best purchases of 2025 HANDS DOWN! So stoked (as yall can probably tell!) It is simply THAT GOOD!

Rough, cheap smelling, budget..........these are words that should never be used anywhere near this beautiful scent. This is one of the best fragrances I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. Just gorgeous and perfectly dosed with incredible ingredients, gentle individually but crafted together to produce a substantial fragrance that can only be classed as sublime, refined, stylish and wonderfully cultivated! Lavender, citruses, woods, iris, amber's, vanilla, oakmoss and more! So delicate but somehow made punchy too! I've only encountered perhaps 20 or so perfumes out of probably thousands I've tried that I'd consider to be masterful. Regardless of the price this sits right in there amongst them all, it's a very special concoction in my opinion. It's definitely for the more mature man but one who is self assured and cuts a dash. Someone who values permanent, timeless class over silly trends, long term solutions over a quick fix that never truly works! Hopefully the brighter people reading this understand what I'm trying to say! If you are into sweet, modern scents this may be something for you to let pass by! Performance is great now that it's macerated/matured over several months. initially I got a strong alcoholic scent with a weak indifineable note! Disappointed was putting it mildly. Thrown into a box and pretty much forgotten until a few weeks ago. I gave it a couple of sprays with the view to putting it straight back but no! Magic had happened. Neat alcohol had majestically transformed into a complex, deep and wonderful scent. This is real life Chrysopoeia, alchemy in the modern day.....possibly even witchcraft. 😆 Wear all year and anywhere or occasion you like, Lalique pour homme will do you proud. Strangely, I was buying a new Creed fragrance and couldn't decide between Viking, Royal Oud and Bois du Portugal. It was researching and sampling these products that reminded and re-informed me of the apparent likeness between the Lalique offering and the lastly mentioned Creed. I didn't think so at all from memory! As mentioned, when I resampled from the maturation drawer I totally got it, this is indeed similar in many ways. So, I retested all the Creeds alongside the lions head and the only Creed I didn't feel compelled to buy was the Bois du Portugal, as beautiful as it is this hits the mark, for now it seems pointless to spend around 20 times the price for something that will trade punches comfortably. This is perhaps the biggest and greatest bargain in mens perfumery amongst very few I've encountered. They say you get what you pay for! I think that's almost always true but absolutely not in this case. Look at it this way, if it was matured in the factory longer, rebottled with a label from a scent house like perhaps Creed or TF and prices in the mid hundreds, this stuff would be flying off the shelves, I say that with complete confidence. How Lalique utilise such high quality ingredients to produce top level niche perfumery at prices cheaper than the likes of Rasasi or Armaf is insane! Buy it, spray it several times and lock it away for a few months. What you'll end up with is a fragrance that has an aroma and performance worthy of Creed money. (If any fragrance is truly worth these mental prices!) God, I love perfumery. Especially when it's this amazing and accessible for everyone!

The first thing that strikes me is the quality Lalique keeps having for all their scents, regardless of the price range they are in. When you open the box, you will see a bottle of classy and sturdy design that immediately looks and feels nice. The same goes for the opening blast when you spray it on your skin: Many cheaper perfumes are initially a bit harsh, but Lalique homme — as with all Lalique I have sampled — has no foul if fleeting vapours. On the contrary, it starts off well rounded with a bit of talcum that keeps spices, citruses, ambers and wood in check, as if it was something from Xerjoff or Roja that costs ten times as much. Eventually, it becomes drier, but never loses the touch of elegance. It is a style some will recognise from Guerlain’s Heritage or even YSL Opium Pour Homme: A nod to both fougères and chypres from the at least two preceding decades, but more rounded, more gentlemanly, yet not stuffy or old fashioned. Imagine actors of the über masculine kind that reached their 40s in the mid nineties, but who manages to perfectly keep up to the times they live in here and now. They are both looking backwards and forwards and are at the age when humans often excels the most across the many things that makes up a life. If your parents belongs to this generation, I would not be surprised if you find this profile a bit dated. Neither is it among the more daring or exploratory creations around, it was rather a synthesis of the opposing styles that preceded it, blending the morning freshness of the fougères with the more evening elegance of the chypres. Yet it is not common or boring either, I can only think of a small handful of male marketed EDPs that I think properly belongs to this category of allround gentleman scents. As opposed to the mentioned Opium, you can use Lalique pour homme for both work and leisure the year around, where the former requires moderation in the workplace and abstention in hot weather. I would say it is also slightly more versatile than Heritage EDP, because it is a bit drier and more discreet, especially for the warmer season. Tenacity and projection is as expected, not an EDT and neither the beast mode seen since around 2012. For me it was hard to find tests, but with the price it is a safe blind buy. Try out Creed Bois de Portugal and Guerlain Heritage EDP in a store. Imagine something that is a bit fresher and lighter, and you have Lalique pour homme.

Oh Lalique, how I really underestimated you. I left you on my shelf five, maybe eight years - I may have given you a squirt once and didn't pay much attention to you. I thought your bottle was a gimmick, really pretty and like the fine crystal for which you are named, so this morning I saw you on my sink looking pretty and said what the hey its a cool day and I never use this one. Let me give it a spray. I was out somewhere and someone asked me what I was wearing because it smells so good and she was going on and on about it. Having gone nose-blind to it, and wondering if it was the scent on my shirt from yesterday. I said I'm wearing nothing, having forgot about the spray. I rubbed my fingers down my inside undershirt and could smell something but i couldn't tell if it was the soap i had used this morning. I finally hit the right spot and brought my finger out to smell something, wow -- I didn't know it was this good. On the ride home two more people said the same thing to me -- it smells clean and fresh, and so I remembered when I got home and looked at the sink with the bottle on it, I gave a small quick spray at the end of the day. Wow, as the evening progressed I thought how unfair I had been to think it was a bottle gimmick and nothing else. This cologne is certainly something like I have never experienced and the more I am aware of it, subtle that it is, the more I like it. It's strange how a compliment can make you reassess the richness of a smell, but honestly, it made me stop and really take this seriously. Sometimes a woman's nose can pick up things that a man's nose has become blind to with time and I'm afraid I may start hording this scent because as all things go it seems the best scents they stop making or change the formula to. A steal it is in price, and yet it doesnt wear off right away --i'm in bed right now and I can't wait to see if Lalique pour Homme, the Lion sticks around with me all night long. I bet when I wake up tomorrow it will be around still.