Hypnôse Homme

It is one of most underrated male fragrances. ☝🏼 Considering that Lancôme is such power house for women perfumery, it is quite surprise that their only male perfume available is cover in obscure mystery. 🤫 It is very masculine scent in best way possible. ♂️ Smells elegant and strong, seductive but without sweetness notes so prominent in scents made these days. Extremely versatile : work, date, family dinner, afternoon in the city center. It would add a pinch of sophisticated ambiance to every occasion. I am wearing it all year long - different weather kicks different notes out if it. However it would be your late summer, autumn scent - if we need to out it into a season category. Scent is herbal, 🌿 refreshing, in first minutes straight in your nose but it turn into cuddly and mysterious mist ✨ that stay fir hours on skin and fir days on the cloths. Citruses 🍊 are well blended with cardamon - they are not out forward so you don't get freshly cheap vibe that citruses often cause in opening. Not at all, you get really unusual opening of masculine realm - like nice 1910 Art Nouveau Vienna apartment with wooden panneau and crystal goblets waiting to be filled with liquor. 🎩 Lavender feels ultranatural - something that reminds me l'occitane L'eau de Bavx. I am amazed how nicely amber musk and patchouli are blended. 😏You don't feel any of them stand out - there is no cheesy vintage patchouli, no powdery musk and no sweet amber. What I feel is a scent that connect me with some kind of eternal masculinity - with my father and grandfather, with royals and dandies of the past. 😮 Bottle is made of very thick and quite heavy glass. I like it's unusual dynamic twist. At least something more creative then your typical squared bottle. I had received complements wearing this amazing scent and when some female friends ask what is it they are always like : "Lancôme makes fragrances for guy? I didn't know it". Then I always add : "They do but it is a quest to get it". Try online or in small perfumeries outside main chains. 😉

I was looking for "best cardamom fragrances" cause I adore its scent and this came up many times, so I added to the "to try', although having seen it was discontinued. then I found a 50 ml on an outlet perfumes page for a price that can be considered as a "steal". First of all: The bottle is so exquisite, now I understand why people rate it too. Before reviewing the scent, I must say that expectations are indeed the real cause of disappointment.(Or in other words, Cl"comparison is the thief of joy".)This is one of the drawbacks of being an enthusiast. One day we smell a fragrance and fall in love(maybe for the first time, unforgettable-mine was "Intoxicated" by Kilian in this case) and after that we try to find that feeling (not the scent actually), searching for those with the same or similar notes, and often, hopes are not met and we feel upset, yet we should not. So, I sprayed 2-3 sprays to my both moisturized arms and took a sniff. It was not a mind-blowing experience, hence it is stunning. The sought radiant cardamom is there and presents itself. Even it's not unpleasant at all, the only thing that bothers me is the lavender I wish it hadn't been there so that the scent would carry itself mainly on the cardamom and mint. Most of the other reviews are true, the scent is quite linear, doesn't play games. It's bold, it's serious, not youthful/juvenile, does its job very well. I don't know about projection, but longevity is not much, after 4 hours I can barely smell it. It's not a big deal, it's okay. And last thing about the discontinuity, I checked the batch code and it showed the production date was 2020. so I presume even if it was, it must have been later than that time. I am going to keep it in the fridge to mature and test again later in a different season and time.

My short review: This is a great fragrance. My more detailed review: First impressions of this fragrance were: Oh... This is an old man's cologne. It certainly is not, but, as a youngster, I had an older relative who had a liking for cardamom in scents. This made me think of him. The more I wear this scent, the more I appreciate it. Most of the individual notes can be detected in Hypnose, something I am not usually very good at! I have decided that I really, really enjoy lavender in perfumes. And I am now more appreciative of cardamom - not the old man smell I once thought! The mint freshens it up without making it smell like toothpaste or a polo mint. And finally the amber and patchouli leave a slightly sweet base that I can't stop sniffing! Longevity and projection are good, and I think Hypnose is best suited to nighttime wear. Overall, although you do not get a unique fragrance that will stand out, what you do get is a solid, charming fragrance suitable for date nights, nights out, etc. Plus, you can pick this up for a relatively low price, making Hypnose a solid purchase and the reason for my 'short review' above. EDIT: I have been wearing Hypnose for several months now and I have yet to come across anybody that dislikes it. Compliments aplenty! I have now checked out several of Maurice Roucel's fragrances and I must say I am a huge fan! This, however, particularly stands out... Well done, Maurice.

Spicy! You like mexicain food? Salsa? You will like hypnose :p The first thing that come in my mind when i think about that fragrance is spicy, but in a good way! Not safe for blind buy, IMO, because you need to be into that kind of scent to appreciate it. Again, i think it can be use as a night fragrance all year around, because it is not to strong for summer night, i would even said that it is lacking in longevity and projection...the spices bring a warm side to this fragrance, so mayble it is better on cold time like autum and winter. It last for about 3-4 hours on my skin, and have maximum arm lenght projection, and just in the first hour before fainting and guetting close to skin. I wouln t use this for casual or office, because of the spice that can be annoying for some...it is difficult to find, even on the internet, so if you like that kind of scent, you might want to get your hands on this! My score is: Smell: 7,5/10. Spicy, spicy, spicy ( did i tell it was spicy?). Good, but you need to be into this. Longevity: 3/5. Around 4 hour, lacking for clubbing IMO, but good for diner or other night out. Projection: 3/5. A little bit weak here too. Versatility: 3/5. Mainly for night out, the only exeption I see is clubbing, because it lack in longevity and projection... Overall: 16,5/25. Again, good for someone who is into that kind of scent, try it first, i wouln t blind buy.

This is one of those rarest of fragrances that I could truthfully describe as (almost) unspeakably beautiful. When I use this, I always spray on my wrist too: I just cant stop sniffing it. The scent pyramid and classification as an oriental fougere is accurate and fair: it all revolves around the cardamom/lavender/patchouli axis. The almond note is very interesting. But there seems so much more about Hypnôse: a depth that isn't immediately definable. For instance, I can sense notes of mossy tree bark and birch leaf - and they're not cited in the ingredients at all. There are no "challenging" phases or transformations. The projection is perfect. I don't agree with fumigating everyone at five feet and beyond. My only (very considered) criticism: longevity. It isn't bad. But if this facet was better, this scent would be peerless. Makes me consider how every day you don't wear a scent like this is a day your pleasure is lost forever. It is that exquisite. I deliberately wear it selectively hoping never to lose the elation reaching for it gives me - a risk that goes with overusing any fragrance. I could, were it possible, choose to wear this on my last day - to have this fragrance with me as I pass from this world to the next. A small comfort whilst in purgatory. Can one speak more highly of anything? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️