Miracle Homme L'Aquatonic

My second Lancome mens scent, after Hypnose homme, and I must say I am very impresssed. Having never smelled Miracle Homme, (and now I really want to) I expected a watery gourmand or something very light and weak. MHL'A is none of these things and can definitely stand on its own two feet... This begins with a very bitter orange and powdery violet smell. There are citruses present but they are neither sweet or zesty-just right to balance the bigarade and give it a refreshing quality. The heart has more of a lush vegetal feel, with rhubarb's sweet sourness, corriander's herbiness and the warm green forest feel of cypress. Utterly amazing! This goes from good to better. The drydown is woody with aromatic cedar and smooth guaiac, but the best part is how the very clean, almost soapy smelling rosewood mixes with the earthy dry vetiver. Smashing!! From better to best. This scent is as flannelman said, very underated, most likely because of the 'L'Aquatonic' in the name. This not an aquatic by any means, but an homage to green and growing things and brings some of my all time favorite smells together in a wonderfully unique scent. I was hoping to find a cheaper alternative to TM Cologne when I got this, and it has some basic similarities, but there is just something so comforting and endearing about this scent...it's green (juice and aroma), fresh, grassy and earthy without the usual dirtiness or heavy woods. It has just enough citrus to stay light and "tonic" but remains very much down-to-earth. Very, very impressive! Sillage: good Longevity: above average Overall: 4.75/5 Some may find this similar to Joop! Go, but I find it superior. When first ordering this blind, I whined about the fact it is only available in the one size (125 ml). Now, I'm SO glad it is a huge bottle!! If you like green scents that last, and want a distinctive spring/summer scent...this is the one!

A delightful, fresh, underrated green scent! Don't let the "aqua" in its name fool you, this is definitely not a marine or watery fragrance. It is however very tonic and uplifting. During the first seconds, a very classic citrus note is present but the star here is a burst of bitter but delicious orange. A great way to start the day! Aquatonic then turns into a medium sweet, but also spicy green scent with grass, vetiver and fern notes being the most obvious. There is at times a very faint foody aspect to the fragrance, perhaps because of the rhubarb note. Some have noted vegetables notes such as green pepper and celery, and although I can understand the (subconscious?) reasoning behind this, I can't say I have ever experienced it when I used to wear Aquatonic on a regular basis. Which is just as well (-sigh of relief-): nobody wants to smell like a market stall. And you won't, trust me... The drydown is still green (vétiver) and woody (rosewood mostly, I find). But when it kicks off, the far end of Aquatonic's longevity has already been reached. So, to me, Aquatonic is green, leafy and fresh all the way during the middle notes with a round and bright aspect, à la Guerlain Vétiver. There are also definite similarities with Mugler Cologne in the way the fragrance is built and orchestrated. And there are worst things to be compared to than these two fragrances... If you haven't tried Miracle Aquatonic yet, I recommend it. But please, wait for summer: that's when it will shine...

A 00's creation of Francis Kurkdjian which reeks of summer without actually being "aqua", at least not in the classical marine-calone-iodine sense. Not all summers are about beaches and blooming citrus trees, no matter what the ad says . This one has the green, almost alien freshness of rhubarb, or should I say "freshness", because it's not really the most important part. Fern, grass with a drop of lemon, the paradoxical green of violets. Light woodiness in the background; I can even smell hints of green coffee. The emotion of a transparent color. I wore it for a whole summer vacation some years ago without recognizing all this notes, sensing only one homogenous accord that had no name. I've became more analytical since then, I guess, and I sometimes miss that time when I wasn't. It was a great companion for all the places we visited, humming quietly its green song. Never hides its synthetic nature, but instead takes advantage of it: the only way to create a masterpiece on a budget.

Over the years, I've collected quite a few discontinued gems. There is a selfish delight knowing that you have something not easily accessible anymore. Although Miracle Homme Laquatonic can still be found easily, it's one I will cherish and enjoy just because of how green and refreshing it is. The presentation is all you need to know about this one; light green liquid in a transparent bottle with a white packaging; sincerely, that exudes the character of this fragrance; green! green! green! The blending was done by@franciskurkdjian so you know it was done right. Fern, bitter orange, rhubarb, lemon, violet, vetiver, rosewood and a few more combos. It's a very light fragrance but very enjoyable for spring and summer.

I Love this fragrance so much. I was working for Lancome when it was launched and was so glad they made it. All of the great reviews are wanting me to wear it more, but I am going to be sad when this bottle is gone.. Edit 6/10/19 Many reviews complain about the longevity of the scent. I applied it at 7:30 this morning and it's after 1:00 in the afternoon still going strong! This fragrance always stays with me during the whole work day. I'd say a good 8-9 hours. I don't know if it's just my skin or the batches of the fragrance I have found, but this does last for me.