Spicy for Him

Spicy for Him is another gem from Micallef house with excellent performance suitable for cool weather, fall, winter and spring, day and night. It feels deep and thick, rich scent. Definitely the note pyramid is wrong because I get a huge but delicate cinnamon note which is one of the dominant notes of Spicy for Him. And it doesn't feel old or dated or old school as some reviewers say here. It's a classic and manly scent. It opens with lemon, tiny faint traces of rose (it looks like similar to the rose which is used by the Bond No9 house, same vibe with Bond No 9 Bond No. 9 Perfume but much toned down) which live quite long and dominant resins followed by strong artemisia and very mild fir. After that I get a mild lavender with a tiny soapy feeling. At this point is starting to emerge the strong cinnamon note with a smoky quality and the rose at the background is in its peak and starts to fade away. It feels that there's something incensy in the blend also at the background. The nutmeg is noticeable and starts to radiates a beautiful warm amber blend which blends perfectly with the dominant resins and the well balanced cinnamon. The lavender gives to the blend a herbal freshness avoiding to become a heavy resin/amber scent which could be quite cloying. The dusty/earthy patchouli lives at the background embracing the rest ingredients. The musk is mild and the moss makes its presence more noticeable at the late dry down. It feels that I've smelled this before but nothing comes to my mind. The vibe is familiar but not the whole blend as a fragrance. There is a common element in its spiceness with the G. Nejman Le Seducteur btw but these scents are not similar to each other. The opening is pungent, in your face. It radiates almost 1 meter around you. As time passes it settles down to a nice moderate but above the average scent in terms of projection. The sillage is moderate. Spicy fro Him is a long lasting scent. That being said, I'll hunt down a back up bottle.. good stuff.

MODERN OLD SCHOOL MANLY FOUGERE VIBES This is my favorite man-manly perfume and it's off course discontinued :-/ I absolutely adore it - It pleasant, manly in an 60's/70's/80's way, but also slightly modern - What it's not is old school in a way so it can overpower a last century smoke-filled room, and I really like that. It's not overpowering, but it's definitely strong enough. Perfect! 10/10 A few other fantastic perfumes in a (slightly) similar style: - Houbigant - Fougere Royale (EdP) [2010 version] - Acqua di Parma - Colonia Essenza (EdC) - Boss - The Collection - Vigorous Cologne (EdP) - Naughton & Wilson - Gravitas Pour Homme (EdP) - Houbigant - Duc de Vervins L'Extreme (EdP) - Diptyque - 34 Boulevard Saint Germain (EdP) - Creed - Green Irish Tweed (EdP)

A masculine Oriental fougere like none other, this was my introduction to the wonderful and woefully underrated house of Micallef when my mom selected it for me in Dubai duty free several years ago. Since then there always has been a bottle in my collection. The perfume opens with notes of lemon, lavender and artemisia. As it begins settling, notes of patchouli, fir and nutmeg ( that gives it its name - very prominent) are revealed. On complete drydown, notes of oakmoss, amber and musk are revealed. This one is for guys with very bold personalities. Tremendous sillage, projection and longevity. Beautiful blending. Absolutely stunning and gorgeous. Moms always know best. Enjoy!

Spicy for Him succeeds to be austere and mature but also a modern fougere. The similarity to Ted Lapidus is valid. I would consider Spicy for Him is a contemporary re-boot of Ted Lapidus' version. It reminds me of Dior's Eau Sauvage EDP although they smell different. The beginning is green and fresh, with a splendid soapy resinous heart and a warm earthy ending. I tend to wear Spicy for Him for daytime meetings and Eau Sauvage EDP is for the evenings. Spicy for Him is my favourite work scents. A solid performer and another excellent creation by M Micallef. 9/10

Got to be honest I picked up a 50ml tester of this for virtually nothing with the view that if it’s garbage it can go in the bin. Today I’m wearing it and to be honest this is actually nice, don’t get me wrong there is nothing groundbreaking the opening of the lemon and lavender is really well done with the lavender quite subtle, as it’s drying down I’m starting to get patchouli and musk. All I’ll say is if you can get a bottle for peanuts then dive in if you want a masculine, safe fragrance for the office.