Glacier Le Noir

#732 in my "Tour de Fragrance" As I have a bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier's "Le Male Le Parfum" on the shelf I decided to get this Alhambra scent and do a side-by-side. I enjoy the Le Parfum as a scent, though not my favorite Le Male scent, and when it runs out if I can resupply that fragrance at $20 instead of $120 I absolutely will. I have 30 Alhambra "similars" and the 30 original scents they try to duplicate on the shelf. The PdM clones are quite amazing. Others, like the Tom Ford dupes, are good, but not great. Some actually out-perform the original scents in longevity and projection. So it was worth a try at $20 for the bottle of Glacier Le Noir with free Prime shipping on Amazon. It's worth mentioning that the Le Parfum has been on the shelf for more than a year and the Alhambra scents do tend to evolve after several months on the shelf. They don't seem to put a lot of effort into blending their scents before shipping them out. So if the Le Noir evolves in a few months I will not be surprised. So, the initial opening is different. The Glacier is slightly more floral with an added violet note and has a hint of citrus (bergamot?) like they were trying to split the difference between Le Male and Le Male Le Parfum. Le Parfum has a darker, woodier character than the Le Noir, which has a brighter, more floral, sharper character than Le Parfum. But the variance is very slight. And as that hint of citrus fades out, as citrus always does, the resemblance to Le Parfum gets pretty indistinguishable. Both survive from morning shower till lunch. I think Le Noir is really very unisex, though I've never viewed the JPG line as masculine in the first place. I think Le Noir is a great scent, with a definite JPG vibe, and I am thrilled with the price. My verdict is Le Noir is not a 100% dupe of Le Parfum, but close enough to be worth owning in its own right, and a safe blind buy at a low price of $20. It's car pool, elevator and office safe. Date night appropriate. I've also ordered the Glacier, Glacier Bold and Glacier Ultra versions and will review and compare those when they arrive, provided they're all in the Fragrantica database by then. If not, I will review them when they've been added.

In a nutshell this is very close to JPG Le Parfum but the differences being this is a fresh/Spicy take and less sweet and rich! But what others have said about this being close in the air is very true (especially in the mid) By itself Glacier Le Noir opens up semi sweet,fresh but also the thing that sets this apart is there is a very slight peppery nuance making this spicy and different from the OG. That slickness to me makes this more masculine! As it dries down I get more vanilla but also the spices stick in and it smoothens out and the iris kicks in making this more smooth and buttery. In the OG I can clearly pick out the lipsticks Iris but in Le Noir it’s just a supporting note that makes the vanilla more smooth and causes the spiciness to not be overwhelming. Crazy enough I LOVE the OG but actually prefer Le Noir as it’s just the right amount of sweetness and again that spiciness from Cardomom and pepper gives this a masculine edge. I still think the OG is a better scent as its ingredients are just class. However, for my personal tastes I have to be in the mood for something that sweet and the sweetness is toned down in Le Noir which also makes it more versatile. Performance- I get 8-12 hours with Le Noir which is excellent longevity for the price but projection is just above average for the first 1 hour and a half before it becomes a skin scent with decent sillage. The OG though had both excellent projection and longevity even with 2 sprays . Overall rating - 9 out of 10 ! Beautiful smell that i actually prefer over the OG and honestly I’ve received better feedback and compliments from Le Noir so I’m not disappointed at all

I got the sample of LMLP about a year ago and immediately fell in love with it. I'm a college student, so getting something that expensive for myself was out of the picture. I really got into fragrances only a few months ago, and while I was looking at popular dupes, I found this. It came in an hour ago and off the rip on my skin, it is 85-90% close. The only real differences for me was that after the initial 15 minutes, LMLP is definitely denser and rounder while Glacier Le Noir is brighter, sharper, and a touch sweeter. I cannot wait to see how it matures over the next month or so. This is such a steal at $20 for how close it is that I see little reason for anyone to buy the real thing (unless you have the money of course). I will update this in about a month or so, and hopefully by then, it gets to around 90-92% close. Edit (same day): Two sprays on the back of my hand; skin scent through 12+ hours, took a shower at hour 3. Longevity is NOT a worry, at least on my skin. Opening stays strong through the first 3-4 hours, after that the base notes start peeking through and progressively get more prominent. Strong projection through the first 2-3 hours. Edit (one month later): the sharpness had definitely toned down a considerable amount and the base comes in earlier as well. The cardamom is still fairly strong within the first 15-45 minutes but it settles down, and saying that I could tell some differences would be splitting hairs. I can confidently say that at this point in time on my skin, it is at least 92% close. Glacier Le Noir is THE schmoop for LMLP. Looking forward to even better performance in the coming months.

* Spot on clone of JPG Le Male Le Parfum * Much better than fellow flanker Glacier "Bold" * Appealing and complex blend of sweet, vanilla, spice, herbal, floral, iris and powder aromas * Notable cardamom, black pepper and lavender notes * Fun crowd-pleasing fragrance * Good for all weather, even warm * Unisex * Good QPR value * Good performance * Not good for those who dislike sweet fragrances. Really. * Cardamom note may turn off some * Not good for serious or somber occasions Maison Alhambra Glacier "Le Noir" is pretty much a spot-on clone Jean-Paul Guathier's Le Male Le Parfum. It's got the same appealing complex blend of sweet, vanilla, spice, herbal, floral, iris and powder aromas. The most prominent notes are cardamom, black pepper, vanilla and lavender. This is really fun, appealing and crowd-pleasing. The cardamom is distinctive, however, and it may not appeal to some. This is sweet. Like really sweet. Anyone who think the Paco Rabanne Invictus and 1 Million lines are sweet needs to take a whiff of this to learn what "sweet" in a fragrance really smells like. As such, those who dislike sweet fragrances should stay far away. Everyone else feel free to enjoy. This is good for all weather, day and night, and is unisex. It's not good for more serious or somber occasions, but isn't intended for that use. This is an all-around fun fragrance to use, is a good QPR value at a very good price, and gives good performance. It's quite a step up quality-wise from its fellow flanker Glacier "Bold." Easy recommend.

This was a recent 25$ amazon buy CAD. Long time cuba Gold abuser so getting this was to be in familiar JPG notes. All I can say is I have worn this 2 times on New Years eve and New Years day and got crazy compliments just like with Cuba Gold. My wife instantly starts huffing the air and saying OH MY GOD you smell soooooo good. Who cares about clones. This just smells really good. Clean Thick vanilla iris lavender bergamot simplicity. I also get a sweet coconut or pineapple like sweetness that align's with the Biche JPG line. Having bought about 10 highly hyped scents lately I realize that most are on a sweet amber vanilla trip that is getting old frankly. Makes me happy to have some darker and fresher scents to cleanse the pallate from time to time. I'm totally nose blind to this and can not smell it on me moments after spraying on. Can't smell it on my wrist or nothing. This being said my wife said she could smell me easily all evening and the compliments came so maybe you might not smell something on you but it is there. Total lesson for me on projection. I shot this into a vintage Borsalino Homburg and every time I wear it it smells very comforting.