Le Barbier de Tanger

I hate reviews which go completely against the trend and off on a tangent comparing the subject fragrance to others, of which it bares no resemblance. So I apologise in advance but hear me out. I think barbier has one of the most exciting openings I’ve smelled for sometime. It opens with juicy punch of citrus and tangerine peel, then starts out on this rive gauche like, barbershop affair and you think okay, I’m feeling this. Then comes a Dior (or should I say Christian Dior?) Fahrenheit type accord lurking through this powdery Fougere. I thought there has to be Violet listed in the notes and combined with a dirty, oily, diesel smell which wouldn’t be out of place in a Xerjoff fragrance and somewhat of a signature of theirs I think. These two elements conspire for a brief moment to conjure up an old formula Fahrenheit, with non of the vanilla sweetness and dumbing down that has crept in to recent batches. Call me crazy but Thats what I get . I consider myself somewhat of an authority on the older Fahrenheit and I can honestly say a smidgen of it’s spirit graces this fragrance. Can someone please tell me they smell it too and I’m not just imagining things? However, As it settles after the first 20 mins or so this fades completely and the majority is a dazzlingly well rendered mix of green notes, lavender, oakmoss, cardamom, all of which was there to start with but caught up in that opening it gets a bit lost and jumbled. Le Barbier de Tanger is lovely, really lovely and a preference for me over Invasion Barbare. (Which is also very nice) It becomes more and more powdered and less distinct very quickly indeed, retreating down to the skin with a warmth of resins in the base. This composition has been given some thought and although the resulting fragrance might be a touch disappointing when all is said and done, I like the brief but thrilling ride it gave when first applied. This sadly applies to the performance and silage as well, becoming a skin scent after less than an hour and not projecting very much at all. When it’s really settled I get the modern aroma chemistry, and something salty and of the sea. I know what Calone smells like but I wouldn’t of necessarily thought that was it. I need to wear this again properly to give a better appraisal, because it is one them but I’d say on the whole shows promise but doesn’t quite deliver. It might have gotten away with it too but when you’re paying top wack, expectations are sky high for a reason. UPDATE 14/05/21: When I look back at reviews like this I'm staggered by how similar my thoughts are (rather than how much different) because I largely stick to what I said above, there's nothing 'wrong' with what I'm saying here as such. However, I hadn't tried Invasion Barbare in a while here and it shows because that is WAAAYY superior to this, it's the best of that style of fougere, end of conversation about that! Barbier de Tanger starddles the wonderfully natural feel and the incredibly hollow, sensation of woody and ambrox base materials. The brilliance shining through on occasion but I'm not that taken with this fragrance, it's good, complex all the stuff I said above and I like it but I'll never love it.

Fresh mediterranean elegance, very classy scent! Love the use of tangerine and calone along with the fougere accord (strengthened with vetiver) to make the olfactive representation of a barbershop in Tanger. The lavender and citrus opening is so beautiful that it keeps me smelling my wrist every few minutes and, while I don't find the drydown as engaging and some may even consider it dull, it does satisfy my cravings for a quality fresh fougere. Le barbier de Tanger vaguely reminds me of the once gorgeous Loewe Pour Homme (now a much weaker fragrance), with MDCI's being richer, fuller and generally much better done, though with weaker performance. I love this fragrance and it's in my opinion an excellent fougere, with very few I'd take ahead of it. However, when taking price into consideration, I do think there are better value options in the market. If price isn't an obstacle and you're looking for a fragrance of this profile, this is definitely worth sampling at least.

Oh, this is amazing! I know I'm in the minority here, but I actually prefer this one to Invasion Barbare. Le Barbier de Tanger is simultaneously retro AND modern. It's clean, crisp and classically masculine, with pineapple and apple notes to modernize it. I love barbershop fragrances, and this is a great one. Where Invasion Barbare goes very powdery and reminds you of the soothing talc that a barber places on the back of your neck after a haircut, Le Barbier de Tanger calls to mind the amalgamated smells of a wet shave: Spicy, sweet shaving cream, the clean metal of the straight razor, the calming aftershave tonic and the smell of the barber's leather strap and case.

A fresh fougère, built around the classic structure of oakmoss and lavender. It leans on the greener side, supported by herbal notes, woods, and citrus. The composition feels well blended. Opening could come across as a bit harsh to some, but I would not dismiss it too quick. It does settle into a smoother barbershop scent with a texture that reminds me of shaving foam. In terms of fragrance comparisons, what came to mind was a combination of Chanel Platinum Égoïste and Creed Aventus. This one, however, feels a bit more natural and has more depth. Performance is above average, especially in terms of longevity. Lasts almost a full day for me.

Love this. Criminally underrated due to the brands own astronomical success with Invasion Barbare had this been in any other brand would’ve been huge. Classic barbershop fougere yet feels up to date even if it was reloten years ago. In my opinion if your looking for something in this category of fragrances this is a MUST try. Extremely elegant office fragrance so much so you could even wear this to a special occasion. Exceptional creation. Scent 10/10 Sillage Office friendly Performance could last the whole day but respray for your enjoyment Value 6/10 Great scent. Difficult to find discounted and retail is pricey for a fougere.

Genuinely does smell like a clean, refreshing barber shop. It's deliciously nostalgic. I really like this scent and plan on using it on days I shave. The lavender, oakmoss, and patchouli are evident to me. I wish I got more of the pineapple, haven't smelled that yet, but perhaps after some aging it will become more prominent. This is more herbal than I expected, but it's not earthy, its, as mentioned before, clean.

This perfume is highly underrated. I don't think it is 'uninspired' or 'safe' at all. It is a very sophisticated interpretation of classical fougeres with insane lasting power and good projection. The dry down is where the magic really starts to happen, I am a chronic wrist sniffer every time I wear this. As is the case for all MDCI fragrances, here too the blend really is much more than the sum of its parts.

A perfectly executed aromatic fougere, brought into the 21st century with lovely pineapple and apple notes in the heart. I can genuinely detect these and it makes me feel that I'm not just wearing another run of the mill barbershop scent. Performance and sillage excellent. I really love this. This is in my top 3 from the house along with Chypre Palatin and invasion Barbare. Overall: 9/10.

I love this because I get more woods off skin than something like Beau du Jour by TF. I actually like it more than Invasion Barbare even though that vanilla is really nice. Fresh, uplifting and puts me in a good mood every time I wear it. It is much less linear than other Fougere fragrances. Beautiful evolution and scent

Le Barbier de Tanger is a citrusy, herbal aromatic fougere. In the dry down, you pick up some earthy tones. Perfectly inoffensive. However, it is not worth the asking price. Update: This is so easy to wear. I keep reaching for it.

After smelling this, I finally understand the appeal of the "barbershop" genre. Smells just like shaving cream. If you wear this, expect your test levels to increase ten fold.

This is my favorite from this brand 👍🏻 Super Elegant and professional Love it 👌🏻

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Parfums MDCI Le Barbier de Tangier is a more agreeable barbershop scent than Invasion Barbare, in my opinion, but lacks the daring elements to which many are drawn by Invasion Barbare. The easiest way of classifying the difference is to say that LBDT is lighter and cleaner, and therefore less potentially offensive than IB. LBDT is more citrus-intensive at the opening and fresher in the dry down, contra the heavy dose of patchouli I get out of IB in its dry down. Think citrus and lavender, giving way to petigrain and woods, mainly. I hardly get any apple or patchouli in the heart but this might have something to do with its performance, which isn't very strong. LBDT is safe, agreeable, but uninspiring, but I'd nonetheless aver that I like and would wear the scent, and would even buy a bottle if it were extremely lower in price, as $250 for 75ml is far too steep for a scent that's not terribly interesting, not a great performer, and vaguely resembles cheaper barbershop counterparts. 7 out of 10

This started as what I thought was a pleasant but pretty ordinary fougère, with lots of fairly standard elements (lavender, bergamot, and petit grain) on top--I was really surprised at first this was from MDCI Parfums, which has always been an interesting house for me. But, after the first twenty minutes or so, more started to develop in this perfume, with the pineapple, apple, and galbanum becoming more evident. The later stages of this reminded me of the complex designer fougères on the late 80s and early 90s, which are now pretty hard to find. This may be far from the most startling fragrance from MDCI, but its pleasures are its rich complexities in the drydown.

There is a striking resemblance in the structure of this perfume compared to MDCI's Ambre Topkapi: a fresh, citrus opening, backed by lavender, and an oakmoss-dominant base. That said, there are some differences. The opening of Barbier is more bitter/ medicinal due to the galbanum. I actually prefer this more than Topkapi fruity pineapple opening. Dry down is the same oakmoss/ vetiver/ amber combo, but I feel there's less emphasis on the amber, and the oakmoss is a bit more subdued. At some point, it smells alot like the older shaving foam. Overall, I prefer Barbier a lot more due to its subdued nature. However my quest for the perfect fougere continues...

Opens up with razor sharp (almost bleachy) citrus. Then it settled down to a herbal aromatic remisiscent of Platinum Egoiste. However Le Barbier comes across alot more natural and less «metallic» then Platinum Egoiste. I also get a quiet of a reminder of Colonia Club by Acqua Di Parma... I find this to be a great morning perfume after you have had a nice shave and want to get stuff done. Also theres something cold about it that reminds me of chrisp morning air, like the feeling of stepping out on the balcony on an early morning with birds chirping.

It’s smells like an elegant cross of Loewe Pour Homme and 1872, but heavier on the moss and a lot smoother with a lovely collaboration of petit grain and fruits. It’s really hard to shell out this kind of cash for such a standard DNA, though. Especially when Loewe Pour Homme can be had at a very affordable price and can provide a similar effect. The choice is up to you.

A rough and tough Aromatic Fougere with a classic vibe. Very similar to Lancetti Monsieur, so whoever voted against that comparison either has never smelled it or has a bad nose. Also a bit similar to Milano Cento Him. I guess it's the oakmoss and galbanum that gives this that rough and tough edge. A modern-day 80's powerhouse vibe. It's on my to-buy list.

Hi there, for those who cannot try mdci in a near store I recommend trying Ramon Monegal Umbra that has some similarity to this one. It's a love hate Perfum, very grassy and green/vetivery (earthy), not for every nose. Masculine, overpriced, not very creative mix nor result. A lot of ingredients but in the same time quite linear in my opinion.

Stunning upon application; very green(galbanum) and of course citrusy. Dry down is less appealing; it's very spicy and sort of fruity; really not my thing. Nothing special, imo.

Hacivat Light - The Pineapple and Oakmoss are the most evident combo that I smell here.

Le Barbier de Tanger broke my heart. Yeah, like a child on Christmas day who unwrapped the biggest gift to find out it was pajamas and socks. That was the effect this fragrance had on me. Charge it to the hype surrounding it and of course my own grandiose expectations (MDCI Invasion Barbare is one of my all time faves). The opening is fantastic; green and harsh, you're strapping in ready for a great take off into barbershop bliss and then this fragrance for lack of a better word fizzles out. This scent jumped from Cool Water to Chanel Platinum Egoiste and then faded into an aquatic Sauvage-esque style fragrance. This composition lacks across the board in citrus and in spice. What we are left with is an over priced ambroxan- calone bomb. I was truly disappointed.

another cologne sold at the price of an extrait, good duration and low sillage..got burnt with Invasion Barbare this time I sampled carefully and understood that these outings are money thrown out of the window!

I bought this the day it was released with the idea that it was going to easily place itself among my favorites. I mean it's the same people who made Invasion Barbare and now they've created a modern barbershop fougere....what could go wrong? Well, just about everything. Le Barbier de Tanger is a huge dud. And although it's been a while since I last smelled it, and I can't recall its notes specifically, I remember the impression it left upon me so my review will basically focus on that. Immediately upon smelling Le Barbier, I thought "Okay, MDCI's trying to create a niche version of Sauvage." It opens with the same kind of fresh bergamot accord before moving into a lavender-driven dryer sheet variety of spicy musk. While the opening is nice--the bergamot a juicy, sparkling rendition supported by fresh, green aromatics, it quickly devolves into something rather unimpressive and bland. The problem here, is that nothing comes across particularly original or interesting. And alhough its MDCI, which typically uses quality ingredients, they don't seem as deep or rich here as in their other releases. Add to that an overdose of the aroma chemical "calone," which has an obnoxious, headache-inducing quality, and Le Barbier de Tanger really comes across as Parfums MDCI's attempt at mainstream mediocrity. It's on par with Lalique's L'Insoumis (another letdown), and rather than paying $275, you can get the same for 30 or 40. And while I'm no fan of Sauvage either, I certainly can remember it a lot better than Le Barbier, whose biggest flaw, in my opinion, is its utter lack of distinction. I have a feeling that eventually this is going to be the discounted MDCI--the one bottle in the boutique whose price is cut to $125 while the rest remain at twice as much. But even with 50% off I wouldn't consider it. I owned Le Barbier for about two weeks. In other words, I got rid of it as quickly as possible. In the end, this gets a resounding thumbs down and a very middling, 6/10 rating.

Many regard perfume as being worn during a specific season. I, on the other hand, wear Interlude Man during the summer heat. A secret, now revealed to you here, is that I long for a scent that is not, well, a room clearing beast during the summer months. I do believe I have found it with this superbly blended scent. I am on my sixth sample, and after the holiday rush is over, will buy a full bottle. With out the bust however as I find that silly and a tad over the top. What follows below is a summary of my thinking that has gone into the process of buying a full bottle. My single problem with citrus, or barber shop type scents, is that I am routinely left with a mess of notes that do not seem clearly defined or well represented. I could pick many examples here, but for the sake of politeness and brevity I will refrain. It has always seemed to my nose, up until meeting this lovely scent, that many were interested in stuffing as many fruits into a bottle as would fit, and then letting them all gestate in the most indiscriminate of manner. No longer. Here I get a lavender, I get bergamot, basil, and a whisper of oakmoss in a straight line. I do so appreciate a scent that does what it does well. Here, for a full eight to twelve hours, I get three distinct notes that bounce off each other. Could it be oakmoss lurking in the background? Teasing me? Oh its probably some highly regulated knockoff synthetic, which is just fine with me as this scent works as my new 'summer'. I confess this is a rather odd moment for me as I own close to nothing like this in my rather timid collection. Beastly, stank, dark, smoke and wood are my usual daily drivers. Yet this scent is mixed so well, and has such a distinct and confident point of view, that I simply must have a bottle.

I can see how this is such a devicive scent for many on here. I feel that to truly enjoy this you must enjoy green scents as galbanum is fully present here mixing with bergamot and apple to make a sharp opening that may starle some people. As the scent warms on skin that big green opening dials back and is sweetened somewhat by the pineapple mentioned on this site. The over all effect is a fresh green grassy fragrance that wears very nicely in spring for formal or semi formal occasions. The lavender is present but overshadowed by the green here. And the vetiver is light and grassy. Most newcomers would pass at this due to the sharper facets of this frag on initial spray not understanding that this needs the air around you to work. Rather then smelling it on your wrist. I’d say this is certainly more mature smells expensive and should be researched further by anyone who enjoys Chanel platinum egoiste Xerjoff nio fougere royale and possible even Agatho 195 ac. Better worn on skin then up close on paper. 8/10 for me. Found mine from a trusted seller on eBay for 150 usd and I’m very happy.

Ya so this is my favorite from MDCI and is more wearable than Invasion Barbare imo, which I enjoy but don’t love as much as some other fans of Fougeres. I believe this to be one of the best fougeres still in production. I do want to say though that this has next to nothing to do with 1872 , Platinum Egoiste, Hacivat lol or Lancetti as a user states below and my nose def isn’t broken lol. This is dry, green, and softly spicey. It’s a very masculine Fougere with less than average citruses compared to most Fougeres. Lavender also isn’t very prominent and I pick up no pineapple at all as listed above in the notes, just a soft citrus undertone. I have yet to find an adequate substitute and therefore can’t compare it to anything at lower price point unfortunately. Longevity is average at best with the newest formulation so keep that in mind if it’s a factor for you. Overall a fantastic offering that is a must own for lovers of the family.

The excitement and lovely juicy summer bowl fruits appear too late in this one, unfortunately. I would rather have them 1st than just have this presented as just another 'Modern Fougere' (but of course - with the $100 price hike over your standard posh EDP even!!) I'd sadly say avoid this unless money is no object. Try the ever popular Erba Pura from Xerjoff. Fruity tidal wave, 1st. That is always more exciting. For the MDCI - We all know what Petitgrain and some herbs, oregano/basil smell like after 30+ years of having them. Yes, Erba Pura is still a bit steep at $250 for 100mls but this MDCI is weighing in at over $320 (without the bust!!) for 75mls. Upfront, it's just not great value if you're not a banker or celeb. Go for simply any of the more upscale designer scents for just under $100 (not the cheapy scrubby sub- $50 ones of course) and you'll practically not lose out on any of the experience vs the MDCI. My rating: 5/10.

Lovers of big, angular, fresh and green 80s fougeres rejoice--this hits many of the same notes that Drakkar Noir, Balmain's Ebene, and Gucci Nobile do...but with a bit more subtlety smoothness. While this doesn't read as incredibly original (it absolutely references all of those aforementioned scents), it is a well constructed example of the genre. Good lasting power! Props to MDCI for releasing such a throwback in the 2010s...much like their Invasion Barbare recalled Azzaro and Rive Gauche.

The conductive chord is a somewhat acidic lemon + green bush, including touches of various things that harmonize and give a simplified density to the result. It is not linear: in the drydown, it loses a little bit of citricity and becomes much more mature and smooth. In its proposal, it's superb, but it's the type of perfume where it's necessary to love this simplified - yet, dense - barbershop proposal.

The opening is like Acqua di Gio or maybe even Invictus Aqua marine notes* with a lot of citrus overtones. It goes through a phase that adds a touch of Drakkar Noir to it, and settles to an Azzaro PH skin scent. *I haven't seen anyone else make this comparison, and I'm not sure how to describe it, but it's that musky, spicy?, astringent type of DNA, that I am calling 'marine notes'

Like the the majority of other reviewers say this is nothing groundbreaking and is similar to several others but man this is a great scent. The added fruitiness separates it from the reminds me if section. It lasts a hell of a long time as well.

this one is a masterpiece. Super clean barbershop scent with no vanilla. Lasts all day. I like it in the summer, but I think it's good for any occasion. Closest similarity is Azzaro PH, but this is leagues ahead.

The first 15 minutes is barbershop opulence! However, the scent transitions quickly into a generic skinscent that will give you a bad case of buyers remorse for sure.

Excellent best mode fougere, with high sillage. 8hrs+ on my skin