Molinard Homme I

I just got a bottle of this one today, and I love it. Clean, decent, and just right. It reminds me of Mediterranean forests in summer. I'll be wearing it myself, never mind that I'm not a guy...

This is one of the best cheap but good "medicinal" fragrances I ever smelled. Fresh and relaxing, this is perfect for spring days.

Mou de Molinard. Senteur 6.5/10 Le début laissait augurer un développement subtil et harmonieux (grâce à la myrrh ?), et bien pas du tout : les jolies notes de têtes s'effondrent pour laisser place à une fougère discrète, d'un type déjà démodé à son lancement. Ce n'est pas désagréable, c'est juste ennuyeux : on a mieux ailleurs, bien mieux, dans les parfums des années 80 (Azzaro, Quorum, Drakkar Noir). Sillage 1/2 Sillage discret, assez étonnant. C'est du Quorum dévirilisé en quelque sorte, idéal pour le bureau - mais encore une fois, quel ennui ! Longévité 2/2 Tient ses six heures. Masculinité 0.5/2 Discret, sans caractère, démodé... pas franchement masculin, ça. Evolution 0.5/4 Cf senteur : effondrement de la subtilité initiale, c'est dommage. Total : 10.5/20

I read this mostly as a patchouli scent with a little oakmoss. Longevity is, indeed, poor. I suspect this will be a much more successful scent for the spring or summer than in the dead of winter. It's kind of blah; it doesn't really stand out from the crowd. It was a blind buy - in fact, a Christmas present. I won't do a blind buy ever again, so this was probably worth the money. I "like" it - but just barely. --------- I traded this and some Halston 1-12 I didn't like for some vintage Antaeus. MUCH better. No more blind buys!

as much as i ADORE molinard III, i dislike this one...it smells like i don't know how to describe this...like creamy cementy dust or dusty cementy cream with a medicinal green whiff coming behind it all...if this makes sense at all... :o) sorry a no go for this guy...