La Chaise Vide

This is a versatile and safe warm weather unisex scent. It opens with a blast of lemons which feels quite generic and very cheap to be honest but pleasant. Dominant notes are lemon, thyme and ginger. Good moderate performance overall. EDIT Similar scent but much, much cheaper. Man Energy Green by Novaya Zarya

Feels like a continuation of Eau D'Hadrien's theme, but brighter and more contemporary with some trendy aromachemicals added for stronger presence. A brushed from the dust, warm yellow and softly acidic lemon top, louder and clearer - as if Hadrien got high on aldehydes. Then, same cedar nuances which might be the ginger with its sour and woody facets. As a contrast, I also recognize the lotion-creaminess of magnolia like a thin veil over the whole composition. (In a more classic way, Eau D'Hadrien plays the flower part with ylang ylang, although not much affecting the overall citrusy-herbal aura.) There's also a velvety patchouli layer under the citruses, playing an important role: like a drop of some oriental mixture to give depth and the nobility of some good formal shoes instead of sandals. That, and other ingredients that I don't clearly recognize, aim to push the fragrance in the "chic" direction, while Goutal's classic tends to be more casual, herbal-natural, rustic even. La Chaise Vide has a stricter dress code, so to speak. By no means a clone, it's a refinement on the same theme. Like, if you always wanted to wear Eau D'Hadrien at the opera but you thought it's too outdoorsy, here's something polished for you.