Nicolaï Pour Homme

A moderately sweet, moderately patchouli-bearing spiced wood scent, with just enough "powerhouse"-ness to remind me of some 80s scents (Calvin) without being too sharp or dirty. It's unfortunately one of the worst sufferers of the syndrome where a spot on cloth doesn't smell like anything for the first few minutes...it's almost like an aquatic or EdC with patchouli at first. On my finger, though, I can smell the residue from the sample vial, which is a very mellow, almost coconutty log-cabin wood scent with nutmeg followed later by cinnamon, a lot like the base of Santos. It also sometimes reminds me of the creamy sweet wood of Zino, but less sweet and minus the astringent sagey opening that I dislike. I'm not sure I would buy this because it reminds me of two others I already have and like, but it's a really good compromise between the older, sharper wood scents and the sweeter, smoother ones that I normally prefer.

If the standard of balmy fragrance exists in the world for sure it called Nicolaï Pour Homme. This perfume is balmy, very resinous... soft and happy at the beginning, cozy and warm in the end. Except of lavender in the start and fresh geranium making it clean for at least one hour, other notes are so well mixed and balanced that I’m not able to recognize them separately. Nicolaï Pour Homme is pure class in the bottle. It is very European and French. It is also very unique ... however I have big collection of fragrance there is nothing even slightly similar to it. Unfortunately Patricia de Nicolaï decided to discontinue this masterpiece... WHY??? Nevertheless I found ausliebezumduft.de still has it in stock :-).

Green, with soft aroma, but good intensity, brings a sense of comfort like being in your own bed with clean sheets. The mint does not bring freshness, in my skin is bitter, perhaps because of the mix with tobacco. After a while, the floral notes and a slight touch of resin appeared, bringing a bit of sweetness to the perfume making this a beautiful green and floral male fragrance.

I've heard this piece of art has been discontinued. I ran to Particia Nicolai's shop in London and bought the last bottle, and the tester.

Reminds me of Caron pour un homme and I hate them both. Gag!