Patchouli Homme

I love it! but it's more than a classic patchouli and I think this name doesn't suit this scent well. I smell in it rose, patchouli, incense, wood and vanilla... When I wear it, it's like I was out of the world, far away from a modern way of life; but Patchouli pour homme is not old: it's only another dimension of time, between or beside ages... An elegant and uncommon fragrance. Two sprays a day are enough and you will feel confortable. 9 /10

A friend gave me a little rests pd this a couple of weeks ago and I love it, fresh and woodlands and almost mystical, like a visit from the man with the thistledown hair. Lasted beautifully without overpowering. But the next day, picking my shirt up to put in the laundry, eurgh! Its staleness was worse than hideous.... Moral of this story...don't wear this if you might end up at someone else's house after a successful night!

When I first tried this, in 2009 or 2010, I found it awful, disgusting, sharp and obnoxious. But today I brought out the little 30 ml bottle again- and I love it! It is a very shiny scent and patchouli is perhaps not the most adequate name for it... And I would call it unisex rather than masculine.

This stuff takes no prisoners. I'm not really a patchouli connoisseur, but if I were I'm sure I'd be in heaven. To me, as an outsider, this is a bold, brazen, very natural-smelling sharp woody scent, like Tarzan's version of Givenchy Gentleman. The sharpness is a bit dulled and sweetened on cloth in the top notes, and it seems more cedary to me. It even becomes a bit soapier and flowery after a while...I'm assuming there's a fair amount of rose in here, which makes it paradoxically very civilized and well-kempt underneath its rough exterior. The practical issue for me trying to wear it is that it's so unforgivingly strong, I'd always be afraid of overdoing it even with very careful application. Experience has also shown me that this stuff can survive several clothes-washings, and that was on a sweat shirt worn over the t-shirt where I actually applied it, not just the t-shirt itself! I don't think I even noticed the florals the first time I tried it because it was so overwhelming, so maybe I'll test it out a few more times if I can choose garments that I don't mind being forever patchoulified.

Patchouli Homme starts masculine and sweeps through a floral cascade and then gone. It gets lost in my skin very quickly. I have reapplied and await the result. 5 hours later and not a hint for the last 3.5 hours. It's a shame because I think it smells awesome.