Papyrus Oud 71

Let me start off by first saying I have Gucci Pour Homme 1 since it came out. Before that I had CDG Man 2. I recently acquired Bentley Absolute and Papyrus Oud. Let’s put CDG man 2 to the side as it’s a wetter version of this DNA. GPH1 is dry, woody smokey, peppery. Bentley Absolute is even drier. And out of the hundreds of fragrances I’ve ever smelt, it was the first time ever that I felt the need to scrub a fragrance off my skin. That stuff is bone dry. Now to Papyrus Oud. Obviously if there is any oud in here it’s synthetic but it’s very hard to detect. You have to really go looking for it. But that’s not the point of this fragrance. It was supposed to be a remake of GPH1. And it excels in that department. It is 99% the same. The only differences I can detect is that it is not AS dry as GPH1. And it is only a very slight difference. This could be the oud note providing it a light resinous quality. I do get the slightest hint of sweetness in the dry down coming from the vanilla which is a welcome introduction. It stops the scent becoming to stuffy which I think Bentley Absolute suffers from. Papyrus Oud also smells less synthetic and better blended than Bentley Absolute. Papyrus Oud is the true successor of Gucci Pour Homme 1. Yes it is expensive. But it’s cheaper than what people charge for GPH1 online. This is your best bet if you want this DNA. Performance is better than the others too. Don’t waste your money on a 15+ year old bottle of GPH1. The King is dead. Long live the King.

This was another unexpected revelation, and a fragrance I fell in love with immediately. I received a sample alongside a full bottle of Orris Tattoo, and it took exactly one wear for me to order a large bottle of this as well. It’s intoxicating in the most refined, elegant way, deeply comforting, but never lazy or dull. I reach for it constantly, especially at night. It’s warm, dry, and impeccably clean, and in my opinion it’s quite simply the best woody fragrance I’ve ever encountered. It’s also hands-down my favourite woody scent from Parle Moi de Parfum. What really sets it apart is the balance. Despite the extensive list of ingredients, nothing juts out or feels discordant. Every element is perfectly integrated, working in harmony to create a hyper-realistic, enveloping woody scent. It wears beautifully for seven to eight hours, projecting to about arm’s length for the first five before settling closer to the skin in the most comforting way. Even the following day, I can still catch traces of the oud lingering softly, warm, refined, and faintly bitter in a way I didn’t expect to enjoy, but absolutely do. That subtle bitterness adds character without ever tipping into harshness. Of all the woody fragrances in the Parle Moi lineup, this is the standout. Confident, polished, and utterly addictive. Frankly? It’s the tits.

I have never smelled Gucci PH, so I can't speak about that association. If you drenched Encre Noire in sunlight then maybe this is what it would smell like, but I still don't think it's a fair assessment of what this scent brings to the table. On first spray I thought 'Gee whiz, who thought that Oud could smell so fresh, light and green?'. Then I checked the notes and it's not even listed... so this is an oud accord which makes sense for the price. The incense and green notes are dry, lush and super aromatic. If the florals play any role then they only serve to smooth out the rough edges and bring balance to the main notes. This is a great blend of young and mature, aromatic enough for the day yet dark enough for the night. I could see myself wearing this very, very often. The longevity and projection are solid, projection is good enough for people to notice and longevity is good enough to see you through the whole day. The person who wears this is not trying to be bombastic, but deserves to be taken seriously. I'm a huge fan, I actually think this would be great as a daywear/ warm weather option. Edit: I tore through the sample and have ordered a full bottle. This is a real chameleon on my skin, about 12 hours in it morphs into a dry tonka/ musk heavy skin scent which I'm in love with.

SEASONS: Definately suitable for cold and cooler weather but I won't vote on seasons yet. I am in South China and the hot, sticky summer hasn't started yet. I will try this on a hot day though, see how it goes. It's spring now and has worked fine in the evenings here. Hope it works in the summer evenings too. SCENT: I was actually looking for a summer fragrance for high humidity but was curious about PO (a seasonal distraction). Basically I finished off a 2ml decant and loved it. I ordered a 100ml bottle that turned up today. I showered and sprayed 6 times. This full bottle is 10 times better than the sample. I LOVE this. The olibanum is perfect, so pronounced. And the cedar makes it incredibly sexy. I notice a dark chocoloate thing later in the performance. The vetiver is nice and dry, the whole thing is dry. I enjoyed Private Label by Jovoy and this shares some of the same qualities, but this offers much more. Papyrus Oud has quickly becomes a top 10 fragrance for me. PERFORMANCE: I can smell myself without trying for a solid 3 hours, after that it stays closer to the skin. Not sure if other people can smell me or not. Will update this review at a later date.

Got this off from Mr. P’s recommendation. Never smelled the original GPH so can’t comment on its similarities. This stuff is incredible, though. ATH also has a review, and its spot on. He rationalizes this creation as “geometric”, which I feel is a perfect representation. The formulation is sterile, clinical, geometric, with infinite precision and technical balance. Papyrus oud is a very poor name. My feeling of this scent is that this should be an modern architect’s scent. Obsessively perfectionist, everything in balance, harmony. Clean, geometric angles, natural materials, but their wildness tamed, wrestled under human control. Man’s supremacy over nature, over entropy. Wood prints in concrete. Supreme scent. Office safe, leans mature. A bit disappointing in its lack of meaningful development, but the scent profile itself is immacculate. A man in control.

Papyrus Oud 71 by Parle Moi de Parfum is a woody, aromatic, and spicy fragrance that showcases a beautifully balanced composition. It opens with a warm and invigorating blend of ginger, papyrus, and soft leather, immediately setting an elegant and slightly mysterious tone. The heart and base are built around smooth sandalwood, dry cedarwood, and a touch of olibanum, creating a refined woody presence. Beneath the surface, a gentle backbone of citruses, florals, and ambery vanilla adds complexity and softness without taking away from the bold woody character. This subtle layering gives the perfume a rounded, comforting warmth as it develops on the skin. Perfect for colder nights, Papyrus Oud 71 is an easy-to-reach-for fragrance that still feels special. It has that versatile, signature scent quality—unique yet not overpowering. Rating: 4/5

Identical to the masterpiece Gucci PH 1 according to Michel Almariac's son who runs his perfumery in Paris. PO71 has a milky smooth quality from the sandalwood and orris, smokey resins, and a woody quality. There is also a big hit of Papyrus which is one of my favorite notes. The quality of the woods in PO71 also reminds me a bit of Diptyque Tam Dao EDP. Creamy, smokey (incense). resinous woods is the best way I can describe this if you have no reference point. Definitely worth a sample if you're not bothered by smokey papyrus, and full bottle worthy in my opinion. Smell 10/10 Performance 7/10 P. S. Bond Dubai Platinum smells very close to this, but this one is better and performance is better. The perfumer for this, Gucci PH 1, Bond Dubai Platinum, and Bentley Absolute, are all Michel Almariac.

A darkly spiced, dry vetiver, the oud is a cleaner base for the potent earthy, herbal scent to sit upon. This is another surprising Papyrus (a note I thought I didn't like incidentally) along with Clive Christian E I've tried recently. This has much more of a traditional origin in things like GPH1 and CdG 2 Man and more pariferally Wonderoud and Encre Noire. To be fair to this it actually transitions further than any of the ones mentioned above, changing from an obvious masculine oud opening to spicy smoked woods and then earthy drydown. There's clearly incense and maybe hints of patchouli with papyrus and vetiver looming large. This stuff is great. I really enjoyed it.

This is a masculine leaning unisex scent that works well in cooler temperatures like fall and early spring. It does a great job at eliciting the imagery of dry papyrus and ancient sandy places. It starts out fresh, dry, and sharp to my nose with peppery and sour top and middle notes (the papyrus and incense) paired with a warm woody base. Over time, the scent transforms from a sharp smokey profile to something warm and subdued. I get a lot of creaminess on the dry down, but the peppery dry papyrus hangs around the entire time. The ginger noted in the description gives the overall scent profile a sense of warmth. It's a lovely scent that I enjoy wearing.

This smells like a blend of Gucci Pour Homme 2003, Some notes of La Nuit de L'homme and Comme des Garcon Avignon Incense. Really well blended. About 70% similar to Gucci Pour Homme 2003. This is as close to that you will get. Quite nice. I do think Gucci Pour Homme 2003 was a bit richer. Maybe Parle Moi de Parfum can make a richer and deeper version of this. Papyrus Oud 71 Parfum edition. I have no idea why Oud is mentioned here. There is no Oud. Maybe it's a combination of spices that has an Oud Like Accord.

I was very disappointed when Gucci Pour Homme was discontinued and my last unused bottle was stolen by builders who took it from my bathroom cupboard when installing a new bathroom. So when I saw The Perfume Guy's video about Papyrus Oud being Gucci Pour Homme redux I quickly snapped it up. If my memory serves me correctly I think it is better than the Gucci which softened to a sweet whiff as it died down. This is slightly heavier.

While there are many notes listed, the most dominant ones to my nose are Olibanum, Papyrus and an oud accord. Together, the notes are beautifully put together in a way that each that creates an amazing contrast between the smokey resins and the green but slightly dry papyrus. Great fragrance overall and probably the best from this brand so far. 9/10

Personally I think that Papyrus Oud is much better quality than Bentley Absolute and for me it's closer to Gucci Pour Homme. I am very pleased with this purchase!

Very similar to Gucci ph 1. I love this scent. Woody pencil shaving type of fragrance. Also a bit like Wonderwood, but almost identical to the discontinued GPH 1.

It’s the closest thing you will get to Gucci (2003) same perfumer, same notes, beautiful scent. No reason to over analyze the one. It’s lovely.

This is GPH. No doubt about it. Bentley Absolute smells like oxtail soup, it's utter garbage. Save your money and buy this instead.

Thank you Michel Almairac, Almost perfect hit! If it were just a little bit darker (maybe add incense?), 10/10

Kudos to the guy who used the word “simulacrum” in a sentence. Bravo sir

The 2003 release by Gucci of a scent it called Pour Homme met with too little sales success and it was eventually discontinued. Today, this discontinued fragrance is widely known as Gucci Pour Homme I (even though the original Gucci Pour Homme was actually released in 1976-- because the scent was ultimately supplanted by the better selling flanker that Gucci called "Gucci Pour Homme II"). GPH 1 is much missed and sorely lamented, but it has now risen phoenix-like in the guise of Papyrus Oud/71. The nose on the two scents is the same, Michel Almairac, and he says the two fragrances are essentially identical. More importantly, they smell virtually indistinguishable with only subtle improvements in ingredient quality accounting for these minor differences. Papyrus Oud is the beneficiary of the better quality, by the way. So if you are one of those folks who dearly loved and miss Pour Homme I, rather than pay the extortionate prices the fragrance arbitrageurs ask for the Gucci, just get this fragrance (unless part of your fun is seeking out hard to acquire discontinued fragrances). I won't say too much about this fragrance's notes because they are well summarized in several of the earlier reviews. I will just mention that this is a very smooth, well blended scent with decent longevity and moderate projection. The bottle is attractive, if pretty ordinary looking and the atomizer on my bottle is pretty good. The note pyramid for this one, and the reviews below, question if there is any oud in this fragrance at all. I believe that there is oud in the top notes of this scent. It is the slight amount of oud that accounts for the subtle sweetness and thickness of the woody papyrus top note. Without the oud, I think the papyrus would be bone dry and disappear so fast that it would be barely perceptible. As is, the papyrus oud opening is probably the best part of this scent and it stays around for up to half an hour. Anyway, this is nice stuff and definitely worth seeking out if you miss the 2003 version of Gucci Pour Homme or never got to experience it and want to see what it was like.

Bit of a riddler: why can't I love it with my whole heart? Friendly, warm, light, sweetish, bone-dry papery-dusty sandalwood sawdust, in the nicest possible way. Or is it really just a great big slush of generic Iso E Super, that anonymous every-wood that's everywhere on nearly everyone in nearly everything? At first I was afraid (but not petrified) that this might be too dark or acrid or butch or niche for me, but not a bit of it; there's a lovely lightly herbal tang but nothing too weird, drifts of spice waft by every now and then, but nothing gets too punchy. Vetiver and patchouli held in such perfect balance that I can't even pick them out - the best sort of treatment for those two often-bullying notes imho. It's got a fine and steady hand, then - evokes some of the best bits of, say, Xerjoff Ivory Route or Santal 33, but somehow there's ... something missing, and I don't even know what it is. It's classily nuanced, true unisex to my nose (as long as you like dry-woody scents), boasts strong-to-solid performance... robust arm's length sillage and longevity up to 7-8 on skin, an absolute AGE on me. So it's a really really strong like, and yet I can't figure out just what the missing ingredient would be to make it GREAT. Will wear out my decant of it perfectly happily but it somehow just doesn't motivate me to chase after it with more gusto. Perhaps a case of "Nice - very nice indeed - but dull."