Monsieur

I'd been anticipating trying a Huitieme Art and having it blow me away, Monsieur was the one to do it...Bravo! I don't think there's anything 'plain' about this scent at all it's a great mixture of notes. A distinctive, fresh, incense fragrance with a delicious backbone of woods, it's warm but without any of the heaviness of amber you tend to find coupled with incense. This contains unmistakable top notes of papyrus and that classic combo with sandalwood which I'll be honest I don't always think the balance is right (Le Labo Santal 33) but here it's superb. I get olibanum in the opening too then a hint of earthy patchouli and vetiver as it dries down. You could be mistaken for thinking that it doesn't contain enough light and shade, what with all these woody notes. However, spice comes from the sandalwood, fresh, clean natural notes from papyrus, vetiver and incense, heavier base tones of oak and oakmoss...this makes for anything but a dull affair. Stunning, Masculine and great quality, lasting power but subtle and well priced Huitieme art Monsieur is a wonderful perfume. I might just get myself a bottle.

i was not too sure about guillaume fragrances. however, upon repeated wearing, monsieur shows its charms. bottle code C98259. i read the remarks of others here, and find the criticisms confusing and varied. but, perhaps, more significantly, they do not match my experience. upon application it is pleasant, a bit strong, but nonetheless pleasing to me. is it the papyrus and patchouli that give me a happy thumb up? i put it among my guerlains for its genial mood. positive and extrovert. woody but not especially resinous. antique wooden furniture, polished. on top a big vase of mixed flowers, but not really floral, again i think the patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver, and "oakmoss" provide the illusion of flowery sweetness without something overtly any particular flower. this is somewhere between love and strong like. definitely, a feeling good scent for me.

Monsieur is interesting, because it's incredibly woody, with spice and incense facets to it, but unlike other woody fragrances that aren't even nearly as spicy or incensey, the overall effect is cooling. It also has a lovely jammy quality to it, that I think comes from the poplar. I'm assuming this contains some poplar buds absolute in it, because I find poplar buds absolute adds a really nice jamminess to fragrant compositions. If you want a really amazing and surprising combination, spray a base of this and then layer with just the lightest touch of 4160 Tuesday's Urura's Tokyo Cafe. The raspberry leaf in that partners with the jamminess of Monsieur to create a perfect marriage that's exciting and unexpected. Just be light with the Urura's Tokyo Cafe, as it can easily overpower anything else.

#1610 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this decant from scentsplit.com. FYI Jomashop.com does NOT carry Pierre Guillaume scents. Scentsplit.com has bottles at around $125 for 50ml, $180 for 100ml. Some sellers on eBay if you trust anything on eBay. This is one of the best woodsy incense scents I've run across to date. The papyrus really smooths this out and makes it classier and more "white collar" than it otherwise would be. Great quality. Unlikely to offend in any setting unless you overspray. Probably not for Summer. Comes across like one of my lost favorites, the classic green 2003 version of "Gucci Pour Homme" minus the amber. So actually, this is "greener" and more masculine. Yeah, this is a must have for me. I'm ordering a bottle. Good Luck and Good Hunting!

If you like woody, dry, spicy , incense and resinous scents then I wouldn't sell yourself short by overlooking this gem. Amazing natural quality and the notes are blended together very well. It is not linear either. I love how it gets better and "balances" out with ones skin chemistry over time. Great longevity and ok silage, yeah these are just first impressions but I foresee a bottle of this stuff in my collection by this winter. ;) 8.5/10

It starts off similar to Private Label. Smoky bitter and dark but quickly turns into a green sandalwood and cedar fragrance that reminds me of Ellis Saab Santal. The poplar buds smell like osmanthus here, which gives it a green bitterness. I already own Private Label, which checks all the boxes for me and is overall better so Monsieur is nothing new to me. Worth a sample though.

Monsieur (EDP) is a beautiful woody/green fragrance. At first spray I smell lots of incense, vetiver and patchouli. After an hour it dries down to a sandalwood/oak moss that I love. It is very elegant and sophisticated. In my opinion it is suitable for both day and night. 2-3 sprays should be enough to enjoy this beautiful and exciting fragrance from Huitieme Art.

Got a 1ml sample of this recently. It smells like a stronger & richer Encre Noire. love it & I really need a full bottle right now.

This feels like my welcome back vetiver party. I abandoned the green for the gourmand but after trying monsieur, I feel inspired to revisit woody scents. A must have for all men not because it smell so good but instead, it smells so safe. It gets the job done in terms of compliments while commanding respect as a non-wimpy male frag. On the skin, it last about 5hrs(not so great) but on clothing it stays for a while. In the midst of my Xmas shopping, I manage to get 2 compliments(take that for what it's worth). $125 for a niche, not bad...I'd recommend it. *BLIND BUY WORTHY*

The scent is as masculine and elegant as none existent is its projection and sillage. Congrats on creating first ever moustache perfume! Apply it on your moustache and enjoy it all 10 hours it will last. Surprised to see poplar buds being listed as very last in list of detectable scents. I guess most of people simply not familiar with it. To me it smells 60% of poplar buds and everything else combined accounting for remaining 40%.

V much on the masculine side, about as far that side as it goes bar some off the wall frangrances. This is pleasant, with cedar and smoke dominating. Something to wear to an important meeting, or a fancy dinner where you may be drowned out by other afluent mens perfumes. Definitely worth a try! Potentially a signiture fragrance for the head strong and rough cut diamonds and wave makers.

An improvement on Jovoy's Private Label. Love the mesmerizing blend here of patchouli, vetiver, incense and oakmoss. Rather pricy, so I am holding back on pulling the trigger, but this could be a must-have for winter, particularly for dressing up. Very old-school, elegant, masculine and classy.

nice suit & tie fragrance. rather noir, black & white. it's a good one but not great. I'd expect something a bit more from a niche and esp PG

A journey of different woods with a modest amount of incense. Dry and somewhat cooling, very well blended and alltogether nice. 8/10

It's a fantastic opening 15 minutes (I really get the description about the mountains), but then settles down to mostly vetiver and papyrus. It feels like an improved Encre Noire. It has a smooth (almost creamy) drydown (not sure which note that is-could it be cedar?). It's a safe choice for a woody perfume. Average performance.

Reminds me of Oud Malaki. Nothing new. Oud Malaki is four times cheaper.

Elegant but nonexistent. Zero sillage. Too excessive for its cost !

This line has been a consistent let-down for me, and Monsieur is no different. This scent is clearly seeking to modernize a dated aesthetic — that of an ‘80s masculine. To a degree, it’s successful, but the end result isn’t very cohesive. There’s a lot going on here, but what’s most dominant is myrrh rendered slightly gourmand and caramelic. There’s a dirty patchouli in it, and there’s a fair amount of saffron-esque spice to produce a warming effect. Aside from that, it’s resins and unspecified synth woods — specifically cedar, and even more specifically, a ghastly amount of Iso E. There’s nothing truly hideous about it, but it doesn’t really do anything to elevate itself beyond other warm, semi-sweet synthetic wood scents. In fact, I get a negative space-effect from it in that I could imagine it with a great rum note, or even a good, tarry smoke component, but what that signals for me is that this scent is lacking any real flare of its own. I’m underwhelmed by Monsieur, but at least it’s consistent as I find the whole collection to be underwhelming. If you’re looking to see what Guillaume can do, skip Huitieme Art and Phaedon, and just stick with Parfumerie Generale instead as that’s where all his solid ideas seem to end up.

LOST IN THE WOODS I received a sample from Oswald Shop in Soho, NYC with my fragrance order - I was intrigued - so I decided to give this new fragrance from Huitieme a test run. Opening is sharp, but quickly gives way to an authentic walk in the woods. Cedar and Vetiver are dominant - but other wood and earthy notes give depth. This forest is thick with a variety of trees and there is moisture in the earth. Perhaps it has rained a few days ago - giving a balance between the dry wood and damp foliage underfoot. This is most certainly for men. I visualize a city dweller who has a country home where he takes his dog for long walks in the forest behind his architectural digest cabin. There is a rugged refinement at play here. Sophisticated with a hint of 'down and dirty'. If you like a natural wood and vetiver - you might want to get lost in the woods of Monsieur.

If you like plain woody fragrances, Huitieme Art's Monsieur might worth a sniff. The fragrance strikes as an extremely modernized version of certain classic masculines of the past. A bone structure entirely based on patchouli and vetiver is enriched by a plethora of smooth and not overly synth woody notes with distant incensey undertones. Simple, safe and restrained yet, at the same time, somewhat sophisticated and with a certain *je ne sais quoi* which is typical of Guillame. Probably not what I would classify as an exciting fragrance but so nicely executed to result incredibly likable. Very nice. Great bottle. Rating: 7/10

Definitely resembles Encre Noire more than Private Accord imo. PA has much more of a smoky and leathery facet that isn't really present here in Monsieur. This is like Encre Noire with out the inky facet, stripped back to just the woods and vetiver - the latter pushes through everything in a similar way to Encre Noire. The ingredients here are noticeably higher quality but if you don't have a very discerning nose I would say it isn't worth it over EN. Performance is similar on both. I really like it but shelling out for this over Encre Noire which can be had for $30 is definitely a proposition for a hardcore enthusiast.

Interesting comparison below to Jovoy's Private Label. The vetiver & leather area definitely overlapping, but Monsieur has a beautifully balanced sweetness that I don't detect in Private Label. Also, the citrusy aspect of vetiver is much more prominent in the opening of Monsieur, while it only reveals itself in Private Label pretty late in the dry down (multiple hours). Private Label also much louder projection/sillage. I think Private Label is great for putting on & going out in public to swagger your massive manliness all over the place & Monsieur for sitting in your den reflecting on your masculinity. 😹😹😹

A real dirty vetiver hidden behind the incense and it's gang (the patchouli, amber, Guaiac Wood) the leader is the incense and the others are the least but are quite visible. the sandalwood is harsh here beside the cedar and the oak moss but in away that shows it's masculinity. the harshness of the sandalwood turns softly slightly sweet as the vanilla also to hide that dirty vetiver. it's a good fragrance and i guess it fits all types + it's a safe choice. one last hint, don't get tricked by the top note it might be disturbing but when it dries down the party begins.

A dry cedar, with some smoky vetiver that lifts the scent up and makes it interesting... The papyrus is present, too, leading to a smoky-woody scent that works, for the most part. This reminds me of something either L'Artisan has (not Timbuktu) or possibly Lubin (can't remember) -- either way, I'm not a fan of this, though I will say that I did enjoy how the vetiver was presented in this, I'm usually NOT a fan of it in ANY capacity... I think others will like this, but for me, it's not for me...

An overpriced TDH or Rocky Mountain? Sorry but those 2 designers hit me when I think of woods and cedar and are pretty much at the top of what they do. This creation reminds me of both albeit not as bright and shiny. The vetiver is much more upfront and pretty much dominates the other notes with incense making a short lived appearance. To be honest I don't know anyone who would pay such a huge difference for this when you can purchase the 2 designers at a much more affordable price.