Globe

this wasnt supposed to be amazing. it wasnt intended to be some super anticipated purchase...i just had that "i wanna buy another one" itch.I have the older 3.4oz with the faux-metal surround, and despite the cheap metallic plastic its actually a really cool looking bottle. So, upon smelling it,this is AWESOME. Full stop. Ill get the one negative out of the way now: its not very strong in longevity nor projection. But to be perfectly honest, that was obviously not the point when this was created. Globe perfectly places one foot in the 80s and one foot in the 90s in my opinion, and frankly this has some of the most excellent blending ive smelled. the fir, suede, carnation and (to a lesser extent) rose are mixed in ideal proportions where it makes the fragrance a unique singular scent. if you try hard you can pick out this and that note, but the magic here is in the sum of its parts as opposed to them individually. the "smells like" listing is kind of bizzare to me...i dont think it really smells like most of the other fragrances listed at all lol...at least the 4 or 5 ive smelled or owned. i would feel more comfortable saying if you like, for example, loewe essencia or floris elite then you will likely love this. i wouldnt say theres any particular redundancy between them however. word on the streets is that this was reformulated at some point, but you wont exactly find too many rochas globe experts around lol. you can get this pretty cheap considering the quality, i would just reccomend using the short ingredient list method when searching. also the bottles with the "metal" around the glass are apparently older but seem to go for a little more money than the plain glass.

I bought a mini 15ml splash bottle a couple of months ago. At first, i found it similiar to Insensé (that fir balsam, more precisely) but a bit weak, although, i decanted to a sprayer and now i can fully appretiate it. It's fantastic. It doesn't have the florals and freshness of Insensé, but it shares the green fir balsam. Ellena told that the briefing for this fragrance was something like "i want a fragrance that it's smelled right when one enters the room". I dont think it is that potent, but even Ellena didn't want it to be. He seemed to be a bit frustrated with the result because, at the time, the market had changed and this type of fragrances were not the ones who people reach for. Later on, the guy from Rochas admitted to Ellena that he was wrong. But, although the fragrance is a bit old fashioned for the time, it's not the type of fragrance that nowadays it will be perceived as dated because it doesn't feature strong patchouli, oakmoss, animalics or dirty leather. It's all very "natural", with a french sophistication and the touch of Ellena. He changed his style after this one, with the Eau Parfumeé for Bvlgari in 1992, but this one has some mild and fresh spices that he later start to use in high amounts. The coriander and cumin are very well blended, never too strong and heavenly melted in sandalwood and fir balsam. The result is a longlasting woody spicy fragrance with some florals (carnation is quite evident) and greens. Soft, charming, inviting, divine. A fantastic fragrance that can be worn at every season and that i will have to find a bigger bottle to enjoy it for more years.

I found this wonderful French cologne when I couldn’t locate my favorite Pour Monsieur by Chanel. What a delicious discovery. With notes of Lemon, leather, and tobacco to name just a few, it has a sparkling citrus shimmer like the Chanel but more on the summery side. Less Place Vendome at midnight and more like a spring rain under the trees of the Place des Vosges. Smart, with wit and élan it is a very good scent for the guy who likes to go beyond the obvious to something really special. I have to say for me, Chanel's Pour Monsieur and Rochas Globe are running neck and neck as my signature scent. Five Sliver Stars *****

A wonderful green, dark masculine floral, nothing like Givenchy Insense by the way which is absolutely unique, this is more in the ball park of Pompeia (L.T. Piver) crossed with Bijan Men. I believe it is discontinued now and I can't find any bottles available larger than the 10/15ml miniatures from certain online discounters for the very reasonable price of around £6. If you are into aggressive in-your-face herbaceous florals designed with bare chested sweaty males of yore in mind, then do yourself a favour and purchase 10 of them, like I've done!

I bought it for the bottle: the metal edition is gorgeous. It's an amazing and complex fragrance: leather and flowers perfectly mixed! It is clearly dated -but in a good way- my wife loves it on me, even if she recognises it's now 'new'. A fragrance like they not do it anymore... It would be good to have it re-orchestrated/ updated, like Chanel is doing with Antaeus. Still great, but not the one I used in the 90's, for sure.

Globe is a delight! I ordered a tester at a low price to try it out and I am glad I did. I love the floral/herbal opening. In my opinion it is safe to wear day or night. I am wearing it today to the office and two of my co-workers already gave me compliments. I wish I had the bottle with the metal around it, it looks cool.

Complex but understated, mature yet comforting, inviting positive attention without demanding it. Quietly wonderful, it's now in the #1 or #2 spot as the nicest fragrance I own. And believe me or not, it layers amazingly with Antaeus. (classified as just Leather? No...Floral/Leather is more accurate)

Globe is a dreamy, contemplative, not-so-outspoken experience, with nuance that can be easily dismissed or scoffed at in modern times. Similar to Hermes Rocabar, this one requires a few wears before it can be truly appreciated. Conifers, flowers, and resins: I feel at home.

P.s. am i really the only one who thinks this smells like balenciaga pour homme? It doesnt have the oud-y thing BPH has and less cinnamon, but there are many similarities and both are high quality. Again, i have an old bottle so if it was reformulated it may be different.

A memorable scent. Absinth and fir for serenity, carnation and rose for courage and Jean-Claude Ellena for making the difference between a great perfume and just a merely good one. *****

This was one of my first bottels of cologne. I remember I loved it. The advertisement is great too with that strong veined arm of Atlas holding the globe.

Another Discontinued gem👎 Globe is in the same ballpark of bel Ami or Antaeus💝 a true masterpiece now gone! Such a pity!

This a very fine and exquisite fragance, classy and powerful, I'm looking forward this one again !!!

After reading several reviews, it all comes down to whether you like it or not? Ya this website is an excellent source on personal opinions which you might agree or not. I do enjoy this juice and some don't. This fragrance starts with a very green/sweet powdery aroma from caraway. Sandalwood and leather combined grounds this juice and balances the green citrusy notes. This fragrance isn't generic at all, those who do appreciate it's quality will agree. Longevity and Silage isn't as well as it could be. Finally, There isn't many of Rochas's fragrance which I don't enjoy. It's a shame that most have been discontinued especially Lui...PLEASE bring them back Rochas. 7.5/10

It is a nice scent with classic style, Masculine, Floral, Complex and Unique. In my opinion, Globe is suitable for mature person and It smells very old fashion before the date of Its launch ! Similar to Habit Rouge for Grandfather! I bought it blind-buy after reading the positive comments, and my first reason was for Its perfumer Jean - Claude Ellena , I must tell you honestly that it is not my cup of tea ! It opens up very sharp fresh spicy and floral notes in the background then dry down is semi sweet earthy, leathery. The Floral notes are dominant in this perfume . Longevity is good. Rating : 7 / 10

Even though its an older fragrance, I like it ok. It gets the job done. I can notice the coriander and bergamot combined with a touch of rose and leather. The scent is pretty good. It does smell rather sweet. I can smell the woodsy notes when it comes to the dry-down. The scent lasts about 3 hours on me. I could still smell the flowers until the very end mixed with a little wood. The longevity and sillage are a somewhat below average for me. The scent though, slightly above average. Scent: 6.5/10 Longevity: 4.5/10 Sillage: 4/10

From a great era of men's fragrances (1980s-early 90s) comes this leather and lemon chypre that just doesn't have the punch associated with its famous kin. It smells very nice, but it's a little watery, and after a very short while it becomes a skin-scent. It's not bad at all, but its performance is genuinely disappointing. It reminds me quite a bit of Montana pour Homme, although I like this much more.

Complex, floral, deep, refined. At first l sniff, I was a little put off, but Globe dared me to keep trying, and I find it more and more rewarding.

The best descriptor for this scent is "complex", to such a point dissecting the notes is next to impossible. Aromatics plus floral notes leading to very original masculine basenotes - the patch / sandalwood / leather combo with some sort of citric note (maybe another aromatic) with a load of skankiness. A vintage, indeed, of the good kind for its originality. Dated, I don't think so. It would be so if you could trace analogies with others launched around the same year, not the case at all. An interesting addition for those into vintages, or even for those after originality.

The most awful fragrance created in the entire history of the great house of Rochas.

Globe is one of the lost boys from the 90s. Guerlain Heritage (the only one of the bunch still in production), Jacomo Anthracite, Givenchy Insense, Paco Rabanne Tenere. Diverse trends led to the perfumes of the 90s. The fougères from the 70s, the power frags from the 80s, the remapping of the terrain by Davidoff Cool Water. The fragrances themselves have a range of olfactory qualities and don’t smell alike, but they are a cohort, and they were launched into similar markets. There are a plenty of opinions as to why this set of fragrances didn't take hold, and an equal number of opinions as to the meaning of their failures. Assuming all of the above forces and trends, let's just take a look at the perfume. Globe didn't jump out at me the first time I wore it. I certainly have fallen for perfumes at first sniff (Insense, 1969, Egoiste, Liaisons Dangereuses.) These perfumes back up their promises with the goods. If what you're selling is (capital-B) Beauty, you better be ravishing. I've had to work on some of the more meaningful perfumes. (Aromatics Elixir, Cristalle, Vol De Nuit.). Not every perfume offers the same thing, and my love or value of a perfume isn't be based strictly on the first impression. In fact, it's the challenging perfumes that bring me back. Uncertainty can be delicious. The perfume that Globe brought to mind when I first tried it, is Baldessarini, a perfume I don’t particularly like. I find Baldessarini a ‘sweet nothing’. All I get from it is a lingering sweetness. There were some vague perfumes coming out at this time, with blurred qualities. Vaguely sweet. Vaguely fresh. Vaguely water-like. Some conquered this era and were able to pursue minimalism. Case in point is Jean-Claude Ellena, currently the in-house perfumer for Hermes, whom many cite as the creator of Globe. (Wikipedia and Now Smell This. Fragrantica and Basenotes cite Nicolas Mamounas, the perfumer who created Byzance, Mystere and others for Rochas, as the perfumer who composed Globe.) Many perfume houses misunderstood the impetus for minimalism and instead created wan, pale, diluted perfumes. I missed the point when I looked at Globe through the lens of Baldessarini. With Globe, Rochas offered not so much minimalism as subtlety. Globe is a sweet floral chypre, with a medicinal tone that ties the balsams to a peppery carnation, offering not so much an exact scent as a feeling of chilled sweetness. It suggests the apprehensiveness of an overcast day. Will the cover break, or will it rain? Globe smells like glare and the palor of light through clouds, and connotes weather in the same way that Hermes Equipage does. Equipage is more crisp and incisive, but both share a coolness that I associate with a cool season or climate. Also Like Equipage, Globe has grown on me and I’ve come to appreciate its virtues over the years. I wonder how Globe would fare if it were released today. Why Globe was discontinued is an open question. Luca Turin groups Globe with the 'lost boys' I mention above, suggesting that they were too good or too pure to survive an era that called for cleansing and reparation from its men's fragrances. I won't disagree. Shame, though. Globe would have been a great alternative to so many of the sport/fresh/aqua fragrances of the 1990s. It rang a few of the proper bells, being chilled and smooth, but didn't come with the mark of being a Cool Water clone.

I'm writing this review for the average guy who might be looking for a new fragrance to add to his wardrobe. There won't be a lot of talk about notes and composition, I'd rather relay my impressions so that the casual enthusiast can get an overall idea of what this is about...and not make the same mistake that I made. Globe is a combination of woody notes, feminine florals, and a sort of dry, bitter leather. It has an overall mustiness that fans of modern fragrances are not accustomed to, and it goes on sharp and aggressive. When I smell this, I picture mustardy oranges and browns, as could be found in shag carpets throughout homes during the Nixon-Ford era. Fans of Globe may link its demise (or failure to gain fans) to it being "ahead of its time" or too bold of a release for the average male consumer--men weren't ready for a masculine floral chypre, or brave enough to wear one--but I would argue otherwise. I think Globe failed to succeed because it just doesn't smell very good, on top of its dated, bygone feel. I'm not alone in this opinion. Everyone around me immediately disliked this when I put it on. I'm not biased against old school scents. I'll admit they're definitely not my favorite genre, but I enjoy Heritage, Azzaro, Gentleman, and I can even appreciate Kouros to some degree. I love Rive Gauche and Caron Pour un Homme. So I like to think that I have a somewhat open mind. But I can't support Globe, or recommend it to anybody who's not completely into these kinds of fragrances. I don't mean to take away from some of the very good reviews that have been written for Globe, just offer a different perspective. I honestly don't think the average person, or even the average fragrance enthusiast will think that this smells good. To my nose, it's awful. My advice: Look at the wardrobes of those who've reviewed this positively. If their taste matches yours, then go ahead and give it a shot. But if their taste seems aligned with one particular era or style you generally dislike, just avoid Globe and move on. There's plenty of other stuff out there.

Great reviews here so not much to add. What I'd like to stress is the impeccable blending of this juice: none of the post CoolWater-fougères dihydromyrcenol sharpness, the 'foresty' aspects perfectly balanced with the tonka sweetness and a subtle but persistent leather/labdanum base. The discontinuation of this perfume is no surprise to me really as most of the Oriental Chypres launched in this era shared the same destiny: Puig Sybaris, Montana Parfum d'Homme, Bogart Witness, Valentino Vendetta, etc. It seems to me that this genre got lost between the 'oceanic/fresh/clean' wave first, and the 'sugary/sweet/oriental/gourmand' later. Too bad because this is one of the finest examples of the era. ------------------------ Excelentes críticas aquí, así que no hay mucho que agregar. Lo que si me gustaría enfatizar es la mezcla impecable de este jugo: ninguna traza aguda de dihydromyrcenol de los CoolWater-fougères posteriores; los aspectos 'boscosos' perfectamente equilibrados con la dulzura de la tonka y una base de cuero/ládano sutil pero persistente. La interrupción de este perfume no me sorprende, ya que la mayoría de los Chypres Orientales lanzados en esa época compartirían luego el mismo destino: Puig Sybaris, Montana Parfum d'Homme, Bogart Witness, Valentino Vendetta, etc. Me parece que este género se perdió entre la ola 'oceánica/fresca/limpia' primero y la 'azucarada/oriental/gourmand' más tarde. Lástima porque este es uno de los mejores ejemplos de la época. 9/10

I like Globe but I'm afraid it never really excited me. We often complain about the current state masculine designer fragrances but, back then, the situation wasn't really *that* different. Yes, more diversity, fewer (if any) restrictions on ingredients and better textures but, in the end, most masculines were just slightly different takes on the ol' dominant genre known as fougere. Globe makes no exception for me. A sweetish floral fougere with an eye on the past and one on the...present. I would have loved to be able to say *one eye on the future* but this is not the case in my opinion. During the first lustrous of 1990, we experienced several more seminal fragrances than Globe which probably settled a better landmark for the masculine perfumery to come. Egoiste, DK Men (aka Fuel For Men), Le Male, CK Eternity, Comme Des Garcons Original EDP and several others. Not to talk about under the radar gems such as Insensè, Ungaro II or Ocean Rain or even the first niche offerings such as Femminitè Du Bois, Lorenzo Villoresi Uomo and Amouage Ubar to name only a very few. Those were years of transition and ferment during which Rochas Globe represented just a minor release that wasn't able to properly stand out. Good but deservedly under the radar in my opinion. Rating: 6.5-7/10

This is a beautiful perfume. A must have for fougere, green, flowery, leathery enthusiasts. It is surely not a ground breaking fragrance, as many have stated before. What is amazing is how beautifully clean, sophisticated, French?, this fragrance smells. Pine and carnation greet you first and foremost, then settling in a beautifully sandalwood enveloped leathery scent. It is so amazingly well blended that it gives you the impression of smelling incensey. Jazz, Smalto PH, Tsar, Safari, Loewe PH and Esencia are all points of reference. I had it in my early teens and did not appreciate the beauty of Globe at the time. Maybe it was too mature, maybe my nose was too novice, maybe I was looking for other stuff. Full bottle worthy. Smell great, my friends.

I received a sample of this scent from a friend. From the first spray of this fragrance it threw me back to an era where fragrances were overwhelming and introduced you before you enter the room (80"s & early 90'S). The top notes were so overwhelming I almost wanted to wash it off. I am glad I decided to wait because the scent quickly (20 minutes) softens out to a nice spicy and leathery notes. Although there are floral notes in this fragrance, you do not notice them at all. The warm down is a defiantly a masculine scent of sandalwood, vetiver and patchouli. I agree with quiwings, it is a good fragrance, but it does not stand out enough to be unique to any aficionado of perfumes.

A lovely scent. Now considered old-fashioned and demanding, it is actually very sexy indeed. I imagine that a somewhat patient, analytical but at the same time also fearless woman will fall for this on a man. Greens, floral and leather. A little bit disturbing topnotes (an off bottle?) but mid and late stages are just wonderful and classical masculine. Kudos to Frafgranceex for keeping this available in a miniature bottle to an affordable price.

When I first tried this Rochas Globe years ago, I felt it was too floral for a masculine leather fragrance. Now I can appreciate the complexity and richness of this forgotten beauty. An exquisite balance of leather and florals and wood and spices and citrus. This a male perfumery at its finest. Very soulful.

I have the frosted glass bottle without the silver shell. Globe is a really intriguing masculine. I was kind of expecting a bigger floral middle that didn't really come out on me. It has a large kick of herbal spiciness, and not too much sweetness. No doubt this will grow on me after a few more wearings.

There’s four different types of bottles of Globe, the rectangle with dark top, the smaller atomizer, the larger frosted splash, the metal wrapped largest one with spray and splash editions. Are they all the same juice of were any reformulated?

Oh wauw!!! Rochas is such a MYTHICAL perfume house and this perfume having this extreme mythical effect on me! I NEVER smelled it, but looking at the ad, the notes and the aura of the bottle, it screams WAUW!!!

Who makes the "This perfume reminds me of ..." Chart!!!??? all those fragances are really different among them! Acteur is nothing to do with Montana pour Homme ... or Salvador Dali with Boucheron pour Homme

Superb bottle (metal ltd edition one that is). Generally the House of Rochas make great smells, and this is in line with that theology. Leathery and spicy.

@agua_de_la_vita I agree with you, Lui is for me Masterpiece ( genius Michel Almairac ), I bought 100ml, after shave balm and shower gel.

The top notes are a bit of a jumble, but then it settles into a lighter version of Yataan (which really works for me!).

i got it but dont like it there is just something i dont like but i cant describe which note it is sry

I think it's a litle too sweet, but a good fragrance