Lapidus Pour Homme Gold Extreme

First Impression: Not even close to 1 Million or any of the flankers. It is a warm spicy scent, but it's actually kinda transparent and hard to detect if you're expecting something super heavy and sweet, it screams of quality though. I think it's beautifully blended and doesn't scream at all. It's more of a subtle masculine spicy accord with a delicious base of vetiver and vanilla. This is ultra modern, does not feel old school at all. This is something totally new and awesome. The clove and pink pepper combo is actually super masculine and understated, this is a very very very sophisticated scent, and I think everyone should definitely try this out on the skin and wear it for a day. It's a refreshing break from other scents, and stands on it's own as being extremely unique. I just need to see how long it lasts, as I type I'm about 30 minutes in and I'm loving it.

This stuff is very nice for a cold winter day. It's a great fragrance around the holidays or after a day of skiing in front of a fire with a glass of wine in your hand. It opens really sweet but give it about 5-10 minutes and what you get is a more moderate sweetness with the cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg taking over. If there's leather here, it's not prominent, more like a supporting note. Likewise with the vetiver, it's subtle. This is all about the spices and some sweetness. I really enjoy it. Performance is moderate and totally acceptable. When you consider the price for a 100 ml bottle is around $22, it's a steal. This is a really nice winter fragrance you can spray on without worrying about clearing a room or breaking the bank. It's a winter dumb reach. I'm betting the ladies will like it too.

Really really nice. Yeah, you can say its has the same vibe one million has... but they dont smell the same. If you think silver scent smells like grapes, you can say lapidus gold smells like cherries. Cardamom is the major note in this one. Not a disgusting annoying cardamom but something different and intensive. Vanilla is strong here too, and with the cardamom they brings me something like tonka, thats why in my opinion it remembers me of bogart pour homme but is pretty close to ARSENAL GOLD. Longevity 9/10 and Sillage 9/10.

Very original and strong. Probably not for teenagers but for people well settled and with a strong personality. My son dislikes it but I tested it and was positively surprised and encouraged to dare try it on myself later.

@moondawn I bought this for my partner because of your review, so I wanted to say thank you! We both love it. I really enjoy the balance of spices and vanilla/ amber, which is very masculine but in a lovely huggable way.

Nice warm & spicy pretty close to one million prive by paco rabanne! Petfect for fall & winter.

you know, if I was a doctor I'd probably wear something like this. I just think it's perfect for someone who's going to spend a lot of time near other people, examining them, touching them... because I seriously doubt anyone can actually dislike the smell. it doesn't have to be your signature scent and whether you're going to find it unique I'm not sure, but it's so classy and pleasant that you can be sure everyone will enjoy those 3 seconds when you walk past them. or like I've said, when you expose your neck to your patient during eyelid examination or whatever you're examining. projection is very suitable in my opinion, because I don't think this type of scent should have beast mode projection. then again, both longevity and sillage are very good and that's the most important. the only thing I'm not sure about is comparision with original Pour Homme and the Black Extreme version because I've never had them, but I'd bet this is lighter than both.

Though not bad, Gold Extreme is the least interesting of the LPH flankers. The Lapidus house always does best with their original incarnations, or in the very least, building upon an idea while introducing new elements around it. We see this In the original LPH, Sport, and Black Extreme, but with Gold Extreme being the exception, it moves more towards one Million clonish territory than anything else. LPHGE has grown on me quite a bit, and I enjoy the LPH flankers as a guilty pleasure, but I’d consider this one more for the Lapidus fanboys like myself. That said, I’m looking forward to their next release in hopes of something more exciting.

I have bogart pour homme and this smells nothing like it, this is Lapidus jumping onto the One Million success train hoping to pull over some of its crowd(along with their money). Less cloyingly sweet but same vibe. Seriously Lapidus, stick to the old school barber shop type of scents and refine it. Take away the urinous note out from LpH and replace it with something nice like cloves, whiskey etc

This is the most weak flanker of the line,but i'm really a fan of the original,so i am bias.Anyway,it is more a twist of the Black extreme one,this is less flowery and i think also less sweet,but sensually creamy.Cinnamon,amber,Vanille and leather are the prominent notes,with a zingy start.As usual,longevity and sillage are very good.I think it is more for the younger,playful audience.

This fragrance smells just like Paco Rabanne 1 million. It is a good buy for someone who wants a cheaper option of 1 Milion and a better Longevity and Sillage than Cuba Royal. But personally I probably won't buy it again, having 1 milion already.

Released in early 2015, Lapidus Pour Homme Gold Extreme came to complement the Lapidus collection, whose original fragrance was launched in 1978 and earned its first variation, in 2012, called Lapidus Pour Homme Black Extreme. According to the official press release, Lapidus was inspired by its origins: the stone (from Latin word lapideus). This time, the inspiration is an ochre rock, present in the South of France, which shines under the rays of the Sun and offers a range of bright and warm tones. And as we already know, one of the biggest obstacles that a new product may face is the public's opinion. However, when it comes to fragrances, the situation gets a huge proportion, even more with the internet within the reach of all. There was a time when every fragrance that had the word Black in its name was automatically compared to Bvlgari Black. This process was repeated, after the huge success of 1 Million. Since then, any bottle painted in gold is automatically compared to Paco Rabanne’s fragrance. Obviously, these simplistic and generalized comparisons have their positive and their negative sides. Lapidus Pour Homme Gold Extreme brings notes of pink grapefruit, pink pepper of Bourbon and cardamom, in the output. Then, it combines notes of orange blossom, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and plum wood, in the body. At the bottom of the olfactory pyramid, notes of vetiver, amber, vanilla, and leather, enclosing the composition. On the skin, the result is weird! The juicy side of the grapefruit merges the spicy side of the cardamom and results in a medicinal and, at the same time, astringent output. It looks like you grabbed a bottle of shampoo to smell, and accidentally, some of the content hit your nostrils. If too much applied, makes you sneeze. After a few minutes, when the body of the fragrance should already be exuding, it gets hard to identify the hot spices and, above all, the scent of orange blossom, usually sweet and indolic. To my nose, stand out the fruity notes of plum wood and a bit of cinnamon, but nothing too spicy. Finally, after a long and subtle evolution, I notice only the amber and an oriental nuance. Curiously, on my skin, this version caused me olfactory fatigue. After a while, I can't feel the scent, but I know it is still spreading. I say this because I received several compliments during the test phases and this is, perhaps, the positive side that I couldn't see. It exhales very well and, with respect to lasting, lives up to the tradition and the Ted Lapidus family's name. To me, Lapidus Pour Homme Gold Extreme has no resemblance to 1 Million or the other Lapidus fragrances, which disappointed me enough (unless the current fragrance of Lapidus Pour Homme smells like this one, after reformulated). It was clear that it's just another flanker, following the market trend in taking advantage of names and visual identities, reducing costs. It may be a good option for the young men, who go to ballads, but not for the man who identifies with the DNA of the Lapidus line. The Black Extreme version is very good, in my opinion, but this one left a lot to be desired. When it comes to colognes with medicinal signature and warm nuances, I prefer Bogart Story Red. I move on, hoping that Lapidus Pour Homme Sport, announced in November 2015, is better than this one.

It smells like a cheap perfume, Not recommended.

Like a sweeter One Million. A great cheap replacement for it. Awesome projection, especially for the price. And it has more of the floral that you would have gotten from Halloween Man, which is sadly discontinued. This one is a winner in my book for sure. I love that sweet spice on a man, especially if he has the brazen personality to back it up. Oh yeah!

A nice fragrence its spicy and vanillic as well as slightly fresh this is best for spring and autumn as it's also quite airy and transparent it's a beautiful smell however.Another good release from Lapidus just don't expect beast mode or anywhere near it.

No, this is female to me, almost like a Giorgio by Giorgio Beverly Hills.

It will be hard to buy in my country like many others...but I still hope

Lets hope it lasts longer than two hours.