Worth pour Homme

I am tempted to say Worth pour Homme is a classic men’s fougere, but “classic” is a word which tends to be overused. In any case, it has only been around since 1980-81 and as such postdates many of the more well-known fougeres. I would say rather, that it is an archetypal fougere. It starts with the familiar crisp clean combination of lavender and citrus notes evident in other fragrances, such as Paco Rabanne and Azzaro Pour Homme. It is often compared with the former and it is very similar, but in many ways offers much more. The powerful, almost overpowering, soapy start of Paco Rabanne is toned-down in Worth and is augmented with, rich herbs and spices in its top notes. The real beauty of Worth is its relative subtlety and more diverse range of detectable notes (at least to my nose) as compared with other powerhouse fougeres from the same period. It is the balance of this fragrance that makes it an archetype. None of the notes overpower any other. The piney notes are complemented wonderfully by the florals and as the sharper elements subside it has moved away from its original resemblance to Paco Rabanne. After a two to three hours the warm musk and woody notes remain and work with the oakmoss to ensure that Worth still has a substantial presence for a long, long time. This “ticks all the boxes” for a quality fragrance and best of all it can be bought for a fraction of the price of either Paco Rabanne or Azzaro pour Homme. This is definitely a top-ten fragrance for me.

I tried this on the strength of the reviews below and am very glad I did. Was initially worried - found the opening a bit heavy and challenging but it settles leaving a smooth, complex, quite fresh and very natural smell. It is very masculine but becomes more smooth and refined. After 2 hours or so it gets a little lighter, with a lovely leather note, a touch floral and very slightly soapy and this is when it smells GORGEOUS. This is wonderful stuff. Not an "easy" scent - initially quite heavy, deep, complex and masculine, but very well balanced. Feels refined. A very clean, confident and quite fresh smelling, sophisticated, manly smell once it settles. I'm 36 and could not have carried this off a few years ago but I absolutely love it now. My girlfriend generally dislikes "heavy" and "old school" male scents - she likes this a lot once it has settled. Excellent longevity and projection, especially for the price. Projects well for 8-10+ hours, is still good on skin for 13+ hours and is still pretty good on skin with a tiny bit of projection well beyond that. Great value. Truly fantastic scent. I'd happily pay far more than current prices for this one. Very highly recommended.

***This is a review for the Worth Pour Homme Haute Concentration version.*** Wow! A classic masculine leather fougere that starts with an explosive and intense beginning and then integrates into a clean, leathery and slightly soapy ending. A very masculine powerhouse that exudes power and elegance. I was searching for the Haute version for some time, but the prices have become so high that I decided to wait for a good deal. I went into my local perfume store about a week ago looking for Givenchy Vetyver. They didn't have it so I sampled some other classics. I asked if they had Worth Pour Homme, amazingly he showed me three paisley boxes. I was shocked! I opened one of the old boxes and noticed that the liquid was thick and looked like apple cider. I tried it on and realized it was the after shave. The other two boxes were what I was looking for. I sampled the juices and was immediately transported to a magical land of fierce leather goodness balanced with cleanliness. All three bottles for $130. Worth Pour Homme and the Haute version are classics that are timeless and will always be in my collection.

After falling in love with Je Reviens this year, I knew I needed to explore the house of Worth further. Worth Pour Homme delivers exactly what I hoped it would, an elegantly masculine fougere with a bold and cutting-edge character which I’ll not soon forget. This is a very sharp scent which makes a bold statement, lavender and pine needles make a wonderful pairing, with their green aromatic qualities furthered by herbal notes of rosemary and petitgrain among bright citrus. But underneath, a warmth appears - rosewood and carnation evoke a gentle warm spiciness along with cinnamon and coumarin. The overall result is wonderful. I really enjoy this fragrance, and I’m not usually a lover of fougeres. The piney feel of this scent is very nostalgic and comforting to me, along with the subtle warming aspects it feels perfect for autumn as well. I’ll hopefully look to add this to my collection at some point.

Wonderful stuff! This is much older than Paco Rabanne pour Homme, but the note pyramid is very similar to that (much more famous) 70s masculine staple. The difference here is that the fougére framework of PRPH is much more evident here: in PRPH, the fougére elements are used as a scaffold for the heavier coniferous notes, but here the fougére notes--the lavender, geranium, bergamot, and especially oakmoss--are very much in evidence. This is much gentler than PCPH, and therefore much more wearable--it's really a lovely and elegant fougére I plan to put into heavy rotation. The rosemary is very evident against the fougére notes, and with the petitgrain. It's very beautiful. Try to find this one--it's less well known, but it is so nice, and it's not expensive either if you look around for it. This has rocketed to the top of my list for favorite fougéres, and has immediately gone into heavy rotation.

The vintage version of Worth Pour Homme with the its stylized "W" insignia, is a barbershop delight, redolent of bracing lavender, fresh-cut rosemary, and oakmoss much like its similar forebear, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme (no, this was not launched in 1932, as Fragrantica claims, but rather 1980). Yet, make no mistake, this is not merely Worth's "also ran," as the dry down is to die for in all of its woolly muskiness. I for one love variations on a theme, comparing and contrasting, because I am just that kind of nerd, and with Worth Pour Homme, and what also makes it different is a certain sharp, pungency to the aromatics and a certain sternness in its overall feel: this one feels less golden chains and unbuttoned rayon shirts and more Piaget wristwatches and ascots. That said, it's just as much a pleasure as the many others of its ilk.

There are, of course, several ways to judge a fragrance. Judging by scent alone, this plucky floral might scrape into my top 30. But based on value for money, Worth Pour Homme is my uncontested number one perfume. I don't think there is a better fragrance widely available for under £20. So at the princely sum of £6.99, which it cost me, it was a steal. Perhaps not one for the desert island dream, but a godsend for those of us pursuing quality and class on a budget.

Clean, soapy, gorgeous - simply one of the best men's fragrances - true - it's cheap now - but it smells better than some costing 4 times the price. Longevity and sillage are great though it is a "one note" fragrance with a beautiful long lasting drydown. It really is a classic cologne - so fresh

Love it. Little chypre barbershop scent. The vintage one not sweet but spicy. Projection and silage is moderate on my skin not strong. I always over spray my perfumes but with this one its no luxury at all. No power bomb but there to be noticed. I'm a woman but love to were man fragrances also.

This cost me £10. Honestly, I would pay 3 times this price. Worth is a beautiful, soapy, spicy perfume. Longevity and silage great. Very masculine and fresh with the silage just superb. I would say (after careful consideration) that this is THE nicest cheapie in the world.

There are some genuine, inexpensive and quality products in the world. This is one of them. A unique, lovely fragrance for men that lasts. It's smooth, soapy and spicy with a lovely masculine silage. Do not underestimate this juice because of its price. Fabulous!

I bought this as a gift to my father. I like it so much, that now I want to try Worths' Fragrances for ladies. This is a very well blended combination of lavender and vetiver and truly an elegant and refined classic.

great scent from the past even reformulated is still it's a nice scent! pretty close to paco rabanne pour homme! Love that soapy note❤️

perfect beautiful and elegant fragrance, a relaxing lavender great for very hot days or just in the evening after a shower 10/10

This is for the Haute Concentration formula in a blue & red paisley box. It is not related at all to the original or reformulation and is in no way similar to Paco Rabanne Pour Homme. I, personally, put Vintage Paco Rabanne Pour Homme on a pedestal - it is suave, fresh, sophisticated, green, warm and harmonious. It is the best scent ever created for a man and the essence of what an aromatic fougere will ever attempt to be. Grottola and Lanier offer great reviews here - this is a strong, slap-in-the-face scent. Haute Concentration for sure! Wow! The sinuses were cleared by the initial blast...it only took one on my wrist to realize this could be used for huffing if one wanted an olfactory high. But, then the scent warmed up on my skin and after about 30 minutes of a medicinal lavender/sharp carnation-clove/pine needles nose-bleed - Worth HC hits a nice point of smoothness as the lavender softens (due in part to the citrus burning off and heart notes coming through), nice rich moss and rosemary (fresh-cut, not dried) cloud around you that softens up into a nice soapiness (a good thing - almost a lather of leathery moss with lavender and a blend of soft floral and green notes). This inviting fog has allure - we are now in the early 80's and polyester has a place in our attire. Driving a Mercedes 450SL convertible and the late days of disco and early club music is what this smell evokes images of...along with, somehow, a sense of being in London in cool weather (there is a British pompousness to this that I like - I think chaps in London's gentlemen clubs and pubs wore this...and the true gentlemen still do). I would not wear this in warm weather unless I wanted to offend somebody. The paisley box is obnoxiously retro-cool...I like it along with the bottle itself. This has a vibe to it. This is serious and not for the faint-of-heart: 8+/10. It has a place on my shelf and one of admiration. I will come back for more slaps in the face by Worth Haute Concentration with a smile. Wear this with a 'hipster attitude', retro clothes with style and panache...or, it will wear you. Great stuff, but rich and definitely packs a punch. **UPDATE** - this 2nd review is for the reformulated blue box bottle (Made in England), shown above, that is clear with blue block print - which is an entirely different scent from any other Worth bottling (Vintage and Haute Concentration). This is true classic, aromatic fougere captured in a bottle. Shamus1's review (along with alfarom's) and a few others led me to this blind-buy purchase. I am very happy I did! The top notes of lavender and herbs are sharp and pronounced - a blast hits your nose...and old-school vibe - this is what I look for and find! Great note integration as the pyramid fills in - note separation in a well-made aromatic fougere like this is excellent (and I took my time really examining this on my arm - 2 full sprays): Top notes are rosemary, nutmeg, cinnamon, lavender, mandarin orange, petit grain and bergamot Middle notes are carnation, green notes, brazilian rosewood, pine tree needles and geranium Base notes are leather, tonka bean, amber, musk, oakmoss, balsam fir, vetiver and cedar The notes are all there - wonderful composition. While one "element" is missing and cannot be listed and that is the classic slightly-soapy vibe that Worth Pour Homme offers (and I mean that in a good way). A gentlemen scent that transcends time...I don't think I would want this to be a "louder", more powerhouse fragrance. One the opening warms up, this actually wears very gentlemanly - a bit retrained, but a long-lasting skin scent that creates a nice aura. It is meant to be applied liberally, yes, but also the refinement and class this has means one should not try to overly-project it, in my opinion. It layers fantastic with the splash after shave lotion...adding more top notes and richness to the fougere/old-school vibe. The base notes of great leather, balsam fir (which transcends from the pine needles in the heart) and musk are truly wonderful, albeit a touch soapy (fine, french-milled soapiness - that is). The green notes are there, but not as prevalent as Paco Rabanne Pour Homme - neither are some other base notes, but in place is the rich leather as pointed out by Shamu and others. The pine needles and fir in the heart and base of Worth Pour Homme are definitely reminscent to a rare, treasured composition in Vintage Revillon Pour Homme (1977) - excellent choice of notes for this composition that further separates the magic in the current formulation from Paco Rabanne PH. And, everything is turned down here...once it settles, it gives you comfort and a sense of place & purpose. This is a bottle of great fragrance unto itself, all comparisons aside. I don't believe this is outdated at all - it is classic Aromatic Fougere and a bit understated. Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, Azzaro Pour Homme, Worth, and a mention to Patrick (from Fragrances of Ireland) as well as other numerous Aromatic Fougeres do not go out of style...in my opinion, they exude class, sophistication, taste and knowledge of fragrance. To not have these (among other great fougeres) in my wardrobe would be simply unimaginable. Excellent fragrance - 8.5+/10. I cannot say I like this more than the Haute Concentration (in the blue & red paisley box) by much, but I give it the nod because it is imminently far more wearable and chic. It is a more classically structured fougere with a great composition. What it lacks in macho, it more than makes up for in class & taste. A scent that can be worn by a gentleman or someone who simply enjoys classic fougeres...regardless of attire, but you will feel better wearing this with a button-down shirt or a polo.

You can not talk about Worth Pour Homme without mentioning the historic design house of Charles Frederick Worth. The quintessential house of high fashion was in existence from the 1850’s to 1956. Its founder Charles Frederick Worth was the father of Haute Couture. An Englishman in who took Paris by storm he invented the designer label, the runway model and so many other aspects of fashion we now take for granted. He dressed the great ladies and stars of his age and married one of his models. He was the creator of the hoop skirt, the bustle and was the first designer to use the early sewing machine. Mr. Worth was the first superstar designer in history. Patterns for his clothes were sold all over the world and most likely Mammy used just such a pattern to run up Scarlett’s green curtain dress in “Gone With The Wind.” Among his clients were the clothes mavens of the day such as Empress Eugenie of France, Empress Elizabeth of Austria, Queen Victoria, the Astor’s, Vanderbilts, and Carnegies of New York. After his death in 1895 the design house continued until it was closed in 1956. Today the house is simply called Worth Couture and has re-intorduced haute couture, lingerie and Prêt-a-Porte lines by designer Giovanni Bedin . The company got into the fragrance line in the 1920’s and has produced fragrances separate from the couture house since the 1930’s. Among these perfumes is only one for men, Worth Pour Homme. The original formulation was created in 1932 by perfumer Odette Breil-Radius who decades later created Miss Worth. It was re-introduced in 1981 and still conjures up old world glamour and joie de vivre that can only spell P.A.R.I.S between the wars. This is a woody spicy animalic delight. It is all gentleman elegance personified in the most arresting way. It opens sharp and old school style with rosemary, nutmeg, cinnamon, a huge blast of lavender, a bit of mandarin, and a dash of petit grain and bergamot. It is sharp but not rude, old fashioned and refreshing like a cocktail at four in the afternoon at the Ritz bar in the company of a beautiful French actress all decked out in her Worth cocktail dress. It is a quick drink and then off to the middle notes. Rich notes they are too, a wonderful blending of green notes, Brazilian rosewood, pine needles and geranium. Here very early on in the heart of the fragrance comes the leading base note of rich exotic leather, like the polished well worn leather of a Turkish soldier’s saddle reused in a smart leather club chair. This wonderful leather seeps into the rosewood and becomes quite “Clubby” putting one in mind of rainy late Fall afternoons in salons off the Avenue Montaigne. Kind of like an Englishman in a French salon, proper, upright but not uptight or adverse to a little naughty French fun. Towards the early part of the dry down enter the vanilla splendors of the tonka bean, washed in musky ambers, Oakmoss, and vetiver inside a cedar box lined with balsam fir. This is where one can relax into the warm comfy elegance of a really sumptuous dry down to the end. In all it lasts about six hours, a wide range silage. Once within a six foot range the recipient nose in your vicinity will notice this fashionable classic. Not many people know of this old boy who had been strolling the block since the 1930’s so maybe it is time to take note of this stylish gentleman, Worth Pour Homme. FOUR GOLD STARS ****

"American Working Class". That's what Worth should be called. This juice is a wormhole back to the early 1960's and 1970's. It gives me flashbacks to men who work with their hands, wear super thick/heavy American made Levi's denim jeans and a heavy Ben Davis shirt. They finish work at the plant/machine shop/yard and go home to get cleaned up. He cleans up/showers and scrubs all the grease, dirt and oil from his cracked hands and scrubs his fingernails as best he can with a Fuller Brush fingernail brush. He then shaves using Barbasol shave cream in a can and uses a Gillette double edge butterfly safety razor before slicking his hair down with some Brylcreem. Next, he splashes some Worth in his mitts and slaps it on his neck and cheeks. He then puts on a polyester suit he bought from Penny's, Sears, or Montgomery Wards, black leather cockroach stompers and drives to dinner with his wife in a car that runs on leaded gas, listening to an eight track cassette or his favorite push button AM radio station enroute to the party or gathering....Merle Haggard is singing about his momma crying. If it's pot luck his wife made green Jello with walnuts, banana and cottage cheese or maybe whipped cream. It's resting between them in a Tupperware container on the slippery front bench seat.

A Conservative gentleman fragrance from the 80's to English style ....... A classic fragrance with a good number of ingredients! There are 3 unusual notes in the fragrance world of the typical 80s Bergamot-lavender-oak moss trio! And these are brilliantly built around other notes as well .... There is a very good balance in this hand! I think one of the most beautiful creations in the aromatic - fougere category! Its durability is surprisingly good and it is going through exciting phases of drying! Sometimes it appears up to 1-2 webshops among the rarities, and it's not that expensive, so whoever collects perfumes or simply likes the smells of the 80-year-old citrus-wood-fougere! Feel free to smell it, you will not be disappointed! A little time travel in English in the suits of gentlemen when the aromas of the real man's fragrances were conservatively constructed and the scents of that time inspired masculinity, firmness and power, but at the same time a tasteful and cultured expression of elegance and sophistication! Maximum score from me. A pearl that did not disappear, but could remain in this modern aquatic-lemon notes, directed by an emaciated and "unisex" world ........

Worth Pour Homme, Lavender and Sandalwood I was told and I agree. The quality of this juice is excellent. No questions. It immediately smells of high quality oils with a slight soapy opening that reminds me of Perry Ellis Original Cologne made back in 1985 and a slight touch of Giorgio for Men . I have the bottle pictured above. Longevity and sillage are respectable. This may smell slightly dated, but it's not! This is definitely for a gentleman, distinguished, a man who's got his stuff together. Worth is worth it!!!

I blind-bought the Worth Pour Homme, made in England, that's featured in a blue-capped, clear bottle (above). I really like it! To me, it has a fresh, clean, floral-herbal scent that's very pleasant. The performance is good and it can be worn year round. There's only one version, so find the least expensive one and go for it. (My 3.3 oz. bottle was just $23; $17 plus $7 shipping, after discount offer; but that was on Image Beauty which currently lists as out of stock.)