Hoggar

I fell in love today. And had an interesting hour of "olfactory identity split" lol. Smelt it today for the first time ever, had a little test on my skin as well, and as a result was fighting the urge to eat my arm off. I'm a woman. So, when I'm imagining this little gem of a fragrance on a man - he's damn attractive I must say. I'd like to be around this guy all the time - he's warm, masculine, has good manners and a great sense of humour, he doesn't need to prove himself.. coz he's done that already. And these adjectives apply to the frag as well. As for the scent itself. Oriental spicy with a twist that resembles some very distant aldehydes to me. It opened with warm welcoming spiciness. What exactly, difficult to say, perhaps cinnamon, tonka, leather, something resionous possibly. It's dry and sweet in a masculine way. Opium or old spice (bear with me, please! I don't know mens fragrances too well... at all) vibe maybe, a fraction of it. Very beautiful! Then it became more floaty, fresher, "younger" if you will. Perhaps citrusses, something slightly aromatic with better projection. I had the sensation of being in close quarters of a young (some 30 yo), attractive fit active man, it smelt like a male body, irresistible. (Yes, I'm rolling my eyes and fainting for as well as the poor phrasing, as well as the impact it had on me. Yes, sweet sexy sweat is what I mean, yes!) The dry down was interesting. Instead of turning dirty, overbearing mess it developed into a clean even slightly soapy scent with some sweet spicy undercurrents. Could have been aldehydes or a herb. Yet the spiciness is still there. It smwlls like warm clean skin to me. Interesting. Intriguing. Is all I'm gonna say. Want to get closer to him, this kind of sexy is rather rare.

I owned it some years ago. Re-bought it and I'm satisfied with choice made. I think it's the best men perfume from Yves Rocher. I like Cuir Vetiver and Ambre Noir, but I like more Hoggar. As far as I noted, they only changed the bottle (it doesn't have anymore the brown gradient color, but still have the unique shape), but the smell is the same. It doesn't smell at all as 1 Million or Le Male, as some commented below. It smells better than them, ie exceptional! It has a very pleasant aromatic and resinous/balsamic smell, with a strong woody component. To me it seems quite unique and it smells pretty expensive, too. No more synthetic than other more expensive perfumes. ;) Also it DON'T smell like Davidoff Silver (how ppl say) shadow at all. I own both and they are different. Smell - 9/10 Longevity - 8/10 Sillage - 7/10 My overall note - 9/10, a definitely must have.

Did this really only come out in 2005??? I have what looks like a vintage bottle that I bought used online. The graphics and label look so 70's/ very different from the current modern label. Either way its an affordable little gem which is hard to describe. Masculine, but sweetened just a touch by the Tonka. Definitely more of an oriental, warm spicy accord with a bit of sweet woodiness. Its an extremely versatile frag that works through most seasons, and most occasions. Affordable but does not smell cheap or pretentious. An easy blind buy or masculine grab and go frag for any day or occasion.

Yes it's linear, yes it's not surprising. But, is it bad ? No, not at all, this is a great scent ! If you love tonka's smell, get it ! It results a desert / sandy smell, dry and warm. Like an olfactory hug ! The thing is, I don't think this is a perfume for daytime. When you have a huge and tiring work day, with a lot of stress... You know, this bad day that you know more often that you should... Spray it when you back home, with a drink you like, on your couch and voila, you have a perfect warm and invigorating wrap all around you !

Warm/Tonka/Cedar - Soapy/Powdery/Citrus freshness Each and every component of this fragrance can be distinguished. Quite timeless, manly and sophisticated but with a playful touch of sweet sexyness. If you care about compliments this might also be something for you. Projection is quite good actually, while performance mediocre. Still this a great value for your money and an amazing fragrance overall. Having smellt so many frags, this one still holds a special place in my heart.