1991 - L'Essence de L'Explorance

Deep cypress, pine needles, bitter herbs, and an elegant citrus affair on a mossy and woodsy base makes this an exceptional evergreen blend. It comes across as a greener, more herbal, and more refined Agua Fresca, with a bit more backbone and enhanced masculinity. It also features a slight resemblance to Vintage Polo Green that I think fans would appreciate and find delightful. And though L'Essence de L'Explorance is rather on the transparent side, Mousse Illuminee and Esencia come to mind also. All in all, I find it to be a very relaxing and tranquil composition that evokes calmness and sophistication.

My favorite bottle from this brand, or I would say it is the most easily accepted one from this house. It is a simple fougere perfume, very easy to wear. The opening is green, fresh and clean, with petitgrain being the main role here. I get this earthy green smell of plants and some bitterness. Soon afterwards lavender and cardamon comes to my nose. It is a pleasant balance of soapy and spicy scents. It somehow resembles shaving foam to me. In the drydown you can still detect the spicy cardamon, but it does not make it smell dry; instead, oakmoss makes it wet and earthy. I really enjoy the drydown. A beautiful mixture of clean woody notes, spicy cardamon and damp moss. There is nothing unique or any wow-factor, it is just a simple and pleasant fougere perfume with reasonable longevity and sillage.

This is a typical barbershop/fougere fragrance but done in a cheap way. The mix of rosemary, lavender, lemon and petitgrain gives the perfume a cheap green shower-gel vibe. This smells nowhere near like "Chanel - Pour Monsieur" it's even an abomination to compare these 2.