Homme

Now Smell This: the 2008 version

Kevin, on October 17, 2008, smelled the eau de toilette open on bright rum, with a sweet-sour lime note, not pulpy but powdery. Crisp green tea and a tart fruity note join it, and a dark brown sugar note intrigues him.

The fragrance slides into an accord of vetiver and a barely perceptible cedar that keeps a hint of lime. Three sprays scent him for over ten hours, with the presence of an eau de parfum: the first mainstream Guerlain he has liked in a long time.

ScentGrail: the 2016 eau de parfum

Marin Kristic, in an article updated on January 2, 2024, wears the 2016 reformulated eau de parfum. The crisp, juicy citrus and mint opening, with a rum that suggests a mojito without imitating it, ranks for him among the finest fresh openings.

After a quarter of an hour, a green woody profile takes over, and the calmer base gives way to cedar, patchouli and a vetiver close to that of Guerlain’s Vetiver. He finds it versatile and good value, but faults its four to six hours of presence, too short for an eau de parfum, and its failure to keep the promise of its opening.