For Him Eau de Toilette

Narciso Rodriguez entered perfumery in 2003 with For Her, composed by Christine Nagel and Francis Kurkdjian around an Egyptian musk oil that the designer wears himself. For Him, unveiled in the summer of 2007, is its masculine counterpart and the house’s first men’s fragrance.

The designer described it to Women’s Wear Daily as the first extension of his menswear line, one element of the overall image. Nathalie Helloin-Kamel, a senior executive at Narciso Rodriguez fragrances, cited the great fougères of the 1980s as the benchmark.

Francis Kurkdjian, who had co-signed For Her, composed For Him around the same Egyptian musk. The launch presentation surrounds it with violet leaf, patchouli, amber, and woods; the house speaks of a musk heart heightened by three facets, floral, amber, and woody.

The launch range included the eau de toilette in 50 and 100 ml, a 50 ml perfumed oil named Musc for Him, as well as an aftershave lotion and an aftershave emulsion, a shower gel, and a deodorant.

In 2008, For Him received in France the award for best men’s fragrance and the award for best men’s bottle. In 2009, the Musc Collection gave it a variation, For Him Eau de Parfum, initially as a limited edition; the line later expanded with For Him Bleu Noir.