Jaïpur Homme Eau de Parfum

Jaïpur Homme appeared in 1997, six years after Boucheron pour Homme, and takes its name from the capital of Rajasthan. The house presents it as an ode to distant India, inspired by the gardens of the maharajas, and intends it for a man of today with a pioneering streak.

The signature of Annick Ménardo

The composition is the work of Annick Ménardo. Jeanne Doré, who reviewed it for Auparfum in 2008, hears a powdery fougère drawing on the classics Brut or Paco Rabanne pour Homme, to which spicy and balsamic notes give its orientalist accent.

Varanis Ridari, of The Scented Devil, sees rather a hybrid: the barbershop fougère on one side, the rich oriental on the other, with no lavender to hold the join. He places it between Aramis JHL and Obsession for Men, Canoe and Wild Country.

The eau de toilette and the eau de parfum

Boucheron offers Jaïpur Homme in two concentrations with distinct compositions, each of which has its own page. Varanis Ridari holds the eau de parfum to be the better dressed of the two, just behind Boucheron pour Homme.

What has changed since 1997

The first runs were wrapped in Art Deco metal cladding, gone from the current versions. Varanis Ridari holds those metal-clad bottles to be richer in clove and oakmoss than the ones sold today.