Description
Hidden behind each Le Galion fragrance is: a poet, a musician, a magician. A fragrance is more than the result of mixing flowers into a bouquet, or adding spices and woods to a selection of flowers. It requires a touch of magic, something Paul Vacher used to add when creating his masterpieces. In his mansion in the Parisian suburbs of Neuilly, with bottles lined up on the wooden shelves of his laboratory, he composed fragrances like others composed poetry or music. A fervent art lover and pianist himself, he was inspired by friends like Maurice Ravel. In a tribute to the aesthete and perfumer of the house, Le Galion has created Aesthete, an elegant and refined fragrance of Persian leather. Aesthete opens on Italian Mandarine, essence of Davana, hyperessense incense and Saffron, continuing on a leathery heart, Guaiac wood, Castoreum, Oud and Jasmine, all supported on a base of Sandalwood, Vanilla and White Musk.
Aesthete was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Vanina Muracciole.
tunano – :
Four stars by Luca Turin. I easily concur as this is one of my favorites since the last year or so. A wonderful leather, woody, fruity, spicy with some rough edges. An unpolished gem or broken perfection repaired with gold, if you wish. Bold though mature.
smeli – :
This smells exquisite and well blended. To me this is a better, more refined and updated version of Caron’s Yatagan. It has more depth and feels more expensive. A superb fragrance.
rhicheplope – :
I was looking for a fine leather perfume, smells like delicate warm skin, but not too sweet to the extent that it loses the feature of leather.
The first few minutes of Aesthete didn’t give me exactly like what I want——it’s pretty far from normal leather concept, but it surely is delicate. It’s probably due to the combination of fruity mandarin and fine leather. To be precise, the mandarin doesn’t stand out as a distinct note, it only serves to provide a vaguely sweet profile for the leather. A hint of smokey note is also noticeable in the beginning, then plays hide and seek all along the way.
At the latter half, the compound woody/leather notes create a well-rounded, slightly fermented herbal feel, like geraniums or coumarin. It has a foggy-woody aura. One can also sense something heavy/muddy lurking underground, perhaps due to the castoreum?
P.S. Luca Turin rate it four stars.
don karlione – :
I’m the first person to review Aesthete! Well after trying several Le Galion fragrances this afternoon I have to say that this one was the biggest surprise.
I really have a hard time trying to relate it to anything else I ever wore or tried. It’s definitely the most potent of the samples I have here. Longevity and projection seems very good. For the first two hours it reminded me of the smell of an alcohol. But was it whisky? My boyfriend reckons it’s rhum. I trust him. After nearly 4 hours now, and reading the description, I can start feeling the woody components. Perhaps it had similarities with Comme des Garçons Man, or M7. Le Galion remains fairly confidential as no one else has commented on this perfume yet. It’s really interesting and I recommend all those who like the two perfumes mentioned above to try this one.