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o24ronecycle – :
Greetings earthlings. Wearing scents on your skin to be smelled through nostrils is brilliant. I watched a Ralph Lauren Polo commercial thirty years ago and had to make a special trip to earth just to try it. While here anyway I thought it would be interesting to try an Italian take on Polo, this Basile is slightly drier than Polo, less green, more brown. My species smells scents visually as colors. I picked up a bottle of each, heading home now. Klatu Nekto Verada dudes
studiofx – :
Chypre to the core. I get a smoooth green scent with a hint of herbal sweetness both in the beginning. Immediately there is a slight perfumy watery tone, but it goes into a soft green non-spicy herbal scent – kinda like basil perhaps.. I havent read what the perfumers say about this yet at Weruska.com. This fragrance is made in Italy. Anyways, after it developes for a while it becomes more rough and dry dusty like. which of course is the chypre.
I smell some real high quality in this scent.
Similar ones are also Cappucci pour homme, which though is a citrus with cinnamon and the chypre scent. I dont like cinammon that much, and Basile does not have cinammon so thats a consideration. Rochas Eau de Rochas has a citrus, which then goes into a chypre.
Also, I do not get a citrus in Basile, it is more of a pleasant herbal.
This is not like a chypre like Aramis, actually neither of the 3 I mentioned have any noticable floral scent in them. They are all fine general use scents, nothing mind blowing at all, but they all have that roughened chypre in them at the base notes
Mexa – :
What a beautiful scent. Rich, green, smooth and sophisticated. Most prominent are the notes of thyme, basil and rosemary intertwined with oily amalfi lemon, tangerine and a little bitterness and sharpness that comes from grapefruit.
Feels like a walk in the Italian countryside, with smell of Sun, herbs and freshly cut grass in a bottle.
I have the newest version, that comes in a bottle different from this pictured above and all I can say that it is a stunner indeed!
Masterpiece of powerhouse game that distinguish itself from its rivals of the same genre.
How does it accomplish that? The answer is: with the perfect blend of green ingredients that create an aura of experience and classiness around you.
Yes, the word experience is the first thing that comes to my mind with this one.
Don’t forget the oak moss also. It is there.
For the guys who like to spend time in the kitchen, creating dishes for the one you love.
Glass of wine, a pasta and a view on green mountains in spring somewhere in Tuscany.
A gem. 10/10.
Affibralf – :
This review is for the vintage 100ml aftershave splash. Dark grey-ish/green bottle, black cap w/ silver edging on bottom.
(Note: my definition of “vintage” is pre-barcode).
Wow….this is one of the best blind-buys I have EVER made!
The bottle alone (by Pierre Dinand) is beautiful, simplistic and stylish, and the juice inside it is well-blended, well-structured and of high quality.
The minty basil and lavender in the opening just smells so damn good.
The cinnamon-nutmeg-galbanum-clove combo in the heart is delicious.
And the mossy, woody leathery base rounds it all up nicely.
I get the comparisons to PRPH, but where that’s herbal, Basile is more green and should be considered an aromatic fougére imo. It really isn’t a fullblown chypre.
Vintage Basile Uomo is a great Italian quality fougére from the 80’s.
Green, aromatic, mossy, warm, comforting, clean, Italian quality blend. What’s not to love?
I, for one, am gonna get me some more of this, asap. Thumbs up!
10/10
tmb_ak47 – :
Terribile. Decisamente dozzinale.
Voto personale: 4/10
Rmnkorn1801 – :
What a nice and powerful fragrance!! I bought what I think It’s the reformulation version: Lighter coloured bottle, green olive juice. And I wonder how much better must the older version be! It’s all about “old school” green here, which means a thick and delightful mix of green herbs (not medicinal) as Basil, mint with citrusy notes, pine and the traditional patchouli/oakmoss combo (yeah, in the box is listed evernia prunastri). There are some minor floral notes, that in my opinion, could have been supressed and initially smelt a bit discordant, until I got used to them. Overall, It’s a must-have for the 80s green fougeres fans, as I am, although I don’t know if It can be classified like that. Longevity and sillage are superb on my skin.
Fret – :
In its current formulation (transparent bottle, light olive-green liquid), it’s just another patchouli stinkbomb along the lines of Giorgio for men. If you’re looking for a herbal scent, this ain’t it. It’s patchouli from beginning to interminable end.
Update: I decided I needed to revisit this fragrance. What I mistook for the patchouli note is very clearly now the minty basil. Somehow this had triggered an association with Giorgio (which I detest) and had made me quickly dismiss Basile. This is in fact a great deal more refined than Giorgio and has a creamy sandalwood drydown somewhat reminiscent of Brylcreem. Definitely old school.
bohdan_brus – :
I acquired a bottle a few years back but swapped it off quickly, mainly due to the lack of balance (too much lavender and clove, or something clove-like). The other day I acquired a vintage bottle and can see why this is liked by a small band of devoted fans, so I’m guessing the first bottle I acquired was a reformulation. Anyway, this is a bit dark for a “green” or “warm weather” scent (I’m assuming most will view it as one or the other if not both), but it isn’t too dense and it’s not animalic. I could imagine a niche company selling this for a lot of money now, except I doubt the formulation would be as good as this is. Moreover, it’s got a nice sandalwood note that I’m not sure any major company would replicate these days. You need to try a lot of similar scents to realize that the “wow factor” here is the richness, balance, blending, and naturalness. The closest scent to this one that I’ve tried is Vetiver de Puig, but with that one the balance is off, though some may like that composition better. Overall, Basile Uomo is about as good as it gets with these notes. However, this is not for the fresh/aquatic/sport scent guy, unless he is looking for something that is very different, IMO. A true aficionado gem here!
Аслан – :
You need to really love herbal scents to get into Basile Uomo. This is REALLY herbal! As my taste for herbal fragrances has risen over the past year, so my enjoyment for Basile Uomo has risen. Now I think this is a great scent.
This is an 80’s powerscent for sure, but with dry herbs like basil, thyme, and rosemary being the dominant notes. The macho leather, moss and patchouli provide the typical 80’s muscle in the base, as well as some richness. There’s also some nice pine notes in the mix as well, and they provide a welcome freshness to the whole thing.
Fans of green herbal fragrances and 80s powerscents should definitely give this a whirl. It’s one of my favorite herbal scents!
MY RATING: 9/10
PILUA – :
An elegant fragrance, very well described by user -originaldeftom- I bought it for my husband more than a decade ago and when we go out I don’t use my perfume but tell him to use him, I mean, Basile Uomo. I’m glad is not that popular so that keeps it exclusive.
viotrekjon – :
WOW! I am the first one to write a review on this: cool!
OKay, so I have nicked (Brit. Engl. for “steal”) this from my dad back in the day when I lived in Vienna before going to the traditional dancing school, wowing the girls.
I remember it as a very grown-up scent like Guerlain “Vetiver” and thought of it as very soapy, leathery, green, spicy: I think I can recall peppery notes, among fougere notes, cardamom, juniper, and it had something destinctively gentleman-like. First light and fresh and then the tobacco, leather notes took over.
The ladies must have liked it as they all wante to dance with me.