Description
The French house of Rance 1795 presented two new fragrances expected on the market in January 2015, which belong to the Imperial collection. Men’s fragrance Heroique represents the spirit of the man who wants to leave the trace. The spark of his success is depicted in notes of the composition. Women’s edition Hortense is dedicated to daughter of Queen Josephine from her first marriage – mother of future Napoleon III. Jeanne Sandra Rance wanted to “express the honor to Napoleon, who contributed to the history of Rance, giving it a great significance”.
Fragrance HEROIQUE of the collection Rance 1795 was inspired by Napoleon, a great man of the history, who had enormous effect on art, including perfumery of the time. Sandra Rance’s wish was to present a modern fragrance for men to reflect the strength of the strongest emotions and feelings. Graphic design connects and accentuates liveliness and strength with its bright colors. Composition of the fragrance opens with vibrant notes of bergamot and black currant, ensuring luminosity and liveliness to the perfume. They are followed by a harmonious blend of jasmine and patchouli resting on bourbon vanilla and teak wood providing the charm of East.
Men’s fragrance will be available in flacons of 50 and 100ml Eau de Toilette.
roomaan – :
Extremely similar to Al Dur Al Maknoon Silver Lattafa.
Al Dur Al Maknoon is a fraction of the Heroique price.
I bought Al Dur only 12$ for 100ml and did test them side by side.
don’t waste your money on this go buy Al Dur Al Maknoon which even has more performance.
Scent: 8.5/10
Longevity: 6/10
Sillage: 7/10
Price: 2/10
samuray74 – :
من تشابه قابل توجهی نمیبینم با اونتوس در رایحه نهایی. چند سر و گردن بالاتره و بسیار حرفه ای تر میکس شده و تشابه فقط در ترکیباته.
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Scent & Qualiy: 10/10
Longevity: 5/10
Sillage: 5/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 9/10
Affordability: 4/10
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Overall: 6.6/10
Ratassili – :
I really like this one. Performance isn’t great, but not terrible. Smells pretty much like Aventus with a little more vanilla and slightly subdued. The pineapple is certainly in there unlike some other clones. I’d say this one is somewhat similar to Insurrection 2 pure but better. Not as good as Aventus, but very good. The best Aventus alternative I own.
One thing though. Fragrantica says that this is available in EDT. My bottle is an EDP. It’s listed on the box. Is there even an EDT of this one?
wpaska – :
Nice scent – I agree very similar with Creed Aventus in the opening but has nothing to do with Aventus after 10 minutes. Longevity and projection are really really weak and this is where this perfume lacks luster.
Scent: 7/10
Longevity: 3/10
Sillage: 3/10
Cost ratio: 3/10
Overall: 4/10 – Get a sample and test before you buy – nothing wrong with the scent really but its performance is disastrous.
tpg002speagoessenda – :
6/10
schelokow – :
This perfume is definitely the one I’m looking for all the time.
It begins with muddy, grass, old antique smell. But after awhile say 5 minutes, in 1 or 2 inches distance it smells refreshing with its grassy smells. Don’t get me wrong, it is not smelly. You try it you will know what I mean.
When it begins to cool down, it smells gorgeous. Is like a sophisticated yet masculine,sexy, rich man.
Smell: 9/10
Longevity: 7/10
Sillage: 6/10
Cost (expensive with higher rate): 6/10
1goventej – :
Yes its very similar to Aventus
pypsuPlipiems – :
A burst of fruity notes with some hint on floral notes at the opening. It has a similar opening with Aventus, but its totally different. It’s more like tamed – oriental version of Aventus. It projects politely and not so “kick in” as Creed’s Aventus.
As the tops gone by (which is pretty fast), the hearts play apart. With floral oriental (from patchouli and amber), the dominant floral I can get is the jasmine (earthy jasmine). The birch also quite noticeable tho, and it rings harmonically with the other notes (I can’t sense the Rose).
It enters the base very fast (like 30ish mins) and the oak-moss plays dominantly. However, after around 2h, the oak-moss gone and warm musk note appears more clearly.
The projection of this frag is moderate for the tops, but turn into very soft for the heart and the bottom.
As for longevity, the top last for a few minutes on my skin (tried on different occasions, and it’s consistent); the heart stays for about 1h and the base linger for up to 6h as a skin-scent. (but very weak).
If you like a developing scent with polite projection, this one is quite an interesting dude to try on.
If you like a monster then just take Aventus instead and forget about this one.
My Rating:
Top : 7/10
Heart: 6/10
Base: 8/10
Overall frag: 7/10
Longevity: 3/10
Sillage: 4/10
Overall performance: 3/10