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SWDemon – :
This is the quintessential early 2000s fresh-synthetic masculine designer viewed through the lens of so-called niche perfumery. However, it is by no means any improvement. It starts off reasonably well with a blast, which is a melange fresh-green fruity-floral-aquatic notes; thereafter it grows more crude, more annoying, and more grating with each hour. At about the three hour mark this is nothing but Burberry Weekend for Men with a facelift. Sillage is adequate, and so seems to be duration – which might not actually be a good thing in this case.
1.5/5 (negative)
DECAMERON – :
As others have stated, this one is somewhat unique for its melon-ginger forward opening and powdery musk-leather dry down. I don’t know if I believe in the pretentious history of the brand (as a big fan of Napoleonic history), but this is by far the best of the Rancé 1795 offerings for men. Most of the others, by comparison, smell like generic reiterations of poorly formulated 90’s synthetic EDCs.
It does smell pleasant to my nose, and also classical due to the familiar harmony of notes in the drydown. The longevity is good, 6 hours on my skin, which is very good for a citrus fragrance even in EDP concentration. Unfortunately my tastes have outgrown this one, mainly in what it offers for the price. There are much better fragrances to be had at the same price point, and similar ones for far less. If it was ~$50, I would have no problem buying another bottle, but I can’t justify another bottle at the current retail asking price.
Smell: 8/10
Longevity: 8/10
Sillage: Medium-Mild
Price: 6/10
evgen2008 – :
Sous un climat humide et chaud ce parfum fait des merveilles.
DAISY20Glass – :
I first smelled it from a sample on tester paper a couple months ago and it smells pretty good or as I remember, so I bought it on my trip recently. Now when I’m actually have it and try it on my skin I can totally understand the negative comments below. Honestly I’m not a fan of the opening of this scent. It has a sharp, cheap fruity soapy opening from a decade ago or something. But this is also a great example that you can’t judge a scent until you completely experience all the notes to the end. Le Vainqueur takes about 15 mins to finally show all of its potential. When all the cheap opening notes fade and the middle/base notes kick in, you will have an great airy, powdery, classical, masculine scent. This is the exactly great scent that I smelled from the paper and I can tell now that on skin the top notes fade much slower than on paper. This is not an edgy but a very well rounded clean scent for men. I see it suits well for both office setting and casual day out. The composition of the scent looks complex but each ingredient blends so well with each other that it makes you feel like the scent has just 1 ingredient. This aspect makes the scent fit well for minimalist dressing guys. So the end point is give the scent a little bit more time and you will find the treasure.
Alex13 – :
I don’t particularly like this blend. It seems to be constructed in the same manner as Francis Kurkdjians Amyris. I get a lot of aromatic powdery notes with some ginger..It has a strangely aquatic feel to it (I blame the melons). Really quite odd concoction.
hatulchik – :
Although this is EDP strength, on my skin its a soft and sensual fruity/woody combo. The opening is something else, sweet juicy watermelon and melon which dries down to an amazing vetiver scent.
Scent – 8
Projection – 7
Longevity – 7
PhoenixWhite – :
Excellent. New yet old to my nose. It smells like a sophisticated man’s dressing area. Leather,musk, a hint of vetiver. From a distance it makes you wonder, get any closer you must lean in and ask…
Deroxdkwhi – :
This is probably one of the better scent of the Rance men’s line. This scent reminds me a little of Clive Christian 1872 men and Giorgio Armani Acqua di gio. The melon, citrus and ginger give it a cool sweet effect almost like mint but not mint. For some reason this scent does have a generic old “one hit wonder” vibe to it, like something you could have bought at any convenient store. This scent isn’t ground-breaking but its good. I’d say the most appealing part of this fragrance to my nose is the melon and ginger. This would make for great warm weather choice.
My advice to the wearer if you’re going to some tropical location where is warm, this could be a solid pick. I see ages 21-40 wearing this.
*Longevity 7/10 I get about 6-7 hours from this scent
*Projection 7/10 starts to soften as it dries down
*Daytime scent in spring/summer or warm climates
ar4i.ar4i – :
No other fragrance has women stopping me in the streets or making it a point to tell me I smell amazing during my day. This fragrance hands down is most likely to compel women to stop you and talk to you about how amazing you smell.
Ebach – :
First spray: terrible. Choking alcohol smell.
Once it settled down, notes of citrus. A lot like some cheap perfumes you would find in Sephora, no identity of its own.
Was given to me as a sample and I had high expectations (wrapped like a candy bar).. Disappointed to say the least. More like a mainstream label parfum.
adulityons – :
I love this fragrance.
I’ve recently bought it and I love its exquisite appearance.
The scent is long lasting, quite distinctive but not the most distinctive….It smells quite polite, and expensive 😛
Something I would recommend if you can afford something a little more pricey. Its worth it
KarKayattyHop – :
this is one of my favourites. it may smell generic but it lasts a lot longer than any similar designer scents
hqtnkjqelw – :
i LOVE THE FIRST 3 HOURS OF THIS! SO SO SO SO AMAZING! THE DRY DOWN IS EH… IT IS LIKE A LESS INTENSE AND SOUR MILK VERSION OF THE AMAZING START…ALSO I FEEL THE SCENT IS UNISEX
Update: The dry down is awful ( but I hate musk), and it would NOT go away or wash off my hands…
usss1713 – :
Vey average fragrance for the price.there are some notes that remind me of a toilet air freshener in a not unpleasant way.
Love the bottle and presentation but have much better in my collection.
Inoffensive scent for summer.
chaynik – :
La Vainqueur starts out quite bright and fruity, especially citrus and melon. then it quickly becomes stronger and more masculine with something sharp with an incensey woodsy quality. The fresh and sweet fruity notes just come and go on their own, and they hold the scent back from becoming too sharp and old-fashioned. While the incensey quality doesn’t let the scent get too cheerful either. I don’t really get the middle notes much at all. Definitely I can’t smell any white floral notes here. Phew!
Overall the scent is good. The sharpness (almost metallic) is required a little getting used to and can be pleasant. It smells more modern than it looks. Something I wouldn’t expect from this old vintage-like bottle. It’s very long lasting, but the price is quite hefty.
sivyHamlivy – :
This is a somehow nice fresh masculin scent, but it smells too generic and sharp, especially as an ideal male counterpart for Josephine. It is longlasting.