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gariHeevisa – :
If someone of you, guys, is interested in an opinion of a woman: OMG! This is so classic and beautiful! Typically manly scent, no matter, how old are you. I was smitten smelling this. On the beginning relatively strong, but after a half hour it softens. Nothing scratchy but lovely. Full, dense and a bit sour. For every occasion and all seasons. Nothing cheap here. High qualities french perfume. Go with light hand, it is very aromatic juice! I sprayed it yesterday twice on my pillow. It smells the whole day and night and the whole room.
DexterFox – :
Lovely cost effective scent. Not a strong performer though.
ABSOLUTE almost dead ringer at a cursory quick whiff on the arm for Guerlain L’Homme Ideal EDP Intense until you press your nose into it, take a deep smell and I realise the Cherry/Almond is replaced with a dry caramel – so as far as caramel goes its quite subtle.
I would agree with the notes except for the mint.
Happy Smelling
kantoris – :
Blind buy….not my thing. I definitely don’t hate this scent, but i don’t like it much. Smells to much like candy. The scent…the quality…nothing wrong, but just not my thing.
Lair – :
It’s a soft gourmand fragrance…
Benzoin, carmel, citrus notes…mix with the sage and woody notes will rock you and anyone around to sleep(meaning it’s relaxing)…This will put you in a comfort zone, once the dry down kicks in.
That why to me, it’s a perfect date fragrance.
That won’t offend anyone, no matter how many sprays you use…Trust me i tried;-(.
But my coworkers like it and got one random comment from someone i didn’t know…So that was a pick me up.
It’s a perfect close encounter fragrance(movies, cuddling, sitting down on a bench in central park with your other half, alone time with your significant other at your place).
I used six sprays…both wrist, back & front of my neck, chest and front of my shirt.
Will I buy this again?…Yes.
Should You Skipped It, Sample It First or Blind Buy It? Blind Buy with no worries.
SKU Number: 3760048795999
Batch Number: 521905 (Production Date: 2015)
Age: 21+
From: ScentedMonkey
Size: 100 ML (GiftSet)
Scent: 7.5/10 (Not bad).
Value: 8.5/10 (Cost $32.00).
Sillage: 7/10 (Three feet plus).
Longevity: 6.5/10 (six hours plus).
Creativity: 7/10 (A earthy gourmand).
Projection: 6.5/10 (90 Minutes).
Versatility: 10/10 (Anytime & anywhere).
Compliments: 7/10
Until next time, I’ll catch you on the flipside.
serega0707 – :
My main issue with PL In Black is that there is a very sharp, synthetic, (to the point:cheap) note of violet and guiac wood. Guiac wood done right is beautifully aromatic and pungent in a nice way, but here it comes off too annoying. So I decided to drop a couple of drops of patchouli EO, and it solved my problem. The patchouli not only tamed the sharpness but it made the synthetic materials breathe (meaning it allow me to tell the notes a bit better). I mean, I can definitely tell the annoying note is still there, but more subtle, with more depth… go figure.
It’s a nice scent, but nothing to go nuts over in my opinion.
Smell great my friends.
terry – :
I used two full sprays to the chest because it generates a fine mist, but the projection doesn’t seem that good. The smell, though, exceeds expectations, as I have never encountered anything like this before; it smells natural, and yet it has a kind of abstract gourmand quality. Though I’d call it unisex, I’d also say it’s on the masculine side of that ever-changing boundary. I can’t say I get any of the listed notes clearly, but that may be because I need to go with perhaps five sprays (or more), so if you dislike “cheap wood” notes or “chemical violet” ones, I doubt you will dislike this scent for that kind of reason. However, if you are looking for a gooey/sweet gourmand, this probably will be a disappointment. Instead, the smell is more like mature/niche (no grape candy type stuff), if there is such a category.
UPDATE: Over time, I get a coffee-like quality, though again more of an “abstraction of coffee” than a literal kind of coffee.
UPDATE 2: Perhaps 4 or 5 hours after application I was able to detect the notes better, and while I got the violet and wood elements, I was hoping for a salty gourmand, just not outrageously sweet, but it stays “abstract” and is quite interesting but not as enjoyable (to me) because it’s not especially gourmand. I’d certainly rank this higher than just about any recent designer scent I’ve tried!
UPDATE 3: Second regular wearing and the wood note is too strong and “chemical.” This has happened recently with a couple others, so while disappointed, at least I can swap it off without any regrets!
UPDATE 4: This is a “mist and walk through it” scent. Doing it that way, it’s quite nice, though I find the combination of notes a bit odd.
dqy873bedyWelty – :
This is my first full bottle of any Mauboussin fragrance and I must say that I am impressed. A glance at the notes listed above and you might expect Pour Lui In Black to be some kind of sweet, syrupy and woody mess; but on the contrary this is a very well-constructed and nicely blended oriental scent.
Despite the presence of a dominant caramel fudge note, Pour Lui In Black does not come across as even remotely sweet (think Prada’s Candy, Mugler’s Angel, or Pink Sugar) rather it is more in the vein of Hermes’ Elixir des Merveilles, but without the orange peel. It also reminds me somewhat of Dior’s Privée Fève Délicieuse, in that it’s a bit dry and dusty with a touch of smoke. It’s definitely a salty and buttery caramel.
Although guaiac wood (which is usually quite a strong note to my nose) is listed as the woody component, Pour Lui In Black does not feel particularly ‘woody’ to me. Instead I feel that the use of the wood note is just to counter balance the buttery caramel. The presence of the violet is fleeting at best, but there is just enough of a hint that it prevents this from being all about the caramel. Make no mistake though that the caramel top note is still detectable throughout the entire time that this lasts on my skin.
For an EDP concentration, the longevity is as I would expect at between 9 and 10 hours. The sillage provides a nice soft cloud that can be detected throughout the day. For those that care about compliments, it is worth noting that as soon as I walked into the office this morning my female colleague who sits about 2 metres away immediately commented on how nice my choice of fragrance was. The presentation of the flacon is also very nice with its solid frosted black glass.
I doubt that this will be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you are in the market for a nice non-sweet caramel and can’t afford Dior’s Privée Fève Délicieuse, this is a great and more affordable alternative.
P.S. I was unable to detect any trace of either mandarin or mint anywhere in this fragrance.
CasiAngel – :
This is a very nice smell. Not overpowering, but what you would like sometimes when you feel like just being quiet. Mellow that is all I can say. Very pleasant. It last a good while. One of those relaxing type of smells. Try it you not go wrong on this one. I give it a 8 to 8.5. Maybe more as I give it a chance. But it is worth the price. Get it now before it goes up in value.
tarakan999 – :
My Mauboussin Pour Lui arrived today, It only comes in EDP variation. Mine was advertised as EDT on the website I bought it from.
On first sniff straight out of the bottle I get the mint and mandarin which quickly blends in with the caramel/fudge. It is sweet but not in a sickening way. On my skin I can smell a faint herb kind of scent which I discovered is sage. The sweetness remains but now mixed with a floral woodiness.
I got to say I’m pleasantly surprised with this and well worth the blind buy. I would say this is definitely a night time fragrance. Sweet, woody and a little floral but definitely not in a feminine way. A good buy.
HER3 – :
Just received a bottle of this in what seems to be the hard to find edp formulation. only sprayed 1 spritz… opens with a beautiful strong blast familiar but can’t remember to what. can smell a caramel sweet scent very intoxicating. at the moment I would say definitely nightime wear formal or casual. will test run this tomorrow night at work and update
update: well the first night it lasted well and projected moderately but the second time didn’t seem to project as far, still long lasting and everyone I asked to smell it gave me the thumbs up. deffo safe blind buy. get plenty of caramel sweetness but not to cloying. really like this fragrance and a ‘go to’ for night-time wear.
mikcola – :
Also available in the Netherlands for under 40EUR. Any comments on the scent itself? Longevity? Silage?
irik43034 – :
The notes seem promising on this one
Caramel and mint go well together even for a short time and with the violet and base of benzoin?
I want to try this one.