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maksimka_ZZZ – :
Overall, I really enjoyed the scent elements of this fragrance. I can’t think of anything else I’ve smelled that quite compares to it. The opening is strongly citrus, with the round, juicy bergamot note really bursting forth. Very quickly, the scent enters a beautiful tea-pepper-vetiver phase. The impression is dry and slightly smoky–I’m even inclined to call these notes somewhat tannic. There’s a well executed balance between vegetal greenness and darker smoke/pepper, and I think the subtle inclusion of vetiver here is really inspired.
The only real downside here is performance. Such a well done tea-based scent, combining green notes with citrus/spice/wood while avoiding becoming too sweet or too floral, really begs to be worn in the daytime, but I only get about 2 hours of longevity, which means you’re really only wearing it in the morning unless you reapply. As long as you’re prepared for that kind of quick dissipation, it’s a delightful experience.
ebd956Bessinepome – :
If you want a citrus that lasts it will have to be supported by some fresh woods, resins or synthetics in the background.
Pg06 is all about bergamot and its sweet zesty beauty.
To build up the longevity of the central citrus note Pierre used background of black tea absolute, vetiver and scorched wood notes.
Mind you the bergamots in pefumery nowadays are de-terpened so they will not smell same way as fresh fruit or Earl Grey do, but much milder as terpens are what makes them tangy in the first place.
Pg06 is a very spring and totally unisex perfume, quietly radiant, woody a touch dry.
sam2101 – :
I am a huge fan of Pierre Guillaume’s work, but what happened here?! A lackluster citrus cologne, that’s what. I get intense and tangy bergamot (I thought it might be lime) at first, followed by some light woods. It actually reminds me of Chanel’s Eau de Cologne from the Les Exclusifs line, except Chanel’s perfume smells better, it just does. I don’t detect any tea at all. Longevity isn’t horrific, but it’s such a light perfume that it just seems wispy, flimsy, anorexic.
507219811 – :
I like this a lot: a true, elegant tea, without any spicy/floral distractions. I have to agree with other reviewers, though: longevity is poor.
kruger_padlik – :
L’Eau Rare Matale opens with a nice peppery-citrus accord enriched by a smoky tea note. In this context, the composition feels pretty *contemporary* in its iteration of the modern masculine theme but, maybe, a bit uninspired. Other undetected spices and vetiver joins the party to give birth to one of the most fleeting and short lived fragrances in the PG’s range. Nice and inoffensive, office-friendly but, in the end, really too weak to my tastes…
Rating: 6/10
kasik77 – :
Pleasant but nothing special. Smoky, woodsy…barely smells like anything at all. A very faint whiff of bandaids and bonfire. Poor lasting power and sillage.
Disabssceby – :
i got a sample and i couldnt smell a thing! tried again after a shower and its so light and woody. a great scent but i wish it projected more! slightly earthy clayish from what i can make out. i’m sniffing like crazy and maybe im used to powerful fragrances so this does not register for my nose 🙁
maks007 – :
Wood smoke in a bottle. Like the wood burning on the end of an incense stick wafting in the air with freshly brewed tea. This could be Cheech and Chong’s signature fragrance if they went on holiday in England and tried to put on a proper face.
Didn’t last very long on my skin. Perhaps layered with something else it may be able to play a longer role in my perfume closet.
UnsumsIdeds – :
Wow, I woudn’t say it was a fragrance for men. I even thought it was a female scent 😉
It reminds of Tea for Two L’Artisan. Both are smoky teas, but PG is a little lighter and has more bergamot in it. It is not as smoky as Tea for Two, but that’s not a flaw. L’eau Rare Matale is more elegant and balanced. The smoke does not “overpower” other ingredientes.
The sad part is, that it lasted only 2-3 hours on my skin. But I’m still considering purchase 😉
fixa – :
This is the kind of product I am looking for when I am testing those expencive niche perfumes! I am looking for something completely unique, but still wearable. L’eau rare Matale has powerful smoky aroma. The smokes is not dirty, like from sigarets. No, it’s a clean, very natural smoke, maybe from burning leaves and moss in a fire in the woods. The notes also includes some fresh spices, which I find difficult to pinpoint. The perfumes sits long at the skin, maybe 6 hours. This is one of the first niche perfumes is ever tested.
Though it is marked as a male-fragrance I would still wear it. Either way it is very far from conventional perfumes.