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SkestitaNeice – :
I love this scent ,i have some cigarres of Ted lapidus first version.like You’ll have every animal in the woods on you. It’s about 40, rather boyish.
Magnifico.
RAZAN – :
@kl99 what makes you think this is superdated scent? Make no sense to me to call a fragrance dated. A fragrance is never dated, because those same ingredients used in this one are also still used today. And I’m also wondering why would a 70 years old man bath himself in such a classy masculine fragrance just to prove what? To go on a date maybe? I really doubt that. So please stop labelling fragrances as outdated, old school, old man scent..Don’t make a damn sense.
pollll – :
And there’s no such thing as old school fragrance, or old man, oudated,grandpa nonsense. Only those lacking the confidence and knowledge think like that. Fragrance is about ingredients, not the year, or era it was created from.
lev.black – :
@98tacos..never wear a fragrance based on how people would react. Why wouldn’t you wear this classic fragrance outside your own 4 walls? What really matters is how you feel about it , not the people around you. As for me I can wear any strong powerhouse fragrance anytime, anywhere.
balabas123 – :
Definitely old school. Leather and wood are dominant but don’t underestimate the smokiness. That’s the note that has developed the most in my perception of this fragrance. The other day, after I’d been wearing it for a while, I wondered where the cigarette smell was coming from.
This is the granddaddy to the modern, woody fragrances on the shelf at Sephora. Other reviewers’ mentions of the oakmoss are spot on. This one really lets you know what you’re missing in fragrances today.
It’s rich and strong but stops shy of being a beast. Three sprays is absolutely plenty. More than that would be too much and it could get sour pretty quickly.
Fabulous addition to any serious, vintage-based collection although the price it [typically] commands is completely ridiculous. Buuuuuut… if it fits in your budget, it’s worth having.
For the sake of comparison, if you like Charles Jourdan Un Homme, Wall Street by Victor, and Balenciaga Ho Hang you will probably like this one.
SerP – :
A very dry pungent astringent combination of leather oakmoss and incense plus herbal and lemony notes. Labnanum and Castoreum for a petroleum fecal bitter side.
One step far to be an english Barbecue sauce. Maybe less than one step.
Superdated aromatic 70s here. Make me think to a beach house in the pine forest. So pic nic under the pines, burning woods smoke, evernia prunastri…
Nowdays i can figure this scent on a very super viril 70 years old man proud of his surviving erection.
well built, even nice, but my god, this is good for the history of perfumery, but you have to be brave to wear it.
I have got the metal sigar box like edt atomizeur of this fragrance
remind me Arrogance pour homme and Hashish man by Veejaga and Juvena’s men’s style.
Pauer66 – :
best leathery smoky fragrance feeling of classic businessman
Simllar to Jules Christian Dior
Orera – :
I found the first Gucci pour homme and Ted Lapidus pour homme in a great condition on a flea market. An older woman sold them, seems that those were the best scents to keep for a special time.
Both are old tester bottles. Both in almost new condition, as if they were made yesterday. So I had a good chance to smell the original juice.
First I tried the scent on a piece of paper and wasn`t impressed, even disappointed. Strong Leather.
But then I tried this scent on skin, it opens very potent with a blast of leather, some kind of floral smokines, animalic. Very masculine, nothing for women.
One of the best old school scents and for me the best.
slava21 – :
Very dry no sweetness nor flower at all for me.
Nothing to do with ANTAEUS or FARENHEIT in my opinion.
Not too strong, it is not a powerhouse.
PRONTO – :
I noticed that spruce is listed as an ingredient, and I like Sitka spruce, but I did not detect the spruce in it. This TL fragrance is ok, but a little too heavy for me. It faintly reminds me of Farenheit, having a Johnson’s Band-Aide-like smell to it. Perhaps if the castoreum and the olibanum were omitted as ingredients, then it would not be so strong.
Koveks – :
I think someone claimed this one is similar to Leonard Pour Homme, and since I already own and enjoy that one, I don’t feel obligated to seek out this one (and it never seems to sell for reasonable prices on ebay either). However, this one does not list carnation and LPH clearly has a strong carnation note. Another idea is vintage Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme, though I think the concentrated version of that one would be closer.
Prokuror – :
@TheLumineri. Have you changed your review? I seem to recall it mentioned citrus (as does Sirius86). And this would describe more the Lapidus PH. I would agree with you that it was smokey and leathery. Quite a heavy scent unlike the Lapidus PH. It would seem we are clearly now describing the same product. I have no recollection of citrus at all. My memory is not infallible for sure and it is 30 years since I used it for the last time. But that is definitely the bottle. How lucky you are to have a bottle after all this time? In any case thankyou for your clarifying this; and regards.
ыаыаыпвпвпв – :
@Jerry Can: I am certainly commenting on the correct fragrance. This fragrance was entered into the Fragrantica database because of MY email to the editor. The stock photos used above are of MY bottle – which I currently still have in my collection. Perhaps your olfactive memory is confusing this fragrance with another one you may have used in the 70s – 80s?
E.Sultan.95 – :
I used this perfume from the late ’70s until the mid-80s. It was ahead of its time in terms of style and composition and made a massive impact on me. It saddens me so much that Lapidus stopped this one: it seemed peerless throughout its time. There isn’t much that compares today, although Molton Brown’s Black Pepper reminds me of it. TheLumineri and Sirius86: I don’t remember citrus. I remember it being a heavy smokey scent. Are we describing the same fragrance?
Valspsype – :
I had this perfume in the early 80s. It was a true masterpiece.
10/10
ohq632speagoessenda – :
VERY potent VERY smokey VERY leathery. I personally like it a LOT, but the majority may disagree. It opens with trumpet-hits then gradually de-crescendos to a smooth Jazzy tone. Absolutely a Winter/cold weather scent in my opinion as it is quite strong. I can also see myself wearing it on occasional Autumn days as well as it would blend well with the leaves and foliage. It goes very well with a leather jacket (any style) and a flannel shirt or turtle-neck. I could also picture this appealing to cigar/pipe smokers with a snifter of your favorite cognac or whiskey. I would, however, definitely advise to try it before you buy it – IF you ever happen to come by it, that is.
Ewgen69 – :
This is a strong, smoky and animalic fragrance from the 70’s with its birch tar-like castoreum. I wouldn’t say it is better than chanel’s Antaeus, but it definitely comes close to it and is much better in my opinion than its later (1987) namesake, Lapidus Pour Homme. The opening is somewhat Citric, but it quickly dries down to a smoky, leathery and musky scent.