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hertoun – :
This one of those fragrances that I’ve struggled with. I blind bought it a few years ago and returned it the next day because all I could smell was clove. Last summerr, I saw it again at TJ Maxx and just had an intense craving for it. I bought a bottle again and I’m glad I did. The clove I detected was gone and now it was clearly all fig and cedar and sandalwood. Spicy and fresh. And in contrast to what some other reviewers have experienced, its strength and longevity are incredible.
Though they don’t smell alike, the feeling I get when I wear this is similar to how I feel when I wear Chanel Platinum Egoiste. I guess it’s the Woody floral musk vibe.
Anyway, it’s super classy, spicy, fresh, and should cost at least 5 times what it does. Definitely NOT a blind buy, but absolutely worth trying.
kaero – :
I just tried this (in 2018), and I am a huge fan. It seems to be the older brother (from 2 different mothers) to Ferrari’s Noble Fig.
It has the Fig and Sandalwood notes of Noble Fig, but it is spicier than Noble Fig…it seems to be a cousin to Lalique Equus…different woods, but spiced.
I probably have an old bottle (I bought a used one on eBay) but I like this scent. I would because I like the fig and sandalwood combo.
Sillage is light and longevity is average, but that could be because as a whole the fig and sandalwood combo is never a monster, and my bottle is older.
mturkind – :
I had this about a year ago, and liked it for being quite spicy and unique. For me though, the main note was cardoman. Too much of it.
It was quite strong though, and different to anything else I have smelled, before or since.
Not bad, if you like cardoman scents.
mikkki – :
This is a very good cologne that I found at my local discounter store like Ross. This cologne is my personal woody cologne. Smells great wearing during springtime. Shines during the daytime. Good to wear when you dress up a bit. Great for office wear too. Paid around 24 USD at local store. Worth every penny. It is woody, but not too strong and masculin. More like woody and sweet, smooth.
Gopsteeno – :
Very smooth synthetic blend. Imagine a computer-generated perfect colour gradient, with the colours moving from grapefruit, to fig, to cedar. I get what seems like mandarin orange in the top – I’m pretty sure these are well-selected chemicals for which ‘fig’ and ‘grapefruit’ are just references.
This has a lot in common with Karl Lagerfeld ‘Capsule Woody’ – both equally as smooth and unapologetically synthetic. But very well composed.
I found this to be comparatively strong and tenacious.
I bought this because I was looking for fig-leaf-related alternatives to Dune and Kokorico, both of which are discontinued. This smells more like straight-up fig to me, very fruity. It is extremely similar to Bath House Spanish Fig and Nutmeg cologne.
I think this is a day-time fragrance. Friendly, fresh, unusual, and very smooth. Yes it’s synthetic but it’s intelligently and artistically blended – and I think, wearing it shows appreciation of good design.
etoprostoj – :
This would be great if it was 10 times more intense. Fig is not such a commanding note–especially when watered down. The recipe here is only basic. Nothing stands out.
Do not blind buy based on reviews here. Just too weak and not even worth $19.99.
fusd – :
Purchased this blind based off reviews. Price point was 3.4 oz for 40$.
Opening notes are fig, fig and cedar. This is the backbone to this scent and sticks around till at least the 4 hour mark. The caraway, leather, and rose are wafting through and give it a nice blend. This is a green scent, similar for me to Chrome, but more formal and interesting (not metalic). I also have Dunhill Black which reminds me of this, but the jasmine + aquatic feel are different.
This is great for spring days. I can sport this with a suit, blazer, jeans/lunch date. Night time, I would do it for a bar night with the boys. I don’t see it as romantic, but definitely unique and professional. I enjoy it and am glad to have it in my wardrobe because it is a different take on green scents (think Polo for men, Chrome, etc.). Is it blind buy worthy – yes, if you like green, piney, woody scents). No, if you like citrusy sweet vanillic scents!
Out of F black, Attimo, F; I like this one the most. It’ll replace Chrome, Dunhill Black, and Starwalker in my collection (does cedar musk combo better than Starwalker).
fghjkl – :
Every time I smell a Ferragamo fragrance I’m blown away. Not because it’s one of the best I’ve ever smelled, but because for these prices I’m expecting a cheap scent. And it’s not. Not one bit.
It’s rich, smooth, different, sweet and a bit balsamic, a fresh smell with a warm feeling.
Fig, rose, cardamom and vetiver are the main players to my nose, and I must say: the fig-rose accord is something divine.
Maybe to me it’s not one of the best fragrances I’ve ever smelled, but guys, this is awesome nonetheless. Try it!
spider_ss – :
To the previous reviewer (and just so no one makes a mistake based on that review !) … I have both this and Joop! ‘What About Adam’, which is incredibly difficult to find now .. & I find no comparison whatsoever !
That’s not to say that I don’t like this one because I do .. but whereas this one has a distinct ‘fig leaf’ aroma, Joop! ‘What About Adam’ as a ‘tomato leaf’ aroma & I have to say that to my nose they couldn’t smell any more different to each other !
The Joop! is far sweeter & much more fresh & citrusy whereas the Ferragamo is more dry & cedary .. at least to my nose anyway.
To be honest & without wanting to sound disrespectful, based on the previous review don’t be tempted to buy this because you’re finding it difficult to find the Joop! assuming that this will be a similar alternative because I think most folk will find that it is not.
That said, if you like ‘fig based’ fragrances, go ahead because I believe that this too is now discontinued and you certainly won’t be disappointed.
flexachka – :
Do like this. Spring/Autumn focused fizzy-spices and a fresh fruity Fig leaf note. Very nice.
I find this to be a close relation to the now discontinued What About Adam! by Joop. I really miss that one. There is enough of a difference between them despite their similarity – The Ferragamo is fruity-aromatic-spicy where as the Joop had a more vegetal-aromatic-spicy slant.
Both very nice and different from the everyday safe juice you might reach for. I’ll definitely keep a bottle of this in the cupboard although I will still live in hope that Joop re-release What About Adam! (whilst also not re-formulating it into some awful synthetic mess).
Zed-jordan – :
Any comparisons among this, Zegna Z Milan & Marc Jacobs Men? Any comment & opinion is really welcoming & helpful.
Igo320 – :
I blind bought this at TJ Maxx, $20 for a 3.4oz bottle, because I usually like most Ferragamo scents. At first all I smelled was overwhelming fig and cedar, like an old cedar chest in my grandparents attic. It took a few times wearing it for me to fully appreciate it though.
It settles down nice, and is very masculine and Italian smelling. Classy. After a few weeks of wearing it 2-3 times a week, I have grown to truly appreciate this scent.. It is complex, so don’t let the initial spray hit you in the face and turn you off. 2 sprays max, as it is strong and carries a long ways. Definitely an evening fragrance, for an older man; not a 21 year old college party kid..
Samat95_245 – :
This is a well-blended fig-based scent! Very fresh and herbaceous smelling. It’s both soft and thick at the same time. This fragrance is highly recommended for the spring and autumn months.
Scent: 8 / 10
Projection: 7 / 10
Longevity: 7.5 / 10
bob0902 – :
Brilliant and amazing fragrance. I just purchased a couple of backup bottles as I believe that it has now been discontinued. It reminds me of a much more opulent uncle to Terre D’Hermes. SFPH has less orange , but more grapefruit & the fig leaf added in its ingredients makes the smell superb. To my nose, it smells better & lasts longer & is for a refined gentleman that is out to make a statement. I never want to be without this juice. Its great for office meetings, board room meetings & formal occasions. It’s better to wear when suited up.
koka1982 – :
Love it. Very good longevity and sillage. Using in spring night and it smells very good.
zykov_evgeniy – :
This is very nice. I find this juice unique, fresh, herbal, green and soapy. It starts off, green and soapy, then it evolves into a unique herbal smell with a lot of character. There isn’t much of a cedar note here, and, for me, this isn’t a woody scent at all – it’s a green aromatic. Silage and longevity are both good. A really nice fragrance for Spring or Summer. *UPDATE* This is definitely a grower – I want to return to this over and over. Lovely juice!
leon1809 – :
i think there is 2 versions of this? can anyone verify this? Like a silver edition i think? Its the one i have and it smells diff then the same one i had before.
ilyshin – :
This is a beautiful spicy fig fragrance with a hint of floral and a musky wood in the drydown. Everything blends in perfectly and all shine at their given time making this scent very enjoyable to wear. I get 6 hrs of noticeable performance. Spicy fig is dominant throughout the life of this edt. For such a low price, it is truly priceless.
Roszomaha – :
First I loved this fragrance. There was nothing like it I have ever smelled before. It was new. It was different. It was definitely a novelty. Figs on powdered velvet was my personal synesthetic experience. I could have sworn this was something done by Jacques Polge with a surplus of ionones than he knew what to do with.
But then just like that, I quickly got tired of it. The novelty wore off almost immediately.
Time passed, and now I love it again. On hindsight, I can now pinpoint that it was the powdery effect that made it so tiresome…if only Jean-Pierre Mary (thank you, Fragrantica, for revealing to us the nose) had used real orris instead, then I wouldn’t have found it to be so overwhelming. (But orris butter is expensive…*sigh*…you can’t win, can you?) It is also stark lesson on the depth of naturals versus synthetics.
Overall, a mighty good fragrance despite being made almost entirely out of of synthetics. Carlos Benaim would have been proud.
ale-uluano – :
Well, I just got my perfume and have to say at first whiff i’m not thrilled with it. The cedar in it is overpowering the other notes, though there are a few in there that I smell that are appealing. It’s definitely a sitting by the fire on a winter’s night perfume. I like more citrusy scents, but this might be good for a night time scent on occasion. I’ll stick to what my nose likes and choose more carefully now that I know cedar isn’t my favorite smell in the world; kind of like stepping in a cabin or closet made of cedar; it’s kinda sharp and makes your olfactory sense wake up.
In a nutshell, you may not like this scent if you don’t like very woodsy smells. But it wasn’t expensive, so not bad even though it was a blind buy.
It is very masculine and very refined though, so all is not lost on this fragrance.
avigen – :
Awesome juice! Unique and stand alone in a whole plethora of “fresh” scents. This is fresh without smelling generic or boring. The fig leaf gives a nice touch and keeps you wanting to smell it. It’s a very memorable enough scent that you will not want to be without a bottle. I hope they never discontinue it.
alvo – :
ITS UNUSUAL….A FIG GINGER ALE 5 SPICE..STAR ANISE….. ON THE ROCKS…ITS SOO NICE AND DIFFERENT THAN THE USUAL FARE SO IL CUT IT SHORT..RIGHT THERE….8.8/10…AVERAGE SILAGE N LONGEVITY BTW AND FOR $15..YA CANT BE DISAPPOINTED!!! ONE OF A KIND TO MY NOSE..TO B CONTINUED……
apa786speagoessenda – :
A friend gave me this one. He didn’t like it. I have to say this educated my nose to fig. And maybe some italian sensibility in male fragrance. I appreciate it’s distinctiveness. It has a tart, figgy, peppery, herbal woodiness to it that is really nice.
And for the value I definitely recommend trying it.
But ultimately I’m not attracted to wearing it, so I probably give it to someone else.
vaska1977 – :
A forgotten gem that blows LAP extreme(not original), AdP, and Diptyque far away.
Finally I’ve found a magnificent fig cologne that has no cloying and headache-inducing tones, and surely suits for all year round. The fig in this one is very smooth and aquatic, which is so strange that I cannot find aquatic or oceanic vibe in the accords.
Great longevity for 8-12 hrs, decent projection for the first 2-3 hrs. After 6 hrs, it turns to be a skin scent. It is unsex and more importantly has the quality in line with niche brands like LAP, AdP and Diptyque.What a pity that SF discontinued it. So, I must go get serveral bottles in stock ASAP before it totally vanishing from market. Rating: 8.5/10
kupiprodaikupi – :
This is a quintessential autumn/winter scent – when I smell this and close my eyes I can see the changing fall colors on the trees, hear the wind rustling the dried leaves on the ground, and taste the spiced cider.
It does have a minimal projection but lasts very long within a few inches of the skin. Which is fine by me, as another that I am happy wearing for myself.
If you want someone to smell this who isn’t already helping you out of your favorite fall sweater put this on within an hour of meeting them 🙂
For something very close to this but with a better projection I recommend Terre d’hermes
fino51 – :
Man, I love this stuff. The opening is SOOOO nice and the fig/vetiver/ceder combo is very calming. I always wonder how this fails to get complimented but then I remembered how I didn’t like it at first. It really is a strange scent, but it grew on me. The longevity and silage are not that great. Also the dry down is not that interesting, mainly a sawdust smell. I really wish there was a stronger version of this out there because the smell makes me happy like no other cologne. Bring it back, Sal!
Losts – :
Smels sinthetic at first,it projects well in the first 1 or 2 hours then it sits close to skin…
For me it is an ok perfume nothing to be hyped about.Do not blind buy it.
Teexubmibioma – :
Very suttle , elegant, creamy fig leaf. Classic Italian. If you can find this gem, pick it up and enjoy.
dedmen – :
It starts quite sweet and unisex in the beginning, and i get a bang of D&G The One, as if they made a summer edition of it. I can really feel the sweet grapefruit in it. Afterwards it settles down quite fast and gets an amazing “going on the beach” vibe. It has a tad synthetic aspect but easy to deal with. Clearly a summer scent. Longevity and sillage seem to be average or even below, but probably because it’s still winter here. I can’t wait to try it on warmer weather.
I’d give it an overall of 7/10
XPilot – :
– Unique, Strange, and Really Good. I have not known any fragrance similar to this.
– I am getting Fig / Jasmine / Wood / and on the dry down I get coconut. Despite these notes I am getting, I like that it is not too sweet.
-For sure great longevity and projection.
– You might not like it at the beginning, as I said this is strange and unique, but give it a chance and you will find how good this one is.
Biftfract – :
I am female. I smelled this first in a store without knowing it was marketed to men and then I loved it so much I didn’t care. Yesterday I sprayed myself approximately 5 times and the scent lasted all day, although I can’t say that I completely enjoyed it all day long. My chemistry seemed to take what I thought would be a fine, dry fragrance and turned it into a sweet wet fig bomb. It became cloying on me and I would have appreciated it if I couldn’t have noticed other notes besides the fig and the cedar but nope, sweet figgy smell with a little wet wood. I think it is a nice formulation though and I’m sure it smells great on others. I may have to try it again.
SorbLoammaGog – :
I am really a perfume obsessed person But I am so much fed up of today’s same, generic, soulless and easily forgettable mass marketed perfumes.Salvatore ferragamo PH has already been discontinued, but by chance I got it . I blind bought it. One thing I must say its not identical with rest of the synthetic mess. This is bit sophisticated, warm and humble. It should have been more sweeter. Silage and projection are just average. I like it overall, as it gives an Italian Impression. Dry and Natural smelling.
simplicity deserves love and respect. This is a simple perfume..But Complex.
AttimeRit – :
Strong? Not really. Offensive? No, you’re not going to send coworkers running or covering their nose.
For the first hour this scent smells exactly like Demeter’s Sawdust, I thought that was funny.
Another funny thing is that the fig leaf fuses well with the cedar and amplifies the woodiness which brings to mind images of a gerbil/hamster cage.
Because of its simplicity, fig leaf/cedar and drydown of sandalwood it just does not impress me. Maybe for running errands or hanging out on weekends but not first date or formal event kind of fragrance.
It is of average sillage and longevity.
LJ23 – :
This time of the year rolled around again, warm, clear spring days. There’s still that winter sharpness lingering around too. A perfect time to start wearing this again.
Nothing in this is overly sweet, or clear or clean or overly warm. It just lives as perfectly balanced and layered sophistication.
kitanin – :
My third bottle of nirvana…last purchased 2001…saw this gem, sans cap (tester) for $22…what the hey! Let’s do this again…loved it at the time, but couldn’t remember why..reviews didn’t even begin to remind me of what it was that ‘floated my boat’…Package arrived and couldn’t wait to sport it for the day (So. Florida…high humidity…around 84*)..worked perfectly…Fig…fig…fig…and vetiver…my favorite dirty, earthy, rustic notes…didn’t fail to deliver…oh no! I am the owner of 3 fig trees that when watered are Salvatore Ferragamo Pour Homme in a ceramic pot! They couldn’t have gotten the note more perfectly duplicated…right on the money! Looking forward to Monday…you my figgy friend will be sported with pride once more….
Anzor13666 – :
I had no idea I loved fig until I tried this! Wow, what an excellent scent – just smells so good, very creamy, and sophisticated, and Italian. It almost has a juicy sweetness, with hints of wood and musk throughout.
My wife fell head over heels for this on first sniff as well, she wanted to steal the bottle for herself! I could see the fairer sex really liking this one overall. It’s unique, fresh, smooth and sophisticated but also kind of sexy and masculine. A hell of a bargain too. I’m quite impressed with a few from this house.
2000069982 – :
Very nice! Really love the dry sweet figleaf opening! Not overwhelming but present! Sophisticated and well balanced!
erohin – :
After a long while of not writing reviews I feel this cologne deserves some attention. I notice it gets a lot of great scent reviews but poor longevity but I beg to differ. I for one have skin that absorbs and doesn’t project much. This ferragamo on the other hand stays on for hours 6-7 hrs. Don’t be fooled cause you can’t smell it on yourself. People will smell it on you. As for the smell , you will get comments of sophisticated and wonderful smelling. It is unique and truly FB worthy. For the price I would even say an easy blind buy. Rating 9/10!
pompytlg258Unlogrere – :
Has an old school vibe to it that I really like. Very fresh and clean scent. Longevity is quite good in my opinion. Although I don’t think it projects too well after awhile.
mmp820intitytek – :
One of the most beautiful masculine fig based fragrances ever produced.
Grab a bottle !!!
paqqua – :
Good fragrance and the bottle is very nice as well. Upon initial spray it was a good fragrance that will not offend anyone!
zorro90 – :
Who says a man can’t wear a fig-centric fragrance? This is a really pleasant spicy fig that represents great value and strikes me as quite versatile. One drawback – it has real performance issues, at least for me.
I’ve increasingly come to enjoy fig-based fragrances in the warmer weather. I bought Diptyque Philosykos (EDT) a couple years back, and found it a great alternative to the expected citrus and aquatic scents that are most often associated with summer. Ferragamo Pour Homme explores similar territory, but in a decidedly more masculine way. While this has a recognizable citrus top note (primarily grapefruit), it moves quickly into an herbal spice melange of clove and cardamom. The fig is present throughout, and it balances the spice and wood with a thin veil of sweetness. This fragrance certainly references Cartier’s Declaration, but still manages to achieve a relatively novel effect.
Unfortunately, Ferragamo Pour Homme has real performance issues. Philosykos has often been maligned for its relatively poor longevity, but even that one lasts longer on my skin than the Ferragamo. I’m lucky if I get 3-4 hours out of the Ferragamo and projection is never more than a few inches off the skin. I used 7-8 sprays of this stuff yesterday morning and it was almost completely gone before lunch – which is really a shame since I find this fragrance very attractive. It ultimately wears more like an eau de cologne.
On the plus side, this one is so affordable that you can be very liberal with the sprayer. Given the price, it’s still a thumbs up. Just wish that it had a little more tenacity…
EDIT: After a week or so of testing, this fragrance is just bumming me out. I really like the scent itself, but this is among the poorest performing fragrances I’ve ever tried. Seriously – I’ve tried drugstore body sprays with better projection/longevity than Ferragamo Pour Homme. I think I’m beginning to understand why this is sold almost exclusively through discounters at this point. Really nice fragrance, but it’s gone within 3-4 hours no matter how much you apply.
ogr728Negeltzex – :
I am very happy that finally I found it. It fits me perfectly. Mild, male, fig / flowers / vetiver. I feel in it bvlgari pour homme and bvlgari man, and even climate of rassasi Wisam al. A good perfume for everyday use especially in the spring and summer.
lqcho – :
From the reviews to date, and my experience, one of those “try before you buy” fragrances. My nose repeatedly gives it a pass. Even so, it is a unique fragrance from a quality house, so go ahead and try…just do so before you buy.
bbbtttjjjccc – :
peaches in the rocky mediterranean coast side, Fan-tas-tic and very Italian smelling.
Reeklyswexy – :
After a couple of full wearings, I think that SF’s Pour Homme is a gorgeous & lust-inducing masculine scent. Be sure that your lot is made in Italy, that’s all.
It smells like riped peaches in the sun.
Needless to say, the peach fruit is absent in the composition – but it is omnipresent to my senses.
So: peaches, and peaches, and once again peaches, is what you get IMHO.
A peach, in the most erotic way you can imagine – if you know what I mean…
Very good longevity & sillage.
The kind of perfume that I’ll surely buy again, as a second or third etc. bottle.
A deserved 8,9/10. Maybe more.
demon-r – :
I like it. I haven’t had a full wearing yet, but my first sensory memory is this reminds me ever so slightly of Hermes Rocabar. It doesn’t have the depth and long lasting quality of Rocabar, but it’s nice. Anyone else get this connection?
Edit 9/30/2014: Longevity is bad, and I don’t mean bad in a good way. Becomes a close skin scent right away and barely lingers for a couple of hours if that. Poor longevity.
hawk_1993 – :
Worst perfume i ever had. I couldn’t even use it as a kitchen spray-it was that bad for me. The bottle is the only thing nice on this for me.
Dima.m.79 – :
WOnderful…(Thanks to Paul Hunter for the sample)
after sample immediately jumped on Amazon where I found a 1.7 oz for $17 shipped. Can’t Wait to inspect bottle, looks nice. Anyway about the juice, sophisticated, refreshing, elegant, but what I really love about these sorts of fragrances that contain many notes both floral, woody,green, and spicy ( love the inclusion of Orris root) is that you can smell the back of your hand (I always spray the back of my hand to monitor the progression) and follow the plot every few minutes. The vetiver does seem to dominate by the drydown and SF essentially becomes Encre Noir but I think that is what makes this refreshing in the summer for so many people. Nice!
Lapedoord – :
Just uploaded a youtube review for this, if you’re interested in watching my channel’s name is Scented Paul. Thanks!
sergei_em – :
I must thank you all as your reviews made me buy blind this masterpiece. What a beauty. I am actually very surprised why this perfume has not become a classic as per kenzo pour homme, L’eau D’issey and so.
In fact, it has a little bit of shades of all these perfumes that I adore immensely.
For instance the fig note is pretty much the same to my nose as the one in “Dune homme” but at the same time it resembles with the “Womanity” fig accord as is accompained with heavy doses of grapefruit, giving me an instant vivid, mouthwatering, juicy opening which I love.
There are some “maritime green notes” ( as Kenzo pour homme) but without salt air or seaweed, if you know what I mean, not aquatic, but, it definitively has a mediterranean soul. Perhaps, it brings me an intense deja vu from my childhood, while I was lazing around during those hot summer afternoons on holidays, near the seaside, me under a fig tree, sniffing the air, where natural fragrances of flowers, leaves and the summer breeze came togheter as an olfactory landscape.
In a nutshell: this lovely fragrance is centered on fig + soft spices (clove I think) + carnation+ cyclamen + earthy vetiver. I deffo can detect a little bit of cyclamen in here, a little pinch of leather and carnation in there, but overall, the perfume remains linear where the main notes are the fig and the vetiver.
I love it, it has a amazing longevity, sillage and projection.
If you like fig or green notes and you crave for vetiver, do yourself a favour a buy this masterpiece NOW!
IssuemeRero – :
SF is one of my favorite fragrances. The opening is very citrusy/fuity and dry down is very woody. I smell the fig/grapefruit in the beginning and I also smell vetiver which I love. This is one cologne that I do not have to re-apply. I get 6-7 hours and the projection is very good. Great for hot summer days.
sacha070182 – :
At first it was disappointment, too spicy and “in your face” on my skin, 2 sprays and I was good to contaminate whole stadium with that smell, easily… So I left it, got back after a month and I love it. No idea what has changed but it smells completely different on me now, mellow and elegant, with slightly spicy notes around.
varietas – :
This is a great fragrance to epitomize a “fig fragrance.” Green, creamy fig is through and through on this, which makes wearing a bit difficult because it is sweet yet fresh. I would suggest usage in the Spring time, it’s very green and invigorating but the fig would be cloying in Summer heat. The woods aren’t fence-y or forest-y, and personally I detect no grapefruit. At the top there is definitely citrus but not that trademark grapefruit citrus. In all, Salvatore Ferregamo pour Homme is a handsome and classy eau de toilette with proper strength. Many complements from classy people!
alzag – :
15.99 at Ross
Every one was raving so i had to try it as i am looking for a good wood scent
Its very clove-cedar-clove-cedar
I use this in addition with another scent and bam!
Mezyn841Bessinepome – :
Very nice and definitely reminds me of Costume National Homme at a fraction of the price and much more wearable. While this one is lighter and more wearable, Costume National Homme is cranked up in volume and has some more spices thrown in for good measure and is seriously cloying. This on the other hand is more pleasant and tamed which makes it more versatile. Recommended.
Update: On second wearing, this one is much better than I initially thought. It’s only slightly similar to Costume National Homme but in my eyes Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme is much better and fruiter instead of being dry like Costume National Homme.
TaraBingi – :
Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme was a blind buy – a blind buy that opened my eyes to the wonderful world of fig-based fragrances.
I must admit, at first I was a little unsure of this one. But with subsequent wearings and the arrival of the warmer spring and summer weather, this fragrance really began to shine. Now I simply adore it.
It’s an elegant scent with depth and character. The fig note, to my nose, is the dominant player, supported by dry woodsy accords and subtle hints of floral. There’s a note I detect that almost smells like anise, possibly the caraway/cardamom combination.
Ferragamo’s pour Homme suffuses the wearer with an air of confidence and charisma. This fabulous, long-lasting fragrance comes highly recommended to all you fig fans out there.
kkyudyfs – :
I’ll cut to the chase here…bottle design = classy and sophisticated…Smell = Waaaay too much Vetiver, I mean it is pungent!! This cologne lasted all day…to the point that I wanted to wash it off. If the vetiver was toned down about 75% and maybe some leather added to the mix, it would probably be nice. I also have the F by Ferragamo, and I really like that one. It was a blind buy based on the success I had with the F by Ferragamo, and goes to show me that even though it comes from a great brand, it’s always best to try before you buy. 2 out of 5 stars!
debuter – :
I love this fragrance, and I can’t wait ’till the heat of the early summer sun arrives for this to be my everyday scent.
This is an incredibly fresh, bright mixture of bottled sunshine. The olfactory magician Jean-Pierre Mary has captured the sweet sun-soaked fig tree hills of Southern Italy and stuck it in an amazing bottle. Both are works of Art.
It’s certainly uniquely Italian, and smells expensive. I find the scent somewhat linear though, and after a while it can smell a little synthetic. It lacks a little warmth; however the season takes care of that.
The bright fresh notes dominate throughout and the masculine vetiver/woods form a weak base to me. This makes is a great unisex fragrance.
It is incredibly long lasting, and for me only one or two sprays does it. I can smell it the next morning.
In my opinion it is mainly a daytime fragrance, well suited to either office wear or casual. It’s too playful to be suit and tie fragrance; unless you look like a young Sean Connery. I don’t know about night-time wear though. Too me it reminds me too much of the Mediterranean in full summer heat; it would feel out of place at night.
This has the makings of a great summer signature fragrance.
nikola1662 – :
Right away i could smell the grapefruit + fig and a little incense but i guess i was wrong on that part. The grapefruit disappears within minutes and the dry down happens pretty quickly leaving a really nice base of pretty much vetiver and fig.
I use it most often in the spring and summer and not much in fall. Great fragrance for the price.
axel_85 – :
This is a very-nice fragrance! Unique, and unusual. It reminds me of its contemporary, Eau du Fier (2000)- but much more accessible. Fig leaf, rose, grapefruit peel, and cedar are the strongest notes to my nose- with a healthy (but not too prominent) dose of birch tar, an underlying grassiness of vetiver. Sweet, green, cooling- and a trifle mysterious and woody- it brings to my mind fragrant earth, fingers exploring the foliage and wild-growing flowers of the countryside, and coming away magnificently scented.
The top and heart became trace by about the 6th hour on me, leaving a light- but long-lasting (14+ hours on a hot summer day) musky-leathery-vetiver base/skin-scent to enjoy. Excellent daytime frag in all regards- strong recomm