Description
The fragrance, named after the sharp, curved Turkish saber Yatagan, is an invitation to join an adventure on the traces of Ottoman horses. It’s exotic, mysterious sonority is reminiscent of oriental and adventurous destinies. The clinging warm, bold, and sensual scent resembles an extremely rare oriental wood that was used as incense in Hindu homes for centuries. Yatagan’s wood notes mixed with subtle undertones of herbs such as galbanum, patchouli, incense, Artemisia and mint make this a perfect fall and wintry scent. Yatagan was launched in 1978. The nose behind this fragrance is Vincent Marcello.
Lavender,Galbanum,Basil,Pine,watercress,Mint,Artemisia,Oak,oak moss,Patchouli,Musk,Castoreum,Woodsy Notes,Incense
talanov116 – :
Wear this with your head up high and your chest out – there’s no other way. You can’t escape the effect of Yatagan’s reminder – You are a Man!
WeannyWilandaxd – :
Wearing this today on the crispest of west coast October days, layered with a few dabs of Kiehl’s Original Musk EDT (a terrific, oily-smelling reference musk)…
Can I just say that, after some initial cognitive dissonance in the topnotes, this has settled into one of the most successful layering experiments I’ve ever experienced?
The Kiehl’s is urinous, slightly floral, scalpy and musky in the best possible way.
For me, it emboldens to the castoreum accord in Yatagan, adds depth to its musks, and contributes just a touch of fleshy sweetness that I sometimes feel is missing in the bitterness of Yatagan, softening its uncompromising profile without taking away from its vintage character.
Pure joy, as expressed in the language of pheromones.
Afferewrinept – :
I just don’t love it. I wanted to.
BUT I am female and have not been smelling it on a man. I could really see how on the right man it could be really great. That’s a nice idea.
On me it is too woodsy and light, cedar, leather and urine, and I’m not getting the musky depth I would like with it. It reminds me of leather goods stored in a cedar chest for a long time.
Not enough spice. I prefer something like M7 or Eau d’Hermes, or even Bvlgari Black, but I could see this going really well with someone’s particular chemistry and it is well done and unique. You can see on the voted notes the musk and lavender come out less distinctive and I think that is my issue.
Like someone said below you could mix it with something too sweet and it could work out very well to my taste.
difting – :
OK it’s been a year since I tested and it was daring to purchase and today I decided to buy it because I love spicy Oriental fragrances.. First don’t judge on first sniff give it a time then judge it… I always judge perfumes after an hour of spraying and believe it’s a great scent manly sophisticated and dry. Wear it on a clean skin and wait for it it will bloom.
Looking for leyring it soon….
димидролл1980 – :
@Corkscrewcurley
Funny you should say that, coz I’ve just discovered it & found it to be a real gem – one of those best-kept-secret-type fragrances. It is rather odd-smelling though, and it’s conceivable that what your getting is just the take on it that your olfactory faculty happens to deliver to your sensibility … but I think it’s more likely that there is something amiss with your sample.
To me this is a sharp, pungent, woody, resiny, somewhat animalic, really-quite-stonking fragrance – very outdoorsy, I would say. And perhaps a bit boozy also, with a strongish Coca-Cola-ish note (as also have some very reputable fragrances). But with a very marked distinction also: one might say from the description I’ve given “yeah! I can think of loads that fit that!” – but this is definitely not just another of those.
jnh652Diobtetty – :
Oh dear.
I don’t know if the decant I am testing has been stored poorly – or whether this is simply not for me, but…
To me this smells like lightly curried, peppered celery.
I sincerely hope my sample is off.
ETA. I wrote this without reading any other reviews or comments anywhere.
duf075Unlogrere – :
Macho jokes aside, I’ve been weeding through my collection and cleaning house of BS and this one man… it’s just so interesting. It has so much character. I’m getting a saltiness I hadn’t noticed before. It changes a lot on my skin depending on the humidity and temperature. But it’s always really good.
This will just always be in my collection. I can’t believe a big house put this out for a cheap price.
If pound for pound was a category for fragrances, like quality per price, then this would be the GOAT for real. Encre Noir is stiff competition. But idk of better scents for 30-40$. They compete with the finest scents in the world. It’s amazing quality at this price level.
Swivadlilmism – :
I was part of a special experience when
in the perfume shop I blown my hand from this side …
My first thought came to mind by Alain Delon Classic
perfume is just a bit more distinctive.
Then he began to blush and woody tones appeared in him,
which then changed the smell in a different direction. Weil Kipling – I thought ….
What a rarity that two perfumes like this are similar to a perfume!
For those that have been discontinued today ……
To my word I say this: I really like it !! Amazing Creation!
I need to get it!
emilgemil – :
When Charles Bronson, isn’t wearing Mandom. And he needs something for a twighlight, half-naked horseback ride. To save a girl. And fight off banditos with only a knife. He wears one cologne. Yatagan.
Not for soy boys. Or adolescents. Only for serious mf’ers. Add it to your 2 day old man funk for maximum effect.
A woman could wear it. If she has a full beard. And calls herself Chuck.
So. When you’re not f’n around. And you want to smell good and sweaty and funky. And badass. Wear Yatagan. But don’t come meekly. Or it will wear you.
Sergey_Pruchay – :
this scent does not call for any dressing up. you can wear this in 3 day old dirty gardening clothes and smell great. earthy dirty scent with beaver and wild trail herbs. and incense. a dry incense just the way I like it.
AlexStors – :
After purchasing and falling in love with Caron’s L’Anarchiste, I had to look further into their other fragrances. Being spring, next in line with Pour un Homme, which I also loved. Which led to Le 3e Homme, which is also fantastic. Then I saw came across Yatagan, and after reading the polarizing views, I had to try it. To be honest, my only reference of seeing an animal in the notes (in this case castoreum) was Kourus, which contains civet, and is not my cup of tea at all. But I went for it. And I am so glad I did. What a great scent.
The closest I can come to putting my own description to add to the list of hundreds here is the smell of opening an old chest of drawers at my grandparents that kept all of their personal treasures: photo albums, newspaper clippings and other heirlooms. It had an old earthy smell, but also had this unmistakable soft almost floral undertone when you opened it up. It brings back very familiar memories for me and maybe that is the comforting aspect people talk about. While it is no doubt masculine as masculine gets, it doesn’t fail to pick up on the subtle sensuality that also comes with being a man. Women love this stuff. And I think it’s because it makes us men feel like home to them.
Herbs, incense, patchouli, dirt and pharamones all in one.
A timeless masterpiece.
70201 – :
its the hardest to describe on my wardrobe although Ive had 5 or 6 bottles since like forever, its kind of herbal but imagine the plants being picked by dirty oily hands of a handsome mechanic, early in November, with clouds over his head but he wouldn’t care if the rain falls. it sounds weird but thats the picture I get wearing this. and although its really really unique and from a niche house, the pricing is crazy low, the last bottle cost me around 20 25 bucks, and to be honest I’d still be buying if it was a 100 to 200. its that (for lack of a better word) lovely. the quality is easily above average and again for the price it feels more like a gift from heaven (or hell). just go and give it to yourself
bbc55 – :
A very gentle herbal delight. Spot on unisex. Not particularly masculine at all.
Dry herbs brightened with aromatic notes and galbanum. There is nothing strong or harsh. I’ve tried to detect castoreum but I can’t pick out anything animalic.
I would have bought a bottle but it’s so weak. What a shame. Poor longevity and sillage.
fif620Bessinepome – :
This is a lovely dry, pine and herbs scent. It stays quite close to the skin and remains very civilised. I didn’t get any animalics, good or bad. Worth seeking out and very good value, even at full price.
cjk480JeomiWogkig – :
In the long hot summer of 2018 Yatagan has been especially radiant. There are so many reviews that insist it is a winter scent but I am going to disagree, respectfully. The summer heat, above 80F really brings the animalic base to life in a way I’ve never experienced before. These notes are there and are very present as they meld with the herbal green notes – the whole marvellous wild and green mix suddenly makes more sense than ever; quite revelatory. Perhaps those “winter only” scents need brushing off and re-evaluating.
Relaharce – :
Quoting Wikipedia – “The yatagan or yataghan (from Turkish yatagan) is a type of Ottoman knife or short sabre used from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries. The yatagan was extensively used in Ottoman Turkey and in areas under immediate Ottoman influence, such as the Balkans and the Caucasus”.
It’s sharp and fearsome, and distinctly identifies its horsemen wearer. The name really fits well this fragrance!
This is a magnificent and contundent animalic fragrance. It’s one of the best examples of “a manly perfume” as per my perception. Yatagan exists to satisfy perfume lovers (like me), who like the smell of tanned leather, horse stables, cellaries, wood smoke and topped with an heavy herbs composition. It is a touching of beauty and massiveness. Its clinging warm, bold, and sensual scent also evoques rare oriental woods and incense.
All the note lists I consulted are different and Caron doesn’t have one in their site. I will just follow my nose and write about the notes and accords that seem right to me.
This is a not extinct tyranosauric super male fragrance from the 70s or the 80s. Yatagan reminds me of some “green”, “fougére” and “chypre” fragrances. I remember Polo Green, Jaguar for Men and Quorum for instance, but it mainly comes to my mind Halston Z14 also created by Vincent Marcello. They do not have a similar scent, but evoque a similar feeling and vibe. If you are looking for a similar fragrance I can just suggest “Elogie du Traitre” by Etat Libre d’Orange and the discontinued Phileas by Nina Ricci. Nevertheless I do like the Caron’s fragrance a lot more.
Comparing it with the perfumes I mentioned, Yatagan is sharper and drier, with heavy spicy notes of culinary estragon (or tarragon or basil), galbanum, leather, and no sweetness at all.The pine heavy note in here is not fresh green. On the contrary, it is dry and steaming like a pinewood in a hot, dry summer in the Mediterranean. I think the best way to describe this smoke note is of both soft and rough fume, with a musky and coriaceous scent, and a bit resinous as well.
Addressing the “cellary” accord, besides the animalic note several other notes fulfill that association: galbanum, lavender, pine, oak moss, artemisia and geranium are quite present. These “notes ensemble” create a vegetable effect that reminds you of a grocery at the end of a busy day, or a barnyard scent.
The animal note enhances the latent softness of the fragrance, forcing the notes into a continuous blend. It is by no means out of place. In fact, it may be the main agreement that people experience in this fragrance. I’ll even say it’s really close to what natural good quality castoreum smells. It’s just divine and apropriated.
After such an heavy collection of notes description, performance may disapoint a bit as it is only a bit above average and not beasty as you might expect.
Let’s look at the math analisys for Yatagan:
– Scent opening: 9.5 (very very good – my judgement)
– Scent drydown: 8.5 (very good but a lot more common than what you get during the scent evolution – my judgement)
– Longevity: 8.0 (8~9 hours with 3 sprays)
– Sillage: 8.0 (up to 5 feet for 2.5 hours with 3 sprays; projects for 2 hours); practical skin scent till the 8th hour.
– Uniqueness: 9.5 (unique, very well blended, giving me some faint vibes of other fragrances but similar only to one still in production)
– Versatility: 7.5 (I use it almost everywhere but because I like it so much. You must be carefull with people who does not tolerate animalic scents. Don’t use it while working out or in the beach)
– Wearability: 8.0 (high during Winter, Spring and Autumn, but avoid extreme heat or cold).
– Compliments: 7.0 (It’s an “almost” universal pleaser, but… just for animalic scent lovers)
– Quality: 9.5 (my judgement – does not suggest even a small vibe of being cheap or synthetic. It does smell expensive; with a little better performance it would deserve a 10.0)
– Presentation: 7.5 (discrete but Ok. Excellent cap and sprayer.)
– Price: 8.5 (100 ml non tester for 28 Euros + VAT)
Average: 8.27 / 10.00;
It is one of my favourite fragrances. Will I buy it again? Yes for sure.
Will I recommend it? Of course I will, mainly due to its uniqueness, its quality and marvelous scent.
c340vj – :
This is such a classic that I was eager to try it.
There’s a pleasant floral opening, rapidly giving way to bitter funk with recurring waves of stink. No. Emphatically no.
rhymmefly – :
I blind bought Yatagan, Vermeil for Men, & Salvador Dali Pour Homme simultaneously, primarily based on the similarity between the three and the very favorable reviews.
I am somewhat disappointed.
Yatagan is multi-faceted, but I can’t get past the cat urine note.
Vermeil is complex as well, but there is a cloying sweetness to it (maybe the black currant & violet leaf?).
By layering Yatagan with Vermeil, a more palatable scent results; Yatagan’s cat piss note is masked and the cloying sugar of Vermeil is somewhat neutralized. So, I guess that’s how I will use those two.
I find Dali the most intriguing & enjoyable, it is very complex, with many notes detectable simultaneously. Although at times, there is a down & dirty funky note that is off-putting.
qcu164Bessinepome – :
I pulled the trigger on Yatagan due to an interest in older established houses. Yatagan is unique in that it’s reminiscent of a meadow minus the notes of floral and amber typical to scents such as Aramis Devin. There are impressions of green, specifically celery seed and watercress, underlined with a strong musk and castoreum. Lying on top is a somewhat awkward trace of Dijon mustard; so much so that one might be inclined to visit one’s charcuterie for some prepared ham, what?
dmitry22775 – :
@ Spante: I had the same experience you did when I first purchased a new bottle in 2015… Great smell, lovely evolution, but seemingly a very short, translucent ride. I reapplied regularly over the winter holiday, hoping I was not just suffering from olfactory fatigue. As many do (see LeKnows’ review below), I shelved my bottle in the spring, figuring I’d just use it for winter short-term special occasions (dressing the Christmas tree?)
The following winter, it seemed much more persistent and projecting, and it has only grown more so since. I have read into the subject a little, and there are varying points of view about maceration and oxidization. I recognize that some contest these arguments, but I can’t see how a perfume wouldn’t change over time, much like a bottle of wine that had been opened. At the very least, more fugitive notes break down, leaving the sturdier base more in evidence, but I really don’t think that that is all there is to it. I also wonder if there is something about the musks that Caron uses, as my bottles of Pour un Homme and (especially) Le Troisieme Homme have both subtly deepened and become more persistent with time… I do not have a huge collection, so I really notice these things.
Anyway, yeah… A spray from my brand-new bottle lasted about 4 hours on me… 8 months to a year later it was twice that. Now it persists for the whole day easily and lingers after the evening bath. Go figure.
zerstgenfackere – :
Yatagan reminds me of the streets of an Italian city, especially Florence: it is both dirty and beautiful, old and fresh, mellow but passionate. It is hard to decide what it is you smell, and in a way the perfume becomes an atmosphere more than a smell. Even though it has sharp notes in it, the overall perfume is not very saturated, and therefore it is not strong or accentuated like most new fragrances. I think it is a perfume for a day out in a European city, as it compliments the streets, the metro, the cafes, the old buildings, the stores, the magazine stands.
Yatagan is a city in a bottle – the loud with the private, the polluted with the marvelous, the natural and the constructed.
djihad – :
These last remaining days of winter make me reach for Yatagan. I won’t be visiting it again until the Fall. Some of us enjoy Yatagan year round. But for me, it’s strictly a cold weather fragrance.
I’ve worn it across two winters now and at the right time and place, I truly enjoy it. But I recall my hesitation before finally buying it. So many reviews dramatized with scary descriptions and warnings. I don’t find Yatagan to be the polarizing experience so many describe. To my nose, it simply smells earthy. Natural. Outdoorsy. But instead of foliage, the overall impression is of earth, soil… nature underfoot. When you yearn for that sort of thing, only Yatagan will do.
KINOLUBITEL – :
i really wish it had a better performance.
it’s truly masculine and unique.
scent: 10/10
longevity: 2-3 hours
sillage: arm length for the first hour
mine is made in 2016
krabowski – :
This is spicy, skanky, strange, exotic…so unlike typical or newer department store fragrances. I usually spray pretty heavily, but I think this smells so much better if you spray lightly.
At first, Yatagan kind of stinks. Think of an unwashed caveman in the woods.That gives way pretty quickly to a complex, green, woodsy scent.
The longer it wears, the better it smells. Although challenging, I think Yatagan has a sophisticated quality. There is a lot going on, but the note that stands out the most to me is pine. This is super masculine and very unique. It lasts forever and I’m glad I bought a bottle. Love this stuff.
skif1965 – :
Smoky – woody – leather
Color impression: dark green gray
Safe blind buy for “Raging Bull” type of alphamale. So sexist, so masculine and coarse like Tom Waits’ voice. Smells likes tanned leather, horse stable, smoky wood and lots of herbs. It’s juxtaposition of beauty and massiveness.
★★★★★
lgfdgfdvcrewqxbm – :
I blind bought this after so many references to 80s powerhouses and talk of animal notes and Kouros and Anteus and… well, it smells nothing like any of that, I get no castoreum at all, and is certainly not a power house in its current formulation. Perhaps I need to smell a vintage formula (certainly modern Kouros is worthless).
Nevertheless it’s unusual and pleasant – you will not smell like the rest of the herd for sure. It smells not a bit like celery, I don’t know where that idea came from. I get an almost spicy blast on application, pine, oak, then lavender coming through… there is something slightly medicinal though, like an unusual cough sweet. I think the chap that mentioned dill is probably correct, and perhaps a dab of rosemary.
The issue is – whether to wear it? EDIT – I was cruel to it before and thought it unsuitable for work or pleasure. But now the weather is slightly warmer I feel it’s a Spring scent, and a day scent, which surprises me. But there’s a richness to it that was wholly absent to my nose in the colder days.
I half feel that it needs to be layered with something else. There is something puzzling and enticing about it, it’s just not quite seductive enough on its own. I tried putting a slight layer of it under some 80s Jules, which seems its closest (though more complex) bedfellow as somebody else remarked. They blended quite well, the artemisia and lavender sit nicely, the fir and the pine work well. The 80s Jules is stronger than the 00’s Yatagan, a drop of the former has drowned a hefty spray of the latter, but after ten minutes they’re starting to dance well… yes… it’s a bit of a pricey chemistry experiment, but worth a try!
олеган – :
One word: Celery
If smelling like celery is your thing, then you will absolutely love Yatagan. By far the best smelling celery frag in history. Oh yeah, it has all the celery you could ever dream of…and then some. Perhaps Caron will come up with a Potato Pour Homme or Zucchini EDT. Not sure what all the fuss is about this one. No offense, but no thanks. I’ll pass.
obsluzhivanieotprofi – :
The first association I made was the celery in a Caesar (basically a Canadian Bloody Mary), complete with the spices on the rim. Maybe that or a country garden drying out in the sun – vegetables, dirt, roots and all, surrounded by some forest as well. Not sure when I’d wear it
Meash624Diobtetty – :
There is a lot of DILL in Yatogan.
The celery smell that many mention and think is artemesia, is actually dill, which is in the celery family.
Dill is very rare note. We use it in Lithuanian cooking a lot. It’s a great fresh green herb. The Dill adds a great fresh, green contrast, to the darker earthy notes, and really makes Yatogan so enjoyable for me.
PS: Mark Normond’s review obove is very funny, but true:)
He calls it a Celery fragrance. I think it’s mostly the dill and artemesia, that gives the celery vib.
I remember I laughed when I first smelled Yatogan, because of the celery smell.
I gave away my bottle, and then was drawn to buy another, and it became one of my favorite fragrances, with a lot more than celery actually.
DooZle – :
– smells of a wizards abode or an old magic wardrobe….
-It could last longer and project better, I would love an EDP or Parfum.
vca327speagoessenda – :
Wow! What a masterpiece! Masculine for sure. It does not open, it envelops you with a mysterious and ethereal vibe. It is almost not there, but it is very much there.
I just wish that I could have find it sooner.
fraultulp – :
I have worn Yatagan about three days a week for more than two decades. For those of us who like our coffee black and working in the garden, this is a perfect scent. It’s decidedly bitter, almost overwhelmingly so, until the pine and mint kick in. Make no mistake, this is potent stuff. And, it doesn’t fade, so you’d better get ready for a long ride.
myy888Bessinepome – :
@rbalkris I love your review! My husband wears this and I adore it on him. It really is a strong masculine fragrance, an indisputable classic…Rare, there aren’t many of those around, classic fragrances, or classic males for that matter!
barevsens – :
A masterclass in masculine fragrance creation, this forty year old masterpiece by Vincent Marcello takes you really into the land of ancient warriors skillfully combining notes of pine, fennel, basil, artemisia, oak moss, musk, and the real kicker – castoreum. I can only imagine how potent this juice must have been in the pre-IFRA days when real musk and castoreum was used instead of the synthetic ones used today. The perfume smells like a masculine man should- deep, dark, mysterious and animalic. But alas how tastes have changed. You can market a thin lemony floral with a sexy warrior name for $500 and people line up in drones but recoil in horror at a classic that actually and truly evokes the feeling of ancient warriors. But those of you who are really wanting to go after the real deal, spend a fraction of what you would shell out for the hyped up warrior fragrance and get this classic which shines brightly even today!
medm – :
The weirdest scent ever. Very heavy, very dark. Mysterious. A bonfire in a clearing of a dark, mossy forest. I LOVE IT!
SX_aka_Padonok – :
I think this fragrance often gets a nostalgia concession by reviewers. It certainly is nice and the quality is superb. But it is unwearable in public. I owned it for a year or so and enjoyed it in the privacy of home, but I had hundreds of better choices to wear in public.
I also agree with the reviewer below that modern day Yatagan settles down fairly quickly after the big initial blast.
appleee – :
This is not the beast that I’ve read about on here, so often. Don’t get me wrong, it is quite bracing and strong at first (thirty minutes at most), but it soon calms down and radiates at arm’s length for a good three hours. What I find amazing about this fragrance is that it reminded me a bit of Polo Green classic, but much more mossy (current formulation), smokey, dry, more artemesia, more leather, and doesn’t have that hay-like sweetness. The pine note here is not too green. Rather, it is dried and smouldering, not blazing. I think that’s the best way to describe the smokiness here: smouldering. It is smooth, crisp, mossy, leathery, and a tad bit resinous.
Addressing the ‘celery’ note many complian about or notice; galbanum is here, upfront and center along with lavender, pine, oakmoss, artemesia, and geranium. Those notes together create a ‘vegetal’ effect that brings to mind fresh produce, in a way. I know this due to having a natural artisan fougere with the same note structure, minus the artemesia.
The castoreum adds to the smouldering smoothness of the fragrance by making the notes blend and meld together. It isn’t huge or off putting. In fact, I’ll even say it is *damn* close to what natural castoreum smells like (decent quality that is). I have a few Attars to reference the note to.
To sum it up: this is a wonderful scent that anyone who enjoys chypres, or oakmoss dominant fragrances to purchase a bottle. They are reasonably priced on the gray market and you get quality stuff. This is hardly an oriental, by any stretch of the word. It is as pure as it gets for a chypre; bitter, dry, semi-sweet, and mossy. It puts current polo to shame, in my opinion, it isn’t super loud, it is smooth, great price on the gray market, and is not dated.
klondaik97 – :
I’m not sure how this is an oriental. It is woody and spicy around the green and sharp edges. It is an aromatic woods fragrance.
One thing to stress: a light application is mandatory. Its longevity is surprising, more than 10 hours on me. And it seems to get stronger rather than more weak during that time.
Applied correctly (lightly), it is great. Not offensive in spite of its reputation.
julia-be – :
سایز۱۰۰میل این کاررو اگر کسی دارد خریدارم
Crotadomody – :
I like it, but today this is only for the enthusiasts.. Smells very dated.
czuzwvnn – :
I’d like to thank member pontifex maximus for the exceptional feedback concerning my curiosity about similarities between this and Lalique PH Equus.
I must agree wholeheartedly that despite some apparent similarities in their note structure, Yatagan and Equus are quite far from each other in their overall directions.
While they share a lot of similar categorical notes (woods, evergreens, musk) LPH Equus provides a lighter, cooler experience of primarily drier wood notes, whereas one of the first things that impressed me with Yatagan was it’s warmth, heft and spiciness – it features the piney-resinous notes much more prominently, but the biggest difference is the strong musk. Equus by comparison seems almost ephemeral next to Yatagan’s oily, rich composition.
I really enjoy both and I see Equus as the fall scent and Yatagan as the decidedly winter option.
CighChielay – :
Caron made it again!They passed throught the walls to deliver a generetion shocker fragrance another time!Yatagan is the epithome of the wild,the soup made by a foreigner in a farm done with raw materials,civilized men against the force of nature!Indeed a Yatagan had experienced blood,grass and aromatic herbs and also trees and branches throught their blade,the blend results in the dna of every man.
monahtook – :
Opens with a piney herbal freshness. As the drydown progresses we get a leathery, earthy castoreum and wood. I catch whiffs of patchouli, oakmoss and incense. An older style fragrance for sure.
This is “masculine” and mature but I’d love to smell it on a woman for the gender bender effect. Not for a date and maybe not for work but I find it pleasant. I imagine this on someone that’s outdoors a lot. Better in cooler weather; sillage and projection felt good. Lasted about six hours before getting soft and lingered for a while after that. With all the hype I expected Yatagan to stranger. Castoreum is a weird note but I find this more wearable than Chanel’s Antaeus. I don’t know if this is bottle worthy for me but I’m glad to finally have tried it. Good fragrance!
323549 – :
The King has been crowned. His nursemaids have anointed him with the magical dark brown liquid of the Yatagan. All is well within the kingdom. “Feed me grapes my dear. Rub my feet, yes that is it. I am quite the king aren’t I? I decree you must bow down when you smell the sillage!”
utg178InsuffBooni – :
I’ve received a bottle with “Batch no.403156” few days ago;
I’ve tested on my wrist, First finding was there is no monstrous projection. After an hour I went for quick shower, during shower I had a strange feeling that still I could smell the scent! I came out and asked someone if she could smell anything from my wrist and answer was positive! Impressive indeed. That’s second finding for this famous 70’s EDT re-formulation.
I conducted longevity test for few times and the scent survived 9 to 10 hours office environment and travel time in the summer with a small radius projection.
For this price point and this quality I consider it as a very valuable purchase.
My rating 7/10
رایحه زیبا، ماندگاری بالا، پخش متوسط به پایین در فرمولاسیون جدید
death1385 – :
خاص ترین عطر دیزاینری جهان که هیچگاه قدیمی نمی شود
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Scent & Qualiy: 9/10
Longevity: 7/10
Sillage: 7/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 10/10
Affordability: 9/10
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Overall: 8.4/10
z-anton – :
Has anyone who has sampled the current Yatagan formulation also happened to have sampled Lalique PH Equus?
Based on the note-vote above and that of Equus I’m wondering how close the two are?
leks72 – :
If you are a fan of Kouros you will like this. There are major similarities in the animalic opening and dry down but there are some differences as well. This guy has a dryer, more forest approach and some insane accord that smells borderline like literal shit. By this I mean you are driving in the country, you pass a farm on a (cold not hot) day and you smell (prob cow) shit. It’s not good, it’s not terrible, but you are in your car and you know immediately what it is. Now take that, mix it with soil and let it bake in the sun. Sound good? Because it’s great. If you ever lived in or around the country you know and secretly love this smell. It only hits you in the opening but it’s there and it’s very rewarding.
After that you get pine. Not cleaning solvent pine. You get “I am lost in the woods and will probably not be found/come to Jesus” pine. And then there is soil. Deep, rich, eternal soil. Are you being buried alive? Why did you come out here to this primordial shit forest alone with no water? What year is it?
This stays close to the skin because it becomes your skin. Deal with it. Worship this amazing work of art.
sobolev – :
Hello everyone!
I’m close to do a blind buy on this perfume. But i need to know first (as i read here it’s a pine mix) if Yatagan smells like pino silvestre classic or pino gems. Thanks for your help
pli1 – :
There’s quite a lot of nonsense written about this scent. It is not some unwearable monster with unspeakable scents of animal nether regions. What there is the most warm, enveloping, and frankly unique mixture of pine forests, warm leather, and bitter aromatic herbs that stick fairly close to your skin. To date I’ve not found a single person who hasn’t loved smelling it. It gives me as the wearer a feeling of a second skin, something leather or fur. There are definite overtones of saddle leather, and feel of having just dismounted after a hard gallop on the finest steed. A scent to be treasured, and one I hope never goes out of production in my lifetime.
invommaloyato – :
به نظرم هیچ نوع تلاشی برای توصیف این عطر ، حق مطلبو ادا نمیکنه و هر چی در وصفش بگی به قول کفار آندرسلش میکنی!
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