Want To Try A New Fragrance But Not Sure Which One?

Want To Try A New Fragrance But Not Sure Which One?

Cool & Classic – If timeless and elegant suits your style

Green Irish Tweed by Creed – this fragrance is worn by the coolest guys on

the planet including George Clooney. It features herbs, woods, fresh green

leaves and mint. The Cary Grant of gentlemen’s scent. £75/30ml from

Selfridges

Encre Noire( Black Ink) by Lalique – this is a woody chypre with tons of

Haitian vetiver. Add a little musk and cyprus and you have a scent that is

potent, sexy and very, very smooth. £41/50 ml from Harrods

Pour Un Homme de Caron – from Caron. This was the first fragrance ever

created specifically for men (1934). This is lavender based – not old ladies

lavender, but cool lavender from the South of France. Smells like driving

through Provence in a sports car with the roof down. Tom Ford is a fan.

£45/50ml from Fortnum & Mason

Fresh & Funky - If you are looking for a little energy and punch.

Fantastic Man by Byredo - Totally contemporary this is a zesty, uplifting

eau de cologne with Bergamot at the top for a clean bite and vetiver at the

base to add a masculine warmth. £115 from www.lessenteurs.com

Mediterraneo by Carthusia – One of the oldest fragrance recipes in the

world( 1370) this comes from the Island of Capri and uses sharp lemons and

green tea to create something brimming with La Dolce Vita £45/50ml from

Liberty.

Energiser by Boadicea The Victorious - A clean, fresh and bracing accord of

grapefruit, bergamot and other citrus fruits set against a gentle musky

background. £85/50ml from www.roullierwhite.com

Hot & Spicy – Warmer Weddings call for something a little more tropical

Wazamba by Parfums d’Empire – Besides having a name that you want to repeat

all day( it’s an African musical instrument by the way), this fragrance uses

indigenous ingredients from across the African continent. Somalian incense,

Moroccan cypress, creamy Kenyan myrrh and Ethiopian opoponax. You can smell

the sunsets. £59/50mls from www.lessenteurs.com

Absinthe from Nasomatto – The perfumer says that he created this fragrance

to ‘encourage irresponsible behaviour’ so perhaps this fragrance might be

better for the stag night than the wedding. It is warm, rich, decadent and

earthy with smoke and leather. £98/30ml from Selfridges.

Je Suis Un Homme by Etat Libre D’Orange – a warrior’s scent with classic

oils of orange, lemon, cinnamon and patchouli, plus stimulating notes of

cognac, musk and animal accords. Based on the cologne worn by Napoleon.

£46/50ml from www.murdocklondon.com