Ungaro pour L'Homme Emanuel Ungaro for men

I was lucky enough to find some vintage samples of this. The opening and the heart is really almost exactly the same as vintage YSL Jazz to me. This might have a tad more amber and honey in it, but the wormwood, geranium, and other herbals and florals make this a spitting image of Jazz. I am not going to say one is a copy of the other, but they smell very similar, and if you like one, you will probably like the other. I already have 2 bottles of vintage Jazz, so I probably will not go seeking a full bottle of this. This is wonderfully earthy, dirty, while somehow still maintaining a somewhat civilized walk. Not an easy balance, and one I appreciate. If you like these old school herbals, then I would search this out. It is definitely one of the better ones.

INCREDIBLE IMPORTANT UPDATE: I just sampled it again, a couple years after I tried it (then swapped off my sample), and immediately I was struck at how close it is to "cheapo" Enrico Sebastiano Fine Cologne. U1 is smoother and richer, but the notes seems to be very similar if not identical (once you get beyond the top notes). ESFC has a lime aspect to the top notes, but beyond that these are very close. After a few hours, U1 seems to be somewhere between Giorgio for Men By Giorgio of Beverly Hills and ESFC, though richer and smoother. It is a bit sweet though, and I think ESFC may do a better job at cutting the sweetness down, if nothing else.
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I've seen a different list of notes on this one (which seems right to me):

Lavender, Pine, Bergamont, Patchouli, Wormwood, Jasmine, Precious Wood, Geranium, Sandalwood, Tonka, Honey, Amber.

The lavender is very strong at first, and the patchouli is no slouch either. The wormwood (absinthe) is a nice touch but not enough to make me want to run out and buy it, even if it was $20 for 100 ml (except to resell it LOL). After 2-3 hours, there is just a faint sweet and powdery quality remaining. It's "natural" smelling but rather harsh at first, then too weak later on. I really don't see the appeal of this one at all, and I like the "old school" fragrances, with few exceptions. The original formulation of Ugaro III, on the other hand, is really great and worth seeking out.

I got it, I got it, I got it!!! :)))
I finally could purchase this rarity from eBay quite cheap, and I'm so happy now!

The bottle is very elegant and extraordinary. Simple and a bit robust, manly. The color is elegant even a slightly buorgeoise: very deep but transparent red combined with gold (the cup is green and black).
The creator is Francois Demachy.

The first sniff and old memories came in a rush. I'm not familiar with notes and components but this is something very extraordinary - DEEP (for me it floral-spicy-woody).
Not an everyday, comforting, all-purpose safe scent at all! This is something you use to create an aura, and not to wear a "scent". Not a character that wants to be friendly and assimilate but a character on his own. It's serious, noting funny or easy here (but not melancholic like Pour L'homme III).

May I say that Ungaro Pour L'homme is artistic. To be honest I can only imagine an artist using this fragrance and his own. Absolutely niche and not mainstream at all, and that's why is was a failure as a commercial release.
I would suggest Puig (who take over Parfums Ungaro) to release the old Ungaro fragrances (Ungaro Femme, Senso, Pour L'homme I and II) as exclusive editions like Givenchy did with his vintage fragrances.

Ps. I would suggest K1 to try this challenging creation ;)