Ungaro pour L'Homme II Emanuel Ungaro for men

A powdery oriental along the lines of Habit Rouge and New York (Nicolai), Ungaro II takes this theme and adds a dollop of civet. The lavender in the top combined with the civet remind me a lot of Jicky, as well. Ungaro II sort of bears the "sparkly" orange powderiness of Habit Rouge and New York, which is why I make the comparisons. The civet in this is definitely present but actually kind of tame; at first if you're not into civet it may seem subtly fecal, but eventually it adds a fleshy warmth to the fragrance, which is essentially what civet is supposed to do. That being said, I think Ungaro II is a good gateway fragrance for civet, along with Jicky. The longevity and sillage are both excellent.

Unfortunately, Ungaro II is discontinued, but it can be still found on the web and on Basenotes. If you're into fragrances like Habit Rouge and Jicky, then I'd definitely try this. Generally Habit Rouge (vintage Eau de Cologne) is the most powdery I'll go, but I can't deny Ungaro II is still a quality fragrance. I'd say my favorite of the three Ungaro brothers is still Ungaro I.

If you're going to smell this composition for the first time you have to be aware that to properly appreciate it, it's an essential condition that you like animalic notes, and expecially civet. In fact, Ungaro II opens with boatloads of civet, lavander and citrus. The overall effect is at the same time seriously challenging and of rare charm. The juxtaposition of animalic notes and citruses freshness is quite unique and gives to this composition a special character that is pretty hard to find in today's perfumes. Fresh and mysterious. During the drydown lavender and civet are joined by a considerable dose of sweet vanilla turning Ungaro II to a sort of dirty animalic version of Caron Pour Un Homme. Amazing and destabilizing yet very sensual.

Rating: 9/10

ce parfum est tout simplement magnifique, je utilisé un flacon à sa sorti en 1992 et depuis plus rien. ce parfum quant vous le mettez il dure encore et encore.... sans pour autant être envahissant. j'ai demandé se parfum comme cadeau au père noël et il va m'en apporté 5 car se parfum est européen me ne se trouve sur aucun site sur le vieux continent.

This seems quite similar to vintage Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur (made by Tsumura). Ungaro II doesn't have the rubbery quality the Pierre Cardin one has, but once you get to the drydown the idea is very similar. I don't wear these kinds of fragrances often, so I'm not sure if it's important to have both. This is not "animalic" in the same way that Kouros is. Instead, this one is nicely blended, creating the "sensual" effect that is listed on the note pyramid (on the sticker that's on the back of the bottle). It's reasonably natural smelling and has some dynamism, so it's certainly good for what it is. Longevity and projection/"sillage" are at least very good. If you are into "fresh" fragrances, you will likely dislike this intensely, unless you are looking for something very different from the usual.

I was very disapointed with this fragrance, it is almost imposible to find and, in every perfume site in internet it was sold out, out of stock or not available at all. It was available in ebay though, but the prize was outragous, and after losing bid after bid I finally got a very small bottle of it, maybe just a full oz. I was anxious to try it, and when I did I was shocked. This garbage so hard to get and so expensive, so I left it alone for several weeks. Later I wanted to give it a second try and this time is was not bad at all actually, but bland and nothing special about it, Then I tried it a couple of more times and I liked it better and better, and now is one of my favorites. I know I will spend a lot of time bidding in ebay to get it at one ridiculous price, BUT IT IS WORTH IT. The opening is so citrusy, more lemon than any other perfume I ever tried, including Cedrat, and it slowly goes into a flowery, fruity aroma, so much so that I tought was maybe a little feminine, you can smell the rose and jasmine clearly, typical of so many ladies perfumes, but then it goes into this viril, dark, almost smoky, like incense and also animal due to the civet and amber but softened by the perfect touch of sandalwood and cedar that lasts and lasts. Sillage is weak but ok. So if you get it, remember, it grows on you and you will end up loving it.

This perfume is a masterpiece, all the notes are so exquisitely blended, you can hardly breakdown them.
The overall impression is animalic freshness, it smells fresh and sensual at the same time, all the notes are present without fighting each other and the civet gives it a kick of manscent along a clean fragrance.