Geranium Pour Monsieur Frederic Malle for men

Geranium Pour Monsieur is very enjoyable despite being what I would call a split personality perfume- it has two distinct halves- the minty side and the geranium side- and there is no bridge between them. One is cool and fresh and lacking a hardcore greenness, the other is furry, red and gives the feeling you are about to get dust caught in the throat. The balance between the two is what makes the perfume work for me really, as I try to reconcile these opposites being in the one cologne-like fragrance. I think that a mystery third accord that would have held hands with both these would have elevated it into being a masterpiece. As it is, it's a little weird, a little different, but at the same times feels very proper and a bit formal. Imagine a very nicely tailored suit made out of unusual materials and you are getting close to both the unusualness and wearability of the scent.

I certainly was not expecting the bright minty opening of Frédéric Malle GERANIUM POUR MONSIEUR! Wow, it almost seems as though it's going to be mint cologne! But no, the geranium pretty much takes over after only a couple of minutes, although there is a lingering mint presence all the way to the drydown.

My next surprise is that this composition has been designated for men. Why? I ask most sincerely. I've seen comments on Demeter VINTAGE NATURALS GERANIUM to the effect that it is a masculine fragrance, so perhaps some people think of geranium as masculine? Well, I don't, and to me this perfume is absolutely unisex.

Is it my favorite rose geranium scent in the universe? No, I'm afraid not. This will probably be regarded as heresy--and I do love Dominique Ropion, I really do!--but I think that I prefer the Demeter with its patchouli and lavender rather than this minty geranium.

Very interesting fragrance.
A different way to use mint.
Burning freshness!
Malle&Ropion let shine a juicy but transparent mint-anise note with a shady geranium herbaceus
After a while you find yet mint geranium and a hot accord.
If French Lover(bois d'orage)is dry wood dry more of th drier wood crunching in your hands,Geranium Pour Monsieur is wet and humid shrub.
the feeling is good fresh and balmy
It's very difficult to find an original scent with mint.
This is chic and wearable
all day by man also by young man
but not by teenager
casual dress also formal dress

my favorite at the moment
except for the price


in the way it make you feel wet and humid and green it remember me english fern
but this is more salty

Very long lasting fragrance (12+ hours) but is more of a close to the skin scent.

Starts with balmy mint, just like tiger balm and slowly progresses to a clean white musk. The incense, cloves etc is there, but is more or less muted.

I am not sure if this is a EDT or EDC, as on the bottle it only says PV is 5%, so perhaps the weakest Malle in terms of concentration?

This is a really good choice for a guy in suit and tie.
Just like Terre de Hermes in my wardrobe. Neither are my favourite but both has its purpose.

Pure mint toothpaste initally, the dry down was a subtle minty bouquet of flowers.

Por fin la tengo.
Ahora mismo llevo puesta esta fragancia, me encanta.
Desde ya, y por descontado es una personalísima opinión, es mi Equipage de Hermés del Siglo XXI.
Ya era hora que una fragancia moderna, me hiciera salir de mis clásicos.
Aunque sus notas iniciales pueden parecer un poco "pasta de dientes" rapidamente cambia y se convierte en un aroma sutil pero perceptible, y su secado es rico, suntuoso.
Un nuevo clásico, y si no al tiempo!

I have a simple sample and really excites me, it sure is my next purchase

Well, where to start from? First of all...
It happnes very once in while to find a perfume like Geranium Pour Monsieur. A complex fragrance construcetd on a solidly bold structure and expressing its beauty through a gentle and very discreet smell. As I'm usually not into mint fragrances, I got a bit disappointed by GPM's opening as it starts with a considerabole note of peppermint / mint that made me inevitably think about toothpaste or breath freshener bubblegum. But I was absolutely WRONG!!! Just right after the first drop of this fragrance touches your skin you immediately realize that mint is surrounded by a considerable dose of green bitterness that turns the whole thing to an odd (but absolutely interesting) mix of medicinal and soapy accords that are at the same time familiar and never smelled before (this is when geranium plays its part). A great example of how even a "fresh perfume" can be distinctive and absolutely compelling.

At this point I thought: "Ok, that's it! A great interpretation of mint!". But I was wrong again, as Geranium Pour Monsieur was just about to impress me even more with its multi facets structure. After the opening I just described be prepared for the drydown. A whole new scent. What started as a bitter mint composition turns into an incredibly outstanding finale made of a soapy and elegant cleaness that is as much delicate and discreet as it's light years far from beeing considered as inconsistent or generic. In this phase GPM stays very close to the skin but it remarkably catches your attention with its perfect balance between clean musks and resinoid incense. Simply marvellous.

The overall impression I had about this composition is of a complex semplicity. The same semplicity that makes of a single Alocasia leaf a fashinating and oustanding piece of natural art.
I'm so enthusiastic about GPM because I can still think that is possible to pretend a fresh perfume to be distinctive, unique and..melon or calone-free! Modern, elegant, solid, distinctive, versatile, classy, easy to wear, delightful, marvellous. Want more? Such thing happen not by accident but only as the work of genius!

Rating: 8.5-9/10

I like this fragrance despite it being winter and this is deffo a summer fragrance for its cooling menthol, spearmint, peppermint dominant note.
This is as fresh as can get.
I imagine this being an excellent heatkiller during those hot and humid months.

Whoever finds "Guerlain pour homme" too sweet and too flat, this is a more complex, fresher, herbaceous and more sophisticated alternative.

Further down the drydown, I get a bit of sopy, dustry vanilla sweetness, contrasting by a sharp and salty note. But make no mistake, this is not a sweet fragrance, rather a nice and fresh, green, moist, Mohito Summer Cocktail on ice that will keep you refreshed for a long time!

Excellent summer fragrance!

I went to Barneys at Beverly Hills to take a sniff of FM Geranium Pour Monsieur. It smelt nice but it reminded me of a cologne I bought about 3 years ago. It's called Frank Los Angeles the first scent version (they had Frank #2 and #3). Frank has more sillage/staying power, but the notes are "siblings" of FM's Geranium. Based on on-line reviews, I was really revved up to buy but decided not to when realized the similarity, or almost exact sameness. Originality was my main reason when I first thought of purchasing Geranium...I guess that's not gonna happen. Frank Los Angeles stays longer. I believe I bought it for $65 (65ml bottle) back then.

It doesn't sound too promising, does it?
Someone was hinting at a perfumers meeting here last week, that Chinese geranium is a bit suspect as opposed to traditional sorts such as Egyptian, etc - this is a pity as I particularly like the geranium scent. The Chinese variety apparently flooded the market, but may not be the most interesting.
Also, the fragrance features the fashionable 'white musk', in common with similar descriptions of white cedar, white moss, and I even saw white vetiver. All means is the pure white crystals of synthetic musk which contrast with the inherent colour in the natural materials. Such chemicals go into washing powders etc by the ton. I don't know why that's so attractive.
Still the proof of the fragrance is in the smelling so I will report back to this forum when I've obtained some.