Mouchoir de Monsieur Guerlain for men

One can imagine a tap being hammered into the base of a nobleman’s spine, and the resulting extraction being imbued with the spirit of Mouchoir de Monsieur. It demonstrates a haughtiness and breeding that eludes the current nouveau riche designers. It would not be amiss for the bottle to be draped in ermine and be placed upon a pedestal, unreachable from the milling proletariat shopper trying to grasp a symbol of gravitas and success. Floral and dry, distant yet respectful, it ticks every box one can imagine.

Oftenly described as Jicky with more civet but to me it is exactly the opposite. Resemblance to Guerlain's masterpiece from 1889 is clear but the civet in MdM is definitely toned down. The initial blast could result challenging to someone but the strong animalic aspect of the opening is quite efemeral leaving quickly space to a polite, yet incredibly satisfying, lavender/guerlinade fragrance of immense beauty.

Old school, dandy-esque, compelling and extremely solid but when I'm in the mood for a classic lavender, I stuck with the skankier Jicky.

Rating: 8.5/10

Mouchoir de Monsieur, estilo gentleman por excelencia, yo tengo veintiún años y hace unos seis meses que pedí una muestra a the perfumed court y he de confesar que a primera olida me pareció un olor casi fecal, esto era debido a la nota de civeta que lleva este perfume, pero luego evolucionó y evolucionó hasta confinar con el secado y ya es cuando me dí cuenta que se trataba de un perfume de un refinamiento abrumador casi aristocrático y muy Guerlain, este refinamiento casi aristocrático únicamente lo he encontrado en pocos perfumes, de los que yo he probado claro, estos podrían ser Equipage de Hermès y el mismísimo Habit Rouge de Guerlain. Como aporte final, en mi humilde opinión este perfume me recuerda algo a Caron pour homme. Este último lo recomiendo encarecidamente, un excelente combo de frescura de lavanda y cálida vainilla atemporal para diario.

A few words, rarely do I find so beautiful niche perfumes. This applies as much gold as a Amouage!
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In this fragrance i can find a touch of civet. And i'm sure of this note.

This the most strange perfume I came across for the last years....It does not smell, it stinks. It starts so dirty and animalic that your wondering how someone can wear such a perfume. Later and when the perfume dries on the skin, it terns to be soapy with some dirty citrus slightly sweet. If you have not tried it, give it a try. It is something that you never smelled before. Beyond amber, I was definitely that there were some animal resources there but in any case, I never expected such ingredients. It is a pure man's perfume but not for the younger crowd. You get something attractive at last but also something dirty/smoky/vanillic with civet although is not listed in the ingredients. Kouros is another one animalic/civet perfume but this is much more difficult to wear than Kouros. Try it but be careful because maybe you will sleep outside during the night because your wife will not allow you to enter the house. the last years with all these new citrus/clean/fresh aquatic perfumes, make this to be one of a kind and something that will never be produced again. Someone who likes jardin du nil from matre parfumeur et gantier, may like this one also.

the original scent was very similar to the famous Jicky - which, incidentally, could definitely be worn by men as well! - only with ampler, richer headnotes, particularly lavender and bergamot. And, like Jicky, the heart is a powerful symphony of jasmine and rose with a somewhat peppery edge...The long lasting notes, however, remind me more of Habit Rouge with their hint of vanilla, though I think on can perceive the presence of tonka bean as well. A gorgeous, wonderful fragrance for men, but quite pricey. I have not smelled the new formula mentioned by Playpause, so I cannot judge...

Powerful and mysterious, Mouchoir de Monsieur is a classic Guerlain scent from the beginning of the 20th century. The formula has changed since the recent reissue, and the frangrance has lost a little warmth and deepness. Yet, it remains a very unique mens perfume, old school but extremely chic.