1725 Histoires de Parfums for men

One of my favorities, this perfume reflects the good taste. Incredibly well blended and balanced, a legitimate fougere timeless and modern at the same time. It opens with a citrus and grapefruit mixed with an intense licorice involved. After that comes the anise with lavender, which are combined so great, that make me smell all the time! At the base of almond and vanilla comforting, just as with an amber touch, everything here is perfect!

A superb example of how fougeres can be "handled" to become extremely modern. 1725 opens with a consistent combo of liquorice and anice that may bring immediately to mind of Menardo's creations for YSL (body Kouros) or Bucheron (Jaipur). At this point you could make the mistake to easily dismiss this composition as another "trendy" gourmand, but be aware that 1725 is much more than that. Lavender and citrus start to interact with the main ingredients creating a fantastic and original fougere enriched in the drydown by vanilla, amber and woody notes. The "extra touch" IMO comes from Almond that perfectly blends with all of the previously mentioned elements adding some refinement and uniqueness.

While I absolutely admire Menardo's compositions I also strongly believe that 1725 takes the genre (and in this case also modern french perfumery in general) a step forward. Every note is at the same time perfectly detectable and incredibly blended with all the others as if were part of an high resolution picture of an immense landscape. Next to 1740 and 1969, one of my favourite fragrance in the Histoires De Parfums Library of Scents.

Rating: 8.5/10

Although it's designated as a masculine composition, Histoires de Parfums 1725 reminds me a lot of the house of Lolita Lempicka's various masculine-leaning feminine perfumes. The notable presence of a dark licorice note combined with various other components important to Lolita Lempicka, including vanilla, amber, woods, etc. probably explains why I am reminded immediately of that house. 1725 also, for the same reasons, reminds me of Jesus del Pozo IN BLACK, and anyone who likes any one of these three would probably like the other two as well, it seems to me. The aesthetic is really very, very similar. Which of the three do I prefer? Hard to say. I may have to do a side-by-side comparison before issuing a verdict...

In a direct comparison, I have discovered how much sweeter the openings of LOLITA LEMPICKA and IN BLACK are next to 1725, which does make them seem initially quite a bit more feminine. In the drydown, however, I find all three to be unisex. My favorite drydown of the three is that of IN BLACK, probably because of the lavender note in 1725... Again, I think that anyone who likes one of these compositions would like the others as well. Black licorice lovers rejoice: anise/licorice-centric perfumes now abound!

Not a very indepth review as I probably have not given this much of a chance. I got samples of 1740, 1828, and this, 1725/Casanova. Whenever I smell this, I am just not very interested. Something about it just does not grab me in any way at all. Smells more like it would be a nice "safe" woman's fragrance, not really something I envision for men. Not necessarily "girly" either, just more on the soft and powdery/floral side of things.

(On the contrary, however, I LOOOOOOOOOVE 1740/Marquis de Sade, which I am completely addicted to and think is a DEFINITE manly fragrance.)

Casanova #1725 starts with an undefinable first note. I had to search my memory banks before I could place my first impression: reconstituting dry beans in a water bath after two days,and out of curiosity you crunch on a bean to see how "soft" it got, only tasting that raw unappetizing flavour. The raw bean flavour leaves quickly because it's cooked with sugar, vanilla and bit of caramel. Which makes me think that Mr.Casanova is smelling very girlie now and maybe some salt could balance it all out. But the salt never surfaces and you're left wanting a little more balance to all that sweet talking.

As I am smelling this wonderful perfume something nostalgic grubs my chest and my mind.Of course this is exactly what Casanova should wear and attract all the beautiful ladies.It is for men but has something feminine too and that's the reason of it's charm,it reminds me of saten.

I agree with the previous reviewer about this scent being an uplifting and happy scent, but I wear it, not my husband!

While this might have been a classic men's fragrance for a Dandy in 1725, its softness and unusual quality brought by the star anise and almond gives it a powdery quality very different from other scents in the same genre.

If these notes appeal to you at all, give this rare scent a sniff!

1725 is a homage to Casanova. I think this fragrance would have been very suitable for him. It is charming, easy available and fresh. I am convinsed that this perfume manage to give the wearer some little extra of charm, way with ladies and spirituality. A very modern interpration of how one of the most notorious players could have smell, and still kind of old school classic. Very nice, good longvity and pleasant sillage.

Even tough I like this one on my husband, among the male fragrances in the line I prefer Marquess De Sade... But that is more a matter of personal taste than that this fragrance would be not as good.

Absolutly worth trying if you are looking for a happy, charming, cherful and also very french perfume for men...