Minotaure Paloma Picasso for men

Paloma Picasso Minotaure is a very chic fragrance and luxurious, I met her through the pages of a magazine ... you know those folded sheets that enclose the fragrance inside .... Well it was suddenly a lightning strike, even if I have to say that the newspaper I had bought for the calendar (1991) Cindy Crawford, in short, the picture of the calendar page and the smell was something wonderful at full power.
But returning to the Minotaure, the grand opening is where the spice blend with hot jasmine fragrant woods and slowly give way to a fund of sensual vanilla, I still remember that time ... the review is Minotaure
a sunset where the walls of the Alhambra gardens stand out in his notes of jasmine and tarragon Cordovan leather.
Minotaure is the epitome of elegance, I would call it Opium for men.

I smelled this perfume in a friend and thought FANTASTIC, THE BEST MALE PERFUME I've ever felt in my life.

Then, I bought for my boyfriend, who did not get the same smell.

But it's still one of my favorite men's fragrance. The man who wears this scent makes any woman crazy. lol

bought it online, and have no regrets for spending what I spent on it. I bought two bottles in case one of them decided to "walk away" if you know what I mean...to call a scent your "signature" scent is kinda cheesy...I mean, Im not Sean Connery or Sophia Loren, right?...but I have to admit that when 10 people in one day, complimented on "whatever" I was wearing, I decided that Id make Minotaure my SIGNATURE scent..in a word, ITS THE SHIT!!

Minotaure is warm, mildly sweet and very masculine with a unique and definite elegance. The sweet citrus and aldehydes reveal a floral/aromatic heart that has an almost magical quality and develops into the warm, sensual base of leather and woods.
Unlike anything else I've ever encountered, it's a very comforting scent that seems to induce a sense of euphoria on those exposed to it. A friend of mine described it as "a beautiful sunset in a bottle".
Always picks me up and get complimented every time.

This used to be my signature scent, unfortunately like many of my faves it's hard to find...
Still have a bit left and save it for special occasions, my last bottle is about 15 yrs old.

This scent is very similar to Nikos Sculpture pour Homme.

For years I wanted do buy Monotaure but not for husband but for me. I just bought 2 bottles because is very expensive to buy it in my country. It´s very difficulty to describe Minotaure in words but it´s it to say that I loved and I find it the best one i have knoun.

It is rare but available yes! and very expensive. I just bought one for 100 USD :oP But it is one of my FAVORITE men's perfume so it was worth it

I have L'INIZO by carlo corinto , and is extremely similar to this one , altought sweeter ( is more in line with roma uomo by biagotti ) but if you cant find minotaure anymore , l'inizo is a good option...

por que ya no se consigue este perfume

Some scents just bite your nose. You'd expect Minotaure to bite. Nose, or anywhere else, and savagely and cruelly. It doesn't. It's very elegantly fresh and fruity, but not in a citrusy manner, if you get my drift. If you don't you need to find and try it. I thought production was stopped, but I read here it is still available, which is very good news for me!

Great!

This is one of my favorite fragrances. It is very classy. It is warm, sweet, and makes me feel happy and special. I hope it won't be discontinued as it is not very popular, and also a bit retro. I really really love it.

Oriental, classic, unforgetable! Whenever I wear this gragrance I feel embraze, warm and elegant. .IM.O. one of the best male scents ever. Yes, there are flowers on it but it doesn't mean it is unisex. If a women want to wear, not a problem to me; however, it not a clear unisex parfume at all. It is a classic yet unique fragrance, together with for example, Habit Rouge_Guerlain, Xerious Rouge_Givenchy, Opium_YSL, Le Male_JP Gaultier, D&G pour Homme or Envy for Men_Gucci. This is the way I see it. Along with L'Instant_Guerlain, this is one of my favorite. Warm, sexy, classy, never dated.

Minotaure is a warm unique oriental fragrance for men.

I used to have this - I usually don't like vanilla frags but this is so well blended. Warm, sweet, long lasting and memorable. A lovely man's smell. Similar to Roma Uomo by Laura Biagiotti, but I think this has the edge.

One of my tops, and it hasn't been discontinued like other masterpieces...

Great fragrance

This perfume is one of my favorites fragrances ever. Very hard to find.

This was one of my firsts and I loved it then, I haven't smelled it in years but I am sure it is just as good. Great memories of the 90's and you tend to always remember your first.

A unique perfume, amazing!
I have wonderful memories of when I wore it, Minotaure met a few years before and started using it in 1995.
It's a male or unisex perfume? For me it's because I use unisex quietly, I love your scent, I love strong perfumes and outstanding. It has a good dose citrus but is engaging, dense. Will forever be among my favorites.

I bought it because the opening and midnotes reminded me so much of Axe Africa (Lynx Kilo). Axe Africa was my favorite deo and aftershave smell when I was in highschool. It got me often complimented. I was looking for something similar but more unique and mature smelling. I thought I found it with this one but when I arrived at home the beautiful opening and midnotes were gone, being replaced with a stale and musty drydown. Such a disappointment. I'd recommend Axe Africa over this!

7/10 for the opening and midnotes while they last
3/10 for the base.

Este perfume é inesquecível condimentado,
doce, quente, amadeirado e muito sensual
me traz boas memórias !!

It was 1992, a winter in western part of Turkey. I was young. didn't have strong feelings towards any of scents. walking down the street I saw the sparkling shelf of the perfume store where some spot just got me. I got inside and asked to show me this scent with such a magnetic name Minotaure. Since that exactly moment I never parted with Minotaure.
Paloma Picasso did a really great job creating those perfumes of her. there are 3. two for women and one for men. and the one for men is the greatest creations of L'Oreal and Paloma.
Considering how L'Oreal loves to bring out the different kinds of the scent such as eau fraiche, legeree, intense, L'eau de.. etc, why this perfume does not have the same thing? well I was very grateful when I learned that the manufacrurers have decides to keep it in production after the announcement that the Palome Picasso Parfums was closed.

My signature scent. Thanks

Esse perfume é maravilhoso um dos melhores e mais marcantes perfumes orientais masculinos !!

Well, this one is realy something...I just could not resist...to a parfume, or to a Aleksandar.P.

For me - one of the best men's perfume ever....Unfortunately it is very rare in these days.
I feel bergamot and coriander as a top notes which give a kind of cold note to this scent, and the middle and base notes are warm because of the sandal, musk and vanila -and this dualism is constant all the time.
There are a lot of flowers inside - and therefore it could be very nice unisex perfume too.
I think that this is a first perfume, which I bought to my brother as a present, and I know that he loved it very much (has at least 10 years since then).