Nicolaï Pour Homme Parfums de Nicolaï for men

If the standard of balmy fragrance exists in the world for sure it called Nicolaï Pour Homme. This perfume is balmy, very resinous… soft and happy at the beginning, cozy and warm in the end. Except of lavender in the start and fresh geranium making it clean for at least one hour, other notes are so well mixed and balanced that I’m not able to recognize them separately. Nicolaï Pour Homme is pure class in the bottle. It is very European and French. It is also very unique … however I have big collection of fragrance there is nothing even slightly similar to it. Unfortunately Patricia de Nicolaï decided to discontinue this masterpiece… WHY??? Nevertheless I found ausliebezumduft.de still has it in stock :-).

I've heard this piece of art has been discontinued. I ran to Particia Nicolai's shop in London and bought the last bottle, and the tester.

Masculine fragrances tend to have higher thresholds of propriety yet mystifyingly lower standards of quality. It’s an odd function of male gender and self-regard. Most men would rather wear the cheapest smelling iteration of woody/aquatic/woody amber rubbish than a perfectly executed white floral. That is to say, they would rather smell bad, but like the herd, rather than stand out for beauty. This holds true even for the straight man, who in his secret heart just adores tuberose.

Every now and then there is a notable beauty that somehow still makes the cut of masculine acceptability. Past examples include Carthusia Numero Uno, Guerlain Habit Rouge, Caron le Troisiemme Homme, Tauer’s l’Air du Desert Marocain. Add to that list de Nicolai’s pour Homme. It is a lavender/tobacco/amber stunner that, likely due to its clean, cool lavender, easily passes masculine muster. The discerning nose, though, will spot its beauty and nuance. Lavender is identifiable and acceptable to the masculine nose. In this case, though, it is also the vehicle for introducing a range of qualities, from herbal to floral, that, because they are fellow travelers with the lavender, slide in under a masculine radar that might otherwise be censoring any notes but fresh, light and sport.

It seems to be in the throes of being discontinued/updated. PdN London haven't been able to get new stock for months - just 2 bottles arrived.