Un Homme Charles Jourdan 1981 Eau de Toilette

Un Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Charles Jourdan

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Un Homme (Eau de Toilette) (Charles Jourdan)

8.3 / 10 41 Ratings

A popular perfume by Charles Jourdan for men, released in 1981. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Leathery

Earthy

Fougère

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Aniseed

Marjoram

Tarragon

Bergamot

Lavender

Lemon

Heart Notes

Cedar

Carnation

Cyclamen

Geranium

Jasmine

Patchouli

Base Notes

Leather

Oakmoss

Sandalwood

Amber

Musk

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Françoise Caron

Ratings

Scent

8.341 Ratings

Longevity

8.027 Ratings

Sillage

7.229 Ratings

Bottle

7.436 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 16.07.2023.

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/22/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Very helpful Review 7

The kinky gardener!

Un Homme by Charles Jourdan is an extremely solid, charming and well-made aromatic fougère for men clearly in the same league of Azzaro pour Homme, playing pretty much the exact same main key notes – anisic-powdery notes of lavender and sage on green, flowery-mossy woods. But there’s a twist unique enough to make it worthy having; it smells basically like a sort of wilder, darker, grassier version of Azzaro. “Wilder” not because it is more aggressive or louder, actually in fact it smells really mannered and classy; but because it has some really vibrant, natural quality which makes it really close to the actual smell of wet grass and freshly-cut green branches, also with a nondescript sort of “cloudy” feel, evoking a tense gust of air before a storm. Also spicier and dirtier, with bold notes of cloves and patchouli that provide weight to a feel of subtle dark leather that will gain more and more strength as time passes. So imagine Azzaro pour Homme in its utmost vintage splendour, just wrapped in leather and wet grass. Azzaro pour Homme “The Kinky Gardener Edition”. I also agree to references other reviewers made – Captain Molyneux, Oscar de la Renta pour Lui, Krizia Uomo... dark-green aromatic fougères, that’s the family and Jourdan surely sits on the top of it. Brilliant!

8,5/10

08/27/2021

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Kellner
4 Reviews

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Kellner

Helpful Review 4

Fans and beads

Un homme by Charles Jordan builds the bridge between the 70s and the 80s of the last century. Great silage, great durability. The great resinous-woody power that we always encounter in the 80s fragrances, we also find here. But at the same time, the complexity of the 70s scents is also present. Here we encounter an almost honeyed note at first step, supported by a clearly perceptible hint of anise, but not the pungent tingle as in Lemicka's "Au masculin parfum intense", rather the feeling of the pleasant film of a cough drop in the throat. Then anise recedes, interweaving with the other components. A very characterful structure slowly unfolds. The fragrance combines its individual components so effortlessly that pleasure comes before analysis. I would like to say: my heart rejoices.
The fragrance development progresses gently, remains very dense, almost balsamic, here is a similarity to "Ho Hang" by Balenciaga.
The fragrance goes its own way. Towards the middle, woody notes announce themselves; they remain close to the body, while in the sillage the herbs predominate.
Finally, the leather actually comes forward. I admit, at first I thought this note was due to age, the tipping of the scent. But the scent remains stable, the herbs, the spice are present alongside the leather for a long time. The similarity to "Ho Hang" should be tried again. "Un homme" also remains as intimate as "Ho Hang", does not become as loud as "Azzaro". Despite the incredible, apparent proximity, both fragrances are worlds apart. "Azzaro" for the boys and the young guys who want to attract the attention of the neighborhood. With "Un homme" it's the maturity, the quality, the statement. A fragrance for the office and to the classical concert.

"Azzaro", the lute, it still exists today, it still has its fans; "Un homme" becomes a fairy tale, the older people who still know him tell about it.
Who this fragrance in a reasonably intact form runs across the way, which should access.

09/06/2015

9
Scent

Postumo
2 Reviews

Postumo

Helpful Review 3

Almost perfect!

Charles Jourdan is one of the best representations of the late 70's/early 80's style. It has a perfectly recognizable "old school" vibe but it's modern at the same time. I don't feel it dated at all.
The ingredientes are high quality, you can pinpoint all of them but, at the same time, they're all blended to perfection.

For me it's an herbal/floral fragrance with a leather/amber/oakmoss base. I find it similar to what vintage Azzaro pour homme was. The basenotes are so clear, obviously real oakmoss makes a difference here (many current offerings with fake oakmoss smell a bit "messy" or "noisy")

I really like it and i'm happy i found a good amount of it :)

03/01/2020

7
Bottle 5
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Drseid
819 Reviews

Drseid

2

A Reference Aromatic Fougere...

Un Homme goes on with a highly aromatic lavender and bergamot tandem with supporting anise-like herbal French tarragon before transitioning to its heart. As the composition enters its early heart, a distinct anise note emerges, co-starring with moderately smooth aromatic patchouli, mossy-green oakmoss and slightly sweet sandalwood, as a just detectable cedar underpins the focal ingredients in support. During the late dry-down, the anise vacates as the sharp cedar moves from support to co-star, with a relatively dry amber from the base unveiled also as a late co-star, with remnants of the sandalwood, patchouli and oakmoss trio remaining, now in support through the finish. Projection is average, but longevity very good at 10-11 hours on skin.

I confess that I am not much of an aromatic fougere lover. Many compositions in the genre that wow others I am only remotely enamored with. That said, there are definitely exceptions like Patou pour Homme Prive, Azzaro pour Homme, and now Un Homme by Charles Jourdan. As fougeres go, Un Homme, along with Patou pour Homme Prive has got to be one of the two bests I have sniffed to date. The composition immediately draws the wearer in with a fabulously balanced aromatic lavender and bergamot citrus open. It only gets better from there, as the anise, oakmoss, patchouli and sandalwood driven heart again displays perfect balance with none of the key notes jockeying for position, instead perfumer Caron brilliantly has them all harmoniously coexisting to amazing effect. Possibly the weakest aspect of the composition's development is in the late dry-down, as the natural smelling cedar wood and amber driven finish is somewhat simplistic in comparison to the rest, but make no mistake, it smells heavenly too. So in the end, even one who does not seek out aromatic fougeres like this writer, has to admire and acknowledge greatness as found in Un Homme by Charles Jourdan. The bottom line is the approximately $100-$150 per 100ml bottle on the aftermarket discontinued Un Homme is just about as fine an aromatic Fougere as has ever been created, earning it a "Near-masterpiece" to "Masterpiece" 4.5 to 5 stars out of 5 rating, and an easy super-strong recommendation to all vintage perfume lovers.

06/24/2015

10
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Guapo
23 Reviews

Guapo

1

Old friend

I miss this fantastic and unique fragrance. A “must” in the 80’s. A great loss to the world of perfumes, when it was discontinued.

One of my favorites. Great memories.