03/23/2024
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Caron is currently offering a "pour un homme" tasting set, with the time-honored original and two modern flankers: "Le Matin" and "Le Soir". For fans of lavender, I think this is a very worthwhile set: the three fragrances are different enough to make it worth trying all three. Provided you like lavender, because that is the unifying element.
"Le Matin" is the freshest of the three. It starts off with a very fresh lavender note that reminds me of the essential oil "Speicklavendel". The herbaceous freshness is reinforced by a good dose of citrus. This sets "Le Matin" clearly apart from the original right from the start, which begins with a much softer, darker lavender. The ginger then quickly adds its very own note. The somewhat dirty, tart, earthy nuances of the spicy root are further emphasized by patchouli and oakmoss. No sweetness here at all!
A powerful, citrusy freshie with an earthy, crisp, tart base and a hint of soapy geranium: in terms of style, "Le Matin" doesn't seem that far removed from Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette. Not that the two fragrances are too similar, but there are enough similarities to compare them. Le Matin contrasts the monolithic elegance of Hermes with a more lush herbaceousness, it seems a little less polished, rougher, more direct, perhaps more colorful if that makes sense for a fragrance.
Le Matin reminds me a little of a John Scofield album. It's not a fragrance that immediately triggers storms of enthusiasm the first time you sniff it, but it's one that I like to put on again and again, because it feels light and funky but not without depth, always remains down-to-earth and doesn't get boring so quickly with its rough edges. A fragrance that fits into life.
"Le Matin" is the freshest of the three. It starts off with a very fresh lavender note that reminds me of the essential oil "Speicklavendel". The herbaceous freshness is reinforced by a good dose of citrus. This sets "Le Matin" clearly apart from the original right from the start, which begins with a much softer, darker lavender. The ginger then quickly adds its very own note. The somewhat dirty, tart, earthy nuances of the spicy root are further emphasized by patchouli and oakmoss. No sweetness here at all!
A powerful, citrusy freshie with an earthy, crisp, tart base and a hint of soapy geranium: in terms of style, "Le Matin" doesn't seem that far removed from Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette. Not that the two fragrances are too similar, but there are enough similarities to compare them. Le Matin contrasts the monolithic elegance of Hermes with a more lush herbaceousness, it seems a little less polished, rougher, more direct, perhaps more colorful if that makes sense for a fragrance.
Le Matin reminds me a little of a John Scofield album. It's not a fragrance that immediately triggers storms of enthusiasm the first time you sniff it, but it's one that I like to put on again and again, because it feels light and funky but not without depth, always remains down-to-earth and doesn't get boring so quickly with its rough edges. A fragrance that fits into life.
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