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The abstinence of the guerrillas
When I strolled through the Douglas Flagship Store in Frankfurt am Main the other day, I finally stopped at the Guerlain exclusive counter. After all, the exclusive Guerlain series, i.e. L'Art et le Matiere (unisex) and Les Parisiens (men) are only available in exclusive boutiques. Well, a visit to Douglas is worthwhile. So I had all 4 current scents of Les Parisiens (Derby, Arsene Lupin Voyou, Chamade Homme and Le Frenchy) sprayed on my skin and compared them. I was surprised that the fragrance I liked best was Yoyou - from my research I already knew that Yoyou is the one that gets off worst at Parfumo.
So first of all a filling should be given and tested again extensively. "A little weak on the chest", "untypical of Guerlain" and "boring" I read here, it should be. Yes, I can confirm that. He's not a particularly noticeable scent. It is neither room-filling nor extreme in any way. It's not gourmand, it's not boozy, it's not classic, which is... just creamy-smooth and spicy and woody. Is that what you need? I was still inconclusive
But he showed his true qualities then, when it really matters... ...in everyday life. Catchword dentist visit. Some people will think: Oh dear, dentist, don't wear perfume! Yes, actually it's true, but real perfume junkies never go out without perfume! ;-)
Even before I got to know Voyou, I put on Ormonde Man, a classic green and tangy men's fragrance that is described here as suitable for everyday use, reserved and suitable for the office. For the dentist, however, it was too much. While I was lying there, under the lamp on the dentist's couch, with doctor and assistant above me, I noticed my own dark green, herbaceous "Whiff". Oh dear, I thought to myself, I hope nobody minds... well, at some point the doctor said "could someone please open the window". Urghs... i'm uncomfortable now. For the next visit to the dentist I'm going to pick the most boring thing I have, I swore to myself.
Then came the Douglas visit and then Voyou. And then the follow-up dentist appointment. No negative lady reactions this time, uh... Doctor Reactions. Test passed. I've worn it more and more since then. Voyou accompanies one quietly and secretly, is thieving, like Arsene Lupin, the master thief. A master of disguise... that is, he likes to hang around under jackets and blankets, and when you take them off, he strikes with a nice breeze. This Whiff is very gentleman-like and even seductive (like the novel's protagonist), slightly sweet thanks to sandalwood, aromatic-resinous thanks to cistus.
Voyou is thus a light-footed ever-goer. A fragrance that no one will find unattractive, but no one will find too attractive. A fragrance for all cases, the Nobrainer to just walk out the door, if you don't want to do without perfume, although you... you don't really need any. Simply the combination of light freshness with subtle spiciness and pleasant woodiness. The initial citrus spice transforms into a resinous spice and never becomes obtrusive or pungent.
Some say the guerlinade is missing. Yes. So when you define guerlinade, you're defining the presence of a vanilla-iris combination. But not if you define it as the perfumer's genius (here: to create a nice perfume that doesn't hurt anyone) and the quality of the raw materials. Thanks Jean-Paul Guerlain.
So first of all a filling should be given and tested again extensively. "A little weak on the chest", "untypical of Guerlain" and "boring" I read here, it should be. Yes, I can confirm that. He's not a particularly noticeable scent. It is neither room-filling nor extreme in any way. It's not gourmand, it's not boozy, it's not classic, which is... just creamy-smooth and spicy and woody. Is that what you need? I was still inconclusive
But he showed his true qualities then, when it really matters... ...in everyday life. Catchword dentist visit. Some people will think: Oh dear, dentist, don't wear perfume! Yes, actually it's true, but real perfume junkies never go out without perfume! ;-)
Even before I got to know Voyou, I put on Ormonde Man, a classic green and tangy men's fragrance that is described here as suitable for everyday use, reserved and suitable for the office. For the dentist, however, it was too much. While I was lying there, under the lamp on the dentist's couch, with doctor and assistant above me, I noticed my own dark green, herbaceous "Whiff". Oh dear, I thought to myself, I hope nobody minds... well, at some point the doctor said "could someone please open the window". Urghs... i'm uncomfortable now. For the next visit to the dentist I'm going to pick the most boring thing I have, I swore to myself.
Then came the Douglas visit and then Voyou. And then the follow-up dentist appointment. No negative lady reactions this time, uh... Doctor Reactions. Test passed. I've worn it more and more since then. Voyou accompanies one quietly and secretly, is thieving, like Arsene Lupin, the master thief. A master of disguise... that is, he likes to hang around under jackets and blankets, and when you take them off, he strikes with a nice breeze. This Whiff is very gentleman-like and even seductive (like the novel's protagonist), slightly sweet thanks to sandalwood, aromatic-resinous thanks to cistus.
Voyou is thus a light-footed ever-goer. A fragrance that no one will find unattractive, but no one will find too attractive. A fragrance for all cases, the Nobrainer to just walk out the door, if you don't want to do without perfume, although you... you don't really need any. Simply the combination of light freshness with subtle spiciness and pleasant woodiness. The initial citrus spice transforms into a resinous spice and never becomes obtrusive or pungent.
Some say the guerlinade is missing. Yes. So when you define guerlinade, you're defining the presence of a vanilla-iris combination. But not if you define it as the perfumer's genius (here: to create a nice perfume that doesn't hurt anyone) and the quality of the raw materials. Thanks Jean-Paul Guerlain.
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