Man Pure Jil Sander (1981)Eau de Toilette

Man Pure (Eau de Toilette) by Jil Sander

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8.7 / 10 171 Ratings

Man Pure (Eau de Toilette) is a popular perfume by Jil Sander for men and was released in 1981. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Jacques Artarit

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes	Basil, Clary sage, Oregano, Lemon
Heart Notes	Carnation, Geranium, Patchouli, Cinnamon
Base Notes	Castoreum, Oakmoss, Labdanum, Nutmeg

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Scent

8.7 (171 Ratings)

Longevity

8.6 (132 Ratings)

Sillage

7.9 (135 Ratings)

Bottle

7.8 (147 Ratings)

Submitted by Megantic, last update on 27.07.2020.

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07/26/2020

9
Scent 10
Longevity 8
Sillage 10
Bottle

Landmann

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Landmann

Top Review 19

Heartbeat

Don't worry, it won't be a melancholy, transfigured or even unsparing review of the time of my growing up. No memories of the songs of that time, cars, motorcycles, motorbike parties, discos, concerts, no history, just so much - Man Pure was usually there. Everybody knew the scent and most liked it. 1983.

Today I feel my heartbeat when another package from Ebay is in front of me and I impatiently tear it open. Just the first splashes on my arm, this oily and resinous feeling that spreads on the skin and then -the first time smelling deeply...
Fantastic, not toppled over - not in spite of all the years, it's like 1983: Southern herbs and a clear freshness, the spices, the very, very light, clean soap smell, patchouli and cinnamon, this soft, unsweet, but extremely harmonious, almost oriental basis, which haunts you for days on end. 2020.

How many Dupes had I already tested and bought? All similar, but none even close. How many times I bought Scent 79, smelled sprayed, bunkered, the first version was still quite passable, the second one probably less, it's (only) homages, inspirations. Fine by me, also a 99% similar scent. Yes, with good will it will work.
Nevertheless- just beside it is also over! Always and with everything!

It's about feelings. It's about haptics, the aesthetics of this double-cube bottle, the removal of this cap and this broad, rich spray on the skin, the expectant heartbeat before inhalation and finally -and actually only- about...
..the scent!

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07/09/2019

10
Scent 8
Longevity 8
Sillage 10
Bottle

Can777
6 Reviews

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Can777

Top Review 40

The aesthetics of nothingness

The perfect cut. Silhouettes. Sharp and soft at the same time. The art of minimalism. The perfection of simplicity in perfection. No one ruled it like Jil Sander. She made a lot out of little. The fashion she created was for women and men with self-confidence and character strength who filled her creations with their own self. Clean, pure and simple. Although her fashion was very similar to minimalism, her perfumes weren't always the same. Her perfumes were not meant to underline her fashion, but the wearer himself or herself. In the cosmos of the Sander women and men have always been equally in
Self-confidence, strength of character and style equal. What she did for women, she did for men as well. So she created Jil Sander Man Pure in 1981. So she measured the man and created him an aura of perfect molecules. The molecules of pure masculinity, sovereignty and elegance. Jil Sander Man Pure

The fragrance
As apparently cool and distant as Jil Sander's fashion, the fragrance also begins. Cool and almost static Mediterranean herbs open the top note. Slightly citric underlay and metallic-herb. Comparable to a precise, sharp silhouette through fabric. Floral and spicy notes are added. Significantly carnation and rose geranium. The most manly flowers I've ever seen. They run through the heart note like a fine and stylish seam. The seasoning and the herbaceous-herbal course gradually become deeper and warmer through nutmeg and fine chords of cinnamon. All transitions to the individual notes are perfectly coordinated and as flowing as the pinstripes on a perfect tailor-made suit. As far as the base is concerned, Jil Sander Man Pure is pure perfection. She sews together, so to speak, the individual notes or almost cut pieces. A deeply warm and leathery castoreum releases the deepest animal warmth and fuses with a smoky, soft and protective oak moss.

Conclusion
With Jil Sander Man Pure, Jil Sander has given the man a silhouette of sharp and at the same time soft contours. You could be naked with this scent and still be perfectly dressed as a man. This perfume may look cool, fresh and sterile at first contact with the skin, but it's a big mistake. After a short time Jil Sander Man Pure spreads a deep, sensual and sovereign aura of warmth and infinite serenity. And this for many hours. This perfume is minimalism in its most exorbitant form. The olfactory formal language of male aesthetics.
The modern man does not need to know much about fashion, but have the sensitivity to feel a good cut.
-Jil Sander-

In my opinion this also applies to perfume in another form!

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03/13/2013

10
Scent 7.5
Longevity 7.5
Sillage 10
Bottle

MemoryOScent
37 Reviews

MemoryOScent

Helpful Review 4

too good to be forgotten

Jil Sander Man Pure is a dear old favourite. If my memory serves me well it was the second perfume I ever bought and I have a vague recollection of buying it in an airport in the mid 80?s. Not to be confused with the woody aquatic Jil Sander Pure for Men which I also have but prefer not to talk about…. In the 00?s the house of Jil Sander was in a bad place…. No matter what you expect from a masculine scent released in 1981 don’t forget that we are talking about the high priestess of minimalism. It opens with the smell of dry herbs and grey suede. The herbs are dry and subtle, like opening a jar of oregano leaves, and the leather is clean and pale, like Jil Sander’s clothes. There isn’t the slightest hint of sweetness in this composition. As it warms on skin it becomes soapy, like the scent left after bathing with expensive soap and incense adds some warmth to the almost marble-like effect of coldness.

Man Pure, as the name implies is a ritualistic scent. The more it develops the cleaner it smells in an almost obsessive way. It sheds the layers of delicate herbs and soft, slightly smoky leather and reveals a skin white as porcelain, flawless, clean, statuesque. Soap, incense and a texture that reminds me of rice paper stay on the skin and create an effect of relaxation and calmness. There is a dark side to it though. All this obsessive pursuit of purity from a perfume created in 1981 and the combination of soap and incense seem more like a statement than a perfume. Purity and cleanliness become ideas that point the finger and demand devotion. In the end Man Pure smells like political propaganda. It makes me wonder what drew me to this scent so much when at the same time I was interested in much stronger and expressive scents that were widely available in the market. The chill and austerity that Jil Sander Man Pure is has marked a side of my perfume persona that still exists alongside a more flamboyant one that seeks weird, bold perfumes, like the two faces of Janus. In a more concrete way Man Pure left me with an obsession for Jil Sander perfumes and I have enjoyed all of them until Sander for Man in 1998 , the last perfume of the line that had some spark of genius.