Artistscent

I don't understand how a cigar aficionado OK'D this as the final version of the perfume that would best represent his passion. It smells like a wet barbeque, a bonfire that never fully commits because it was put out by American beer too early. Why was this made?

A better alternative is Bois d'Asecese if you want a refined smokey scent with a similar woody profile.

If this was released under any other name it would have passed by everyone without a care in the world. For all those saying this is paying homage to older men's perfumes, I have no idea what you're on about. Just cause there's lavender in it doesn't make it retro.

For those who wanted another Sauvage flanker, you'll be disappointed too, it only becomes Sauvagesque in the drydown when the ambroxan and timbersilk peek out.

Otherwise, it starts off with a warm sweet grapefruit with lavender and spices, the nutmeg makes it fuller and the cardamom with the lavender is slightly powdery. It reminds me of facets of ST Dupont's Noir, which also has lavender, cardamom, nutmeg and the cashmeran replaces the ambroxan.

I had some time to play with this one and wore it a few times over two days and I can concretely say it lives up to the Mendittorosa line. It has qualities of previous offerings from the house, without resembling any of them directly,

I get primarily a peppery opening from angelica root, a woody cloud with a soft iris and tonka bean dry-down with smooth sandalwood that is rather subtle. It's a Like for right now, at least until I'm more familiar with it.

If someone is a beginner in the fragrance world and they don't have a lot of references, especially in the niche world, then they probably only have a few iris-centric perfumes to compare this one to. It's nothing at all like Dior Homme and its facsimiles and is devoid of any lipstick iris.

Trimerous, meaning three, is a nod to the three petals of an iris flower. This composition starts off with buttery orris, you can imagine yourself prancing through a field of clouds when wearing this. You get a peppery, rootiness from the angelica, and herbal accents from thyme.

A very sheer suede enters the fray as well, but just as soon as you get that the entire composition jumps dimensions into a pool of nectarine juice! Tart peachy tones carry you along for the rest of the journey, it's juicy and refreshing.

Wanderlust is created by Jean-Louis Sieuzac, the master of beauty and beast perfumes. He’s the perfumer behind Fahrenheit and Bel Ami, two very polarizing fragrances from the ’80s.

I wasn’t even aware that Mr. Sieuzac was still creating perfumes, so I had to smell his latest work!
Wanderlust opens green, on the first sniff I thought I was getting cis-3-hexanol, the scent of grass clippings, but now that I’ve worn it for a week, I would rather call it a green banana leaf.

As it dries down, I get a beautiful peppery accord that persists for the life of the scent, I would call this rather masculine and the transition is surprising because it’s all about pepper and guaiac wood.
And I’m not disappointed, here, too, he takes an extreme green scent and tames it to be a beautiful, warm, masculine peppery perfume. I’m surprised at how much I love this because prior to it, I wasn’t really a fan of green perfumes.