86 community ratings

Métal Hurlant

Perfumer: Pierre Guillaume

2015UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

6.9/ 10

Community score
86 ratings

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Pierre Guillaume Métal Hurlant is a leathery, smoky unisex fragrance built around leather, musk and fuel.

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Skunky's take: Starts crisp and lively, my nose approves.

How does it perform?

From 79 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.8 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.0 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.6 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.7 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

60% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Leather Musk

Fuel

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Sweet
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody
Animal
Smoky

What does Métal Hurlant smell like?

The notes read as one whole: leather leads, musk softens it, and fuel adds a synthetic, metallic edge. The accords bring in fresh and floral touches, a sweet side, spicy and woody tones and an animalic trace, giving a hard but smoothed-out leather.

Longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick fall, followed by spring, and leisure and evening wear come up most often. Most voters read it as masculine, though its unisex character is clear. Hermès Cuir d'Ange and Initio Magnetic Blend 7 have a close profile.