The Perfume Library

21 perfumes

Tobacco

Franck Boclet · 2014

Fruity · Sweet · Gourmand

Franck Boclet Tobacco is a sweet, smoky and spicy men's fragrance that softens tobacco with plum and vanilla into a warm, gourmand scent. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick fall and winter, with spring well behind. It leans towards evenings and nights out, though it also works for leisure. Voters mostly find it masculine, though a fair share read it as feminine. The top has tobacco, plum and ginger. In the heart, tonka bean, clove, cedarwood and smoke come forward, and the base of vetiver, benzoin, amber and vanilla dries down sweet and resinous. Fruity and oriental accords add to that sweetness.

Chypre

7.4

Franck Boclet · 2014

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Franck Boclet Chypre is a unisex chypre that moves from the fresh opening of cardamom, orange blossom and bergamot into a floral heart of jasmine, tuberose and rose. Cardamom and bergamot give the opening a citrusy, lightly spicy lift, with orange blossom softening it. In the heart, jasmine, tuberose and rose lead; the scent stays green and sweet while taking on a powdery air. Ambergris, musk and patchouli settle it onto a woody, resinous base. Most voters pick autumn first, then spring, and it is spread fairly evenly across evening, leisure and daytime wear. Longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters read it as feminine, though a fair number find it masculine. Xerjoff Torino23 and Le Labo Myrrhe 55 have a close profile.

Heliotrope

7.0

Franck Boclet · 2014

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Franck Boclet Heliotrope is a unisex scent that carries a spicy opening of peach, thyme and clove through orange blossom and rose into a sweet, powdery base of patchouli, tonka bean and heliotrope. Peach and thyme open against the spice of clove, and the heart of orange blossom and rose adds a soft floral note. Patchouli lays a woody floor underneath, while tonka bean and heliotrope sweeten it and finish on a powdery note. The overall impression is floral, fruity and sweet. Longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick autumn, with winter and spring close behind, and it leans towards leisure and nights out. Close to half of voters read it as feminine, though it is made as a unisex scent. Joop! Joop! Homme and Talbot Runhof Purple Leather have a close profile.

Ironman

6.2

Avon · 2009

Fresh · Citrus · Aquatic

Avon Ironman is a fresh, woody men's fragrance that opens with ginger, lime and violet and settles on vetiver and cedarwood. The opening is citrusy and bright, with ginger and lime softened by violet. In the heart, vetiver, nutmeg and a rain accord give it an aquatic, green character with a light spicy edge. The base of cedarwood, patchouli, woody notes and tree moss leaves a dry, earthy finish. Ironman is a masculine scent, and its longevity is rated moderate, though that rests on only a few votes. It has been discontinued. Issey Miyake Le Sel d'Issey and Lacoste L.12.12 Bleu have a close profile.