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I was able to start enjoying Pour un Homme even before leaving PoL, and my affection for it has only grown. Anyone who is impressed by the Dior Homme colognes really should get his hands on Pour un Homme; Hedi Slimane and his perfumers definitely had their noses in a bottle of this when they set about creating their overpriced, overwatered trio. Eau Noire is essentially a straight crib of Pour un Homme with the vanilla turned down and a bit of wood added. (Of course, even the venerable Égoïste owes a debt compositionally to Pour un Homme.)
Pour un Homme really was a shock to my nose when I got it. It goes so against the grain of contemporary perfumery, so I'm never surprised when people are reviled by it initially. Lord knows I was. But yes, I adore it. It's one of the very few men's fragrances I'd consider utterly indispensable.

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From Imagination Perfumery:
POUR UN HOMME
By CARON
YEAR INTRODUCED - 1934
Pour un Homme is a“soliflore” of lavender with a powdery end note, much appreciated by men yesterday and today. The perfume has been associated with the act of shaving. The English prefer lavender whereas Latins have traditionally preferred citrus notes.
A soliflore is a composition built around one note, in this case lavender, the queen of fragrances for a whole generation of men. Pour un Homme combines the aromatic freshness of lavender with the refined warmth of vanilla, giving the fragrance an original contrast of subtle and elegant freshness with a lingering scent.
FRAGRANCE NOTES - Lavender, Rosemary, Bergamot, Lemon, Clary sage, Rose, Rosewood, Cedarwood, Vanilla, Tonka, Moss, Musk.

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Serp,
I knew you had revised your opinion of PuH, but I think this is the first time you've explained your about-face. You make the most important point (IMO): "I decided to try to wear it...". Thank you for that.
I think it's one of the most important point we can ever make about judging and discussing scents: don't make a final decision unless/until you've actually worn a scent, at least for a few hours. Most of the scents that I consider great scents haven't made much of a first impression on me. Every now and then, I find a scent that compels me to return and wear it, again and again: that's when I know I'm hooked.
I bought Caron PuH quite inexpensively when I decided to explore Caron's fragrances. I honestly thought I must have gotten a bad bottle: I felt it was boring, flat, unexceptional. I grow lavender, and I know that real lavender doesn't smell like those "old lady powders" and air fresheners from my childhood. PuH wasn't awful or off-putting to me: just sort of pointless. I wore it a couple of times and was unimpressed. Then a friend of mine on another board shared a story of an older French male acquaintance. He told her how he and his brothers used to dab their handkerchiefs in a little fingerbowl of Caron PuH before going out for the evening. The image (I started imagining Alain Delon in Plein Soleil) forced me to re-visit it under different circumstances. I only wore a couple of strong spritzes, but I was amazed at how it 'bloomed' over a couple of hours over a summer evening: so different from my first impressions wearing it to my air-conditioned office. Body heat brings out a mellow, amber-y quality that I don't think is detectable at first whiff. That's why it's so cuddly and huggable. [smiley=wink.gif] My ex and several female friends agree.

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I bought my first bottle of Caron Pour Un Homme in the late 80's (or maybe 1990) and loved wearing it. Then after about a year and a half to two years, I started disliking some kind of an offensice note about it.
Recently, when I sampled it again a few days back (I bought it the next day), I noticed that it didn't have an offensive note at all and it was how I remembered it when I liked it.
In the past, I didn't know a fragrance can go bad. Evidently, that's what happened.
Of course, everyone has his own taste in fragrances, but I'm wondering if Caron Pour Un Homme has a tendency to go bad and some people who don't like it at all got a bad bottle.

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I'm really getting the rose in this fragrance today! It's surprising because usually I notice the lavendar and the vanilla and nothing more.

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I wore PuH earlier this week and was once again blown away. It is incredible. Like many others I thought it to be hideous at first (I bought it blind). Luckily I was stuck with the bottle. It is fantastic.

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I just picked this up...
6.7oz EDT spray and 1oz EDP....
I didn't even know there was an EDP ???
Has anyone tried it? Is it NEW?
www.imaginationperfumery.com
POUR UN HOMME DE CARON GIFT SET Set: 6.7oz Eau De
Toilette Spray + 1oz Eau De Parfum Spray

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Quote: Originally Posted by MikeFromManhattan I wore Caron Pour Un Homme today for the first time in over 10 years. I bought a 3.3.oz bottle of EDT spray yesterday at Madison Avenue Cosmetics for $19.99.
I really enjoyed wearing it again. It is such a calm, great smelling, traditional gentleman's scent. It's moved to number two on my list behind my favorite fragrance, Habit Rouge, which is interesting sicne it replaced habit Rouge for me in the late 80's.
If anyone is thinking about buying it, go for it!
Any other opinions on it? I've never tried in since it doesn't seem to be here in Moscow.
Which famous scents could you compare it it?
Possibly, to some that I have in my wardrobe.

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The frags I can think of that come closest to PuH are Jicky, Geir and Roger & Gallet - Lavande Imperiale. PuH is very much a fougere, and has lots of lavender. Simply put, if you do not like lavender do not get this frag.

I had my wife wear PuH once and the lavender was pretty noticeable. When I wear PuH, I notice more of the vanilla and the "Playdoh" note.

My preference lies with R&G - Lavande Imperiale over PuH. The frag overall is very subtle but no "Playdoh" note and the vanilla just lingers in the background. Very alpine, the way a fougere (IMHO) should be.
K

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To me, the essential elements to be reckoned with in this classic fragrance
are lavender and powder. The lavender is of exquisite quality and significant
force. If you don't like lavender, don't buy Pour Un Homme.
The powder presents itself in the drydown, and it cannot be ignored. This is
the thing that made it hard for me to accept this fragrance in the beginning,
but the more I've worn it the more I have grown to enjoy the powder drydown.
Just be sure not to over-apply.
I think this fragrance is of very high quality, and I wish that so many of the
newer "me too" releases on the market today would take a lesson from the
philosophy offered here by the house of Caron: Make few fragrances, blend them
well, keep them available for decades, and trust that quality will be recognized
over time.
You can certainly do worse than Caron Pour Un Homme.