This is how a sandalwood ship, beaming her eyesome graciousness while sailing on an primordial sea smelled like. It's the difference between the warm and friendly waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the frigid dark waters of the hadal zone in the Mariana Trench. Honestly I wasn't really interested in Minotaure until I read nero77's review. What a gorgeous description! I like to think of myself as a passionate, "bon vivant" sort of guy, so of course I had to try it. It smells very herbal, almost, almost leaning towards a slight peppery note hiding somewhere. The only way it resembles something "aquatic" to me is how it could be interpreted as the smell of the beach or ocean water on your skin.

Longevity is good, projection is average. The latter is a good thing, as it is a polarising scent. A colleague told me I smelled nice today; my partner said she hated it. Many try it today looking for its past glory and are surprised that it is not so complicated for our times, although it maintains a pleasant aroma, quite versatile and its drydown is wonderful. Chyprè (it's 'sheep-ra') is perhaps the most baffling of the fragrance families. Essentially, it refers to a complex scent that blends a citrussy top with a deep, woody base, often with oakmoss. A delightfully strange fragrance to me, I did not like it when I first wore it due to the confusingly high number of notes going on. However, as I wear it more, the smoother the opening is when drying down to the pine-and-spice heart. After a few wears, the mintyness becomes easier to cling to as the defining note in the opening for me. There's a strong airyness throughout the fragrance that goes a long way to lightening it. My favorite note is the pine. There's an airy but gritty marine quality at the bottom, like rain evaporating off a sidewalk. My nose is not good enough to truly capture all the facets of this scent, but it definitely twists down surprising paths as it dries down. Strange how some fragrances can fall completely out of the radar and still hold their own on the market for years. Minotaure is one of them. I used to wear it for a long time and I still didn't think about it for a long time.None the less, this is definitely one of my favorites right now, and I can definitely see the differences to Sculpture. The Minotaur or Minotaurus is a figure from Greek mythology. Don't worry, I'm not giving a lesson in history or mythology now I found the name actually quite fittingly chosen, he was a very powerful representative at the time of his appearance. Expressive, persistent, masculine, spicy, with a slight animalistic undertone.

Like other people here said, this is a great men's cologne but it can easily be suited for women as well. I am surprise this is not labeled UNISEX. Firslty opening with fruity bergamot, spicy tarragon and coriander, green galbanum, and floral aldehydes. Which is then followed in heart of the fragrance with a floral bouquet of lily of the valley, rose, geranium, and jasmine. While each flower gives off its own distinct profile, they form a gorgeous bouquet of garden scents. The base is savoury and strong, with sandalwood, Tonka bean, amber, musk, and cedar supporting the gentle sweetness of vanilla. But true fragrance heads go on the notes, not the telly ad. Start by learning the perfumery lingo (there’s a lot of it) and you’ll be well on your way to finally locating your signature scent. Aftershave, Toilette or Parfum?

Orient Express

I have the original formulation (if there were more than one), by Cosmair, and I think of it as the warm weather version of vintage Egoiste. It's that good! The notes seem to really come together in a kind of olfactory harmony that is rare. The drydown seems like one big accord but nothing blobs together, likely due to high quality ingredients and an intelligent composition. The wood notes in particular are very well rendered, with great richness for a summer scent. However, this is more for someone who can appreciate such an accomplishment, though many non-aficionados may enjoy it too, especially if they give themselves time to get used to it. Paloma Picasso Minotaurus ... yes where to start? First of all the fragrance itself, because I haven't found many fragrances that could replace it for me in this direction. Sure, the Minotaurus could well come from "Roma", but he takes this hurdle with his aging power! Great is still the prelude in which aldehyde and tarragon with a trace of coriander can be perceived. The selection of the fruits to sniff leaves more room for speculation! Would not settle them in the area south and sweet in any case! But this one was never so violent that it would trigger escape reflexes in me. Who knows me a little bit, knows about my reservations about animal scents In principle, I like it otherwise a bit quieter and more sedate, with the typical exceptions that confirm every rule. Because especially in the colder season, fragrances are allowed to be a bit of a buzz, even if they don't necessarily have to have a radiance from here to the next outskirts of town ;-) It's funny how time can change your olfactory perception on scents. I've come to the conclusion that I was allowing my imagination to run wild with Guy Laroche's Horizon. It's a deep, woody and soapy pine driven prototype aquatic for the early 90s that deserves respect and recognition for being extremely daring for its release time. It's most certainly still dank in my eyes, but in the most comforting way possible.