Cacharel Pour L'Homme (1981)
by Cacharel

"The King of Spain's daughter asked to marry me / All for the sake of my little nutmeg tree."

Truth to tell, Your Majesty, I was wearing Cacharel Pour L'Homme" at the time, so how could she resist? After a while, she took to wearing it as well.

24th November, 2011.

I really love this one — maybe because it is my first perfume I used regularly.
I got a little sample as a gift about 20 years ago and was instantly intrigued by the unusual scent somewhere in between wood, flowers, sparkling and yet somehow soft and comforting, not very masculine (in the raw aftershave-type of masculinity) but still manly enough so my wife always comes close and takes a good sniff when she catches a whiff of it. The only down is that it doesn't last that long on me and I have to apply it twice if I still want to smell it in the evening.

From this very first sample until today there was no day that I didn't have it in my bathroom. I don't use it every day though so it doesn't wear of...
It is not that easy to obtain and I never smelled it on anybody else which is quite nice. It is a hidden treasure and I hope it will stay in production for years to come!

23rd September, 2011.

A timeless classic. The very definition of manhood. One of the ones that make a difference. It was never a best-seller and it seems perfectly natural. After all, it was never intended for the average John Doe. That is why it is what it is...

3rd April, 2011. (Last Edited: 12nd May, 2011.)

Probably my all-time favourite! I've been wearing this since the eighties and have never got bored with it. The others come and go but this one stays. It's massively underated and it's a real shame it's quite hard to get hold of now (shops do not stock it in the UK even though it's supposed to be still in production)

A beautifully balanced mix of floral, citrus and nutmeg, it's not a loud scent but smells great close to the skin and picks up lots of compliments. I love it.

30th January, 2011.

The classical Cacharel Pour Homme, reminds to me a lot the modern 7 de Loewe which is a  slightly spicier ( or may be is best to say earthier) and dusty kind of the same stuff. The Cacharel one has a more woody, mossy and a cleaner texture than 7 Loewe even if is spicy and a bit dirty along the way . This is a refined spicy, mossy masculine scent based on few notes among which i detect clearly citrus lavender, a bit of neroli,  cedar, woods, nutmeg and vetiver. The beginning in very sour ,dry and traditional but while the citrusy notes retain their influence throughout the scent, is the spicy heart that impresses its main feature to fragrance thanks to a notable amount of nutmeg that overwhelms the flowers as geranium and carnation. The base is woody and musky with the insertion of earthy vetiver. The nutmeg is detectable in the final outcome which is all spices, woods, musk and citruses. While longevity is decent the sillage is under tone.

27th January, 2011. (Last Edited: 14th November, 2011.)

I Love Cacharel Pour L'Homme. It's masculine but not too much, mysterious, slightly bohemian and unique. This was big in the 80's in Europe and used to be available everywhere but seems to have vanished from the UK with the popularity of blander sportier scents. I bought a bottle when I was in my teens and always thought it was a peppery pine/aniseed smell I was getting. Recently I have discovered it's a nutmeg I can smell (though I normally dislike nutmeg and clove) somehow it molds with the sweet ylang ylang (very strong for me ) to create something magical and slightly melancholic. I don't understand how people can't be captivated by this. It's like having some stranger tell you they don't like your girlfriend.
Ok I will stick my head above the parapet and say that my respect for Luca Turin took a nosedive when I read his dismissal of Cacharel Pour l'homme. I'll take it over his camp favourites like Mugler Angel any day of the week. I am slightly irritated that LT has become the official spokesperson for what smells good and what doesn't.

3rd December, 2010.