Cacharel Pour L'Homme (1981)
by Cacharel

One of the first frags I ever enthused over. The opening is awesome, love the cinnamon. It doesn't follow through on the woody drydown, stays very close to the skin. Still, an absolute classic!

A bit spicy, with nutmeg and the clove overtones of carnation in the heart on a woody-musky base, with opening notes of lavender and citrus. I suppose this all makes a kind of fougère, though with vetiver standing in for a coumarin note and no oakmoss in evidence at all. I like this for its slightly sharp, fresh character. It is satisfying and has decent projection, sillage, and longevity. This is the perfect everyday scent, frank and open, plain-spoken and naturally winsome just as it is.

Awesome stuff, no fags allowed.

An exceptional yet often-overlooked gem!
Cacharel Pour L'Homme is one of the "keepers" from the 80s. Where scents from that decade are often described as loud and excessive - CPL is a remarkably well-balanced understated scent.
The opening is very opulent and shimmers with zestful citrus played off against soft lavender. Carnation and (my beloved) Geranium lend an appealing dustiness to the heart. Nutmeg is also a prominent accord, although one might say that the sum of all these individual notes sometimes suggests the presence of clove alongside the nutmeg. The base is a sublime blend of woods where the cedar and vetiver prevail.
This is a fragrance that deserves attention, and there is something distinctly cosy and familiar about it. Though worn relatively close to the skin, L'Homme has remarkable staying power and an overall quality that draws others around you in, to indulge their senses.
Can be worn day or night and at any time of year. It comes alive in both warm and cool weather, where different nuances shift to the fore. Glorious.

It was probably reformulated years ago so, if it was, I can understand why I don’t like this while others praise it. It’s far too soft and fleeting for me to appreciate, and the cinnamon barely registers whenever I am able to smell it on my skin. I’ve tried to discover the appeal but to no avail. It’s a lame and underwhelming fragrance that must have been watered down at some point by Cacharel. Taking into account that this was released in the ‘80s, there’s a very high possibility it was.

Zero points.

The story goes like this: You are at your grandfather’s house. You are bored… and than you notice grandfather’s “old days memories” box. You’re thinking “yeah… why not?”. You’re opening it… and what do you find there? Some old photos, turned yellow letters, half torn documents and… a scent.
Well, it is a huge possibility that the scent you found smells like (and even looks like) Cacharel pour Homme. It is old-fashioned, but somehow dear and agreeable, at least to me.
Cacharel pour Homme is based on “the axis” lavender-clove. It has very good longevity, but stays close to the skin all the time.
It isn’t a compliment collector and certainly not an up-to-date one. It won’t shout from your skin “hey, notice me, I’m an egocentric scent!”; but try it anyway, you won’t regret. I didn’t.
Some scents are made to live just for a while; some are made to live forever.