Cacharel Pour L'Homme (1981)
by Cacharel

You'd think I'd like Cacharel pour l’Homme. After all, it's chock full o’ nutmeg, and I love nutmeg. Well, guess what? I can’t stand Cacharel pour l’Homme. Through some dark miracle of chemistry this scent makes nutmeg reek like burning plastic. I urge anybody who confuses this miasma with the real spice to grate themselves some nutmeg, then (gingerly) sniff Cacharel pour l'Homme.

I love many big, bold scents (Or Black, Kouros, Black Aoud, Knize Ten, Bandit, Musc Ravageur, Havana, Amouage Gold, Yatagan…the list goes on), but Cacharel pour l’Homme goes beyond big and bold. It's loud, harsh, and crude, and its mere presence in the room distracts me from my work and curbs my appetite. Whenever I smell Cacharel pour l’Homme I wish its sillage, strength, and longevity were all much less.

I have found a new nemesis. Its name is Cacharel pour l’Homme.

A superior French fragrance. A classic scent that should be in any real man's wardrobe. The original of this genre, that is hard to find, and under rated. It is not heavy, but it is robust, zesty, and a loud mixture of nutmegs, oranges, lavender, and sandalwood. It is lively, fresh, clean, longlasting, has great sillage, is well-balanced, very sophisticated, alluring, and exudes exotic, mysterious notes that always has people asking you what you are wearing that smells so good. Great for Autumn, Winter, and Spring. A good scent for business, casual, or evening engagements. I Highly recommend!

One of my top list fragrances , clean and fresh.
Great smell close to skin , and when against the wind emanate a fresh-soapy-amazing aura... one of the best in my opinion.
Highly recommended !!!

A headache-inducing slap in the face of a fragrance. It is annoyingly loud and crass. Not recommended for casual or formal wear, except perhaps to a Nascar race.

Did Cachrel with their seminal offering - Pour L'homme; release a scent with one of the most realistic note of Nutmeg...? i'm still in awe of this scent..by the way it executed this note. i would like to believe that they used the natural essense ..but i could be so wrong. is this a aroma chemical...? coz it doesnt smell like one..Basically, i love the smell of nutmeg but, never got a chance to experience it so clearly/explicitly as in this Cachrel release.
if you have ever sniffed a jar full of nutmeg and i mean 100's of em..then, it's easy. Pour L'Homme smells "just" like that.

One of the first frags I ever enthused over.

The zesty opening is beautiful, and I love the spicy heart (nutmeg and clove). To my mind this is an absolute classic!