Eau du Sud (1995)
by Annick Goutal

This one is odd, to my nose. The citrus is bright. But, some note of basil or mint muddles the citrus, making it too sour and bitter. It is an almost chemical cleanser smell. Burned black peppercorns. This fragrance is aromatic in a manly way, for sure.

Lemon Verbena begins to soften the blow of all the bitterness. It relaxes. Sharp vetiver appears. All the oddness goes away enough for it to become wearable. Vetiver cranks up louder - oakmoss lumbers in.

Eau du sud it's very fresh for summer ,good peppermint ,verbena ,vetiver. It remember a little Eau d'Hadrien ,but more fresh .

Dirty, Dirty Pour Monsieur. This scents vaguely of, day old scalp, underneath a bouquet of Citrus brightness anchored in an Oakmoss Savon.
Pour Monsieur is for the Formal. This is for the licentious after Party.

Future Jason:

As per usual, you are cribbing from the Basenotes scent pyramid to describe what you smell, because your nose is an idiot.

There is mint, and there is citrus, for sure. Better than Royal Water, which you also sampled recently. In the sense that this doesn't totally smell like a cleaning product.

You probably need to stop wearing citrus for awhile. Because you're tempted to write: "This achieves new heights of boring. This is a scent to wear when phoning grandparents. When reviewing newspaper classifieds. Buying eyeglasses."

You can tell this is nice. You'd just rather wear anything else.

Moving on.

My first Goutal scent and its a winner. I went with this based on the reviews online. Starts with a strong citrus opening for sure. Lime, grapefruit and verbena right off the bat with a great combination of citrus notes. The floral notes come rather quickly for me and the scent softens and drys down to a nice even skin scent. Good spring / summer scent for sure and easy to wear to the office. Enjoy.