Furyo (1988)
by Jacques Bogart

Jaques Bogart Furyo: It's quite clearly, the niche scent of 80's. if i have to make a reference, then Costes by Hotel Costes was clearly inspired by Furyo. maybe coz of it's use of Laurel, but that’s where the similarity stops.. Furyo opens with a very "sharp", "arid" accord of laurel, bayleaf and some like rose...think costes like spices, only this one is sharp in approach and has that red feel to it...after an hour or so, this turns up the woody accords with a mild hand of civet. civet as in, yes, you said it, Kouros. only thing, it doesn’t smell anything like kouros apart from the civet reference...Civet in it gives this one the trademark powdery touch. scent stays pretty linear from here on settling into soft notes of musk (primarily and amber) and gritty tabac
This is for someone who admires scents like costes(for red spices, laurel and bay leaf), Kouros(for civet) and tobacco.
notes listed behind the bottle are: Fig tree leaf absolute, juniper berry oil, Laurel, Vetyver, Tabac, Patchouly, castoreum, Amber and musk.

I bought Furyo at the small perfume stores here in Jakarta, only $15-they really have pile of em. So i don't have to broke my wallet ;) Furyo is, indeed, woody oriental with a dirty beast note. I spot a quality of VC&A Pour Homme on a slight of honey. Furyo is Thierry Wasser's creation, bytheway.

Furyo in adj:
level 1: freshly bitter
level 2: beast beneath
level 3: calf

The bitter artemisia and strong, earthy patchouli open up the sinuses right away, but then the civet begins and the honey comes in. I liken this one to Ted Lapidus pour Homme, and (to a lesser extent) Givenchy Gentleman. I don't get the Kouros connection, if any, although both frags (along with Lapidus and Gentleman) DO belong to a larger "power frag" clan. (Antaeus is in the same clan, btw, as is Balenciaga pour Homme.)

Problem with Furyo is its price now that it's discontinued. This rich, masculine powerhouse is worth seeking out, yes, but I daresay it's not worth the exorbitant prices I've seen on the secondary market. If you want the same general "feeling" for less dough, try Gentleman or Lapidus pour Homme (the original). If you can get Furyo without taking out a second mortgage on your house, though, you should definitely take the plunge. It's good stuff.

Extremely impressive start in this: Most likely those sweet animal notes mixed with herbs and fruits make even the most experienced nose to have a little recoil experience. It`s quite amazing, promising beginning.

Unfortunetly, and most definitely to my suprise, the drydown doesn`t treat this scent so good. That Kouros like animalic richness disappers soon after couple of hours, and it turns to be very tart blend of patchouli-honey-civet. Similar to the drydown of Givenchy Gentleman, but more thin and sour.

For everyone who enjoys particularly animalic scents, this is a must try, mainly because of those first couple of hours. However, the sample or perhaps decant will easily do, since that drydown isn`t that compelling nor wearable.