Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin (2000)
by Lolita Lempicka

This is basically a very sweet gourmand woody oriental scent with a generous dollop of anise or licorice on top and a good deal of sweet powder underneath. Wearing Lolita Lempicka au Masculin, I’m immediately reminded of Yohji Homme, perhaps because of the licorice note, or perhaps because the two scents are built on similar sweet, powdery, woody base notes. Unfortunately, they are base notes that are both overused and extremely cloying to my nose.

At first it seems as if the cool, bittersweet licorice accord might actually manage to balance to crude foundation, but instead it loses ground steadily until, after an hour, it’s completely overcome. The base notes are as loud as they are banal, and project for yards around me when I wear this scent. I can report that Lolita Lempicka au Masculin is also murder to scrub off, and I still smell it after raking my skin raw with a stiff brush and hot water. Too bad – without that nasty foundation it could a’ been a contender…

A cotton candy blast that goes right to the edge of overboard without quite crossing the threshold to nasty. To enjoy this scent, you certainly need to like wearing sweet gourmands -- and probably need a private office, as the projection and longevity are both epic. A few sprays of Au Masculin and even the most foul-tempered lout can feel like a sweet guy.

There's a lot to like here, although to me it ultimately seems both cloying and tooth-achingly sweet. This strikes me as being in very similar territory to A*Men, but my tolerance for that one is pretty low as well; my limited exposure renders me unable to make fine distinctions.

The anisic/herbal cast on LLaM gives it a freshness that I found lacking in A*Men, but the base is still an impenetrable chocolate/vanilla firewall.

A synthetic, sweet and heavy gourmand along the lines of Body Kouros and Le Male, but with strong notes of anise/black licorice. It's like Le Male, but without any of the elegant barbershop or floral accords, and an overdose of something thick and cloying. When I first smelled this on my wrist I have to admit that I thought it was great, but as the day wore on I felt myself getting nauseous. Lolita Lempicka hits you like a freight train and never stops to let you off - it just keeps dragging you along into the night. Worst part about this scrubber is that it just wouldn't come off!

If you’re allergic to or sensitive perfumes or fragrances in general, stay away from this one.

6/10

P.S. If you like Body Kouros, you'll love this, as they're pretty much the same scent plus or minus the anise of Lolita Lempicka and the smoky accords of Body Kouros.In a nutshell, this is basically anise (kinda like black licorice) over extremely sweet (and cloying) vanilla.

i get a lot of licorice and a semi candy like smell that is very pungent and edgy at the same time and although ive heard comparisons to le male this is the better version and a much manlier version with a great scent matrix and the drydown is probably the most unique of all the colognes

currently own this and wear it at night to clubs PEFECT USE or even to class because it smells so good.......this is one scent that is currently becoming popular and its great warmth makes it very sexy to wear for romantic wear and it lacks the excessive spices that LOTS of other orientals load themselves with and gives a fresh and sweet smell to the wearer

I think Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin is perfect for people who like sweet fragances, but modern at the same time.
Anis notes gives a very interesting touch here...Licorice and sweet. Perfect for nights or winter days. Absolutly recommend it.