Lomani (1987)
by Lomani

This is the finest-smelling budget fragrance I've ever encountered. All of the positive comments by other reviewers are absolutely true. I have had people stop and ask me what I'm wearing. One almost feels embarrassed to say how cheap it is. You can easily forgive the uninspired bottle and the boring packaging because the juice inside is perfume sophistication of the first order. This smells better than most new fragrances on the market. A most enthusiastic thumbs up.

20th January, 2012.

Excellent simple Excellent for the price...I would never be able to guess/know how Lomani is able to sell good quality perfumes at this rock bottom price......This surely is more sophisticated than Drakker Noir and much better than Cool Water....Staying power is good with an amazing projection and sillage on my skin....Lomani perfumes can simply be a work horse/everyday use - perfumes for collectors who want to conserve their costly juice for special occasions!! I love El Paso from Lomani too....amazing fragrance!

17th October, 2011.

Bought this after reading about it in the Powerhouse Group. Opened with no great expcetations and wow! Definite similarities to Drakkar Noir, but much more refined and cultured than the old version of that.

Sweet citric lavender opening, in a barberhop-type way, leading to a true old-school oakmoss base. The opening is quite loud, but it quickly settles to that superb base, which lasts, albeit on a more restrained level. Perhaps dated somewhat and quite old-school, but all the better for that. Superbly blended, excellent value (much better than those retailing for many multiples of price), a new personal favourite of mine. Thumbs-up all the way.

20th September, 2011.

When one tires of classical music, fine damask, demurely sophisticated ladies, and haute cuisine, the radio dial turns to some heavy, uncomplicated guitar riffs and lyrics that speak of sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Pull up to the drive-thru, get a juicy burger, crispy fries, and real ice cream shake from the best fast food joint in town, and turn that mother up. Growl your eight-cylinder down the boulevard and shake the booties of the local honies. Sometimes, that's just what the doctor ordered.

Lomani pour Homme's opening blast is 80s all the way -- the barrier to entry to see if you're cool enough to join the gang. The catch is lemon plus camphor, or to some noses, floor cleaner. It's so sharp and crude that it scares away all the wusses who can't handle your bright orange muscle car. But there is a balance to it: something resembling the bitter flavor of lemon zest with its green stem, with just enough stimulating synthetic feel to make it glisten. The drydown, in contrast, offers the simple pleasures of a barely sweetened moss and coumarin with a touch of manly patchouli: perhaps the most satisfying fougere base out there. That guy in the camaro actually gardens, what do you know!

Note: this review is of the new juice, presumably with less oakmoss (and more tree moss?) than the vintage. While dirt-cheap, it is not particularly potent, so apply liberally and often: the base notes are underdosed. Layer away my friends. And give your 440cc an extra rev or two for Mssr. Lomani.

20th September, 2011.

I bought Lomani blind because it was so cheap I couldn't have bought a hamburger and a coke with what I spent on it. I was not expecting anything, maybe an Aqua Velve or Skin Bracer lookalike but never the gorgeous scent that came out the sprayer.
My first impression was: They put Drakkar Noir in the wrong bottle!!!, but after just a few minutes I could start feeling the difference, it is smoother than DN, not better, but not worse either, just slightly different. As it progressed in development I could appreciate the widening difference with DN, and it reminded me a lot of other scents from the 80's, fragrances that cost 5 times what Lomani costs. The quality of the components is obvious, and the construction of the perfume is also flawless.
The problem with Lomani is that it is indistinguishable to many other perfumes, Drakkar Noir , Quorum, Lapidus, Fendi uomo, Azzaro pH, etc., each has a special character that defines each as unique and special. Lomani on the other hando could be any of them, or all of them, with nothing that sepates it from the herd, and maybe it is a virtue, but probably that is what hurts Lomani and never will be a star like all the others I mentioned.
Regardless, it is a first class perfume for peanuts, maybe the best bargain of them all, it should be in everybody's wardrobe and it gets my most enthusiastic thumbs up.

6th August, 2011.

Lomani Pour Homme = one part Drakkar Noir, one part Bowling Green and one part Tuscany. I enjoy each of these fragrances and was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled upon a bottle of Lomani in a discount store. I've read the comparisons to Drakkar Noir. I agree; very similar openings. Lomani's citrus opening is sharp, but I find it less obtrusive than its rather rambunctious cousin. The lavender top note emerges from the citrus notes, but it never becomes a "lavender" scent. The juniper is pleasantly prominent in the mid notes. I smell flashes of Baie de Genievre, one of Creed's better offerings. The drydown is "dry". The patchouli and oak moss are the most distinctive base notes. The vetiver is not dominant which is a plus, since I dislike strong vetiver scents. I really enjoy Lomani Pour Homme and wear it often. If you are a fan of shape shifting fougeres this one is worth a try. Inexpensive, but quality ingredients. There is enough going on here to hold my interest and elicit an enthusiastic thumbs up.

27th July, 2011. (Last Edited: 12nd August, 2011.)