Patchouli (1993)
by Molinard

A pleasant patchouli scent that remains linear throughout, without smelling dated. Like foetidus, I also detected a faint citrus-floral accord. However, there are far better patchouli scents out there.

[Original submission date: 27 September 2008]

I have the Molinard Patchouli for men. I believe it is a release after the one pictured in this section and the bottle is definitely different.

Linear albeit pleasant patchouli scent that is on the "airy" side with mediocre sillage and lackluster longevity. It lacks the "oomph" I was looking for, however, at $20 for 100ml, I cannot cry over it.

Safe buy for someone looking for a tame patchouli that has 2 hour hang time.

For the patchouli lovers in the house: If it is a straightforward head shop patchouli you want, this is the one to get. It is one of Molinard’s Les Senteurs series of “single note” fragrances designed for layering for the self-creation of personal scents. And this one WILL give you patchouli—more than enough to satisfy the most demanding ‘60s hippy, like myself. This can be used alone without layering. It holds up nicely as an individual fragrance—very linear, of course, but with enough variety to stand on its own—for a while, at least, but straight patchouli tends to get a bit boring. True to its name, the patchouli always dominates, but there is a bit of floral and fruit in the opening—carnation and orange, although I wouldn’t call the opening either floral or citrus—it’s patchouli. The same goes for the base: there’s discernable musk and vanilla in the base, but I wouldn’t call it musky—it’s patchouli. Molinard’s Les Senteurs Patchouli has plenty enough sillage; and it lasts forever. There have been several occasions when my scent of the day was too blah and needed a little augmentation, so I misted a bit of this over the SOTD: The results can be great if it is not over applied. Errr…and once in a while the results are not so great.

Pleasant, not too pungent, very wearable.