Quartz pour Homme (1994)
by Molyneux

A very dry scent dominated in the top notes by bitter citrus rind. The heart note is a combination of sweet and piquant spice notes. Finally, the base consists of woods with touches of leather and musk. The dryness is quite pronounced for quite a long time, but eventually these harsher notes are relieved by the remains of the spice notes with woods, leather, and musk. The final stage is quite elegant and gentlemanly, and the best part of the ride, in my opinion.

6th September, 2010.

I don't know if it's my sense of smell or a lack of ability to discern fragrance notes, but I don't smell the same notes everyone else is smelling. I don't smell any pepper, earthiness, woody notes or cardamom at all. I don't smell any stones or rocks either, though that would have been interesting.

What I do smell is a very classy, elegant fragrance that exudes quiet self-confidence. To describe Quartz Pour Homme in a nutshell, I say it smells like green apples blended with lavender, a touch of leather and sharp oakmoss. I don't even know how to classify this. A fruity fougere?

I find Quartz to be a sweet fragrance, but not heavy or syrupy; it is a fruity sweet scent. It is light and very transparent, and it projects softly and gently - A*Men type sillage would be completely inappropriate and undignified for a fragrance like Quartz. It is long lasting but discreet, giving off little hints that it's there. I love how low-key this scent is.

Although it sells for dirt cheap prices, it has all the beauty and natural elegance of a high-end Guerlain or Chanel. Quartz Pour Homme is a class act all the way.

MY RATING: 8.5/10

30th July, 2010.

Quartz pour Homme is a restrained yet interesting scent. It is not expensive but shows very well. Note: to the fragrance notes add (top, apple) and (mid, moss). The apple opening is a bit fruity but not problematic. The clove spice is restrained and warms this up a bit. Everything is well blended, and what we have here is a classy, crisp, professional, white-shirt presentation. I agree completely with KR’s astute comments about QpH being discreet, intellectual and conservative. Lovely mossy notes emerge in the dry-down. I like this very much! For some reason this is what I thought Swiss Army would be like, but was disappointed in SA. QpH is a somewhat obscure find which I will really enjoy coming back to time and again to savor its cool and subtle charms.

22nd March, 2007.

Very puristic classic scent yet not easy to define. A little earthy scent almost reminding of stones(tough most stones are odourless). Cooling, discreet, rather intellectual and conservative than playful and eccentric. Rather different and clearly a touch more classy if compared to nowadays trends in male fragrance.

28th January, 2006.

A not strong, classical/office fragrance, the amber note remembers a little of Azzaro and the apple note gives a fresh start. Not expensive and very accesible (in Chile it's sold in drugstores, like Puig fragrances), but for strange reasons it's not very known... good choice for those who want something unexpensive and not so much common.

15th November, 2005.