R (1995)
by Révillon

Nice ultra-clean aromatic with a wonderful blended composition by Maurice Roucel! I like what he did here - and see it almost as a throwback scent, but there is something decisively modern about it. No dust - there is a super fresh feeling one gets with this.

My notes are: Top - citrus - bergamot mostly, lavender (light and breezy accord, not heavy as lavender can be), petit grain, and a dash of some "marine" notes. Very nice!

The middle warms up with a hint of cedar, but there is very little wood in here - and a nice bit of artemisia adding some greenery.

Base - this stays very light and wears close with a clean white musk and very fresh feeling. I will just reapply a bit more Revillon R and enjoy the fragrance from top to bottom again before leaving the house. This is a great out-of-the-shower scent and will allow you to go to something different (without needing to wash it off) after just a few hours.

This is a really great, relatively unknown fragrance from a true master in the perfume world in Monsieur Roucel! The price is great - and since it is light and wears like an EDC or even splash after-shave, I like to apply it liberally. I get compliments when I wear this, especially from my wife in the first 30 minutes or so...she loves the top and middle. Longevity is short-lived, around 3-4 hours at most leaving a non-obtrusive and clean base you can put virtually anything over (and for me, that may actually be nice - as I find myself wanting to wear or even layer a couple of fragrances during the day). Pick another aromatic fougere with nice lavender in the top and put it over this at midday - no worries.

How to apply is key for me. I bought a 200ml splash (big bottle) for a great price. I unscrew the cap and pour a fair amount of Revillon R either into my cupped hand or, preferably, into the cap itself...probably 2/3 to a full cap and "splash" it on my neck, face, hair and a few wet palms on my shirt. It creates a very nice aura - now you know what Revillon R is all about. Awesome scent for the price. 7/10 overall (due to short longevity), but 8/10 for the scent and price tag. Settle at a 7.5/10 and a strong recommendation to buy. Year-round scent...you simply cannot over-apply this and the more I wear it, the more I come back to it. Cheers to the Revillon house and Maurice Roucel!

2nd January, 2012.

This fragrance opens with a strong lavander note with a hint of citric from petitgrain, spices develop after a few minutes with rosemary being dominant but a little of cinnamon could be detected to finish with a strong evergreens, some pine, some fir, some cedar over a very subtle moss. A very pleasant fragrance and excellent for its price, but it is nothing to write home about it. It is hard to find, but it should be more popular since it is very unusual, and as this fragrance will not offend anybody, I would use it frecuently. But then again, it has nothing that would make you use for "special ocasions" if you know what I mean. In short, I would recommend it but only gets a neutral review from me

20th August, 2010.

Kind of old fashioned in a very clean sort of way.No one could object to this smell and it is definately masculine.I could imagine a well dressed city gent wearing this in Paris for a business lunch.I detect some lavender in there but not a sickly sweet sort like caron pour un homme.Definately one of my favorites for summer without being a citrus summer scent.

13rd August, 2008.

Not sensual but sexy, optimistic, fresh and lasting fragance. A charming balance between fruity and sweetness, with a elegant combination of sandalwood, Tonka Bean and Amber at the end... Difficult to find, im afraid. My first love at first smell in the perfumerie world!!

7th August, 2005.

This is a GREAT scent!!! And it's a very hard one to describe. It IS soft and green, and a little sweet...but it still has body and surprising staying power...yet NEVER overpowering. If you like a fresh, clean, slightly sweet scent...then Revillion is the Scent for you. It IS hard to find. I've also used the After Shave and the spray deodorant...but those, too, are very hard to find. This is one of my favorites. It's definitely worth a try.

6th March, 2004.