The Baron (1965)
by LTL

Old school? Because of the floral notes, for sure. The pyramid I found it is not quite precise, the list includes flowers, vetiver, lavender, sandalwood and amber: not very telling, to tell the truth.

The opening does tell the wearer there are flowers of a powdery kind. I know iris and amber is responsible for this, so there might be the chance the powdery feeling is achieved through the iris. The rest of the olfactory journey is not marked by the stridency felt upon application for it morphs into a skin scent in which the rest of the components ameliorate the floral notes, but not to such an extent as to ending their presence - something that reminds a comment as to The Baron being the masculine version of White Shoulders. The sandalwood is quite notable in the mid / base notes together with the vetiver.

This won't please every one around, for it is definitely a blend apart of the rest. You will of course enjoy it if you like powdery floral scents. Indeed, FBW for fragrance aficionados interested in traditional and classic - styled scents.

PS: Together with it, I got Fracas for men. Interesting enough, I imagined Fracas would be like The Baron, a floral scent. No, it is the other way around.

19th June, 2011.

An eccentric, cloying perfumed soap scent that is the very definition of clownish.

25th January, 2011.

"You won't find another person in any crowd wearing this." You got that right. This is one strange fragrance. I don't think I've ever smelled anything like this. It's a fougere, but it doesn't have that crisp, bracing greenness that most classical fougeres have. Instead, this is extremely powdery and dry, almost like powdered soap.

I actually wear this fairly often, but not so much because I love the smell. I wear it because it has such an old-school vibe I like that few other fragrances have. The Baron has a cold, dusty, detached feel to it. This is not a warm, rich fragrance at all.

Old-school? You bet. The Baron is from the days when men were real men, back before they started wearing baseball caps and talking on cell phones in restaurants.

Wear this sparingly, because it's very strong. It's a scent I like to catch tiny whiffs of during the day without being mowed over by its powderiness. Spray it in small doses, and it exudes a comforting, breezy aura.

MY RATING: 8/10

14th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 16th March, 2011.)

A classic of the old school. Smells like nothing else and I guarantee you will not find another person in any crowd wearing this. Good longevity as well.

28th March, 2009.

Awsome! I remember it from the early 80's collage days, very unique & better than the bland junk that is out today.

5th June, 2008.

An interesting and singular brew, The Baron is a scent that walks by itself. A complex aromatic fougere, I guess, with some floral, synthetic and chypre notes in the mix, but without the warmth you'd expect from a rich fougere, and very elusive and detached at that, as if it wants to keep a distance from us commoners. It reminds me most of all of those coldish, reserved Japanese domestic-market colognes that you can't quite put your finger on. Unfortunately, whatever promise there is in the beginning dries up on the drydown, a muffled semi-sweet moldy-fruit affair with an artificial tang.

28th March, 2007.