Angel Schlesser Homme (2001)
by Angel Schlesser

The fresh almost fruity-sweet opening is a welcome reflief from the near-cliched citrus tops. It holds my interest even further with its cool, watery texture rather reminiscent of wet leaves after a rainfall. Unfortunately 10 minutes is about as far as it had me under its thrall as I find the progression lacking in focus and somewhat generic. Sillage is not a strong suit either. Hard to believe that the nose behind this creation was Thierry Wasser, who in 2008 was appointed by Guerlain to be its in-house perfumer. Only time will tell if that was a bad move for Guerlain but judging by ANGEL SCHLESSER HOMME and his other creations which include Armani Diamonds and Diesel Fuel for Life for Her, I'd be worried.

Hmmm. Hmmm! Ah yes! This is good. I can't chide the fragrance for not lasting on me due to my chemistry but this is good! Hints of something like Lolita Au Masculine (very slight hints mind you) and one of those "sporty" fragrances from Polo, Hugo or some such. Sporty meaning youthful. Fresh and clean but with odd herbal feeling to it that calms everything down. Great for a night out where you don't want to project into the next neighborhood with your scent.

This is one of many not so popular but quite good scents.
You can easily detect bergamot, sandalwood, cedar, anis and white musk, but the most interesting note here (at least to me) is rice. It’s funny, but on many sites you won’t even find rice among the Angel’s notes. For me, without rice the picture of Angel is just like an unfinished puzzle.
I worried about the Angel’s sillage and I was apllying 8 sprays on each side of my neck until my mother told me once: ”You smell as strong as some prostitute”. That nice, little compliment “killed” my worries about its sillage.
It’s ideal for the afternoon’s walks during the summer.

A very fresh green scent, this reminds me of a fresh cut lawn or a sun-dappled meadow. It's a real pity that the longevity is so poor, otherwise it would be the perfect summer casual fragrance. It makes a nice around-the-house sort of fragrance because it's so charmingly light and it's usually mostly gone by evening when I want something more substantial to go out in.

A little bit too sweet for me in the opening…I get a combination of bergamot and anise — anise is something I’m usually not fond of, but it is not overbearing here. The opening is quite sweet, and I have a greater difficulty with the sweetness than with anise. The opening moves very quickly to the middle accord and the anise remains prominent with cedar and lavender joining it and eventually taking over. I don’t get any cinnamon or ginger. The dry down is primarily coniferous, and it becomes quite subtle, stays light, and hugs the skin. All the accords in the fragrance are natural feeling and are well put together. Angel Schlesser Homme is sweet, pleasant, and inoffensive: It is an excellent youthful casual fragrance. It certainly deserves a thumb’s up.

A massively underrated fragrance, to my mind.
Angel Schlesser PH is another scent that walks the fine line between the familiar and the unsettling.
I purchased my bottle whilst visiting Copenhagen in the colder months, and was wowed by the packaging... layers of papers and textures that you must strip away to reveal this solid, weighty flacon.
The scent itself has an earthy quality... without the actual fragrance notes available to me, when first sprayed I detect a gentle dill/fennel-like note (reminiscent of the first spritz of Hermés' Rocabar). Moments later a tangy heart is unveiled with hints of musk, which is almost sweat-like to the nose, but not at all unpleasant. It is this play between the organic and the elemental that I most enjoy about wearing this fragrance. The dry down is woody, but punctuated with vetiver and crisp ginger accords.
I'd recommend first time users take some time to get to know this fragrance - some unusual contrasts await.