Hypnôse Homme (2007)
by Lancôme

It reminds me in some way, Lagerfeld Man, which I detested because gave a monstruous alergy. At this time, I was at home and washed it out immediately to avoid an alergy attack, if it should be the case.

very sweet and long lasting. i have bought it twice so it's special to me.orientals all are just about great to me but this is a step above many.the amber and patchouli really make this linger for hours. a definate attention getter.

Excellent longevity, and the scent,,oooh, its absolutely in my top 5. Unbelievable that a scent so cheap, could actually be this good. Also from one of my fav perfumers,,Maurice Roucel.
-Yep.

Although I was initially quite enamored with Hypnose, time has not been favorable to my estimation of this scent. Hypnose is essentially an amber/lavender with hints of citrus and woody notes. It borders on gourmand at times, and is not in the slightest bit unpleasant. Unfortunately Hypnose suffers from profound dullness.

A typical amber dominant fragrance, rescued only by its above average ingredient quality. The moderately entertaining top notes are tart, and lightly herbaceous, but it’s a little simplistic. The lavender in the heart is even more primitive, and this single note is expected to enthral the wearer until its hasty demise ushers in the smooth amber finish. Lancome are to be applauded for using such high grade components, I just wish they had put them to better use and been a little more adventurous. Hypnôse is one of the better versions of its type, but I remain unimpressed.

I bought this on holiday, and oh my god did I have a rollercoaster of a time with it. One moment I would despise it as smelling like the kind of fragrance men from eastern europe in fake Porsche leather jackets wear to stun women in bars in to submission, the next minute I was intrigued and seduced by its weird combination of new car smell and sharp metalic lavender. At times I was revolted by the dry down, which would sink in to the direst depths of rank poor quality Lavender and at other times I would be grabbing for items of my clothing it had lingered on to try and capture a snort of something sexy and woody which I hadn't smelt before while wearing it.

I've been through the gamut with this fragrance, which if the main requirement of a fragrance is that it provoke a reaction would make it a roaring success, but I've decided I like it quite a lot. The new car-ness reminds me of the base of Miracle pour Homme, which I suppose isn't a surprise, but it is much less floral, and much more lavenderish, which I think could be the origin of my crazy reaction to the fragrance overall ( I'm not good with Lavenders ), and actually despite my initial waves of horror I actually do think it smells rather refined and masculine with a definite tobaccco note which I like, and Yuri and his lothario ways has finally been banished thank god. It really doesn't last very long which is either a really bad thing or a really good thing, I still can't work that one out.