Comparison: Wild Fern, Crown Fougere, English Fern

Thanks once again odysseusm. Just how long do you find Wild Fern to last on your skin; I might have to try it.

odysseusm that fragance is the modern evolution of this 3?

thanks

I was a bit dubious of Trumpers Wild Fern...I thought about it for a while and realized it had some wintergreen (or what I thought was WG) in it like Gendarme 20. I think that note is just not for me.

Still, Wild Fern is true to the Trumpers line: even though it has a note I don't like, it never gets obnoxious about it.

thnaks Odyseum, only asking for a fragance similar to this 3 but a little modern touch

thanks Odyseum for his advice, and Armani Pour Homme Sir,YES, this was my first classic cologne,a true classic

So for some odd unexplained reason, I've never tried a proper fern fragrance (ie: any of these 3 in the thread title), so I finally this morning decanted my Wild Fern by Geo F Trumper sample into a tiny atomizer so I could spray it on. It was a cool, cloudy morning - a touch of rain in the air and I was dressed up a bit too formally for work on Martin Luther King Day here at the office, so I thought 'What the hell'...let's bring a bit of 'green' and 'rolling hills' into the office with me today, and see what all the fuss is about.'

I must say I was extremely disappointed.

I like green scents. I like fougeres. I like classic, European eaux-style colognes. But, this one is an odd one. The way that the notes present themselves doesn't smell like what I was expecting.

It certainly didn't feel fresh or particularly 'wild' either. It's a well behaved masculine aromatic fragrance - but very quickly it retracted itself into the folds of my jacket and the only accord I could detect for hours was a sort of lemony-stainless steel cleanser accord that I smell in YSL Pour Homme. In fact, this is the one small part of YSLPH that I do not like - and yet here it is again in the WF. Not quite as 'dirty' as the YSL, but very clearly I could smell it.

I feel like I should give WF another try, perhaps sometime later (a hot summer day, maybe?) - but in the meantime, I'm thinking...maybe I'm not a 'fern' guy. Which, honestly, I'm not quite sure of, since I haven't tested many of them. All I know is this first impression was not good.

I am very curious about the Crown Fougere. GFT Wild Fern is great for about an hour, have yet to try Penhaligon's essay on the fern---- I believe it is an EDT--- how is the longevity on this one??

Hahhaha, now that I think about it, GFT Wild Fern made me laugh when I first smelled it, as it felt very "fuzzy" when I splashed it on and then screamed to me "Yes, I am a fougere!"

Crown Fougere is amazing. I highly recommend it if you can get a bottle of it before they're all gone. I mean.... It stinks! Stay far away!

Interesting topic, I was just thinking about Crown.

I really appreciate this side-by-side comparison!

I own English Fern, and I rather like the spicy-cool top/heart. Is that the geranium or are there some other aromatics in the mix? Also, I am rather curious how clover smells like on its own.

I love the clover absolute in Trefle Pur. I think it's the real deal; it definitely brings me back to the school playground lawns of my youth.

It's true that clover and clove are mixed up in marketing copy however. Same with cocoa and coca. Though coca is pretty uncommon of course.