Paco Rabanne pour homme Eau de Toilette Spray by Paco Rabanne

Paco Rabanne pour homme Eau de Toilette Spray by Paco RabanneFrom Paco Rabanne, Pour Homme is a 1973 aromatic fougre EDT by perfumer Jean Martel one of the most consequential masculines ever made, winner of the Fragrance Foundation's Fragrance of the Year in 1975 and the composition widely credited with codifying the modern aromatic fougre template that dozens of subsequent masculines have borrowed from, built around a rosemary clary sage rosewood opening, a lavender geranium tonka bean heart, and an oakmoss

From Paco Rabanne, Pour Homme is a 1973 aromatic fougère EDT by perfumer Jean Martel — one of the most consequential masculines ever made, winner of the Fragrance Foundation's Fragrance of the Year in 1975 and the composition widely credited with codifying the modern aromatic fougère template that dozens of subsequent masculines have borrowed from, built around a rosemary-clary sage-rosewood opening, a lavender-geranium-tonka bean heart, and an oakmoss-honey-amber-tobacco-musk base that reviewers describe as dry, green, soapy-clean, and genuinely timeless in a way that very few designer masculines from any era can claim. Rosemary, clary sage, and Brazilian rosewood open with a sharp, dry, intensely herbal greenness — rosemary delivering a crisp, conifer-like pungency that reviewers describe as the most vivid and instantly recognizable opening in the classic fougère canon, clary sage threading in a dry, slightly smoky herbal quality, and rosewood adding a subtle woody warmth that softens the green aromatic opening into something wearable. Lavender, geranium, and tonka bean build the heart that defines the fougère blueprint — lavender delivering the classic aromatic freshness that anchors the composition, geranium threading in a slightly rosy, metallic floralness, and tonka bean adding a warm, slightly sweet almond quality that gives the heart an elegant, clean-shave soapiness that reviewers across five decades consistently describe as genuinely distinctive and masculine. Oakmoss, honey, amber, tobacco, and musk close with a rich, earthy, honeyed warmth — oakmoss delivering the green, slightly bitter mossy depth that gives the base its most celebrated and irreplaceable quality, honey threading in a soft, natural sweetness that makes the drydown feel genuinely organic, and tobacco and amber rounding the base into a warm, resinous trail. 6–8 hours, moderate projection. Best in spring and fall; the original masculine blueprint, still available, still worth every penny.