Mauboussin
Mauboussin
76 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Fig leaf's green bite erupts immediately, reminiscent of crushed foliage after rain, whilst bergamot's citrus sweetness softens the edges into something almost honeyed. The combination feels fresh and deliberate—not a casual splash of cologne but a composed statement of intent.
As the opening settles, sandalwood emerges with quiet authority, its woody grain becoming visible beneath the fading green. The spicy undertones become more pronounced now, a peppery warmth that adds dimension without disrupting the fragrance's cool demeanour. The fig leaf doesn't vanish; it simply mellows into a herbal memory.
Cedarwood takes final command, a clean, slightly austere timber note that lingers with the ghostly whisper of displaced sandalwood. The spice fades to suggestion, leaving behind an almost abstract woody-green dryness that feels like the fragrance's true self—refined, measured, and resolutely unfussy.
Mauboussin's Une Histoire d'Homme Irrésistible presents itself as a contradiction wrapped in wood and green leaf—a fragrance that whispers rather than shouts, yet carries undeniable presence. The fig leaf opening immediately establishes a crisp, almost herbaceous character, that characteristic green-skinned astringency cut through with Italian bergamot's honeyed brightness. What's remarkable here is how Karine Dubreuil-Sereni resists the urge to let this citrus dominate; instead, it acts as a punctuation mark in a larger woody narrative.
The heart's sandalwood is the fragrance's true anchor, though it's deployed with restraint. Rather than the creamy, golden warmth sandalwood often provides, here it reads as cool and slightly chalky—a structural element that allows the green accords to persist longer than they otherwise would. This is where the fragrance's personality crystallises: it's decidedly masculine without bluster, sophisticated without pretence. There's a subtle spiciness threading through, likely courtesy of the sandalwood's natural pepper facets, which prevents the composition from becoming merely linear.
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