Roberto Cavalli
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Bell pepper hits with startling immediacy, almost peppercorn-sharp, cutting through with a bright, slightly burnt vegetative quality that immediately signals this isn't a typical masculine fragrance. The initial spice is dry and austere, with minimal sweetness to soften the edges.
Vetiver settles into the composition with a grassy, mineral character whilst the pepper gradually retreats, creating a slightly awkward middle phase where the fragrance becomes less defined—the fresh accord dominates briefly before leather begins its slow creep upwards. The synthetic undertones become more apparent here, giving the vetiver an almost plastic, slightly soapy quality that prevents it from feeling naturalistic.
Leather takes centre stage alongside lingering vetiver wisps, creating a predominantly woody-leather base that's more whisper than statement. The fragrance becomes noticeably quieter and increasingly abstract, with that synthetic quality rendered almost invisible against the skin—though by this stage, the projection is so minimal that only intimate proximity would detect it at all.
Just Cavalli Him is a fragrance that announces itself with the sharp, almost confrontational brightness of bell pepper—a note choice that immediately sets it apart from safer aromatic launches. There's something deliberately unpolished about opening with such a peppery, vegetative accord; it's the olfactory equivalent of wearing an unbuttoned shirt. As the pepper settles, vetiver emerges with a grassy, slightly earthy character that oscillates between fresh and austere, never quite committing to either camp. The leather base adds a synthetic sheen that transforms the composition into something deliberately artificial and modern rather than organic.
This is a fragrance for the wearer who gravitates towards deliberately rough textures—there's no smoothness here, no creamy development. The synthetic quality (at 88% of the overall accord profile) gives it a slightly plastic, almost futuristic quality that feels more laboratory than garden. It's the scent of someone who finds beauty in industrial materials, who might wear leather jackets not for warmth but for attitude. The leather-vetiver-pepper interaction suggests something worn rather than applied, a second skin that's distinctly chemical.
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3.9/5 (129)