Pour Homme Absolu
Pour Homme Absolu Eau de Parfum Gift Set holds a scent that is a good deal less ordinary than a men's set of this kind usually is.
It opens cold. Lemon is the brightest part of the first minute, peppermint sits right beside it and makes the whole opening genuinely cool rather than just fresh, and cardamom and pink pepper add a dry spiced crackle that keeps the mint from reading like toothpaste. That coolness is the hook, and it lasts a surprisingly long time. Behind it the scent turns serious. Incense arrives smoky and dry, the sort of smell you associate with a cold stone building, and lavandin sits against it, herbal and clean and slightly sharp, which is a clever pairing because each one stops the other getting too comfortable. The last part is dry and bare: vetiver rooty and earthy, cedarwood sharp and clean, and akigalawood adding a peppery dryness that lingers on fabric. It finishes close to the skin and quite austere.
Two sprays is enough and the incense means a third will be noticed by other people before it is noticed by you. It is at its best in cold weather and in the evening, and it suits someone who has worn the usual bright, spiced men's scents and wants something with more shadow in it. For a present it is a strong choice for a man who likes dark, dry things and dislikes sweetness.
Michael Kors is an American label for accessories and ready to wear, launched by the designer in 1981 and now owned by Capri Holdings. Its fragrance has always been made under licence by other companies, and that licence has changed hands more than once over the years, which explains why older and newer Michael Kors bottles can look and smell as though they came from different houses altogether.
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