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Spice comes first in Tous Man Gift Set, and it sets the tone for everything that follows.
The box pairs the 100ml Eau de Toilette with a 50ml Eau de Parfum, so there are two concentrations in it. Ginger opens it with a dry, slightly soapy heat, and Sichuan pepper adds its distinctive tingle, a buzzing numbness more than a burn. Brazilian orange and grapefruit are laid over the top to keep the first minutes bright and juicy. The middle is where it gets its personality: campari, bitter and herbal and red, is set against red apple and pineapple, so the sweet fruit and the bitter drink pull in opposite directions for a good half hour. After that the fragrance settles into a wide, warm base. Sandalwood and cedarwood give it dryness in two different registers, one creamy and one sharp. Amber supplies a resinous warmth, white musk a clean softness, and tonka bean a quiet sweetness with a bitter edge underneath it.
Twelve materials, composed by Gilles Romey, which is a long list for a men's fragrance and explains why it feels dense rather than linear.
The set format is the practical choice for gifting. You are not guessing at a bottle size and it arrives presented. It is aimed at men, it works best after dark, and it is substantial enough for autumn and winter without being heavy in milder weather. Anyone who finds most men's fragrance either too sweet or too sharp should get along with it, because the bitterness in the middle keeps both tendencies in check.
A jewellery company stands behind this. Tous was built in Manresa, Catalonia, by Salvador Tous Blavi and his wife Teresa Ponsa, out of a workshop that mended watches, and the firm puts that start at 1920. Jewellery and the bear are what it is known for, and it has produced fragrance since 2000.
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