L'Homme Ideal Extreme

Absolute underrated banger, my first blind buy by the house of Guerlain and I was not disappointed whatsoever. I was actually blown away and impressed, I’m honestly shocked not a lot of influencers and content creators are talking about this one. Guerlain deserves so much more recognition for being so affordable , high quality and amazingly articulated fragrancy. The notes in lhomme ideal extreme are all notes that I absolutely adore and enjoy so every single aspect of this fragrance I enjoy , the creamy almond combined with pink pepper and bergamot is so gorgeous and then gosh the transition to the mid is so beautifully done and smooth, it’s velvety and buttery the way it evolves into a rich freshly sliced plum/cinnamony-heliotrope middle structure; it is just something to absolutely die for and enjoy. The base is so outstanding, the tobacco and leather is so freaking well executed paired beautifully with cedarwood and patchouli, creating a slight masculine edge. One of the best perfumes I’ve ever smelled, it’s youthful, yet sophisticated, unique and distinctive, creative in a mass appealing way. This stuff is absolutely gorgeous 11/10. The projection is just what I’m looking for as well . It’s not room filling but it definitely will get you noticed with 6-8 sprays, depending on the occasion of course you can tone it down or amp it up. It projects about 2 ft for about 3 hours with it being noticeable in the first 1-2. Then after hour 3 it definitely becomes more of an up close/talking distance fragrance. Overall about 6 hours of longevity and projection, hour 7 it becomes a skin scent. Lovely fragrance and I’ll definitely be looking forward to trying more from the house of Guerlain!

The epitome of elegance, this is a beautiful scent that smells like refinement and class. It also smells like a French cologne to me, if I may be perhaps absurdly subjective. It opens with that unique almond note and and some spicy vigor thanks to the bergamot and pink pepper, along with subtle sweetness from the plum and a subdued warm leather and smokey tobacco underneath. As it dries down that peppery spice lingers while the heliotrope brings in a noticeable floral touch to complement the plum sweetness. The longer it wears, the more the cedar emerges to fill out the base leather and tobacco notes while the pepper mellows out a bit and it takes on a comforting powdery feel. Everything is blended to perfection and the subtle interplay of the notes gives it a lovely complexity as it evolves. It smells wonderful on the opening but gets better and better as it goes. I get excellent longevity with moderate sillage befitting the elegant air it conveys. Truly a superb fragrance.

Some perfumes are very meaningful, I bought it when I was still inexperienced in the perfume world and when I first sprayed it, I was the most handsome man in the world for a short time. When you first spray the perfume, all the notes explode intensely and this makes you feel luxurious and confident, it softens as it passes to the middle and leaves a bland scent at the end. I think the only process I don't like about this perfume is the end, but don't take it as a bad thing. Let me repeat, some perfumes are very meaningful

I’ve smelled a lot of high quality fragrances and own some as well but this one is in a league of its own. Beautiful, sweet opening, that opens up with a juicy plum note and fruit, with smoky tobacco and leathery undertones along with a whole array of smaller notes. This fragrance is super complex, the dry down turns this fragrance into a very masculine one, still retaining that fruity opening but less prominent. Every time I go to my fragrance shelf, I have to smell this to admire how much of a masterpiece this is.

This is a gorgeous fragrance and one of the best men’s colognes on the market. Guerlain are a staple in the industry for a reason. This stuff will have you smelling like a good-mannered, high-society gentleman.