L’Art de la Guerre

5 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• gelo999

  October 17, 2015

  

  The opening feels fresh and terpeneic, not too dense, quickly moving to a linear, formal, and pleasant fougère. I detect eugenol, ionones, citral, and hedione. The lavender doesn’t dominate. All this fills the heart with consistency, but it feels ethereal and light. The deep layers of the drydown are basically indole, patchouli, labdanum, leathery notes, Iso E, and oakmoss, with many smoky and dark nuances. It has a chypre side, somber, very woody with touches of hay and tobacco. It’s very typical of classic 80s fougères. Aimed at a classic male audience but redesigned for the modern gentleman. Good composition, just right longevity and projection without being overwhelming, excellent for daytime use. Rating: 5

• oscarsh86

  June 30, 2016

  

  Not much to say since I barely smell it. The opening is very timid; you can detect the apple and rhubarb. It certainly recalls old-school perfumes. The heart is where I’m most disappointed; I expected something else and only smell a very boring verbena with leather, lacking emotion. In the end, I just smell verbena, something dirty and not at all boozy like I’ve smelled it before. The longevity is normal, but the projection is ridiculous—I can hardly smell it. It hasn’t delivered anything I read about, just the opening and a bit more. A disappointment.

• blackened

  November 6, 2017

  

  A very good Jovoy perfume that revives the classic ‘gentleman’ scents of the 70s: well-groomed but refined, with necessary romance. This War Art is a battle of ‘toughs’: leather, patchouli, lavender, verbena… but tough in an essentially romantic way. That’s where the symphony and harmony of its notes come in, with a bold yet refined tension. I see it as a homage to Caron’s Yatagan, a Yatagan of this century where the Turkish saber loses brute mass and gains style and audacity, like a dagger opening secrets in sealed envelopes.

• R.de Lioncourt

  July 25, 2021

  

  Not much to add to previous reviews; I agree with almost everything and don’t think I’d contribute anything new. I reinforce that ‘retro gentleman’ air. I think anyone looking for novel scents will be disappointed. Same goes for those wanting powerful sillage and longevity, because it’s not there. Weak projection, short duration, barely ‘designer’ level. And it’s not exactly a cheap perfume either.

• Psicostasis

  November 14, 2025

  

  I love that verbena touch. It smells warm yet not sweet, super clean. The nutmeg is a very woody spice that evokes library tables and waxed floors in an old study. It’s not exactly that, but it has the vibe. It takes a wilder, perhaps earthy path. Maybe edible, but not kitchen-like. Also varnished, but not sterile. It’s not sloppy, yet not overly formal. It’s something unique, at a crossroads.