Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme Haute Concentration

16 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• CokeChile

  November 21, 2015

  

  What Dior Homme Sport and Chanel Allure Edition Blanche lack, this has: power, magnetism, and that old-school touch with potent lemon leaf and peel. It doesn’t smell boring; it’s fresh, substantial, and woody, perfect for any mild season. The opening is intense, almost too much, with camphoraceous notes (rosemary, lemon, and petit grain). The clove creaminess doesn’t shine much, but paired with natural rosemary, it completes this very own fresh-citrus-herbal blend. At the end, woods, sweet touches of tonka and patchouli, nutmeg, and spicy cinnamon or clove emerge. The sweet dry-down is there, but handled with class and delicacy, avoiding that explosion of sweet woods and resins found in other releases. Once it dries, you can’t help but think of Edition Blanche or DHS. Maybe they copied this old-school gem. I’ll wear it more soon to update on longevity and sillage.

• CokeChile

  November 21, 2015

  

  What Dior Homme Sport and Chanel Allure Edition Blanche miss, this has: power, magnetism, and that old-school vibe with potent leaves and lemon peel. It doesn’t smell boring; it’s fresh, substantial, and structured with a woody base, ideal for any mild season. The opening is powerful, almost too much, with camphoraceous notes (rosemary, lemon, and petit grain). The clove creaminess doesn’t shine much, but combined with the natural rosemary, it completes this fresh-citrus-herbal blend so characteristic of the fragrance. At the end, woods, subtle touches of tonka and patchouli, nutmeg, and spicy hints of cinnamon or clove. The sweet dry-down is there, but handled with class and delicacy, without being that explosion of sweet woods and resins found in other releases. Once it dries down, you can’t help but think of Edition Blanche or DHS. Maybe they’re the ones who copied this old-school gem. I’ll be using it more soon to test its longevity and sillage.

• pedjalazaro

  June 1, 2017

  

  I love it. The opening is lemon peel and rosemary; the petit grain adds that herbal touch that makes it so fresh right out of the bottle. Over time, it settles into a darker lemon accented by nutmeg, gradually becoming woody. It’s a timeless classic. Elegant for hot days but very versatile thanks to the woody dry-down. If you like citrus and herbal scents, you have to try this. Yes, the dry-down reminds me of the 2008 DHS, but Dior’s version is heavier on ginger. Perfect for spring, summer, and fall, and great for daytime. Long-lasting longevity with moderate sillage.

• MIQUELEMG

  June 3, 2017

  

  Citrus, woody, and green, the classic elements but mixed with such mastery and quality of ingredients that it makes it stand out among dozens of similar products. A potentiated version of the original Pour Homme, which remains a four-season classic, equally elegant, simple, and well-structured in its development. The perfect candidate to be the personal scent of any sober, elegant, and educated man. Pity it’s an extinct species. I agree that the mentioned Dior and Chanel ones can be viable substitutes.

• pedjalazaro

  June 14, 2017

  

  I like it. The beginning is a lemon peel with rosemary. The petit grain gives it that herbal touch that makes the dry down so fresh. With the passage of time it leaves a lemon, a bit darker due to the nutmeg, which gradually becomes woody. It’s a timeless classic. An elegant fragrance for hot days, but with quite versatility thanks to the woody touch at the end. If you like citrus-herbals, you have to try it. Yes, the end can have an air to DHS (2008), but the Dior one more loaded with ginger. For spring, summer, and autumn. For day. Long-lasting longevity. Moderate sillage.

• Bonomie

  June 28, 2017

  

  Predominant opening of lemon to gradually give way to exquisite woody accords. Very elegant, evolves delicately and its presence is not intrusive, achieving a moderate sillage. It is a classic that endures in memory and it’s a pleasure to find it again. The structure is sober and that can be its greatest attraction. It conveys a lot with an apparent simplicity. This is one of its virtues.

• Bonomie

  July 7, 2017

  

  The opening is dominated by lemon, giving way gradually to exquisite woody accords. Very elegant, it evolves delicately and its presence is not intrusive, leaving a moderate trail. It’s a classic that lingers in memory and it’s a pleasure to rediscover it. The structure is sober, and that may be its greatest appeal. It communicates a lot with apparent simplicity. This is one of its virtues.

• Juanpasiones

  December 12, 2017

  

  I know I will love you without questions, I know you will love me without answers” – Mario Benedetti. Another gem found in the heart of the San Juan de Dios market in Guadalajara. A beautiful, magnificent perfume. After three hours of that explosive citrus opening, a very fine creaminess begins: the dry-down, undoubtedly the best part (as it should be in all fine perfumes), a fresh woody scent. The citrus note remains clearly noticeable, pristine and natural, just like smelling a piece of lemon tree bark rubbed with a freshly cut leaf, but it’s no longer sharp; it’s gently accompanied by an enchanting wood, to the point where my colleagues told me, “wow, that smells delicious!” With about six applications, I achieved a heavy sillage for about four hours. The last ten hours were more discreet, but its beauty makes up for anything. Just a bit of body movement sends a wave of its aroma rushing back; a little activity or tension that increases the pulse, and like magic, the aromatic cloud expands. That speaks of ingredients of the highest quality. So much beauty in a creation that seems like a simple, discreet perfume. If money could buy happiness, it would be exactly this: in a perfume like this, so authentic, integral, dense, exquisite, transparent, defining, comforting, embracing, purifying, healing… It is one of the most beautiful (dry-down or base) perfumes I have ever smelled, and it has just displaced my grandfather, Rive Gauche, as my personal scent.

• Juanpasiones

  December 27, 2017

  

  I know I’m going to love you without questions, I know you’re going to love me without answers. Mario Benedetti. Another gem found in the bowels of the San Juan de Dios market, Guadalajara, Mexico. It’s a beautiful, magnificent perfume. Three hours after the explosive citrus opening so well described above, a very fine creaminess begins: the dry down, undoubtedly the best part (as it should be in all perfumes, especially those of great lineage like this one), a fresh woody aroma. The citrus note is still clearly noticeable, pristine and natural, just like smelling a piece of a lemon tree bark rubbed with a freshly cut leaf from the same tree, but this note is no longer sharp like the opening; it is gently accompanied by a charming wood to a point that my coworkers have told me ‘wow, that smells good!’ With about 6 applications I achieved a heavy sillage for about 4 hours. The last 10 hours the sillage was more discreet, but its beauty compensates for anything. Just making some body movement causes a wave of its aroma to invade me again; a bit of activity or tension that provokes an increase in pulse and, like magic, the aromatic cloud around you expands. That speaks of ingredients of excelsa quality in its elaboration. How much beauty can we find in a creation that apparently is a simple, discreet perfume. If money could buy happiness, it would be exactly in this: in a perfume like this, so authentic, integral, dense, finest, transparent, defining, comforting, embracing, purifying, healing… It is one of the most beautiful (dry down or base) perfumes I have ever smelled and it has just displaced its grandson Rive Gauche as my personal scent.

• Josesan

  May 8, 2019

  

  As well expressed in his review by friend PEDJALAZARO, we are facing a CITRUS HERBAL with its final WOODY touch. I have no idea when is the test bottle I made; certainly it has its years, but I wouldn’t know how to specify. In any case, it smells classic, to the PRE-SAINT L’OREAL era, when Monsieur SAINT LAURENT strolled with his troupe through Le Sept and Les Bains Douches, and when if you didn’t have a shoulder pad and a platform, you were nobody. But it’s not a classic in the style of an OPIUM, a KOUROS, a PARIS or an YVRESSE, but we are talking about a classic in the style of a CHANEL POUR HOMME, a JAZZ, a MEMOIR D’HOMME or a CRISTOBAL POUR HOMME. Elegant, discreet, contained, sophisticated, with great class. In its opening, the prevalent note is a beautiful lemon: fresh, radiant, proud to exist; like the quince sun of ANTONIO LÓPEZ. The bitter orange leaves (petit grain) intensify this hesperidic breeze that kisses my face and caresses my hair, like the soft and gentle zephyr. After a short time, a greasy, almost buttery note of a strange sweetness appears that does not cloy, but produces well-being. It could be a balanced combination of the spicy and culinary nutmeg, the honeyed tonka bean, and amber notes that wrap me in a protective embrace. I haven’t been able to find the author of this perfume, so that mystery elevates the degree of attraction of a rather unknown fragrance. It’s not an 80s powerhouse to go out partying in Parisian nights with Yves, alongside his glam pandy based on Paloma Picasso, Marisa Berenson, and Loulou de la Falaise, as long as Karl Lagerfeld didn’t cross the path. POUR HOMME HAUTE CONCENTRATION would be more suitable for the discretion of a CRISTOBAL BALENCIAGA, a HUBERT DE GIVENCHY or an EMANUEL UNGARO. It’s not a fragrance with significant sillage, but it has an estimable longevity, for the type of fragrance it is. Its raw materials are exquisite and its conception impeccable.

• Selene

  February 10, 2020

  

  Who was capable of posing nude in 1971 for their own first men’s perfume? Adding the attentive gaze of millions of fans and before the eyes of the world press and fashion critics. Transgressive, provocative, iconic: Mr. Yves Saint Laurent. Calmly posing on leather cushions, only with his glasses and an intense gaze; that photo speaks more than any visual corner of that campaign, pure art. The Pour Homme (1971) version has been on my mind all these years, especially since I didn’t have the possibility to get anything about it, not even a miniature, and the endless reviews about its excellence only increased my thirst. Yesterday the universe conspired to find me with a miniature of ‘Pour Homme’ Eau de Toilette Haute Concentration from 1983. They say it’s 90% equal to the ’71 version, that the idea wasn’t to change the olfactory structure, but to potentiate the notes and make the fragrance more wild. It seemed like talking about a Pour Homme YSL but with steroids. We must not forget that in the 80s many classics from previous decades were launched in a more potent variant, since 80s men loved things in large doses. My early 90s miniature opens with a dirty, earthy lemon note, with touches of lavender (it’s not on the list but I feel it), and instantly you can appreciate with more intensity that herbal/spicy side that everyone talks about: nutmeg, tonka bean, with touches of rosemary. Patchouli and woods play an important role, but not greater than the previous notes; they are there to support giving more body. The greatest achievement of Pour Homme is the conjunction of the almondy aroma with dirty lavender and carnation plus the touches of spices surrounded by a constant herbal glow. The quality and articulation of the notes is sublime 10/10. That earthy and dirty quality achieves, it seems as if it had touches of musk. Comparing it with other classics of the era like Dakkar or Quorum (without diminishing these two titans), we realize the excellent herbal quality of this creation; no note seems out of place. Bravo!

• AndErson

  June 2, 2020

  

  I’m wearing this fragrance right now, and it’s inexplicable how emotions flood me the moment I smell it: a memory of old times, an enveloping, fresh, citrusy scent from another era. I don’t know what else to add—it’s a masterpiece that raised the bar so high for Yves Saint Laurent in those years when the presence of a man or woman was felt even before they arrived; that was true perfumery. An ode to beauty, to innocence, to walks under the sunset sun, with that hopeful melancholy and good intentions. With a sublime opening that clears the way. What every human being seeks.

• AndErson

  June 13, 2020

  

  Right now I’m wearing this fragrance and it’s inexplicable the emotion that overwhelms me when I perceive it: a memory of old times, an enveloping, fresh, citrus scent from another era. I don’t know what else to add, a masterpiece that knew how to raise the bar high Yves Saint Laurent in those years when the passage of a woman or a man was felt even before they were there; that was true perfumery. An ode to beauty, to innocence, to walks under the sunset sun, with that hopeful melancholy and full of good intentions. With a sublime brilliance paving the way. What every human being seeks.

• meganoda

  September 18, 2021

  

  I miss it, I remember it. Where can I get it?

• jerry drake

  April 12, 2024

  

  Obviously, I love strong classics, but I keep an open mind to try everything and find the true gems. The fragrance starts dense and full-bodied, an explosion of citrus and freshness accompanied by a noble, classic spice. Both notes are perfectly coordinated and seem precious. Almost nothing changes throughout the wear, only nuances and clearly intensity. The juicy citrus remains until the very end, ensuring an omnipresent freshness. From the heart, the slightly acidic and spicy components are almost on par with the hesperidics, but they leave room to project bursts of cleanliness and elegance. It smells very masculine and the ingredients have great presence. The flowers are buried under the spices, giving a blurry impression when the heart accord changes, which is absolutely not negative; the wood anchors the scent and removes the initial aggression. It softens, especially as it evolves into a much soapy version. The cedar in the base ensures that a certain roughness continues throughout the life of the fragrance. Patchouli, tonka, and nutmeg ensure that YSL Pour Homme H.C. never strays from the path. There is also a resinous component similar to pine that makes it seem very elegant, well-cared-for, masculine, and a bit sexy. A citrus and spicy scent with great body, between retro and modern. Basically a timeless classic, fresh and elegant, hard to find today that exudes the magic of old perfumes.

• Paturruni

  December 16, 2025

  

  Great perfume.