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Antaeus
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Antaeus by Chanel is a woody-chypre fragrance for men. Launched in 1981, the nose behind this creation is Jacques Polge. The top notes are clary sage, coriander, bergamot, lime, lemon and myrtle; the heart notes are rose, thyme, basil and jasmine; the base notes are castoreum, oakmoss, patchouli and French labdanum.
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- Positivo 84%
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- Neutral 3.5%
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Will you forgive those of us who say it’s super mega hyper masculine, silver-backed alpha male with chest hair? To me, it seems quite unisex, as much as La Nuit by Paco Rabanne. I encourage you to know it if you like this scent. Watch out, I don’t intend to say they smell the same; I’m fascinated by both. I feel an amber, aromatic-peppery and dry blend, which at times reminds me of Prada Luna Rossa Extreme. I say ‘reminds me’ because I knew the Italian one first.
The stereotype of the ‘alpha male’ is interesting. Fortunately, little by little we realise we can buy what we want, regardless of the target audience, and consume it with gusto without clashing. Surely there are some ‘difficult’ ones for a certain gender, but it’s more a matter of attitude. ‘Alpha’ people are usually attractive for their actions, not for scent or accessories. They are reliable and not vain; their self-esteem doesn’t depend on conquests or ‘hunting nights’ outings, which are nonsense to them. A lady can wear Antaeus without a problem, although I like to classify aromas by gender or occasion, and I think this is more masculine. In any case, it’s an excellent product and I encourage you to try it.
I don’t know if original batches were more intense, but it’s not overwhelmingly masculine. Alpha male? Not at all. At first it reminded me of Chanel No. 5. Then it evolves and approaches conventional masculinity. I don’t like it less; it surprised me. I find no sharp or animal notes. It has class and doesn’t feel outdated, although it’s from another era because it doesn’t fit the mainstream, which I value. PS: The caps on Chanel bottles feel cheap, except for the Bleu line.
Layer test: 1 spray of Antaeus, 1 of Hacivat and 2 of Club de Nuit Intense EDP. Absolute madness!
Antaeus is like a powerful Gerardo Sarcedote, that is, Lalo Cura. Enjoy the powerful old man. Mine is from 2018 and it’s going all out.
Woody, leather and chypre. It has bergamot, moss, labdanum, earthy notes and castoreum with smoky and leathery tones. The castor, while chewing wood, absorbs phenols that smell like tar, like marijuana smoke, no joke. There’s myrrh and balsams, plus a rose blooming right in that earth and smoke. It’s a vintage work of art. If you want castoreum, this is the reference. It’s still strong today, though the animal tone has dropped to burnt rubber. It’s elegant and virile beyond current standards. UPDATE: I smelled it again and the opening raised my eyebrows higher than the Burj Khalifa. It’s brutal, says someone who isn’t Spanish. The myrrh with bergamot creates a lush forest landscape, with a musky touch of freshly shaven skin. The projection is a beast: 19 hours later on paper I still smell it from half a metre away, the blotter is on the table. It filled the room with scent last night. In the dry down, castoreum reigns with labdanum, formidable.
Alpha male perfume, silver-backed, stallion and derivatives. Buy blind, risky. Smells like Jaq’s but more refined, though equally old-fashioned. It’s worth trying for the olfactory experience; buying it is another matter.
Chanel is not a perfume house; it follows commercial trends. Antaeus is its answer to the amber bombs of the 70s and 80s. It smells like an 80s fragrance, potent, just as people remember those years of ‘blue’ fragrances. I wouldn’t even gift it to my grandfather now, as it would smell like an outdated gentleman.
It has that retro touch from the castoreum, but with Chanel quality. Without it, it would be totally contemporary. I don’t like animal notes, but Antaeus is probably the best in history. And watch out, the rose here is sensational, mind-blowing.
With this fragrance, I remember my father; the opening was a real punch and it lingered for a long time. Although the notes don’t describe it as such, leather was perceptible. Later, I bought my own bottle, but it didn’t feel the same; it was surely reformulated, yet it still retains that imposing character. Chanel doesn’t disappoint, although now that I remember, they shrunk the bottle and enlarged the cap.
If Kouros is direct sex, Antaeus is a step-by-step courtship. Here, primal attraction skips nothing. While everything today smells superficial, this fragrance revives intrinsic desires. Chanel sold out to the market, but didn’t forget its jewels; thanks to us still having them, even if not with the same prestige. They say it’s outdated, but that’s a lack of culture; someone who only listens to reggaeton won’t understand the Beatles. Antaeus was born when things were clear: either you like it or you don’t. Today, with so much rubbish on the market, it’s easy to confuse the good with the bad, just as one can’t tell an alpaca from a polyester suit. I’ll stick to the notes, as there are better reviews. I deleted my 2015 review because I understood nothing, and now it’s one of my favourites. Pure men’s fragrance, to break the mould they want to put us in. Pure sensuality.
A unique fragrance. Quite elegant, though perhaps a little dated. Nevertheless, this doesn’t make it bad in any way; it simply comes across as a scent for older people. I don’t think many young men would prefer to smell this way. It is very potent. The citrus top notes are surprisingly long-lasting, while the sweet heart notes are light. What I perceive most is the patchouli and the castoreum; these create a very masculine base. It has excellent longevity and a great trail. For this reason, I wouldn’t use more than four sprays in any situation. It definitely makes an impression. I think its most appropriate use is for meetings or formal outings, especially in the evening. There, it manages to be quite sophisticated, regardless of being a classic perfume.
Antaeus is very different from what the perfume industry generally offers today. Yet, without being modern, it doesn’t smell like something for an older gentleman. I do believe it is an adult, characterful scent, but you can wear it perfectly well at 25. Antaeus isn’t as overtly masculine as many claim. It is masculine, but not in a brash way. Kouros, for example, feels more radical, and its opening might turn some people off, whereas with Antaeus that doesn’t happen; it recalls something of Kouros in the opening but is far more subtle. In the heart notes and especially the dry-down, they take different paths. I don’t wear it on clothes because it doesn’t evolve, and there it does remind me more of Kouros. It is simply a masterpiece. It is timeless and offers distinction. It is elegant and not shouty, yet it always makes an impression thanks to its refined and distinguished aroma. I don’t find it exclusively for winter; in summer, spraying less and from a distance achieves a softness that isn’t overwhelming. The evolution on skin and its nuances are rare to find these days. The projection is adequate, I’d say rather short-range, but it has a good trail when you move, and the longevity is high; on my skin, it lasts more than 10 hours. Alongside Égoïste, it is the best of Chanel in my opinion.
I’m not sure if it’s age-related or due to reformulations. I used to love this perfume, and as far as I recall, the citrus notes were much more prominent. I’d say the most remarkable thing is that it has survived in the market for over 40 years, which says a lot… however, recently I intended to buy it but, given the history of reformulations, decided to try it first. What a disappointment: the current version smells like burnt rubber and is extremely synthetic. I simply couldn’t handle it. Very little remains of that brilliant version from the 80s and even the 90s. That said, no matter how much I washed my hands after applying it, the perfume lasted about eight hours.
JOLINES ‘YAYO’ WHAT A GREAT SWEET SMELL! It is truly an olfactory journey into the past, transporting you ipso facto years back, in the style of Kouros, but evidently in this case it is a less rougher aroma, so to speak, with more ‘bearing’, yet in the same league. Kouros is the hard man, sure of himself, with clear ideas and much, much ground covered. Shirt slightly open, jeans, and some boots. Antaeus is that same type, but in a suit and ready to go to a business dinner. It smells good, but I cannot see myself wearing it right now, perhaps in 60 years’ time, hehe. Mind you, which is curious to me, as Kouros, on the contrary, I have worn it cheerfully and it has not clashed at all (it has even been liked). Perhaps Antaeus, due to one of its parts, gives more of that sensation that most people share of ‘older person’, rather than just ‘retro aroma’. Finally, it has a certain base note like synthetic/chemical that does not quite convince me entirely but which is, I believe, exactly what gives it that characteristic and peculiar label. In any case, an elegant and quality aroma, reformulated, as everything is, but still with that a well-rounded composition. Personally, having already the King Kouros, the Prince will remain in the wardrobe until further notice. RESULT: 4 stars.
Complex, strong with a delicate dry-down; not for everyone.
A masterpiece; I cannot believe the pleasure this composition, created by the very gods, brings me. A characterful, masculine yet refined fragrance, unlike Kouros, which could be its direct competitor (I love Kouros too). Antaeus seems a more stately proposal, whereas Kouros is rougher and dirtier; Antaeus detonates elegance. On my skin, it presents a soapy facet that drives me mad, accompanied by that moss and civet. It lasts about 8 hours on my skin, projecting for the first 3, then if your body temperature rises, it resurfaces. With perfumes of this archetype, many tell me it does not suit my age, but the truth is I threw those comments back at them; I love fougères, I love what commercial perfumery used to be and not what it became. These were good perfumes; what a delight. Scent: 10/10 Longevity: 8/10 Projection: 8/10 Highly recommended; it is a jewel of perfumery.
A fragrance of tremendous quality. The rose and a magnificent leather (not declared, but I’m certain it’s there) are noticeable. The citrus opening is fantastic. It reminds me greatly of Coty’s Jaq’s cologne. Unfortunately, after a few minutes, the animal note envelops the entire fragrance and I do not feel comfortable with it. It brings to mind a grandfather in a green velvet suit and a beret on his head. I also imagine a mature, cultured man spending winter afternoons reading in the library (these are the mental images it evokes). The bottle fascinates me; it must be the most beautiful in perfumery. Elegance and presence are what it wishes to convey, and that is what you get from the fragrance… but it is not for me. Without that castoreum note, it would possibly become MY fragrance. My utmost respect for this masterpiece of perfumery. In my opinion, alongside Egoïste, Antaeus must be the highest quality fragrance from the Chanel house.
Again, this is not a fougère; it is a chypre. And one of the finest chypres available today, featuring one of the best reformulations, if not clearly the best of any chypre on the market, alongside, ironically, Eau Sauvage, which still contains natural oakmoss to this day. Antaeus lasts about 12 hours on my skin and projects strongly for the first half or third. It is not for the faint-hearted, but it is a magnificent fragrance rarely found on the market. By the way, I find little similarity with YSL’s Kouros; while the concept is similar, they follow two completely different lines. Kouros is an ultra-animalic scent leaning towards the more aggressive nuances of those notes, possessing a highlighted civet. Antaeus is a leather chypre which, while animalic, contains not a single milligram of civet.
Chanel Antaeus: the YSL Kouros in a posh, gentlemanly version. And to be repetitive, to anyone who is bothered by it, get lost: Antaeus was and is (although reformulated several times, it balls out with a 1981 perfume, if they have reformulated even Spicebomb by V&R) a masterpiece of modern perfumery. An eternal classic like the 4711 Cologne, Acqua di Parma Colonia, Guerlain Shalimar, Gres Cabochard, Guerlain Habit Rouge, Chanel No. 5, Dior Eau Sauvage, Davidoff Cool Water, Terre d’Hermès, Dior Fahrenheit, Angel by Mugler, Bleu de Chanel, Eternity CK or Dior Homme Parfum. Among the best from the Chanel house, which in my opinion has more than one mediocre and overrated fragrance, and in all aspects and price it is first. For my perception, nowadays Antaeus could be a total unisex scent. I see nothing in the scent that would turn off a modern woman today for being excessively ‘masculine’. Old school performance and trail: a minimum of 8-9 hours with a trail that gives goosebumps. Note, it smells like the 80s, it does not resemble anything current, niches included, adventurous or the latest things in Arab perfumery. Stop making silly comparisons. The Oscar de la Renta Pour Homme, a classic I own and like, smelled like brown sugar in a barbershop, and the Van Cleef & Arpels PH, another great classic, was a leather and floral scent, whereas this Antaeus carried citrus, flowers, herbs, myrrh, oakmoss, patchouli, labdanum and castoreum… rat-like. Get your balls out, Pepeluís, because this type of 80s floral scent for men, as they had it with YSL Kouros, Ted Lapidus Pour Homme and Salvador Dalí Pour Homme, was at the very beginning of the 80s. Eternal. Only for people with character, courage, iron will and clear ideas.
A masterpiece. For an EDT, I applied it to blotting paper and after 10 hours it still smells delicious; the dry-down is wonderfully pleasant. People speak of Bulgaria Man Black and Oli; I’ve tried both and will take them on my travels. It smells like a classic from the nineties, yet I imagine a mature, dominant man, declaring ‘here comes the boss.’ Simply beautiful.
I use the original; it is among the best in perfumes. It lasts all day on skin and clothes; it will make you not wash it because the scent fades. For me, it is the best in perfume.
Sinister, dense, murky, dark, vintage and extremely old school. For some reason people in the medical profession tend to use it, so it reminds me of a hospital; it gives me that olfactory memory. It is more usable than YSL’s Kouros. Fortunately, fragrances like this are out of fashion, so they are worn more by those with retro tastes, not to say older people or people of that mindset. It is not a bad fragrance, but this is not for me.
Antaeus, a masterpiece by Jacques Polge: timeless, masculine and perfectly executed. An enjoyable festival from start to finish. A vibrant, stinging and acidic citrus opening that quickly yields to a blend of clean leather (creamy and vanilla-scented), soapy lavender and dry, talc-dusted rose, which last until the next shower and laundry. Excellent longevity and a heavy trail that surpasses eight hours.
One of the best perfumes for men ever created, nothing to do with those of today. This Antaeus gives a thousand turns to all of them (my humble opinion). Not suitable for children, shaved or gradient scents; a perfume for a real man.
A portrait of that masculinity of the past: distant, serious and powerful. It is a deep plunge into spices and a journey into its oxidation. Aromatic and herbal at first, it smells like a landowner or someone with power. Then the myrrh and other spices evaporate, leaving a dry, balsamic and mossy presence. A very special perfume, with a unique personality, being one of the few male chypre formulas. It is not easy nowadays, perhaps a journey back in time. What Monty Python would define as ‘smell of a beast’ due to that dense spiced myrrh character.
Please, ladies, try it without fear that it is a man’s scent… it’s brilliant!
A tamed beast. A very domesticated Kouros, usable. Rough, elegant, mature. Suit and briefcase, open shirt and solitude. It doesn’t seek to please, it seeks to be respected.
Sober, potent and elegant masculinity; indestructible like the giant Antaeus.
It is the kind of perfume that never goes out of style.
Kouros plus Aramis with a strong woody touch and without the leather of Aramis equals Antaeus by Chanel. In the opening it brings back memories of Kouros, but only for five or ten minutes, then it takes a very different path. To my nose in the heart phase it reminds me quite a bit of Aramis but a little more balanced and less brutal. Aramis smells like an old perfume (it is from 1966), Antaeus resembles it quite a bit but manages to escape the musty aroma to become something vintage but usable until today. It gives me a perfume to wear with a suit, very elegant. Accompanied by a good classic watch like a Cartier Tank.
Castoreum, another way of saying it is a soapy musk, for me, its predominant note. An alcoholic citrus opening, then it acquires a dry moss, slightly bitter. It is a blast of masculinity without complexes. Nowadays, unisex without any problem. It lifts the mood like a potent pheromone coffee, but beware, this punch in your face certainly has old-fashioned connotations: posh neighbourhood, suit or fur coat. Or, for heaven’s sake, whatever the hell you feel like wearing because, if you smell like this, you are loaded. Or you are a late-night vampire. True that it is halfway between the wild beast of Kouros and the herbaceous adventurer of Aramis. Perhaps this Antaeus is the most wearable of the three, but equally it would warrant sprays because it has impressive intensity, longevity and trail. This must be tried, worn for a few days, for perfume culture. Perhaps it will resonate with you and you discover you have the spirit of an elderly person at mass, a beaver in Yellowstone Park, or an American Psycho.
Antaeus displaced Aramis as my favourite boozy leather scent from the 70s and Kouros as my favourite ‘powerhouse’ from the 80s. I have never heard the original, but what they offer currently is fantastic. It is my type of aromatic woody opening: citrus, herbaceous and spicy, brimming with character. Personally, I love sage, and combined with lime and myrrh incense, it creates a potent concoction that is both vigorous and welcoming. Its velvet quality demonstrates from the start the quality of the materials (it gives me the same sensation as Egoïste, which I do not own but enjoy greatly). Then it quickly moves to a floral heart dominated by rose and thyme, and settles into a seductive, earthy and deliciously animal base, thanks to labdanum, patchouli and castoreum. I agree that there is a semi-sweet beeswax effect that fuses very well with the accorded tonic and the castoreum. Masculine, sensual and robust, Antaeus is a fragrance that announces itself, but without being vulgar, always captivating. Note: it is a potent juice that intensifies with body heat, and since the atomiser dispenses quite a lot, it must be applied with caution if you do not want to end up like Brian Fantana soaked in Sex Panther.
Antaeus was the second men’s fragrance from Chanel in the 80s (if I am not mistaken). I tried it and wore it last winter and liked it. Saving distances, it would be the male equivalent of Nº 5, especially in its opening. It is not as ‘BEST MODE’ as some describe, nor does it seem dark or exclusively nocturnal. It has a lot of personality, but it does not resemble Pour Homme by Van Cleef & Arpels, Kouros by YSL, or Pour Homme by Rive Gauche. Chronologically they could be classified by their launch dates, but nothing more. The truth is that today it results in being elegant, inviting and of quality, but perhaps it has lost some of its strength and qualities, making it more versatile and wearable now without losing its soul and personality. Something similar could happen with Egoïste and Platinum from the 90s, although they remain firm in their DNA, something Chanel takes great care of. Perhaps the only designer brand that does not discontinue or reformulate excessively, and makes launches every X years marking eras, which seems serious and professional. The only exception regarding its flankers is Blue. But the rest is pure history and rich.
I totally agree with the ‘sensitive nose’ review: it is a great work of art. At the start it smells of rose combined with leather, a scent that exudes elegance and is the part I like most. I would give anything to feel that scent throughout the life of the perfume because it brings back beautiful memories of that great era of the 80s. To finish: those of us born in the 70s and earlier decades were happy and did not know it.
Antaeus, here we go… From Chanel, a house known for limited performance fragrances, this is an exception and worth the niche price. It is challenging at the start, especially the first 30 minutes; if you have not heard anything like this before, you will not like it, but it holds that animalic castoreum and basil note alongside other herbs. Over time it balances and a leather-with-rose nuance emerges, which is actually civet, woods and flowers working together to give that elegant ‘bad boy’ touch, quite sexual. Today perfumes are unisex, but this is undoubtedly masculine and deserves the name. In my experience, it is the only Chanel (non-private collection) that performs well (8 hours) and has good projection for at least an hour and a half. Be warned, most people will not like it, but for wearing it yourself, it is a powerhouse with character that denotes ‘I have good taste’ and I wear expensive perfume. Even if you do not like it, I tried it to get to know an 80s fragrance and was impressed; it is very well made.
One of my favourites. The opening brings back childhood memories; my father used something similar to this classic accord, so masculine and pleasant. The dry-down is singular, animalic and elegant, something hard to achieve. In some passages it recalls Lapidus Pour Homme, but with fewer citrus notes and a different direction. It feels refined, complex and lordly. It has a unique, piercing strength. I would have loved to experience it in its original formulation, but the current version is brilliant, a beautiful perfume.
Very difficult to wear nowadays, although the quality is there. The dry-down is excellent and acceptable by current standards. For me, it dries down like shaving foam.
Classic yet timeless; I like it as much as Kouros, but it possesses more class and refinement. It is both clean and dirty, a true perfume of the 80s. The best part is the dry-down where the rose and civet blend with green and musky tones, creating a richness.
A fragrance for men and teenagers who have no interest in the ‘flowing’ role-playing games of dating.