Arrogance Pour Homme

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• jerry drake

  May 28, 2018

  

  Arrogance Pour Homme is dense, dark and potent, a scent for gentlemen of another time. The current version is very intense, faithful to the mythical 1982 one. It fits in alongside Van Cleef and Antaeus. I’m glad they’re still making perfumes like this; although they’ve lost something, they’ve kept the essence. It’s warm, green, woody and ends softly. It has that classic-retro elegance that are already memories. Recommended for those seeking vigorous masculine aromas from the eighties with good longevity and a tempting price.

• jerry drake

  June 8, 2018

  

  Arrogance Pour Homme is dense, dark and potent, a scent for gentlemen of another time. The current version is quite powerful, faithful to the mythical 1982 creation, which was truly intense and explosive. Personally, I fit it into the style of Van Cleef Pour Homme and Antaeus, to give you an idea. I’m glad they still produce aromas of this type; if it’s true that they’ve lost something, they’ve kept quite a bit of the original idea. It’s warm, green, woody and ends softly. It has that classic-retro elegance that are already memories. Recommended for those who appreciate vigorous masculine aromas from the eighties, good longevity and presence, with a really tempting price.

• Bofifa

  June 29, 2018

  

  No jokes about this one. Launched in 1982 and re-emerging in 2000 right when everything was aquatic, it remains intact. The bottle gives it away: it looks like the handle of a machine gun, black, serious and brutal. And so it is. The opening is dirty, raw, rough and beastly. Although the bergamot adds a fresh touch, it smells of organic fluids, sexual and sticky, straight to the face, explosive and hard. Arrogance doesn’t mince words; this is for men. It could be the signature cologne of Clint Eastwood or Charles Bronson. The tone stays dirty but gradually reveals its complexity: mossy, tobacco and floral notes emerge that remind me of the heart of Kouros, but also of a forgotten gem, Betrix City by Henry M. There’s patchouli and honey in abundance, a classic of the eighties, and if it weren’t for its wild air, it would remind me hugely of Givenchy Gentleman. It starts very potent, calms down a bit after an hour, but lasts a long time on the skin. It gives me sensations similar to Aramis, perhaps due to its extreme dryness and aridity: the perfume of the desert. Or Chanel Antaeus, but without the narcotic part. In short, plenty of character and great balance in a composition heir to its era. A masculinity that doesn’t seek elegance, but rather hairy chests, gold chains and tight trousers to mark the package. I’ve loved it and want to add it to my collection as soon as I can. If you’re a fan of perfumes like Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme, Salvador Dalí Pour Homme or Versace Homme, Arrogance is not just a good option, it’s a necessity. From the treasure chest of Jerry Drake.

• Josesan

  March 22, 2019

  

  ARROGANCE is listed as Woody Spiced on the card, but for me, it is a Chypre Fougère or Fougère Chypre, one and the same. Nowadays, they are not among the bestsellers; rather, it is the sweet, gourmand and musky scents that dominate. Yet perfumes like ARROGANCE are necessary, even essential. How can one not die without having heard—at least once—these resounding, sober, thick, deep chords of breathtaking sexual and sensual attraction? From the start, the resins and leather take hold of whoever has the fortune to smell them. An unusual discovery for the unaccustomed; a reunion for those who already know the beauty of shadowy woods, mountain scrub, mysterious and verdant waters, of tough and charismatic stereotypes. The labdanum and myrtle resins exhale a dense, turpentine-like, thick and bitter vapour that clings to skin and mucous membranes like the embrace of a passionate lover merging into your DNA. A magnificent oakmoss so accomplished it seems to predate the Dry Laws of prohibition. It blends with patchouli and geranium to create an earthy, dark green effluvium, like chewing lichen and finishing with pine and oak needles. Anyone who, like me, has chewed on acrid and bitter vegetables will recognise these dry, cracked, psychedelic, hypnotic and hallucinogenic tonalities. I do not know what ARROGANCE from 1982 would have been like, but the current version, known thanks to Jerry Drake, is like stepping back decades to when women wore bouffant hair and shoulder pads, and men wore leather chaps and gleaming chains reflected in their Harley-Davidsons.

• Mijauju

  May 6, 2023

  

  Putting on Quórum made me think of APH; I own and have tried both. They are from the same family, yet APH elevates the experience. I need to check the bottle’s vintage carefully, as there is a dirty note at the base—a paradox that adds an incense touch and envelops the green, spiritualising it. Quórum is an indecisive baby, whereas APH is a Sleepy Hollow woodland tale, medieval or romantic in a literary style. Magnificent. Taken one by one, they are like retroactive (not retro, I dislike that term). Dirty for dirty, green for green, smoke for smoke, I relate them to Leonard pour homme: delicious, a little brusque but not rough, resounding, assertive and slightly extravagant, just as I like it; the extravagance is very Italian. Quórum fades in 15 minutes, while APH keeps its musicians on stage. In this extravagant, assertive, mandolin-playing genre, it is a 10, but beware 👁️: if you identify with those adjectives, fine; if not, abandon all hope of liking it.