Horizon

26 reseñas

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• priethcallas

  July 27, 2014

  

  I bought a Guy Laroche miniature purely for collecting, though I hate green scents and this was no exception. It opens with a brutal absinthe note that, mixed with aldehydes, drowns out the citrus, mint, and lavender (perhaps a hint of cassia is detectable). At four hours, the green notes persist with cyclamen and something smelling of Drakkar Noir—certainly pine needles. By ten hours, those greens finally recede, giving way to musk, amber, and patchouli. There is nothing sweet about it; it is dry and the greens are overpowering. The trail should be moderate with few applications, but as always happens to me, I overdid it and it stayed heavy with absinthe for hours. The longevity on my skin is clearly twelve hours. Given its type, it is suitable for spring or mid-season, outdoors, informally, and during the day. Only for those who love green scents or want the bottle.

• Monsieur Paon

  May 31, 2015

  

  Indeed, if you overapply as Prieth Callas says well, it becomes heavy, strong, and intense for the nose. The bottle design and the commercial from its time with Enya’s music made me fall in love with it. I was 12 years old.

• Monsieur Paon

  June 4, 2015

  

  Indeed, if you overapply as Prieth Callas rightly comments, it becomes HEAVY, strong, and intense for the nose. The bottle design and the commercial with Enya’s music at the time made me fall in love with it. I was twelve years old.

• Lovely_93

  December 4, 2015

  

  On Google Shopping, satiro33, there are several sizes and prices, just put the name of the perfume, ok.

• satiro33

  December 8, 2015

  

  I confess that I loved this scent since I tried it in the department store, but I have not been able to get it. I know it is discontinued, but I cling to the hope of finding the bottle to have it as a collection piece. It is an excellent scent and I was about 12 or 13 years old when I first encountered the perfume.

• Bofifa

  August 6, 2017

  

  A very dear person told me it smells like pines by a river. In that transition period between the 80s and 90s, with aquatic notes, unique perfumes emerged that mixed the tradition of bracken with modernity, although they ended up in no man’s land (hello, Anthracite). Horizon is a very green bracken; if you do not like the genre, better not to try it. The bottle has oceanic connotations and there is a sea breeze, but the pines are there: a foresty, smoky pine, like Polo Classic or Roger Gallet Open. The opening is aquatic with green undertones, and the development is a struggle between both facets that sometimes join, creating a pine forest at the bottom of the ocean surrounded by corals. Floral notes embellish it, making it similar to Givenchy’s Insensé. It is one of the most beautiful and original perfumes I have ever smelled, refreshing (but not in heat), delicate, complex, with moderate sillage and good longevity, filling you with nostalgia for things that will never return.

• charlotinable

  January 25, 2018

  

  They gifted me the Drakkar Noir a few days ago and it is a disaster for me, but if they had given me this Guy Laroche one, I would have loved it. It is a delight and a total beauty.

• zemog

  August 20, 2018

  

  What memories seeing the photo of the Horizon bottle. The first time I tried it was because the bottle was transgressive, it gave a sensation of crushed ice, and the blue indicated extreme freshness. I was not wrong. The green opening transports you to a forest at dawn, the smell of wet grass, rivers, mountains, and freshly cut lavender. A powerful, green opening of pine, moss, and lavender. When that freshness revolution calms down, it moves to citrus, freshly cut woods, and minerals. I never felt it had more flowers than lavender; it is a very masculine perfume. Unfortunately, like most good perfumes, it was discontinued, and I am left only with the memory of its scent in my head.

• Espartaco

  May 4, 2019

  

  Horizon was executed brilliantly. Many fragrances from that era are mere copies, but this one turned the tables. It is a bracken transitioning from the dry, rough 80s to the polished, ironed scents of the 90s. It is a manual aromatic spicy and green scent, typical of the early 90s, but made superbly with novel nuances. For me, it does not smell so much of pine or wild nature, but of prefabricated nature: hot irons, body lotions, unopened rooms, lacquers, and dyes. The pine is heavily covered by two key notes: the aldehydes, captains of the fragrance, and cinnamon, which I hate but which works here by contaminating with that fruity, bitter, sticky skin body. There is pine, lavender, and nature, but they are overshadowed by that strange mix of cinnamon and aldehydes: a puzzling accord, luminous, like a chemical cloud with velvety toxicity, echoes of body creams, depilatory wax, and impersonal shops, with a mass-market family creaminess. I would never wear it and it upsets my stomach, but while others from its era give me indifference or disgust, this mesmerises me with its artistic vein. It has a vanguard delicacy between the natural and the laboratory, like a cemetery of flowers and a disinfected operating theatre that leaves me bewildered. It could be a perfume from the first Comme des Garçons collections, combining aldehydes, florals, and industrial elements. I find it very unisex, not by use, but by having no sex, like a vacuum cleaner. It is worth trying, including for women. The bottle is a treasure and the juice surprises with its strange finesse. Evocative and enigmatic. PS: It is strange that if you like Insensé, you do not like Horizon.

• william aguirre

  June 7, 2019

  

  This fragrance reminds me of nothing; it has an eighties DNA, a mix of fougère and aromatic herbal. It has many notes, but the ones that stand out most are the pine needles, florals, a base lavender, a spicy touch (I imagine caraway), and perhaps salt. What does it smell like? An exotic flower in a pine forest after a storm (with a mentholated and medicinal touch at the bottom). I do not recommend it for heat; despite being green, it is heavy and loaded with fern-like qualities. Its best use is spring or autumn, fresh evenings, or after rain. I found it online at a ridiculous price, abandoned without a box, and carried it to the clearance bin with some shame, but what a delightful surprise. Performance is outstanding. If you were born between 1970 and 1990 and grew up with Polo Green, Paco Rabanne, or Drakkar Noir, I recommend it. If you are very refined and prefer Invictus, better to try it first. Scent 9, Longevity 8, Projection 8, Sillage 8, Price 20.

• william aguirre

  June 8, 2019

  

  This fragrance reminds me of nothing; it has an 80s DNA, a blend between fougère and aromatic herbal. It has many notes, but the ones that stand out most are pine needles, florals, a base lavender, a spicy touch (perhaps caraway), and a hint of salt. What does it smell like? An exotic flower in a pine forest after a storm, with a mentholated and medicinal undertone. I do not recommend it for heat, despite being green; it is heavy and dense, like bracken. Its best use is spring or autumn, cool afternoons, or after rain. I found it online at a ridiculous price, without a box and abandoned, carrying it to the clearance bin with a sense of shame, but what a delightful surprise. Performance is outstanding. If you were born between the 70s and 90s and grew up with Polo Green, Paco Rabanne, or Drakkar Noir, I recommend it. If you are very refined and your tastes lean more towards Invictus, better to try it first. Scent 9, Longevity 8, Projection 8, Sillage 8, Price 20.

• Selene

  November 15, 2019

  

  I have that striking translucent navy bottle etched in my mind. I have been searching for this lost gem for years. Although time seemed cruel, I managed to find a miniature. Horizon attempts to bring back that aquatic theme of the 90s, with a bottle and name that clearly signal its pedigree. Drakkar Noir had already complicated matters in the 80s, and it is a pity that Horizon was not high enough impact to survive, because its composition is exquisite. Olfactorily, it rescues elements from the 80s but tones them down for new palates. It shares notes with Drakkar but takes a different direction. As soon as you spray, you feel soft, velvety pine and lavender, with neither dominating. A subtle sweet mint enriches everything. Leather shines as it settles, alongside florals like geranium and rose. Cinnamon and moss are prominent, and the woods play a key role. It is a spectacular fragrance that makes one miss eras with less alcohol and aggressive synthetics. It sits between two decades, leaning more towards the 80s than the 90s. Today’s reformulations would ruin it. I love that blend of pine, mint, lavender, leather, and florals. A little gem I recommend wholeheartedly.

• juma

  March 16, 2021

  

  One of the most difficult scents to define, a Guy Laroche masterpiece that evokes a new era waiting to be discovered. It opens mentholated, settles quickly, and leaves an ethereal grey ice on the skin, making you unique. It may not appeal to everyone, but it is a magnificent composition I have not found anywhere else. A total gem.

• svazquez7

  May 2, 2021

  

  Horizon is a rather rare fragrance. It smells very peculiar, between herbal and aquatic but strong. At first the opening gives a strange cleaner smell like Pinol, then a strange combination with Platinum Égoïste and pine. I like it but I don’t love it. Longevity and trail are moderate, but I feel it smells more expensive than it is worth. 50ml for 10 USD and a vintage splash. From this brand I keep Drakkar Noir, and even though I wasn’t a fan, now I start to value it.

• Augusto Enci

  May 29, 2021

  

  Using this magnificent fragrance was, in the early 90s, a genuine olfactory experience. Distinct, evocative, deeply penetrating, just like the ethereal melody of Enya that accompanied that unforgettable commercial that captured the essence of this jewel. Applying Horizon today is immersing myself in a bath of memories: it represents a luminous era of my life, my adolescence, the parties, the peak of great designers and supermodels, the golden age. Deep, green, and oceanic: the three adjectives that emerge when perceiving its initial trail. It evokes a wet pine forest where underfoot herbs are crushed, releasing essential oils and enriching the wood resin, until arriving at a majestic encounter with the sea. Not being properly fresh, its opening transmits cleanliness and revitalisation, fruit of a masterful assembly of green notes (mints and hyssop) nuanced by floral lavender that adds body and a touch of bergamot with luminosity. The aquatic effect, although not declared, sprouts from the interaction between the balsamic freshness of mint and an airy layer of aldehydes, creating a marine atmosphere without later coded marine chords. It’s complex, with great evolution on skin and multifaceted architecture of at least twenty notes. A deceptive perfume: its initial freshness might make one think of summer, but its green-balsamic character and structural richness place it better in intermediate seasons. Personally I associate it with spring and use it during the day, where it unfolds its whole narrative. Horizon makes me think of an attractive man, not necessarily handsome, of few words but intellectually cultivated, with innate elegance. A city man with a wild soul: lover of open spaces and peace. A free spirit, without fear of the unknown or vulnerability. A man who finds meaning in details and understands that the essential resides in the simple. That is the Horizon man archetype. It is certainly one of the most special fragrances I own and have smelled. A masterpiece for specific moments: to stand out, surprise, connect with the intimate. It is an olfactory testimony of an era when perfumery was made with vision, sensitivity, and excellence… an era that went away and never returned.

• Augusto Enci

  June 1, 2021

  

  Using this fragrance in the early 90s was a unique olfactory experience. Distinct, evocative, and penetrating, much like the Enya music in the commercial that captured the essence of this masculine gem. Wearing Horizon today is like diving into memories: my adolescence, the parties, the rise of designers and supermodels, that golden era. Deeply green and oceanic: those are the three adjectives to describe its trail. It smells like a wet pine forest where you crush herbaceous plants, releasing oils that enrich the wood’s resin until reaching the sea. It is not pure freshness, but the opening is clean and revitalising—a masterful assembly of greens (mint and absinthe), floral lavender, and bergamot that provides luminosity. The aquatic effect stems from the interaction between balsamic mint and aldehydes, creating a marine atmosphere without using the clichés of later years. It is complex, evolves greatly on the skin, and has an architecture of at least twenty notes. It is deceptive: its initial freshness makes one think of summer, but its green-balsamic character places it better in intermediate seasons. I associate it with spring and use it during the day where it unfolds its narrative. It makes me think of an attractive man of few words but cultivated with innate elegance. A city man with a wild soul, loving peace and the grand. A free spirit who finds meaning in the simple. It is the archetype of the Horizon man. It is one of the most special fragrances I own, a masterpiece to stand out and connect. A testament to an era when perfumery was made with vision and excellence, an era that has gone to never return.

• The EsScential

  November 19, 2022

  

  11/2022: After spending several large bottles in the 90s, it disappeared overnight and I never crossed paths with anything similar again. Forget ‘it reminds me of…’, nothing, it doesn’t resemble anything; it may share notes but that’s all. The perfect combination is in that beautiful blue bottle. Recently I managed to get a 90s bottle almost full. What a wonder. All those described notes are there, but frozen, figuratively and literally. The mix of aldehydes and mint freezes everything, at least 5-6 hours. That’s another virtue of vintage: eternal longevity. The development is slow and even, the last phase as evident as the first. Although it’s ‘summery’ with instant freshness, in winter it works perfectly, as if we discovered where that bottled cold comes from. The phase-by-phase development is another world: sea salt appears at the beginning with mint and aldehydes, then disappears until the end where it returns inside thawed but wet woods; fresh lavender and pine at the start, then disappear and return dry at the end; flowers go from the wet freshness of cyclamen and jasmine to the warmth of rose and clove. All this takes its good twelve hours of journey. If this were launched today with an Avatar spot frozen by the Narnia witch it would be THE fragrance of the decade. Out of time, it only exists in its own universe, like a small Aleph in that bottle and if we find it we can access for hours and live them too, outside of time.

• The EsScential

  November 24, 2022

  

  11/2022 After spending several large bottles in the 90s, it disappeared overnight and I never saw anything like it again. Forget the ‘I remind me of…’ section; it reminds me of NOTHING; it may share notes with another fragrance, but that is all—the perfect combination is inside that blue bottle. Recently, I managed to get a nearly full bottle from the 90s again. What a marvel. All those described notes are there, frozen figuratively and literally. The mix of aldehydes and mint makes everything freeze for at least five or six hours. That is another virtue of vintage: the longevity is eternal. The development is slow and even; the final phase is as evident as the first. Although it is a summer fragrance that gives instant freshness in winter, it works perfectly as if we were discovering where that bottled cold comes from. The transition from one phase to another is from another world: sea salt appears at the beginning with the mint and aldehydes, then disappears until the end where it returns, but within the already thawed yet wet woods; lavender and pine also appear fresh at the start, then disappear and return dry at the end; the flowers pass from the wet freshness of cyclamen and jasmine to the warmth of rose and carnation. All of this lasts its good twelve hours. If this were launched today with an Avatar spot frozen by the Narnia witch, it would be THE fragrance of the decade. Out of time, it exists only in its own universe as a small Aleph inside the bottle, and if we find it, we can access it for hours and live it outside of time.

• zemog

  November 26, 2022

  

  One of my favourite perfumes from the 90s. Unfortunately it was discontinued because it was timeless, liked, and stayed on men of any age. Very versatile, usable all year round and well received. Exquisite opening of citrus and green notes, with a vintage floral settling where clove, geranium, and pine give it an aged touch. Quickly moves to the final drying phase, where leather, salt, cedar, and musk dominate, giving it an aldehydic base. One of the best proposals from Guy Laroche and I don’t understand why they decided to take it off the market.

• nneestorr

  August 4, 2023

  

  I share much with Selene’s review; here there is a lot of Drakkar Noir but with a 90s twist. It’s a fragrance with personality and not totally easy to wear. I don’t see it at 100% for me, but it deserves to be tried for its singularity.

• Zhadowdark

  November 19, 2023

  

  Years searching for this machine. I didn’t remember its name, only its trail. I asked in a group and found it. Now I wait for it to come to me again, although it’s discontinued. But I found it, I hope to be able to smell that aroma I remember from more than 20 years ago…

• pabgarci19

  May 10, 2024

  

  A pine forest submerged underwater; there is no better description for this lost gem of the 90s, a hybrid between the green fougères of the 80s and the aquatics of the 90s. The first time I heard of it was in a Bofifa video about discontinued perfumes considered great but little-known gems; it immediately caught my attention. Since none of the perfumes I have bought following his recommendations have disappointed me, I started looking for more information and online shops. I saw the reviews were all positive, and seeing current prices between $7 and $14 for 50ml, I truly did not risk much. I ordered one to try, and what a true gem it is that transports me to what for me is the golden era of men’s perfumery. It is true that the opening is a bit strong; some people who have perceived it right after I applied it have said it smells like Pine-Sol (disinfectant with a pine scent) and others like Baygon (insecticide). To my perception, it is not that strong; the saltiness is a herbal-citrus mix, a bit strident, but which passes to the heart notes in about 20-30 minutes, and here is where the true magic happens: you perceive the smell of pine needles with marine salty notes and a floral part that gives it a unique touch I have not perceived in any other. Projection and longevity are very good: it projects constantly for the first three hours and then a bit softer for approximately five hours, though in this stage it releases bursts with original projection in spaced intervals. After eight hours, it stays close to the skin for about two more hours. Regarding versatility, I think it could be used in any season, though in extreme heat one must be careful with the number of sprays—no more than five. I have already acquired a significant stock and plan to buy more as it is economical and unique at the same time, a very rare condition these days. It is currently my signature fragrance; I use it to go to work, and the truth is I have not seen anyone else using this fragrance, which makes it ideal for what is described. I recommend it for lovers of 70s-80s-90s perfumes, like its brother Drakkar Noir, One Man Show, Balenciaga, Lapidus, Kourus, Quorum, Pierre Cardin, Cerruti 1881, Polo Sport, among others. If you are one of those who do not like any of these, I think this perfume is not for you, although you do not lose much by buying blind due to its low cost.

• pabgarci19

  May 24, 2024

  

  A pine forest underwater, a better description for this lost jewel of the 90s. A hybrid between green fougere of the 80s and aquatic scents of the 90s. I heard about it in a Bofifa video on discontinued perfumes and it hooked me. As his recommendations never fail me, I looked for info and shops. All reviews were positive and at 7-14$ for 50ml I didn’t risk much. I ordered one and it was a jewel: it transports you to the golden age of men’s perfumery. The opening is strong, some say it smells like Pine-Sol or Baygon, but not so much to me. It’s a slightly strident herbal-citrus blend that in 20-30 minutes moves to the heart notes, where the magic happens: pine needles, sea salt, and a unique floral touch. Projection and longevity are excellent: 3 hours constant and then 5 more loose with bursts. At 8 hours it stays close to the skin for another couple of hours. Versatile for any season, although in extreme heat no more than 5 sprays. I already have a significant stock and will keep buying; it’s economical and unique, something rare today. It’s my signature for work and no one else uses it, ideal for that. I recommend it to lovers of the 70s-80s-90s type like Drakkar Noir, One Man Show, Balenciaga, Lapidus, Kourus, Quorum, Pierre Cardin, Cerruti 1881, Polo Sport, etc. If you don’t like these, perhaps it’s not for you, but you don’t lose much by buying blind due to the low cost.

• Kzl

  September 13, 2024

  

  I had it many years ago and never found it again. I’m from Chile. I see it’s still available in Spain.

• fire_flex

  July 24, 2025

  

  A spectacular perfume from the 80s and 90s in a bottle. I managed to find a 50ml one in a discount store. Aquatic-herbal aroma on the opening, drying down to floral-woody with a ‘cozy’ touch, although it doesn’t declare tobacco. It’s not timeless; today it clashes with trends, but back then you used a single perfume as a signature. It’s not for novices, it’s for adults over 40 years old. A beautiful perfume that reminds us of that era; those who grew up with them use them without problems today.

• TheXgameX

  October 14, 2025

  

  Verdeazul is the perfect term for this group: aquatic and herbal in bottles that reflect it. Standouts include Cool Water, L’eau Bleue, and Horizon. The opening is potent, almost synthetic, a sea of green, citrus, and floral notes without any single one standing out. As it dries down, it becomes subtle and gentle, revealing mint, pine, and moss amongst the citrus and aldehydes. It’s not for summer; the heat highlights the synthetic side, but on fresh mornings it’s a fish in water, icy like plunging into ice after a shower. The longevity isn’t the best and that feeling of cold wind fades, but it’s an interesting olfactory proposal and nothing linear.