Le 3e Homme de Caron

9 reseñas

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• Juan Richart Ruiz 9

  January 21, 2014

  

  I’m surprised there’s still no review of this exquisite fragrance. Le 3e Homme by Caron is an aromatic woody that transports you to Tuscany, elegant and sophisticated at the same time. Le 3e Homme by Caron, like the other male fragrances by Caron, deserves greater dissemination and recognition by users and perfume experts. For Caron Pour Homme, Yatagan, and Le 3e Homme form, or should form, a trio of male perfume masterpieces of all time and a trio of quite unique fragrances, with few parallels. Le 3e Homme is classified as an aromatic woody but also has reminiscences of the chypre family given the intense notes of bergamot and oakmoss present in this fragrance. I recommend it for formal or semi-formal situations, for all seasons and age ranges; as I always say, it’s subjective; I am twenty-three years old and Le 3e Homme is one of my favourite fragrances. In short, a classic of male perfumery, unjustly unknown by much of the public, elegant, sophisticated, timeless, and very Mediterranean in nature. I give it a ten.

• entredicho

  January 15, 2015

  

  Before knowing this perfume, I was quite enthusiastic about a small sample of Chanel’s Egoiste… The day I tried the Third Man and bought it in 125ml format, I stopped using the other and it became one of the perfumes I use and like the most. It projects and has a sweet bitterness that mysteriously ends in burnt caramel cream. Does it resemble Egoiste? They could be father and son, with Caron as the father and Chanel as the son.

• pedjalazaro

  May 26, 2017

  

  Neither do I like it nor does it disgust me. It begins with an almondy oakmoss that quickly turns orange. The oakmoss is the protagonist of the entire subsequent development. As the minutes pass, it becomes a bit more floral due to the lavender, but I think it carries another flower, because I can’t isolate it well and it gets muddied by the clove. It could have some leather. The fragrance ends with a fairly marked vetiver. I thought it was good, but the oakmoss is not one of my favourite ingredients and here, for me, it is the king. It has a very marked eighties vibe. For spring and autumn. For daytime. Longevity is lasting. Trail is moderate.

• Josesan

  November 1, 2019

  

  LE 3e HOMME DE CARON: the surprise that will catch you where you least expect it. I know almost the entire Caron range: POUR UN HOMME, YUZU, L’ANARCHISTE, and YATAGAN. In reality, the others are variants of Pour un Homme. I love them all, though over the years and with new editions, they’ve lost a bit of potency, especially the original POUR UN HOMME. Caron created two male jewels, POUR UN HOMME and L’ANARCHISTE, within the classic herbaceous barber family, with a pristine delicacy and elegance. Both remind me of masterpieces like JAZZ by SAINT LAURENT or CHANEL POUR HOMME; fragrances of an almost sublime exquisiteness. YUZU plays in the league of citrus barbers, not far from the previous ones, with a Yuzu note so well-crafted it seems much more Japanese than most perfumes by KENZO or MIYAKE. YATAGAN is another world: fierce, wild, strong green, potent chypre fougère, and not for everyone’s taste. LE TROISIÈME HOMME DE CARON is a masterpiece of complexity and good taste. It has touches that for a moment place me in an aromatic oriental family, and instantly I feel it as an incense floral. Suddenly, a spicy barber shop appears. In all this and everything else, as Rosalía de Castro would say. In LE TROISIÈME HOMME, a kaleidoscope of aromas, textures, and flavours converge. I hear the citrus notes of bergamot, lime, and mandarin, but it doesn’t smell like a typical citrus perfume. I hear lavender, jasmine, and rose flowers, but it doesn’t smell like a typical floral. I hear herbs and shrubs like anise, rosemary, and vetiver, but it doesn’t smell like a typical herbaceous scent. I even detect a hint of ammonia, urine, from coriander, indolic jasmine, and agarwood, but it doesn’t smell animalic. And I smell oriental notes like cinnamon, vanilla, and incense, especially the incense, but it doesn’t smell like a typical oriental. So, what is this THIRD MAN? What does it have to do with Orson Welles and the film by Carol Reed? LE TROISIÈME HOMME DE CARON is like the character of Harry Lime in THE THIRD MAN or the Judy/Madeleine in VERTIGO (Hitchcock), or like ‘the black shadow that astonishes me’ by Rosalía de Castro. Fleeting characters, elusive, dead while alive or alive in death. Changeable, inscrutable, imperishable. Beyond love is death. A beautiful fragrance by CARON, which has never manufactured (as far as I know) anything undesirable, and I recommend it to any human being who wants to feel its presence once it has passed. Like those black shadows that astonish me when I think you’ve gone.

• Metaleroenésimo

  January 17, 2020

  

  I don’t know why they don’t stock this classic at El Corte Inglés in Alicante. They have other emblems like Pour un Homme and Yatagan, but not this one. Strange. Moreover, the shop assistant didn’t even know it existed. Ladies and gentlemen of the sales floor, try harder. So I ordered a sample online. I had high expectations based on what I’d read in forums (Caron classics receive very good reviews). It felt conservative, elegant, masculine, neat… Something similar I’ve found in all of Caron’s creations. It offered nothing striking. It’s one of those you imagine as a sixty-year-old businessman with white hair and a suit, carrying a briefcase. But this is subjective. If there’s anyone young who likes the classics, like me, then there’s no problem. As I said in another review: ‘maturity is not a stage of life, it’s an attitude or a value’. I value classics like Le 3e Homme, but I find it very austere. I’m a fan of the classics of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, but ones with more evolution and complexity, like Bel Ami by Hermès or Van Cleef Pour Homme. With that in mind, it’s not my style. But I appreciate masterpieces. One thing you value and another you like. There is no universal truth in perfumes. They say it resembles Chanel’s Egoiste. I know that one and find no analogy. The first is oriental and voluptuous; Le 3e Homme is a fougère and sober. Longevity and trail are moderate. It’s one of those that, while revealing formality, offers seasonal versatility. It’s not invasive.

• Javirulo

  November 13, 2021

  

  The description lists it as an aromatic woody, but it could be oriental floral or any mix of those four. This speaks to the balance and complexity of this superb fragrance. Alongside Pour Homme and Yatagan, it completes the trio of Caron’s classic masterpieces. It feels closer to the original Pour Homme, though Le 3e Homme is far more complex. As if they went beyond the classic lavender-vanilla combo that inspired later works like Le Male by JPG. Here, the lavender and vanilla are present, but with spicy, floral, and woody notes. Of the three, this is the most current and complete. A semi-oriental scent full of class, quality, elegance, and classicism; something like a Chanel Pour Monsieur EDP, but airier and more floral. It’s not far from the concept of discreet elegance found in Lalique Homme Lion. The vanilla is beautifully crafted, on par with other outstanding ones like in Caron Homme, Habit Rouge, or Egoiste. In short: a beautiful composition, well-orchestrated and little known. A hidden gem on par with any Chanel, Dior, or Guerlain. Hard to find, but worth the effort if you like distinguished scents. Brilliant.

• Jmane767

  July 15, 2022

  

  I owned it in the nineties; one of the best I’ve ever tried and I loved its faceted bottle, a true work of art, nothing like the generic, simple one we have now. True, it had some worse versions at the end of the nineties, but its warm, sweet scent wrapped you in its bubble and I adored its longevity.

• hedonistaustero

  October 29, 2024

  

  I was watching a video of Leonard Bernstein describing Beethoven’s compositional style. Paraphrasing: ‘Although he wasn’t a good melodist, nor a good harmonist, nor a good orchestrator, his works are genius. Why? Because of the form. In Beethoven, every note that followed the previous one was the correct note. Always. How did he do it? No one knows, because he suffered: he crossed things out, he became frustrated, he locked himself in his room, lived in constant agony, always saying he was barely scratching the iceberg. And yet, every note in his works fits perfectly; no matter how unpredictable they are, they are always the correct ones. No one had that, not even Mozart. It’s as if he had a direct line to God.’ Sometimes I have that same feeling with a perfume. Le 3e Homme by Caron is one of those cases. From the first spray to the final dry down, every note that follows the previous one is the correct note, the perfect note. The entire composition flows flawlessly, as if it were inevitable. As if it came straight from heaven. One of my all-time favourites.

• hedonistaustero

  November 10, 2024

  

  I watched a video of Bernstein talking about Beethoven: ‘He wasn’t a good melodist or orchestrator, but his works are genius in their form. Every note fits, always. How? He suffered, crossed things out, locked himself away, saying he was barely scratching the iceberg. And yet, every note is perfect. No one had that, not even Mozart. As if he had a direct line to God.’ Sometimes I feel that way about a perfume. Le 3e Homme by Caron is one of those cases. From the first spray to the dry down, every note is the right one, the perfect one. The entire composition flows flawlessly, as if it were inevitable, as if it came straight from the heavens. One of my all-time favourites.