One Man Show by Jacques Bogart

I bought it out of curiosity and the price is ridiculously low. At first, I thought it was insecticide, but the next day it was one of the best things I’ve smelled, like a Quorum but sweeter. The advantage of OMS is that it doesn’t evolve into animal notes; the soapy and floral scent lasts forever. It smells like Snake Plissken: tough, leather, denim, and cool violence. It’s the man who finishes what he starts, a confident commander. The current edition is a nuclear bomb, beware of the trigger. 10/10 if you’re seeking an 80s myth.

Classic, green, dry, and timeless. A brutal opening with bergamot, basil, and spices. As it dries, pine and patchouli emerge, but dirty, animalic, and earthy. It smells like a mature man heading out early to work. The first 20 minutes can be off-putting as it’s very strong. Once it settles on the skin, it has that old soapy hint, like Pravia Hay. Ideal for autumn or outdoors; it goes off indoors. Only if you like classic green and animalic scents.

I’ve just finished two bottles of OMS. I always thought I was born in the wrong era and I love old-school perfumes. I’ve tried Azzaro, Llapidus, Quorum, and One Man Show, and they still seem soft with little longevity (could it be my pH?). I don’t care about the season or comments. I’ve been thinking about the Black variants of Llapidus, Drakar, Lomani, Paco Rabanne, Pour Lui, Grey Flannel, Halston Z14, Jaguar, Giorgio Beverly Hills, and Kouros. Any recommendations? Greetings from Chile.

I wanted something vintage like Quorum, which I like a lot, and I bought it blindly, but they don’t resemble each other. It does smell like another era, but it doesn’t give me that strong masculinity others mention. The scent is hard to get off.

Rich aroma. Very vintage, similar to Paco Rabanne Pour Homme but with worse performance.

One Man Show 1980 is a very typical fragrance of the eighties with good performance. I see it as more suitable for evening wear because it projects a lot and leaves a trail. I used it back in the day but now I consider it a lovely piece for collection.

This fragrance has one of the rarest and most chameleon-like developments I’ve ever smelled. At first it smells like Opium Pour Homme with strong sharp herbal nuances. Then it shifts to old wood with plastic giving a very vintage impression. I like it but don’t love it; it leaves me bewildered by its overwhelming development which is sometimes uncomfortable yet I’m surprised by how long it lasts. I bought a partial with 30 ml remaining for $10. I wouldn’t buy it again but I’m not regretting it as much due to the price as I am because of its surprising nature. From this brand I stick with Signature and Furyo but it’s still not for the bold. For powerhouses I prefer Gentleman by Givenchy Kouros or Lapidus. I’ll give it more use and see what happens. I just need to buy Witness which looks interesting.

I bought it recently; at first I didn’t like it but now I love it. I see it as very vintage use it for personal enjoyment at home and it’s exquisite. Longevity and projection are average; it’s no beast.

I won’t lie I tried the current version a month ago and found it interesting. An opening close to classics with pine notes like El Quorum or Polo. Then it takes another path especially in the transition from middle to base notes. Overall I liked it; I was going to buy it; for a current formula it seemed decent and correct. How to tell if it’s the current one? On the bottle label you’ll see 87% alcohol whereas old versions have 85%. A few days ago a seller offered me the 85% version and I was impressed. The vintage opens with things from Tsar (herbal/green). One Man Show has galbanum hyssop and clear basil. It shares with Polo and Quorum that DNA of pine leather moss and spices. But the key in Bogart is that there is no tobacco; the leather is subtle and lets the green herbal woody side shine. The phenomenal part is the use of nutmeg and measured spices like a soft mist. In the depth we see the vintage seal that the new version cannot match: the combo of castoreum resins and moss taken from a damp forest. It has many things the current version is quite correct but that part belongs only to the past. Compared to other classics like Ted Lapidus Pour Homme the current version is more synthetic with loud notes that made it resistant to the nose and aged it poorly; formerly it was honeyed animalistic with fine rich sensual tobacco. I can’t compare it with Krizia because I don’t know it. I hope this has been helpful. Very happy with the acquisition.

Old school at its finest: green, woody, and earthy with florals that soften the edges compared to the harder scents like Polo Green or Quorum. Not soapy at all, though its longevity and projection are sadly lacking.

Excellent price-to-quality ratio. It sits in the same line as Versace L’Homme Black Suede. The opening is citrusy, herbaceous, and aromatic, quite soapy and even talc-like. Then pine takes the lead with a restrained floral note, accompanied by a sweet base very different from today’s trends. Although it claims moss, leather, and animal notes, it smells clean. It’s not original or exclusive, but a classic from the 70s and 80s. Old school but very wearable, without being heavy. Beware of the sprays; it has power and good projection. Lasts over 8 hours. Masculine, ideal for seniors, though it would suit a young man too. More floral and sharp than its sibling Jacques Bogart. Suitable for everything, just regulating the sprays, perhaps except for dates. I’m not sure if girls would like an 80s perfume for something intimate.

The ‘Man in the Show’ from Bogart (1980): a complex, multi-layered musky chypre. Old yet current, with a full olfactive journey. For me, the musk stands out, with pine, florals, vetiver, and moss. The opening is disruptive and potent, citrusy and aldehydic, evolving into green with pine and florals, settling into a fine, soapy, earthy dry-down. I don’t see it as similar to PR as others suggest, but rather to the legendary Kouros, sharing a common vibe. In short: elegant old school soap. Masculine to the bone, denotes confidence. Uses: daytime, temperate, semi-formal. Performance is very good. A great fragrance from the Bogart house. Cheers!

What a pleasant surprise with this Bogart. It’s much more beautiful, complex, and wearable than I expected. It reminds me of certain Aramis scents. It’s not just the pine, but a blend of floral and sweet notes that soften it, making it vibrant and balanced. With this chypre, I don’t think of icy landscapes or Soviet buildings from the 60s. One Man Show brings me the best of the 70s and 80s, like double features at the cinema or Vangelis music. It has a nostalgic vein I adore. In its time, in smoke-filled venues, it must have performed well; with the current version, both longevity and projection are more than enough. It doesn’t overwhelm or invade; its power is calibrated. It’s noticeable but doesn’t shout. Of course, some won’t like it, but getting this for 15 euros is a real show.

Damn, another trip back to the 80s from which I cannot escape. Any rumour of something beautiful draws me to that decade. I don’t know if it’s nostalgia or if I believe the present has treasures buried in unforgettable years. The past is a dreamy haze that took us to youthful fantasy. Now, propelled by scent, memories, and nostalgia, we embrace everything we loved. One Man Show opens the doors to the past, falling from a lost dream to the earth where breathing is possible again. Where those who travelled to the stars are among us. I drive, ‘Nada’ by Gardel plays on the radio, I look at the city’s blue lights, and I think what luck we have to be on this side of the world, protected from wars. We are warriors of ennui, passersby of time. A tear longing for what we didn’t understand, an imprecise pain towards a hope without a target: the past. One Man Show, the people of your time waited for answers dreaming of happiness. The answer was in them, in how they fed their days to reach a dream. Although today it leaves nostalgia of returning to childhood and laughing like a child dreaming of being a great man.