Rive Gauche pour Homme

39 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• priethcallas

  October 14, 2013

  

  It certainly recalls the dear Azzaro Pour Homme of 1978. The similarity is due to sharing notes throughout the pyramid: anise and bergamot in the top, lavender in the heart, and three base notes (patchouli, vetiver, and oakmoss), although the wood differs (guaiac in RG versus cedar in APH). I agree with the previous review: it could be an updated version of the old Azzaro PH, softer and more ‘wearable’. It smells clean and is a green aromatic, although for me, the aromatic facet stands out more than the green. It’s versatile, for any season, formal yet relaxed, ideal for the morning or the office. It lasts over 10 hours with a moderate trail that, after 5 or 6 hours, clings to the skin.

• alexsandro1

  February 3, 2015

  

  This was my favourite perfume in secondary school; it generated many compliments. My father gifted it to me, and then I saved up to buy another. Although they say it’s for mature men, I didn’t mind and applied it willingly at 14. It never generated negative comments. I hope to buy it again; it brings back very good memories.

• beto_ruiz

  April 8, 2015

  

  Finally, I managed to get this fragrance. It was a blind purchase based on Fragrantica reviews and forum discussions about its similarity to modern Azzaro Pour Homme. And yes, upon testing, it is true. The notes that stand out most are anise, lavender, coumarin, and the classic fougère base with oakmoss, vetiver, and patchouli. I loved the scent, very clean and soapy, but I was slightly disappointed by the trail, which I felt was moderate to low, although it has good longevity. It’s probably the last great ‘old school’ fougère with a modern touch. Its aluminium bottle gives a sense of lightness and is uncommon. I share the opinion from previous reviews: it’s versatile and wearable all year. I recommend it to lovers of barbershop-style fougères; they won’t be disappointed.

• Pplu

  April 14, 2015

  

  Another marvel from YSL’s golden era. I don’t think it’s identical to Azzaro Pour Homme; if I tested both on my wrists, the difference would be clear. They share notes, but Rive Gauche is more wearable, more soapy and clean. Regrettably, what L’Oréal has done to the house’s perfumery is lamentable. The new ‘La Collection’ version is similar but lacks intensity, whereas the ‘Intense’ does have it. To summarise: anise, lavender, rosemary, and guaiac wood. It doesn’t have extreme projection or eternal longevity, but it’s worthy of owning, trying, and enjoying.

• blackened

  August 4, 2015

  

  Classic barbershop style, but softened and reinterpreted in the French manner. Intense, persistent, and gentlemanly without losing freshness or comfort. It’s the gem every collection should be proud to own.

• gelo999

  June 21, 2016

  

  Rive Gauche is the definition of classic: a perfect, tailored barbershop soap scent. One of the best aromatic fougères ever created, with pure lines like Michelangelo’s David. It represents an intelligent, demanding man: a bespoke suit, Egyptian shirt, Italian tie, Oxford shoes, and daily shaving. However, it’s incredibly versatile; it pairs with denim and a t-shirt if the attitude allows. It’s very French, crisp with bergamot, anise, and lavender. Its fougère structure (lavender, patchouli, oakmoss) is perfect, topped with that luxury soap base, as if freshly from a boutique on Place Vendôme. On my skin, it lasts over 6 hours with clarity. The projection is correct, not overwhelming, and emanates in pulses, like the beat of a heart. I regret that the elongated bottle is discontinued. Rating: 9.

• elroger4

  September 13, 2016

  

  An absolute gem. When Tom Ford led creativity at YSL, alongside Cavallier, they managed to modernise a classic. It’s a potent green fougère at first, but its heart and base are pure magic. You wear it and feel like a distinguished gentleman. I’m lucky to have two original aluminium bottles. This EDT will soon become an icon and its price will rise. If you collect, it’s a ‘must-have’ alongside Terre d’Hermes.

• MIQUELEMG

  September 27, 2016

  

  Magnificent; I wear it with a suit to go to the office. I disagree that it’s suitable with jeans, unless you put on a shirt, blazer, and dress shoes. It’s elegant and formal, classic but timeless. The barbershop soap scent is delicious, 100% Parisian. Age range clearly from 30 upwards.

• Juanpasiones

  October 18, 2016

  

  I found it in a small perfume shop at an excellent price (around $50), it came in 125ml and was the last bottle they had, what a gem, what a wonder! It’s like the Azzaro Pour Homme, but improved because this one lasts smelling exactly how the Azzaro does. I’ve always been fascinated by the delicious opening of the Azzaro, I’ve always longed for it to stay that way all the time, but its transition to dry woods is inevitable. This Rive Gauche fulfils that longing. After hours, it remains clean, pristine, evocative, very masculine, lordly, and elegant, powerful. It’s the perfume of the manager, the CEO, the boss, the handsome gentleman who still steals glances and sighs from women (and men too) as we pass. Over time, this spring of captivating notes becomes even more delicious; the intensity lowers, but it seems to never stop accompanying you in waves. Just stir yourself, tense your muscles, or do something that makes you produce adrenaline, and you’ll have a fresh, addictive vetiver atmosphere around you again. You congratulate yourself for wearing it, you fall in love with yourself and the days you’ve lived in each attack of this scent. Beware, friend, you can fall in love with your secretary, your housekeeper, the high executive of your company, your gay colleague, and you won’t even know it. Look for it and buy it before it ends up costing hundreds of dollars on online resale pages. And don’t be afraid to enjoy this marvel, breathe deep and feel how great it is to be a silver-backed, chest-hair, steel-arm alpha male.

• alfredo hernandez

  October 22, 2016

  

  I have it, and it’s a scent that evokes a whole world of fragrances from two or three decades ago, with the advantage of feeling updated and modernised. The only drawback is that it doesn’t evoke those eras in terms of fixation and performance, but it sits right in the middle alongside current offerings.

• MIQUELEMG

  October 31, 2016

  

  To me, the fixation is excellent, and the projection is more moderate, though it comes and goes when you move or the skin temperature changes. Of all the perfumes I own, this is undoubtedly the one that seems most distinguished. It’s not loud nor does it have pretensions to stand out or seduce, but it represents timeless Parisian elegance like no other.

• MIQUELEMG

  November 10, 2016

  

  Juan, passions, I loved your review; I also think it’s a very notable, distinguished, and masculine fragrance without falling into being old-fashioned.

• Bofifa

  November 13, 2016

  

  Rive Gauche is a matter of attitude, nothing more or less. Conceived in the early 2000s looking back at the classics of the 50s and 60s, it is a timeless fragrance, eminently masculine, overflowing with class, elegance, and a magical spark to feel special on that day. It must be made clear: the reformulation of La Collection is virtually identical to the original, perhaps even better. Like the original, its longevity is superlative; it lasts from morning to night without issues, and its projection is discreet, just enough to be noticed without invading (it’s not a powerhouse; look at the mid-century classics). There was a time when men, after shaving, smelled of patchouli, herbs, moss, and soap; those of us who were children in the 80s associated that scent with our elders. Rive Gauche captures that spirit from a modern and sophisticated perspective, practically jovial: there is no smell of ‘old man’, but rather of an elegant and classy person, a perfume for a grown-up man who, if worn well with the right clothes and, above all, with attitude, will make women sigh as we pass. And I say women, not brats. A modern classic, the scent of the barbershop in an ideal world where things are done with care and education and principles are paramount. Rating: 10/10.

• MarcusRS

  March 2, 2017

  

  Rive Gauche evocations take us to great classics like Gucci Nobile or Worth Pour Homme. Jacques Cavallier demonstrates his knowledge of classic formulas, especially the golden-era aromatic fougères with his combo of oakmoss, lavender, and vetiver, associated with barbershop lotions. Cavallier handles this formula perfectly and gives it a modern touch. For me, it could be the evolution of the discontinued YSL Pour Homme, moving along the same lines but with modernity and uniqueness, perhaps the last expression of a formula that reached its peak. It opens with classic barbershop style, featuring prominent star anise that turns into modern masculinity, neat and sophisticated. Anise dominates the top under the lavender-vetiver base, accompanied by a high-quality geranium (which recalls Lomani Pour Homme). Its performance (8h+) demonstrates Cavallier’s track record. In its middle and final phases, it settles on the dry wood of guaiac; that phase is the most beautiful, simple, and attractive. Rive Gauche is a must for the classic or vintage collector. Its versatile performance and aromatic scent stand out from current proposals, but fundamentally, one must experience wearing it at least once. Rive Gauche… Masterpiece.

• MarcusRS

  March 14, 2017

  

  The evocations of Rive Gauche take us back to great classics like Gucci Nobile or Worth pour Homme. Jacques Cavalier demonstrates enormous knowledge of classic formulas, those from the golden age of fougères: oakmoss, lavender, and vetiver, which by themselves smell like barbershop lotions. He not only masters this formula perfectly but gives it a modernised twist. For me, Rive Gauche could be the evolution of the discontinued YSL Pour Homme, moving along the same lines but with modernity and singularity, perhaps the last expression of a formula that reached its peak. It opens in the purest classic barbershop style, where a prominent star anise moves towards modern masculinity, neat and sophisticated. The anise takes control from the start under the lavender-vetiver base, accompanied by a high-quality geranium reminiscent of Lomani Pour Homme. Its performance (over 8 hours) speaks of Cavalier’s pedigree. Towards the end, the composition settles into dry guaiac wood; this phase is beautiful, simple, and attractive. Rive Gauche is a must for the classic or vintage collector; its versatile performance stands apart from current proposals, but above all, it’s fundamental to experience wearing it at least once. Rive Gauche… A masterpiece.

• Erik Obiol

  May 12, 2017

  

  Nothing beats wearing a four-day beard but smelling freshly shaven; it’s a masculine aroma where the lavender provides that clean touch and the bergamot adds elegance. A great fragrance.

• VainillaDulce

  July 7, 2017

  

  This perfume has hints of a beautiful classic masculine scent that transports me to a barbershop with that aftershave lotion they used to apply after a haircut or shave. Rive Gauche is delicious; it smells refined and very masculine. One of my uncles wears it, and my nose appreciates it. You can smell the lavender, herbs, moss, vetiver, tonka bean, and a slight anise note. It’s a clean, herbal fragrance with spicy touches, and it’s a DELICIA, in capital letters.

• VainillaDulce

  July 21, 2017

  

  This perfume has the tints of a beautiful masculine classic; it transports me to that lotion used after a haircut or shave. Rive Gauche is delicious, smells fine, and very masculine. One of my uncles uses it a lot, and my nose appreciates it. You can smell the lavender, herbs, moss, vetiver, tonka bean, and a slight anise. It’s a clean, herbal perfume with spicy touches. It’s a DELICIA, so to speak, in capitals.

• arp

  August 31, 2017

  

  Based on the good comments here, I thought about buying it blind online from a reliable seller who sells originals; they were selling it for about $75. But with this previous review, which is very reliable to me, I changed my mind. Not so much because it’s bad, but because it’s not what I expected, though I don’t deny I’m left wanting to try it. I hope to try it someday, at least in its ‘La Collection’ version.

• Erik Obiol

  September 1, 2017

  

  I have it and it lasts more than six hours on my body and clothes until the next day. It’s a matter of taste and each person’s pH; with sweet perfumes I stop smelling them in a couple of hours, but Rive Gauche suits me very well.

• drakecito

  September 6, 2017

  

  I recently tried this vintage 2010 bottle with care. While I liked the scent, it left me slightly disappointed. It’s a super clean, soapy aroma featuring lavender, geranium, rosemary, and a very soft touch of patchouli and moss. Many people dismiss it as smelling like a barbershop, and while I found it pleasant, that is essentially all it is. It’s not the masterpiece everyone talks about; I think it’s a bit overrated. I respect that opinion, but for me, it didn’t quite fill the bill. Moreover, the performance is frankly poor: the trail fades very quickly within 10-15 minutes, and the longevity is short. Definitely not worth paying the outrageous prices asked for a vintage bottle online.

• arp

  September 21, 2017

  

  I understand the scent may please me and it’s worth trying, but what I focus on is the performance. I know the price isn’t exaggerated, but I think for that price I can get other things equally good in another style. Regarding blind buys, my success rate is very low: out of five I’ve bought, only one (at most 20%) has fully satisfied me. I’ll think about making this purchase, as if I’m interested in trying it, but I prefer to go safe with something I can test first. I hope to try it, at least in the aluminium bottle version of ‘La Collection’.

• entredicho

  March 21, 2018

  

  Water, Soul, Earth. Rive Gauche. Some perfumes connect with your aura and make you a participant in a beautiful symphony of nuances. It’s a glorious moment of happiness where your values become docile before the poetic authority of a scent that is pure reverence. Then there are perfumes like Rive Gauche, witnesses to what doesn’t fit in figures or words. They don’t belong to the past or the present; they are invisible inhabitants of a dream world, frogs in dried ponds, antelopes among solitary rocks, or cactus flowers under the stars. Scents that speak of the incomprehensible, passing through life almost misunderstood. Rive Gauche is a divine breath that returns the breeze to the forgotten gardens of our youth, which will remain intact and in love forever in that spring. Rive Gauche: Primal water; Blossoming soul; Promised land.

• SMAUG

  May 4, 2018

  

  Very good! I sincerely like the scent, although its performance isn’t entirely good; still, it’s worth trying, but don’t buy blindly because of its high price. I’ve heard the new version is still good and similar. I managed to get a 125 ml used bottle at a good price, with half the liquid. I’ve used it little, but I like its longevity; there’s quality. I find it timeless, versatile, and youthful, though it suits any age. It lasts on my skin for about six or seven hours; the trail is better, but its projection is limited, perhaps to a metre. I noted lavender, clove, vetiver, wood, and patchouli, and felt something of mint, perhaps due to the geranium and anise mix, though I didn’t perceive those two. Definitely very masculine. It smells redundant to 90s or earlier barbershops. I think it’s a good fragrance. Longevity: 5.5/10. Versatility: 8/10. Projection: 6/10. Longevity: 8.5/10. Trail: 8/10. Scent: 8.5/10. Total: 8/10. A good classic.

• Javirulo

  December 31, 2018

  

  I picked up an old bottle, cylindrical with horizontal stripes. At first, it reminded me of Azzaro pour Homme, perhaps because they share the anise note. Both smell phenomenal and serve for almost any season, but the most striking thing about this Rive Gauche is its timelessness. I’m sure that in twenty years it will have the same relevance as today. I see it as serious, clean, perfectly balanced, and above all elegant. After trying the vintage version, I’m clear that they did good work with the reformulation of ‘La Collection’. This one performs a bit less, but the scent doesn’t diminish compared to the classic (at least compared to the old version I have). It has well-earned its status.

• Gastoreño

  February 4, 2019

  

  This fragrance reminds me of a barbershop: it’s elegant, clean, soapy, and I love it.

• Trespasos

  February 10, 2019

  

  One day someone will value the years Tom Ford directed Saint Laurent. They were few because the French establishment couldn’t stand this talented couturier giving them lessons, and Saint Laurent fired him out of jealousy. In that time appeared M7 and Rive Gauche pour Homme, two real jewels that highlight everything that came after in that house. I know he doesn’t create the perfume, but he decides that Cavallier should make it, and that deserves appreciation. It’s a timeless fragrance that distils a forgotten classicism and good craftsmanship, a brilliant fougere and a noble descendant of Drakkar Noir. A masterpiece.

• Espartaco

  May 6, 2019

  

  Rive Gauche pour Homme isn’t a perfume for history books due to its originality, but it has its place: it perfected what already existed and added to the fern family. I don’t like it at all, but I have affection for it because of what it signifies and because its composition is flawless. Behind it is the brilliant mind of Tom Ford, who, during his years at Gucci and YSL, made well-crafted things. After the hallucinatory M7, instead of releasing something ambiguous like M7, he bet on the masculine version of the seventies classic, an emblem for the day at YSL. It wasn’t an adaptation for the new millennium, but a late-seventies perfume, a decade Ford has been obsessed with since arriving at Gucci in 1995. A fern, with two balls. There’s nothing new or exciting, just lavender, patchouli, bergamot, vetiver, and geranium, traditional fougere notes. But there’s more: anise, rosemary, and clove. Those three narcotics give the perfume its characteristic aroma. The grace is that, especially in the dry-down, that soapy fern becomes sweeter and fresher. That aniseed, herbal, and wet aftertaste is the spark that gives it class. All this without losing composure, no nonsense. It must have sold terribly; I remember they advertised it for two years before it went to the back of the shelves at YSL in El Corte Inglés before moving to that collection of classics with boring bottles. No surprise: at that time, men wanted reggaeton sweetness, not an old-school classic for a twenty-five-year-old boy dancing to ‘Baby Boy’. To me, it seems like a rarity, a courtesy to the traditional customer, and a very well-made fougere. A masterpiece by Jacques Cavallier, though not his intention. Forced to try it to confirm it’s not your thing.

• Pplu

  July 27, 2019

  

  Yesterday I picked up stock from a local shop… I had a 125ml format that I used and never thought I’d find again. For me, Rive Gauche Pour Homme is absolutely autumnal. I perfectly remember its advertising campaign and all the perfumeries with YSL packaging (nothing like what’s happening now). Without a doubt, the Tom Ford era was the most battered in the following years. I love the fusion of lavender, anise, and guaiac wood in this perfume. In fact, it’s in this one where I perceive said wood most and best. Its final phase is the most delicious for me. Its soapy and subtly woody base seems sublime. It’s true that the current version of the fragrance in its 80ml format is almost identical, but this version is much denser, soapy, and loaded with ingredients. If you find it and you like old shaving soap or old barber shop aromas, go for it because it truly is worth it.

• jerry drake

  July 29, 2019

  

  Spray it two or three times and close your eyes: suddenly you’re by the water, feeling the breeze and those earthy notes of wood, lavender, and a soapy, herbaceous touch. Rive Gauche is a very masculine fragrance, accomplished and versatile thanks to that near-perfect harmony between its notes. At first, it smells of soft star anise and spicy rosemary; then the lavender creates a relaxing atmosphere with that damp earthy nuance, like an autumn walk. It’s easy to fall in love with something like this. Another treasure from the great Bofill.

• legendare

  March 4, 2020

  

  I loved this one; I always bought it whenever a bottle ran out… very, very good, a great fragrance, projection, intensity, and longevity… it lasted on my skin for over nine hours without any problem. A pity it was discontinued and they don’t keep it in production, even if just occasionally as a limited run for fans. Brands sometimes make big mistakes, and YSL made one of the biggest, taking away this brilliant perfume (the old one, the one appearing in the photo above…, not the last reformulated version).

• svazquez7

  April 3, 2020

  

  Someday I’ll buy this legendary fragrance. It remains my favourite from the house.

• svazquez7

  November 8, 2020

  

  THIS, gentlemen, THIS is a true winter masculine fragrance. YSL would be twisting in its grave seeing what L’Oréal has done with its men’s fragrance line today, from the rubbish of La Nuit de L’Homme/L’Homme (and its endless flankers) to the aberration of Y. I would have liked a performance like Kouros, so I could say it’s the best fragrance in the world alongside Gucci Envy. It’s unforgivable that they didn’t even leave it in La Collection (still under L’Oréal’s control) so it could still be acquired. It’s passed on to a higher life to leave us at the mercy of “politically correct” fragrances and extreme appeal, insipid and graceless despite smelling acceptable. And an “acceptable” said in a very deliberate and forced way.

• uhm

  May 24, 2021

  

  Spectacular, from the scent to the concept passing through the bottle… Everything fits the global picture. No, it won’t have the sharpness, longevity, or projection of, say, Enigma Parfum, but it gives that longing for when perfumery was something more than bland L’Homme flankers and when you didn’t have to spend 3 or 4 euros per ml for something decent. It will come and go, I suppose. I’m delighted to have it.

• Manelfa

  November 21, 2022

  

  I recently acquired the first formula of this perfume from a second-hand website at an absurdly low price; I imagine the seller didn’t know what they had in their hands. A couple of years ago I heard it in a perfumery; they had it tucked away in a drawer and I happened to see it as it wasn’t on public display. When I saw it, I immediately asked the assistant if I could try it, and she said yes, but that it wasn’t for sale. I must say I liked it a lot and insisted with the girl if I could buy it, to which she made it clear it wasn’t possible. I thought I’d never have it, especially seeing the prices asked for it second-hand, which are absolutely crazy. The scent is very rich, shaving foam, but not in the Drakkar Noir style; this is a refined brush shaving foam for a gentleman, whereas Drakkar is a bottle shaving foam for the common mortal. It has a touch of anise, and yes, it has something of Azzaro Pour Homme, but it doesn’t feel dated. Performance is good; it’s not a beast, nor does it need to be, lasting its seven hours creating a bubble around you, giving you the sensation of a fresh shave throughout its life. Now, would I pay the amount asked for it? My answer is no; the most I’d pay would be around 100 euros. The closest thing on the current market would be Beau de Jour, which I prefer to this. Two similar perfumes created under Tom Ford’s baton. Coincidence? I don’t think so.

• Testermexico

  May 20, 2024

  

  Right out of the atomiser, it’s completely identical to the classic Brut cologne you can find at Walmart for 100 Mexican pesos (I have the combo that comes with aftershave). If you like barber shop-style aromas, this is yours, though in terms of performance and similarity, I prefer Brut, although this scent is sharper; they’re too similar.

• nneestorr

  November 15, 2024

  

  100% recommended; one of the best things this brand produced before going to hell with its endless watery flankers like L’Homme and the stinky Y lines.

• Fragancefran

  February 14, 2025

  

  The best barber shop perfume ever made.

• hedonistaustero

  April 19, 2025

  

  One of the very best barber shop perfumes ever created. Launched in 2003 with Tom Ford at the helm for YSL, Rive Gauche Pour Homme is a tribute to the shaven masculine and the classic fougère style. It takes the spirit of the original seventies scent and reinvents it for the modern man. Jacques Cavallier (also behind Opium PH and M7) achieves that balance between classic and modern with total naturalness: it’s nostalgic without being stuck in the past. The opening is pure barber shop bliss—bergamot, rosemary, and star anise over a silky heart of lavender and a fresh touch of clove, reminiscent of Old Spice but with more elegance and restraint. The dry down is pure fougère DNA: vetiver, patchouli, guaiac wood, and the right dose of moss and tonka to round it off without overloading. It’s clean, talcum-powdered, and aromatic—and yes, it truly smells like the best shave of your life, all day long. It was one of the last great fougères in the mainstream circuit before the style was relegated to niche and wet shaving circles. Penhaligon’s Sartorial tries to emulate it, but for me, this remains the king. Discontinued, of course—but it’s absolutely worth seeking out the original metal can version. If you like classic, confident barber shop fragrances, there’s nothing better than this.