jacques huclier
Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.
The compositions
Chrome Pure
Cologne 352
Attraction Rush for Him
Ricci Ricci Dancing Ribbon
A*Men Pure Havane
A-Men Pure Havane opens with an immediate tobacco presence—not the bright, leafy kind, but something denser and almost chewy, as if the leaves were steeped in molasses and left to darken.
A*Men Pure Tonka
A-Men Pure Tonka strips the original A*Men down to its gourmand core, trading celestial theatrics for a more earthbound warmth.
A*Men Ultra Zest
A-Men Ultra Zest opens with a citrus jolt—blood orange cuts through mint and ginger with sharpness rather than sweetness.
Forum
Boucheron Quatre Absolue de Nuit Pour Homme
A*Men Kryptomint
Kryptomint takes the A*Men format and inverts it: mint and sage open with an aggressive cool-herbal blast — fresh, almost medical in intensity — before surrendering entirely to A*Men's signature gourmand base.
Elysee
Elysee opens with spiced fruit—cinnamon-dusted apple and raspberry warmed by pink pepper's dry tingle.
A*Men
A-Men opens with a startling coolness—mint and lavender cutting through the air like menthol against skin—before plunging into something far stranger and more indulgent.
Valentino Donna Born In Roma Coral Fantasy
Coral Fantasy announces its summer character immediately: strawberry and rose together, a juicy-floral combination that's light by design.
The Brilliant Game
Safari
Tabac Man Gravity Maurer & Wirtz
Tabac Man Gravity
A*Men Pure Shot
A-Men Pure Shot compresses the original A*Men into a brisk, caffeinated jolt.
Horizon
Horizon opens with a well-calibrated triad: grapefruit bright and slightly bitter, rosemary providing the herbal note, ginger adding warmth without bluster.
Horizon Extreme
Ricci Ricci
A tuberose perfume built around contrasts, opening with a clean citrus lift before settling into its true character.
Let's Travel To New York for Man
Adidas Get Ready! For Her
Adidas Get Ready! For Him
Guilty Pour Homme
Gucci Guilty Pour Homme opens with a sharp, almost medicinal lavender that feels more clinical than traditionally aromatic.