Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme Salvatore Ferragamo 1999 Eau de Toilette

Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Salvatore Ferragamo

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Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) (Salvatore Ferragamo)

7.5 / 10 193 Ratings

According to EssenceVitae Research Team A perfume by Salvatore Ferragamo for men, released in 1999. Furthermore The scent is woody-green. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Perfumer

Jean-Pierre Mary

Ratings

Scent

7.5193 Ratings

Longevity

7.3150 Ratings

Sillage

6.6155 Ratings

Bottle

7.7166 Ratings

Value for money

8.435 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 03.05.2024.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/20/2017

7
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Smora
155 Reviews

Smora

Top Review 9

Southern Elegance

Scentrack: Ornella Vanoni – L’Appuntamento

As I was born and raised on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea the beautiful smell of fig leaf is my natural habitat (another one is tomato leaf). The smell of fig leaf reminds me of my garden in the small seaside resort. If I must choose just one note considered as personal, the fig leaf is the note. That is the reason I love Salvatore Ferragamo Pour Homme. This fragrance is a well done masculine fig leaf. The essence of ancient Mediterranean culture, and Italian passion for life are preserved in this great-looking Ferragamo bottle.
Ferragamo pour Homme opens with a realistic, milky fig leaf note, accompanied by a fresh neroli. This Mediterranean fresh opening is garnered with a hefty dose of cardamom, similar to the one observed in Costume National Homme. The heart of this fragrance is flowery. Subtle jasmine, soft rose, and pale old school carnation. The base is made of vetiver, clean soapy musk, and cedar. This woody character of the base gives the whole composition a pronounced masculine twist.

Rating: 7.5/10

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12/30/2012

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Apicius
222 Reviews

Apicius

Very helpful Review 10

Unique Elegance Forgotten

The brand Salvatore Ferragamo mainly focuses on the mainstream, however, there was one really outstanding exception: Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme.

The concept of this fragrance was absolutely innovative. On first sight, it could be filed under fig leaf fragrance. But...whereas it is that very and fresh green note that most fig leaf fragrances bring to the stage, Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme puts it into a different context.

I don't really like the well known straightforward fig leaf scents such as Diptyque's Philosykos or L'Artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier. Fig leaf scent is about what you get if you pick leaves from a bush and grind them with your hands. For a perfume, straightforward fig leaf is too much nature, and not enough artistry. This is where Salvatore Ferragamo comes in.

Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme seems to combine the fresh fig leaf with the darker and more robust vetiver, in equal parts, and the outcome is a unique accord of sheer elegance. The fragrance pyramid is unusually opulent, and with spicy, woody, floral, leather notes and musk, it contains ingredients of all scent directions and hardly anything can be detected as such. In my perception all these notes are aimed at balancing and investigating this new unique accord making the result even more elegant.

There is not a lot of development in this fragrance, eventually some masculine musky notes blend in when the base is reached.

Uniqueness and elegance make Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme a fragrance which you might not get away unnoticed when you wear it. Concerning its uniqueness, I would put it on the the same level as Prada's Amber pour Homme and the use of violet in there.

It is hard to understand why this great way of handling fig leaf has hardly been seized as a suggestion by other perfumers. Dolce & Galbana's Velvet Vetiver is not really a gent's cologne. Micallef's Richard was only produced once in a small batch as a signatory perfume for Beauty Affair in Düsseldorf. There seems to be only one other men's perfume currently on the market where this special accord can be found: Charriol's Royal Gold for Men. However, a fig leaf and vetiver combo is only top notes in there with a further development of a completely different, oriental direction.

Salvatore Ferragamo pour Homme has been discontinued for a while, but some bottles can still be found on the net for small money. I already put another 100 ml bottle on stock, and I recommend a blind buy even just to get acquainted with an accord that is currently missing in perfumery.

01/05/2020

5
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Khrodino
7 Reviews

Khrodino

Helpful Review 6

Surprising

Every time I smell a Ferragamo fragrance I'm blown away. Not because it's one of the best I've ever smelled, but because for these prices I'm expecting a cheap scent. And it's not. Not one bit.
It's rich, smooth, different, sweet and a bit balsamic, a fresh smell with a warm feeling.
Fig, rose, cardamom and vetiver are the main players to my nose, and I must say: the fig-rose accord is something divine.
Maybe to me it's not one of the best fragrances I've ever smelled, but guys, this is awesome nonetheless. Try it!

03/31/2021

8
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Finerthings8
14 Reviews

Finerthings8

Helpful Review 5

Mediterranean Garden

I am really enjoying this. As a someone from Mediterranean, a good fig parfum is essential. I have tried many in the past. I am very surprised by quality price ratio if this one. Costume National homme is another favorite of mine at Aromatic Spicy genre .This one seems to be lighter version of that with added fig note. It performs average but still better then Diptyque’s Philosykos. It is perfect for summer evening at Mediterranean coast , smelling this together with sea breeze,other flowers &spices.

04/18/2024

10
Pricing 8
Bottle 4
Sillage 5
Longevity 9
Scent

Elysium
823 Reviews

Elysium

The Clove, A Flower Believed To Be A Spice

Ferragamo Pour Homme is nothing new to me. I had used and loved the original version in the late 90s when the fig note was not as well known in perfumery. Perhaps this was the pioneer who started the chain of essences developed around the dominant accord of the fig, together with Philosykos Eau de Parfum and Premier Figuier Eau de Toilette. I remember my amazement when I smelled the perfume for the first time, so fresh, green, yet dry and milky. And its bottle slightly twisted on itself like a propeller. Then the perfume was discontinued, while I still kept a few drops to remember it every time I felt the need. You can imagine my joy when a few years ago the perfume reappeared on the shelves, at an almost ridiculous price. And this is how I came back into possession of this little esteemed jewel, both in the men’s and women’s versions.

The opening of Pour Homme is fresh and dry, milky, figgy, and semi-sweet. I immediately pick up the fig leaf nuance, it's straightforward. Something woodsy lingers behind the milky accord, with dark florals and tamed citrus fruits. Albeit it is refreshing, there is not much sourness, just the bitterness from the grapefruit. After a few minutes, I get the mineral and dusty facets of the fig element. Let’s say that fig and grapefruit work together well. Ouch, this is unexpectedly a very complex opening, not a scent profile you see very often in daily life, with a clean, sweaty slant from the cumin, or caraway, that blends gracefully with the milkiness but is still not obnoxious or repugnant. Green, milky, and leafy are the main nuances of the initial phase. Not aquatic at all, not too citrus, just mineral.

The fragrance just began and already told me a lot. Soon it moves towards a darker and more dusty accord. Balmy, a tad floral, and powdery comes to the heart. Cardamom and blossoms give off a balsamic aroma, so soothing, classic, and fancy. A lot of powderiness comes from the orris, which is not lipstick-like. The rose does not scream, while the carnation is the star of the middle stage, so real, so vivid like the purple flowers freshly cut at dawn with some dewy drops over. Sometimes, the carnation has a clove-like smell, spicy, which might be off-putting if you are not a lover of that spice and flower. But clove has nothing to do with carnation. The clove, a flower believed to be a spice.

In the drydown, the green is still present, but now the woody and musky elements come to the fore and Pour Homme becomes very virile and musky. The cedar overwhelms the sandalwood, with its pencil-shaving vibes, while the musk gives it a touch of class without making it dated. Lastly, the herbaceous and green sides of vetiver govern the last stage, not too dirty, but rather clean and pure. Compared to other fragrances centred on the fig note, this one is very dry, green, and mineral. There is not the sweetish part of the ripe fruit, but that of the leaves, wood and sap. The leathery aspect is tamed, so mild that I wouldn’t describe the fragrance as leathery.

Fig is the strongest note, green or not yet ripe, not sweetened, neither dried nor stewed. Noteworthy. Projection and performance are both moderate. It clings to the skin slightly when drying, which is perfect. Ideal for the office, or when you need something that doesn’t scream too much. It seems like the kind of fragrance you’d want to wear when you’re in close contact with people. I like to wear this fragrance during spring and summer days, and also on rainy autumn moments and evenings. Still a great one if you are fond of milky and mineral accords.

I'm formulating my experience on a bottle I've owned since Oct 2020.

-Elysium

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PetarMolnar 7 months ago

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Favorite summer scent back in the early 2000s , figs and woods collide with citruses and florals. Loved it.

Charilaos77 1 year ago

6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Very nice fresh woody scent with prominent fig note. Reminds me of fico di amalfi. Unfortunately not so powerful..

Finerthings8 3 years ago

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

This is like lighter version of Costume N.Homme with added fig note.More suitable for summer,medium performance.
Fig note smells very good

HugoMontez 4 years ago

8.5
Scent

One of the best fig leaf fragrances that I put my nose on. Sadly discontinued. Grab a bottle if you can and if you're a really Fig fan. 4/5

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