Our take
What does Hypnôse Homme smell like?
Maurice Roucel composed Hypnôse Homme for Lancôme in 2007. It is an amber fougère built around a single heart material, Provençal lavender. The opening mixes cardamom and mint with citrus. The mint stays quiet and mostly adds a peppery coolness, while the cardamom smells like a pod you have just cracked open. Then the lavender takes over. It is floral and slightly honeyed, with none of the soapy bathroom-shelf feel of cheaper fougères. In the base it rests on soft patchouli and musk, plus a warm amber that makes it almost creamy. The register stays polite, closer to a clean shirt than to a seduction scent. Hypnôse Homme has disappeared from most shops and today turns up mainly as old stock or second-hand.
When to wear it
Office days or a quiet evening, autumn through spring. Three sprays, since it stays discreet.
It belongs to the Oriental / Amber, Fougère family. Hypnôse Homme is one of 33 creations by Lancôme in our encyclopedia.
