Year: 2005
Notes: lemon, basil, cucumber, spices, musk
The opening for Gendarme Green is a very pleasant surprise, with a delightful citrus and herbaceous blast. But this stage doesn't last for long, as the emergence of cucumber (and possibly a tangerine accord) infiltrates the composition. With a prudent serving of spices, there's really not that much development afterwards, as a gentle tangerine rind aroma fuses with a white musk base.
Compared to other offerings from this house, it's a very unconventional release as there aren't any laundry fresh olfactory associations. In fact, one wouldn't deem Gendarme Green as either a grassy or verdant fragrance but more of a citrus-aromatic, in a somewhat similar vein to the drydown of Eau d'Orange Verte by Hermès.
Interestingly enough, the 'green' denotement isn't really an indication of how it smells, but more the fact that it's an environmentally friendly product. Only available in an aluminium spray bottle, Gendarme Green uses virtually no cardboard packaging or glass, thus producing a lower carbon footprint than most fragrance releases.
Possessing good longevity and moderate projection, it's one of the stronger and better composed Gendarmes. The price is also quite reasonable for both the bottle volume (180ml) and its Eau de Parfum concentration.
Compared to other offerings from this house, it's a very unconventional release as there aren't any laundry fresh olfactory associations. In fact, one wouldn't deem Gendarme Green as either a grassy or verdant fragrance but more of a citrus-aromatic, in a somewhat similar vein to the drydown of Eau d'Orange Verte by Hermès.
Interestingly enough, the 'green' denotement isn't really an indication of how it smells, but more the fact that it's an environmentally friendly product. Only available in an aluminium spray bottle, Gendarme Green uses virtually no cardboard packaging or glass, thus producing a lower carbon footprint than most fragrance releases.
Possessing good longevity and moderate projection, it's one of the stronger and better composed Gendarmes. The price is also quite reasonable for both the bottle volume (180ml) and its Eau de Parfum concentration.
