Year: 2008
Notes: bergamot, celery, basil, cardamom, ginger, lavender, everlasting flower, cistus, patchouli, amber, vetiver, sandalwood, exotic woods
Acting as the male counterpart to L'Être Aimé Femme, and also created by Yann Vasnier, L'Être Aimé Homme removes the fruity-floral premise of its sister and replaces it with some lavender, aromatic accords and an extra serving of woods.
Thankfully, the everlasting flower is better implemented, this time around, with the aromatic notes being just as vital to the composition. The lavender remains subdued but the celery is almost as prominent as the immortelle itself. With swirls of basil and spices, there's a noticeable saltiness that effortlessly complements the emerging patchouli and vetiver.
As for the immortelle, it fuses with the woods, celery and spices, resulting in a slightly sweet and dark culinary take on immortelle – the end result being not too dissimilar from Christian Dior's Eau Noire (but minus the curry note). However, L'Être Aimé isn't as hardcore and is probably the easier of the two to get acquainted with.
With an anaemic base of sandalwood and exotic woods (or a synthetic cedar-musk cocktail), its final moments on the skin belies its substantial and unconventional opening. And while one vastly prefers L'Être Aimé Homme over L'Être Aimé Femme, L'Être Aimé Homme could have been a much more satisfying affair.
Longevity is good but, within a couple of hours, it becomes a skin scent.
Thankfully, the everlasting flower is better implemented, this time around, with the aromatic notes being just as vital to the composition. The lavender remains subdued but the celery is almost as prominent as the immortelle itself. With swirls of basil and spices, there's a noticeable saltiness that effortlessly complements the emerging patchouli and vetiver.
As for the immortelle, it fuses with the woods, celery and spices, resulting in a slightly sweet and dark culinary take on immortelle – the end result being not too dissimilar from Christian Dior's Eau Noire (but minus the curry note). However, L'Être Aimé isn't as hardcore and is probably the easier of the two to get acquainted with.
With an anaemic base of sandalwood and exotic woods (or a synthetic cedar-musk cocktail), its final moments on the skin belies its substantial and unconventional opening. And while one vastly prefers L'Être Aimé Homme over L'Être Aimé Femme, L'Être Aimé Homme could have been a much more satisfying affair.
Longevity is good but, within a couple of hours, it becomes a skin scent.
