Bel Ami

This is a review of vintage 1980s bel ami by sieuzac for Hermes. Sieuzac also did Dior Fahrenheit and dune, and possibly Opium. And, he collaborated with Guy Robert for Equipage (a spicy Well...

Dark, smoky, peppery, leathery, and mysterious. It reminded me of something. Took me a while to figure it out: Creed Tabarome (the new one), which to me smells like it's trying just a bit too...

I've recently started a leather kick, and was introduced to Bel Ami by a major fragrance expert -- one of the proprietors of The Perfume House in Portland, Oregon! It's a classic Hermes, in that...

Created in 1986 by Hermes, Bel Ami smells like a VERY good copy of Chanel Antaeus. Woody Chypre. Heady. Masculine. Lasting on the skin. Powerful stuff that requires chutzpah to wear. Not for the...