Fougere Royale
Fougere Royale by Houbigant is a masculine-leaning eau de parfum from 1882 in the luxury price tier. It opens with lavender, bergamot and artemisia, moves into fern, geranium and clary sage and dries down to oakmoss, coumarin and tonka bean. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Artemisia Bitter and silvery-herbal. Wormwood, the backbone of a fougère.
Heart
- Fern Not a real smell — the mossy, coumarin idea of a fern that named the fougère.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
- Clary Sage Softer, sweeter sage with an ambery undertone. Warm and herbal.
Dry-down
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
- Coumarin Hay, almond and vanilla in one molecule. The heart of every fougère.
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
Smells like this
- Brut Brut Classic
- Yves Saint Laurent Jazz
- Dana English Leather
- Chanel Boy
- Xerjoff Nio
- Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur
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