GLASS presents some of our favourite recent cologne and fragrance launches for men – ranging from the very well established brands such as Aesop, Bulgari, Louis Vuitton; the perfumer gods, Francis Kurkdjian and Andy Tauer; and our favourite actor-turned-nose Richard E Grant.
Bulgari Man, Glacial Essence
Bulgari Man, Glacial Essence
This new men’s launch from Bulgari Fragrances is housed in a sturdy glass flacon and filled with another success by master perfumer Alberto Morillas. It’s as masculine as it is fresh, conjuring cool juniper top notes, an herbaceous heart and a cedarwood base.
£91, EDP, 100ml
Aesop, Rozu
Aesop, Rozu
A new fragrance from Aesop is always an exciting event as the discerning brand that doesn’t flood the market with launches. Rozu is a balm for the soul, with subtle smoky rose infused with aromatic wood.
£130, EDP, 50ml
Initio Parfums, Blessed Baraka
Initio Parfums, Blessed Baraka
Initio Parfums make scents that aim to create attraction and desire, Blessed Baraka from its The Absolutes collection, is a highly more-ish – addictive even – creamy musk with accents of white flower, sandalwood and vanilla.
£175, EDP, 90ml
Acqua di Parma, Colonia Futura
Acqua di Parma, Colonia Futura
Made of the highest quality ingredients – at 99 per cent natural – Colonia Futura opens with fresh bergamot, grapefruit, lemon with pink peppercorn for extra punch and an intense lavender giving a blitz of pure freshness.
£110 , EDC, 100ml
Jack, Richmond
Jack, Richmond
From our favourite actor-led perfume line, (Richard E Grant, in case you are asking) Jack’s latest launch evokes in scent Richmond where he lives and is warming, addictive and spicy with accents of oud, vetiver, white musk, tobacco absolute, lime, marijuana and mandarin.
£95, EDP, 100ml
Lalique Les Compositions Parfumées, Imperial Green
Lalique Les Compositions Parfumées, Imperial Green
The first men’s collection in the Les Compositions Parfumées range, Imperial Green, presented in an elegant Art Nouveau-styled bottle, is fresh, aromatic – containing hints of orange blossom, ambrox, vetiver and patchouli.
£190, EDP, 100ml
Louis Vuitton, Météore
Louis Vuitton, Météore
Louis Vuitton perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud has created Météore for the house. Inspired by travel (as this line is), it is an energising rush of freshness and optimism with bergamot, mandarin, orange neroli, pepper, cardamom and nutmeg.
£200, EDP, 100ml
Maison Francis Kurkdjian, L’homme À La Rose
Maison Francis Kurkdjian, L’homme À La Rose
Why are roses regarded as scents only for women? The modern master of perfume Francis Kurkdjian launches L’homme À La Rose – an urbane scent with blurred Centifolia rose – more foregrounded are its grapefruit accord, sage and woody amber notes.
£175, EDP, 75ml
Tauer Perfumes, Phtaloblue
Tauer Perfumes, Phtaloblue
Phtaloblue, the latest by the Swiss auteur of scent Andy Tauer, is a complex, breezy and warming marine fragrance layered with wood and herb accents like sweet fennel, lavender, bergamot and lemon – and is one of the best aquatic scents on the market.
£105, EDP, 50ml
by Caroline Simpson