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Ironie for Him
Set against the women's Ironie, Saphir Ironie for Him Eau de Parfum 200ml goes somewhere entirely different, and anyone expecting a matching pair should know that before buying.
The opening is unusual, because musk is listed at the very top alongside bergamot. That is not the normal order of things, and it means the fragrance never has a sharp phase. Bergamot gives it a brief clean lift, but the musk is there from the first minute, soft and slightly sweet, so the scent starts warm and stays warm.
Rose and geranium make the middle, and this is the heart of the composition in both senses. The rose here is dry rather than jammy, the barbershop reading of the material rather than the romantic one, and geranium pushes it further in that direction with a crisp, green, faintly minty sharpness. The two of them together are a classic men's accord and they do what they have always done, which is to smell groomed.
The base is the best part. Benzoin brings a sweet resin, guaiac wood adds a dry, smoky, almost tarry quality, and peru balsam finishes it with a deep, sticky warmth. That trio gives the dry down a real density, and it is where the 200ml bottle starts to look like good value, because this is the part that stays on a jacket collar. Seven materials, aimed at men, and better suited to cold weather and evenings than to a hot afternoon. Two sprays go a long way.
Saphir began in 1940 as Almacenes Corinto, a family warehouse in the Spanish city of Zaragoza, and grew into a perfume company that is still entirely Spanish owned. Its own plant in Zaragoza, research centre included, makes everything that carries the Saphir name, and the company has always worked to a brief of fragrance at an accessible price.
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