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This Is Him! Deodorant Stick 75g
A deodorant stick is a different product from a perfume and Zadig and Voltaire This Is Him! Deodorant Stick 75g should be judged on that basis, though the scent inside is a proper composition by Aurélien Guichard and Nathalie Lorson.
Black pepper and grapefruit open it. The pepper is dry and sharp, the grapefruit bitter and slightly sulphurous in the way real grapefruit is, and the combination reads as clean and alert rather than sweet. For something applied first thing in the morning that is exactly right.
Incense and vanilla sit underneath. Incense is dry and smoky with a cool, resinous quality, and vanilla softens it without turning it into a dessert. That contrast between smoke and sweetness is what makes the fragrance recognisable, and it is unusual to find it in a deodorant at all.
Sandalwood closes it, creamy and mild, and gives the scent something smooth to settle onto.
In use it is simple. Apply to clean dry skin, let it set for a moment, and it will hold its scent quietly through the day where you put it. It is not going to project across a room and should not be expected to. What it does well is keep a thread of the same fragrance running underneath whatever you spray on top, which is the point of buying a matching grooming product in the first place.
75g is the usual stick and will last a couple of months of daily use. It travels better than a spray can as well.
The brand is French, a Paris ready to wear label founded in 1997, and it licenses its fragrance operation rather than running it in house. That licence has sat with Beaute Prestige International, a Shiseido subsidiary, since 2014.
Please note: images are a guide only. Packaging and bottle design may occasionally differ from those shown due to manufacturer updates or promotions.
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