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L'Eau de Navagateur (1982)
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  |  A very rakish scent, smoky seaside bar-meets-cool old used book store. Sour coffee and spicy nutmeg notes peppered with sweet tobacco/leather and a hint of old booze. The sourness has a pitch that may turn some off (my wife isn't crazy about it) and my guess is you'll either think its sweet spiciness provides a nice balance or just masks smoky weirdness. An rich, intriguing mix for a harder-partying Indiana Jones that holds up incredibly well throughout the day.29 August 2008 |
 |  On my skin, it's the spices of Bel Ami, added with a bit of coffee, and a bit of a B.O. note. Great longevity, but wouldn't own this and Bel Ami.23 May 2007 |
 | At first I was disappointed. I had expected clearer notes of leather, coffee, wood and spice, perhaps a masculine gourmand scent in the vein of Aomassai, Idole or Bois d'Ombrie. But this is nothing like that. This is a smooth "vintage" scent with no notes popping out at you. No wonder since it's from the 70ies and no trendy concoction. It is a bit "sweet & sour", musty and stale like so many vintage or vintage-styled leather/herbals are, scents like Bandit, Art of Perfumery No 6, Aoud cuir d'Arabie, Harmatan noir... Some of these I don't like but L'eau du navigateur has a buttery softness from the leather to conquer the vintage-y sourness or bitterness of it. I have grown to appreciate it. 01 December 2006 |
 | Nav presents a congenial opening with no obvious single note jumping ahead of the others. The recipe employs a light-handed mix of blond wood, pipe tobacco, and soft spice. It personifies a virtuous young man on whom is pinned the hopes of a nation. (But, as this frag is defunct, the nation appears doomed.) 17 October 2006 |
 | Spicy, woody, and smoky is right. And with an undercurrent of tobacco and leather. Deep, rich, and full, L’Eau du Naigateur is absolutely wonderful. On the paper card, the coffee comes through beautifully for me, but, when it gets on my skin, it disappears —I’m not surprised, that’s what usually happens to coffee that I get a hold of. Those spices are wonderfully exotic—I could sniff them all day if they lasted that long…what dreams they can engender. There’s just so much depth and richness going on in this fragrance that I’m finding it difficult to express how excellent it is, and how unbelievable it is that L’Artisan discontinued this. I’m looking to buy. 07 October 2006 |
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| Although this is theoretically discontinued, I believe it is available at L'Artisan boutiques and at least one online seller. And although it's theoretically a men's scent, I love it: Coffee, tobacco, leather, and spices--these are a few of my favorite things! 30 July 2006 |
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