Kouros
Aromatic Fougere · 1981 · Pierre Bourdon
Notes checked against a published listing.
- Reported longevity
- Good
- Reported sillage
- Moderate
- Typical occasion
- Romantic/Evening
- Typical season
- Winter
These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.
Reviewed profile
A dense, animalic fougere where honeyed leather, civet and musk press against clary sage, oakmoss and a full floral heart. Powerful and unapologetic, it fills a room with old-school bravado. Bold and polarizing by design.
Taste Profile
The Anchor
The Slow Depth
A rich and warm centre of gravity. Change is part of the journey.
Everything around you may shift but this stays constant. The depth here takes time. It opens slowly and rewards patience. Some things get richer the longer you stay.
How Kouros smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Kouros keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and carries across a room and announces itself.
Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.
Kouros sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 72nd percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Kouros carries across a room and announces itself. That is among the highest in the catalogue for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Kouros is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 40th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Kouros feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 80th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Kouros keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 13th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.
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