Boucheron pour Homme
Boucheron (1991)

Over the years I have acquired three EDT bottles from different era of productions under three different licenses, first is a 2011 ish bottle from Inter-Parfums, 75% vol, 2nd is a Boucheron Parfum bottle from the early 2000s, with a 'B' logo just above the Boucheron name on the packaging, then a late 90s bottle made in Switzerland by PCI/Parfums ET Cosmetiques SA, 80% volume, with a Vendome Column logo above Boucheron,and 'pour Homme' under the 'Eau De Toilete'.
Although all three bottles start to smell differently each on their own more in the dry down, they all have distinct top notes that are clearly 'Boucheron Pour Homme' from any distance, the B logo version has the most potent and most powdery drydown, patchouli, ambery-sandalwood and iris are most dominant, it also lasts the longest. The Vendome PCI bottle is more or less the same with the "b" logo bottle, just a bit softer in the beginning, and the dry down is less incensy. less powdery, but rather quite woody, the powdery mossy woody base notes is what I'm coming after, the iris with other flowers are very butter soft even a tad greasy with the sandalwood's support, yet that's beautifully constructed and very harmony in a whole, a signature vintage 1990s men's fragrance vice too, that's what the InterPafums bottle is lacking. Then, the Interparfums bottle has still decent, good top notes, brighter citrus, then that's pretty much it, the drydown is weaker and has no power or weight compared to the other two.
I'm holding onto the more vintage B logo bottle and the older PCI bottle now, as that iris patch-woods dry down reminds me a lot of the same phase in Cuir Ottoman by Parfum d'Empire, and it's the gold of the latter to me, it's OK that people don't appreciate or even understand how great Boucheron Pour Homme once was, I'm just thankful I get to own and enjoy all the vintage bottles of Boucheron PH.

I was hoping for good things from this scent, which is generally perceived positively as an aromatic citrus from the old school, which I suppose is a fair comment given its launch was in 1991. I had acquired a vintage 15ml EDP and tried it for the first time today. Its potency and astringent opening hit me first as an initial weak spritz to the wrist, which lasted several hours and remained after scrubbing it off, nearly blew me away. In the course of the 4-5 hours I wore it, the scent was overpowering and truly one-dimensional. The sweet lemon and vanilla accord is sickening and the florals which are detectable (that's all I get, it's that strong) are reminiscent of a great-grandmother's talcum powder. Not quite nausea inducing, but very unpleasant in terms of its composition and strength. 2 thumbs down.

With Boucheron I do get a lemon citrus opening, but the orange and lavender do tone down the brightness just a bit, but not enough to take it into 'creamy' territory. The opening leads into noticeable base notes of sandlewood, musk, tonka and vetiver. It does have an old school classy feel to it almost like it could just as well been a 1960s fragrance. It fits a more mature style with some citric freshness and would be office worthy. The bottle design is distinctive and it looks good in my tray. It is not a huge investment to add this since it is very reasonably priced. Boucheron may not be required smelling but is certainly a very pleasant lemony citrus intro and a classy wear. Thumbs up.

I've been wearing this beauty since about 1992 and still consider it one of the best. I wore it on my wedding day in June of 1992. I'm 54 now but throughout the 90s I wore this as my signature scent. Nowadays there are so many great fragrances out there that I don't have a signature scent however I do still love and respect Boucheron and it'll always have a place in my collection and in my active rotation. For the record I'm talking about the EDP. I have only limited experience with the EDT.

Edit 12/2021 ~

I do know that this has suffered from reformulations and I vividly remember a reformulation in the 90s that was obvious even from just looking at the color of the juice. The fragrance I bought perhaps six months earlier which was quite green had become in the intervening period much more pale. The scent too seemed diluted. I still bought it and did so religiously for several more years but the best version I ever had was that early version. I recall asking the sales clerk if it was just my imagination and she told me "no." She said the company had changed the formulation and that this was common among fragrance houses. This was an early lesson circa 1993 that hit this then mid-20s naive fragrance buyer hard. Why f#*@ with perfection? Why get people hooked on a particular fragrance only to change it up mid-game? Seemed like bait & switch to me then, still does today.
At the end of the day though and even through reformulations that never improved the fragrance, Boucheron Pour Homme is still a worthwhile fragrance. It's classy and it smells expensive even after years of tweaking. It just doesn't smell as good as it once did.

Got a 5ml sample as it crops up as a classic quite often on the forums and really pleased I did. Reminds me a little of Cerutti 1881 with the citrus opening (I get more lemon than orange) but with sweeter mid-notes/drydown. Will get a full bottle at some point.

This opens very fresh and cool (but also a tad sharp) with a base of lemon and is then lent some rose. At first an overbearing amount of rose but it calms rather quickly on dry down. White soap from lavender comes out but too much and letting the lemon run the show. I get a steady amount of sandalwood, but it isn't drying out the lemon note. I get a light blend of bitter incense ash, vetiver, and verbena combined together in the finish.

I'll give Boucheron Pour Homme by Boucheron a thumbs up but with some criticism. It's a gentlemanly scent that's calm, clean, and more reflective on the outdoors on a sunny day. Someone that likes Grey Flannel (1975) would probably see Boucheron PH as the younger and more cheerful brother. It wouldn't shock me one bit if a woman who liked Jean Naté snuck a few sprays of this from her husband or boyfriend's dresser as a guilty pleasure.