Furyo
Jacques Bogart (1988)

Jacques Bogart Furyo, appointed in the 1988 as the result of a work of cooperation between the great Thierry Wasser (Salvador Dali Pour Homme and a huge amount of notorious issues for Guerlain, Dior, Jil Sander, Lancôme etc) and Ron Winnegrad (the "huge" Dunhill Blend 30, Lagerfeld Classic, Leonard Pour Homme among the most iconic) is a legendary funky animalic resinous powerhouse-chypré with a fresh aromatic floral aura over an "urinous" slightly dissonant (salty/sweet) bed of animalic amber, misty resins, oakmoss and patchouli (possibly with hints of misty frankincense and opoponax whirling around). Bold and unapologetic Furyo enters the clan of super bold masculine vintage chypré alongside giants a la Rochas Macassar, Caron Yatagan, Old Spice, Lapidus Pour Homme, Gengis Khan Marc de la Morandiere, Roccobarocco Joint, Creed Vintage Tabarome, Dunhill Blend 30, Shiseido Basala, Balenciaga Pour Homme, vintage Ysl Kouros and equally elevated royal stuffs (another fragrance jumping as well on mind with its earthy-powdery virile animalism is Mp&G Parfum d'Habit which is anyway woodier, finally more powdery and stronger on patchouly on my skin). On this sphere I definitely relate mostly Furyo to the great and unfortunately disappeared Roccobarocco Joint (more powerful on amber but less stressed on frankincense, oakmoss, spices and animalics). Joint, despite its undeniable animalism, was definitely more wearable and I still tend to prefer Joint over the equally great Furyo (the latter actually sharing with Joint so many notes as warm tobacco, animalics, rose, resins and further) which is darker, more resinous (almost in to an holy liturgical way) and frankly less wearable (to me less complex than Joint which is on the contrary a more sociable, affordable and refined olfactory creation while Furyo being a wild more hardly approachable feral misty animal). Completely disagree on the assumedly better quality of Furyo (I've had both) since all the Joint's ingredients are as well vivid and vibrant (so natural on perception). The first Furyo's welcome is a violent thunderstruck like a fist in your face, a sort of dissonant and kind of stuffy (retrò old lady like) potpourri of roaring hesperides, spices/berries (possibly cumin, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, juniper berries), massive/stuffy floral notes (mostly damask rose, indolic jasmine and cold geranium) and animalic patterns (civet, ambrette, honey, castoreum). Civet, cloves and cumin are absolutely hard elements to cope with along this initial stage (exuding a sort of misty-dissonant moderate sweetness lasting throughout). As soon as the storm slightly calms down fresh spices, cinnamon, fresh figgy ambrette and aromatic lavender gradually hang out and provide an aromatic more refined (and I'd say more defined) old-school soapier aura (really classy and gentlemanly). There is in the air a general spicy/resinous mistiness and a dark woodsy accord of oakmoss and vetiver gradually enveloped by a tad of laundry soapiness and fresh but still earthy tobacco (still flanked by animalic and resinous incensey stable presences). The final trail after many hours smells kind of freshly mossy ambery, incensey, with hints of honey, with more tamed florals (mostly jasmine and spiced damask rose), a notable patchouli and hints of waxy-soapy tobacco and a tad of leather (overall like a sort of more incensey/leathery animalic Old Spice). Longevity is so huge while the projection is more moderate on my skin. If you enjoy creations as vintage Kouros, RB Joint, Ungaro II, Old Spice, Zino Davidoff, Basala or Gengis Khan (but I suppose also animalic pillars as Mazzolari Lui or Mp&G Parfum d'Habit) you'd probably enjoy this powerful and sensual highly representative 80's chypré.

Thumbs up all around for this Bogart masterpiece that again doesn't get the respect it rightly deserves. It lasts hours upon hours on my skin like it's built to and fortunately it was made at a time when those thin veiled nauseating aquatics were just starting to infiltrate modern perfumerie. Thanks for that Mr Davidoff! Anywho long live the true MASCULINE fragrance and long live Furyo!

Of course it's most likely been reformed and butchered, that is, if it's still in production. Some say yes some say no. Just remember that if anyone says the performance isn't up to expectations there's always vintage. That's about all I buy so yes I'm a snob and yes I couldn't care less. It's my money and my memories with One Man Show on the way

I perceive an equal balance of animalic qualities and woody notes in this fragrance. Personally, I do not find the civet or castoreum notes to be too overwhelming. The overall effect is a musky scent with subtle hints of animalic qualities and a slight touch of sweetness from the amber. While the fragrance is decent, I do not find it particularly groundbreaking.

I tried to love Furyo, but it let me down. Upon first spray, I loved it. A few minutes laters I noticed that it already began to fade away. I kept smelling my wrist trying to figure out what other fragrance it reminded me of. It reminded me of Jungle for Men by Kenzo. Jungle is much stronger and longer lasting than Furyo, but also costs a little more. It's true, you get what you pay for. Too bad Furyo wasn't a fragrance powerhouse like all the other Jacques Bogart fragrances (except for City Tower, which didn't last at all on me). I suppose I'll stick to Jungle, that is, when they get it back in stock at FragranceNet.com. I also love Declaration by Cartier, which also has the cumin note. Perhaps I just got the reformulated version and the "vintage" version of Furyo performs better with better sillage. The lot number on my bottle is 8D1581574. Are there any other fragrances out there that smell 99.9% like Furyo that are longer lasting and that are a so-called powerhouse? If I can find a "double" of Furyo that projects like a monster, then I will definitely purchase that creation. Please advise.

Urinal....urinal cake. A busy toilet that's well taken care of by an affectionate, dutiful janitor. That's all I can think of. A nice version of that scent for sure! But that's what came to mind from start to finish.

This is popular with enthusiasts but if you wear it in public people might mistake you for the custodial staff.

I blind bought this based on reviews here and on that other site that starts with an "F," and I am very happy with my purchase! Furyo is a "funky" fragrance that's right up my alley; for reference, I also like Yatagan, Chypre-Siam, Quorum, and Kouros which Furyo immediately reminded me of. I see "powdery" in its note tree which would normally make me hesitate, but this is more "dusty" and I like it. Performance is really very impressive as is it's price point on Amazon. Recommend.