Whip and Eau Noble (Reissues) Review

First released in 1953, Le Galion’s Whip is a classically styled aromatic citrus fragrance. After a mouth-puckeringly tart hesperidic (lemony !) opening with some fleeting anisic accents, the perfume settles into a pleasant herbal-agrestic theme. The structure seems to hold up better on blotter than on skin though, where it blurs a tad with a vague rosy floralcy.

By contrast, Eau Noble (1972 original), which also has aromatic citrus leanings, is much  more green, its dusky, fruity, galbanum heart actually calling to mind many popular, modern fougères. 

Whip: 

Nose: Thomas Fontaine (reissue, after Paul Vacher)

House: Le Galion

Release date: 2014 (reissue, 1953 original)

Notes (per Fragrantica): citron, bergamot, cardamom, galbanum, geranium, tarragon, lavender, oakmoss, patchouli, leather.

Eau Noble:

Nose: Thomas Fontaine (reissue, after Paul Vacher)

House: Le Galion

Release date: 2014 (reissue, 1972 original)

Notes (per Fragrantica): citron, mandarin orange, orange, galbanum, chamomile, neroli, jasmin, lavender, geranium, cedar, marjoram, patchouli, oakmoss, sage, labdanum, civet, sandalwood, musk.