Invasión bárbara

If you love a fougère but don’t want to smell like someone’s rich dad, Invasion Barbare is a great option. Don’t get me wrong, this really is a barbershop fragrance at heart, but it’s tweaked and twisted in such nuanced, expert ways that it leaves me feeling freshly shaved and fancy without feeling old or old-fashioned. The violet leaf at the top is the barbarian slap in the face that is a little challenging. I still can’t decide if I absolutely love it or hate it, which to me is usually the sign of something great. The opening has that bright snap of violet leaf, grapefruit, and bergamot, but what I really like is the story arc. It warms up, settles into the skin, and gets smoother and softer as the day goes on. The drydown is a bit vanilla, but in a sophisticated way rather than a sugary one. Sometimes I worry it’s a little too sweet an ending, but then I catch it on my wrist hours later and it feels like a hug, so apparently I don’t mind being persuaded. I wore Fou d’Absinthe for years, and whether it changed, I changed, or the brand simply felt different to me after the Puig acquisition, I just wasn’t feeling it the same way. Invasion Barbare isn’t really a replacement, i’m still on the hunt for my new signature, but it’s where I’ve landed for the moment. I wasn’t sure if it was for me, but I just kept coming back to it. It’s really interesting and complex and I think leaves you smelling classic and modern at the same time. If you love a twist on the fougère, this is great, especially if you’re okay with the barbarians calming down and giving you a warm hug after the invasion is through.

This is a very gentlemanly fragrance. I'd recommend this to any mature gentleman with style in class. This is definitely not your everyday freshy designer. Top-notch 👍🏻

God, I love scent split. Their selection is insane! Now back to Invasion Barbare, this is an absolute fougere masterpiece, a very mature but sophisticated scent; however the performance has diminished over the years.

Really nice woody, spicy masculine fragrance that can be worn year round. Great for professional setting for middle aged men. Strong, only 1 or 2 sprays.

Smells like a barbershop inside of a department store next to the makeup booths. Reads masculine overall, present and smooth, rather than aggressive.

I loved this fugere perfume, when I finish my sample I will surely go for the big bottle!

This is a very classic barbershop fragrance. It has a lot of nostalgia as it reminds of very classic aftershaves but yet done in a high quality classy manner

I’m very impressed with this smell and I will order it again.

Excelent!

This one turned out to be a bit of a surprise. On paper, not particularly remarkable. On skin, started off very “dad” or men’s club/barber vibe (which it continued to hit at throughout the day), but it revealed some surprising complexity on the various stages through dry-down and finished almost back where it started, just more subtle, elegant, soft-spoken. This might not be full-bottle worthy for me, but definitely a larger sample to try from time to time.