The amount (but I put on quite a bit of Mary Read and still loved it)?
Could be to do with how it's blended in with other notes (and what notes), versus smelling like you just dumped too much patchouli essential oil on yourself?
And I'd also welcome recs for perfumes with a patcholi presence but where the patchouli is smooth, gentle, not dirty.
A lot of people rate L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme very highly (it's been ages since I smelled it so I can't comment directly). Though it may depend how you feel about cocoa and anise.
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Could be to do with how it's blended in with other notes (and what notes), versus smelling like you just dumped too much patchouli essential oil on yourself?
And I'd also welcome recs for perfumes with a patcholi presence but where the patchouli is smooth, gentle, not dirty.
A lot of people rate L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme very highly (it's been ages since I smelled it so I can't comment directly). Though it may depend how you feel about cocoa and anise.
https://akafkaesquelife.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/guerlain-linstant-de-guerlain-pour-homme-linstant-eau-extreme/
It has many versions but the EDP is still in production, I believe:
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Guerlain/L-Instant-de-Guerlain-pour-Homme-EDP-44763.html