Cacharel · 1981
Cacharel pour L'Homme EDT
Longevity
3–8 h60% of 25 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 74 people
Worn by
Mostly menmost often worn by
fresh
uplifting
Fresh lemon lavender cologne on cool green wood
Scent Notes
Woody
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What the community says
Dry and spicy, with a warm side
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 95 describe how long it lasts, 74 how far it projects and 39 how it smells. Most other posts only name Cacharel pour L'Homme.
How long it lasts95 people
3–8 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 3–8 hours. From 25 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (5 h).
20%
45% Moderate
35% Long-lasting
20% fades quickly · rounded to the nearest 5%
Wear time varies a lot
How far it projects74 people
Mixed reports on projection
about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately
about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin
In words
No single story here: about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately, while about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
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Also worth knowing
Compliments
4%
4% of people get compliments when they wear it (92).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
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Summary in words
Cacharel Cacharel pour L'Homme: what people say about it.
In short: Dry and spicy, with a warm side.
Most often worn by men.
60% of people get 3–8 hours of wear (25 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 5 hours).
About 45% of 95 people say it lasts a moderate time (wear time varies a lot).
Mixed reports on projection (74 people): No single story here: about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately, while about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
4% of people get compliments when they wear it (92).
Perfumes people say smell alike: Dunhill Edition by Alfred Dunhill (66% of voters).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 190+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
- Matches with 100+ voters come first; early reads have fewer votes.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think Fresh lemon lavender cologne on cool green wood: that is Cacharel pour L'Homme. It opens with clary sage, lavender and lemon, moves into carnation, geranium and jasmine and settles on amber, fir and oakmoss. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 1981.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: spicy is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $78.
Explore more: More from Cacharel · Fresh perfumes · Clary sage perfumes · Lavender perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Cacharel
Cacharel is a French designer perfume house whose heritage runs through Anaïs Anaïs (1978) and Amor Amor (2003). Expect about $24 to $112 across the 32 Cacharel perfumes listed on Scendira. Start with Cacharel Noa, Cacharel Anais Anais and Cacharel Amor Amor; the communities Scendira tracks discuss those Cacharel perfumes most.
What is in the bottles
On Cacharel Noa (Eau de Toilette, 1998), expect fresh peony and lily, powdery sandalwood; it starts with musk and freesia and settles on cedar, coriander and sandalwood. Cacharel Anais Anais (Eau de Toilette, 1978) reads as fresh white florals over powdery musk, opening on hyacinth and lily and drying down to musk, oakmoss and amber. Cacharel Amor Amor (2003) is described as juicy berry and citrus bouquet with soft vanilla, with blackcurrant and cassia up top and tonka bean, vanilla and amber underneath.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Fresh lemon lavender cologne on cool green wood. It opens with clary sage, lavender and lemon, moves into carnation, geranium and jasmine and settles on amber, fir and oakmoss.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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