Pour Homme Absolu

Pour Homme Absolu from Michael Kors, composed by Gaël Montero in 2025, is a spicy, woody fragrance for men with an incense thread. Spice and wood are what everyone notices; a third also find it aromatic, warm with amber and citrusy.

Lemon and peppermint open it cool and sharp, with pink pepper and cardamom adding a bright, aromatic warmth. The heart pairs lavender with incense, so a clean herbal note sits against a dry, resinous smoke, and the Mahonial and Rosyfolia materials add a soft, slightly rosy floral lift. The base is akigalawood, a dry, peppery, oud-like wood, alongside vetiver for earthy smokiness and cedar for a clean, dry finish.

It is marketed as masculine and has a polished, evening-leaning character suited to the cooler months, for someone who likes lavender and pepper over smoky, dry wood rather than sweetness.

Pour Homme Absolu — for men fragrance by Michael Kors (released 2025). Top notes: Lemon, Cardamom, Pink Pepper, Peppermint. Heart notes: Lavender, Rosyfolia, Mahonial, Incense. Base notes: Cedarwood, Akigalawood, Vetiver. — Parfica open fragrance database