Zadig & Voltaire This is Him

Zadig & Voltaire This is Him EDT is a warm spicy vanilla fragrance built around black pepper, incense and sandalwood, and Maids Scents carries the authentic Eau de Toilette with delivery across Nigeria and beyond.

What is Zadig & Voltaire This is Him EDT?

Zadig & Voltaire This is Him EDT launched in September 2016, created by perfumers Nathalie Lorson and Aurélien Guichard, both of whom we already know well, since Lorson also co-created both Lalique Encre Noire EDT and Givenchy Gentleman EDT, while Guichard also created Gucci by Gucci EDT, all already in our catalogue. Zadig & Voltaire announced the launch with the slogan ‘This is Zadig!’, positioning the fragrance as a distinctive, accessible alternative to pricier designer staples like Dior Homme Intense.

Fragrance Profile

Zadig & Voltaire This is Him EDT opens with black pepper and grapefruit, a bright, spiced burst more than one reviewer specifically compares to Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum, which we already carry, though with a genuinely more understated, less sugary intensity.

As it develops, the heart brings in incense and vanilla, smoky and creamy. More than one reviewer specifically calls this composition sexy, woodsy and vanillic, one memorably describing it as smelling like vanilla WD-40, in a genuinely good way, comparing the whole experience to enjoying rock and roll rather than intricate classical music.

The base settles into sandalwood, closing out a warm, smoky dry-down. It’s genuinely worth being honest that this composition is fairly simple and doesn’t always project strongly, though more than one long-time wearer specifically reports still wearing it in daily rotation years after first discovering it.

Top Notes: Black Pepper, Grapefruit
Heart Notes: Incense, Vanilla
Base Note: Sandalwood

Who Should Wear This is Him?

Zadig & Voltaire This is Him EDT suits anyone who wants a genuinely warm, spicy-vanilla, date-night signature rather than a light, everyday scent. It’s worth being honest that this fragrance won’t turn heads the way a true niche release might, but represents genuine value, built by two respected perfumers for a fraction of what many designer houses charge.

Zadig & Voltaire This is Him EDT has also drawn genuine comparisons to Paco Rabanne’s Pure XS, a resemblance more than one detailed reviewer specifically finds curiously underdiscussed given how close the two compositions genuinely sit.

Performance and Longevity

It’s genuinely worth being honest that reported performance varies noticeably between reviewers. Most report a moderate 4 to 6 hours with just-above-average sillage, though at least one detailed reviewer specifically flags a genuine batch-variation concern, finding a more recent bottle performing noticeably worse than what they remembered from earlier purchases.

Two to three sprays on pulse points is a sensible starting point given this genuine variability in reported performance.

Best Time to Wear This is Him in Nigeria

More than one reviewer specifically highly recommends Zadig & Voltaire This is Him EDT for winter and autumn, calling it a great winter fragrance overall, which maps naturally onto Nigeria’s cooler harmattan season, where drier air lets the incense, vanilla and sandalwood base fully develop for confident, warm evening wear.

Buying This is Him From Maids Scents

Every Zadig & Voltaire bottle we stock, including This is Him, comes from verified suppliers, so what you receive matches what you’d get through an authorised Zadig & Voltaire retailer.

We deliver across Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Enugu, Benin City and the rest of Nigeria, and we ship internationally for orders placed from outside the country.

You can read more about the fragrance on its Fragrantica listing.

If you’re curious how it compares, Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum is worth trying too, or browse our full range of masculine perfumes in Nigeria.

Zadig & Voltaire This is Him EDT is in stock now at Maids Scents.