Armani · 2015

Eau de Cèdre

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Toilette

Bergamot, lemon and violet leaf over cardamom, cumin and sage, drying to cedar, black tea and suede.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Eau de Cèdre’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, lemon, violet, cardamom, cumin, sage drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Eau de Cèdre, top notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Violet

Heartas it settles

Eau de Cèdre, heart: Cardamom, Cumin, Sage

Dry-downwhat stays

Eau de Cèdre, dry-down: Cedar, Tea, Leather, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

12 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender6 florals1 sweet2 spices

11 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

I WillArmani · shares bergamot, violet (sweet violet), cardamom, sage and 1 more$170 for 100 ml · about the same as Eau de Cèdre’s $139
1 Million RoyalRabanne · shares bergamot, violet (sweet violet), cardamom, sage and 1 more$145 for 100 ml · about the same as Eau de Cèdre’s $139
AnimaliqueByredo · shares bergamot, lemon, violet (sweet violet) and suede$330 for 100 ml · about twice Eau de Cèdre’s $139
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.