Givenchy · 2023 · Maïa Lernout and Karine Dubreuil

Gentleman Society

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Herbal sage and cardamom over narcissus and earthy vetiver, resting on cedar, sandalwood and vanilla.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Gentleman Society’s scent picture, a draft: sage, cardamom, narcissus, vetiver, cedar, sandalwood drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Gentleman Society, top notes: Sage, Cardamom, Citral (lemon)

Heartas it settles

Gentleman Society, heart: Narcissus, Vetiver

Dry-downwhat stays

Gentleman Society, dry-down: Cedar, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

8 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 & lavender2 florals1 sweet1 spices1 powder

3 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

Reflection 45 ManAmouage · shares cardamom, vetiver, cedar (Atlas cedar), sandalwood and 1 more$550 for 100 ml
Desert DawnByredo · shares cardamom, vetiver, cedar (Atlas cedar) and sandalwood$330 for 100 ml · about twice Gentleman Society’s $162
Bois PacifiqueTom Ford · shares cardamom, cedar (Atlas cedar), sandalwood and vanilla$240 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.