Bon Parfumeur · Nathalie Koobus

001 Cologne Première

Premium$$$, 3 of 5
Bon Parfumeur asks $150 for 100 ml
30 ml$75
100 ml$150

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Bright bergamot, lemon and mandarin over orange blossom and petitgrain, settling into lavender, soft jasmine and musk.

Bon Parfumeur says

You’ll smell bergamot, lemon, mandarin, petitgrain, orange blossom, lavender (lavandin), musk, jasmine and rosemary.

The house’s page

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The drawn 001 Cologne Première bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

001 Cologne Première’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, lemon, mandarin, petitgrain, lavender, musk drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

001 Cologne Première, when you spray it: Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin

As it settlesheart notes

001 Cologne Première, as it settles: Petitgrain, Lavender, Cinnamal (cinnamon)

What staysdry-down notes

001 Cologne Première, what stays: Musk, Jasmine, Rosemary, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What Bon Parfumeur names

BergamotLemonMandarinPetitgrainOrange blossomLavender (lavandin)MuskJasmineRosemary

What the label names

11 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 & lavender4 florals1 sweet2 spices1 powder

Citrus2

LimoneneCitral

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals4

CitronellolFarnesolGeraniol (rose)Hydroxycitronellal

Sweet1

Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Spices2

EugenolCinnamal (cinnamon)

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)
2 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell2

AlcoholWater

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

BuongiornoAcqua di Parma · shares lemon, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender and 2 moreabout $296 for 100 ml · about twice 001 Cologne Première’s $150
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender, cashmere knit and 2 more$109 for 100 ml
Acqua di GiòArmani · shares bergamot, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), cashmere knit and 2 more$130 for 100 ml · about the same as 001 Cologne Première’s $150
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Torino21Xerjoff · shares lemon, lavender, cashmere knit, jasmine and 1 more$280 for 100 ml · about twice 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Light Blue Pour HommeDolce & Gabbana · shares bergamot, lemon, mandarin, cashmere knit and 1 more$112 for 100 ml
KourosYSL · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender, jasmine and 1 moreabout $123 for 100 ml · about the same as 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Crazy BasilDries Van Noten · shares bergamot, mandarin, lavender, cashmere knit and 1 moreabout $298 for 100 ml · about twice 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Acqua di Giò ProfondoArmani · shares bergamot, mandarin, lavender, cashmere knit and 1 more$155 for 100 ml · about the same as 001 Cologne Première’s $150
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Aromatix MagnetiqFrench Avenue · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender, cashmere knit and 1 moreabout $60 for 100 ml · about a third of 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Eros FlameVersace · shares lemon, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and rosemary$149 for 100 ml · about the same as 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Aspen CologneCoty · shares bergamot, lemon, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender and 2 more
Ingenious GingerGoldfield & Banks · shares bergamot, lemon, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and 2 moreabout $195 for 100 ml
OrianaParfums de Marly · shares bergamot, lemon, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and 2 more$410 for 75 ml
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LibreYSL · shares bergamot, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender and 2 more$185 for 90 ml
Libre Santal CoutureYSL · shares lemon, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender and 1 more$155 for 50 ml · about twice 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Colonia C.L.U.B.Acqua di Parma · shares bergamot, lemon, cashmere knit and rosemaryabout $208 for 100 ml
Le VainqueurRancé 1795 · shares bergamot, lemon, mandarin, lavender and 1 moreabout $203 for 100 ml
Sculpture HommeNikos · shares bergamot, lemon, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and 1 more
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LibreYSL · shares bergamot, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender and 1 more$190 for 90 ml
VibratoSospiro · shares bergamot, mandarin, cashmere knit and rosemary$326 for 100 ml · about twice 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums · shares bergamot, lemon, lavender, cashmere knit and 1 more$380 for 100 ml
Shiyaaka for MenKhadlaj · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), cashmere knit, jasmine and rosemaryabout $27 for 100 ml · about a fifth of 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Leonie IntenseMaison Alhambra · shares mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender, cashmere knit and 1 more$24 for 100 ml · about a fifth of 001 Cologne Première’s $150
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Freedom Musk Santal 34Kayali · shares bergamot, mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lavender and 1 moreabout $146 for 100 ml · about the same as 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Eau de MemoMemo Paris · shares bergamot, lemon, mandarin, cashmere knit and 1 moreabout $287 for 100 ml · about twice 001 Cologne Première’s $150
Cologne OneEscentric Molecules · shares bergamot, lemon, mandarin, cashmere knit and 1 more$175 for 100 ml · about the same as 001 Cologne Première’s $150
No1 FeminineClive Christian · shares bergamot, lemon, mandarin, cashmere knit and 1 moreabout $867 for 50 ml
Aire Sutileza ElixirLoewe · shares bergamot, lemon, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), cashmere knit and 1 more$305 for 100 ml · about twice 001 Cologne Première’s $150
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Yellow Diamond IntenseVersace · shares bergamot, lemon, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), cashmere knit and 1 more$115 for 50 ml
Odyssey French KissArmaf · shares bergamot, lemon, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), cashmere knit and 1 more$55 for 100 ml · about a third of 001 Cologne Première’s $150
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