Givenchy · 2020 · Olivier Cresp and Nathalie Lorson

Gentleman Boisée

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5
Givenchy asks $149 for 100 ml
100 ml$149

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Black pepper and coriander with geranium, then cocoa-dusted iris and cedar, drying down to smoky sandalwood and patchouli.

Givenchy says

You’ll smell Black Pepper essence Madagascar & Vietnam, coriander essence Ukraine & Russia, geranium essence Egypt & China, iris (orris concrete italy & china), cedarwood essence Virginia, cacao natureprint, Australian sandalwood (santal essence australia), burning wood and patchouli essence Indonesia.

More from Givenchy’s description

It also mentions Black pepper, Coriander, Cocoa, Iris, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Oriental accord, Geranium, Cedar and Burning woods.

The house’s page

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The drawn Gentleman Boisée bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Gentleman Boisée’s scent picture, a draft: black pepper, coriander, geranium, iris, cedar, cacao drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Gentleman Boisée, when you spray it: Black pepper, Coriander, Geranium, Citral (lemon)

As it settlesheart notes

Gentleman Boisée, as it settles: Iris, Cedar, Cacao

What staysdry-down notes

Gentleman Boisée, what stays: Santal essence australia, Burning wood, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What Givenchy names

Black Pepper essence Madagascar & VietnamCoriander essence Ukraine & RussiaGeranium essence Egypt & ChinaIris (orris concrete italy & china)Cedarwood essence VirginiaCacao natureprintAustralian sandalwood (santal essence australia)Burning woodPatchouli essence IndonesiaSandalwoodBurning woods

What the label names

9 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 & lavender3 florals1 sweet1 spices1 powder

Citrus2

LimoneneCitral (lemon)

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals3

CitronellolFarnesolGeraniol (rose)

Sweet1

Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Spices1

Cinnamal

Powder1

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

Not for the smell7

AlcoholWaterOctinoxate (a UV filter)Avobenzone (a UV filter)BHT (keeps it fresh)Ext. violet 2Butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares coriander, geranium (rose geranium), orris, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 moreabout $29 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Gentleman Boisée’s $149
Grey BlazerD.S. & Durga · shares black pepper, coriander, geranium (rose geranium) and orris$225 for 50 ml
PassionElizabeth Taylor · shares coriander, orris, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and 1 more
See 5 more27 more share half its notes
For Men IntenseBentley · shares black pepper, geranium (rose geranium), cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and 1 more
Eros FlameVersace · shares black pepper, geranium (rose geranium), cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and 1 more$149 for 100 ml · about the same as Gentleman Boisée’s $149
Khair PistachioParis Corner · shares geranium (rose geranium), cedar (Atlas cedar), cacao and sandalwoodabout $23 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Gentleman Boisée’s $149
EmpressaPenhaligon's · shares geranium (rose geranium), cacao, patchouli and sandalwood$330 for 100 ml · about twice Gentleman Boisée’s $149
Shiyaaka for MenKhadlaj · shares black pepper, orris, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and 1 moreabout $27 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Gentleman Boisée’s $149
See 5 more22 more share half its notes
Amber WoodAjmal · shares black pepper, orris, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and 1 more$169 for 100 ml · about the same as Gentleman Boisée’s $149
L'HommePrada · shares black pepper, geranium (rose geranium), orris and patchouli$136 for 100 ml · about the same as Gentleman Boisée’s $149
NoirTom Ford · shares black pepper, geranium (rose geranium), orris and patchouli
Iris PalladiumLes Eaux Primordiales · shares coriander, orris, cedar (Atlas cedar) and sandalwoodabout $213 for 100 ml
Iris d'ÉliteVersace · shares coriander, orris, cedar (Atlas cedar) and sandalwoodabout $386 for 100 ml
See 5 more17 more share half its notes
Lilac LoveAmouage · shares orris, cacao, patchouli and sandalwood$395 for 100 ml
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares coriander, orris, patchouli and sandalwood$109 for 100 ml
Honour ManAmouage · shares black pepper, geranium (rose geranium), cedar (Atlas cedar) and patchouli$395 for 100 ml
SalvoMaison Alhambra · shares black pepper, geranium (rose geranium), cedar (Atlas cedar) and patchouli$24 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Gentleman Boisée’s $149
Palais BourbonMemo Paris · shares black pepper, geranium (rose geranium), patchouli and sandalwood$350 for 75 ml
See 5 more12 more share half its notes
Detour NoirAl Haramain · shares black pepper, geranium (rose geranium), patchouli and sandalwood$19.05 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Gentleman Boisée’s $149
Opus XVI TimberAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), cacao, patchouli and sandalwood$395 for 100 ml
360° Red for MenPerry Ellis · shares coriander, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and sandalwood
Club de Nuit IconicArmaf · shares coriander, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and sandalwood$50 for 105 ml · about a third of Gentleman Boisée’s $149
Green Irish TweedCreed · shares geranium (rose geranium), orris, cedar (Atlas cedar) and sandalwood$490 for 100 ml
See 5 more7 more share half its notes
Artisan BluJohn Varvatos · shares geranium (rose geranium), orris, cedar (Atlas cedar) and patchouliabout $90 for 125 ml · about half of Gentleman Boisée’s $149
Mmmm...Juliette Has a Gun · shares geranium (rose geranium), orris, patchouli and sandalwoodabout $163 for 100 ml · about the same as Gentleman Boisée’s $149
Tubéreuse ImpérialeBDK Parfums · shares geranium (rose geranium), orris, patchouli and sandalwoodabout $253 for 100 ml
Epic 56 WomanAmouage · shares geranium (rose geranium), orris, patchouli and sandalwood$550 for 100 ml
Epic WomanAmouage · shares geranium (rose geranium), orris, patchouli and sandalwood$395 for 100 ml
See 2 more2 more share half its notes
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares geranium (rose geranium), orris, patchouli and sandalwood$395 for 100 ml
Entirely AurnerAesop · shares geranium (rose geranium), cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and sandalwood$360 for 100 ml · about twice Gentleman Boisée’s $149
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