Givenchy

Gentleman

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Black pepper and lavender over powdery iris and Peru balsam, settling into patchouli and dark, woody vanilla.

Givenchy says

You’ll smell pepper, lavender, iris (orris), peru balsam, patchouli and Black Vanilla.

More from Givenchy’s description

It also mentions Tolu balsam, Iris, Black pepper, Vanilla wood and Peru balsam.

The house’s page

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Gentleman’s scent picture, a draft: black pepper, lavender, iris, peru balsam, patchouli, vanilla drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Gentleman, top notes: Black pepper, Lavender, Citral (lemon)

Heartas it settles

Gentleman, heart: Iris, Peru balsam, Geraniol (rose)

Dry-downwhat stays

Gentleman, dry-down: Patchouli, Vanilla, Tolu balsam, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

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 & lavender2 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins1 spices1 powder

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

Not for the smell9

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

Smells like it

For about the same

Gentleman Réserve PrivéeGivenchy · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Gentleman$155 for 100 ml · about the same as Gentleman’s $155

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

AsadLattafa · shares black pepper, orris, patchouli and vanilla$44.99 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Gentleman’s $155
Mango SkinVilhelm Parfumerie · shares black pepper, orris, patchouli and vanillaabout $280 for 100 ml · about twice Gentleman’s $155
Mon Guerlain IntenseGuerlain · shares lavender, orris, patchouli and vanilla$185 for 100 ml · about the same as Gentleman’s $155
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.