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.

The drawn Gentleman Society bottle

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
Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares sage, vetiver, cedar (Atlas cedar), sandalwood and 1 moreabout $29 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Gentleman Society’s $162
Oud WonderFragrance World · shares cardamom, vetiver, sandalwood and vanilla
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.