Givenchy · 2024

Gentleman Society Extrême

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5
Givenchy asks $142 for 100 ml
100 ml$142

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Herbal clary sage, cool peppermint and nutmeg over iris, coffee and vetiver, settling onto cedar, sandalwood and vanilla.

Givenchy says

You’ll smell essence of Clary Sage France & Eastern Europe, essence of Peppermint USA & China, essence of Nutmeg Indonesia, iris (concrete of orris france), narcissus (floral daffodil), absolute of Coffee Extract Ethiopia, quartet of Vetiver (Madagascar, Uruguay, Haiti), Organic Essence of Cedarwood Himalaya India, Organic Essence of Sandalwood Australia and absolute of Tasuki Vanilla Madagascar.

More from Givenchy’s description

It also mentions Clary Sage, Peppermint, Nutmeg, Iris Concrete, Vetiver, Coffee Extract Absolute, Peppermint Essence, Cedar, Sandal, Patchouli Essence and Vanilla Absolute.

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When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Gentleman Society Extrême’s scent picture, a draft: clary sage, mint, nutmeg, iris, narcissus, coffee drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Gentleman Society Extrême, when you spray it: Clary sage, Mint, Nutmeg, Citral (lemon)

As it settlesheart notes

Gentleman Society Extrême, as it settles: Iris, Narcissus, Coffee, Vetiver

What staysdry-down notes

Gentleman Society Extrême, what stays: Cedar, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Patchouli, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What Givenchy names

Essence of Clary Sage France & Eastern EuropeEssence of Peppermint USA & ChinaEssence of Nutmeg IndonesiaIris (concrete of orris france)Narcissus (floral daffodil)Absolute of Coffee Extract EthiopiaQuartet of Vetiver (Madagascar, Uruguay, Haiti)Organic Essence of Cedarwood Himalaya IndiaOrganic Essence of Sandalwood AustraliaAbsolute of Tasuki Vanilla MadagascarCedarSandalPatchouli Essence

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 & lavender2 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins3 spices1 powder

Citrus2

LimoneneCitral (lemon)

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals2

CitronellolGeraniol (rose)

Sweet1

Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Amber & resins1

Benzyl cinnamate

Spices3

EugenolCinnamalIsoeugenol

Powder1

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

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterAvobenzone (a UV filter)Benzyl benzoate

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares clary sage, nutmeg, orris, vetiver and 4 moreabout $29 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Gentleman Society Extrême’s $142
ErosVersace · shares clary sage, mint, vetiver, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 3 more$149 for 100 ml · about the same as Gentleman Society Extrême’s $142
Gentleman Society AmbréeGivenchy · shares clary sage, nutmeg, orris, narcissus and 3 more$168 for 100 ml · about the same as Gentleman Society Extrême’s $142
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.