Lavande Royale (1899)
by Roger & Gallet

I agree with awesomeness...this is all man, and not really feminine, but it can be unisex. I scored 2 bottles of the 6.8ox on eBay and I have been in love since. My first impression of it was terrible: thick dusty, sneezy. But I have come to love it. It really needs time and the right atmosphere to rock it. I layer it a lot...almost daily. It has successfully pulled me head on into the Eau De Cologne craze. Definitely worth a try, if you have time to allow it to be what it is: a fantastic EdC that doesn't start out that way.

12nd August, 2011.

Lavande Royale is classified as a unisex fragrance on the Roger & Gallet website. It's not. It's all man.

Lavande Royale is heavenly on my husband and only so-so on me. On him, it wears 6-8 hours with only one spray to the chest. On me, it flops a couple hours after several sprays.

On me, it opens spicy & a bit sharp, then heads straight to a cedar-oak base. No vanilla, little musk, no lavender, no citrus. I don't mind this, but I have so many other lovely scents to wear.

I think Lavende Royale it is better suited to a man's chemistry. In fact, my husband now owns the bottle. :)

Rating: 5 out of 5 on a man
Rating: 2 out of 5 on a woman

The fragrance is otherwise light and an authentic French lavender.

26th March, 2011. (Last Edited: 26th November, 2011.)

A very nice fragrance from Roger et Gallet. Be sure and use the EDC (spectacular!) and not the EDT (too heavy!) which is what I suspect some of the folks with negative comments here may have tried. Unlike the sweet compound lavender of L'Occitane that adds marigold and peach making it impossible for a man to wear this is essential lavender at its best. Raw, light and bracing. No, it doesn't last forever but R&G eau de colognes aren't supposed to send people running from the room. If you like a basic lavender cologne, this one is hot!

25th January, 2009. (Last Edited: 26th June, 2009.)

Is THIS something? Sorry, what? Can't figure out nothing... And I bought it blind (and left nose at home...) expecting to find some classic-old-good stuf...! Nonsense. Gonna give it to my mother-in-law (84yo)... expecting she already lost her nose !

20th November, 2008.

This is a lavender fragrance of eau de cologne strength... As a straight forward lavender scent, it should present a more impressive lavender note: the one presented is rather lifeless and bland. It's not a bad version, but it simply should have a little more character. The main note comes off as lacking in nuance and delicacy. Lavande Royale also lacks longevity... I mean it is even shorter lasting than the typical citrus splash cologne. While the lavender note lasts, the sillage is quite good.

This is not a terrible fragrance, it just could have much more going for it than its very reasonable price. I am an avid fan of several of the Roger & Gallet light colognes - ginger, vetiver, and Jean Marie Farina - but this one doesn't work for me. For someone who wants a superior light lavender cologne, I would recommend Cauldey Island Lavender.

23rd August, 2008. (Last Edited: 20th September, 2011.)

I love the smell of lavender, especially fresh lavender. Lavande Royale has none of that. This reminds me of the Jimi Hendrix song, “Purple Haze.” This is a dense, thick cloud of scent; it is the fragrance equivalent of Jimi’s cascading cloud of notes. If a man may express an opinion on a women’s fragrance, I’d suggest lavender lovers need to keep looking. R&G has some lovely scents, I don’t think this is one of them.

6th March, 2007.