I am looking for some really good lavender perfume.

Parfums d'Orsay Arome 3
Parfums d'Nicolai Haute Provence
L'Occitane OAC Lavender edt
Guerlain Jicky
Serge Lutens Gris Clair
Serge Lutens Encen et Lavande(unfortunately only available in Europe)
Caron Pour Un Homme
Guerlain AA Lavande Velours(this is discontinued but you can still find it on ebay)

Caldey Island Lavender. Absolutely!

+1 for the Caldey Island Lavendar.

This one is the ultimate lavender fragrance - and very inexpensive.

another vote for Caldey Island Lavender and Jicky

Welcome to Basenotes, LadyDragonFire.
All of the fine fragrances mentioned would suit your lavender needs very well.

Jicky
A Taste of Heaven
Liquid Crystal...once upon a time you could get cheap refills of this on luckyscent, but I think that ship has sailed.
Biehl Parfumkuntswerke PC02--not very well known, but my favorite comfort lavender scent.

Gris clair is my vote

Caldey Island Lavender is better than Gris Clair?

Adding a vote for:
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Lavande Velours
Guerlain Jicky - the EdT more than the parfum for lavender
Pour Un Homme de Caron

And welcome!

Nasomatto Nuda, if you can stomach the price. It's like lavender concentrate.

Caldey Island Lavender is musky, just be aware. I bought a bottle but resold it soon afterward; the musk did not suit either my husband or me.

I recently tried a D.S. & Durga lavender and neroli mix called Petitgrain Sur Fleur at Anthropologie-- I liked it, but wished it lasted longer.

Hermès Hermessence Brin de Réglisse is a lavender and licorice mix that is also rather fleeting but very pleasant while it lasts.

You called? I have had a serious lavender craving over the past weeks.
I would definitely try Caron's Pour Un Homme, which is fantastic, smooth and nothing 'manly' by definition. In fact, many guys, who seem to follow the idea of boosting their manlihood through their perfume choices, actually complain about it being too feminine. I would get a bigger splash bottle and use it lavishly to render the fragrance smooth (instead of spraying). It wears Eau de Cologne style for me, so more is needed. It is refreshing and soothing, comforting and beguiling mixed with the vanilla. There is a extrait de parfum version as well, which I have on the way (blind bought), so I can't comment. It is called L'Impact Pour Un Homme from Caron.
With regard to Jicky, I have to say that I have given up on it. The EdT does not last at all and the EdP formula has been constantly thinned and diluted (I have three vintages). It has become short-lived and low sillage to the point that it is pointless in my opinion. I always felt that the extrait of it was nice, but nothing terribly exciting and not worth the big cash, although I have never smelled an older vintage like pre-2000. I would look into Guerlain's Mouchoir de Monsieur instead. Still, the current EdT is very nice with a civet blast. A very smooth and exquisite blend in its drydown! Enough women here seem to wear this and enjoy it.
For more gourmandy lavender I would suggest a sample of Serge Lutens' Fourreau Noir. It is, unfortunately, one of those Europe exclusives, but there are ways to get it I heard or Serge Lutens might re-consider their policy soon, according to their own announcement. I prefer this over A Taste of Heaven, which is very nice too, but I always find its drydown too generic and disappointing. I definitely would sample the Fourreau Noir, which is my favorite gourmandy lavender.

Antiheros by Etat Libre d'Orange is an excellent lavender.

Fourrea noir by Serge Lutens. Tonka and Lavender. The tonka and lavender remain prominent from first spray to when it fades away many many hours later.
But you'll need access to the Paris boutique or get a decant from the perfumed court.

I adore Gris Clair by Serge Lutens

Caramelised lavender KiKi by Vero Kern

+5 for Gris Clair !

Big second for Kiki!

Oh yes - Kiki is very good. Also Andy Tauer's Reverie Au Jardin is wonderful .

You may like to sample Yardley's Lavender as it's very cheap ( UK ). I wouldn't recommend Bronnley's Lavender though as another lady has described it as a good insect repellent!

I like the "lavender tea" from CB i hate perfume. It's an oil and I have a little 2 ml spray from the Posh pheasant.

Serge Lutens Gris Clair
Penhaligon's Lavandula
Caron pour un homme de Caron
Guerlain Jicky
Creed Royal Scottish Lavender
Jo Malone Amber&Lavender

My wife vetoed Gris Clair because it is smoky. (But I liked it!) The one we could both agree on is Crabtree and Evelyn Lavender Water. Very nice, a little bit herbal. Tried Caldey Island; like C&E just as well.

Thumb's up for By Killian A Taste of Heaven. Also, the new Chanel Exclusifs Jersey, which is supposed to be out in the next few months, is apparently going to be lavender-based.

I would like to find the truest lavender interpretation, just lavender - like crushed dried lavender flowers in fingers. For woman. Is there something like this?

Because of my sampling for sniff and speak today, I MUST add Penhaligon's Endymion. Lavender is a star in this smooth, elegant composition. Perhaps more on the manly side, but women can pull this off, imo.

I love lavender too. If you got some ambergris, Lucas Turin says to spray it over your perfume and the perfume last longer. he used lavender as an example.

Apparently L'Occitane has a new Lavender line but I have not smelled it yet.

Yes, I find the big musk puts me off too. The name of the musk is exaltolide and it is there in large quantity. I think some people are amnosic to its large molecules so those lucky ones may just smell the extension effect is has on the lavender - I don't know. For me, it smells very strong.

Why did I think of Lavender when recommending this??? Disregard my first post...Nuda is all jasmine, not lavender.

Lavanda Tonica by Acqua DI Parma is fantastic!!!
Gary

There is gurlain's Eau du Coq too. A lavender edc. Very nice...

Antiheros for me, wore it during my job interview day. It's the perfect lavender for me.

PS I got the job too

Lian, congratulations!

LadyDragonFire: I find Jicky has good longevity on me, in particular the EdT. I hope it works for you - such a wonderful fragrance with a healthy dose of lavender.

Interesting..I don't get any leather out of Jicky...sometimes I don't even get any anmalistic vibe..no civet or whatsoever..

Kiki is still on my ·"to try list", and while we're in Switzerland: please do try out Tauers' Rêverie au Jardin,can't stop recommending it!
+1 on the Penhaligons Lavandula, very fresh and pleasing and By Kilians A taste of heaven is very Caron-Pour un homme,but more sexy..

From all this list, the female and unisex fragrance suggestions are perfect beyond any comment. Amongst the male scents:

An additional vote for Caron Pour Un Homme

I have only found that true scent of real crushed lavender in essential oils sold at health food stores and places that sell real essence oils. I'm not crazy about lavender used in fragrance compositions or fougère type fragrances. I like the way they smell on others, but I get tired of them on my own skin (except Jicky, which is different of course, and Yardley's lavender cologne, which has citrus, too, and I just have a nostalgic fondness for it). When I want the scent of simple, pure lavender I use a lavender essential oil that I bought at Whole Foods. I add a couple of drops to hair conditioner, or I'll sprinkle a couple of drops on a warm face cloth to inhale. Very therapeutic! And uplifting. And smells like a summer day in heaven.

I have to agree with this. I have a bottle of lavender essential oil (Lavandula augustifolia a.k.a. Highland lavender) which smells exactly like the flowers. Fantastic stuff, that.

It's this brand:
http://www.oshadhi.co.uk/ecom-catshow/lavender.html

Ajne 's De Lavande is straight up beautiful organic and natural lavender . They'll also add the scent to body lotion and oil if requested.
www.ajne.com

All of L'occitane's lavenders, past and present, are good imo. One of them has to work for you, or you probably don't like lavender.

Also, a local drugstore favorite here, Rebul Lavanda is a very nice, green and warm straight up clean lavender.
It has somewhat an old dandy, auntie associations to it, but it's still excellent in its huge bottle as a morning refresher.

Oh yes +1 for A Taste of Heaven By Kilian . This is a really good lavender .

I personally believe that Pour un Homme is the real deal... I had lavender in bloom next to my sun bed this summer. I was intoxicated by the smell in the heat... the caramelized lavender-vanilla drydown of Pour un Homme is it!

KABLAMO. I couldn't agree more! I read your lavender round up on your blog, too, so I know you're on your schnizzle. http://thecandyperfumeboy.com/2012/0...e-to-lavender/

My favorite lavender is Antiheros. It takes everything you ever thought about lavender and stands it on its head. Also try Kiki by Vero Profumo in the EDP (Vero Kern's trademark passionfruit with lavender is like Seville lavender absolute) and Caron Pour Un Homme. That's my top 3 lavenders.

These with a strong preference for A Taste of Heaven.

Yes, this can easily be worn by women.

My thought exactly when reading through the thread. I get a strong tuberose from Nuda, too.

Last year had a crush on lavender ))here are my faves: DK Essence Lavender is nice herbal citrus lavender. I also enjoy Gris Claire and Pour un homme. Playful lavender is in Mona di orio Chamarre, but hard to find.

Will now try taste of heaven and antiheros.

Lavender Palm is also nice but too sharp and masculine for me.

I am relatively new too so I can only recommend what I know but Czeck & Speake's Oxford & Cambridge is a beautiful lavender with mint.