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post #1 of 62
8/29/11 at 6:09pm
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What is your favorite lavender fragrance? I have discovered that I like lavender and would like to know about more fragrances that feature it. I could only find threads from a couple of years ago or older, so I thought it would be a good topic to revisit. So far, I like Gris Clair and Gendarme 20 the most from what I have tried but also find some nice lavender in The Third Man and Rochas Man. What do you like?

Thanks.
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post #2 of 62
8/29/11 at 6:17pm
Caron Pour Un Homme.
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post #3 of 62
8/29/11 at 6:30pm
Best fragrance where lavender is a key player is Oxford & Cambridge, for me.
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post #4 of 62
8/29/11 at 6:46pm
Right now I am enjoying 3 really good lavender scents, all with very different concetrations and pyramids, but all of them really comfortable for me:

Creed's Royal Scottish Lavender
Caron's Pour Un Homme
Yardley's English Lavender
and the relatively new 4711's Lavender & Thyme.

Only the last one is not considered a classic since it came out just about 2 years ago, and it's very good to me, intensely fresh for the duration of the scent, all of its 10 minutes. (maybe a bit more). The combination of the 2 main notes is great.

Creed's scent is rich and forceful in all its lavender top-mid notes then it changes into a classic woodsy sandalwood and spices bottom. The descent is rather fast though.

Caron's is more of the caveman lavender that wants to be romantic, i don't find it particularly elegant, but many elegant men used it and it is now considered elegant for that sole reason. The base is a darker and sweeter vanilla and musk. This is the one that will last the longest of this small selection.

Yardley's is a simple and "what you see is what you get" Lavender and it's great for the skin, for linens, for the room etc. A very honest lavender. Contrary to popular opinion, this scent doens't have just lavender but many other ingredients (it has other florals and musk) and they contribute to the fresh and stable quality of it.

cheers
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post #5 of 62
8/29/11 at 6:58pm
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Originally Posted by boosh View Post

Best... is Oxford & Cambridge, for me.

Wholeheartedly +1. A modern, refreshing, lavender.
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post #6 of 62
8/29/11 at 7:10pm
I assume you did the search...??? seriously, this is the tip of the iceberg man... I don't really know what's new since any of these threads below...

Ford Lavender Palm? C&S Oxford&Cambridge?
most of the good ones IMO are old classics anyway. Ie Caron PH, Jicky, etc



http://www.basenotes.net/threads/219...-with-Lavender
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/217026-Lavender
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/176...nder-I-can-get
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/211706-Lavender
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/198122-Lavender
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/209575-Lavender
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/238006-Best-Lavender
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/269016-Lavender!
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/199...hings-Lavender
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/241...rfect-Lavender
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/227...for-a-Lavender..


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post #7 of 62
8/29/11 at 7:47pm
I'm not crazy about Lavender but Caron pour un Homme is worth a sniff.
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post #8 of 62
8/29/11 at 8:01pm
I am currently on a love affair with lavender and it would easier for me to list those that I don't like rather than the huge amount I love/own/want to own.

I am currently obsessed with owning Jicky (extrait) by Guerlain - IMO French perfumery's best lavender fragrance.
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post #9 of 62
8/29/11 at 8:06pm
Caron Pour un Homme will get mentioned a lot. Classic and timeless.

A Taste of Heaven is like an upscale niche version of CPUH and has much better longevity and a price to match.

Jo Malone's Amber & Lavender quite nice too.
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post #10 of 62
8/29/11 at 8:06pm
Aigues-Vives
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post #11 of 62
8/29/11 at 8:27pm
Kiki extrait by Vero Kern. A big, effusive, and very natural smelling lavender, has been give some chiaroscuro effects by a powdery caramel note.
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post #12 of 62
8/29/11 at 8:45pm
+1 to Caron pour un Homme, a true classic gem of sharp lavender and a clean vanilla cream.
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post #13 of 62
8/29/11 at 10:17pm
I guess GIT.
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post #14 of 62
8/29/11 at 10:19pm
I want to add:

Puig - Agua Lavanda
PdN - Pour Homme
Caron - Les plus Belles Lavandes
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post #15 of 62
8/29/11 at 10:26pm
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Originally Posted by StylinLA View Post

Caron Pour un Homme will get mentioned a lot. Classic and timeless.

A Taste of Heaven is like an upscale niche version of CPUH and has much better longevity and a price to match.

Jo Malone's Amber & Lavender quite nice too.

+1 here
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post #16 of 62
8/29/11 at 10:49pm
My favorites:

Arome 3: a perfect lavender opening followed by a spicy floral fougere with jasmine and amber
Crabtree & Evelyn Lavender Water: beautiful, natural lavender soliflore--no musk, no moss, just lavender
Caldey Island: natural French lavender with a warm, grassy musk base
Patou pour homme Prive: excellent fruity lavender fragrance with fougere structure
Royal Scottish Lavender: natural lavender, similar in character to Caldey, with spices, woods, ambergris, and some castoreum.
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post #17 of 62
8/29/11 at 10:50pm
Jicky
Caron Pour Un Homme
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post #18 of 62
8/29/11 at 11:00pm
PuH
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post #19 of 62
8/29/11 at 11:09pm
Gendarme 20 - Operating room clean Lavender

Nancy Boy Body Spray - Lav, Mint, Rosemary
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post #20 of 62
8/29/11 at 11:26pm
I am currently enjoying Lavender Water by Crabtree & Evelyn (it is discontinued now). I own the current Lavender EDT from Crabtree & Evelyn too but Lavender Water is a hundred times better. I find it to be linear with poor longevity.
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post #21 of 62
8/30/11 at 12:01am
Another vote for Caron pour un Homme
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post #22 of 62
8/30/11 at 12:48am
A Taste of Heaven
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post #23 of 62
8/30/11 at 12:51am
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Originally Posted by StylinLA View Post

A Taste of Heaven is like an upscale niche version of CPUH and has much better longevity and a price

I do agree!
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post #24 of 62
8/30/11 at 12:53am
Order varies between:

Gris Clair -SL
Royal Scottish Lavender - Creed
l'Impact de Caron
Arome 3 - d'Orsay
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post #25 of 62
8/30/11 at 12:57am
No Le Male?
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post #26 of 62
8/30/11 at 1:02am
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Originally Posted by boosh View Post

Best fragrance where lavender is a key player is Oxford & Cambridge, for me.

I agree
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post #27 of 62
8/30/11 at 1:10am
+1 Pour Un Homme, and I'll throw in the middle Hypnose Homme, not half bad as they say
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post #28 of 62
8/30/11 at 2:23am
Caldey Island Lavender and Oxford and Cambridge.
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post #29 of 62
8/30/11 at 2:27am
Caldey Island Lavender is the ULTIMATE in lavender fragrances.
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post #30 of 62
8/30/11 at 2:55am
Serge Lutens Encens et Lavande
Jo Malone Amber & Lavender
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post #31 of 62
8/30/11 at 3:13am
+1
Caron pour un Homme
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post #32 of 62
8/30/11 at 3:47am
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C&S O&C (more refreshing) and Caron PuH (more formal)
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post #33 of 62
8/30/11 at 4:30am
Hypnose by Lancome
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post #34 of 62
8/30/11 at 4:52am
Prada Amber
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post #35 of 62
8/30/11 at 5:00am
Caron PUH is the obvious. Try Penhaligons Lavandular
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post #36 of 62
8/30/11 at 5:25am
Agua Lavanda is perfect
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post #37 of 62
8/30/11 at 5:32am
A Taste Of Heaven
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post #38 of 62
8/30/11 at 5:37am
Lavender Water by Crabtree & Evelyn
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post #39 of 62
8/30/11 at 6:33am
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Agua Lavanda is perfect

Agreed, if you can find it. I sold off my 200mL splash bottle a long time ago and can't get more now. I could settle with that as my casual summer fragrance and be pretty happy for life.

Regards,
T
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post #40 of 62
8/30/11 at 6:39am
http://www.fragrancex.com/products/_..._products.html
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post #41 of 62
8/30/11 at 6:41am
Okay, well, I'm an idiot. Thanks, easyfish! When did that show up again? Anyway, ordered.

Regards,
T
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post #42 of 62
8/30/11 at 7:05am
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http://www.fragrancex.com/products/_..._products.html

It says 25.5 oz, which is the plastic bottle body splash. Still good, but a bit weaker than the glass.

Here's the glass bottle for sale:

http://www.tienda.com/bath/products/cl-10.html?site=1

M
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post #43 of 62
8/30/11 at 7:42am
Matthew,

You're right. I canceled the FragranceX order. Got overzealous in my excitement. Anyway, thanks for the La Tienda link. Glass bottle ordered.

Best,
Tim
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post #44 of 62
8/30/11 at 6:30pm
Go low tech - Azzaro Pure Lavender
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post #45 of 62
8/30/11 at 7:40pm
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Go low tech - Azzaro Pure Lavender

This fragrance grew on me with the years. Initially i didn't care for that. In fact my reaction was really negative about it, but after getting contact with other lavender fragrances its beauty was revealed. Very different from any other lavenders (albeit I think this isn't an "in your face lavender" scent), it is well crafted and underrated.
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post #46 of 62
8/30/11 at 8:56pm
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Jo Malone - Amber & Lavender
Serge Lutens - Gris Clair
Caron - Pour un Homme
L'Occitane - L'Occitan
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post #47 of 62
8/30/11 at 9:09pm
I am glad to see lavender fragrances getting attention here.
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post #48 of 62
8/30/11 at 10:26pm

Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree
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post #49 of 62
8/31/11 at 4:12am
Hermès' Brin de Réglisse from the Hermessence series - very interesting and pleasant interpretation of "stylized" clean lavender (a molecular manipulation of "natural" lavender without the medicinal, "dirty" elements) and licorice. One of my favorite scents, although admittedly not very strong on longevity (it is, however, significantly stronger sprayed out of the bottle than the impression you get from a sample vial). The licorice comes through very nicely in the opening, while the drydown is distinctly lavender. Classy, smooth, minimalist.
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post #50 of 62
8/31/11 at 10:43pm
another lavender fragrance that I really love is Sex Appeal for Men by Jovan. Powdery Lavender and Amber.
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post #51 of 62
9/1/11 at 1:03am
Recently acquired Santa Maria Novella's Lavanda Ambrata. This is a vast improvement on Jo Malone's similarly-themed Amber & Lavender, IMO. Starts with a blast of quite natural lavender reminiscent of Caron pour un Homme's, then later the amber (much less sweet than JM's A&L) warms things up. Both lavender and amber interplay throughout the life of the frag on skin. Longevity is respectable, if sprayed a bit liberally.
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post #52 of 62
9/1/11 at 1:23am
Another one for Oxford & Cambridge.
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post #53 of 62
9/1/11 at 1:53am
I'm a bit lavender-phobic, and so far the only one that has really managed to captivate me despite my usual reticence regarding lavender has been Nicolai pour Homme.
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post #54 of 62
9/1/11 at 3:57am
Gris Clair...
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post #55 of 62
9/1/11 at 7:58am
Mouchoir de Monsieur, the "elephant in the room" of this thread.
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post #56 of 62
9/2/11 at 10:28am
Sliver Aoud by Montale
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post #57 of 62
9/2/11 at 10:49am
By far Encens et lavande - SL
I don't like any other lavander frag i have smelled
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post #58 of 62
9/2/11 at 10:55am
Most casual to least:
Caron Pour un homme
Guerlain Jicky (parfum de toilette, dont bother w the eau de cologne strength edt)
Guerlain Mouchoir de monsieur
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post #59 of 62
9/2/11 at 2:18pm
lavender has always been a problem note for me. Surely its present in so many things but when its too prominent it turns me off. Have to learn to love it.
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post #60 of 62
9/2/11 at 8:12pm
I forgot--we ought to add Atkinson's English Lavender. I think people often overlook the qualities of lavender and only comprehend it in more complex fragrances foregoing the bracing, soothing quality of a beautifully crafted pure lavender fragrance.
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