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post #1 of 60
6/29/12 at 5:29pm
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The title says it. I've checked out several scents with lavender in it but yet to find any that suits manly-hood.

It would be great if you have some suggestions to come up with and also if it has a pepper and/or wood note in it.

Please help...if you can.
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post #2 of 60
6/29/12 at 5:51pm
Creed Royal Scottish Lavender
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post #3 of 60
6/29/12 at 5:55pm
Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme
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post #4 of 60
6/29/12 at 6:13pm
Brut?
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post #5 of 60
6/29/12 at 6:17pm
Gris Clair by Lutens
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post #6 of 60
6/29/12 at 6:22pm
Oxford & Cambridge.
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post #7 of 60
6/29/12 at 6:28pm
Caron Pour un Homme.
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post #8 of 60
6/29/12 at 6:53pm
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Originally Posted by Mimi Gardenia View Post

Gris Clair by Lutens

I couldn't agree more...
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post #9 of 60
6/29/12 at 7:01pm
Thread Starter 
Hmm...maybe not too manly like in Caron, more like lavender in heart/base note but not being tacky...thats quite a hard combination I think.
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post #10 of 60
6/29/12 at 7:08pm
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Originally Posted by nonsisa View Post

Hmm...maybe not too manly like in Caron, more like lavender in heart/base note but not being tacky...thats quite a hard combination I think.

You might have to mix up your own.
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post #11 of 60
6/29/12 at 7:12pm
Gris Clair - fresh lavender against a smokey bonfire.

Oxford & Cambridge - uplifting lavender and mint.

Or, if you can still find it, the discontinued de Nicolai Pour Homme - a lavender feast.
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post #12 of 60
6/29/12 at 7:15pm
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Originally Posted by cologne connoisseur View Post

Caron Pour un Homme.

+1.
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post #13 of 60
6/29/12 at 7:20pm
L'occitane by L'occitane... Lavender and pepper.
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post #14 of 60
6/29/12 at 7:46pm
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Originally Posted by Chasing the Dragon View Post

Oxford & Cambridge.

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Originally Posted by MysteryBuff40 View Post

Oxford & Cambridge - uplifting lavender and mint.

I wholeheartedly agree. I love this one, and think it is definitely one of the manliest lavender-prominent scents (it can't be considered a soliflore, I guess).
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post #15 of 60
6/29/12 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by cologne connoisseur View Post

Caron Pour un Homme.

+ 1,000,000

Let us know how much you love it.
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post #16 of 60
6/29/12 at 8:05pm
Agua Lavanda Puig
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post #17 of 60
6/30/12 at 2:22am
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Creed Royal Scottish Lavender

+ Lavender Palm by Tom Ford, especially the drydown.
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post #18 of 60
6/30/12 at 2:50am
Puig's Agua Lavanda is certainly a masculine lavender - and inexpensive. More a scent than a fragrance, however.
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post #19 of 60
6/30/12 at 2:56am
Czech & Speake - Oxford & Cambridge is brilliant.
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post #20 of 60
6/30/12 at 3:09am
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Originally Posted by Mimi Gardenia View Post

Gris Clair by Lutens

And Fourreau Noir.
I find Lavender Palm to be unisex if not towards the feminine end of the spectrum.
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post #21 of 60
6/30/12 at 5:08am
Gris Clair by Serge Lutens - Upon application, one is treated to a wave of fresh, clean lavender, with its somewhat camphoraceous and minty facets. This lovely herbal essence floats cloud-like to the waiting heart. Here, in the middle, standoffish iris commingles with the refreshing lavender, imparting its icy coolness. Whiffs of a campfire smokiness intrude to temper the cool melange with its dryness. This inviting mixture meanders to the awaiting base. The coldish brew intermingles with dry, woody notes as well as a restrained amber, with its hints of a musky and vanillic sweetness. An unworldly and ethereal incense showers the blend with its enticing and cryptic character. An alluring drydown ensues. This exhilarating composition is an all-season refuge, and has good projection and longevity.
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post #22 of 60
6/30/12 at 5:25am
My picks would be...

Ungaro II
Antiheros
Mouchoir De Monsieur
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post #23 of 60
6/30/12 at 5:28am
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Originally Posted by Merely View Post

Puig's Agua Lavanda is certainly a masculine lavender - and inexpensive. More a scent than a fragrance, however.

If you get the spray version (below) it wears nearly like an Eau de Toilette.

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post #24 of 60
6/30/12 at 6:06am
Dear me, Swanky, what a nice-looking bottle. By 'scent', though, I just meant that it's not very complicated to my nose. I use it a lot - it's a _true_ eau, which means that it's good for all sorts of things beyond smelling pleasant. One can wash one's hands or hair in it, or whatever else. I've used so much Agua Lavanda that I suppose I no longer consider it a fragrance, but a hygiene product - something a little medicinal. Very wearable, in any case.
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post #25 of 60
6/30/12 at 6:09am
I really like Trumpers Marlborough cologne
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post #26 of 60
6/30/12 at 6:18am
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Super, that's a start. I'll look in to them, lets hope i can find most of them.
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post #27 of 60
6/30/12 at 7:32am
Mouchoir de Monsieur and Caron pour un Homme +1

My favorite lavenders right now are Hermès' Brin de Réglisse (licorice-lavender) and Dior's Eau Noire (spices-immortelle-lavender).
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post #28 of 60
6/30/12 at 7:51am
+1 on the L'Occitan, a really nice masculine lavender at a really nice price
+1 on Nicolai Pour Homme as well if you can hunt it down
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post #29 of 60
6/30/12 at 7:52am
+1 on the L'Occitan, a really nice masculine lavender at a really nice price
+1 on Nicolai Pour Homme as well if you can hunt it down
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post #30 of 60
6/30/12 at 8:05am
Another vote for Ungaro II
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post #31 of 60
6/30/12 at 12:38pm
Explain the difference of "manly lavender" and a "womanly lavender."

IMO, lavender is lavender.

That said:

Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron
Arome Trois by D'Orsay (no...the namesake was not a perfumer)
Jicky, especially in the EDP
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Pour Un Homme de Caron
L'Occitane AOC Lavender
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post #32 of 60
6/30/12 at 12:41pm
My vote Czech & Speake - Oxford & Cambridge.

I dont love Caron Pour Homme.
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post #33 of 60
6/30/12 at 1:10pm
Oxford & Cambridge .....Czeak & Speak ...London
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post #34 of 60
6/30/12 at 1:27pm
Mauboussin Homme flies under the radar- A Woody oriental with a lavender note- or a bit fougere-ish depending on the reviewer. Whatever the interpretation, it may serve the needs of the OP.

Do check out all of the previous excellent suggestions as well.
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post #35 of 60
6/30/12 at 8:50pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks for all your input and suggestions.
I already checked out L'Occitane but for me it is more like an air refreshener.
And by manly I mean - ppl are gonna be shocked here I think - for example Aventus is not manly.
There is no manly lavender as such but the composition of the fragrance should deliver maleness, suitably not too strong either.
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post #36 of 60
6/30/12 at 11:22pm
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Originally Posted by nonsisa View Post

Thanks for all your input and suggestions.
I already checked out L'Occitane but for me it is more like an air refreshener.
And by manly I mean - ppl are gonna be shocked here I think - for example Aventus is not manly.
There is no manly lavender as such but the composition of the fragrance should deliver maleness, suitably not too strong either.

It's all relative for many of us here, as a fragrance is as manly as the man who wears it. It's really perception.

I wonder what Aventus fans will say about this.
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post #37 of 60
7/1/12 at 12:17am
Kilian - A taste of Heaven
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post #38 of 60
7/1/12 at 8:09am
I cannot for the life of me remember smelling a lavender that smelled 'feminine'. Most women I know don't wear any lavender prominent fragrances (or fougeres, which feature lavender) because they smell 'manly' to them.

Try every lavender listed in this thread and you'll easily bump into one that smells 'manly' to you. Seems like a pretty easy task.
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post #39 of 60
7/1/12 at 1:26pm
Off the cuff, my favorite lavenders are:

Oxford & Cambridge
Caldey Island Lanvender
Arome 3
Royal Scottish Lavender
Patou pour homme Prive
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post #40 of 60
7/1/12 at 2:27pm
Oxford & Cambridge and Anat Fritz (rather woody, smells like a campfire in the forest with lavender)
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post #41 of 60
7/1/12 at 2:51pm
I think the ultimate list is:

Caldey Island Lanvender
Caron Pour un Homme
Gris Glair
A Taste from Heaven
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post #42 of 60
7/1/12 at 2:59pm
Not the most prominent note, but tried Rive Gauche?
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post #43 of 60
7/1/12 at 8:32pm
What about Penhaligon's Lavandula?

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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

I cannot for the life of me remember smelling a lavender that smelled 'feminine'. Most women I know don't wear any lavender prominent fragrances (or fougeres, which feature lavender) because they smell 'manly' to them.

Try every lavender listed in this thread and you'll easily bump into one that smells 'manly' to you. Seems like a pretty easy task.
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post #44 of 60
7/1/12 at 8:38pm
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Originally Posted by nonsisa View Post

Thanks for all your input and suggestions.
I already checked out L'Occitane but for me it is more like an air refreshener.
And by manly I mean - ppl are gonna be shocked here I think - for example Aventus is not manly.
There is no manly lavender as such but the composition of the fragrance should deliver maleness, suitably not too strong either.

Puig Agua Lavanda is the only thing I can think of that may work.

Try layering it with Yatagan, lol!
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post #45 of 60
9/3/12 at 10:09am
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Originally Posted by Scentsational View Post

Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme

+ 1. Main players: Lavender, Tobacco and Black pepper
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post #46 of 60
9/3/12 at 12:45pm
+1 Taste of Heaven. My favourite lavender fragrance.
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post #47 of 60
9/3/12 at 3:17pm
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Originally Posted by Bonoanimoes View Post

Kilian - A taste of Heaven

I'm a new convert, and agree with the above; see ↓↓↓:

A Taste of Heaven by By Kilian - Upon application, one is treated to an invigorating and herbal, lavender accord. The fresh and clean lavender commingles with the pungent, medicinal bitterness of wormwood. An aldehyde-like effervescence can be sensed as the accord percolates and drifts to the heart. Here, in the middle, florals infuse and transform the lavender. Orange blossom, with its fruity sweetness, a sweet rose, as well as bourbon geranium, with its flowery and sweetly green facets, usurp the lavender. The lavender takes on a more floral slant. A hint of saltiness flutters about. Segueing to the mellow base, the woody resins of amber interplay with the vanillic, nutty and somehwat spicy aspects of tonka bean. A more camphoraceous and slightly smoky lavender develops. A touch of powderiness presents. Plumes of foresty oakmoss as well as earthy patchouli appear here and there. A shower of bourbon vanilla imparts its woody and aromatic facets. The fascinating blending of the foregoing leads to a resplendent drydown. This all-season, well-blended, and masculine composition can prove to be very versatile. Wonderfully, this somewhat classy scent has very good projection, a 2-foot scent cloud, and longevity, about 10 hours.
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post #48 of 60
9/3/12 at 4:24pm
^^^^ This would be my recommendation as well definitely Lavender.
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post #49 of 60
9/3/12 at 5:41pm
Lavender Palm is much underrated. Very fresh with a blast of lime and lasts all day.
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post #50 of 60
9/3/12 at 5:49pm
Lancome hypnose homme......and of course cool water
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post #51 of 60
9/3/12 at 7:37pm
Centaure by MP&G is a lovely lavender for a man.
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post #52 of 60
9/3/12 at 11:08pm
Gris Clair, L'Occitan.
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post #53 of 60
9/3/12 at 11:44pm
Patchouli Homme by Parfums de Nicolai. Don't let the name mislead you. There is NO patchouli here, only manly lavender Great projection and longevity.
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post #54 of 60
9/4/12 at 1:07am
Caron Pour un Homme.
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post #55 of 60
9/4/12 at 1:42am
C&S Oxford & Cambridge - It's the dose of Oakmoss that puts this lavender frag in the masculine territory imo.
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post #56 of 60
2/2/13 at 4:07am
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I think I've found what I was looking for, though it's not that manly. Silver Musk by nasomatto.
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post #57 of 60
2/2/13 at 6:18am
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Originally Posted by cologne connoisseur View Post

caron pour un homme.

this
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post #58 of 60
2/2/13 at 6:47am
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Originally Posted by nonsisa View Post

I think I've found what I was looking for, though it's not that manly. Silver Musk by nasomatto.


really???the only thing silver musk smelled like to me was a sharp metalic opening with a soappy drydown...i realy did not get any lavender in this one. silver musk reminded me of a milder axe cool metal.
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post #59 of 60
2/2/13 at 7:08am
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I do admit it reminds a bit of some axe but still it's quality is outrageous. 1 Spray lasts 48 hours, even with a shower in between!
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post #60 of 60
2/2/13 at 7:10am
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Originally Posted by nonsisa View Post

I do admit it reminds a bit of some axe but still it's quality is outrageous. 1 Spray lasts 48 hours, even with a shower in between!

all the nasamattos are quite potent, if not the most potent/highest quality juice i have smelled
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