Catalog
Perfumes with cedar
- 01SaharaWidian / AJ Arabia · 2016**Sahara** opens with a luxurious sweep of saffron tempered by bright citrus, the orange rind cutting through what could otherwise feel overly opulent.30% cedar8.5 ★
- 02Oud Acqua di Parma 2019 Eau de ParfumAcqua Di Parma · 2019Acqua di Parma's 2019 oud is calibrated for the house's existing devotees rather than Middle Eastern traditionalists.70% cedar8.3 ★
- 03The MoonEditions de Parfums Frédéric Malle · 2019The fourth Middle Eastern-themed release in the Frédéric Malle Desert Gems series, The Moon by Julien Rasquinet operates in the register of nocturnal excess.30% cedar8.3 ★
- 04L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Guerlain 2004 Eau de ToiletteGuerlain · 2004L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme opens with an unusual brightness—citrus lifted by star anise's cool licorice edge and a transparent jasmine that hovers rather than blooms.55% cedar8.2 ★
- 05Falcon Leather Matière Première 2019 Eau de ParfumMatière Première · 2019The opening is immediate and commanding: birch tar's smoky rasp collides with saffron's leathery brightness, creating a tension between raw and refined.40% cedar8.2 ★
- 06Bel Ami Hermès 1986 Eau de ToiletteHermès · 1986Sage opens with a cool, slightly medicinal-green quality; lemon and bergamot add citrus lift before the aromatic herbs take hold.45% cedar8.2 ★
- 07Gucci pour Homme Gucci 2003 Eau de ToiletteGucci · 2003The 2003 Gucci pour Homme opens with a vivid aromatic barrage — lavender, basil, and tarragon against bergamot and petitgrain, sharpened by a thread of ginger.40% cedar8.2 ★
- 08Opium pour Homme Yves Saint Laurent 1995 Eau de ToiletteYves Saint Laurent · 1995The flanker to Yves Saint Laurent's landmark oriental arrives trailing smoke and leather rather than spice-market exotica.75% cedar8.1 ★
- 09Green CedarAbel · 2002Green Cedar opens with a crisp brightness—neroli and rose weave together like sunlight through leaves, fresh but not sweet.85% cedar8.1 ★
- 10Series 3: Incense - KyotoComme Des Garçons · 2002Kyoto was designed as a meditation on Buddhist and Shinto spiritual practice, and Bertrand Duchaufour's dedication to incense as both structure and subject is complete.55% cedar8.1 ★
- 11Colonia Leather Acqua di Parma 2014 Eau de Cologne ConcentréeAcqua Di Parma · 2014Colonia Leather applies the house's clean Italian-citrus aesthetic to a leather-ingredient brief.55% cedar8.1 ★
- 12Le Musc & La PeauPierre Guillaume · 2016A conceptual study in skin itself — Le Musc & La Peau is Pierre Guillaume at his most deliberate and precise.30% cedar8.1 ★
- 13Bois Mystérieux Songe d'un Bois d'ÉtéGuerlain · 2012Bois Mysterieux opens with neroli—bright and citrus-floral, more orange blossom than orange peel—a sunny declaration that quickly complicates itself.50% cedar8.1 ★
- 14Allure Homme Chanel 1999 Eau de ToiletteChanel · 1999Allure Homme opens with a citrus-ginger brightness tempered by an unexpected softness—there's peach in the wings, barely perceptible but enough to round the edges.55% cedar8.0 ★
- 15Orion Tiziana Terenzi 2015 Extrait de ParfumTiziana Terenzi · 2015Orion opens with a sharp tropical brightness—pineapple and apple sheared against bergamot—that feels both sun-drenched and strangely austere.65% cedar8.0 ★
- 16JárnviðrChiseled Face · 1998Járnviðr opens with the mineral sharpness of cold stone and a faint resinous bite, like pine sap hardening on bare rock.35% cedar8.0 ★
- 17Concentré d'Orange VerteHermès · 2004Orange, lemon, mandarin, and mint open in a vivid citrus accord — the orange and mandarin contributing warmth and sweetness, lemon adding sharpness, mint a cool herbal counterpoint that keeps the whole from reading as purely sunny.45% cedar8.0 ★
- 18N°5 L'Eau Chanel 2016 Eau de ToiletteChanel · 2016Olivier Polge's task with N°5 L'Eau was to reinterpret Chanel's founding fragrance for contemporary wearers without betraying what it represents.30% cedar8.0 ★
- 19Koh-Kong 2015Craftoud · 1991Koh-Kong 2015 opens with a medicinal oud sharpness that borders on antiseptic—challenging at first, but quickly mellowed by a resinous amber warmth underneath.30% cedar7.9 ★
- 20Valentino Uomo Valentino 2014 Eau de ToiletteValentino · 2014Valentino Uomo opens with a brief citrus clarity before the coffee note arrives, not as espresso intensity but as a soft, almost milky warmth.55% cedar7.9 ★
- 21Philosykos Diptyque 1996 Eau de ToiletteDiptyque · 1996Philosykos opens with the milky sap of fig leaves and wood, so vivid it conjures broken twigs still warm from Mediterranean sun.35% cedar7.9 ★
- 22French Lover Bois d'OrageEditions de Parfums Frédéric Malle · 2007French Lover Bois d'Orage opens with galbanum that feels less green than grey—sharp and mineral, like stone after rainfall.70% cedar7.9 ★
- 23Armani Code Absolu pour HommeGiorgio Armani · 2019The opening is almost syrupy—mandarin and apple caught in a haze of nutmeg and spice, warm from the first moment.40% cedar7.9 ★
- 24Tardes Carner 2011 Eau de ParfumCarner · 2011Tardes opens with a slightly dusty rose, softened by the warmth of rosewood and a faint almond sweetness that feels more like marzipan skin than extract.60% cedar7.9 ★
- 25Guerlain Homme Guerlain 2009 Eau de ParfumGuerlain · 2009A jolt of icy peppermint arrives first, backed by rum-soaked lime that feels simultaneously bracing and warm.35% cedar7.9 ★
- 26IrisssXerjoff · 2007Irisss announces itself with a crystalline burst of bergamot that quickly gives way to its true subject: a powdered, rooty iris that feels both antique and austere.35% cedar7.9 ★
- 27Vétiver ExtraordinaireEditions de Parfums Frédéric Malle · 2002Vétiver Extraordinaire is exactly what its title claims: an intensified study of a single material, built around a concentration of 25% pure Haitian vetiver oil.45% cedar7.9 ★
- 28Poison Dior 1985 Esprit de ParfumDior · 1985An esprit de parfum concentration means this starts heavy.50% cedar7.9 ★
- 29Givenchy Gentleman Givenchy 1974 Eau de ToiletteGivenchy · 1974Cinnamon, honey, and rose arrive together in the opening — warm and spiced, with bergamot and lemon providing a citrus lift that keeps the sweetness from cloying.50% cedar7.9 ★
- 30Opium Yves Saint Laurent 1977 ParfumYves Saint Laurent · 1977Opium announces itself as a cultural event as much as a fragrance.35% cedar7.9 ★
- 31The One for Men Dolce & Gabbana 2008 Eau de ToiletteDolce & Gabbana · 2008The One for Men opens with a bright contradiction: grapefruit's acidity cut with basil's green, almost savory edge.35% cedar7.8 ★
- 32Eros Versace 2020 Eau de ParfumVersace · 2020A richer, deeper iteration of the original Eros, this eau de parfum replaces the 2012 version's bright mint with something earthier and more measured.65% cedar7.8 ★
- 33Straight to Heaven, White Cristal Kilian 2007 PerfumeKilian · 2007The vodka accord at Straight to Heaven's core—sharp, icy, almost medicinal—lands first, a shock of cold clarity laced with rum's deeper sweetness.45% cedar7.8 ★
- 34Oud Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2012 Eau de ParfumMaison Francis Kurkdjian · 2012Cedar announces itself immediately—dry, almost austere, shaved pencil shavings meeting warm wood.75% cedar7.8 ★
- 35Ambergris OilJovan · 1998Jovan's Ambergris Oil opens with a saline, almost medicinal sweetness that suggests the marine origins of its namesake material.70% cedar7.8 ★
- 36Colonia Oud Colonia Intensa Oud Acqua di Parma 2012 Eau de Cologne ConcentréeAcqua Di Parma · 2012Acqua di Parma's 2012 oud offering arrives with surprising restraint.65% cedar7.8 ★
- 37Polo Ralph Lauren 1978 Eau de ToiletteRalph Lauren · 1978Polo opens with the canonical chypre-fougère masculinity of 1970s America — tarragon and basil share the top notes alongside bergamot in a distinctly herbal-aromatic opening that reads classic without being dated.45% cedar7.8 ★
- 38Dior Homme Dior 2020 Eau de ToiletteDior · 2020The 2020 reformulation opens with a bright flash of pink pepper and bergamot that feels cleaner and more transparent than its predecessor.65% cedar7.7 ★
- 39Obsession Calvin Klein 1985 Eau de ParfumCalvin Klein · 1985Calvin Klein Obsession arrived in 1985 as something dense and unapologetic — a perfume that refused to be quiet.40% cedar7.7 ★
- 40Sel MarinHeeley · 2008Sel Marin is built around the sensation of salt air rather than a perfumer's approximation of it.35% cedar7.7 ★
- 41Terre d'Hermès Eau Très FraîcheHermès · 2014Terre d'Hermes Eau Tres Fraiche is a lighter, more aqueous reading of the original Terre — the mineral and woody signature simplified and cooled, as though the source material were filtered through a fine misting rain.65% cedar7.7 ★
- 42Sculpture Homme Nikos 1995 Eau de ToiletteNikos · 1995Sculpture Homme arrives in the warm, slightly sunny masculine tradition of early 90s perfumery — bergamot and lemon opening alongside orange blossom, a clean-bright accord that brightens before the floral heart takes over.35% cedar7.6 ★
- 43PassionateBoadicea The Victorious · 1983Passionate opens with a bright citrus-floral accord — orange blossom and bergamot shimmering against lemon in a clean, luminous opening.35% cedar7.6 ★
- 44The Royalann fragrance · 1983Passionate opens with a bright citrus-floral accord — orange blossom and bergamot shimmering against lemon in a clean, luminous opening.35% cedar7.6 ★
- 45Guilty Absolute pour HommeGucci · 2017Guilty Absolute pour Homme opens with a jolt of cypress and leather, dark and almost medicinal in its intensity.35% cedar7.6 ★
- 46Costa Azzurra Tom Ford 2014 Eau de ParfumTom Ford · 2014Costa Azzurra opens with a sharp, mineral brightness—crushed cypress needles and sea spray meeting dry coastal scrub.55% cedar7.6 ★
- 47Boss Number One Boss Hugo Boss 1985 Eau de ToiletteHugo Boss · 1985Boss Number One is an artifact of 1985, and it wears its era without apology.30% cedar7.6 ★
- 48Dior Homme Sport Dior 2012 Eau de ToiletteDior · 2012Ginger opens with a sharp, slightly medicinal brightness — more peel than root, clean rather than warming.50% cedar7.6 ★
- 49Adventure StoryAl Battash · 2003The opening of Adventure Story reads like a page turned at speed—bright citrus and green herbs collide with peppery spice, creating an immediate sense of forward motion.35% cedar7.5 ★
- 50Santal 33 Le Labo 2011 Eau de ParfumLe Labo · 2011Santal 33 opens with a sharp, almost pickled violet note and a spicy cardamom bite that frames the sandalwood rather than softening it.65% cedar7.5 ★
- 51Lalique White Lalique 2008 Eau de ToiletteLalique · 2008White Lalique opens with a sheer wash of bergamot that feels more like filtered light than citrus—bright but restrained, a whisper rather than a shout.35% cedar7.5 ★
- 52Emporio Armani...lui/il/he/él/男...Giorgio Armani · 1998A bright citrus-fruit opening—lemon and yuzu sharpened with cardamom, softened by apple and pineapple—gives way quickly to something warmer and more grounded.50% cedar7.5 ★
- 53Narciso Narciso Rodriguez 2014 Eau de ParfumNarciso Rodriguez · 2014The Narciso Rodriguez musk accord is the point of this fragrance — dense, white-fabric intimate, simultaneously close to skin and quietly commanding.30% cedar7.5 ★
- 54Kenzo pour Homme Kenzo 1991 Eau de ToiletteKenzo · 1991Kenzo pour Homme arrived in 1991 as one of the first contemporary takes on what would later be called the aquatic-woody genre — but here the water is only implied, through the transparency of its construction.30% cedar7.5 ★
- 55Cipresso di ToscanaAcqua Di Parma · 1999Cipresso di Toscana opens with a burst of herbal clarity — rosemary, basil, petitgrain, and star anise providing an aromatic green freshness, citrus notes of orange and grapefruit lifting everything with bright Mediterranean warmth.30% cedar7.5 ★
- 56Club de Nuit Sillage Armaf 2020 Eau de ParfumArmaf · 2020Club de Nuit Sillage opens bright and alert—ginger sparks against lime and bergamot, while violet leaf adds a green, cucumber-cool edge.60% cedar7.4 ★
- 57Déclaration Cartier 1998 Eau de ToiletteCartier · 1998Déclaration opens with a bitter citrus shock—orange and bergamot that feel almost medicinal, like peel scraped with a thumbnail.75% cedar7.4 ★
- 58Roma Uomo Laura Biagiotti 1992 Eau de ToiletteLaura Biagiotti · 1992Roma Uomo opens with a bright slap of fresh basil that feels simultaneously green and peppery, immediately setting a Mediterranean tone.65% cedar7.4 ★
- 59BrideFemascu · 2007Bride opens with a bright slap of basil—green, peppery, almost culinary.70% cedar7.4 ★
- 60Caribbean Vanilla - Vanilla MangoPerlier · 2000A sun-warmed fruit stand glimpsed through bougainvillea: that's the first impression.45% cedar7.4 ★
- 61Mirto di PanareaAcqua Di Parma · 2008The first spray delivers a hit of bright basil and lemon, bracing and herbal, like crushing leaves between your fingers on a sun-warmed hillside.35% cedar7.4 ★
- 62Bvlgari BlackBvlgari · 1998Black arrived in 1998 as an answer to a question nobody was asking: what would tea, rubber, and vanilla smell like together?30% cedar7.4 ★
- 63Boss Alive Hugo Boss 2020 Eau de ParfumHugo Boss · 2020Madagascar vanilla leads the top note cluster — unusual for a citrus-fruit opener — lending an immediate warmth to the plum, apple, and black currant.40% cedar7.4 ★
- 64L'Homme Idéal Guerlain 2014 Eau de ToiletteGuerlain · 2014L'Homme Idéal opens with a peculiar contrast: the herbal snap of rosemary against orange blossom's waxy sweetness.35% cedar7.3 ★
- 65Aqua Universalis Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2009 Eau de ToiletteMaison Francis Kurkdjian · 2009The opening arrives as a bright citrus haze—bergamot and Sicilian lemon—lifted by a whisper of lily-of-the-valley that keeps everything weightless.35% cedar7.3 ★
- 66Aqva pour Homme Bvlgari 2005 Eau de ToiletteBvlgari · 2005Jacques Cavallier Belletrud's Aqva pour Homme is one of the defining aquatic masculines of its era — the formula that established Bvlgari's AQVA line as a reliable entry point to the category.45% cedar7.3 ★
- 67Grey Flannel Geoffrey Beene 1975 Eau de ToiletteGeoffrey Beene · 1975Grey Flannel is one of the definitive American masculines of the 1970s, and the opening announces its era without apology: galbanum's sharp, vegetable-green bitterness dominates a top that also includes petitgrain, neroli, lemon, and bergamot.40% cedar7.2 ★
- 68Lagerfeld Classic Lagerfeld Karl Lagerfeld 1978 Eau de ToiletteKarl Lagerfeld · 1978The opening arrives with a brisk, herbal brightness—tarragon and clary sage give it an almost medicinal clarity, while citrus keeps things from turning austere.65% cedar7.2 ★
- 69Voyage Nautica 2006 Eau de ToiletteNautica · 2006Voyage opens with a crisp green apple that feels more outdoors than gourmand, a bright salvo that sets a decidedly casual tone.35% cedar7.0 ★
- 70Boss Man Boss Orange Man Hugo Boss 2011 Eau de ToiletteHugo Boss · 2011The misnomer is the first thing to settle: there is no orange here.30% cedar6.7 ★
- 71Guilty pour Homme Gucci 2011 Eau de ToiletteGucci · 2011Gucci Guilty pour Homme is positioned as transgressive — the 2011 campaign leaned hard into that — but the fragrance itself is considerably more civilised.45% cedar6.2 ★
- 72Narmar Extrait De ParfumNilafar du Nil · 2022Narmar opens with a crisp herbaceous clarity—lavender and clary sage brushed with cardamom's resinous warmth and bergamot's citric brightness.50% cedar4.9 ★
- 73Art Collection la Nuit de l'HommeYves Saint Laurent · 2014The opening is a cool blast of cardamom and bergamot, brisk without turning citric or sweet.75% cedar4.8 ★
- 74Opium Pour Homme Eau de ParfumYves Saint Laurent · 1995Opening with a jolt of licorice-sharp star anise softened by the tartness of black currant, this adaptation of YSL's famed Opium into masculine territory leans into both sweetness and spice without apology.70% cedar4.6 ★
- 75The Most Wanted ParfumAzzaro · 2022The Most Wanted Parfum opens with a bright ginger snap that quickly gives way to something deeper and more ambered.30% cedar4.6 ★
- 76Single MaltBy Kilian · 2015Single malt opens with a deep, boozy plum that feels more like whisky-soaked fruit than fresh sweetness.35% cedar4.6 ★
- 77Opium ParfumYves Saint Laurent · 1977The opening declares itself immediately: plum-tinged spice erupting through jasmine and bergamot, sweet but never polite.35% cedar4.6 ★
- 78Poison Esprit de ParfumDiorThe opening announces itself with dark plum and anise, a pairing that feels both bruised and medicinal, like crushed fruit macerated in herbal liqueur.45% cedar4.6 ★
- 79La Nuit de l'Homme Bleu ElectriqueYves Saint Laurent · 2021Bleu Électrique opens with a jolt of ginger and cardamom that feels almost medicinal in its brightness, lifted by bergamot that keeps the spice from turning too earthy.50% cedar4.6 ★
- 80La Nuit de L'Homme Bleu ÉlectriqueYves Saint Laurent · 2021A sharper, more electric take on the original La Nuit de L'Homme, Bleu Électrique opens with a jolt of ginger and cardamom cut through with citrus and mint.45% cedar4.6 ★
- 81Dior Homme ParfumDior · 2014A leather rose wound tight with iris—this is Dior Homme Parfum in its opening moments, darker and more resinous than the cologne or intense versions that preceded it.60% cedar4.5 ★
- 82Essencial ÚnicoNatura · 2022The opening arrives with warmth rather than sharpness—saffron and cardamom soften the pepper trio, while apricot lends a golden, almost suede-like quality to the spice.70% cedar4.5 ★
- 83Blonde AmberClive Christian · 2022Blonde Amber opens with a bracing warmth—ginger and pink pepper sharpened by citrus, rum lending sweetness without its usual boozy weight.60% cedar4.5 ★
- 84Club de Nuit Intense Man Limited Edition ParfumArmaf · 2021Club de Nuit Intense Man Parfum opens with ripe pineapple and a double hit of pepper over a citrus trio — bolder and denser than the eau de toilette, with less airiness at the top.40% cedar4.5 ★
- 85Emporio Armani Stronger With You AbsolutelyGiorgio Armani · 2021The opening announces itself with a boozy warmth—rum that's sweet and slightly caramelized, tempered by a flash of bergamot that keeps it from turning cloying.35% cedar4.5 ★
- 86Dior Homme Intense 2011Dior · 2011Dior Homme Intense opens with a powdery whisper of lavender and iris that feels almost talc-like in its softness.40% cedar4.5 ★
- 87L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Noir AmbreIssey Miyake · 2016The opening strikes with a hot, spiced intensity—cinnamon and saffron flare up together, sweet and almost abrasive, while nutmeg adds a dusty warmth that tempers the initial burn.40% cedar4.5 ★
- 88ByDolce & Gabbana · 1997The opening bursts with fresh lavender and bergamot, quickly tempered by nutmeg's warm rasp—a masculine take on Italian sharpness rather than fougère softness.55% cedar4.5 ★
- 89By Dolce&GabbanaDolce & Gabbana · 1997By Dolce&Gabbana opens with a soapy lavender clarity that nods to classic Italian barbershops, though the lily of the valley quickly softens its edges.65% cedar4.5 ★
- 90Esencia pour Homme Eau de ParfumLoewe · 2018**Esencia pour Homme Eau de Parfum** arrives with the gravitas of polished wood and incense-darkened leather.35% cedar4.5 ★
- 91The One for Men Eau de ParfumDolce & Gabbana · 2015The One for Men Eau de Parfum is the EDP reformulation of a 2008 eau de toilette, and it trades some of the original's airy citrus for a heavier, sweeter spice cabinet.45% cedar4.5 ★
- 92The One for Men Eau de Parfum Dolce&GabbanaDolce & Gabbana · 2015The One for Men Eau de Parfum opens with a sharp citrus clarity—grapefruit lifted by aromatic basil—that quickly gives way to a spiced heart.40% cedar4.5 ★
- 93MystereRochas · 1978Rochas Mystère opens with a sharp galbanum-and-bergamot strike that feels almost metallic in its brightness, a green jolt that clears the air before the florals arrive.30% cedar4.5 ★
- 94Carved OudThameen · 2013The opening flicker of pink pepper quickly subsides into a deeply resinous heart where guaiac wood dominates—darker and smokier than oud itself, with an almost medicinal intensity that feels carved from ancient timber rather than extracted.65% cedar4.5 ★
- 95Gucci Rush for MenGucci · 2000The opening is cool and herbal—lavender stripped of its soapy associations, rendered sharper and more mineral.55% cedar4.5 ★
- 96Magie Noire ParfumLancôme · 1978Magie Noire opens with a sharp, green collision—galbanum cuts through the sweetness of raspberry and rose like a blade through velvet.60% cedar4.5 ★
- 97Magie Noire Parfum LancômeLancôme · 1978Magie Noire opens with a shock of green bitterness—galbanum slicing through rose and raspberry—before settling into something darker and stranger than its name suggests.55% cedar4.5 ★
- 98Gucci NobileGucci · 1988Gucci Nobile arrives like a freshly pressed linen suit laid on sun-warmed grass — an aromatic, precise accord of tarragon and lavender opening over bergamot and lemon before settling into something more complex.40% cedar4.5 ★
- 99HerodParfums De Marly · 2012Hérod opens with a thick, resinous cinnamon that feels closer to temple smoke than spice rack—sweet but not gourmand, dense without being cloying.50% cedar4.5 ★
- 100A*Men Pure MaltMugler · 2009A-Men Pure Malt opens with a brief citrus flash before plunging into its real character: a bourbon-barrel warmth built on coffee and cedar.75% cedar4.5 ★
- 101L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau ExtremeGuerlain · 2005The opening of L'Instant pour Homme Eau Extrême announces itself with star anise—clear, faintly medicinal, and cool as polished steel.65% cedar4.5 ★
- 102La Nuit de l'HommeYves Saint Laurent · 2009La Nuit de l'Homme is the most successful men's cardamom fragrance of the past two decades — and for good reason.55% cedar4.4 ★
- 103Ultra MaleJean Paul Gaultier · 2015Ultra Male opens with a jolt of sweetness—candied pear and mint collide over lavender, creating something between a barbershop and a patisserie.30% cedar4.4 ★
- 104Heritage Eau de ToiletteGuerlain · 1992Héritage opens with a bright spray of citrus and lavender that quickly softens into something warmer and more textured.50% cedar4.4 ★
- 105Prada l'HommePrada · 2016Prada l'Homme opens in the register most men's fragrances avoid: a cool, slightly medicinal neroli with iris and geranium in close support.30% cedar4.4 ★
- 106Gucci pour Homme (2003)Gucci · 2003The opening rushes in with bergamot and ginger against a dry papyrus haze—aromatic but restrained, more boardroom than bazaar.55% cedar4.4 ★
- 107Envy for MenGucci · 1998The opening rushes in with a sharp, almost medicinal lavender cut through by ginger's bite and cardamom's resinous warmth.55% cedar4.4 ★
- 108La Nuit de l'Homme Frozen CologneYves Saint Laurent · 2012The frozen variant strips La Nuit de L'Homme to its structural bones, replacing the original's cardamom warmth with a cooler, sharper bergamot opening that feels almost medicinal in its clarity.60% cedar4.4 ★
- 109Essencial ElixirNatura · 2017Essencial Elixir opens with a bright, peppery citrus rush—grapefruit and lemon sharpened by both pink and black pepper, with cardamom adding warmth beneath the sparkle.40% cedar4.4 ★
- 110Balenciaga Pour HommeBalenciaga · 1990Balenciaga Pour Homme occupies a precise moment in masculine perfumery: the early 1990s, when chypre structures still led and market simplification hadn't taken hold.45% cedar4.4 ★
- 111Bleu de Chanel Eau de ParfumChanel · 2014The opening delivers a sharp citrus burst tempered by pink pepper and mint—bracing without veering into cologne territory.70% cedar4.4 ★
- 112StarlightXerjoff · 2019Starlight opens with cardamom and bergamot — the cool, slightly eucalyptus-edged spice of the former lifted by citrus — before the heart delivers its core accord: cinnamon, clove, and almond together, a warm spice-sweet combination that sits at the intersection of Eastern and Western orientals.35% cedar4.4 ★
- 113Colonia Leather Eau de Cologne ConcentréeAcqua Di Parma · 2014Colonia Leather arrives with a burst of raspberry — jammy rather than fresh — before a single rose steps forward in the heart.55% cedar4.4 ★
- 114Shalimar Eau de CologneGuerlain · 1925The original Shalimar Eau de Cologne opens with a bracing citrus clarity—bergamot and lemon lifted by dry cedarwood—that quickly gives way to something more complex than its name suggests.55% cedar4.4 ★
- 115V pour HommeValentino · 2006The opening arrives crisp and savory, with basil and pink pepper lifting bergamot into something closer to a Mediterranean garden than a typical citrus blast.65% cedar4.4 ★
- 116Lui RochasRochas · 2003A brisk citrus opening—neroli buoyed by lemon—gives way almost immediately to cedar, dry and pencil-shaved, smoothing the brightness into something more contemplative.65% cedar4.4 ★
- 117Feminite du BoisShiseido · 1992Féminité du Bois arrived in 1992 and did something the genre hadn't managed before: it made cedar the protagonist in a feminine fragrance.65% cedar4.4 ★
- 118Guerlain Homme IntenseGuerlain · 2009Guerlain Homme Intense takes the clean mint-vetiver framework of its predecessor and digs substantially deeper.40% cedar4.4 ★
- 119Sand Desert At SunsetZara · 2023The opening is a flash of citrus brightness against resinous incense, a brief contrast that fades quickly into the heart.35% cedar4.4 ★
- 120Club De Nuit Urban ElixirArmaf · 2022Urban Elixir opens with a surprising sharpness—pink pepper cuts through jasmine and orange blossom, creating an effect less floral than aromatic and slightly metallic.35% cedar4.4 ★