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Givenchy · Est. 2021

Gentleman Eau de Toilette Intense

The Gentleman line's modern era is defined by iris — not the buttery, powdery orris root of older French perfumery but something colder and more structural.

ConcentrationFragrance
Formasculine
Released2021
Statusenriched
2021 · Fragrance
iri·iri·ced·ber
Rating
4.3
1.8k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Iris
    75
  • Iris Powder
    60
  • Cedar
    50
  • Bergamot
    45
  • Cardamom
    40

By the editors · 2 min readThe Gentleman line's modern era is defined by iris — not the buttery, powdery orris root of older French perfumery but something colder and more structural. In the Intense, cardamom and basil frame the opening with an aromatic spice that reads as a quiet intensification rather than a separate topnote; bergamot lifts the whole accord without sweetening it.

Iris in the heart is the fulcrum — dry, slightly vegetal, that characteristically cool facet halfway between powder and chalk. Cedar in the base anchors the iris without warmth, keeping the drydown linear and precise.

A fragrance that privileges understatement. Projects moderately, wears close, earns its name by intensity of character rather than volume.

Filed: GivenchySillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap