Gentleman Givenchy Givenchy 2017 Eau de Toilette
Created by Olivier Cresp and Nathalie Lorson, Gentleman 2017 revives the Givenchy Gentleman name after a decades-long hiatus with a deliberate tension between classical fougère structure and contemporary wood-amber orientalism.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Iris60
- Lavender60
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Pear
- Cardamom
- Lavender
- Iris
- Indonesian Patchouli
- Leather
By the editors · 2 min readCreated by Olivier Cresp and Nathalie Lorson, Gentleman 2017 revives the Givenchy Gentleman name after a decades-long hiatus with a deliberate tension between classical fougère structure and contemporary wood-amber orientalism. Pear and cardamom open cleanly; lavender arrives quickly and persists, providing the aromatic backbone the name demands.
The iris heart is the pivot: cool, powdery, slightly suede-like, pulling the composition toward the refined elegance Givenchy's couture archive projects. Patchouli and leather confirm the masculine axis in the base, black vanilla adding sweetness that softens the harder edges. The positioning between power and delicacy is intentional, and it lands.
Scent twins
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