Edit: when I crave somethings like this but wish for a less abrasive opening with a more creamy, less powdery dry down, I reach for a dab of vintage 1947 Le Galion Special for Gentlemen which is less ...

I chose to buy this on a pilgrimage to the purple palace in Paris. Yes it is an almost but not quite masculine lavender - but it never to me quite teeters over, and I am too sensitive to the deal-brea...

Notes: lavender, tonka, musk, almonds and smokey accords. This fragrance opens with almond and tonka bean notes. A subtle smokey accent counterbalances the two top notes and heralds the arrival of th...

This is a fine fragrance, but I doubt it appeals to many people. It combines a crisp lavender note with the guttural sweetness of the typical SL oriental. Personally, the combination of mentholesque c...

This is, without hesitation, my favorite lavender. For me to give a lavender a five is unusual. I agree with the initial blast of something resinous and cold, almost metallic, but it's warm and smoky ...

My first thought upon smelling Fourreau Noir was: blasting cap. I later refined that to gunpowder. It was in the way the aromatic lavender exploded when discharged through a flinty, steel-like citr...

The first time I sampled this fragrance was last fall and I was not not sure it was me. I liked it initially but thought it was a bit harsh. I packed this aside and concentrated on more simple fragr...