Lavender is a flowery plant that is connoted with masculine fragrances. For centuries a lot of men perfumes were formulated with lavender as it was perceived to be a manly scent. We are going to review various lavender scents which are not only manly but also unisex as females can also pull off a good lavender scent. So come on let's dive in.
BEST LAVENDER PERFUMES
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Chanel Jersey
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Penhaligon's Lavendula
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Roja Dove Scandal Pour Homme
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Guerlain Heritage
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Amouage Sunshine Man
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Creed Bois Du Portugal
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Tom Ford Lavender Extreme
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Frederic Malle Music For A While
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L’artisan Parfumeur Bucoliques De Provence
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Chanel Jersey
Chanel jersey gives you the classic Chanel feel, with lavender, tonka bean, vanilla, musk. You feel the lavender in this fragrance but equally pick up on the vanilla smell. Like most Chanel fragrances, this perfume has an effervescence aldehyde smell to it. It is a great lavender scent for the Chanel lover.
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Penhaligon's Lavendula
Lavendula is a beautiful lavender scent. In this fragrance you get the authentic lavender shrub smell, like freshly picked lavender. It is relaxing, and has other notes of clary sage, basil, musk, vanilla. Almost going into fougere territory. It is a great lavender scent that I can recommend and you will enjoy.
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Roja Dove Scandal Pour Homme
This lemons, petitgrain and lavender are what you find in this fragrance. It is a lavender and lemon heavy scent. While lavendula by Penhalligon's goes towards the fougere accord, scandal pour homme is more towards the chypre accord. The lemons play a big part in this scent giving it a citrus lavender scent.
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Guerlain Heritage
This is a golden fragrance. It is one of the all time best men fragrances. Guerlain heritage is a masculine designer fragrance, with an awesome scent. Patchouli, lavender and sandalwood. Guerlain heritage is one of the best designer lavender fragrances that has stood the test of time. It is a balanced as well as elegant fragrance for a cultured gentleman. It starts off with the lavender and citrus scent and then dries down to a spicy woody fragrance.
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Amouage Sunshine Man
Amouage sunshine man is a tonka bean, brandy, vanilla, lavender, immortelle. It is dry sweet smell to it. It is unique because it gives you a gourmand lavender scent. Just like the name suggests it has a bright sweet quality to it and puts the wearer in a good mood thanks to the juicy orange. The brandy adds the bozzy scent you get right from the opening while the immortelle keeps the fragrance interesting.
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Mancera Aoud Lavender
This is a beautiful oud and lavender combination. It features a prominent oud note and you get the lavender mostly in the top and middle of the fragrance. Aoud lavender also features spices such as saffron. The dry down is more of a oud and saffron mix. This fragrance is the Middle-Eastern lavender scent for lovers of oriental perfumes.
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Creed Bois Du Portugal
This is classy man, citrus, lavender and sandalwood. Creed is known for their gentlemanly scents and Bois du Portugal lives up to that. The lavender is fully integrated with the other notes so you cant really smell the lavender alone. It is well blended lavender scent you will enjoy but if you are after a lavender forward fragrance, this may not be for you.
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Tom Ford Lavender Extreme
Tom ford fragrances have a lot of cult following and lavender extreme is not any different. Lavender extreme just as the name connotes is a lavender forward fragrance. It is similar to Lavende by Mollinard. It however is a cooler and lighter lavender fragrance. tonka bean, benzoin, clary sage and three different types of lavender.
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Frederic Malle Music For A While
This is lavender with an edge, unlike the other lavenders on this list. It feels intense, strong, highly masculine, less floral but lovely. It has pineapple to add a little fruitiness to it and caramel to add a little sweetness. It is a strong but lovely scent. You get the fruity notes and pineapple in this fragrance as well as spicy notes from the anise and geranium.
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L’artisan Parfumeur Bucoliques De Provence
Paris, France is an epicenter for designer and luxury fragrance and Provence plays an important role. Provence is known to be one of the main places were lavender is grown. It is unique combination and mesh of this three major notes and resulting in the most magical manly lavender based scent.
Lavender perfumes make for great scents, they are relaxing yet with a presence. Feel free to add a lavender fragrance to your collection.
