Gentleman Society (Eau de Parfum) by Givenchy

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Gentleman Society Givenchy 2023 Eau de Parfum

7.3 / 10 545 Ratings

A perfume by Givenchy for men, released in 2023. The scent is sweet-powdery. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Sweet

Powdery

Spicy

Woody

Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Guatemala cardamom

French sage

Heart Notes

French narcissus absolute

Haitian vetiver

Madagascan vetiver

Uruguayan vetiver

Base Notes

Bourbon vanilla absolute

Australian sandalwood

Himalayan cedar

Perfumers

Karine Dubreuil-Sereni, Maïa Lernout, Takasago / 高砂

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Ratings

Scent

7.3545 Ratings

Longevity

7.4462 Ratings

Sillage

7.1460 Ratings

Bottle

7.8452 Ratings

Value for money

6.9406 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is British-Ghanaian musician and actor Benjamin Sainte-Clémentine.

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Reviews

21 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/22/2023

4Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Patj1994
29 Reviews

Patj1994

6

Fantastic opening, god awful dry-down

Opens up beautifully…spicy from the cardamom, some vanilla, some woods. Stays like that for about an hour. You may buy a bottle based on that first hour, then get home and be pretty damn disappointed with whats left on your skin.

It begins to dry down to something that smells very feminine, synthetic, chemically, cloying and almost like scented body lotion. Very, very disappointing considering how beautiful the opening is.

I would skip this, and save your money, go with a different flanker in the line.

Updated on 01/09/2024

04/08/2023

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

ScentSlave
254 Reviews

ScentSlave

3

I get a slightly gourmand feeling

I agree with the light Iris in the opening, but I get a “chocolatey” feeling in it as well, and then it dries down into something very similar to Ferragamo Uomo in my opinion.

It’s nothing groundbreaking, but it’s also getting a lot of hate atm, and I don’t think it’s as bad as the haters are saying it is.

It is definitely different than its predecessors, and I think that THAT is why the disdain is being given.

I’d say the projection is a moderate 2ft bubble, with a lingering sillage trail that goes for an easy 6-8 hours.

Give it a peek before you buy it, but it’s not as terrible as many are saying it is.

08/14/2023

6.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

AugustoB
32 Reviews

AugustoB

4

Just fine

How many different opinions of this Gentleman. My experience: neutral, versatile, sweet and rich, but absolutely dispensable. Cardamom stands out in the first phase, with a floral air, I don't know if it's sage or tuberose, but it reminds me of violet, which brings a lot of elegance, the background is woody, with a marked palo santo so fashion currently. All accompanied by a very controlled sweetness of vanilla. I've been trying it for a couple of days and I can't perceive vetiver around here. Unfortunately, I can't find any connection with the Gentleman line. It didn't drive me crazy, in Argentina it's a bit expensive, about $120 approximately. I highly recommend not buying blindly like I did.

10/22/2025

6Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Ursaw
175 Reviews

Ursaw

2

Vanilla, narcissus and mild disappointment

It's fine. Smells like a good designer perfume. Fuzzy creamy cardamom, sharp fragrant sage. For the first ~10 minutes or so I am pleasantly surprised. It's cozy and aromatic, with plenty of vetiver below and budding yellow florality the type of which I don't see very often.

But then narcissus blossoms and so does vanilla. And I immediately get bored. Sharp florality and overwhelming vanilla sweetness drown out the upper notes and turn the composition into another faceless crowd pleaser. About 2 meters worth of sillage. Smells good. Strong, but not too overwhelming. Pleasant, but entirely forgettable. A man at the bar who leaves an overall nice impression, but whose face I struggle to remember as soon as I turn away.

Takes about an hour to settle in the wearer's immediate vicinity, and another hour to settle on skin. During these ~2 hours vanilla and narcissus remain the only things in the spotlight, drowning out everything else. I can feel cardamom and sage close to my skin, but it's a struggle to get that close without going nose blind. A shame. They're lovely.

By the time it settles on skin and mellows out, upper notes disappear. Narcissus also starts fading. The next ~2 hours are ruled by vanilla and vetiver. I can feel a bit of sleek sandalwood in the background, but it doesn't catch any attention if I don't deliberately sniff it out.

Then the drydown begins. Sweet, soft, creamy and vaguely woody. It lasts into the night (was light, but still visibly sweet when I took a shower and went to sleep ~4 hours into it). When I woke up the next day, the arm I tested it on didn't necessarily smell like it, but its base scent was slightly sweeter than usual. I'm not a fan of that, but I'm sure there are people who would be happy with that kind of longevity.

It's... fine? Have you ever received a good grade at school compared to the rest of your class, but had the teacher still look at you with disappointment, as if silently saying that they expected something better from you? That kind of thing used to annoy me immensely when I was a kid, but this perfume makes me understand my teachers' feelings a little bit.

Compared to most other designer perfumes I smell on the streets – it's pretty good! But it had so much potential it didn't live up to that I can't help but feel a bit disappointed in it.

08/02/2024

9Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

AdrianPapaki
86 Reviews

AdrianPapaki

1

Unique & Unisex

I must say it doesn't really fit into the gentleman line, but its very pleasant and not deserving of the hate.

It's creamy sweet florals with sandalwood and an actually nice narcissus. Im not a fan of the narcissus in H24 Eau de Toilette but here it does wonders, not necessarily "gentlemanly" but its fitting for a nice sunny day out, my gf really likes it on me. Its younger brother Gentleman Society Eau de Parfum Extrême is much nicer with the added coffee.

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