Lavender is the oldest word in men's perfumery and still one of the most useful notes in the palette: herbal, clean, camphor-cool up top with a sweet floral hum underneath. It is the heart of the fougère, the barbershop genre that has dressed men for a century, but it long ago stopped being gendered in practice. Le Male made lavender a pop star by warming it with vanilla; Libre claimed it for women against orange blossom; Sauvage Elixir concentrates it into something dark and liquorous. Lavender reads as groomed and trustworthy, morning-shower energy that survives the whole day. If herbal notes usually feel medicinal to you, try them vanilla-cushioned in Le Male first.
Designer fragrances built with Lavender. 23 perfumes that feature the note, from top to dry-down.