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Avant Garde, Lanvin Amber · 2011

Avant Garde

Rating4.3 ★ 1,927 votes
GenderMen
Year2011
Best for winterNighttime wearmoderate sillageModerate
Collection

The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
12 notes

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
57
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
40
intimateenormous
Price value58
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean77
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
AmberTobaccoFresh SpicyWarm SpicyBeeswaxAromaticHoneySweet
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 10
Amber
Tobacco
Fresh Spicy
Warm Spicy
Beeswax
Aromatic
Honey
Sweet
Animalic
Lavender

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
6%
weak
9%
moderate
43%
long lasting
34%
eternal
8%
Sillage
intimate
16%
moderate
58%
strong
18%
enormous
9%
Season
spring
18%
summer
5%
fall
38%
winter
39%
Time of day
day
44%
night
56%
Gender
female
1%
more female
2%
unisex
24%
more male
36%
male
38%
Value
way overpriced
5%
overpriced
11%
ok
41%
good value
33%
great value
10%

What people say

What people love
hiddengemfragranceperfectfallwintereveningsstrikingmodernbottledesignsafe
What people criticise
becomingharderfindpriciersoftsillagestayscloseskinpoorqualitycap

Smells similar

by scent profile

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

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In plain words

The main accords of Avant Garde are amber and tobacco. It opens with Pepper and Pink Pepper, reveals Beeswax and Cardamom at its heart, and dries down to Tobacco and Benzoin. It lasts long and projects moderately; people reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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