Lanvin

Avant Garde

for men

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Avant Garde

Fragrance notes

How this scent is often described (from community votes on accords—useful when a full pyramid isn’t in our data yet).

Amber 100%
Tobacco 95%
Fresh Spicy 94%
Warm Spicy 90%
Beeswax 88%
Aromatic 82%
Honey 74%
Sweet 69%
Animalic 65%
Lavender 62%

Performance

Empty fields use this listing’s top accords (Amber, Tobacco, and Fresh Spicy) plus the overview text—add your own numbers anytime after testing on skin.

Longevity

With Amber, Tobacco, Fresh Spicy, and Warm Spicy among the strongest accord tags here, deeper woods, resins, and ambers in this kind of mix often linger longer on skin—still varies by person, climate, and sprays.

Projection

With Amber, Tobacco, Fresh Spicy, and Warm Spicy among the strongest accord tags here, dense bases like this often feel louder in the first hour—start with one spray in tight rooms or at a desk.

Overview

Avant GardebyLanvinis a Amber Woody fragrance for men.Avant Gardewas launched in 2011. The nose behind this fragrance is Shyamala Maisondieu. Top notes are Pepper, Pink Pepper, Juniper and Bergamot; middle notes are Beeswax, Lavender, Cardamom and Nutmeg; base notes are Tobacco, Benzoin, Amber and Vetiver.Lanvin launches a new male fragrance called Avant Garde. As the name suggests, this scent is imagined as a modern interpretation of masculinity and elegance designed for "modern day dandies."Perfumer Shyamala Maisondieu signed this oriental - woody composition:“ I wanted to create an olfactory interpretation of the casual elegance of Lanvin, with a streamlined, masculine and decidedly unique composition. Woody fragrances fascinate me. I find them chic and comfortable. Their warm, sensual strength attracts me as much as inspires me. The world that I’ve created for Avant Garde combines noble raw materials like vetiver and benzoin, with other surprising materials such as beeswax and tobacco. The spices? I have always loved working with them because you have to be able to handle them carefully to find the right amount, the right strength, of freshness, so that it is both spicy and incisive. I also played with a unique and powerful innovative note: Georgywood. This raw material, developed using the very latest technology, has woody amber tones which chime perfectly with the fragrance’s manly architecture”.Its top notes combine Italian bergamot, Madagascar pepper, pink peppercorn and juniper. The heart is composed of lavender, nutmeg, cardamom and beeswax. Intensive vetiver blends with benzoin, tobacco and Georgywood molecule in the base.Available as 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette.

Quick answers

Short takes based on this page’s notes and accords—your taste still wins.

Is Avant Garde office-safe?
With a stronger profile, one light spray is often enough in quiet offices; save extra sprays for after work or open spaces.
Best season
Mixed profile—often bright up top with a warmer base—works year-round depending on sprays and temperature.
Where to try it
Department-store counters, brand boutiques, and trusted sample or decant sellers online—always test on your own skin before a full bottle.