045 Guilty Pour Homme

Guilty Pour Homme built its identity on a fresh lavender and Amalfi lemon opening moving into a soft orange flower heart and a woody cedar-patchouli base, and No. 045 follows that same recipe. The top notes of lavender and lemon give a crisp, aromatic start that is a fair match for the original's clean opening. The heart brings a gentle orange blossom forward, capturing Guilty Pour Homme's airy, slightly floral turn reasonably well, if less textured than the original's more rounded orange flower absolute. The base settles into cedarwood and patchouli with a touch of vanilla, delivering a warm, woody finish that echoes the original's direction without its fuller depth and smoothness. It reads as a competent, everyday take on the fresh lavender-woody-aromatic mood Guilty Pour Homme is known for, suited to office or casual wear, though the trail softens within three to four hours against the original's steadier all-day performance.