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473 Gentleman

Name: 473 Gentleman Eau de Parfum
Brand: Blossom Perfumery
Availability: InStock

Blossom Perfumery 473 Gentleman is an Eau de Parfum. 473 Gentleman opens with Bergamot, Lavender, and Pepper, settles into a heart of Iris, Cinnamon, and Clove, and dries down to a base of Patchouli, Tonka Bean, Benzoin, and Tolu Balsam. Blossom Perfumery's 473 Gentleman carries an Acquired verdict, a warm spicy-led wear.

No.473 leans on Givenchy Gentleman's black-pepper-and-iris signature over a tonka-benzoin base, coming across as a fair spicy-powdery approximation, though it loses the original's smooth, almost velvety iris texture within a couple of hours.

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Refined
Confident
Classic
Warm

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Accords

Warm Spicy

80%

Powdery

55%

Amber

50%

Aromatic

40%

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Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

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Best Occasions

Also Works:

Office Date Casual Formal Sport

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Givenchy Gentleman built its reputation on a soft, powdery iris wrapped in warm spice and amber, and No.473 opens confidently in the same direction - black pepper and lavender up top, giving way to an iris-clove-cinnamon heart that feels appropriately refined for an office or evening scent. The base of tolu balsam, tonka bean, benzoin and patchouli is a reasonable stand-in for the original's rounded amber-powder finish, though it lacks the smooth, almost suede-like texture that makes Gentleman feel expensive on skin. Performance is moderate: strong for the first three to four hours before fading to a soft skin scent, whereas the designer version tends to hold its shape longer. A sensible pick for anyone who wants the spicy-iris-amber genre without the Givenchy price tag, though the polish gap becomes obvious after a few wears side by side.