Lanvin, Eau de Lanvin for Men, 180 ml. or 6 oz. Flacon, Eau de Toilette, 1979, Paris, France ..

The story of the house of Lanvin started with the founder of the fashion house, the milliner Jeanne Lanvin, who was born on the 1st of January of 1867 in Paris, and was the eldest of 11 children born to the poor family of Bernard-Constant Lanvin and Sophie-Blanche. Luckily for them, Jeanne's grandfather, Jacques-Firmin Lanvin, was friends with Victor Hugo who helped them along every way he could.

At the age of 13, Jeanne entered the workforce as a seamstress and milliner. As the years passed, her work became greatly admired, and she earned her apprenticeship at Félix and later at Cordeau's, working in Barcelona. Upon returning to Paris, Jeanne Lanvin became mistress of her own affairs, and she founded her own millinery fashion house at rue du Marché Saint-Honoré. Her next address upon expanding her headquarters would be 16 rue Boissy d’Anglais, while the final destination for her business, still standing to this day, is at 22, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

Lanvin for Men by Lanvin is a chypre fragrance for men that was launched in 1979.

Top notes are Clary Sage, Lemon, Petitgrain, and Bergamot
Heart notes are Jasmine, Rose, Carnation, and Marjoram
Base notes are Labdanum, Vetiver, and Leather

"The opening is classic-phantastic: bergamot, clary sage, a great petitgrain with a bit of citrus - green with a touch of freshness and a whiff of booziness. The drydown veers a bit to the discretely floral, with jasmine, a nice carnation note and a bit of a darker rose added. Green and discretely floral - delightful. The base does not get too heavy; oregano, labdanum and a whiff of a light moss, with a subdued leather lining. This classic composition in it's green-floral-richness with a tilt towards chypre reminds me of a more elegant version of dunhill's Blend 30, and some features are reminiscent of Courreges PH. Blended exceedingly well of top-grade ingredients, with splendid silage and projection. The longevity is absolutely amazing at around thirteen hours. In all aspects a masterpiece by Lanvin for autumn." Basenotes Review. rbaker

"It has something for everyone .. lavender, aromatics and moss for fougere folks, Labdanum moss and citrus for chypre folks and florals for , well, for floral folks. And some musk, indole and (maybe) civet with SW for us old school folks. But it is the blending that makes this very unique. Almost a masculine dirty floral. Very similar to insense in character." Basenotes Review. Epapsiou

"Incredible stuff, I'm floored. Extremely well blended, the progression from green to floral to mossy leather is masterly, very smooth refined and sophisticated, eminently wearable. A masterpiece indeed and possibly my favorite scent ever." Basenotes Review, Cevenol


Offered here is a pristine unused bottle of this great Lanvin chypre Eau de Toilette. I had to remove the cellophane outer wrapper to photograph. Small amount of evaporation. Comes with its original box. Lovely!!