Skip the Gentleman price tag. A His Confession by Lattafa fragrance sample gets you most of the way there.

An inspired fragrance

People who own Gentleman by Givenchy keep landing on His Confession as the wallet-friendly stand-in. The resemblance is real.

It opens on cinnamon, lavender, mandarin. The heart turns to iris, benzoin, cypress, mahonial. It settles into vanilla, tonka bean, amber, cedarwood, incense, patchouli.

Notes

Top: Cinnamon, Lavender, Mandarin
Heart: Iris, Benzoin, Cypress, Mahonial
Base: Vanilla, Tonka bean, Amber, Cedarwood, Incense, Patchouli

Projection

Projection runs moderate to strong once it settles on skin.

Longevity

On skin approximately 6-10 hours, on clothes approximately 10+ hours.

Grab a decant and skip the blind buy.