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    Side by side

    Special for Gentlemen vs. Chypre Palatin

    Clearly related
    New comparison

    Chypre Palatin projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Special for Gentlemen vs. Chypre Palatin
    Special for GentlemenChypre Palatin
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20142012
    GenderMaleUnisex
    PerfumerThomas FontaineBertrand Duchaufour
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Special for Gentlemen

    Amber
    Citrus
    Lavender
    Woody
    Vanilla
    Balsamic
    Sweet
    Fresh Spicy

    Chypre Palatin

    Amber
    Leather
    Sweet
    Mossy
    Green
    Powdery
    Woody
    Balsamic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    LavenderBergamotLemonGalbanum
    GalbanumAldehydesLabdanumClementineHyacinthLavenderSage
    Heart
    AmberCinnamonPatchouliLabdanum
    PlumRoseIrisJasmineGardenia
    Base
    VanillaOakmossOpoponaxCastoreum
    Tolu BalsamOakmossCastoreumBenzoinLeatherImmortelleVanillaStyraxCostus

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Special for Gentlemen vs. Chypre Palatin
    Special for GentlemenChypre Palatin
    Score4/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Lavender opens this like a man with good tailoring, composed, deliberate, correct. But Special for Gentlemen doesn't stay buttoned up. The amber accord takes over mid-morning.Special for Gentlemen
    A late entrance. Worth the wait. Duchaufour clearly loves the chypre structure and built this to prove it still has something to say. Plum and leather anchor the heart while immortelle and costus.Chypre Palatin