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    Side by side

    Concept No 18 vs. Rive Gauche pour Homme

    Strikingly similar
    New comparison

    Rive Gauche pour Homme rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Concept No 18 vs. Rive Gauche pour Homme
    Concept No 18Rive Gauche pour Homme
    ConcentrationEDTEau de Toilette
    Launched20052003
    GenderMaleMale
    PerfumerJacques Cavallier Belletrud
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Concept No 18

    Soft Spicy
    Citrus
    Woody
    Anis
    Powdery
    Aromatic
    Warm Spicy
    Musky

    Rive Gauche pour Homme

    Aromatic
    Woody
    Fresh Spicy
    Lavender
    Warm Spicy
    Soft Spicy
    Anis
    Earthy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    BergamotTangerineLemonGeraniumIvy
    Star AniseRosemaryBergamot
    Heart
    CardamomPink PepperStar Anise
    LavenderGeraniumCloveCoumarin
    Base
    VetiverPatchouliSandalwoodAmberMusk
    PatchouliOakmossVetiverGuaiac Wood

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Concept No 18 vs. Rive Gauche pour Homme
    Concept No 18Rive Gauche pour Homme
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

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    Real talk

    Some fragrances announce themselves. This one waits. The anise arrives mid-development, an aromatic gamble that either grabs you immediately or makes you reconsider.Concept No 18
    Some fragrances ask you to like them. Rive Gauche pour Homme doesn't. That star anise and lavender combination either hooks you immediately or takes you right back to a vintage barbershop.Rive Gauche pour Homme