Avant Garde
Perfumer: Shyamala Maisondieu
171 ratings
From your scent profile
Lanvin Avant Garde is a sweet, spicy men's fragrance for fall and winter evenings; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: Opens sweet, so if sugar is not your thing, think twice.
How does it perform?
From 134 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Most people feel it is worth the price.
Blind buy risk
75% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Powdery
- Resinous
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
ResinousWhat does Avant Garde smell like?
Most voters pick fall and winter, and very few choose summer. It is favoured most for evenings and nights out, with some votes for daytime and the office. Longevity and sillage are moderate. It reads masculine, followed by modern.
It opens with pink pepper, bergamot and juniper, with black pepper adding spice. The heart holds beeswax, nutmeg, cardamom and lavender. Vetiver, benzoin, tobacco and amber dominate the base, leaving a sweet, woody, powdery finish. Baldessarini Strictly Private and Van Cleef & Arpels Ambre Impérial have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Pink pepper
- Bergamot
- Juniper
First hours
- Beeswax
- Nutmeg
- Cardamom
Towards evening
- Vetiver
- Benzoin
- Cedar
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 39%Autumn
- 31%Winter
- 24%Spring
- 6%Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer- Evening24%
- Nighttime21%
- Casual20%
- Daytime19%
- Office16%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
54% matchStrictly Private (Eau de Toilette)
Baldessarini · 2009
54% matchIllusion d'Un Soir
FOMO · 2023
50% matchObsession for Men (Eau de Toilette)
Calvin Klein · 1986
50% matchAmbre Impérial
Van Cleef & Arpels · 2015
49% matchIceberg Man
Iceberg · 2015
49% matchAmbre 114
Histoires de Parfums · 2008
47% match9.0
Zara · 2015
44% matchLa Nuit de L'Homme (Eau de Toilette)
Yves Saint Laurent · 2009
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Last updated: October 26, 2026