12 community ratings

Avant-Garde

2018UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.9/ 10

Community score
12 ratings

Yohji Yamamoto Avant-Garde is a unisex scent that sets a floral, green start against a woody, leathery and slightly smoky character.

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Skunky's take: A night owl's pick; made for evenings out.

How does it perform?

From 13 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.9 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.9 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

92% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Sandalwood Leather Iris

Violet leaf absolute Orpur®

Carrot seed Orpur®

Musk Cedarwood

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Green
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Powdery
Smoky
Leathery

What does Avant-Garde smell like?

Voters rate its longevity as good and its sillage as moderate, so it stays fairly close to the skin rather than filling a room. There are no season or occasion votes to lean on, and it reads as neither masculine nor feminine.

The notes work as one blend: sandalwood, cedarwood and leather form a woody, leathery base, iris adds a powdery softness, violet leaf and carrot seed bring a green, earthy edge, and musk rounds everything off. Sweet and spicy accents stay in the background. Laborynthia Sandalwood and Hermès Cuir d'Ange have a close profile.