Antiheros

I've been looking for a straight-up, fresh lavender for months. The closest to what I wanted was the L'Occitane Lavande, but that stuff lasts about 10 min on my skin. I do own Gris Clair which I love, but has more complexity to it and has a sweeter base, though the lavender note is similar, though a little more metallic and challenging. I also got some 4711 Lavender and Thyme which didn't have enough lavender for me (mostly just smells like the original 4711). Caldey Island Lavender was too sweet, more floral, with exploding baby powder musk in the base. Anyway, Antiheros is the lavender I was looking for. It's aromatic rather than sweet and floral and it dries down to a bit of woods. Occasionally there's a hint of sweetness in the base, but barely. It's mostly linear and just does a gradual fade out. It doesn't last very long maybe 2-3 hours? But better than 10 min. Glad I was able to try it in a brick n mortar shop 1st since the very varied reviews here made me not want to do a blind buy. I also got it pretty discounted- it's such a simple lavender that I would have a hard time justifying full retail price, but I'm glad I got a bottle!

Lots of lavender on my skin. then it turns soft and woody mixt with the musk. I like this scent its not to overwhelming but stays close to my skin but still noticable. I think it depends on skin type but for me it turns into a very feminin smell. soft and powdery

I love lavender. Picking the little ears of flowers in the front garden of houses in France and Italy was one of the greatest olfactory experiences of my childhood. And to me, the opening of Antihéros represents exactly that natural lavender scent. Bitter, herbal, aromatic. Cedar enhances the warm, dry, raspy aspects of the lavender. Musk gives it the apparently unavoidable laundry scent. ELdO might have done something nicer with their gorgeous lavender note, but judging their add story this was exactly the point. A simple, unpretentious lavender. I'm sure I can get something at L'Occitanes for at least a third of the price. Maybe it won't last as long, though. Nice scent, but maybe not nice enough to spend 69 euros on.

More masculine as it dries down, the wood and musk notes amplifying as the day goes on, but I so love it. It’s such a bold, unfiltered version of lavender. It reminds me of a lavender farm I visited that grew both English and French varieties. I don’t think I’m a cool enough lady to pull off wearing this — confident, classy gals in sharp business wear could do so easily — but I’m going to hold onto my bottle anyway. It’ll be a comforting day-at-home scent for just me, or I’ll happily share it with any guys in my life who’d like to snuggle.

This is Caron pour homme expect just take the vanilla and Amber and replace it with cedar. Now the question is, should I buy this over and/or with Caron pour homme? I like this version better. The pros and cons will be vs Caron pour homme. PROS Smoother Ceder and Wood adds more masculinity Modern CONS Price Can't buy on USA website (discontinued?) Overall 7/10 points Prefer this over Caron pour homme. The fact it's cost more and harder to find makes it not worth it. But if you can get your hands on it for a good price it would be a 8/10