Metal Lavender

Metal Lavender Matière Première: sharp metallic lavender with cool musks

When developing Metal Lavender, Aurélien Guichard sought to reinterpret lavender through an ultra-modern, metallic lens — transforming one of perfumery’s most classic aromatic materials into something sharp, electric, and contemporary. This is a textural, high-contrast fragrance that explores the collision between cool metal and warm skin, where aromatic freshness becomes almost tactile in its intensity. The brand describes it as a radical composition built around organic Lavender Oil from Provence, amplified by cold metallic facets and sensual musks that create an atmosphere both futuristic and deeply physical. It is meant to evoke the sensation of polished steel against living skin — “metallic freshness, violet light, tension on skin” — maintaining a luminous presence that feels simultaneously sterile, sensual, and addictive.

 

Olfactory Notes

Upon the first spray, the fragrance opens with an intensely vivid burst of Lavender Oil from Provence, immediately sharp, aromatic, and crystalline. The lavender feels almost electrically cool, elevated by metallic notes that cut through the composition with the precision of brushed chrome reflecting cold light. The opening is aromatic yet strikingly modern, far removed from traditional barbershop lavender.

As the scent develops into the heart, fruity nuances of Black Pepper and subtle herbal tonalities begin softening the metallic sharpness, introducing warmth and texture beneath the fragrance’s cool exterior. The aromatic core remains clean and radiant while gradually becoming smoother and more skin-like.

Finally, the composition settles into a sensual musky drydown where Musks and Benzoin create a warm, slightly resinous softness underneath the fragrance’s lingering metallic glow. The contrast between cold aromatic steel and warm skin becomes the defining sensation of the scent — clean, futuristic, intimate, and powerfully modern.

 

Olfactory notes: Aromatic, Metallic, Musky

Fragrance Family: Aromatic

Top notes: Lavender Oil Provence

Heart notes: Metallic Notes, Black Pepper

Base notes: Musk, Benzoin

• Concentration: Eau de Parfum
  
• Made in: France
  
• Parfumeur: Aurélien Guichard
  
• Year of Launch: 2025

If you're wondering about how long Metal Lavender Matiere Premiere will last, Fragrantica users describe the fragrance as having strong longevity with a clean but persistent aromatic-musky trail that remains noticeable on skin for many hours.

Ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Linalool, Limonene, Coumarin, Geraniol, Citral, Eugenol, Citronellol.