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Editions de Parfums Frédéric MalleDiscontinued

French Lover 20 Ans (EDP)

2020

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Versions Timeline

2020

French Lover 20 Ans (2020)

Price Range
$210 – $340

Estimated price range, including all bottle sizes

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Perfumers

Pierre Bourdon

"French Lover is a restrained, green-woody masculine fragrance created by Pierre Bourdon. Its character combines aromatic freshness with dry woods, earthy patchouli, vetiver, and incense. The composition is rugged and quietly magnetic rather than sweet or overtly expansive. Angelica, juniper, and pimiento give the opening a sharp botanical edge, while cedar and incense contribute to its austere woody heart. The fragrance has become associated with an earthy, cult-style interpretation of masculine perfumery. French Lover 20 Ans preserves this scent in a 20th-anniversary collector presentation rather than introducing a separate formulation."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Spring
Fall
Winter

Ideal Weather

Mild
Cold
Dry
Cloudy

Moods

Confident
Mysterious
Sophisticated
Powerful

Occasions

Daily Use
Work
Meeting
Formal
Dinner

Fun Facts

The 20 Ans edition was released as a 100 ml 20th-anniversary collector bottle.

The edition commemorates two decades of the French Lover fragrance, whose original release dates to 2000.

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Aromatic Profile

0m/8h
Top Notes
1x
GreenSpicyFreshWoodyResinousSmokyEarthy

What Changed

A 20th-anniversary limited-edition collector bottle and presentation of the existing French Lover scent; no separate formulation is indicated.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–1h 12m

pimiento
angelica
juniper
Middle Notes

1h 12m–3h 36m

cedar
incense
galbanum
Base Notes

3h 36m–8h

patchouli
vetiver
frankincense

Performance

Longevity
80%

Long-lasting (6-8h)

Sillage
40%

Moderate

Reviews Summary

“French Lover is generally characterized as a raw, masculine green-woody fragrance with a restrained, earthy presence. Its appeal centers on quiet magnetism, botanical sharpness, dry woods, vetiver, patchouli, and incense rather than sweetness or a loud projection.”

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