Fougère Bengale

Name: Fougère Bengale Eau de Parfum (EDP)
Brand: Parfum d'Empire

Parfum d'Empire · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2007

≈ $140 · 50ml · approx. retail

A spicy, honeyed reinvention of the fougère genre, pairing lavender and Assam tea with tawny tobacco and mossy patchouli for a scent evoking English clubs and Bengal savannah alike.

Fougère Lavender Aromatic Tobacco Mossy / Chypre Patchouli

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Lavender Ginger tea Mint

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Hay Tobacco Black Pepper

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Oakmoss Tonka Bean Patchouli Vanilla

Best for

SpringFallWinterDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

Marc-Antoine Corticchiato

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Dupes & cheaper alternatives

Cheaper clones and alternatives that share the same notes and accords — savings are flagged.

Scandal Pour Homme

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Penhaligon's · Fresh

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Dunhill D

Dunhill · Woody

≈ $39save ~$101

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Phantom

Paco Rabanne · Woody

≈ $89save ~$51

Shares Lavender, Patchouli, Vanilla

Allure Homme

Chanel · Amber

≈ $105save ~$35

Shares Ginger, Lavender, Black Pepper

Eros Flame

Versace · Woody

≈ $79save ~$61

Shares Black Pepper, Vanilla, Tonka Bean