Bvlgari pour Homme is the men's Eau de Toilette that Jacques Cavallier signed for Bulgari in the mid-1990s. The house classifies it among the musky floral woody fragrances: a Darjeeling tea accord and a water lily accord in the top notes, essences of guaiac wood and cardamom in the heart of the formula, a musk accord and a transparent amber in the base.
Darjeeling tea and water lily
The top notes pair a Darjeeling tea accord with a water lily accord. The house attributes to the tea the green leaf freshness that opens the fragrance, and Wikiparfum notes both materials in the list it devotes to the Eau de Toilette.
Guaiac wood and cardamom
The heart of the formula brings together an essence of guaiac wood and an essence of cardamom. Bulgari credits this duo with a spicy touch, which firms up the fragrance after the freshness of the opening.
Musk accord and transparent amber
The base rests on a musk accord and a transparent amber accord. These musk accords carry the comforting dimension that Bulgari claims for the Eau de Toilette, and which it places at the center of its woody signature.
What Wikiparfum notes
Wikiparfum classifies the fragrance among the woody fragrances and lists more materials than the announced accord: bergamot, orange blossom, blackcurrant bud, lily of the valley, pepper, iris, rosewood and vetiver are added to the tea, water lily, guaiac, cardamom, amber and musk.
What the label declares
The European label declares bergamot essence, orange blossom oil, lavender oil and orange essence, which the announced accord omits. Bergamot and orange blossom overlap with Wikiparfum's list; lavender does not appear there.
It also names tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalene, which perfumers call Iso E Super, and hexadecanolactone, a macrocyclic musk, along with two UV filters and an antioxidant that protect the fragrance from light and oxidation.