The Cut is a men’s Eau de Parfum launched in 2025 by Penhaligon’s, created by Paul Guerlain. A modern fougère inspired by Savile Row, the London street of bespoke tailoring, it combines basil, lavender and mint in the top notes, cypress and clary sage in the heart, over a base of cedar. The house also mentions the presence of a fir balsam, a note not represented in the official pyramid. The bottle is dressed with a bow and a label inspired by tweed.
Basil, anisic and fresh, lavender, fresh and floral, and mint, minty and fresh, occupy the top: freshness runs through all three, each expressing it with its own accent.
Cypress, camphoraceous and woody, sits alongside clary sage, herbaceous and green, in the heart: the wood of one answers the greenness of the other.
Cedar settles into the base, between pencil shavings and resin.