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Clive Christian X Masculine
Clive Christian

X Masculine

woody
amber
warm spicy
earthy
aromatic
cinnamon
fruity
EDC · 2001 · men

Clive Christian is a British niche house known for premium, classically-minded fragrances that emphasize quality ingredients and restrained composition. X Masculine, released in 2001, represents the brand's approach to masculine scent -- refined and grounded rather than trendy.

The fragrance opens with a bright, slightly tart combination of rhubarb, pineapple, and bergamot that feels almost savory before warming into the heart. Iris and paprika provide a powdery, slightly spiced middle, while jasmine adds a touch of sophistication. The base is where X Masculine reveals its true character: a dense woody-amber foundation built on Virginia cedar, oakmoss, and vetiver, rounded out with cinnamon, vanilla, styrax, and labdanum. The overall effect is warm, earthy, and distinctly woody-amber leaning, with just enough spice to keep things interesting.

This is a cologne-strength fragrance suited to someone seeking a classic, understated masculine that doesn't announce itself loudly. It works best in cooler months and professional settings where restraint is valued over projection. X Masculine aligns with The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Tactician.

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Main Accordsreported by community
woody
100%
amber
100%
warm spicy
75%
earthy
75%
aromatic
75%
cinnamon
50%
fruity
50%
powdery
50%
sweet
50%
green
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
Rhuburb
Rhuburb
Pineapple
Pineapple
Vivid, tropical, and intensely sweet with a slightly fermented, almost winey quality, pineapple is one of the most assertive tropical fruit notes. It adds an immediate, unambiguous tropical sweetness that can dominate if used too heavily. In moderate amounts it adds a lively, summery energy to fruity and aquatic compositions.
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Iris
Iris
One of perfumery's most prized and expensive ingredients, iris has a powdery, cool, almost carrot-like richness that is hard to describe and impossible to mistake. It's simultaneously earthy and refined, like the inside of an old Parisian couture house. Iris root (orris) adds quiet luxury to anything it touches.
Paprika
Paprika
Dried and ground red pepper with a warm, slightly sweet, and mildly smoky spice character that is more gentle than fresh peppers. Paprika in fragrance adds a warm, Mediterranean kitchen quality with a subtle earthiness. Used in gourmand-adjacent orientals to add a savory, unusual warmth.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Virginia Cedar
Virginia Cedar
Warm, slightly sweet, and clean, Virginia cedarwood is the most commonly used cedar in mainstream perfumery. It has a familiar, pencil-cedar smell with a soft warmth that makes it universally approachable. Less assertive than Atlas cedar, it acts as a quiet, reliable base note in hundreds of commercial fragrances.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
Styrax
Styrax
A complex resin with both balsamic-sweet and slightly rubbery, leathery facets, styrax adds a dense, heavy warmth to oriental fragrances. It has an almost tar-like quality that, in context, creates depth and presence. One of the oldest perfumery ingredients, it anchors many classic oriental bases.
French labdanum
French labdanum
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HomesteaderBest match87% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Sensualist87% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Tactician82% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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Scent Profile
woody100%amber100%warm spicy75%earthy75%aromatic75%
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Clive Christian X Masculine— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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$490.00 at Clive Christian. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
Is $490.00 a good price for X Masculine? +
Yes. The current best price is $490.00 and MSRP is $530.40. At $490.00 you save 8% vs retail.
What does Clive Christian X Masculine smell like? +
Clive Christian is a British niche house known for premium, classically-minded fragrances that emphasize quality ingredients and restrained composition. X Masculine, released in 2001, represents the brand's approach to masculine scent -- refined and grounded rather than trendy. The fragrance opens with a bright, slightly tart combination of rhubarb, pineapple, and bergamot that feels almost savory before warming into the heart. Iris and paprika provide a powdery, slightly spiced middle, while jasmine adds a touch of sophistication. The base is where X Masculine reveals its true character: a dense woody-amber foundation built on Virginia cedar, oakmoss, and vetiver, rounded out with cinnamon, vanilla, styrax, and labdanum. The overall effect is warm, earthy, and distinctly woody-amber leaning, with just enough spice to keep things interesting. This is a cologne-strength fragrance suited to someone seeking a classic, understated masculine that doesn't announce itself loudly. It works best in cooler months and professional settings where restraint is valued over projection. X Masculine aligns with The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Tactician.
What are the notes in Clive Christian X Masculine? +
Top: Rhuburb, Pineapple, Bergamot. Heart: Iris, Paprika, Jasmine. Base: Virginia Cedar, Cinnamon, Oakmoss, Amber, Vetiver, Styrax, French labdanum, Vanilla.
What other fragrances smell like Clive Christian X Masculine? +
Based on shared notes, Clive Christian Clive Christian X (Virginia Cedar, Cinnamon, Iris, Paprika), Clive Christian Inox (Virginia Cedar, Cinnamon, Iris, Paprika), Clive Christian X Feminine (Virginia Cedar, Cinnamon, Iris, Paprika), Hermes Bel Ami (Oakmoss, Amber, Jasmine, Bergamot), Guerlain Mitsouko (Cinnamon, Oakmoss, Jasmine, Bergamot) may smell similar to X Masculine.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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