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Parfums MDCI Le Barbier De Tanger
Parfums MDCI

Le Barbier De Tanger

Citrus
Fresh
Fruity
Green
Aromatic
Woody
Vetiver
EDP · 2016 · men

Parfums MDCI is a French niche house founded by perfumer Dominique Ropion, known for creating sophisticated, classically-inspired fragrances with strong citrus and aromatic foundations. Le Barbier De Tanger, released in 2016, exemplifies the house's approach to refined masculine scents.

The fragrance opens with a bright citrus and aromatic top anchored by bergamot, lemon, and tangerine, with basil and cardamom adding herbal spice and structure. The heart transitions into a green, slightly fruity middle dominated by petitgrain, lavender, and a curious pineapple note that keeps things fresh without veering sweet. The base settles into a woody, earthy foundation of oakmoss, vetiver, and patchouli with amber for depth, creating a grounded finish that balances the brisk opening.

This is a versatile barbershop-inspired fragrance that leans aromatic and fresh-spicy rather than heavy or sweet. It works well for daytime wear, professional settings, or warm weather when you want something clean and composed. The DNA aligns with The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
100%
Fresh
96%
Fruity
38%
Green
56%
Aromatic
80%
Woody
81%
Vetiver
60%
Patchouli
27%
Earthy
100%
Powdery
19%
Amber
50%
Warm Spicy
27%
Tropical
19%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
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.
Basil
Basil
Sweet, spicy, and vividly herbal, basil has a green freshness with slightly anise-like and peppery facets that make it more complex than most culinary herbs. In perfumery it adds a lively, Mediterranean quality and pairs beautifully with citrus and woody notes. An underused note that rewards those who seek it out.
Cardamom
Cardamom
Aromatic, warm, and slightly eucalyptus-like with a spiced green freshness that is entirely its own. Cardamom is one of the most elegant spice notes in perfumery, exotic without being heavy, warm without being sweet. It appears frequently in Middle Eastern-inspired fragrances and modern masculine compositions.
Tangerine
Tangerine
Bright, sweet, and slightly candied, tangerine sits between mandarin and orange in character, with a juiciness that makes it feel more casual than other citruses. It adds a cheerful, uncomplicated freshness to light fragrances. At its best in transparent, easy-wearing compositions rather than serious, complex ones.
Lemon
Lemon
Sharp, clean, and instantly familiar, the pure zest of fresh-cut lemon peel, not the sugary juice. In perfumery it reads as crisp and energising rather than sweet, and is often used to amplify other light notes. It fades quickly, so it's almost always a top note that makes a striking first impression.
Calone
Calone
The molecule that launched the aquatic revolution, calone (first used prominently in 1991's New West) produces a clean, watermelon-marine freshness that was unlike anything in fragrance before it. It smells of open sea and fresh-cut melon simultaneously, entirely synthetic but entirely convincing. Responsible for the entire 'marine' fragrance genre of the 1990s.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Petitgrain
Petitgrain
Crisp, woody, and slightly bitter, petitgrain is distilled from the leaves and twigs of the bitter orange tree, making it the green, herbal sibling of neroli and bergamot. It adds a clean, aromatic freshness to masculine fragrances in particular, with a slightly soapy, barbershop quality that is effortlessly wearable.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
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.
Galbanum
Galbanum
One of perfumery's oldest raw materials, a bitter, intensely green resin with a cut-grass, slightly medicinal quality. It's the note that gives vintage green chypres their sharp, naturalistic edge. Galbanum alone is almost unpleasantly aggressive, but in a composition it adds a vivid green freshness that nothing else can match.
Apple
Apple
Fresh, crisp, and slightly cidery, apple reads as clean and natural rather than candy-sweet. Green apple is sharper and more aromatic; red apple is rounder and juicier. Both add an approachable freshness to florals and fresher orientals, and green apple in particular is a signature of certain classic masculines.
Base · 3–12 hrs
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.
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.
Woody Notes
Woody Notes
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
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.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The TacticianBest match86% match
Precision over excess. Always.

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

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The Aristocrat86% match
Timeless doesn't try. It simply is.

Cool, clean, commanding. Heritage aromatics, classic citrus, dry fougères, refined woods.

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The Homesteader84% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

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

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Scent Profile
Citrus100%Fresh96%Fruity38%Green56%Aromatic80%
Fragrance Family
Chypré
EDP
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Parfums MDCI Le Barbier De Tanger— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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What does Parfums MDCI Le Barbier De Tanger smell like? +
Parfums MDCI is a French niche house founded by perfumer Dominique Ropion, known for creating sophisticated, classically-inspired fragrances with strong citrus and aromatic foundations. Le Barbier De Tanger, released in 2016, exemplifies the house's approach to refined masculine scents. The fragrance opens with a bright citrus and aromatic top anchored by bergamot, lemon, and tangerine, with basil and cardamom adding herbal spice and structure. The heart transitions into a green, slightly fruity middle dominated by petitgrain, lavender, and a curious pineapple note that keeps things fresh without veering sweet. The base settles into a woody, earthy foundation of oakmoss, vetiver, and patchouli with amber for depth, creating a grounded finish that balances the brisk opening. This is a versatile barbershop-inspired fragrance that leans aromatic and fresh-spicy rather than heavy or sweet. It works well for daytime wear, professional settings, or warm weather when you want something clean and composed. The DNA aligns with The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader.
What are the notes in Parfums MDCI Le Barbier De Tanger? +
Top: Bergamot, Basil, Cardamom, Tangerine, Lemon, Calone. Heart: Petitgrain, Lavender, Pineapple, Galbanum, Apple. Base: Oakmoss, Vetiver, Woody Notes, Patchouli, Amber.
What fragrance family is Le Barbier De Tanger? +
Parfums MDCI Le Barbier De Tanger belongs to the Chypré fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Parfums MDCI Le Barbier De Tanger? +
Based on shared notes, floris Elite (Oakmoss, Vetiver, Lavender, Bergamot), Lattafa Al Nashama Caprice (Vetiver, Patchouli, Lavender, Bergamot), Loewe Solo Loewe Origami (Vetiver, Patchouli, Lavender, Bergamot), Lattafa Unisex Al Nashama Caprice Fragrances 6290360593173 (Vetiver, Patchouli, Lavender, Bergamot), Micallef Art collection 201 Man M. Micallef for men (Oakmoss, Vetiver, Lavender, Bergamot) may smell similar to Le Barbier De Tanger.
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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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