How it wears
The house’s opening, heart and base notes
Opening
first 15 minutes
Heart
the next few hours
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Its character, next to other perfumes
- cosySomewhat freshcrisp
- dryBone drysweet
- coolCoolwarm
- brightDarkdark
- no flowersLightly floralbouquet
- lightVery woodywoody
- skinSkin-likelaundry
- sheerNo powderpowdery
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Does it smell like…
- Art Of Wood
- Lé Prestige Empress
- Exit the King
- Signature Brown
Getting hold of it
Luxury niche house, usually around $390 for 100 ml. Found at niche perfumeries & decant shops.
- Decant & sample shopsTry a 2–10 ml decant first
- NotinoFull bottles, often testers in store
- DouglasFull bottles, often testers in store
- SephoraFull bottles, often testers in store
Niche houses are rarely in regular stores, so a decant is usually the cheapest way to try it.
Close in scent
Nearest neighbours by accords and notes.
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Lé Prestige Empress
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Exit the King
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Signature Brown
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Ennui noir
Filippo Sorcinelli
cruising-area
Filippo Sorcinelli
Gold Collection Splendid Vanilla
Roberto Cavalli
Rose Rouge
Van Cleef & Arpels
Aoud Forest
Montale
Outcast Blue
Ex Nihilo
Bois D'Ébène
Matière Première
Red Vetiver
Montale
Zodiac Solmaris
Paris Corner
Hacivat
Nishane
Series 6 Synthetic - Garage
Comme des Garçons Parfums
Wednesday
House of Sillage
Explorer
Montblanc
Oud Seven
Matière Première
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~$40
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~$110
Aoud Forest
Montale
~$180
Red Vetiver
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~$180
Explorer
Montblanc
~$120
Rose Palace
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~$145
Higher Energy
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~$160
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