88 community ratings

Beauty and the Beast

2022UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.4/ 10

Community score
88 ratings

Areej Le Doré Beauty and the Beast is a dark-natured unisex scent that sets a floral, spicy core against woody, oriental and animalic tones.

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Skunky's take: Plenty of people say it suits a rainy fall evening.

How does it perform?

From 77 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.3 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

8.0 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.9 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Value for money

6.0 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

76% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Indian rose

Heart notesfirst few hours

French cocoa

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Indian oud Rose water

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal

What does Beauty and the Beast smell like?

Indian rose opens it, with French cocoa in the heart. Indian oud and rose water sit in the base, so the rose lingers as a floral trace in the warm, smoky shadow of cocoa and oud. The spicy and animalic accords give it a rough edge, while the floral accord softens it.

Longevity and sillage are both rated strong. Most voters pick fall and winter, and evening, leisure and night out lead the occasions. Most voters find it masculine, though a good share read it as feminine. Arabian Oud Abdul Aziz Blend and Kilian Eternal Oud have a close profile.