Patchouli Riviera / Mistral Patchouli

Longevity and sillage are both moderate, so it stays close rather than filling a room. Most voters pick spring and summer, and leisure, daily wear and the office are the most named settings. Voters lean toward reading it as masculine, though it works as a unisex scent.

The top has Florida grapefruit, star anise and Madagascar pepper, the grapefruit giving freshness while the spices add a slight edge. In the heart come Iris tingitana, Somalian frankincense and Egyptian geranium. The base of Indonesian patchouli, Siam benzoin and Haitian vetiver settles the scent into earth and wood.