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Contes de Parfums

Dubai

Perfumer: Anne Flipo

2021UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

7.9/ 10
Community score
87 ratings
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Contes de Parfums Dubai is a unisex scent with a sweet, gourmand character on a spicy, oriental base, best suited to fall and winter evenings.

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How does it perform?

From 85 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity
7.5 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage
7.0 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle
8.8 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Value for money
6.8 /10

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

Blind buy risk

Low risk

87% 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

Heart notesfirst few hours

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Sweet
  2. Gourmand
  3. Spicy
  4. Oriental
  5. Powdery
  6. Creamy

What does Dubai smell like?

Most voters pick fall and winter, and very few choose summer. Evening and night out lead the occasions, though it also works for leisure time. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Voters read it as feminine and modern more often than masculine, though some do call it masculine.

It opens with mandarin orange, saffron and date, a spicy sweetness from the start. The heart holds sweets, patchouli and geranium, keeping the texture powdery and creamy. Vanilla, musk and amber sit underneath and the scent settles into a warm, soft sweetness.

How it changes through the day

  1. First minutes

    • Mandarin orange
    • Saffron
    • Date
  2. First hours

    • Sweets
    • Patchouli
    • Geranium
  3. Towards evening

    • Vanilla
    • Musk
    • Amber

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • 38%
    Winter
  • 38%
    Autumn
  • 19%
    Spring
  • 4%
    Summer
  • Evening
    29%
  • Nighttime
    25%
  • Casual
    20%
  • Daytime
    15%
  • Office
    11%

Least picked for the office.

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