27 community ratings

To Be Honest

Name: To Be Honest
Brand: Diane Pernet

2014UnisexClassic

7.6/ 10

Community score
27 ratings

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Diane Pernet To Be Honest is a unisex scent led by patchouli, leather and myrrh, with a sweet, spicy and smoky character.

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Skunky's take: My nose picked up something sweet and Skunky has no complaints.

How does it perform?

From 24 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.5 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.8 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.7 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

96% 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

Amber Leather Patchouli Black pepper Cedarwood Myrrh Vetiver

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky
Leathery

What does To Be Honest smell like?

Most voters pick autumn and winter, and it leans towards evenings and nights out, though some also wear it for leisure. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Votes split evenly between masculine and feminine, so it sits comfortably on either side.

A woody, resinous base carries the scent: cedarwood and vetiver add dryness, black pepper brings spice, and amber supplies the sweetness. Patchouli's earthy side and the smoky leather settle into that warm ground. The notes don't unfold in stages; it reads as a single whole.