181 community ratings

Patchouli Impérial

Name: Patchouli Impérial
Brand: Dior

Perfumer: François Demachy

2011MenClassic

7.4/ 10

Community score
181 ratings

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Dior Patchouli Impérial is a sweet, spicy woody oriental made for autumn and winter evenings, introduced as a men's fragrance and now discontinued.

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Skunky's take: Got evening plans? This bottle is ready.

How does it perform?

From 158 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.9 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.2 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.4 /10

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

Blind buy risk

Low risk

78% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

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

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
Resinous
Earthy

What does Patchouli Impérial smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and it is worn most often in the evening and on nights out. Masculine leads the character votes with feminine close behind, so it reads open to both.

It opens with coriander giving a spicy first impression. In the heart, patchouli brings an earthy, powdery side, and sandalwood in the base softens it into a resinous, sweet warmth. Perfumes with a close profile include Profumum Roma Patchouly and Harry Lehmann Singapore Patchouly.