42 community ratings

Patchouli

Name: Patchouli
Brand: Fragonard

2011UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.0/ 10

Community score
42 ratings

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Fragonard Patchouli is a unisex scent that opens fresh and settles into a sweet, spicy, earthy patchouli heart, and it suits autumn and winter best.

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Skunky's take: Starts crisp and lively, my nose approves.

How does it perform?

From 34 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.4 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.6 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

6.0 /10

Looks good without trying too hard.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

67% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

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

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Sweet
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery

What does Patchouli smell like?

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays noticeable up close without filling a room. Most voters pick fall, winter and spring, with summer trailing behind. Daily wear, business, leisure and evening all get similar support. Voters lean towards calling it masculine, though a fair share see it as feminine.

The top is ginger, bitter orange and Paraguayan petigrain, which gives a bright start. The heart brings patchouli, caraway and rose, adding an earthy, spicy edge. In the base, tonka bean sweetens the scent while cedar and musk leave a powdery, woody footing, with floral and resinous touches running through.