El Dorado
13 ratings
From your scent profile
French Avenue El Dorado is a sweet, spicy and creamy masculine scent built around mandarin orange, caramel, saffron and vanilla.
Skunky's take: The scent you will reach for once the scarf comes out.
How does it perform?
From 15 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Most people feel it is worth the price.
Blind buy risk
100% 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
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Synthetic
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Creamy
- Leathery
What does El Dorado smell like?
El Dorado's longevity and sillage are both rated good, and most voters score its staying power high. The vote count is small, so these ratings are only a rough guide. No season or occasion votes exist, but its sweet, spicy build reads clearly masculine.
It opens sweet and spicy with mandarin orange, caramel, nutmeg and cumin. Towards the heart, saffron, milk, violet and ambroxan turn it creamy and smooth. The base of leather, oud, moss, white musk and vanilla dries down woody and leathery. Rabanne 1 Million Golden Oud and Lattafa Maahir have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Mandarin orange
- Caramel
- Nutmeg
First hours
- Saffron
- Milk
- Ambroxan
Towards evening
- White musk
- Leather
- Oud
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 38%Winter
- 38%Autumn
- 23%Spring
- Evening38%
- Nighttime23%
- Daytime15%
- Casual15%
- Office8%
Least picked for the office.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
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Nicolaï · 2025
46% matchVarens d'Orient Nomad
Ulric de Varens · 2017
46% match7
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44% matchBalmain Homme
Balmain · 2015
44% matchMaahir
Lattafa · 2020
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