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French Avenue

El Dorado

2024MenModern
8.2/ 10
Community score
13 ratings
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French Avenue El Dorado is a sweet, spicy and creamy masculine scent built around mandarin orange, caramel, saffron and vanilla.

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How does it perform?

From 15 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity
7.9 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage
7.5 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle
8.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money
8.0 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low 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

Heart notesfirst few hours

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Sweet
  2. Synthetic
  3. Spicy
  4. Woody
  5. Oriental
  6. Creamy
  7. 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

  1. First minutes

    • Mandarin orange
    • Caramel
    • Nutmeg
  2. First hours

    • Saffron
    • Milk
    • Ambroxan
  3. Towards evening

    • White musk
    • Leather
    • Oud

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • 38%
    Winter
  • 38%
    Autumn
  • 23%
    Spring
  • Evening
    38%
  • Nighttime
    23%
  • Daytime
    15%
  • Casual
    15%
  • Office
    8%

Least picked for the office.

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Last updated: October 26, 2026