34 community ratings

She

2018UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.5/ 10

Community score
34 ratings

House of Matriarch She is a unisex scent that links a green, citrusy opening of bergamot and vervain to a smoky, resinous base of gaiac wood, tolu balm and Malayan oud; it has been discontinued.

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How does it perform?

From 32 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.4 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.9 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.9 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.5 /10

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

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

71% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

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

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Vervain

Vanilla sugar

Bergamot Beeswax

Heart notesfirst few hours

Smoked tea

Lactone

Broom

Black copal resin

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Gaiac wood Ambrette Tolu balm Malayan oud

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Citrus
Green
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Animal
Resinous
Smoky

What does She smell like?

Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick fall, winter and spring, and it leans towards leisure and evening wear. It reads mostly masculine to voters, though a fair share call it feminine.

It opens fresh, green and lightly sweet with bergamot, vervain, vanilla sugar and beeswax. In the heart, smoked tea and black copal resin bring the smoke, and the base settles into a woody, animalic warmth of gaiac wood, ambrette, tolu balm and oud. Farmacia SS. Annunziata Via dell'Incenso and Autour du Parfum Encens d'Ange have a close profile.