Nemea
Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour
Votes lean masculine
53 ratings
From your scent profile
Les Folies du Parfum Nemea is a sweet, spicy unisex scent built on woody, resinous and smoky ground, best suited to autumn and winter evenings.
Skunky's take: The votes point to evening; dressed for a nice dinner.
How does it perform?
From 48 community ratings, all out of 10.
Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
75% 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
Heart notesfirst few hours
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Resinous
- Earthy
- Smoky
What does Nemea smell like?
Its longevity is rated very strong and its sillage strong. Most voters pick winter and fall, and evening and night out lead the occasions. It reads neither clearly masculine nor feminine, as votes fall close on both sides.
It opens with ginger, davana, rum and clary sage, spicy and lightly sweet. In the heart, black tea, frankincense, oud, saffron and cistus add a resinous, smoky character. In the base, caramel, cocoa, oakmoss and castoreum tie the sweetness to an earthy warmth. Olfactive Studio Woody Mood and Histoires de Parfums Encens Roi have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Ginger
- Davana
- Rum
First hours
- Black tea
- Frankincense
- Oud
Towards evening
- Caramel
- Oakmoss
- Castoreum
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 38%Winter
- 36%Autumn
- 19%Spring
- 8%Summer
- Evening31%
- Nighttime28%
- Casual16%
- Office13%
- Daytime11%
Go easy on it for daytime: the sillage is strong.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
53% matchWoody Mood
Olfactive Studio · 2017
50% matchBurning for Oud
L'Atelier Parfum · 2022
50% matchEncens Roi
Histoires de Parfums · 2022
48% matchSantal Wood
Theodoros Kalotinis · 2021
47% matchBroken Theories
Kerosene · 2015
46% matchVesevo
Mine Perfume Lab · 2020
45% matchPsychotrope
Malbrum · 2015
44% matchVersace pour Homme Oud Noir
Versace · 2013
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