Hard to Please
Perfumer: Merlin Kleoff
13 ratings
From your scent profile
Lost Academy Hard to Please is a women's perfume with a floral, sweet character, softened by a spicy, woody backdrop and a powdery touch.
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How does it perform?
Blind buy risk
Only 38% of votes are positive.
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.
- Floral
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Powdery
Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
PowderyWhat does Hard to Please smell like?
The top opens with vervain, tarragon, bergamot and strawberry, a green, fresh start with a fruity sweetness alongside. In the heart, May rose, jasmine, iris and lily of the valley build a floral, powdery body. The base of ambergris, vanilla, Mysore sandalwood and musk settles the scent onto a warm, sweet, woody foundation. As it dries, the florals step back and the vanilla and wood come forward. Dana Heaven Sent and Guerlain Samsara (Eau de Parfum) have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Vervain
- Tarragon
- Bergamot
First hours
- May rose
- Jasmine
- Iris
Towards evening
- Ambergris
- Vanilla
- Mysore sandalwood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 33%Autumn
- 25%Winter
- 25%Spring
- 17%Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer- Casual29%
- Daytime18%
- Nighttime18%
- Office18%
- Evening18%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
55% matchHeaven Sent
Dana · 2001
54% matchBaunilha (Perfume)
Phebo · 2016
50% matchÉveil
Anna Rivka · 2013
50% matchSacred Groove
The House of Oud · 2022
49% matchI: Woody Floral
Clive Christian · 2017
47% matchIrissime
Jacques Fath · 2009
47% matchTocade (1994) (Eau de Toilette)
Rochas · 1994
46% matchSamsara (Eau de Parfum)
Guerlain · 1989
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Last updated: October 26, 2026