12 community ratings
Marc Jacobs
12 ratings
Basil
Perfumer: Andrea Lupo
2008WomenModern
6.8/ 10
Community score12 ratings
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A women's fresh and floral perfume by Marc Jacobs, released in 2008. Most often worn in summer and best suited to casual wear.
Skunky's take: When spring arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.
How does it perform?
From 17 community ratings, all out of 10.
Bottle
6.4 /10
Looks good without trying too hard.
Blind buy risk
Medium risk
58% 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
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Aquatic
- Green
- Fruity
- Synthetic
- Spicy
Fresh
Floral
Aquatic
Green
Fruity
Synthetic
SpicyWhen to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 39%Summer
- 39%Spring
- 13%Autumn
- 9%Winter
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter- Casual32%
- Daytime28%
- Office24%
- Sport12%
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6.9
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