14 community ratings

Arcanum

2020UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

8.1/ 10

Community score
14 ratings

Navitus Parfums Arcanum is a unisex scent that puts frankincense, cinnamon and vanilla up front, sweet, spicy and resinous in character.

Compare

Skunky's take: Plenty of people say it suits a rainy fall evening.

How does it perform?

From 25 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.5 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.8 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.4 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.8 /10

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

Blind buy risk

Low risk

86% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

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

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Creamy
Resinous
Earthy

What does Arcanum smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are both rated good by those who voted, though the number of votes is small, so this is a rough guide rather than a firm verdict. It sits between masculine and feminine and reads as unisex.

It opens with frankincense, cinnamon and coconut, where spice and resin are softened by the coconut's sweetness. In the heart, labdanum, osmanthus and Laotian oud build a woody, earthy, slightly smoky ground. The base of vanilla, amberwood and tonka bean carries it into a creamy, warm sweetness. Its profile is close to Zadig & Voltaire Just Rock! pour Lui and Penhaligon's Kensington Amber.