15 community ratings

Natural History

UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

8.2/ 10

Community score
15 ratings

Phronema Perfumes Natural History is a unisex scent where ylang-ylang, champaca and jasmine meet sweet resins, with an animal, smoky edge.

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Skunky's take: Nightlife loves this one, or so the votes say.

How does it perform?

From 17 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.9 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.3 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

93% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

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

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Juniper Ylang-ylang Champaca May rose

Heart notesfirst few hours

Sweet birch

Castoreum Opoponax Jasmine

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Tonka bean Tolu balm Ambergris Vanilla

Vietnamese deer musk

Bengal oud

Sandalwood Benzoin

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Powdery
Resinous

What does Natural History smell like?

It opens with juniper, ylang-ylang, champaca and May rose, a floral start. The heart holds sweet birch, castoreum, opoponax and jasmine, where the scent turns animalic, spicy and smoky. In the base, tonka bean, vanilla, benzoin, Tolu balm, ambergris and Bengal oud take over, leaving it sweet, powdery, resinous and woody.

Voters find both longevity and sillage good, though the number of votes is small. Its dense, oriental build suits cooler weather and evenings, and it reads neither masculine nor feminine. Its profile is close to Estēe Lauder Cinnabar and Yves Saint Laurent Opium.