33 community ratings

Padparadscha

Name: Padparadscha
Brand: Satellite

2003Unisex

7.4/ 10

Community score
33 ratings

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Satellite Padparadscha is a spicy, woody unisex fragrance that sets its sweetness against a powdery, faintly smoky ground.

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Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.

How does it perform?

From 27 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.9 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.7 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

73% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

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

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
Earthy
Smoky

What does Padparadscha smell like?

Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate, so it stays noticeable on the skin without filling the room. It reads neither strictly masculine nor feminine and sits comfortably in between. There are no season or occasion votes, so nothing can be said about when it suits best.

It opens with pepper and juniper berry for a dry, spicy edge, and the heart pairs chili with jasmine, adding a soft floral warmth. The base of cedar, sandalwood, musk and amber turns it sweeter, settling into an earthy, oriental warmth. Bvlgari Bvlgari Black and Nabeel Chocolate Oud have a close profile.