53 community ratings

She Came to Stay

2014UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.3/ 10

Community score
53 ratings

Timothy Han Edition Perfumes She Came to Stay is a green, woody unisex fragrance that opens on basil, geranium and lemon and settles into vetiver, patchouli and oakmoss.

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Skunky's take: Like opening a window: the room feels lighter at once.

How does it perform?

From 47 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.6 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.8 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.5 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.9 /10

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

Blind buy risk

Low risk

81% 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

Basil Geranium Lemon

Heart notesfirst few hours

Nutmeg

Indonesian clove

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Vetiver Patchouli Labdanum Cedarwood Oakmoss

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Citrus
Floral
Green
Spicy
Woody
Resinous
Earthy
Fougère

What does She Came to Stay smell like?

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it makes itself known without filling the room. Most voters pick fall and spring, and it leans towards leisure, daily wear and the office. It reads somewhere between masculine and feminine rather than clearly one or the other.

Lemon, basil and geranium give a fresh, green start. Nutmeg and Indonesian clove add spice in the heart. In the base, vetiver, patchouli, cedarwood and oakmoss build an earthy, woody floor, with labdanum adding a resinous warmth. The overall feel is fougère: fresh yet dry and woody. Amouage Bracken Man and L'Artisan Parfumeur L'Eau du Caporal have a close profile.