The Perfume Library

Desight

7.0

Once Perfume

Sweet · Synthetic · Spicy

Once Perfume Desight is a sweet, smoky unisex scent that leans most towards fall and winter. It opens with spicy notes, tobacco and pink pepper. In the heart, tonka bean and vanilla sweeten it. The base of davana, cocoa and patchouli settles into a woody, earthy ground, with a synthetic edge running through it. Longevity is good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall and winter, with spring not far behind. It suits leisure, business and daily wear, and also gets votes for evening and nights out. Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille (Eau de Parfum) and Issey Miyake Nuit d'Issey Parfum have a close profile.

Lorev

6.0

Once Perfume

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Once Perfume Lorev is a floral, fruity unisex scent that leans towards daytime and leisure wear. It opens with pink pepper, peach, purple freesia and peony, and the heart is led by jasmine sambac, tuberose and orange blossom. Vetiver and patchouli ground the base. The overall feel is sweet and powdery, with the florals in front and a slightly synthetic sheen alongside. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters wear it for daytime and leisure, with evening and business use further behind. Avon Cherish and Paris Hilton Fairy Dust have a close profile.

Braries

7.3

Once Perfume

Spicy · Woody · Oriental

Once Perfume Braries is a unisex scent with a spicy, woody and smoky character that suits fall and winter days. Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate, so it stays close rather than filling a room. Most voters pick fall and winter, with spring further behind. It leans towards leisure and daily wear, while evening and office use fit it too. It opens with the dry warmth of pink pepper and black pepper. In the heart, vetiver, tonka bean and Indonesian patchouli build a woody, earthy base, and in the dry base benzoin, Ceylonese tobacco and musk make it resinous, smoky and soft. Tom Ford Oud Wood and Amouage Honour Man have a close profile.

Courield

6.5

Once Perfume

Fresh · Citrus · Aquatic

Once Perfume Courield is a fresh men's fragrance that opens on citrus fruits, green notes and coriander and dries down to vetiver and cedarwood. It starts with citrus fruits, green notes and coriander, so the first impression is fresh, green and lightly fruity. Spicy notes and benzoin sit in the heart, with the benzoin softening things toward sweetness. The base of vetiver, cypress and cedarwood gives it a woody footing, and an aquatic touch keeps it cool. Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick spring and summer, and it leans toward leisure, daily wear and the office. It is positioned as a masculine fragrance. Hugo Boss Elements Aqua and Joop! Splash have a close profile.

Lipsens

7.4

Once Perfume

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Once Perfume Lipsens is a powdery, gourmand fragrance for women, with peach and pink pepper at the front and vanilla and sugar sweetness behind them. The top notes are peach and pink pepper, opening fruity and fresh with a light spicy edge. In the heart, vanilla and sugar sweeten the scent and give it a creamy warmth. The base of powder, amber and musk dries down soft and powdery, with a slightly synthetic feel. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close to the skin. Most voters pick winter and fall, with spring close behind. It is chosen about equally for daily wear, leisure and evenings. Ishtara Etana Musk and Nest Golden Nectar have a close profile.

Handfidance

7.3

Once Perfume

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Once Perfume Handfidance is a unisex scent that pairs a floral, sweet body with spice and resin, with a clear woody streak running through it. Rose, Siam benzoin and patchouli sit together in the top; in the heart, musk and Texas cedar soften things and set a woody floor. The base is carried by hinoki wood, tonka bean, Indian oud and vanilla, so the scent turns sweeter and dries down with a resinous warmth. Voters rate both its longevity and sillage as good, though the vote count is small. It leans towards fall and winter, with spring and summer not far behind. Leisure and evening wear fit it best, and it also works for nights out and the office. Frey Wille Sphinx Mystique and Aaron Terence Hughes Rose share a close profile.

Josy

6.6

Once Perfume

Fresh · Floral · Synthetic

Once Perfume Josy is a unisex scent that sets a fresh, floral character over a woody, creamy base, and it suits spring and summer days best. Josy lasts well and projects at a moderate level, so it stays with you without filling a room. Most voters pick spring, fall and summer, with winter getting fewer votes. It is chosen most often for leisure, work and daily wear, and it sits comfortably on men and women alike. It opens with ambrette seed, and lily of the valley takes the heart. The base of oakmoss, white musk and ambergris gives the dry-down an earthy, lightly spicy, creamy warmth. The fresh, floral side leads, with a slightly synthetic sheen alongside. Aaron Terence Hughes Aura and Diptyque Fleur de Peau (Eau de Parfum) have a close profile.

Hotis

7.2

Once Perfume

Fresh · Floral · Spicy

Once Perfume Hotis is a unisex scent that sets a fresh, spicy opening on a powdery, woody and resinous base. Voters place it mostly in leisure and daily wear, with some votes for business and evening. Longevity and sillage are rated good, though the small number of votes means these ratings are tentative. It opens with pink pepper, maté and juniper berry. The heart brings rose, clove, cinnamon, neroli and tea, so the floral side is kept in check by spice. In the base, labdanum, sandalwood, cedarwood, amber and tobacco settle into a creamy, resinous warmth. Amouage Reflection 45 and Birkholz Cedar N' Pepper have a close profile.

Once Perfume · 2021

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Once Perfume · 2023

Fresh · Floral · Aquatic

Once Perfume · 2023

Fresh · Citrus · Aquatic

Once Perfume · 2024

Floral · Fruity · Sweet