The Perfume Library

O'Vert

7.7

Gallagher Fragrances · 2021

Fresh · Citrus · Green

Gallagher Fragrances O'Vert is a fresh, citrusy and green unisex scent with an easy, everyday feel; it has been discontinued. It opens with lime, green mandarin orange, orange, bergamot and lemon, a sharp and bright citrus cluster. Cardamom and elemi resin add a spicy, lightly resinous heart. The base of musk, ambergris and Haitian vetiver takes over as it dries, settling into a salty, green and clean finish. Longevity is good and sillage moderate. Most voters place it in leisure and daily wear, with some votes for sport and business. It reads neither distinctly masculine nor feminine, calm and light. Place des Lices Sicile and Boadicea the Victorious Energizer have a close profile.

Dulce Pear

8.1

LM Parfums

Fresh · Floral · Fruity

LM Parfums Dulce Pear is a powdery, floral unisex scent that sets the freshness of pear and green apple against the sweetness of brown sugar. Its longevity and sillage are moderate: neither heavy nor quick to fade. Most voters pick spring and summer, with autumn also in the mix. It leans towards leisure, daily wear and the office. It opens with pear, green apple and musk, fresh and fruity. In the heart, ambrette and iris add a soft, powdery floral touch. The base of brown sugar, musk and cedar settles it into a gourmand sweetness over a light woody ground. Dulce Pear Extrême and Reserved Muscat have a close profile.

Fleur de Blonde (Eau de Parfum)

7.6

Le Monde Gourmand

Fresh · Floral · Fruity

Eau de Parfum

Le Monde Gourmand Fleur de Blonde Eau de Parfum is a soft, feminine scent that pairs a fresh, floral start with a sweet, powdery body. Most voters pick spring and summer, with leisure and daily wear leading and office use not far behind. Longevity and sillage are both moderate, so it stays with you through the day without overpowering a room. It opens with pear blossom and ambrette, then turns sweeter at the heart with violet, carrot seed and sugar. The base of Kashmiri musk, cashmere wood and white amber settles it into a warm, powdery finish. Fruity and synthetic touches keep it light and bright. Chanel Chance Eau Splendide and Jil Sander Eve have a close profile.

Provocative for Women

7.4

Michalsky · 2021

Floral · Sweet · Woody

Michalsky Provocative for Women is a powdery, creamy floral: a soft, warm scent on a sweet, woody base, made for women. Its longevity and sillage are both moderate. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring not far behind and summer chosen least. It suits daily wear, leisure and the office, and it also earns votes for evenings and nights out. It opens with ambrette and powdery notes. Iris and tuberose give the heart a soft floral feel. In the base, tonka bean, vanilla and sandalwood sweeten it and leave a creamy, woody finish. Valentino Valentina Poudre and Guerlain Eau de Lingerie have a close profile.

White Mimosa

7.6

Salvatore Ferragamo · 2014

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Salvatore Ferragamo White Mimosa is a powdery, sweet floral unisex scent that most voters place in fall and winter evenings; it has been discontinued. Its longevity and sillage are rated moderate. Fall draws the largest share of votes, followed by winter and spring; evening leads the occasions, with daily and leisure wear close behind. Voters tend to read it as feminine or classic. It opens with mandarin orange and ambrette, then moves to heliotrope and white mimosa at the heart. Vanilla, iris and a chypre accord form the base. The fruity, floral start settles into something powdery, creamy and lightly woody. Kenzo ☮ by Kenzo and Jil Sander Jil (2009) have a close profile.

Basmati Rose

8.3

Sultan Pasha Attars

Floral · Gourmand · Spicy

Sultan Pasha Attars Basmati Rose is a unisex scent that pairs rose absolute with honey absolute, saffron and sandalwood, leaning floral and gourmand. Voters find its longevity strong and its sillage good. Most pick autumn and spring, winter follows close behind, and summer sits at the back. It leans towards leisure and evening wear, and votes on masculine and feminine are almost evenly split. Rose absolute, honey absolute and Persian saffron come forward, while basmati rice sets a creamy, gourmand base. Star anise and black caraway add a spicy edge, and sandalwood, patchouli and frankincense give it a woody, resinous depth. Tonka bean and benzoin sweeten it further.

Dulcamara

8.2

Buchoed · 2025

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Buchoed Dulcamara is a sweet, resinous and woody unisex scent led by oakmoss, benzoin and iris. Longevity is rated good while sillage stays moderate, so it sits close rather than filling the room. Voters lean towards evenings and nights out, with leisure and daily wear close behind. Office wear is the least chosen use. Vanilla and tolu balm soften it, while benzoin adds a resinous warmth. Iris and ambrette bring a powdery floral side, and gaiac wood and oakmoss carry the woody, earthy base. Magnolia leaf adds a faint green touch to the sweetness.

Grecia

7.9

French Avenue · 2025

Floral · Sweet · Gourmand

French Avenue Grecia is a gourmand floral built on milk, jasmine and tuberose, sweetened by cocoa and vanilla. It opens with milk and ambrette, which set a soft, creamy base. Jasmine, tuberose and frankincense bring the floral heart forward with a slightly spicy depth. The base of cocoa, musk, vanilla and tonka bean closes on a sweet, powdery warmth. It is classed as a women's fragrance. Longevity and sillage are both rated good, and most voters pick fall, with winter and spring following. It leans towards leisure and daily wear, and works for evenings too. Its profile is close to Taskeen Lactéa Divina and Her Confession.

L'Eau Rêvée d'Eliya

7.3

Sisley · 2023

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Sisley L'Eau Rêvée d'Eliya is a fresh unisex scent for spring and summer days, opening with lemon and bergamot before settling into a floral heart. Its longevity and sillage are moderate, so it neither dominates a room nor disappears quickly. Most voters pick spring and summer, with daily wear, leisure and office settings leading. Votes on character lean feminine, though it is presented as unisex. It opens with exotic blossoms, lemon and bergamot, a fresh, citrusy start. The heart of jasmine, tuberose and violet adds a soft floral sweetness with a powdery, creamy edge. Cedar, ambrette and patchouli form a woody base, with the green side staying in the background.

El Descanso

7.6

Frassaï · 2020

Fresh · Green · Spicy

Frassaï El Descanso is a green, woody and earthy unisex scent that opens on galbanum and ambrette and settles into sandalwood and cedarwood. El Descanso projects at a moderate level and its longevity is rated good. Most voters pick fall and spring, though summer has its share too. It leans towards leisure, business and daily wear, and the votes split between feminine and masculine, so it sits comfortably on either side. The opening is fresh and green, with galbanum leading and ambrette softening it. In the heart, Phytolacca dioica leaf and bran absolute add a spicy, earthy and creamy texture. The base dries down to sandalwood and cedarwood, calm and woody. Louis Vuitton LV Lovers and Commodity Book have a close profile.

Ambre essentiel

7.6

Sharini Parfums Naturels

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Sharini Parfums Naturels Ambre essentiel is a sweet, resinous and woody fragrance made for women, though some voters read it as masculine. Most voters pick fall and winter, with evening, leisure and night out the favoured occasions. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters call it feminine, but a sizeable share find it masculine. It opens with bergamot, cardamom and mandarin orange, giving a lightly spicy, fruity start. Palmarosa, clary sage and rose bring a soft floral heart. The base settles into sweet, resinous warmth from sandalwood, labdanum, vanilla and benzoin, while cedarwood and patchouli add an earthy, smoky edge.

Woody Sage

7.9

Dossier

Fresh · Citrus · Aquatic

Dossier Woody Sage is a unisex fragrance that ties the fresh, green opening of fig tree and grapefruit to a woody base of amberwood. The top pairs fig tree with grapefruit, so citrus and green accords lead, with a fruity edge alongside. In the heart, ambrette and marine notes add an aquatic freshness. The base of amberwood and clary sage strengthens the woody side, and a synthetic touch comes through as well. Both longevity and sillage are rated moderate, though the longevity ratings come from few votes and should be read with caution. It has a unisex character, and its fresh build suits everyday wear. Value for money is rated highly. Desmirage Coastal Woods and Azzaro Chrome Azure have a close profile.

Black Crème

8.4

Borntostandout · 2025

Sweet · Spicy · Woody

Borntostandout Black Crème is a sweet, spicy unisex scent that sets the softness of vanilla, caramel and sandalwood against the darker tones of oud, myrrh and leather. It opens with ambrette, spices, milk and iris, while candle wax gives the surface a creamy, powdery feel. In the heart, oud, myrrh and leather bring a resinous, leathery depth, and vanilla sweetens that edge. The base of sandalwood, amber, caramel and Georgywood® settles into a warm, woody finish. Its longevity is rated very strong and its sillage strong, so it makes itself known in a room. The dense, sweet build suits it to cooler, heavier wear, and it reads as neither masculine nor feminine. Label Olive Wood & Leather and Zara Imperial Purple have a close profile.

Panther Fangs

7.5

Calaj · 2022

Citrus · Floral · Sweet

Calaj Panther Fangs is a unisex scent that sets a bright citrus start against a sweet, smoky and animalic base. Grapefruit and bergamot open with a sharp citrus lift in the top. In the heart, buchu, jasminum grandiflorum and ambrette add a soft floral layer. The base sweetens with amber, tonka bean and vanilla, while smoky notes, ambergris and civet give it a creamy, animalic depth. Voters find both its longevity and its sillage strong, though the number of votes is small. As a unisex scent it can be worn as masculine or feminine. Grauton Parfums Opalgrau and Katana Santal Segar have a close profile.

Grand Beau (2024)

7.7

Thomas De Monaco · 2024

Fresh · Green · Spicy

Thomas De Monaco Grand Beau (2024) is a unisex fragrance with a fresh, green character, kept cool by spicy and earthy undertones. Those who rated it find both longevity and sillage good: the scent stays on skin for a long time and projects well enough. It doesn't lean toward masculine or feminine, and sits comfortably on either. It opens with juniper berry, pine and tuberose, a green and airy start. In the heart, vetiver, tonka bean and frankincense pull it toward a woody, spicy, faintly sweet footing. The base leaves an earthy depth through kelp, Ambrocenide® and ambrette. Jil Sander Strictly and Thomas De Monaco Grand Beau (2022) have a close profile.

She

7.5

House of Matriarch · 2018

Citrus · Green · Sweet

House of Matriarch She is a unisex scent that links a green, citrusy opening of bergamot and vervain to a smoky, resinous base of gaiac wood, tolu balm and Malayan oud; it has been discontinued. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick fall, winter and spring, and it leans towards leisure and evening wear. It reads mostly masculine to voters, though a fair share call it feminine. It opens fresh, green and lightly sweet with bergamot, vervain, vanilla sugar and beeswax. In the heart, smoked tea and black copal resin bring the smoke, and the base settles into a woody, animalic warmth of gaiac wood, ambrette, tolu balm and oud. Farmacia SS. Annunziata Via dell'Incenso and Autour du Parfum Encens d'Ange have a close profile.

Essence du Sérail

7.1

slm - sous le manteau · 2016

Fresh · Floral · Fruity

slm - sous le manteau Essence du Sérail is a sweet, powdery unisex scent that softens a floral heart of ylang-ylang, jasmine and heliotrope with sandalwood and ambrette. It reads floral and fresh, with plum adding a fruity sweetness and lily of the valley a lighter lift. Sandalwood and ambrette give it a woody, creamy base with a slightly spicy edge, and a faint oriental warmth stays in the background. Longevity and sillage are rated good. Voters spread their picks almost evenly across spring, fall and summer, with winter a little behind. It is chosen most for nights out and leisure time, and while most voters find it feminine, it is classed as unisex.

'Cause I'm Happy

7.1

Musicology · 2020

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Musicology 'Cause I'm Happy is a fresh, citrusy unisex scent that suits daytime and office hours. It opens bright and a little green with bergamot, grapefruit and cypress. Orange blossom, ambrette and musk soften the heart, and vetiver, cedarwood and ambergris settle into a woody, faintly smoky base. Longevity and sillage are moderate. Voters pick it mostly for daily wear, leisure and work, and opinion on whether it reads masculine or feminine is almost evenly split. Its profile is close to Le Labo Bergamote 22 and Creed Neroli Sauvage.

Ambrette

8.4

Olibanum. · 2022

Fresh · Floral · Sweet

Ambre Blanc

7.3

Maison Rebatchi · 2022

Fresh · Floral · Sweet

Maison Rebatchi Ambre Blanc is a unisex scent that sets the soft, resinous warmth of labdanum, amber and vanilla against the light freshness of bergamot. Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate, so it leaves a close trail without filling the room. Most voters pick fall, followed by spring and winter, and leisure, daily wear and the office are the occasions named most often. Feminine and masculine votes sit close together, so it doesn't lean clearly either way. It opens fresh with bergamot and hedione. The heart is a sweet, powdery warmth of labdanum absolute, amber, musk, Siam benzoin, vanilla and tonka bean, with orris root and cedar drying it towards wood. Oakmoss, saffron and oud settle in the base.

Martha

7.8

Schwarzkopf · 2021

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Schwarzkopf Martha is a feminine fragrance that lays a floral, green and powdery texture over a fresh, citrusy base, and it suits spring and summer days and everyday wear. Martha has been discontinued. Its longevity is moderate and its sillage weak, so it stays close to the skin. Most voters pick spring, with fall and summer close behind. Leisure, business and daily wear lead the occasions, while evening and night out are chosen less. Most voters find it feminine. Mandarin orange and pink pepper give it a fresh, lightly spicy lift, which the aldehydes brighten. Rose, iris and angelica add a floral, powdery, slightly green side. Sandalwood, leather and ambrette rest the scent on a woody, leathery ground, and carrot rounds out the sweet, green character.

Royal Vetiver

7.2

Birkholz · 2019

Fresh · Citrus · Green

Birkholz Royal Vetiver is a unisex scent that opens with citrusy, green freshness and settles into a woody, earthy base. Longevity and sillage are both rated moderate. Voters lean towards spring and fall, and place it mostly in leisure and business settings. Most see it as masculine or classic in character, though it stays unisex. The top has cypress, rhubarb and grapefruit, giving a fresh, lightly fruity, citrus start. In the heart, vetiver and cedarwood build a woody, earthy backbone. The base of amber, ambrette and oud adds a resinous, spicy warmth.

Nashi Toro

7.7

ānti · 2025

Fresh · Floral · Green

ānti Nashi Toro is a fresh, green and woody unisex scent that opens on Hinoki cypress, black pepper and Nashi pear. Longevity and sillage both sit at a moderate level: it neither fades quickly on the skin nor fills the room. It stays close and easy for everyday wear, and it reads equally well on anyone. The opening pairs the cool woodiness of the cypress with a light bite of pepper and the fruity freshness of the pear. In the heart, ambrette, orris butter and Somalian frankincense add a creamy, resinous softness. The base of rice bran absolute, musk, moss and soil settles into a calm, earthy finish.

MCM Crush

7.1

MCM · 2024

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

MCM Crush is a fruity, sweet floral with a powdery, woody softness, made for women. Pink pepper, apricot nectar, pear and blackcurrant give the opening a bright, juicy fruit feel. In the heart, May rose absolute, magnolia and white peony lead, and the scent turns softly floral. At the base, ambrette, cashmere wood and Virginia cedar settle into a woody, powdery ground. Its longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick spring and summer, and daily and leisure wear come first, with business a fair third. Its profile is close to Christina Aguilera Woman and Guess Seductive (Eau de Toilette).