The Perfume Library

Velvet Tonka

8.0

bdk Parfums · 2021

Sweet · Gourmand · Spicy

bdk Parfums Velvet Tonka is a sweet, gourmand unisex scent that suits autumn and winter evenings. It opens with almond and orange blossom, then moves into a heart of Balkans tobacco absolute and rose absolute that adds a spicy, powdery depth. The base of Bourbon vanilla absolute, tonka bean absolute, amberwood and amyris settles into a creamy, woody warmth. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and evenings and nights out, though spring works too. Its character leans feminine in the votes, with a fair share calling it masculine. Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d'Amande and Une Nuit Nomade Chemin d'Amande have a close profile.

Divine Vanille

8.0

Essential Parfums · 2019

Sweet · Gourmand · Spicy

Essential Parfums Divine Vanille is a unisex scent that builds a sweet, creamy body of Bourbon vanilla, Venezuelan tonka bean and Siam benzoin over cinnamon and black pepper. Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate, so it stays close without filling a room. Most voters pick fall and winter, while summer trails far behind. Evening, night out and leisure are the occasions it leans towards. It does not settle on one gender, with masculine and feminine votes almost level. Vanilla leads, gourmand and creamy, spiced by cinnamon and black pepper. Frankincense and patchouli add a woody, slightly smoky base, while osmanthus absolute and clary sage soften the sweetness. The whole stays warm and oriental. Al Haramain Haramain Amber Oud Tobacco Edition and Initio Side Effect have a close profile.

Fahrenheit Parfum

8.1

Dior · 2014

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Dior Fahrenheit Parfum is a leathery, smoky fragrance for men, with sweet, spicy and resinous layers, best suited to autumn and winter evenings. It opens fresh with Sicilian mandarin orange, lemon and lavender, while pink pepper adds a light spice. In the heart, violet leaf and leather come forward. The base builds a woody, smoky foundation of gaiac wood, birch, vetiver and cedarwood, which amber, benzoin and vanilla sweeten and soften. Both longevity and sillage are rated strong. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with evening and night out leading the occasions, and summer rarely chosen. Most see it as masculine and classic. Nerosa and Esteban Cuir have a close profile.

Vanilla Powder (Eau de Parfum)

7.2

Matière Première · 2023

Sweet · Synthetic · Gourmand

Eau de Parfum

Matière Première Vanilla Powder Eau de Parfum is a sweet, creamy and powdery gourmand that suits evenings and cooler weather, and it works on both men and women. Longevity and sillage are both rated strong. Most voters pick fall and winter, with evening, night out and leisure leading the occasions and business trailing behind. Feminine is the most common character vote, though modern and masculine both draw a fair share, so it reads as unisex. The notes read as one whole rather than in layers: Bourbon vanilla absolute and coconut build a sweet, creamy base. Ecuadorian palo santo adds a woody, spicy edge, while white musk softens everything into a smooth, powdery finish. With its synthetic accord, the result feels dense and polished.

Encens Suave (Eau de Parfum)

8.0

Matière Première · 2019

Sweet · Spicy · Woody

Eau de Parfum

Matière Première Encens Suave Eau de Parfum is a sweet, resinous and smoky unisex scent, warm and dense, suited to the evening. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring far behind. Evening and night out lead the occasions, while business and daily wear are chosen less. Most voters read it as masculine, though a fair number find it feminine. Spanish labdanum absolute, Bourbon vanilla absolute and Siam benzoin absolute build a sweet, soft base. Somalian frankincense carries the resinous, smoky side, and Venezuelan coffee adds a spicy, woody warmth. The notes don't unfold in stages; the scent reads as one whole from start to finish.

Boundless

8.1

Amouage · 2021

Fruity · Sweet · Spicy

Amouage Boundless is a unisex fragrance that sets a bright opening of blood orange, cardamom and ginger against the warm, smoky depth of vanilla, myrrh and tobacco absolute. In the top, elemi resin and blood orange give a fresh, fruity start, while cardamom and ginger add spice. The heart turns sweet with Bourbon vanilla and benzoin, and the base settles into a resinous, woody, slightly smoky ground of myrrh, vetiver, tobacco absolute and cocoa absolute. Most voters pick fall and winter, and lean towards evenings and nights out. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters read it as masculine, though it is unisex. Xerjoff Groove Xcape and Amouage Jubilation XXV Man have a close profile.

Boss Alive (Eau de Parfum)

7.4

Hugo Boss · 2020

Fresh · Floral · Fruity

Eau de Parfum

Hugo Boss Boss Alive Eau de Parfum is a feminine floral that sets plum, blackcurrant and apple against jasmine and vanilla, fresh and fruity at first and sweet underneath. Longevity is good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick spring and fall, with summer and winter further behind. Leisure, daily wear and the office get the most votes, and over half of voters call it feminine, while some find it modern. It opens with plum, blackcurrant, apple and cinnamon, fruity with a light spice. In the heart, thyme, Indian jasmine sambac and Bourbon vanilla absolute add a creamy, floral sweetness. Sandalwood, Chinese cedar, Goldenwood® and olive wood form a woody base. Hugo Boss Boss Alive Limited Edition and DKNY Be 100% Delicious have a close profile.

Black Opium Le Parfum

8.4

Yves Saint Laurent · 2022

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum is a feminine, gourmand-leaning scent that opens on mandarin and pear and settles into jasmine, orange blossom and a sweet vanilla base. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring well behind. It is chosen mostly for nights out and evenings, and much less for the office. Most voters read it as feminine, though many also call it modern. The top carries green mandarin, pear and cinnamon, where fruity brightness is softened quickly by spice. In the heart, jasmine sambac and orange blossom lay down a floral veil. The base builds a sweet, powdery, creamy bed from several kinds of vanilla, patchouli and coffee. Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium (Eau de Parfum) and Carolina Herrera Good Girl (Eau de Parfum) have a close profile.

Impadia

7.5

bdk Parfums · 2025

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Eau de Parfum

bdk Parfums Impadia is a unisex scent that pairs a floral, fruity sweetness with a powdery, creamy texture, suited to spring and autumn days and evenings out. It opens bright and fruity with pear, Italian bergamot and Italian mandarine Orpur®. The heart builds a floral body from Moroccan orange blossom absolute Orpur®, Turkish rose absolute Orpur® and Bulgarian rose. Praliné, Bourbon vanilla absolute and sandalwood sweeten the base and carry it into a creamy warmth. Both longevity and sillage are rated strong. Most voters suggest spring and fall, and leisure, night out and evening wear stand out. Voters mostly read its character as feminine, followed by modern. Lalique Amethyst Exquise and Milano Fragranze La Prima have a close profile.

Gentleman Society (Eau de Parfum)

7.3

Givenchy · 2023

Fresh · Sweet · Synthetic

Eau de Parfum

Givenchy Gentleman Society Eau de Parfum is a men's scent for fall and winter evenings, setting a fresh, sweet opening on a woody, powdery base. The top pairs French sage with Guatemala cardamom for a fresh, spicy start. In the heart, French narcissus absolute meets three vetivers, and the base of Himalayan cedar, Australian sandalwood and Bourbon vanilla absolute turns creamy, woody and softly sweet. Longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick fall and winter, with summer well behind, and it suits evenings and nights out best while also working for daily and office wear. Its character reads mostly masculine and modern.

Villa Néroli

8.1

bdk Parfums · 2022

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

bdk Parfums Villa Néroli opens with Paraguayan petigrain, Verdello lemon and Tunisian neroli, and reads as a fresh, citrusy, floral unisex scent. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick spring and summer, and it leans towards leisure and daily wear, with a place at the office too. It sits close to the middle on gender, reading neither clearly feminine nor clearly masculine. Lemon and neroli keep the opening bright, and rose and orange blossom add a soft floral heart. In the base, Bourbon vanilla sweetens the scent and gives it a creamy warmth, while patchouli, vetiver and labdanum balance that sweetness with an earthy footing. Lalique Soleil Vibrant and Sylvaine Delacourte Dovana have a close profile.

Sintra

7.6

Memo Paris · 2020

Citrus · Floral · Green

Memo Paris Sintra is a unisex perfume that pairs bright citrus with a sweet, gourmand warmth, with a floral and spicy face. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and spring, with winter close behind; leisure, nights out and evenings are the moments named most often. It is unisex, though half of the voters read it as feminine. It opens with petitgrain, bergamot and red fruits, bright and slightly green. In the heart, cinnamon, orange blossom and rose absolute add a floral spice. The base settles into creamy sweetness from caramel and Bourbon vanilla absolute, softened by abelmoschus.

Muse

8.3

Yves Saint Laurent · 2025

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Eau de Parfum

Yves Saint Laurent Muse is a sweet, powdery unisex scent with a spicy, smoky edge, best suited to fall and winter evenings. It opens with Moroccan lavender, frankincense and clary sage, then softens at the heart into Bourbon vanilla absolute, orris concrete and ambrette seed absolute, turning creamy and powdery. Ink and amberwood set a smoky, woody base underneath. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick fall and winter, while summer is the least chosen. It leans towards evenings and nights out, and more voters call it feminine than masculine, though it is a unisex scent.

I Will

6.6

Giorgio Armani · 2026

Fresh · Sweet · Synthetic

Giorgio Armani I Will is a woody, spicy men's fragrance that opens with cardamom and Calabrian bergamot and settles on lavender, sage and vanilla. Most voters pick fall and winter, with spring not far behind; summer is rarely chosen. It leans towards evenings and nights out, yet it is also worn for leisure and daytime. Its longevity and sillage are rated good, and most voters read it as masculine. Cardamom and bergamot give a fresh, spicy first impression. In the heart, sage, lavender and violet leaf absolute add a green, aromatic turn. The base brings Indonesian and Guatemala patchouli, Woodleather® and Bourbon vanilla absolute; the scent turns sweeter and settles into a creamy, leathery woodiness.

Secrets d'Essences - Vanille Noire

7.2

Yves Rocher · 2010

Sweet · Gourmand · Spicy

Yves Rocher Secrets d'Essences - Vanille Noire is a sweet, gourmand women's fragrance led by vanilla, suited to autumn and winter evenings. Longevity and sillage are rated moderate. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and evening and nights out lead the occasions, though daily wear gets a fair share of votes too. It reads feminine. As a whole the scent is sweet and gourmand, with Tahitian, Ugandan and Bourbon vanilla absolutes leading. Mandarin orange and orange blossom lift that sweetness slightly, mimosa adds a powdery softness, and cedarwood gives a woody, faintly smoky base. A spicy, oriental warmth runs alongside.

Italian Leather (Eau de Parfum)

7.6

Memo Paris · 2013

Green · Sweet · Spicy

Eau de Parfum

D600

7.7

Carner · 2011

Citrus · Floral · Sweet

Cierge de Lune

8.1

Aedes de Venustas · 2016

Floral · Sweet · Gourmand

Aedes de Venustas Cierge de Lune is a sweet, spicy unisex fragrance that sets ylang-ylang and Bourbon vanilla absolute over suede and amber. Longevity and sillage are both rated as good. Most voters suggest autumn and winter, and wear gathers around evenings and nights out. It reads more feminine to voters, though a fair number call it masculine. It opens on a crystal accord. The heart brings together ylang-ylang, hedione, black pepper, pink pepper and vanilla, so the floral side is warmed by spice. The base of suede, ambroxan, frankincense, musk and amber dries down powdery, creamy, slightly smoky and leathery. The sweet, gourmand side leads. Perfumes with a close profile include Panouge Perle Rare Gold and Tom Ford White Suede (Eau de Parfum).

Material

8.0

Amouage · 2021

Sweet · Spicy · Woody

Amouage Material is a sweet, resinous and smoky unisex scent that suits autumn and winter evenings; it has been discontinued. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick winter and fall, with evening and night out the leading occasions, while summer comes last. Feminine and masculine votes sit close together, so it reads in between. It opens with elemi resin and patchouli, and the heart of benzoin and Bourbon vanilla absolute sweetens it. In the base, frankincense resin, oud, tonka bean, gaiac wood and labdanum build a woody, spicy, smoky footing. Amouage Boundless and Xerjoff Groove Xcape have a close profile.

Opus XIII - Silver Oud

8.0

Amouage · 2021

Spicy · Woody · Oriental

Amouage Opus XIII - Silver Oud is a spicy, smoky woody oriental, unisex, with leathery, animalic and resinous sides that give it a dense, dark character. Patchouli, cypriol and Virginia cedar open it; in the heart, Bourbon vanilla absolute softens the edge of Assam oud. The base of gaiac wood, castoreum, birch and ambrarome dries down earthy and leathery. Voters find its longevity very strong and its sillage strong. Most pick autumn and winter, and evening or a night out; it is voted masculine more than anything else. Tauer Perfumes L'Oudh and Le Labo Oud 27 have a close profile.

Rima XI

7.6

Carner · 2012

Floral · Sweet · Gourmand

Carner Rima XI is a unisex fragrance that most voters place in fall and winter, suited to evenings and relaxed leisure wear. Longevity and sillage are both moderate. It also gets worn in spring, while summer is the weakest fit. Most voters read it as feminine, though a fair share call it masculine, so it sits somewhere between the two. It opens with Guatemala cardamom, Madagascan pepper, saffron and Nana mint, spicy and a little cool. In the heart, coriander, Ceylonese cinnamon and Indonesian nutmeg carry the spice on while Indian jasmine sambac adds a soft floral touch. The base of Virginia cedar, Australian sandalwood, Siam benzoin and Bourbon vanilla absolute settles into a sweet, powdery, creamy woodiness.

Emporio Armani - Power of You

7.8

Giorgio Armani · 2026

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Giorgio Armani Emporio Armani - Power of You is a floral, fruity women's fragrance that suits spring and summer days. Most voters pick it for spring and summer, mainly for leisure and daily wear, with a place for nights out and evenings too. Its longevity and sillage are rated good, and more than half of voters find the longevity high. It reads feminine and modern. Passion fruit gives a bright, fruity opening, and frangipani adds a soft floral heart. In the base, Bourbon vanilla absolute sweetens the scent and pulls it toward a creamy, gourmand tone. The overall impression is sweet and floral, with a slightly synthetic sheen.

Wood Jasmin

7.4

bdk Parfums · 2016

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

bdk Parfums Wood Jasmin is a floral, woody unisex scent that sets jasmine sambac and Egyptian jasmine absolute against the warmth of patchouli and vanilla. It opens with pear and plum, which give a fruity sweetness. In the heart, Egyptian jasmine absolute, jasmine sambac and Turkish rose absolute carry the floral side, while davana adds a spicy edge. The base of Indonesian patchouli, labdanum, Bourbon vanilla, frankincense and myrrh is resinous, smoky and sweet. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, and it leans towards evenings and nights out. Voters read it as slightly more feminine than masculine, though both views have real support. Matière Première Encens Suave and Floraïku I Dream of Paris have a close profile.

El Born

7.5

Carner · 2014

Floral · Sweet · Gourmand

Carner El Born is a warm, sweet, gourmand unisex scent that wraps the creamy softness of honey, vanilla and balsam in a floral veil. It opens with Sicilian lemon and Calabrian bergamot folded into honey, with angelica staying at the edges. The heart brings heliotrope, Egyptian jasmine and fig, while Siam benzoin deepens the sweetness with a resinous touch. The base of Bourbon vanilla absolute, Peru balsam, musk and Australian sandalwood dries down powdery, woody and faintly smoky. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall and winter, and it leans towards evenings and leisure time, sitting more quietly in an office. Feminine and masculine votes are almost level, so it reads as genuinely in between. Carner Rima XI and Caron Tabac Exquis have a close profile.