The Perfume Library

Sigismondo

7.4

V Canto · 2020

Floral · Spicy · Woody

V Canto Sigismondo is a unisex scent that opens with Ceylonese cinnamon and Italian saffron and settles into the dark, woody depth of Cambodian and Indian oud. Cinnamon and saffron lead at first. In the heart, Bulgarian rose, patchouli, Cambodian oud and cypriol push the scent towards floral, earthy and leathery tones. The base of musk, ambergris, Indian oud and vanilla adds a warm, animalic and lightly sweet footing. Voters rate its longevity as good and its sillage as moderate, though these ratings rest on a small number of votes. It reads as a dense, oriental scent that suits both men and women. Taif Al-Emarat UAE Oud and Tiziana Terenzi Alioth have a close profile.

Le Protocole Royal / Protocole

6.3

Maïssa · 2020

Fresh · Floral · Green

Maïssa Le Protocole Royal / Protocole is a unisex scent built on bergamot, rose and vanilla absolute, where a fresh, floral character is softened by sweetness. Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate. Most voters point to daytime and office wear, with leisure close behind, while evening and night out play a smaller part. It opens light and lively with bergamot, marine notes and raspberry. At the heart, Bulgarian rose, geranium, green notes and cyclamen form a floral-green frame, with patchouli adding a little depth. The base of musk, amber and vanilla absolute sweetens and softens it all, while the chypre and spicy accords stay in the background. Harry Lehmann Maiglöckchen and Floris Chypress have a close profile.

Nudo Amber Intense

7.3

Pomellato · 2014

Floral · Sweet · Synthetic

Pomellato Nudo Amber Intense is a sweet, powdery floral for women built on orange blossom, rose and jasmine over amber and vanilla; it has been discontinued. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, with spring not far behind, and it is chosen mostly for evenings, leisure time and nights out. It opens with orange blossom absolute and Bulgarian rose. Jasmine sambac absolute and amber form the heart. Indonesian patchouli, musk, vanilla and ambroxan then settle it into a woody, spicy, oriental warmth with a slightly synthetic sheen.

La Rose de G.

6.7

Art of Scent Swiss Perfumes

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Art of Scent Swiss Perfumes La Rose de G. is a unisex scent that pairs Bulgarian rose, lavender and clove with a bright citrus freshness. Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick spring and summer, and it leans towards leisure, business and daily wear, with some votes for evening and nights out too. A fresh, citrusy air meets a floral core. Bulgarian rose and lily carry the floral side, while nutmeg and clove add a spicy warmth. Tonka bean brings sweetness and a creamy, powdery softness, and lavender keeps it airy.

Tobacco Leather

6.6

Duftanker MGO Duftmanufaktur

Fresh · Floral · Green

Duftanker MGO Duftmanufaktur Tobacco Leather is a unisex scent that pairs a leathery, smoky and resinous character with a sweet, spicy warmth. Its longevity and sillage are both rated as good, though those ratings rest on only a few votes. No clear season or occasion stands out, but the heavy, sweet, woody build suits cooler weather best. It reads somewhere between masculine and feminine. Star anise, tobacco absolute, black pepper and rosemary lead, with sage and myrrh alongside. In the heart, caramel, honeycomb and suede give a soft sweetness, while Bulgarian rose and raspberry add a faint floral-fruity touch. The base settles into leather, oud, Siam benzoin and vanilla blossom. Meleg Perfumes The Baroness and Amouage Meander have a close profile.

Oud Excelsa

7.7

Caron · 2024

Fresh · Floral · Synthetic

Caron Oud Excelsa is a unisex fragrance that pairs a fresh brightness with a woody, spicy character, with floral and oriental touches alongside. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most of those who rated longevity found it high, though the number of votes is small, so these ratings are only a rough guide. The profile suits both men and women. Vietnamese oud, Atlas cedar, Finnish birch wood and Guatemala cardamom lead the notes, while Ethiopian and Colombian coffee and Bulgarian rose soften that woody frame. As a whole the scent carries both a synthetic sheen and an oriental warmth. It shares a close profile with Pana Dora Stricker and Nomenclature holy_wood.

Ilyan

6.8

Imperial Parfums · 2022

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Imperial Parfums Ilyan is a unisex scent that sets the sweetness of raisin and caramel against a warm, resinous base of amber, oud and vanilla. It opens with raisin and caramel, fruity and gourmand in feel. In the heart, jasmine and Bulgarian rose add a soft floral layer. The base of amber, oud, Bourbon vanilla absolute, Indian sandalwood and white musk dries down woody, spicy and oriental. Longevity and sillage are rated good, so it stays on skin and is noticed around you, though the number of votes is small. Its dense, sweet, oriental build suits cooler weather best. Clive Christian XXI: Art Deco - Blonde Amber and Swiss Arabian Private Oud have a close profile.

Palindrome III

7.5

Santi Burgas · 2017

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Santi Burgas Palindrome III is a unisex scent that pairs fresh citrus with floral and green tones, resting on a sweet, creamy and resinous warmth. Mandarin orange and davana give it a bright, fruity start, while Bulgarian rose and osmanthus absolute build the floral side. Jamaican rum sweetens the whole, and labdanum and patchouli add a resinous, woody depth. Black olive and poplar absolute bring a green, slightly bitter edge. Voters rate its longevity and sillage as good, though the number of votes is small, so the picture is tentative. It sits comfortably between masculine and feminine. Roja Parfums Isola Verde and Xerjoff Renaissance have a close profile.

Anjuschka

6.9

Maienfelser Naturkosmetik Manufaktur

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Maienfelser Naturkosmetik Manufaktur Anjuschka is a sweet, floral scent for women, built around honey, Bourbon vanilla and Bulgarian rose. The scent reads as a single piece: fruity notes and linden blossom lift the sweet honey and Bourbon vanilla with a fresh, citrus-tinged lightness. Bulgarian rose carries the floral side, while sandalwood and linaloe wood lay a soft, woody base underneath. Green and lightly spicy touches keep the sweetness in check. Longevity is rated weak and sillage moderate, though few people have rated these, so treat the figures as tentative. It is positioned as a women's perfume. Xerjoff Renaissance and Sylvaine Delacourte Olyssia have a close profile.

Dazzling Magnolia

6.8

Art of Scent Swiss Perfumes

Citrus · Floral · Green

Art of Scent Swiss Perfumes Dazzling Magnolia is a citrus-brightened floral and sweet unisex scent that suits evenings and nights out best. Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate. Most voters pick it for evenings and nights out, with leisure wear next. Voters mostly read it as feminine and classic, with fewer calling it modern. Citrus notes and petitgrain give it a green, fresh start. Ylang-ylang, jasmine and Bulgarian rose form the floral core, while vanilla and opoponax sweeten it and pull it towards a creamy, powdery, resinous warmth, with a fruity, gourmand sweetness alongside. Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Ylang & Vanille and Nobile 1942 Perdizione have a close profile.

Rose de Caroline

6.5

Chopard · 2018

Floral · Spicy · Oriental

Chopard Rose de Caroline is a floral women's fragrance led by Bulgarian rose and Rosa centifolia, spiced with cinnamon and cardamom. The rose is not alone here: cinnamon and Guatemala cardamom push it in a spicy direction, while Bourbon vanilla softens it. Indonesian patchouli and cypriol add an earthy, lightly woody depth, and Chinese toon rounds out the mix. The overall impression is powdery, oriental and warm. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, though the number of votes is small, so these ratings are tentative. It is presented as a women's fragrance. Penhaligon's LP No.9 for Ladies and Chopard Rose Seljuke have a close profile.

La Tentation de Nina

7.1

Nina Ricci · 2014

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Nina Ricci La Tentation de Nina pairs the brightness of bergamot and grapefruit with the sweetness of raspberry, Bulgarian rose and Bourbon vanilla, making a fresh, fruity scent for women; it has been discontinued. Its longevity and sillage are both rated moderate. Voters link it most with leisure and daily wear, with office use coming after those. It opens with bergamot and grapefruit for a citrus freshness. The heart of raspberry, Bulgarian rose, almond and lemon turns floral and fruity-sweet. In the base, Bourbon vanilla, sandalwood and white musk soften that sweetness and close on a gourmand warmth. Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris Couture and Alice & Peter Wicked Berry have a close profile.

Amber Gold

7.8

Ermenegildo Zegna · 2016

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Ermenegildo Zegna Amber Gold is a sweet, spicy woody-oriental fragrance for men, and it has been discontinued. Its longevity and sillage are both rated as good, though the number of votes is small, so those ratings are tentative. It is made for men, and its warm, dense build suits cooler weather. As a whole, sandalwood, saffron, cistus and patchouli form a warm, resinous core. Bulgarian rose and geranium add a soft floral touch, while frankincense and Siam benzoin deepen the sweet resin. Castoreum and musk bring in an animal, creamy and leathery edge.

Bond Number One

9.1

Bond No. 9 · 2024

Floral · Sweet · Gourmand

Bond No. 9 Bond Number One is a floral, sweet unisex scent with a powdery, creamy and gourmand softness. It opens with ylang-ylang and Italian bergamot. The heart builds a floral base from Bulgarian rose, jasmine, white musk and Brazilian tonka bean. In the base, Bourbon vanilla, Indonesian patchouli and cashmere wood sweeten and soften the whole. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good, though the number of votes is small, so these ratings rest on a limited sample. Its powdery, creamy character suggests an easy fit for cooler weather, but there is no season data to confirm it. Mancera Black Vanilla and Mancera Choco Violette have a close profile.

Rivèa

6.4

Tiziana Terenzi · 2023

Fresh · Floral · Aquatic

Tiziana Terenzi Rivèa is a fresh, aquatic unisex scent that mixes floral, spicy and woody tones over a sweet base. It opens with Bulgarian rose, Italian lemon, davana and Persian saffron, the lemon brightening the rose and saffron. In the heart, Italian kelp, Ceylonese cypriol and Singapore patchouli bring a marine, slightly smoky feel. The base of Bourbon vanilla, Australian sandalwood and ambergris softens and sweetens it. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Voters spread their picks fairly evenly across all four seasons, and see it working for evenings, nights out, leisure and the office. Gisada Uomo (Eau de Toilette) and Estēe Lauder Very Estēe have a close profile.

Lush Linen

6.8

Fugazzi

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Fugazzi Lush Linen is a fresh, green unisex scent best suited to spring and fall, for work or leisure; it has been discontinued. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close to the skin. Most voters pick spring, fall and summer, and few choose winter. Leisure and business are the occasions it leans towards, followed by daily wear. It opens with grapefruit and pink pepper, with cotton, Bulgarian rose and bay leaf in the heart. Violet, moss and white musk sit underneath. The accords are fresh, citrus and floral, joined by green, spicy and woody touches and a creamy softness.

Satin Midnight

7.7

The Dua Brand · 2018

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

The Dua Brand Satin Midnight is a unisex scent that sets oud, Bulgarian rose and Turkish rose against the sweetness of vanilla and benzoin. Its longevity and sillage are both rated very strong; the vote count is small, but the ratings agree. The dense character suits cooler weather and evening wear, and it reads neither masculine nor feminine. The roses and violet form a floral frame, while oud adds a woody, spicy depth. Vanilla and benzoin sweeten it into a creamy, oriental warmth. Ministry of Oud Oud Satin and Blend Oud Oud Sapphire have a close profile.

Blanc de Zhang

7.1

Simimi · 2016

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Simimi Blanc de Zhang is a women's fragrance that sets a floral, fruity sweetness on a powdery, creamy base. Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate, though the number of votes is small, so these ratings are only a rough guide. Voters place it mostly in leisure, daytime and evening wear, with office and night-out use less common. It opens with coconut and plum alongside greater stitchwort, fruity and sweet from the start. The heart is a floral bouquet of Bulgarian rose, jasmine, magnolia and lily of the valley. In the base, white musk, tonka bean, vanilla blossom and almond turn it gourmand, creamy and powdery. Simimi Espoir de Zhang and La Rive Sweet Hope have a close profile.

Black Anubis

7.8

Sphinx · 2022

Fresh · Floral · Fruity

Sphinx Black Anubis is a men's fragrance built around saffron, Bulgarian rose and leather: it opens fresh, then turns spicy, sweet and leathery. Longevity and sillage are rated moderate, though that view rests on only a few votes. The character leans masculine. The top has saffron, artemisia and grapefruit, with the grapefruit adding freshness. Bulgarian rose and nutmeg bring a floral, spicy heart. The base of leather, oud and cedar gives an animal, woody ground, softened and sweetened by tonka bean and amber.

Rose Sauvage

7.3

Antonio Visconti

Fresh · Floral · Fruity

Antonio Visconti Rose Sauvage is a women's perfume in which Bulgarian rose and bergamot lead, sweetened by vanilla and ambergris. Its longevity is good and its sillage moderate. The number of ratings is small, so these figures are best read as a hint rather than a firm verdict. It is described as a feminine scent, and its sweet, powdery build suits cooler days. Bergamot, mandarin orange, carnation and Bulgarian rose give it a fresh, fruity opening. The heart holds tonka bean, iris, patchouli and jasmine, where the sweet, powdery side gains weight. In the base the rose returns, and vanilla, ambergris and tuberose carry it into a gourmand, resinous warmth. Spicy and oriental touches sit over a chypre frame. Pascal Morabito Perle Royale and Mauboussin Mauboussin have a close profile.

Black Amber

8.2

Duftanker MGO Duftmanufaktur · 2017

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Duftanker MGO Duftmanufaktur Black Amber is a unisex oriental that sets a floral, sweet and spicy character over a resinous, woody base; it has been discontinued. Its longevity and sillage are rated good by those who voted, and its sweetness and resinous build make it read as a warm scent better suited to cooler weather. It works on men and women alike. It opens with black pepper, ylang-ylang and gurjum balsam, giving a spicy, lightly floral start. In the heart, ambergris, Bulgarian rose, Laotian oud and amber come forward; in the base, sandalwood, white musk and patchouli settle it into a powdery, earthy, woody warmth, so the sweetness doesn't turn heavy. Sospiro Melodia and Téo Cabanel Alahine have a close profile.

AB Spirit Silver

7.3

Lomani · 2014

Citrus · Fruity · Sweet

Lomani AB Spirit Silver is a men's fragrance where citrus and fruit sit on a sweet, lightly smoky woody base. Voters rate its longevity and sillage on the weak side, though the number of votes is small, so this is a tentative reading. There are not enough votes to say which seasons or occasions suit it. It opens with Italian lemon, Italian bergamot, pineapple, apple and blackcurrant, fresh and fruity. In the heart, elemi resin, Chinese coriander, Bulgarian rose and Moroccan jasmine add a soft floral touch. The base of dry woods, Bourbon vanilla, moss, leather, white musk and amber sweetens it and settles into a woody, slightly smoky finish. Roberto Vizzari Vizzari Extreme and Swiss Arabian Shawq have a close profile.

No.14 Icila (Eau de Parfum)

6.0

Maison Louis Marie · 2024

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Eau de Parfum

Maison Louis Marie No.14 Icila Eau de Parfum is a unisex scent that pairs a fresh, citrusy opening with a floral, fruity and sweet body. Longevity and sillage both sit at a moderate level, though the number of ratings is small, so treat that as a rough guide. There isn't enough voting to point to a season or occasion, so it is best thought of as an easygoing everyday scent that doesn't lean to either gender. The top opens with mandarin orange leaf, jasmine and red grapefruit, which gives a bright, fresh first impression. In the heart, plum, osmanthus and Bulgarian rose push it toward fruity and floral. At the base, vanilla blossom, cherry blossom and patchouli carry the sweetness over a slightly earthy ground.

La Petite Robe Noire L'Eau Rose

7.4

Guerlain · 2024

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire L'Eau Rose is a sweet, fruity women's fragrance that leans towards leisure and daytime wear. Black cherry and red fruits come first, with bergamot lightening them a little. Turkish rose absolute and Bulgarian rose carry the floral side, while almond adds a creamy, gourmand softness. Overall it reads sweet and rose-led. Longevity is moderate and sillage is good. Voters pick leisure and daily wear most often, with office use not far behind. It is positioned as a women's scent. Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire (2012) and La Petite Robe Noire Rose Rose Rose have a close profile.