The Perfume Library

Resina

7.1

Avant-Garden Lab · 2013

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Avant-Garden Lab Resina is a resinous, spicy unisex scent that suits fall and winter days best. Longevity is good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall, then winter, and it leans towards leisure and evening wear. Some find it feminine, others masculine, so it sits in the middle on gender. The notes aren't split into top, heart and base; the scent reads as one whole. Opoponax, frankincense, myrrh, labdanum and vanilla stand out on a resinous, sweet, smoky base. Star anise and ginger add spice, while jasmine sambac brings a soft floral touch. The coffee notes darken it. Xerjoff Groove Xcape and Yves Saint Laurent Opium (2009) have a close profile.

Star of the Season

8.2

Orlov · 2015

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Orlov Star of the Season is a sweet, spicy unisex scent that opens on plum, date and neroli and settles into labdanum, amber and vanilla. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring well behind. It is chosen mostly for evenings and nights out, though it also works for leisure. More voters read it as feminine than masculine, but a fair number call it masculine. The top is fruity plum and date with a lightly floral neroli. In the heart, white cedarwood and ambrette add a woody, powdery softness. The base of labdanum, amber, vanilla and tonka bean absolute dries down gourmand, resinous and oriental.

Blue Gin

6.7

Mizensir · 2021

Fresh · Citrus · Aquatic

Mizensir Blue Gin is a unisex scent where citrus and aquatic accords meet a fresh, spicy and lightly powdery character. Its longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick spring, summer and fall, with few choosing winter. Leisure, daily wear and the office are the most voted settings. It leans a little more masculine, though some voters call it feminine or modern. Mandarin orange, Cascalone® and cardamom give a bright opening. In the heart, juniper berry and Sichuan pepper add a dry, spicy edge. The base of tonka bean absolute, Cetalox® and Irone leaves a woody, powdery trail. Its profile is close to Lanvin L'Homme and Bvlgari Blv pour Homme.

Roma Passione Uomo

6.0

Laura Biagiotti · 2016

Fresh · Citrus · Fruity

Laura Biagiotti Roma Passione Uomo is a men's fragrance that pairs a fresh, citrusy start with a sweet, gourmand base, and it suits autumn and leisure time best. Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick autumn, then winter and spring, while summer gets a small share. It is mentioned most for leisure and evenings out, and most voters read it as masculine. It opens with cardamom, mandarin orange and elemi resin, fresh and lightly spicy. The heart brings clary sage, patchouli, cucumber and coffee, then tonka bean absolute, amberwood and vanilla sweeten it into a creamy, woody base.

Tabac Extreme

8.4

Aaron Terence Hughes · 2024

Fruity · Sweet · Spicy

Filthy Musk

7.7

Borntostandout · 2024

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Borntostandout Filthy Musk is a sweet, gourmand and animalic unisex scent, softened by powdery florals. It opens with honey, pineapple and animalic musk, while patchouli, nutmeg and jasmine absolute build a spicy, floral heart. The base brings amber, vanilla, caramel and rum sweetness together with civet and more animalic musk, and tonka bean absolute ties it into a warm, powdery finish. Voters find both its longevity and its sillage strong. Winter, spring and fall lead, with summer well behind. It leans towards leisure, evenings and nights out, and masculine and feminine votes are equal, so it sits right between the two.

Bendelirious

6.9

Etat Libre d'Orange · 2008

Fresh · Floral · Fruity

Etat Libre d'Orange Bendelirious opens with cherry candy, champagne and grapefruit, then moves into a powdery orris and violet leaf heart; it is a sweet, fresh women's scent and has been discontinued. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick spring, followed by fall and summer; daily and leisure wear lead, with night out close behind. Most voters call it feminine, and some find it modern. The opening pairs the sweetness of cherry candy with the freshness of champagne and grapefruit. In the heart, orris absolute, orris butter and violet leaf add a powdery, floral touch. The base of vetiver, musk, tonka bean absolute and leather balances the sugar with a leathery warmth. Overall it reads fruity, gourmand and slightly synthetic. Hugo Pure Purple and Technique Indiscrète Veloutine have a close profile.

Ambre Papier

7.5

Atelier Materi · 2024

Fruity · Sweet · Synthetic

Atelier Materi Ambre Papier is a sweet, spicy and resinous unisex scent built around pimento, mandarin and myrrh. Its longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters place it in the evening and night out, with leisure, daily and business wear further behind. Votes for feminine and masculine character are close, so it doesn't lean firmly either way. The top notes of Caribbean pimento, Italian red mandarin orange and Madagascar pepper give a spicy, fruity opening. Myrrh, saffron and jasmine absolute sit in the heart, while benzoin and tonka bean absolute carry the base into a creamy, powdery, sweet resin, with vetiver adding a leathery dryness.

Karíkia

8.5

Angelos Créations Olfactives · 2023

Sweet · Spicy · Woody

Angelos Créations Olfactives Karíkia is a sweet, spicy and woody unisex scent with a creamy, resinous, smoky feel that suits autumn and winter evenings. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring well behind. It is chosen mostly for evenings and nights out, then for leisure time. Blood orange and saffron open with a flash of brightness and spice. In the heart, tobacco, hinoki wood, Omani frankincense and nutmeg come forward. The base turns it sweeter and creamier through Bourbon vanilla, tonka bean, hazelnut and beeswax. Eris Parfums Mx. and Kerosene Broken Theories have a close profile.

Imperial Vanilla

8.5

Majouri · 2024

Floral · Sweet · Gourmand

Majouri Imperial Vanilla is a sweet, creamy gourmand classed as unisex, best suited to autumn and winter evenings. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring further behind. Evening, leisure and night out lead the occasions. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters read it as feminine, though a fair number call it modern. It opens with brown sugar sweetness. Jasmine and rose add a soft floral heart. The base of caramel, vanillin and tonka bean absolute settles into a creamy, spicy, woody warmth.

Café Ambre Noir

8.8

Sultan Pasha Attars · 2013

Sweet · Gourmand · Spicy

Sultan Pasha Attars Café Ambre Noir is a sweet, gourmand and spicy unisex scent that opens with rum and coffee and deepens into vanilla, benzoin and castoreum. Most voters place it in autumn and winter, for evenings and nights out. Longevity is rated very strong and sillage good; more voters read it as masculine, though a fair number find it feminine. The rum and coffee opening softens into hyacinth, tobacco, tea rose absolute and spices at the heart. In the base, Bourbon vanilla, Siam benzoin, labdanum and patchouli build a sweet, resinous, earthy bed, while oud and gaiac wood carry the smoky woodiness. Serge Lutens Bornéo 1834 and Frapin Caravelle Épicée have a close profile.

Kakigori - White Crush

6.8

Obvious · 2025

Fresh · Floral · Sweet

Obvious Kakigori - White Crush is a fresh, powdery unisex scent that most voters place in spring and summer, for daily and leisure wear. It opens with clean notes and pink pepper, then moves to Rose Essential™ and orris concrete in the heart. Tonka bean absolute and white musk soften the base. The fresh, floral structure is rounded off by a sweet, creamy, gourmand touch, with a slightly synthetic sheen. Longevity and sillage are rated moderate. Voters lean towards daily, office and leisure use, with evening and night out well behind. It reads more feminine and modern than masculine, though some voters call it masculine. Juliette Has A Gun Musc Invisible and Fascent Radical Softness have a close profile.

Odeur Poudreè

7.4

Duftanker MGO Duftmanufaktur · 2019

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Odeur Poudreè by Duftanker MGO Duftmanufaktur is a unisex scent that sets jasmine, ylang-ylang, iris and sandalwood in a soft, powdery floral-woody frame; it has been discontinued. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, and see it as an evening or night-out scent. It reads mostly feminine, though modern and classic both get a fair share of votes. Jasmine, ylang-ylang and linden blossom lead the floral side, with iris adding a powdery softness. Sandalwood and patchouli lay a woody base, while vanillin and tonka bean absolute bring a sweet, creamy warmth. Frankincense adds a faint resinous, smoky edge. Meo Fusciuni Viole Nere and Ella K Parfums Baiser de Florence have a close profile.

Pentimento

6.7

Jorum Studio · 2021

Floral · Green · Sweet

Jorum Studio Pentimento is a unisex fragrance that most voters place in autumn and winter, pairing a floral heart with a sweet, gourmand warmth. Its longevity is good and its sillage moderate. It leans towards leisure time and evenings, though it also works for the office and nights out. Voters read it as more feminine and modern, while it stays unisex in spirit. The notes read as a single piece: rum and broom absolute lay a floral, green ground, while tobacco flower, orchid and tiaré fill it with creamy blooms. Hazelnut, vanilla and tonka bean absolute add a sweet, spicy, gourmand warmth that carries the scent.

Fougère Noire

8.5

Sultan Pasha Attars

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Sultan Pasha Attars Fougère Noire is an earthy, green-edged unisex fougère built around lavender, pine and oakmoss. It opens with the fresh citrus of bergamot and Calabrian lemon, with lavender and nutmeg adding a cool, spicy edge; coffee absolute and pine give the picture a darker tone. Towards the heart, oakmoss, tobacco and mushroom absolute take over, while cyclamen and damask rose keep the floral side in the background. In the base, cedarwood, patchouli, vetiver and amber settle into a woody, resinous foundation. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick all four seasons in similar shares, with fall and spring only slightly ahead. It leans most towards leisure and daily wear, and evenings suit it too. It sits between masculine and feminine. Amouage Bracken Man and Rogue Targhee Forest have a close profile.

Phloem

7.1

Jorum Studio · 2019

Floral · Aquatic · Fruity

Jorum Studio Phloem is a unisex scent with a floral and aquatic character, where fruity sweetness sits on a woody base. Rhubarb, blueberry, mulberry and passion fruit build the sweet fruit layer, while honeysuckle and camellia add a soft floral touch. Driftwood, amyris and tonka bean absolute form a woody, lightly spicy base, and the aquatic and animal accords give the scent an unusual depth. Its longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters point to spring and fall, and daily and leisure wear lead the occasions. Most voters read it as feminine or modern, though it stays unisex.

Rose de Pushkar

7.2

Ella K Parfums · 2021

Fresh · Floral · Fruity

Ella K Parfums Rose de Pushkar is a unisex scent that pairs rose with spice, wood and a smoky depth; it has been discontinued. It opens with rose water, saffron and lychee, while frankincense and black pepper add a faintly sharp edge. Rose sits in the heart alongside patchouli, sandalwood, white cedarwood and oud, leaning woody. The base of amber, leather, tonka bean absolute, musk and cistus absolute settles it onto a sweet, leathery, smoky ground. Its longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick spring and fall, though summer works too. It leans towards leisure and business settings. Nearly half of voters read it as feminine, yet it stays unisex in character. Ishtara Assyria and Swiss Arabian Attar al Ghutra have a close profile.

Amara Vita

8.6

Meo Fusciuni · 2026

Fruity · Sweet · Gourmand

Meo Fusciuni Amara Vita is a unisex scent that suits autumn and winter evenings, with a sweet, gourmand side balanced by smoky wood. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and evening and night out lead the occasions. Masculine and feminine votes sit close together, so it doesn't lean firmly either way. Vanilla absolute, cocoa absolute, tonka bean absolute and coffee build a sweet, gourmand base, while raspberry and blood orange add a fruity lift. Leather, oud and patchouli bring a smoky, leathery edge, and amber with sandalwood keeps the whole thing warm and woody.

Tonkin Tonka

8.0

Jousset Parfums · 2021

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Jousset Parfums Tonkin Tonka is a sweet, powdery and resinous unisex scent built around tonka bean, tobacco and benzoin; it has since been discontinued. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and it sits best in leisure time, evenings and nights out. Votes split between masculine and feminine, so it reads somewhere in between. It opens with raspberry, cistus and ylang-ylang, alongside mountain hemlock absolute. The heart brings tobacco and jasmine sambac together with sweet vernal grass and tonka bean absolute. The base of benzoin, tonka bean, beeswax and Tonkin musk settles into a creamy, animalic, spicy warmth. Angel's Dust and Pierre de Velay No. 23 have a close profile.

Atlantic Ambergris

8.3

Areej Le Doré · 2017

Citrus · Floral · Green

Areej Le Doré Atlantic Ambergris is a unisex scent that suits evenings and nights out, leaning towards autumn and winter but wearing easily in spring too; it has been discontinued. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters point to evening and night-time, though it also works for leisure. Votes on character lean masculine, with feminine and classic close behind, so it sits comfortably across the line. It opens with cardamom, Russian pine and bergamot, a citrusy, green freshness. At the heart, champaca, ylang-ylang, jasmine sambac and spicy clove build a floral, sweet body. In the base, opoponax, oakmoss and labdanum leave a resinous, earthy, faintly smoky depth.

Morpheus

8.5

Aaron Terence Hughes · 2024

Sweet · Spicy · Woody

Aaron Terence Hughes Morpheus is a sweet, spicy and smoky unisex fragrance built around pink pepper, tonka bean absolute and Thai oud. Voters rate both its longevity and its sillage as strong, so it stays on the skin for a long time and projects well. It sits comfortably between masculine and feminine. There are no season or occasion votes, so nothing can be said on that front. It opens with pink pepper, cardamom and frankincense, a spicy, slightly resinous start. In the heart, tonka bean absolute, amber and osmanthus sweeten it and add a creamy softness. The base of patchouli, sandalwood, Thai oud and Haitian vetiver is woody and smoky. Tom Ford Oud Wood (Eau de Parfum) and Initio Side Effect have a close profile.

Belle Joueuse

6.6

L'Atelier Parfum · 2021

Fresh · Floral · Fruity

L'Atelier Parfum Belle Joueuse opens with raspberry, peach and ginger and moves into rose and jasmine, a fresh, fruity floral described as unisex. Belle Joueuse lasts well and projects at a moderate level. Most voters pick spring and fall, with summer and winter further behind. It is chosen most for leisure and business wear. Half of those who voted find it feminine, though it stays unisex. The top notes are raspberry, ginger and peach: a fruity opening with a light spice. In the heart, rose, patchouli and jasmine carry the floral side, with the patchouli adding an earthy note. The base of vetiver, musk, tonka bean absolute and amber sweetens it and leaves a creamy warmth. Chypre and synthetic accents run through it.

Inverno Russo

7.6

Areej Le Doré · 2017

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Areej Le Doré Inverno Russo opens with white rose otto and white pepper absolute, carries clove, cardamom and osmanthus in its heart and rests on oud; it is a unisex scent that has been discontinued. The opening pairs white rose with white pepper, and the heart adds clove and cardamom spice next to osmanthus and gardenia. Indian, Indonesian and Chinese oud, Virginia cedar and benzoin form the base. The overall character is floral, sweet and spicy, with woody, resinous, animal and smoky tones in the background. Longevity is rated very strong and sillage strong. Most voters pick winter and fall, and evening or a night out; more call it masculine than feminine, though feminine votes are far from few. Prin Krissana and Not Perfumes Vaan have a close profile.

Les Compositions Parfumées - Woody Gold

7.5

Lalique · 2016

Fresh · Citrus · Floral