Les Absolus d'Orient Bois Mystérieux Eau de Parfum vs Areia Salgada Eau de Parfum
Les Absolus d'Orient Bois Mystérieux EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2019 | Year | 2017 |
| ££ | Price Tier | ££££ |
Areia Salgada EDP
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Which Should You Buy?
This one's a proper love-it-or-hate-it affair, polarizing opinions like few others. It's a bold, beast-mode oriental that demands confidence and can either be your signature masterpiece or just a bit too much 'body odour' for some. Definitely needs a test run before committing.
One of the house's founding four. A dry, resinous coastal green built on elemi, thyme and cypress, with an amber-leather-patchouli base that gives it far more grip than the airy opening suggests.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
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Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
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Accords
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
Its exceptional longevity and strong sillage, coupled with its intense woody, leather, and spicy accords, make it unsuitable for office wear. However, these same characteristics make it a standout for evening events, dates, and formal occasions where making a statement is desired.
Seasons
Elemi, thyme, cypress and bergamot are transitional-weather notes that stay legible in warmth, while the amber, leather and patchouli base gives it enough body to carry into autumn and mild winter.
Occasions
Moderate projection and a dry herbal-woody signature make it easy to wear around other people all day; it is too casual in character to be a formal evening choice.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both lean woody, leather, amber
Adds amber and apple, drops bay leaf and myrrh
Where to buy
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