Twice Eau de Toilette vs Five Eau de Parfum
Twice EDT
| EDT | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 1995 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Five EDP
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Which Should You Buy?
Twice is a polarising 90s flashback; some find it a gorgeous clean floral, others are repulsed by a screechy metallic mess. Definitely not a safe blind buy, but if it works for you, it's a cheap gem.
Match Fragrances' interpretation of Chanel's No 5 (1921) - the Ernest Beaux aldehydic floral that defined twentieth-century perfumery, here translated into an aldehyde-ylang opening over rose and jasmine with a sandalwood-vanilla close. Honest dupe-fidelity for formal wear at a fraction of the designer price.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A warm-weather pick - at its best in spring and summer.
Occasions
Its fresh, clean, and often sharp nature makes it suitable for casual and everyday wear, though some find it too 'loud' for office settings if over-sprayed. The divisive nature of the scent prevents it from being a universally accepted formal or date fragrance.
Seasons
Aldehydic floral structure works year-round with stronger autumn and spring carry. Summer can read powdery-heavy.
Occasions
Classic powdery-floral is built for formal evenings, date, and office; casual works for fans of vintage style. Not for sport.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both lean white floral, powdery, aldehydic
Adds iris and neroli, drops cedar and cyclamen
Where to buy
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