89%
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Soo

Marien  
Imperia Eau de Parfum bottle Imperia
Edp Concentration Edp
U Gender U
2024 Year -
£ Price Tier ££
Soo Eau de Parfum bottle Soo

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Imperia
If you're already familiar with the 'Ultra Male' vibe, Imperia brings nothing new to the table. It's a sweet, mass-appealing scent, but many reviewers found it uninspired and a clone of existing fragrances. It's fine, but don't expect to be blown away.
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Our Verdict - Soo
Marien Soo is a gourmand-aromatic outlier in the line: pineapple and mint up top with pink pepper, lavender and cedar in the heart, drying down on vanilla and oud-amber. A sweet-spicy-woody composition that veers from the brand's usual oud-amber spine.
Acquired

Scent Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 1% 1%
Floral 10% 8%
Fruity 10% 11%
Green 14% 10%
Sweet 19% 20%
Warm 22% 16%
Woody 17% 23%
Earthy 8% 9%
Animalic 0% 6%
Fresh 24% 24%

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Imperia EdP
Soo EdP

Notes

Shared Notes
Mint 25% vs 34%
Pink Pepper 25% vs 29%
Shared Notes
Vanilla 27% vs 36%
Amber 13% vs 31%

Accords

Imperia Soo
100%
Woody
70%
71%
Sweet
70%
Amber
70%
65%
Aromatic
65%
63%
Vanilla
63%
Fruity
50%
62%
Ozonic
60%
Powdery
57%
Lavender
55%
Aquatic
Spicy
55%
Woody shared
100%
70%
Sweet shared
71%
70%
70%
Aromatic shared
65%
65%
63%
Fruity shared
63%
50%
62%
60%
57%
55%
55%

Performance

Imperia Soo
Moderate (4-6h)
Longevity
Long (6-10h)
Moderate
Projection
Strong
Moderate
Intensity
Strong

Season and Occasion Fit

Imperia

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Autumn Winter
Also Works:
Summer

Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.

Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual

Its sweet and warm spicy accords, combined with good longevity and projection, make Imperia best suited for casual wear and dates. It could be too much sweetness for a formal setting or a very enclosed office space.

Soo

Seasons

Best For:
Autumn Winter
Also Works:
Spring

Vanilla-oud-amber base reads warm; pineapple opening adds a brief warm-weather appeal but the heavier dry-down anchors the composition in cooler months.

Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual
Also Works:
Formal

Sweet-spicy-woody warm character reads casual and date-friendly. The pineapple-vanilla direction is too playful for formal evening occasions.

Similarity Breakdown

Overall
89%
Olfactory
96%
Notes
91%
Accord
57%
Key Similarities

Both share Woody, Sweet, Aromatic accords and Lavender, Mint notes

Key Differences

Subtle differences in overall composition

Where to buy

Imperia
Soo
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