Pivoine Suzhou
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2014 | Year | 2019 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | ££ |
Kintsugi
ScentArt
Which Should You Buy?
Pivoine Suzhou is a beautifully blended, effortlessly elegant floral-fruity that most find delightful and hard to dislike. However, its eye-watering price tag for such a fleeting scent leaves many feeling short-changed. Love the smell, loathe the longevity.
Kintsugi is a love-it-or-hate-it scent - a bold, shape-shifting fragrance that some find exhilaratingly complex and others, frankly, a bit of a challenging mess. It's truly not for everyone, but if you're after something really different, it might just be your next obsession.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 8% | 11% |
| Floral | 33% | 25% |
| Fruity | 14% | 10% |
| Green | 2% | 9% |
| Sweet | 24% | 26% |
| Warm | 12% | 9% |
| Woody | 6% | 7% |
| Earthy | 10% | 13% |
| Animalic | 13% | 12% |
| Fresh | 14% | 15% |
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A warm-weather pick - at its best in spring and summer.
Occasions
Its clean, inoffensive, and soft projection makes it ideal for office and casual wear. While pretty enough for a date, its weak longevity limits its formal appeal; reviewers repeatedly praise it as a 'daytime' scent, suitable for warmer weather and intimate settings rather than grand events.
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
With significant projection and longevity, Kintsugi is too potent for most office environments. It shines in more intimate or formal settings, where its unique character can be appreciated without overwhelming others. Its complexity makes it less suited for casual, everyday wear or active sport.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Floral, Fruity, Rose accords and Rose, Raspberry notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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