Neandertal 2025 EDP

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was™

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Neandertal was™ is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2025. was™ opens with Mate, Bergamot, Cardamom, and Nutmeg, settles into a heart of Cistus Incanus, Geranium, Clove, and Diviniris, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Cedar, and Sandalwood. Neandertal's was™ carries an Acquired verdict, a woody-led wear.

A warm, spicy and woody Eau de Parfum with mate, iris, clove and a soft resinous base. Wearers disagree about its balance.
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  • Warm
  • Spicy
  • Woody
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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Also Works:
Spring Summer Autumn Winter

The accounts do not compare seasons, so none is singled out.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Office Date Casual Formal Sport

The accounts describe personal reactions, not a pattern of use, so no occasion is singled out.

Ingredients and allergens

We don't have this fragrance's ingredient list yet.

About

was™ is a unisex 30ml Eau de Parfum from Neandertal, launched in 2025 as one half of a pair with is™. The brand says the pair explores human and artificial intelligence, and that the scent was made either by an AI or by a team of three named perfumers, without saying which. No perfumer is credited here. The opening is mate, bergamot, cardamom and nutmeg. Geranium, clove, cistus and iris carry the heart, and the base is vanilla, cedar, vetiver, patchouli, sandalwood, styrax, amber and musk. It is the warmer and more resinous of the pair. Wearers describe warm, green, spicy, woody and resinous impressions. Some find it comforting. Others complain that it is unbalanced, or that it becomes too soft as it dries. There is not enough written wear evidence to say how long it lasts or how far it carries, and the comments that do exist are mixed. was™ suits wearers who like spice and wood with a resinous base and who are happy with an experimental, slightly uneven character. A sample is the sensible first step.

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