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Perfumer Profile

David Apel

Recurring materials

Materials recorded here more often than across the Essentia catalog, out of 30 perfumes under this entry and 56,049 in the catalog. Only materials appearing in 3 or more of these perfumes are listed. These are recorded co-occurrences, not formula quantities or preference.

  • Anise in 3 of these perfumes · 587 in the catalog
  • Melon in 4 of these perfumes · 888 in the catalog
  • Gardenia in 5 of these perfumes · 2,019 in the catalog
  • Orchid in 4 of these perfumes · 1,618 in the catalog
  • marine in 4 of these perfumes · 2,123 in the catalog

Of the 30 perfumes in the catalog under this entry, 30 record a documented composition (at least three distinct notes or three distinct accords), spanning 1993 to 2022 across 17 distinct years.

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perfumes
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David Apel

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Creations by David Apel

Checkmate
Mind GamesCheckmate

2022

Caissa
Mind GamesCaissa

2022

Driven
Alfred DunhillDriven

2021

Lyra
EudoraLyra

2020

Egeo On Me
O BoticárioEgeo On Me

2019

Egeo On You
O BoticárioEgeo On You

2019

OR/18
A N OtherOR/18

2018

Gilded Fox
PinroseGilded Fox

2016

Digitalis
Parfums QuartanaDigitalis

2016

Avon Luck For Him
AvonAvon Luck For Him

2014

Campfire Rebel
PinroseCampfire Rebel

2014

London Rain White Jasmine & Mint
Jo Malone LondonLondon Rain White Jasmine & Mint

2014

Trussardi A Way for Her
TrussardiTrussardi A Way for Her

2014

Pinrose
PinrosePinrose

2014

Cuddle Punk
PinroseCuddle Punk

2014

Gap Established 1969 Electric
GapGap Established 1969 Electric

2013

P.S. I Love You
Bath Body WorksP.S. I Love You

2009

White Jasmine & Mint
Jo Malone LondonWhite Jasmine & Mint

2007

Unforgivable Women
Sean JohnUnforgivable Women

2007

Black Orchid Voile de Fleur
Tom FordBlack Orchid Voile de Fleur

2007

Black Orchid
Tom FordBlack Orchid

2006

Unforgivable
Sean JohnUnforgivable

2006

Ralph Lauren Blue
Ralph LaurenRalph Lauren Blue

2005

Bleecker Street
Bond No. 9Bleecker Street

2005

Ralph Cool
Ralph LaurenRalph Cool

2004

Paradise Homme
Alfred SungParadise Homme

2003

Paradise
Alfred SungParadise

2003

Hei
Alfred SungHei

2002

Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano PavarottiLuciano Pavarotti

1994

Sunflowers
Elizabeth ArdenSunflowers

1993