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Christine Darvin

Designer · France

Papillon

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • Seaweed in 254 perfumes
  • grass in 384 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • marine in 2,123 perfumes
  • violet in 2,722 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: green, marine, rose, violet, aquatic, violet, grass, Mandarin Orange, Seaweed and White Musk.

Of the 49 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1995 and 2016.

Floral

Family

WomenProfile

Main Accords

powderywoodygreencitrusmarine

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

powdery100%
woody91%
green82%
citrus73%
marine64%
musky54%
rose45%
violet36%
fresh27%
aquatic18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
grassMandarin OrangeSeaweed
Heart Notes
Roseviolet
Base Notes
CedarWhite Musk

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

23%
Winter
81%
Spring
100%
SummerPeak
56%
Autumn
99%
DayPeak
27%
Night
Winter23%
Spring81%
Summer100%Peak
Autumn56%
Day99%Peak
Night27%

Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

Papillon In Blue

Christine Darvin

Papillon In Blue

Floral
Paul Smith Rose Summer Edition

Paul Smith

Paul Smith Rose Summer Edition

Floral
Les Garconnes Jeanne Voyage

Crazylibellule and the Poppies

Les Garconnes Jeanne Voyage

Floral
Zaffiro

Paolo Gigli

Zaffiro

Floral
Ninfea

Profumum Roma

Ninfea

Green
That's Amore! Lei

Gai Mattiolo

That's Amore! Lei

Floral

Users Also Like

6

Community favorites — people who enjoy this perfume also rated these highly.

Papillon In Blue

Christine Darvin

Papillon In Blue

Floral
Rose des Neiges

Les Parfums De Rosine

Rose des Neiges

Floral
Twill Rose

Les Parfums De Rosine

Twill Rose

Floral
That's Amore! Lei

Gai Mattiolo

That's Amore! Lei

Floral
Lexus White

Christine Darvin

Lexus White

Floral
Paris

Yves Saint Laurent

Paris

Floral

Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

Faconnable Homme

Faconnable

Faconnable Homme

Aromatic
Chloé Innocence

Chloe

Chloé Innocence

Floral
Demi-Jour

Houbigant

Demi-Jour

Floral
Luna Rosé

Natura

Luna Rosé

Musk