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Donna Karan

Designer · USA

Chaos 1996

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

  • Chamomile in 335 perfumes
  • Sage in 1,654 perfumes
  • carnation in 1,866 perfumes
  • Coriander in 2,160 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • herbal in 2,488 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: herbal, soft spicy, saffron, Cinnamon, Lavender, Sage and carnation.

Of the 162 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1992 and 2024.

Spice

Family

WomenProfile

1996

Released

Main Accords

warm spicyaromaticherbalwoodysoft spicy

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

warm spicy100%
aromatic90%
herbal80%
woody69%
soft spicy59%
fresh49%
fresh spicy39%
musky28%
amber18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
ChamomileCorianderLavenderSage
Heart Notes
carnationCinnamonsaffron
Base Notes
AmberMuskSandalwood

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

91%
WinterPeak
79%
Spring
71%
Summer
89%
Autumn
93%
Day
100%
NightPeak
Winter91%Peak
Spring79%
Summer71%
Autumn89%
Day93%
Night100%Peak

Profile Matches

6

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

Chaos

Donna Karan

Chaos

Spice
Turn 4XT

Avon

Turn 4XT

Aromatic
Birds In Paradise

Regime Des Fleurs

Birds In Paradise

Aromatic
Aquarius

Strange Invisible Perfumes

Aquarius

Aromatic
Silver Light Extreme

Linn Young

Silver Light Extreme

Aromatic
Zolotoe Koltso

EcoParfum

Zolotoe Koltso

Spice

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6

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Obsession for Men

Calvin Klein

Obsession for Men

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Jazz

Yves Saint Laurent

Jazz

Aromatic
Amber Oud

Nicolai Parfumeur Createur

Amber Oud

Aromatic

Reminds Me Of

4

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

Quasar Fire

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Scented by Willam

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Scented by Willam

Spice
Quasar Fire

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Quasar Fire

Spice
Escape

Calvin Klein

Escape

Aromatic