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Illuminum

Designer · UK

Black Gardenia

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

  • Black currant leaf in 87 perfumes
  • buchu or agathosma in 329 perfumes
  • Gardenia in 2,019 perfumes
  • Black Currant in 2,606 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • yellow floral in 2,668 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: white floral, yellow floral, green, Black Currant, Black currant leaf, buchu or agathosma, Gardenia and Ylang-Ylang.

Of the 42 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 2011 and 2016.

Floral

Family

UnisexProfile

Perfumers

Michael BoadiView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

white floralyellow floralaromaticfruitygreen

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

white floral100%
yellow floral88%
aromatic77%
fruity65%
green53%
sweet41%
floral30%
musky18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
Black CurrantBlack currant leafbuchu or agathosma
Heart Notes
GardeniaJasmineYlang-Ylang
Base Notes
Musk

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

53%
Winter
100%
SpringPeak
87%
Summer
47%
Autumn
100%
DayPeak
63%
Night
Winter53%
Spring100%Peak
Summer87%
Autumn47%
Day100%Peak
Night63%

Profile Matches

6

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

White Gardenia Petals

Illuminum

White Gardenia Petals

Floral
Moroccan Tuberose

Illuminum

Moroccan Tuberose

Floral
Saffron Amber

Illuminum

Saffron Amber

Floral
Afraid of the Dark: Lady Death

Opus Oils

Afraid of the Dark: Lady Death

Floral
Orchard

Artemisia Natural Perfume

Orchard

Green
Unforgettable

Alexandria Fragrances

Unforgettable

Uncategorized

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6

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

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Number One Intense

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Creation 1984

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Creation 1984

Woody
Bouquet

Vera Wang

Bouquet

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Reminds Me Of

4

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

Afraid of the Dark: Lady Death

Opus Oils

Afraid of the Dark: Lady Death

Floral
First

Van Cleef Arpels

First

Floral
First Jasmin de Chine

Van Cleef Arpels

First Jasmin de Chine

Floral
Hollywood

Fred Hayman

Hollywood

Floral