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Karen Low

Designer · France

Pure Instinct Original White

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

  • ambroxan in 1,171 perfumes
  • oud in 1,314 perfumes
  • woodsy notes in 1,712 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: oud, ambroxan, Labdanum, Mandarin Orange and woodsy notes.

Of the 31 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 2000 and 2018.

Woody

Family

MenProfile

Main Accords

woodypowderymuskycitruswarm spicy

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

woody100%
powdery84%
musky67%
citrus51%
warm spicy34%
fresh spicy18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
BergamotMandarin OrangeMuskoudSandalwood
Heart Notes
ambroxanCedarLabdanumPatchouliwoodsy notes
Base Notes
AmberCedarMuskPatchouliSandalwood

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

66%
Winter
24%
Spring
27%
Summer
100%
AutumnPeak
84%
DayPeak
48%
Night
Winter66%
Spring24%
Summer27%
Autumn100%Peak
Day84%Peak
Night48%

Profile Matches

6

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

Aoud Ambre

Montale

Aoud Ambre

Resin
Orient Extreme

Montale

Orient Extreme

Spice
Hallow

Blackbird

Hallow

Resin
Endurance

Flamboyant

Endurance

Resin
Prophetisima

Santa Fe Botanical Natural Fragrance Collection

Prophetisima

Floral
Enodia

House of Orpheus

Enodia

Resin

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6

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Sensuous Nude

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Safari Extreme

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Great Jones

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Reminds Me Of

4

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

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Blue Marlin

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Woody
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Woody
Camouflage

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Camouflage

Woody