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Paul Emilien

Designer · UK

L'Ombre des Hommes

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 accords

  • tobacco in 1,140 perfumes
  • smoky in 1,822 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: tobacco, leather, lavender, patchouli and animalic.

Of the 15 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 2014 and 2018.

UnisexProfile

2017

Released

Perfumers

P
Paul MathieuView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

tobaccoleatherwoodylavendersweet

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

tobacco100%
leather91%
woody82%
lavender73%
sweet64%
patchouli54%
animalic45%
vanilla36%
smoky27%
amber18%

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

35%
WinterPeak
35%
Spring
35%
Summer
35%
Autumn
35%
DayPeak
35%
Night
Winter35%Peak
Spring35%
Summer35%
Autumn35%
Day35%Peak
Night35%

Profile Matches

6

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Cuir Mandarine

David Jourquin

Cuir Mandarine

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Feu Follet

Friedemodin

Feu Follet

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Gardens of the Night Mists

Nimere Parfums

Gardens of the Night Mists

Woody
Cologne Bensimon 1993

Bensimon

Cologne Bensimon 1993

Uncategorized
Aoud No 4

Parfumerie Bruckner

Aoud No 4

Spice
Black

Chlorophylla

Black

Woody

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