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Perfumer's Workshop

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Samba Star

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

  • Mandarin Leaf in 49 perfumes
  • Tobacco Leaf in 164 perfumes
  • ambroxan in 1,171 perfumes
  • Basil in 1,548 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: gourmand, green, lavender, Lavender, Mint, Vetiver, Tonka Bean and ambroxan.

Of the 59 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1977 and 2016.

Eau de Cologne

Concentration

Spice

Family

MenProfile

2001

Released

Main Accords

fresh spicygourmandaromaticvanillapowdery

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

fresh spicy100%
gourmand92%
aromatic84%
vanilla75%
powdery67%
citrus59%
woody51%
green43%
musky34%
amber26%
lavender18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
BasilBergamotGeraniumMandarin LeafMint
Heart Notes
CedarLavendernutmegTobacco LeafVetiver
Base Notes
AmberambroxanMuskTonka BeanVanilla

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

58%
Winter
60%
SpringPeak
37%
Summer
55%
Autumn
100%
DayPeak
56%
Night
Winter58%
Spring60%Peak
Summer37%
Autumn55%
Day100%Peak
Night56%

Profile Matches

6

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

Samba Star Man

Perfumer's Workshop

Samba Star Man

Spice
Pure Metal for Men

Karen Low

Pure Metal for Men

Aromatic
Prumo

Chlorophylla

Prumo

Citrus
Samba Kiss

Perfumer's Workshop

Samba Kiss

Spice
Skrik No. 2

Lengling

Skrik No. 2

Gourmand
Samba Kiss Man

Perfumer's Workshop

Samba Kiss Man

Spice

Users Also Like

6

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

Prumo

Chlorophylla

Prumo

Citrus
Lalique Pour Homme Le Faune

Lalique

Lalique Pour Homme Le Faune

Aromatic
Samba Nova Homme

Perfumer's Workshop

Samba Nova Homme

Aromatic
Ambre Topkapi

Mdci Parfums

Ambre Topkapi

Spice
Cosmopolitan

Police

Cosmopolitan

Aromatic
Zipped Apollo

Perfumer's Workshop

Zipped Apollo

Aromatic

Reminds Me Of

4

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

Le Male Edition Collector

Jean Paul Gaultier

Le Male Edition Collector

Aromatic
Jazz

Yves Saint Laurent

Jazz

Aromatic
Catalyst for Men

Halston

Catalyst for Men

Spice
Kaiak Urbe

Natura

Kaiak Urbe

Spice